Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-17

| hood There was 1ot full vote, but
the bonds carried by more than two
to one. Commissioner John Hooks has
just presented resolution which has
been unanimously accepted by the
board of city commissioners with re-
gard to the necessity for the paving OF
more than Is sections Of the streets
Of this city. The entire specifications
call for the paving of something near
three miles of permanent form OF
paving to be selected by the mayor
and board of commissioners" Bids
have been advertised for graders, trac-
tors and other equipment and mate
rails to be used in the street improve
ment work, which will begin imme-
diately.
Kosciusko.-At the request of the
board of trustees of the Kosciusko
High School, the board of aldermen
has called an election for Wednesday,
July 6, for the purpose OF deciding
whether or not bones to the amount
Of $4,000 shall be issued for the pur-
pose of completing and equipping the
school building. The contract for the
building proper has been let, but this
additional amount is needed for heat
ing, lighting, plumbing and for fHrni-
ture.
JacksOn-A conference Of some in
| terest and Importance, as well as OF a
somewhat unique character, is sched-
uled to be held in Jackson June % and
| %. 1t will be the first conference OF
orphanage managers and workers OF
three states to be held in the gulf
states, to be participated in by good
people from Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi
Jaekson.-It having been demon
| strat9d to the satisfaction of the CEN
sus bureau at Washington that the
enumeraIion of population in the city
of Jackson was At least 470 names
| short of the actual number of persons
inhabiting the city last February, the
gratifying news has reached here that
o remuneration has been ordered.
Agricultural College.v-Boys club
work in Mississippi will be greatly
stimulated by two announcements made
by state leader T. e. Jennings, in
Guiding the entry of the Mississippi
team in the international Club Judging
contest and also the short course in
Junior Farm Mechanics to be held at
A. & M. College August 1920.
Kosciusko.- The Mississippi State
High School Conference meets on the
Campus of the university June ~, "a
and 25. All superintendent, princl-
nails and teachers planning to attend
the conferences are urged to notify DR..
CHRISTOPHER Longest. Subjects that
ere vital to the schools OF the state
will be discussed.
Blue Mountain.-Booth Lowrey, for
the first time in perhaps 10 summers,
has declined to take up chautauQna
work during the present vacation. In
Mace OF hitting the old familiar trail
of the platform man he 10 daily dom
ming his working clothes and person
ally supervising the work on his local
farm.
Jacksonville Mississippi corpora
| ton charter record for the past ten
DAYS, as recorded in the office o. J. W.
power. secretary Of state, shows con-
siderable activity, in this respect, de-
snite the so-called off-season. The list
includes new enterprises as we'll as in
creased capital stock by amendment
to charter.
Jackson State board of health Of
ficials are looking orward to quite a
large class of applicants for license to
practice in Mississippi at the annual
meeting for such examinations to be
held during the week Of June q and
26.
Blue Mountain-Blue Mountain Col
lege has just received 20 new pianos
for use in the department OF music
for the coming session. The instru-
ments will be in addition to number
of older ones still in good condition.
Crystal Springs.-A notable delega-
ton of business men and farmers from
Collins, Miss, spent several days here
investigating tie trucking industry at
this place.
Hernando.-The Goth session of the
Sardis district conference of the Meth
odist Church. South. has closed here.
DR.. r. A. Meek, presiding elder, was
in the chair.
Meridian.-The dog law requiring
muzzles for all CANNES running at
large in the city will be enforced be-
ginning July l.
Winona.-The public health depart
ment OF Winona is planning to see that
all the stores in the city are 100 per
cent sanitary.
Winona.-An election was held last