Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-07

opened its doors. The bank is capital
lied at 100000
Memphis.=The children of Missi
sippi, Arkansas and Tennessee were
the Guests OF honor at the Tri-Stat,
fair October l.
Kosciusko.--At the home of the
brides parents at Conway, near here
Miss Mary Luenberger and the Rev
Jacob A. Ousley of Tutwiler were mar
ried.
Coffeeville.-1n order to better in,
form themselves concerning music
painting and poetry 16 women of Cot.
| feeville met at the home OF Miss Max.
gle Lee Bryant and formed a study
club.
Blue Mountain Hubert Street.
who graduated in May from Mississip.
pi Heights Academy, left for Troy,
Miss, where he has accepted the su.
perintendency of the Troy High
School.
Starkville.-A marriage which was
quite a surprise to THE many friends
of the bride occurred recently, the
contracting parties being Miss Rosa
Sarles of Starkville and H. NJ. Wilson
Of Laurel.
Starkville.-That sweet potatoes are
a marketable product and easily sold
is evidenced by the sales of T. j. Belts
of lie Craig Springs community. He
planted this year one acre and a half
in tubers and from this patch con.
tanning less than half an acre now, has
sold between three and four hundred
dollars worth. The first week they
went for $3.50 a bushel and for the last
two weeks sold for 50 per bushel.
Memphis. persons were in.
jured when fire, originating in a
lunchery at Madison and Second
streets, swept up to the fourth floor of
the Sazarac building and completely
Quilted the structure, resulting in dam.
age amounting to $4,000. No one was
fatally injured The loss was fully |
covered by insurance. The blaze, in
he heart Of the business center, for q
line threatened the entire block.
$3.50
Booneville.-Farmers and members
If the Prentiss County Cotton Market
ng Association met for their second
Meeting for the purpose of discussing
lotion prices with relation to cost of
More than 100 were pres
mt and after hearing the discussions
md hearing talks from some of the
representative farmers, every man
'oted to hold for better prices and
'ledged himself to stand by the organ
cation and its actions.
Agricultural College, The cadet
tudent contingent at Mississippi A. G.
l. College is about equipped and or.
anized In other respects for regular
eld and drill duty. Khaki uniforms
ave been issued, the total enrolment
! rank being CTS, as reported at the
office. This number is
OF representative of the entire mem
erShlp of the student body subject to
lilltary duty, but are enlisted in Re- '
erVe Officers Training Corps, basic
lting.
SSSsS (
Crystal Springs. This community l
not suffering from the depression
lat seems to be prevailing in other
'ctions of the country. The recent
sgetable crop, while it did not pay as \
ell as the season of 1919, brought
oNsands of dollars to the community
I'd that added to the hay and grain g
ops, ard the fall vegetable crop that 9
IS recently developed into a paying c
lsiness with a number of growers +
Is put good deal OF surplus money O
circulation here. C
-
Canton.-Canton is to entertain $50
800 students from Is to 20 years ;,
age during next month, when the =
gh-Y organization throughout this
ction of the state will convene here
r three big days. Many prominent
ators and Y. N c. A. men in Missis. .
'pi will be in Canton during the con.
ntion. Among them will be Capt.
orge M. Marshall, state field secre :,
" of Jackson; B. w. Godfrey, OF =
ckson, general field secretary, and ~
G. McLaurin, secretary of the Can. -,
"Y." Delegates will come from 10 -
1tral counties in Mississippi. The -
yGntion will be held in the First =,
ptist church. - -
*+a IL
Holly Springs.-Mrs. Beulah Mona W
e, prominent merchant and capital o
died at her home here from the eff.
is of burns received a few hours
or. Mrs. McNamee was alone in :,
house at the time of the accident -
when discovered by neighbors was - -
badly injured that she was beyond ~
overy. It is not known how the &C. ~
ent occurred nor from what source
fire originated, but it is thought
t her clothing became ignited while