The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-11

Yaaoo C3Iv.-lL Geci~lns TAicn O.
the great drainage and ilood preyen.
I ton plans, one of which seems sure
to become a reality within the next
/ few years, is the better for the lower
/ delta section. residents Of this AMI
neighboring counties are to hear the
new Coldwater-Horn Lake project dis
/ cussed in this city On Tuesday. June
! s, by residents of the upper dena who
are most interested in the project and
| by their engineers.
,
! Columbus-At the annual meeting
of the Alumnae Association of the
Mississippi State College for Women
| held here officers for the ensuing year
were elected and plans were formu-
! lated to launch a campaign against the
proposed referendum movement in op-
position to the bond issue for vital
repairs and improvements at the yari-
our state educational institutions.
Biloxi.-In an effort to either have
the shipyard employees special train
restored between Biloxi and Pasca-
| goula or to have the schedule of an
other train changed SO that they can
! travel to and from the two cities daily,
| Mayor Kennedy and Secretary Breaux
of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce
| have taken the matter up with Off
cials of the l.. & n. railroad.
| Mountain mid
term of Tippah Circuit Court will have
as its presiding officer at its forth
coming sitting J. w. It. Falkner, Jr,
of Oxford, recently appointed to fill
out the tenure of Judge Charles Lee
Crum. who rendered his resignation to
Governor Russell to become candi-
date for congress to succeed H. D.
Stevens of this district.
|
Byhalia-In the special election
| held in the Byhalia and Watson pre-.
cincts to determine whether bonds
should be issued in the sum of $4,000
for the purpose of building new
school house for the Byhalia Consoli-
dated School District, the vote OF the
district was C3 to %, the issue carry
| ing.
Yazoo City.-Sheep owners in this
section of the state, including the boys
and girls of Yazoo County Lamb clubs,
are expected to place on cooperative
sale in YaZoo City Friday and Satur-
day, June / and IL, approximately ~
coo pounds of good wool, according TO
County Agent J. s. Mckewen.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo City celebrated
the anniversary of its big fire which,
in 1901, wiped out two-thirds OF the
assessed valuation of real and per-
sonal property in the city, destroying
324 buildings, which, with their con
tents, We're conservatively estimated
to be worth S2,250,000.
Meridian.-Quite a numer OF refrlg-
orator q1rs are4.be.ing jGaa, here and
sent out on the Alabama & Vicksburg
to Newton and other nearby points,
to be loaded with cabbage and beans,
the cars moving back through this
city, being consigned to eastern points.
Byhalia.-After having been cut off
from Memphis and other points west
from this place for over two months
by the absence of bridge across the
Coldwater river, the people here have
raised the money and are preparing to
bridge the stream.
Jackson.-After six days of fair,
warm and semi-damp weather, the
fields in the jackson territory are
showing up wonderfully improved.
The laggard cotton is taking on a de-
cided squirt.
Agricultural Col'ege.-The 13-year-
old locust or periodical cicada now ap-
pearing in many parts of Mississippi
cannot poison blackberries or other
fruit. says State Entomologist R. w.
Harmed.
Blue Mountain.-Samples Of soft
coal, said to exist in large quantities
just west of Falkner, this county, in
the eastern edge of Benton, have been
brought TO Blue Mountain.
University. - Commencement exer
cises began Sunday morning with the
delivery of the annual commencement
sermon by DR.. James l. Vance Of
Nashville, Tenn.
Jackson.-A new departure of ven
ture in educational work in Jackson,
is the establishment of a special yaca-
ton course of evening classes in home
economics.
HernandO.-Owing to the improved
weather conditions of the past 10 days
crop conditions throughout this part
of the country have been greatly i'm
proved.
Crystal Springs.-At a recent meet
ing of the stockholders of the Crystal
Springs Canning Company it was
voted to increase the capital stock to