Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-02-13
LOCAL

to visit the family of her sister, Mrs.
DIR. E. Faulk.
The W. H. Cooper family moved
Tuesday to Richton where they will
domicile for this year as Mr.. Cooper
has taken Perry County as Federal
Tick Inspector.
There was only few days OF dry
sunshiny weather AS we write
another wet cold spell is upon US
showing that February has at least
one more caper to cut to prove its
proper classification as winter
month.
Rev. Y. D. Westerfield made a
trip to Mobile last week to consult
the operating surgeon on his case,
and the Gulf City doctor thought he
was doing well under the circum-
stances following the serious two
step operation.
Representative M E. Green, who
was taken down with the Flu a few
days ago, is ID the Baptist Hospital
at Jackson, and his family at Nicely
gets daily long distance messages
from DR.. Batson as to his condition
and are assured that he is doing as
well as could be expected.
W. r Cochran of Nolan had the
bad misfortune last week to get the
knee cap of one leg struck off by
running circular saw in a saw mill in
the Sylvester settlement where Rufe
was working as SAWYER. At first it
was doubtful about saving the leg.
but it was found later that the leg
could probably be saved. but would
be stiff from loss of the knee-cap.
In talk with County Agent l. r.
Bradshaw few days ago we learn
that the Leakesville community has
gone strong on Irish Potato planting
for the coming season. He express
ed his opinion that it other parts of
the county came up in proportion
that Greene County will ship about
so crit, which with favorable mar
kets ought to bring nice sum of
money among us.
The Jury List for 1920 was made
out by the supervisors at the Febru-
airy term last week. They usually
do this at the January term but it
was not done then and so the clear
ing of the compartments of Jury box
and placing ia it under lock and key
new set OF names from each super
visor district of the county to pro
vide venires for the two terms of
our circuit court this year.
b. G. O'Daniel has made record
this season on raising Ruta Bagas
which demonstrates what can be
done in Greene County on that line.
He raised over five tons and sent the
bulk of them to Mobile market and
has partly supplied the Leakesville
stores. and realized about $3.50 cash
off of them. He says its easy 10
raise them and we agreed provided
the one who attempts it knows how.
Sheriff Webb Valley has boarder
at his iron latticed window apart
ments. We refer OF course to the
county Jail, and its Keith Holomau.
COL, who now fingers behind the
bars, charged with the very serious
crime of shooting at Bud Husband.
another darkey, such shooting oc-
curing on the 4th. inst. at Piave,
and Bud is also wanted for shooting,
as he had took crack at Keith on
another occasion.
Geo. B. McRae has been assigned
to the territory including the four
counties OF Forrest. Jones. Perry
and Greene, as Deputy Revenue
Collector (federal) and comes home
at the end of the weeks and is due
"be at the court house in Leakes
| vile"-so his chief, G. l.. Donald of
jackson, Miss, advises us ION Feby.
/ 16 and II to assist the individual in
come tax payers of Leakesvllle and
vicinity in preparing their 1919 re-
| turns now due