Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-26
MISSISSIPPI
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.

Gr5enville.-The Greenville Housing
Corporation has awarded contract to
l.. Vance, formerly OF Memphis, to
build ten substantial homes, to cost
around $4,000 each, to be completed
BY July l, as start on providing resi-
dences for those wanting them in
Greenville. In the meantime DR.. A. H.
Henderson has given a contract to T.
B. Van Norman & Sons for the cree
tion of five new modern homes, which
will be sold on easy payments to per-
manent citizens. Two dozen residences
are being built by individuals for their
own use. while a number Of others are
In contemplation.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo county's board
Of supervisors has allied itself unmis-
takably on the side of those in this
section Of the delta who will fight the
creation of further drainage districts
In the upper delta, and has agreed to
pay the countys pro rata share Of all
costs incurred in the prevention of the
creation Of the Taliahatchie Drainage
District, which would empty an i'm.
meuse amount of water from the up
per delts into the YazOo river just be-
low Greenwood.
Vicksburg Now comes discussion
hs to whether or not the Warren Coun--
ty Road Commission will have author
Ity to spend about 100000 for resur-
facing the novaculite roads, the money
10 be taken out of the proceeds of the
Eale of the $5Q0,10O good roads bonds
which have been voted by the people,
but will not be issued until the COM
mission is prepared to make contracts
Tor the work.
Meridian. - Old Hickory Camp,
Woodmen of World, here, is anxious
% locate Miss Callie o. Green, a niece
Of the late Carroll T. Green. member
bf the camp, the beneficiary Of whose
policy is named as Callie o. Green,
Starkville.-The recent meeting of
The pure-bred live stock has given an
impetus to the people of this section,
and they are endeavoring to form an
association for the purpose Of getting
into the county good stock.
Blue Mountain.-Though somewhat
tardy in making its final report, Acad-
smy Baptist church, which is one of
the leading rural congregations of Tip
pah, has donted So 257S75 to the Bap-
list $75,000,O 900 campaign.
Aberdeen-The Monroe county pub
lie school teachers met at the Aber-
ieen High School building in response
TO call issued by Horace Howell. SUI
perintendent Of education in Monroe
county.
Natchez.-N -Natchez is becoming the
gateway to the oil field of Louisiana,
and car after car of crude oil is daily
being handled across the Mississippi
river at this point to the north and
west.
coffeeville.-The weekly shipment
Of live stock from Yalobusha county
was made by A. G. Hamilton, county
demonstration agent. 1t consisted Of
four carloads Of hogs and cattle.
Greenville.-Mayor. ]. T. Gooch ad
mitted that he hated to do it, but as
The law required 1t he had to. so he
saw that $4,000 worth of whisky, at |
present prices, was destroyed.
Fllisville.-A meeting Of the Jones |
County Teachers Association will be !
held in Ellisville on Feb. 2S, at which
time the salaries of the teachers for
The fifth month will be paid.
Robinsonville-S. w. Owens store !
located two miles south of here, was
entered by burglars. The safe was i
blown open and about 5000 in cash
and bonds was stolen.
Belzoni.-In the city election to fill
two vacancies on the board of alder.
men on account Of designations,
Messrs. w. l.. Toney and J. L. Fores
ter were elected.
Batesville. The Presbyterians Of
Batesville have decided to remodel
their church and plans have been ap'
proved for improving Of the same al.
| cost Of $500.
Natchez.--A branch internal revenue
Dffice has been established at Natchez
by G. L. Donald, state collector OF ia
Eernal revenue
Ssete
Meridian-The city administration
has placed a ban on family grocery
stores doing business in Meridian on
Sunday.
New Albany.--The New Albany cot
lon compress compressed 1900 bales
Il last seasons crop.