Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-03-18
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neaos Notes
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payers will be given the privilege
Of affirming or rejecting a proposal
of the commissioners to issue munich.
pal bonds in the sum of $500, 900. The
proceeds from the sale of these bonds,
IS explained by Mayor FAINT will be
used in street paving, extension of
water and sewerage systems, purchase
OF site and construction OF new res
ervoir and city Improvement generally.
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Natchez.-The fate of a historic
landmark of Natchez-the city market
will be determined at the next meet.
ing of the city council, for at this time
the city fathers will decide whether
1t is better to continue leasing the
building as a market for a nominal
rental, or grant long time lease and
permit the building to be used for
commercial purposes at a much higher
figure.
Blue ntain.-President w. T.
Lowrey of Blue Mountain college, who
was a schoolmate of President e. Y.
Mullens Of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, Louisville, KY, has
Iust received an Invitation to deliver
the bacalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of this great Baptist
institution at its commencement exer-
tises in May.
! Shannon-The Lee County Model
Health Campaign, which is being
pushed so vigorously, has reached this
place The work is under the direc-
tion Of Dr. W. S. feathers, state d.
rector Of public health, who is being
assisted by state and local medicos,
as well as noted sanitarians from
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
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Brooksville.-By the activities Of
Mrs Willie L. Madison, president of
the T. P. A., assisted by Mrs. Bette
Shaeffer, president Of the Community
Singing club of Meridian, Miss, Mrs.
r Holmes and others, Brooksville
has cen given real organization
which has no purpose in view but to
give the best music free.
Cleveland-In addition to the sew
eral handsome office buildings that are
going up, the contract has been let for
an almost entire block of brick stores
and a gin plant to cost $150,000. Work
on the new school building, at a cost
of perhaps $4,000, has been begun
Many new bungalows are going up.
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Kosciusko.-The eighth annual ses.
sion OF the Woman's Missionary Con.
Ference M. E. church, south, adjourned
to meet in OkolOna in 1921. The at.
enhance has been excellent. Okolona
and Water Valley sent Invitations.
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Blue Mountain-Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church, which is one of thu
argest and most significant congrega
lions of this faith in Mississippi, is
on the quest of a new pastor to sue.
coed DR.. R. A. Kimbrough
Meridian.-The Meridian Rotary club
has appointed committees to wait On
the members of the city council to
ask for a law that will prevent ''jay
walking" on the streets Of the city In
the crowded business district
University-Dr. o. e. Brown, dean
Of Vanderbilt university, and all OF tbs
principal speakers on the team of the
lnterchurch world movement, ad.
dressed the student body and faculty
recently.
Meridian.-Mrs Ike Klein, one Of the
most prominent women in Meridian
and mother of Dr. Kutcher Klein, was
struck by an automobile on the streets
Of the business district and her leg
broken.
Starkville.-The terrible tragedy in
which Chief of Police H. K. Rousseau,
one of the most highly respected citi,
kens of this town and county, was shot
and killed, has cast a gloom over this
section.
Newton.-The board Of trustees OF
the Newton public school has just had
a meeting and reelected the faculty
Tor the ensuing session at an advanced
salary over that paid for this session.
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Flora.-The farmers in this section
have been making great preparations
for early planting, but owing to the
frequent rains they are very much dis
couraged over the delay.
Charleston.-C Charleston will soon
have a brickmaking plant with a ca.
pacity of 10000 brick per day.
UniVersity-W Wednesday, March II.
will be engineers day at the univer.
sity.
Coffeeville.- Nearly 10000 worth OF
produce was shipped from Yalobusha
county last month by the county agent,
A. G. Hamilton. This consisted Of II
cars of cattle and hogs, totalling $780,
69707, 1880 bushels OF lespedeza seed
at $8.125 and represents 900 shippers
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