Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

hill, j. w. Cole and Il. G. Lee, grant
ed the petition Of citizens in the north
eastern portion of the county for The
erection of consolidated school dis
trict to comprise about twenty square
miles The location of the new con
solidated school will be the present
site of the Bogue Chitto school, which
already has an excellent building.
Winona-Philip d. Block, Louis
Eckstein, Milton F. Goodman, of Chi
cago, ]. w. Sanders of Meridian and
S. w. Weis of New Orleans, are the
incorporators Of the Cotton Mills Prod
ucts Company OF this city, recently or.
ganized for the purpose Of operating
the Winona Cotton Mills, which they
recently purchased, for the manufac-
ture and sale of cotton and cotton
goods, This will make this the larg-
est mill in the state, if not the largest
in the south.
Automatically risers were sur
prised to learn that during the night
eight stores and the postoffice had
been broken open and robbed, the list
including E. E. Buck, Bruce & Law
renee, w. S. Moore, D. H. Quinn,
Weeks & Russell, w. E. Adams, w. C..
ellis, Burney Bros. and the postoffice.
Crowbars and hammers were used to
break locks and open doors. Several
iron safes were mutilated by having
the hinges and knobs knocked off.
lexington Dissatisfied with the
small church attendance, the Protes-
tant pastors of Lexington concluded
to hold series Of meetings in the
court house yard on the prime iple that
"as the mountain would not come to
Mohammed, Mohammed won go to
the mountain" The meetings. are
largely attended. The pastors alter
nate in preaching.
Blue Mountain.-A slow and refresh
ing rain has just fallen here, bringing
good cheer to gardeners and truck
farmers. The crops in general are not
suffering for the lack of rain in this
it is said, but the ground is
getting very hard for cultivation. The
for both corn and cotton
have been materially improved dur
ing recent days.
VVifl oOn of tho 1yot.
Grams of '65 present, oxford extended
a hearty welcome at the Lyric Theatre
to all of the men who wore the grey,
the many sons of veterans and daugh.
,ers of veterans and sponsors present.
Oxford is honored by their presence
and is doing everything possible for
he pleasure and comfort of these
grand old men.
Brookhaven.--Wit the last few
lays several meetings of the board of
rade, board of aldermen, school trus-
ees and business meE of this city !
AVE resulted in the launching of
movements not only for an athletic
ield, which will cost approximately |
10000, but also for a high school
and hospital.
Natchez.-Clifford R. Roe, Chicago
of the Mississippi
lacking Company, who is in Natchez,
, the authority for the statement that
lans are in progress looking to the
pening of the packing plant in
Iatchez in the approaching fall.
Blue Mountain.-Tippah property
wners have made a good and credit
BILE record this year in the payment
[ their taxes, according to the Off
ial data in the hands of Sheriff
rank Rogers, charged with the collec-
on of the taxes of the county.
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Winona.-Dr. Paul G. Pope of the
-ate board of health was a Winona
isitor and appeared before the board
[ supervisors in the interest of a
ounty health crusade. This health
is being adopted by many
the counties OF the state.
Jackson.-At a meeting of leading
omen of Jackson the first definite
cps toward the founding of a Young
yoman's Christian Association COM
unity plant for Jackson were taken.
Scooba.-Farmers continue to feel
UGH encouraged over their cotton
as the extremely warm
Gather Of the past two weeks, it is
lid, is destroying the boil weevil
Agricultural College.-A summary of
e work accomplished by R. P. White,
rm demonstration agent of Winston
,unty, shows conclusively that such
ok is beneficial.
Jackson Reports from parties who
o In touch with delta weather con-
tons indicate that beneficial show
9 have prevailed generally through
at region.
tarkvile.-Northern people are
Ill buying cattle in this section Of
q state, having been satisfied with
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