The north Mississippi herald., 1920-09-03
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neuos Notes
Gathered from AU
Sections of ftheState

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The first complete discussion of cot
ton boll-weevil control by the use OF
poison has been issued by the uhlteu
States Department of Agriculture, as
Department Bulletin S7S. "A gooa oeal
-, information on the use OF powdered
calcium arsenate for controlling the
holl weeyil has been previously issued
in fragmentary form from time W
time All of this, together with re-
cent improvements and Developments.
,s brought together in the new oulle-
ain. Not enough copies are aVaiiape
for unlimited distribution, but any
person directly interested In controi oi
the holl weevil may have a copy Tree
on appiication to the Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, ID. Z.
Fernwood.-The Enochs Farms
show herd of Herefords won the rol-
lowing premiums at the Missouri STAT
Fair Mt Sedalia: First, on SENIOR year
ling. second ON twoyear-old Dull,
sourth on aged COW; fourth on aged
bull: fifth on produce OF cow; ilt.h
on aged herd; sixth on junior DILL can
seventh on two-year-old bull; ninth on
got of sire. The herd goes from Sc
dalia to Des Moines, Iowa, and Will oe
out on a circuit until December com
pleting at the International Live STOCK
Show at Chicago on December =.
Jackson.-The total worth OF the
property of Mississippi State Peof'eh.
fiary is placed by John II. Rowan ana
State Senator j. H. Barrett, appraia-
ers, at S5.500,000, divided as follows: !:
Real estate at 2S,so7 acres, $4,SSi i9o0'
the Parchman land being Valued al
s22S an acre. Value Of livestock, $3l9,-
kS4: personally, s162, 2,79S!09; mtscel!a-
neous. $553,591.07. There are 2'4l9
bales of cotton of low grade on hand,
the appraisers reported. 1t was Nalueo
1T $317,734.75.
Jackson.-Road projects costing ap
proximately $3,613, ,491OS, with federai
aid allotments totaling $1,7l8,29l.4i:
are under way at present in Mlssis.
sippi, according to statement by "
A. Draper, office engineer Tor the STATE
Highway Department. These projects
cover an approximate total of Joy
miles. the majority providing for grav-
el surfaced roads, with permanent
drainage structures.
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has changed hands and is now STOCK
company, the charter of incorporation
having been published. The capital
stock is $4,000, and the 1ncorporators
are I. B. Haman, the present editor
and manager; VI. c. Eastland, Floyd
doper. Jeff Kent w. A. Davenport, s.
f.. Lackey and Fred E. Davis, all OF
this place, except Mr.. Loper, who re-
sides at Lake.
West Point-By consent the case OF
Mrs. Lorine French against }. D.
French for support and maintenance
was settled in chancery court by Mr.
French paying Mrs. French $4,000
Mrs. French retaining the custody OF
the child for the present. The child
Is to be supported by Mr.. French, he
paying all costs. Custody is vested IN
both. The question Of divorce w2s not
involved.
Scooba.-The printing press and
outfit Of the Geiger Times which was
recently published in Geiger, Ala, wiz \
Mr. John Pinson as editor, has bee
bought by the Sumpter County JcM
nal and moved to York Ala.
Corinth-Jackson, Henderson. AS-
FTnnn and EIQk-
ence Ala, are much interested In
proposed electric railroad from Jack
son to Florepce by the way of the
other towns named.
Decatur.-The fall session of the
Newton County Agricultural High
School will commence Tuesday, Sep.
z, and indications are that ths school
will have large attendance.
urnsville.-The Radcliffe Chsutau-
qua WIN be given at this place on Sept.
2-34 The programme is dedicated to
Americanism and the promulgatiOy OF
American ideas and ideals.
Noxapater w. A. Hewitt, sf
the First Baptist Church of Jackson,
ts assisting the pastor Of the Baptist
Church here in a series Of protracted
meetings.
Scooba-The revival which has been
IN progress at the Baptist church In
Binnsville closed Thursday night.
There were three additions to the
church
Winona.-Henry NJ. Frizell has been
elected to fill the vacancy OF superin-
tendent of the Winona graded schools,
caused by the resignation Of Prof O.
A. Shaw.
Jacksonville state department OF
education, under the leadership OF w.
r. Bond, superintendent, is about
really to issue a very important hand
book. This volume will include all
school legislation, general and local
enacted by the Legislature of 1920,
and as there was considerable of a