Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-09-10
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
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Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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Canton. Madison county's record OF
being The banner county Of the state
alona the live stock lines, as well as
agriculturally, is being not only main
tanned, but strengthened, according TO
figures just announced by the county
board Of Supervisors In arranging the
personal assessment rolls The grand
total OF til tcAsse ssmept this year is 49,
35S,143, which is an increase of $sS7,-
SGT over that of last year. This in
cludes 16,247 head OF high-bred cattle.
most OF them entrees at fairs; 5,247
horses, 6,000 mules and donkeys, 1918
hogs and enough sheep, goats and
oxen to make grand total OF $4,000
head OF live stock. This is exclusive
of few head that the supervisors
probably missed,
jackson. The books Of state Treas
urer l. S. Rogers showed at the end
of August total cash balance, on all
accounts. OF $795.401I7, OF which
amount, however, only $469,32207 is
for generalueaecount and subject to
general depository handling The va
rious ittfis are stated as follows, Gem
eraf fund, $467, 7,322.07; banking depart
ment support. S6S,614.93; bank depos-
itors, guaranty funds. S20,31S.03; bank
guaranty fund. $2.6e4.65; land assur-
ance, 5000; vocational education
funds sS.932.67 and public improve
ment and repair funds, 1927 7,5437S.
49, 49, s.sst ift' 4ti5
Jackson.-A compilation of statistics
from the orderly files of A. c. Walt
hall, retiring correspondent for the
Commercial Appeal at Jackson, shows
that in the 176 months Of his service
for the paper. covering the admins
trations Of si.2 governors, Vardeman,
Noel, Brewer, Bilbo and Russell. he
has mailed to the paper 5,36 news let
ters.
Tupelo, Frank Laney and Dudley
Topp,. two enthusiastic poultry fan
ciers, will start their birds on the
show circuit at AN early date They
will send their birds to Nashville.
Memphis and the jackson shows
JacksOn.--JnO. III. Rowan, bookkeep-
er and general accountant to the state
penitentiary department, has been APP
pointed by the state bond improve
ment commission as assistant secre-
tary and office man.
Monroe. oe.-Cotton picking has become
general here. River bottom lands
have made good crops, with little dam
age from the boil weevil, while the hila
land farmers report an almost total
failure. a
Itta Bena.-The first bale of cotton
brought here was to the Holland Del
ia company, bringing So cents per
pound. This cotton was raised by w
B. Oakes on the H. H. Nabors place.
Hattiesburg.-The date of the For-
rest County Fair has been changed to
October sc, in order that it might not
conflict with the two big southern cir
cult fairs at Meridian and Jackson
Verona.-The Verona High school
will begin the 1920-21 session Septem-
ber 13. The school opens with Prof.
James A. Senter as superintendent and
principal teacher.
New Albany.-The Dollar Day
drive held by the Citizen-Teachers' AS
sociation for the benefit Of the high
school library, resulted in raising more
than $500.
s4aanssl. :sss4f
Mo~fAsax -Tbirf,, oav4o r>r,,xI x.r, -
paid for the first bale of cotton raised
In I.auderdale county during the pres,
ent season by r. S. Watson of Lauder,
dale. Atarsf ~ -,
Canton. Percy c. Parker, city alder,
man, was named chief of police at Can
ton, to fill the unexpired term Of the
late Capt ID. NJ Shorl.
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Fernwood- resignation Of Coun-
ty Demonstration Agent Hurst has
been, rendered TO the board OF super
visors.
Como--A new and promising enter
prise, the Como Jersey Cattle club.
was launched hcre.
Greenwood. The schools Of Green
wood will open here on September Is.
Columbus. Gen. e. T. Sykes of this
city has been signally honored by the
Forrest Cavalry Corps. He received
his appointment as honorary chief of
STAFF of the corps, the highest position
within the gift OF the commander of
The torps.A
cantOh.-Plans for the organization
Of Madison County Agricultural, Me-
chanical and Manual Training School.
new $4,000 enterprise. promoted by
intellectual negroes and supported by