The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
Notes Of Interest
From Ill Parts
of Mississippi

Blue Mountain.-The Woodmen of
the World will hold a solemn unveiling
service on the first Sunday in July.
Arkabutla.-The board Of trustees
of the Arkabutla Consolidated School
has completed the faculty list for next
session.
scooba.-Kemper has another county
agent now, r. NJ. Lancaster succeeding
A. V. Pace, who resigned to accept
similar position in Oktibbeha county.
Jackson.-The report just issued by
the Mississippi State Board OF Health,
covering the period of 1917-l9l9, re-
cords wonderful achievements in the
prevention of disease.
Laurel.-Edgar G. Harris has ten
dered his resignation as postmaster at
Laurel and will retire from Office as
soon as an examination can be held
10 choose his successor.
Ackerman-F. L. Craft, who has
been working in the delta, has arrived
and assumed his duties AS county
agent, having succeeded C. P. BG!satt,
who goes to Oktibbeha county.
Biloxi.-Interest in the Biloxi Yacht
Club is active. The regatta committee
is endeavoring to have the best s2hoon'
er races ever seen on the coast, and
10 stimulate the entries will offer
handsome prize.
Agricultural College-W. F. Lusk,
for two years assistant professor OF
agricultural education in CornweH
University, has accepted a position as
head OF the same department IN the
A. & NJ College.
Senatobia.-A timely rain has in
sured this county a fairly good corn
and hay crop. The acreage planted
10 corn this year has been slightly in
creased over that of last year. The
hay crop this year will be splendid.
tarkville-Northern people are still
huying cattle in this section of the
state, having been satisfied with stock
purchased on former occasions. Friday,
a car load Of fine Jersey milk COWS
were shipped to Baldwin, Ill, for
which was received tOp-notch prices.
Magnolia.-The $4,000 bond issue
for the purpose of erecting additional
buildings at the Pike County Agricul-
tural High School has again been turn
ed down by the New York bond attor-
nev, who expresses the opinion that
the legality of the bonds was in doubt.
Observation-Disclosures gets the
10th annual session Of the Mississippi
Conference, Epworth League, which
will be held in June, 1921. W. d.
Hawkins, of Meridian, who has been
president IA years, was reelected at
the 18th annual session after four
days program in this city.
Agricultural COllege.-The annual
convention of the Mississippi Retail
Hardware and Implement Association
will be held here July, 13. IA and Is.
The enrolment of this association, ac-
cording to Secretary f, R, Gross, is
the largest in its history and indica-
tions point to a full attendance.
,fackson.-Some idea of the move
ment OF commercial fertilizers and
feedstuffs in Mississippi is indicated
by the records Of the feed and fer
tilizer inspection bureau of the state
department of agriculture. According
TO Prof S. M. Thomas in charge Of
this work, for the first six months OF
1920 the revenue received from sale of
inspection tags is upward of $4,000.
Walthall-For two weeks the wealth
er has been dry, in which time farmers
were busy catching up with their work.
Some began to complain of drouth
because some of the unbroken ground
had become too hard to be plowed.
Within the past 80 hours we have had
some gentle showers and every farmer
Is now busy planting out sweet pota-
toes, which bid fair to be an abundant
crop here.
Crystal Springs.-The past week
was a record-breaker for the 1920 sea-
son in the movement of tomatoes Two
days alone 1O3 solid carloads of to-
matoes were shipped. On these days
prices were good ranging around $1.25
per crate, and as there are about
1000 crates to the car, the 103 car
loads average in dollars and cents the
sum of $12s0 per car, or around
s130,000 for the shipments.
Ellisville-The Jones county board
of supervisors has given notice that
or July 5, in response to a petition
of more than 10 per cent of the cit
liens of the territory. drainage dis
trict, TO be known as the Boguehoma
Drainage District, will be established
along the valley OF Boguehoma Greek.
Anyone who may be opposed to the
establishment OF said district will be
heard by the board on July 7.
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