The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-06

/ seTsity OF MlSSlSSippf from OxfOrd 70
/ Jackson and combine it with other
$ state institutions of higher learning,
S is one of adjustment and does not
: seek to deprive Oxford, Columbus or
/ Starkville of a school This was the
3 statement of DR.. Julius c.. Zeller, SEN
. ator from Yazoo. at mass meeting at
, the court house of citizens interested
in the movement on the part of law
makers to bring the University here.
Walthall-The annual report o.
County Agent W. L. Mcbride, shows
:! that the shipments of agricultural
. products from this county, in the year
: 1919, aggregated s162. 390.S9 This is
aside from the cotton crop. Two car
loads of hogs were shipped from Eu-
pora last week through his agency.
HattieS burg.-Two negroes entered
the store of Joe Lamden and holding
a pistol in the face of Mrs Lamden,
who was attending to the store, pill
fered the cash drawer of money and
checks amounting to nearly 800
Crystal Springs-The home nursing
service of the American Red Cross for
| this county has arranged for a nurs-
ing class to be organized here. and
this class will begin early in Febru-
airy.
Corinth.-Ed Henry, son of Mayor
| T. f. Henry, was found dead at the
home Of his father here. He had not
been well for the past few days, but
no one realized that his illness was of
a serious nature.
Blue Mountain.-Tippah has two
cases suspected to be Spanish influ.
enza. One of these is Hon. 4 C An
derson,, editor of the Southern Senti
mel. and candidate for congress from
this district
Macon.-At meeting of the direc-
tors of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank a cash dividend of ten ger cent
was paid to the stockholders. and its
surplus was increased TO $4,000.
Columbus-Rev. J. w. Rcsenbo- |
rough, prominent Presbyterian minis
ter, has accepted a call to fill temporal |
rily the pulpit of the First Presbyte-
rian church in this city
Tupelo.-Dr. w B. Holland of Sal
tillo, county health officer for Lee
county, reports that the health of Lee
county has been unusually good for
the month of January.
Meridian.-The Lauderdale County
Poultry Association has been organ
lied here by the election of John E.
May, president, and County Agent ]. D.
Howerton, secretary.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo county's assess
ment rolls for 1917-191S give the coun-
ty total of 1923 acres of cult
waited lands, as compared to 4S2,455
acres of wild lands.
Hatties burg-A three day session Of
the farm agents of South Mississippi
was he'd here and more than half of
the counties in this section of the state
were represented.
Meridian.-A special term of the
chancery court has adjourned. Much
litigation that was left over from the
regular term was cleared from the
docket
Dublin. F. Robertson of Semina.
~, Miss. and Mr. Olivant of Jackson,
Miss, were at the Parchman state
farm, appraising the states property.
,
Hatties burg-The Salvation Army
dedicated its new chapel facing the
courthouse square.
Yazoo City-So far as Yazoo City
Is concerned there is no need of ex-
element about influenza. says DR. w
E. Nobiin, county and city health Of
'icer.
Shelby.-The district in which Shell. ;
by and Mound Bayou are situated VII ,
Tote on the question CT graveling the :
.oads throughout the district.
Hazlehurst.-The road commission
RS of District / of this county will let
he contract for graveling II miles of s
Dads in this district. t
Meridian The annual "big brother C
of the local Rotary Club will e
,e held Thursday evening, Feb. 8. c
Dublin.-The Parchman state farm
S worth $3.50 an acre, one of the two
tates appraisers declared.
Ellisville.ASome of the dirt roads c
eading out from Ellisville are almost \
BILE for vehicles. ii
Elisvllle.-The Ellisville Woodmen o
the World Lodge No 90 installed of p
icers.
Hattiesburg = The Creamerymen's
association of this county has pc
itioned the legislature to pass law r
0 prevent scrub boars or bulls run c
ing at large on the commons. declar v
lg that Il is impossible to secure first q
lass breeds of hogs and cattle unless Il
MS is done. 81
Blue Mountain.-After having rung