The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-23

the governor from 5000 to $500 pc
annum.
Lexington--The safe OF the postof
flee was blown. Nitro glycerine wa:
used and the work was evidently done
by experts.
University of Mississippi-Ray II
Legate has returned to the University
Of Mississippi to take charge of the
7. NJ. c. A. work again.
West Point-Payne Aviation Field
improvements. just north of West
Point, was sold at auction to s. G.
| Salter OF Clarksdale, Miss. for SIS, 600
|
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lee NJ. Russell
| has come out solidly in favor of ratifi-
cation of the woman suffrage amend
ment by the present Mississippi legis-
| lature.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT court convened
| in Greenwood. The first week will be
taken up with the civil docket, and
during the next three weeks the Grim
inal cases will be tried.
Meridian.-A decision has been
reached by the congregation of ST.
Paul's Episcopal church here to pay
off the rectory debt and burn the
bonds on Ash Wednesday.
West Point.-The boys dormitory
CT the Clay county agricultural high
school, situated at Pheba, Miss,
burned. causing complete loss of the
building, valued at about $4,000.
Meridian.-The Western Union Tel
egraph Company, according to Mana.
ger Jack Landon, has completed ar.
rangements in this city of $3.50, 900 to
improve the plant in Meridian.
Crystal Springs.-As an evidence that
the farmers in the vegetable area here
are going to plant some peas this com
ing season, 100 sacks of pea seed re-
ceived Saturday were sold for $40 per |
sack.
Mertdian.-The board of supervis-
ors have settled all doubt about the
retention of the services of a county
agent for the year by the appointment
of the incumbent, J. D. Howerton, and
fixing his salary at $4,000 a year
JacksOn.-"A farm on a bad road In |
the country in the winter is a JAIL"
is the crisp and uncontrovertible text
of the January number OF The Missis-
sippian, which Is labeled the good
roads number.
Blue Mountain.-The Bank of Blue
Mountain has never had so much
money on deposit in it's whole history,
according to Cashier A. A. Graham.
Time loans of large amounts are being
deposited In the local institution. {
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Agricultural College.-As a climax c
20 the football season Just over and
Is a stimulus to next years campaign,
he annual banquet by the junior and t
senior classes to the Aggfe veterans {
If the gridiron proved one Of the most a
delightful events of the student so s
ial year. F
Clarksdale.-Plans for the organfza-
ion in Clarksdale of new banking a
Institution to be known as the Com. h
nercial Bank. have been announced. i,
The new institution, which will open il
or business on March 1, 1920, will be h
capitalized at 100000, with surplus n
$500, 0O0 n
observation-disclosures of townships 1,
and 4, range 6. of Amite county, Sc;
ave signed petitions praying the leg m
stature to add that territory TO Pike in
Ounty by legislative enactment, or to Sc
rovide for holding a special election ci
} ascertain the will of the people on o;
lie proposition. cl
Jackson.-A fine attendance of Mis-
ssippi dairy and creamery men was al
4 hand for the annual meeting held &C
| the board of trade rooms The 81
eeting was presided over by H f. So
civilians of Forrest county. Gov tn
lect Russell delivered a brief but in co
bring address on the benefits of CO. an
'erative effort in promoting the per-
anency Of dairying. There were
ore than 100 creamery men on hand, m,
Guiding several who are members co
the legislature. IN
of
Jackson.-Seizure of the Jackson a
'ufts company plant and the arrest die
the proprietor, ]. J. Baxter by spe- tn,
Al agents of the United States de- ice
rtment of justice, revenue and pro-
bftion enforcement, under the direc-
IN of w. Calvin Wells, federal pro- tor
bitfon director, and Julian P. Alex tor
der. district attorney OF Mississippi. she
IS the first raid made in which the set
cent prohibition act was invoked. and pul
believed to have broken the state ant
de traffic of the ginger and Juniper Ger
oducts of high percentage OF alcohol ers
e plant was seized and the arrest TIL
de on the allegations that the pro- 1e1
cts of this company were being sold ing
beverages. tax
Crystal Springs.-Local capitalists 4
!, agitattng the question of putting tial
an ice plant here. For some time me
ice supply Of the town has come Am
m Brookhaven, a branch ice house me
ng operated here. coll