Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief NepOs Notes
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Ellisville.-The Jones county boarC
of supervisors has given notice tina
on July 5, in response to a petition
of more than 10 per cent of the cit
liens of the territory, a drainage dis
trict, to be known as the Boguehoms
Drainage District, will be established
along the valley of Boguehoma Creek
Anyone who may be opposed to the
establishment of said district will be
heard by the board on July Z.
! Crystal Springs.-The past week
was a recorders akc.' for the 1920 sea-
son in the movement of tomatoes. Two
days alone 1913 solid carloads Of to.
matoes were shipped. On these days
prices we're good, ranging around SIPS
! per crate, and as there are about
1000 crates to the car, the 1913 car.
loads average in dollars and cents the
sum of $1,25O per car, or around
p1oU,UUU lUT Cu6 SulpHl6ulS.
Walthall. For two weeks the wealth
err 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
Jackson 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.
Agricultural College.-The annual
convention of the Mississippi Retail
Hardware and Implement Association
will be held here July, 10, IA and is.
The enrolment of this association, &C.
cording to Secretary E. r. Gross, is
the largest in It's history and indica-
tons point to full attendance.
Vicksburg. -Hattiesburg 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 a four
days program in this city.
Magnolia. $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-
ney, who expresses the opinion that
the legality of the bonds was in doubt
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Starkville Northern people are still
buying cattle in this section of the
state, having been satisfied with stock
purchased on former occasions. Friday,
q car load of fine Jersey milk COWS
were shipped to Baldwin, ILL.,, for
which was received top-notch prices.
Agricultural College.-W. r. Lusk,
For two years assistant professor of
agricultural education in Cornwell
University, has accepted position as
head of the same department in the
A. & M. College.
Biloxi-Interest in the Biloxi Yacht
Club is active, The regatta committee
Is endeavoring to have the best schoon.
ar races ever seen on the coast, and
10 stimulate the entries will offer
handsome prize.
Ackerman.-F. L. Craft, who has
been working in the delta, has arrived
and assumed his duties as county l
agent, having succeeded c. P. Bu:att,
Who goes to Oktibbeha county.
AduT0I. -EuBdT ". f1dTTlS mas L0u-
Tered his resignation as postmaster at
laurel and will retire from office as $
loon as an examination can be held
o choose his successor
Jacksonville report just issued by |
he Mississippi State Board Of Health, G
covering the period of 1917-1919, re-
lords wonderful achievements in the
prevention of disease.
cooba.-Kemper has another county q
gent now, R. M. Lancaster succeeding
\. v. Pace, who resigned to accept a I
SIMILAR position in Oktibbeha county.
Arkabutla.-The board of trustees s
( the Arkabutla Consolidated School t
.as completed the faculty list for next s
ession.
Blue Mountain.-The Woodmen Of 8
be World will hold solemn unwilling '
ervice on the first Sunday in July. =
Winona.--J. N Robbins, county
gent for Montgomery county, called p
meeting of the farmers and business Z