Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
MISSISSIPPI.
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

many years been recognized as a good
live stock county and in recent years
considerable attention has been given
to that industry. With the advent of
the creamery came an awakened in
terest in the Jersey cow until now
there are some of the finest pure-bred
Jersey herds to be found in the state
here.
New Albany.-The good people of
the town of Ingomar are to be con-
graduated for their beautiful come
back spirit as displayed in the rebuild
ing of homes and business houses so
recently destroyed by the terrible cy-
clone which swept the county on the
morning Of April 20.
Canton.-The short course for the
instruction of boys and girls in all of
the activities fostered through demon
stration agents began at Camden,
where the Madison County Agricult-
ural High School is located.
Natchez-Sunday marked the 83rd
birthday Of Mayor W. G. Benbrook OF
Natchez. Mayor Benbrook is now
serving his 32d year as municipal head
of the city and has held office contin-
uously the entire period.
Greenwood. rainfall which has
occurred in Leflore county during this
year, 1920, UP to May II, has totaled
1919 inches. For the same period
during 1919 the precipitation was 24.30
inches.
Ellie ville.-The prospects for good
cotton crop in this section are bad.
The cool weather and the rains have
multiplied the boil weevils and they
are doing serious damage to the cot
ton.
Canton.-The Farmers Gin Co. has
been incorporated by w. w. Cunning
ham, o. B. Noble. ]. M. Maxwell s.
G. Loeb, F. H. Parker and T. H. San
didge, with capital stock of S20,000y
Jackson..Ten moonshine stills in
one week in two counties in Mississip.
pi-that is the record of E. S. Chap
man and Claude B. Allen, federal pro.
hibition agents.
Canton-The ladies of the Method
ist Church of Canton and vicinity held
gift shop here, selling eatables and
things to wear. About $3.50 will be
realized from the sale.
Yazoo City.-The Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company has just
completed stretching two additional
pairs of wires for toll lines between
here and jackson.
Kosciusko.-The United States civil
service commission will hold an exam.
nation for clerks on June IL, 1920,
in this city, to fill vacancies in the
Kosciusko office.
Shannon.-One of the finest car
loads of hogs that has ever been
from this section was forward
ed to the National Stock Yards, East
ST. Louis.
Jackson.-The Mississippi Highway
Commission met at the old capitol and
spent busy day allotting federal
funds available for road construction
work
Tunica.--Rev E. Nash Boyle Of
delivered the commence.
ment sermon to the graduating class
Of Tunica Agricultural High School.
Waynesboro.-A special term of the
chancery court was convened here
with Special Chancellor Dave Faith
sree of Quitman presiding.
Iuka.-Continuou rain in this sec.
lion for the past 30 days has caused
quite a delay in the construction OF
new roads contracted for.
Hattiesburg.-The city campaign in |
behalf of the South Mississippi Meth
Ddist Hospital has already gone over
he amount promised.
Newton.-The faculty of the Newton
public school. which has iast closed a
session here. will serve at
he coming session.
Iuka.-The farmers of Tishomingo
county are being urged by the mer
,hants and others to grow more feed
Ind less cotton.
Neutrality-suspicious. asking for an
election for the building Of 100000
,ity auditorium were presented to the
ICY council.
Ripley.-The faculty for the Ripley
High School has been selected for
he ensuing year..