Okolona messenger., 1920-01-01

! posing of great number of army hOr
farmers with animals to aid in the
Tupelo.-Hon. ]. e. Rankin is again
to make the race for congress from the
First Mississippi district.
Blue Mountain.-The Eastern Stars
of Blue Mountain, who maintain a large
and active chapter, have elected Off,
GERS.
Winona.-The bank of Winona goes
into the year 1920 with its assets more
than $1,OOO,OOO. 1t was organized in
1885.
Jackson in the nifty sum OF
$3SO,00O is required of Mr. Lewis Will.
liams, the new sheriff and tax collector
Of Kinds county.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo county's chan.
Gerry clerk has resceived book for the
recording of the discharge record of
the world war.
Blue Mountain-A go-to.ckurch move.
men has just been launched here by
Dr. B. G.. Lowrey, president OF the
Baptist state convention Of Missis,
sippi.
Yazoo City.-Despite the extremely
bad weather, Yazoo county coopera-
tive shippers brought to the Yazoo
City shipping point car Of hogs and a
car of cattle.
Blue Mountain.-Hon. ]. M. Kuyken-
dali of Charleston, supervisor of cen
sus for this district, has designated
citizens of Tippah to take the census
in this county.
Jackson.--Governor Bilbo has re.
ceived the first biennial report of the
South Mississippi charity hospital, To-
Gated at Laurel, for transmission to
the legislature.
Meridian.-Jasper Boykin, former
deupty United States marshal here,
has been appointed field director for
the enforcement of Federal prohibition
law in this state.
Northeastern Mississippi
Is almost solid for the proposed $25,
100000 bond issue for good roads, &C.
cording to State Senator Reynolds, of
Oktibbeha county.
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Jackson.-Pearl River county, by
raising the salary Of it's home demon.
stration agent, Miss Pauline Quarles,
Is the fifth county in Southeast Mis-.
.sissippi to take that step.
Blue Mountain.-Not to be outdone
by adverse weather conditions, some
Of the local farmers, cased in rubber
boots, have braved the overflowed
fields, gathering their unharvested
corn.
Northumberland Masrop Newton
Azgapetian, former aide de-camp to the
Shah of Persia and famed throughout
that land as a military chief, will de-
liver an address in the city hall in Me-
ridian January 4.
Jackson.-Due to unfavorable wealth
sr, every day of the regular planting
time few acres of oats were planted in
South Mississippi and ]. Ed Ruff, dis
.rict agricultural agent, is advising
sowing spring crop.
Memphis.-Gov. and Mrs. Lee Mau
rice Russell arrived in the city from
Jackson, Miss, to spend the holidays
here. They came here to meet Mrs
Russells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Day, of Missoula, Mont.
Blue ain-Approximately 100
young women of Blue Mountain col
lege, mostly sophomores, juniors and
seniors, have registered for special in
struction in mothercraft under the su
pervision of Mrs. E. G. Lowrey.
Greenwood Each of the 100 sol.
diers, s,.ilors and marines in Beat
Three, Leflore county, will receive ap'
proximately check for $50 from the
fund of $6,5O0 which was raised by the
citizens of this beat for this purpose.
Philadelphia drainage congress
was called at Philadelphia. Ten drain
age districts were represented. By
their representative commissioners at
the meeting an association was created
and named tie East mississippi drain.
age association.
Yazoo City.-The Southern planta.
tiCn company, the property Of ex-Gov.
Earl Brewer, of Mississippi, has sold
to H. Woolfork and his brothers, Sam
and Joe, and Gibbs Woolfork, son Of
H, Woolfork, 1873 acres of rich delta
land. The purchasers are negroes.