Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-05-20

government took the railroads In hand.
The train will leave Aberdeen at 1880
o'clock, picking up business from the
Mobile & Ohio railroad at Tupelo,
from the Gulf, Mobile & Northern at
New Albany, and from the Illinois
| Central at Holly Springs.
Sanatorium-Theo Link, architect,
who is making a survey of all the
state institutions for the state bond
and building commission, spent Thurs
day here in conference with Benz
Price, architect, and DR.. Henry Bos'
well, superintendent of the state tu-
berculosis sanatorium, checking the
plans for the new buildings which
were allowed by the legislature out
Of the $5,00O,000 bond issue.
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Grenada. - The, newly installed
board of mayor and aldermen OF the
city of Grenada have ordered that an
election be held on Saturday, June II,
to determine whether or not bonds to
the amount of $125,OOO should be is
sued for the purpose of improving and
repairing the school buildings of the
city and erecting new building for
the high school.
Ashland-County Demonstration H.
| L. Smith has issued a call for precau-
| ton TO hog raisers of Benton county.
Mr.. Smith says that although there
| have been no reports of cholera, there
have been reports of sick hogs, and
he suggests that now is the time to get
busy and keep hog cholera out of
| Benton county.
Columbus. Various rumors to the
effect that the Southern Railway was
contemplating moving the railway
| shops from Columbus to either Tusca-
loosa Ala, or West Point, Miss, were
set at rest in letter from General
Manager E. E. Norris of st. Louis to
P. w. Maer of this city, which was
made public.
Winona-The board of supervisors
of this county ordered an election to
be held in District No. to determine
whether bonds should be issued for
the purpose of building permanent
roads in this district. Much interest
is being shown in the forthcoming
election, which is to be held on Sat
urday June 5.
University.-D Hiram Byrd, direc-
tor of the department of hygiene, has
rendered mis- resignation to Chancellor
Powers to take effect Aug. l, and has
| accepted the position OF director OF
the department of hygiene in the Uni
versity of Alabama.
Senatobia - Gus Mcnamara, who
was convicted at the recent term a
the circuit court for completely in The
| illegal traffic in automobiles between
Memphis and Senatobia, was conveyed
to the state penitentiary by Sergeant
Bridges.
Walthall.-Circuit court of Webster
county has been pretermitted by order
of Judge Lamb received here by the
circuit clerk This is done in the In
terest Of the farmers, whose crops are
fearfully behind on account of so much
rain.
Blue Mountain.-More than 22S stu
dents have already registered for
rooms in the dormitories Of Blue
Mountain College for the session to
open on Sept. Is, according to an
nouncement of President w. T. Low
rey.
Port Gibson. - Washington Lodge
No. 8, F. & A. NJ, met here in regular
session, and among other matters com
ing up for attention was the confer
ring of the third degree In Masonry.
Canton.-An election was held in
District 5, Madison county, to decide
if the $4,000 special road improve
ment bonds would be issued, and re-
suited in failure to carry by 20 votes.
Water valley.-John W. TaTver,
mayor of Water Valley, who has occu-
pied a place of high esteem, Dotn In
railroad and civic circles of this city
for a number Of years, is dead.
Meridian.-The Lauderdale State
Bank, capitalized at $12,OOO.OO, has
opened its doors for business in the
building formerly occupied by the
Bank OF Lauderdale.
Iuka. - The Tishomingo sawmills
here have been hit hard by big fall
in the price Of lumber. Lumber mas
dropped several dollars a thousand in
the last thirty days.
Jackson. New charters Of incorpo-
ration at the average of half a dozen
a week continue to reach the state OF
ficers.
Coffeeville.-The Methodists Of this
district (Holly Springs) held the regu-
lar district conference at Holcomb.
Aberdeen. - Fire which destroyed
the Paine building on West Commerce