The progress-itemizer., 1920-08-13
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from AllC Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

kUiu III DIISICSl vi i'll
Starkville.-As a result of a mass
meeting of 200 citizens of Oktibbeha
county, Aug. 13 has been set as the
day when all business and farming
will be stopped and when every able
bodied man in the county will don ov-
erals and work the roads of the coun-
ty. The mass meeting Monday was
called Monday to get some action on
the roads, which are notoriously bad.
The board of supervisors was called
in and reported that they were help
less on account of the scarcity of la
Dor and then the road day" was de.
cided upon.
Blue Mountain-Because of the
great increase in the volume Of traf
fic over the G.. NJ. e ~ Railroad since
its recent Mobile, Ala. to Jackson
Tenn, the railway has found it neces'
sary to lease a number of locomotives
for this division from the Illinois Cen
tral. using these engines on passenger
runs The entire equipment Of the
G.. NJ & N. it is understood, is being
taxed to it's limit by the unprecedented
amount of business now being handled
by the line.
Blue Mountain.-While in Rome re-
Gently en- her way to Paris, where sh2
is studying French and literature, Miss
Mary Ruth Whittle of this place hal
the pleasure of a presentation to the
Pope.
Jackson Miss. A. Ramey, agricul
tural statistician for the United
States bureau Of crop estimate, reports
very substantial improvement in the
condition of the Mississippi cotton
crop.
Blue Mountain.--An old-fashioneG
singing school, intended to promote
community singing, began at Dean
town, on the outskirts of Blue Noun
tain. on Aug. and will continue II
days.
Starkville.-The race for treasurer
of Oktibbeha county was finished with
Morris Cohen the winner by a plural
ity of 20 votes over his nearest oppo
nent.
Senatobia.-All kinds OF crops have
mad splendid progress the past week
The boil weevil has not appeared as
rapidly as was thought few weeks
ago.
Shaw. E. Frazier and Miss Bes
sic Evers were married at the brides
home in Sunflower county, six miles
east OF this place.
ed sweet potatoes are shipping them
daily to the out of town merchant.
and receiving very satisfactory rstnGi 5
' for the shipments.
N--( nl.ss n ~ sfep6rt crop
prospects in Alabama the best in
years. Corn is maturing fast and the
crop is abundant.
Water valIey..john c. Chapman,
an aged Confederate veteran, died at
his home after long illness, a the
age of II years.
Greenville-Miss Kathryn S. San
ford of Covington, Tenn. and H R.
Vrhitten of Hillhouse were united IN
marriage
Blue Mountain.-After remaining in
active many weeks. real estate here is
beginning to resume its former ac-
tivity.
BalGwyn-In the municipal election
held here. Hon. H. s. Phillips defeated
his opponent, w A. Stocks.
Greenville.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the Washington county
board of supervisors an order was
passed authorizing the purchase OF
bloodhounds to be trained and kept
under the charge of the sheriff TO be
used to capture criminals.
Crystal Springs - A campaign
launched here by the finance commit
tee of the new $4,000 Methodist
church, now under course of construc-
ton. resulted in a net gain OF $500,
according to report submitted to the
building committee.
Crystal Springs.-On account of the
prohibitive price of mine-run coal
Superintendent Williams, of the mu
nicipaI power plant, uses slabs pur-
chased from nearby sawmills with a
saving to the plant of about $500 per
month.
Jacksonville Mississippi Railroad
Commission assembled for the regular
August session, with George r. Ed
wards Of McCool, president; VIM. B.
Wilson of Corinth and NJ. c. Morgan