The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-04-30
MISSISSIPPI,
EVENTS
Gathered from AnCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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ters Of the Confederacy here, when the
younger ladies of the chapter, dressed
In costumes of red and white, and the
veterans and older women OF the chap
ter attended a service at 10 o'clock at
the Confederate monument in Court
house Square, and then adjourned to
the First Baptist church, where a spe-
cial memorial service was conducted
BY the pastor, DR.. w. F. Marlborough.
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Macon.-The fishermen, of which
Macon claims some thorough profes.
sionals, are very much disgruntled over
the continuous bad weather that stays
with US. The creek is so much out of
bounds that they are shut off from
Howards lake, the old reliable fishing
reserve, and they are at loss to know
how to substitute anything else for
the fishing that usually occupies them
at this time Of the year.
Blue Mountain.-The yellow peril is
largely yellow journalism, in the opin-
lon of Dr. Ernest N. Walne, for more
than 25 years a Baptist missionary to
Japan, who is in America on fur
Tough and who has just made a visit
TO Mississippi. DR.. .Walne deplores
talk of war between this country and
Japan and declares that the Japanese
have no sort Of desire for a fight
with America.
Blue Mountain.-The Hagy dormi-
tory OF Mississippi Heights Academy
had a close call from destruction by
fire. Heroic action however, on the
part Of the teachers and students OF
the big training school for boys, as
we'll as by the people of the town.
saved the hoase and it's contents.
though most OF the roof of portion
0 the building had to be torn away to
save It,
Ackerman.-A call has been made
for farm bureau rally day at Acker.
man, at which 1t Ia proposed to or
ganize an association whereby the far.
mers and others Interested can pur.
chase on the cooperative plan feeds,
seeds, fertilizers,eSsyrup cans. tools
ETC., in an effort to put to rout the
general high cost Of living, which has
been holding high carnival here.
Ashland.-The Ashland Consolidated
School is under obligations to Mr.. c.
T. Ames, director Of the Holly Springs
experiment station for 200 pounds of
fertilizer under the corn they are
planting on their school patch. The
school is fortunate in having enough
land for experiment, and the boys and
girls are undertaking to use the land
to the best advantage.
Starkville.-Not having sufficient
funds for a recent bond issue to set
tie for machinery purchased, and also
to make additional Improvements, the
board of aldermen at an adjourned
meeting passed an ordinance calling
for an election to vote on a second
bond issue for $25, 900 tax for the pur-
pose of making needed repairs to the
city light plant.
. Blue Mountain-Strawbe are
just beginning to be placed on the To-
cal market, the price being 80 cents
for small container Blue Mountain
usually produces considerable guam
tity of berries. but it is probable that.
the recent severe frosts have cut down
the current crop materially in spite of
the mild winter weather.
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Standardization county Chamber
of Commerce recently had for its
guests for luncheon party of repre-
sentative business men from Koscu-
sko, who came to Canton to- get first
| hand information as to the workings
Of the Chamber of Commerce and to
inspect, the Madison county sweet po-
tato curing plant. r.:
sNewton.-AsT a result of injuries re-
ceived when he was run down by an
auto the four-year-ofd son of George
Thrasher of Lawrence is dead. The
accident occurred near Lawrence and
the car was reported Ito have, been
driven by a travelling representative
of the Simmons Hardware Company of
St. Louis.
| HaZlehurst.-The Boutwell, family
has secured hundreds of names to
cour ter petitions to the state pardon:
ing board asking that body not to par
don ]. E. Robertson for killing James
Boutwell, and two sons, Lonnie and
Luther.
Vicksburg.-Will Davidson, general
storekeeper of the Illinois Central and
Y. & NJ. " railroads with headquar-
ters in Chicago, left for, Memphis,
where he will preside at. a conference
of the systems storekeepers. =,
+. Meridian-The, recently elected Of
ficers of Meridian Council. No. 2W,
| United Commercial Travellers, were in,
stalled as follows: Thomas H. Ros;
,seau. senior COUNSELLOR R. ". Moore,
Junior counsellor; J. ]. Hayes past
counsellor; l.. II. Tighlman, conductor;
M. H. Flanders, page; 7. H. Craig.
sentinel.
Yazoo City.-According to a dec's- |
ion handed down by Judge Potter in
Af hn ZLota