The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-01-20
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Nelps Of Mississippi
Interesting Happenings Cleaned
From All Sections of The
State Specially Written
For This Paper.
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Greenville.-The body of white
man, fairly well dressed, was found
on the sand on an island opposite
Leota, 40 miles south of Greenville.
Sheriff Nicholson was notified and
Deputies Shanahan and Vaught lefs
to investigate. They found the dead
body that Of A. G. Wilson, who had
been stabbed to death with a knife.
A card in the pocket of the clothing
on the body showed Wilson to be "a
years OF age and member Of me-
chanic lodge at Dayton, o., as ma
chinist. A picture of boy was found.
also some papers showing that Wilson
had relatives at Mention, KY.
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Jackson.-Federal aid totaling $685..
900 was apportioned to two Mississippi
counties for road building at the first
1921 session of the state highway
commission. Kinds county will re.
ceive $125,000 for the construction of
10 miles of concrete road between
Jackson and Clinton, and Jackson, a
coast county, will get $1S0,OO0 to as
sist In building Is miles of concrete
highway from the Harrison county
line to the West Pascagoula river by
way Of Ocean Springs.
Girls from all sections
of Mississippi have been called to fill
official positions In the first class Of
N tot Tn1In0n fnr
Women, the freshman class. The elec-
tion was held with the following re.
suit: President, Miss Lucille McRaven,
Yazoo City; vice president Miss Ha-
eel Perry, Eupora; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Hat
tiesburg; business manager, Miss Dab
ney Ledyard, of Tupelo.
Jackson.-This community was ter.
ribly shocked on learning of the death
of Robert e. Wilson, for many years
prominent in state and local affairs
and an authority in public land af-
fairs. Mr.. Wilson was i'll week or,
10 days ago, and in bed for short
time, but had been up and out since
that time, and was apparently in good
health. Death came suddenly after he
retired.
West Point.-Officers captured Sam
Pitman, alias Burdette, charged with
attempting to forge check on a
prominent citizen Of Okolona. Bur-
dette claims to be from Huntsville,
Ala. He was taken to Okolona by the
sheriff Of Chickasaw county and
given preliminary hearing. Failure to
make bond of $500 he was sent to jail
to await the action Of the grand jury.
Lexington.-At mass meeting at
the court house resolutions were pass
ed, requesting the board of supervi-
sors to abolish certain offices and de-
partments. The board in reply held
that the offices were created, and sal
aries fixed by the legislature, SO that
no cuts in salaries could be made.
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Meridian.-An automobile belong.
ing to r. Broach, stolen from in front
Of the First Baptist church when the
owner was attending services, was re.
covered. It was abandoned by the
thieves when it got stuck in the mud
on the Meridian-Jackson highway, 13
miles from the city.
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Eupora.-One Of the largest Girls
Hi-Y clubs organized in Mississippi
has been formed at the high school
under the direction of Messrs. Burford
and Mangum, of the state Y. M. G. A.
The new organization has thirty-fivs
charter members.
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Hazlehurst.-The Y. M. G. A. Asso.
citation, assisted by the Hi-Y Associa.
tion of the Hazlehurst high school,
held an interesting meeting at the
Brown hotel, when a hundred enthu.
siastic men and young men gathered.
Moselle.-John Todd and Rafe Neil
were fined 800 each and given thirty
days in Jail, and Jane Todd, all me-
groes, was fined $50 and cost of court
for alleged making Of whiskey on the
premises of Jane Todd.
Myrtle.-The annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Bank Of Myrtle
was held. A dividend Of 20 per cent
was paid to. the stockholders, and a
nice sum set aside as undivided
profits.
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Canton Prospects for the imme
diate recovery OF business conditions
were declared bright by speakers at
a general meeting Of the Madison
County Chamber OF Commerce held
here.
jackson. Petitions circulated In
the churches Of the city have been
presented to the city commission ask.
ing that the Sunday closing laws be
nnore rigidly enforced
EllisyiIIe. Three convicts, known as
sgugarIAp," "Baby Boy" and Tillman,
employed at the Home for Feeble
Minded, at EllisviIle, escaped. They
..nAa 4 hraak ont of the convict cage