Greene County herald., 1921-02-11

tue Oulteu OLdteS CIRCUIT CcETt OI dp-
peals at New Orleans In the case Of
Stokes VS.. Robertson, state revenue
agent, against Jordan River Lumber
company, wherein the revenue agent
sued the lumber company for cutting
timber on sixteenth section lands in
Hancock county, Mississippi, and
lands in said county taken in lieu Of
sixteenth sections, and belonging to
Monroe county. The district court de-
cided the case against the revenue
agent; an appeal was taken to the
circuit court of appeals, and there
the case was reversed; the court hold
| ing that the state is not a merely
nominal party, and that its interest
| in the litigation is such that the fed
eral court did not get jurisdiction of
the cause on the petition to remove.
Natchez-Followin the announce
ment of the Natchez city council that
| it would not oppose Sunday moving
! pictures in the event that the theaters
are operated more than one block
| from any church, a formal statement
has been issued by ministers of the
Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and
says in part: There must be a limit
somewhere to open violation of the
law and this bold action of the alder
men is certainly the limit. AS clti-
zens we appeal to the city fathers to
reconsider this matter and give Sc
| riouS and sober thought to all that
Is involved
Greenwood Gallon, an aviator
and ex-member of the British flying
corps, was convicted in the circuit
| court here of manufacturing intoxi-
eating liquors. His sentence has not
yet been imposed by the Judge. Gal
lion with two negroes were arrested
in Leflore county in August near
Berclair, when the sheriff and dep
uties raided a cabin and captured an
illicit still with a capacity of So gal
Ions. GALLON was armed and resist
ed arrest, but was overpowered.
| Crystal Springs.-The advocates OF
! the plan to create and enlarge tie
municipal separate school district as
certaining that the cost of transport
| ing the children to the school in town
would impose too great AN expense
upon the taxpayers of the town. pro.
lpose now to extend the present sepa-
rate municipal school district only
SO far as to include children who can
attend the school in town without
having to be transported by auto or
wagon.
| Blue Mountain.-Agnes Palmer
aged about six, adopted daughter Of
the late DR.. o. P. Palmer of this
place, whose family now resides in
New Albany, was crushed by truck.
her stomach and head being badly
mangled by the machine The little
girl and another child were playing
on the street, and it is understood
that Agnes was run over while trying
| to rise from the ground where she had
fallen at play.
Mantee.-At a meeting of stock.
| VII CCtOl0 do iOliOWo "SA z
elected: T. ]. Springer, A. j. Wo-
mack, G B. Pepper, w. A. Scott, ].
H. Salmon, w. T. George, H. w.
George. They reelected the same Of
ficers as were given the care of the
bank at it's opening on Oct. 1, 1907
A. M. Marley is president, ]. E. Lo-
gan. vice-president, H. w. George,
cashier.
Yazoo City.-County Chairman Miss
c. F. Kellogg of the European relief
fund has turned over to the treasurer
Of this county. Chas. Estes, the sum
of $63510, which will be forwarded
for the relief of the starving chill
dren of Eastern and Central Europe.
All reports have not come in as yet,
but it is not expected that this sum
will be very much larger.
Meridian.-One of the most impor-
tant deals consummated in Meridian
in some time has just been closed with
the purchase by j. w. Sanders from
C. w. and Mrs. L. S. Cochran of the
five-story Cochran office and store
building on the corner of Twenty-third
avenue and Eighth street The con-
sideration is given as $4,000.
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Jacksonville Mississippi state
land office is still being kept open.
since the death of Land Commissioners
M. A. Brown, by his son. Frank Brown,
who was deputy and assistant land
commissioner. r. d. Moore of Liber-
ty. Miss, who was appointed land
commissioner by the governor, has
not yet qualified.
Marks.-Entering one of the smaller
safes at the Riverside Bank. robbers
recently secured $3.50 in Liberty bonds
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