The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-09-16
MISSISSIPPI.
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Thrasher-Tom Falls of this neigh
borhood for several years has been ex-
perimenting with cotton and observ-
ing that it's production didn't realize
much more than enough to pay the
ginning, he resolved to quit and enter
some other business. Somebody told
him there was a good deal OF money in
cows and the dairy business He pur-
chased about 80 head of cattle and a
separator and began shipping cream
to Tupelo and other places. Every
month he gets a check averaging 1925,
to say nothing of the profits he re-
ceives from the by-products of the
dairy, such as calves, pigs and ferti-
lizer.
Crystal Springs.-A two weeks pro-
racted meeting viii be held at the
Methodist church, beginning Sunday
night, Sept. 4. The meeting will be
conducted by Evangelist VIM. McIn-
tosh, and the singing by Robt. Cooper.
The services will be held in the new
$4,000 Methodist church, and large
crowds are expected to attend these
L.eetings, as all other denominations
IN town have waived their services and
will cooperate with the Methodist in
making the meeting a success.
Jackson.-The next term OF the unit
versity will begin Wednesday, Sept.
IL Among the innovations announced
for the term is the adoption Of a
thTee-year law course in which the
theory and practice of law will be
taught so as to qualify a student grad
nate for Immediately beginning prac-
tice A practice court will be insti-
futed over which one of the faculty
will preside as Judge.
New Orleans, La.-Walter Parker.
general manager of the association of
commerce, has left for Atlanta to con
duct this city's fight before the Bap-
tist home mission board for the pro-
posed $2,0OG,OOO hospital to be built
by southern Baptists In a campaign
New Orleans has raised $23,270 toward
the $4,000 required for purchase of
the hospital site here, and the rest of
the amount is said to be in sight
Hattiesburg.-The million dollar tim
Der deal in this city, when 200 million
feet Of standing timber and a large
land acreage in the vicinity of the Tai
lhala Lumber company's camp between
Hattiesburg and Richton was sold to
the MajOr-Sowere interests, means the
erection of an important plant in Hat
tiesburg for the manufacture Of yel-
low pine lumber, according to reports
in lumber circles here. and also por-
tends added Importance to this city
EhTnn1upr r,Ofut
Crystal Springs special cleo
tion ordered by the board of super
visors of the county to authorize the
issuance of $15O.0OO in bonds for the
purpose Of raising money to build
concrete bridges throughout the county
elected but little interest at this pre-
cinct, although it involved a question
of vital Importance TO every citizen.
Out of voting strength at this box of
75O votes only 261 votes were poIIed.
Natchez.-The Adams county board
OF supervisors has made a proposal TO
create a $4,000 emergency fund |
through loan warrant for the purpose |
of maintaining roads and taking care
OF paupers until taxes are paid in. At |
present the county has no money |
available for this purpose on account |
Of the general fund having been ex-
hausted.
Meridian-W F. Mazingo, a carman |
Of the local Mobile & Ohio shops, is in |
a local hospital suffering from a
broken back as a result of a box car
falling on him while employed at the |
shops The car was on the rip track /
undergoing repairs and Mr.. Mazingo |
was underneath, when the brace sud
denly fell. pinning him underneath.
Pontotoc.-The forty-fifth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wilson Bell of Memphis, Tenn,
who are spending the heated season
at their summer home, "Boxwood
Place" in Pontotoc, was celebrated
here with a dinner given by their
daughter, Mrs Erskine NJ Carr.
Brookhaven.-Fred MOreton, e high
school boy Of Is, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S E Moreton, sold Is bales of cotton
which he and a negro hand raised and
held over from last year at 13 "a cents
per pound.
Greenville-Horace V. Schwarzkopf
has accepted a position on the steamer
Kewanee as radio chief He was in
the United Stats naval service as ra-
dio operator on the Kearsarge during
the war.
Canton.-Eve -ything is now ready
for Gypsy Smith, Jr, meeting, which
g TO begin Sunday. Sept. 4, and will
continue through Sept z5.
Greenville-The staple cotton coop
erative association is pushing its To-
cal organizations in the several coun-
ties OF the state.
West Point-Carion buzzards circled
about the shack of Monroe Cooper
wood. negro Within the shack was
the body of Cooperwood. the head ,
practically severed by an ak blow
Blue Mountain.-In a community
south OF Blue Mountain a choice beef
has Just been sold from a wagon at
three cents pound for fore quarters ;
and five cents pound for steak. ,
Jackson.-R d. Moore. state land {
commissioner. has appointed Mrs. R.