Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-01-06
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Records Show County Has Seventy
Pen conVlets.

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crime centers OF the state. In respect
to the number OF criminals contributed
to the penal institutions the last, al.
phabetically speaking. is first, Warren
county heading the list with 10 con-
victs, of whom IA are life-termers.
Washington ana Kinds run Warren q
close second, with LefIore and Lauder.
dale not far behind.
Benton, Calhoun, Hancock, PontotOe
and Rankin have clean sheets, Web
ster and George have only one convict
each, Iissaquena, Itawamba, Jackson,
Lawrence and Scott. three each; Tip
pah. Franklin, TishomingO, Smith and
Walthall, four each. and Choctaw.
Clarke, Newton, Prentiss and Winston
five each.
Washington. I'm the sundry civil bill,
as reported to the house, provision is
made to care for transportation facil
tiles along the Mississippi and Warrior
rivers. This includes an item Of $40O,.
900 for construction OF terminal dock
at South st. Louis.
Others for which provision is made
are cotton handling equipment at Mem
phis, 100000; terminal dock at New
Orleans, 100000.
Starkville.z-Near Bradley, where
dance was in progress, Buster Buford
and Mr.. Stewart were out in the yard
examining a new pistol of the auto
matte order, the property Of Buford
Stewart, after handling it, took hold OF
the barrel to hand it back to Buford,
and in some manner one of the car.
tridges exploded. entering the shoulder
Of Stewart, breaking the bones in sew.
eral places.
Hattiesburg.-'E Economic until II
hurts, save until you have, and live
much under your income" is the mes.
sage brought home from Washington
by Representative Paul B. johnson Of
Hattiesburg, representative Of the
Sixth District in Washington. Con.
gresham Johnson says that thrift Is
the sole means Of getting over the
present financial situation facing the
country.
Jackson.-All efforts looking toward
a. compromise Of the antitrust suit
filed by the state revenue depart
ment against 100 fire insurance com
panies doing business in Mississippi,
advanced at a series OF conferences
which began here last week, have
failed, according to announcement of
local committee of underwriters.
Crystal Springs-The fire insurance
agencies here are worried on account
Of the suspension Of their companies
here. The agencies report that they
will have over 100000 in insurance to
expire on January 1, and that their
companies have refused to accept re-
newals until the muddle with the reve-
nue. agent is adjusted.
Starkvihe.-To satisfy Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Skies, parents OF Ode Skies,
who was shot to death accidentally by
negro boy named Jesse Nicely, Sheriff
Hastings placed the negro in Jail He
was tried and, according to the evil
dence adduced, it was found that 1t was
pure case OF carelessness, and he was
discharged.
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son Of Jim Thompson, who was hurt
while another boy was putting the
shot at the school ground was dan
gerously wounded, was carried to q
hospital for treatment. He was struck
on the head with a heavy iron ball.
Blue Mountain.-In spite of the holi-
day season Blue Mountain continued to
ship hardwood, which was hauled in by
the farmers, eager to adopt any legiti
mate method of running up their reve-
nues in order to meet their outstanding
obligations.
Blue Mountain.-The Tippah Baptist
preachers will hold ministers insti-
tute at the county site January 1929,
according to Dr. R. A. Kimbrough Of
this place, field secretary of the Bap.
list state mission board of Mississippi.
Ripley.-Rev. J. Frank Ray, formerly
OF this county, but now a missionary to
Japan, is a visitor here. This time he
came to America on account Of Ill
health. He left his wife and four chill
dren in Japan.
Marks Quitman county has lost
much valuable property by fire. -Four
large brick stores in the town of Oar
ling, with the entire contents, were de-
stroyed.
Yazoo City.-Prof. L. A. White, prin.
cipal Of Anding consolidated school,
and Miss Gussie Kirk were married at
the residence Of the brides parents,
near Anding.
RipIey.-Miss Inez Powell, who IL
teaching in the high school at Dumas.
and Jess Reaves, Of that community,
we're united in marriage.
Ripley.-Mlss Hermie Finger, Of this
place, and Mr.. s. w. Wardlaw, OF OK.