Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-08-11
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
GatheredfrOm Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Meridian.-Two city police court ap.
pealed cases were thrown out of the
circuit court by Judge Fatheree anC
the defendants who had been fined the
limit Of $50.50 on charges of being
drunk, discharged on, motion Of At
torney Henry Shots, defense counsel.
that the police court affidavits in
printed form used the words police
Justice" when as a matter. Of fact
there is no police justice in Meridian,
the police court judge being mayor,
Senatobia.-The Cumberland Tele.
phone company had two suits filed
against it in the circuit here and two
of its linemen arrested for trespass,
growing out of dispute in the account
Of w. E. Still, it is said, over % cents
difference in a bill and the removal
of the telephone from residence over
his protest.
Forest.-Hon. T. G. Bilbo, Of Poplar.
vile, former governor of Mississippi,
devoted good part of his speech here
to the three great evils of the day,
which he, classed as follows: First,
the automobile; second, the movies,
and third, the ladies' mode of dressing.
He said that these three were rapidly
bringing us to a moral crisis.
Holly Springs.-Dr. R. F. Cooper,
the new president of Mississippi synod
ical college Of this city, announces
that he has been fortunate in securing
as successor of Mrs. T. w. Raymond
as director of the musical department
Miss Mary Van Wagenen of the music
department of Broalus college, Phil
ippi, w. Va.
New Albany.-The mayor and board
Of aldermen of the city of New AL.
bany, desiring to keep abreast of the
times and at the same time give prop
er recognition to so important road as
the Bankhead highway, at its last
meeting changed the names OF all the
streets traversed through the city's
limits by the Bankhead highway to
the Bankhead highway street.
Camp Bryapt.-The Hi Y girls, who
are at Camp Bryant, hiked to inspect
the sites of the extinct towns of Plum
mreville, Perryville and Henderson,
vile. These towns were flourishing
in the '3O'sI but all became extinct
shortly afterward, each founder living
to see the,town bearing his name Cola
pletely obliterated.
arksdale.-William A. Alccrn, plo-
neer Resident of Coahoma county and
a member of one of Mississippis most
distinguished families, died at his home
in this city after a critical illness of
about a week and a condition Of IL
health which has extended through
the past year.
Wyatte.-Earle Freeman, a former
Wyatte citizen, but now of Chulahoma,
town three miles from this place,
has just purchased the mercantile bust.
ness from Jack w. Barnette of Marian
ma, a town located about half way be-
tween Wyatte and Holly Springs. He
will not take possession of the BUSH
ness until the first of the year.
Greenwood The 100000 bond issue
of Sidon Consolidated school district
was scld by the board of supervisors
to the First Bank at Itta Bena at par.
Plans and specifications are being
made for an up-to-date school build
ing at that place and the board of su.
pervisors will let the contract for this
building at the September meeting.
Clarksdale.-At the regular monthly
meeting held here of the Cooper-Yer-
ger Legion Post tentative plans were
adopted for the entertainment of the
visitors to the annual state convention
which will be held here Sept. 20 and
a. inclusive.
Natchez. Cotton is beginning to
open in the section adjacent to Match
ez. On account of boil weevil and adj
verse weather conditions the crop out
look is poor, and in addition to this
there was decided reduction in the
acreage.
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Meridian. -Work has begun here on
a new $40, 900 residence which is to be
erected by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Feb
leman,s in 23d avenue between 18th
and 18th streets. When completed il
will be one Of the handsomest homes
in Meridian.
Agricultural College, the pur-
pose in view to develop in Mississippi
a comprehensive and workable farm
commodity marketing system, especial
ly cotton, ON cooperative basis, Sc
ries Of instruction conferences, sim
liar to that held at oxford, July n,
has been arranged for.
Biloxi.-A Rotary club will be organ
ICED here with % business men al
charter members. E. s. Beale, local
real estate dealer, is chairman Of the
organization committee, and he haI
been at work some time getting mem
bersIf for the organization.