Okolona messenger., 1921-10-27
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered dfromA All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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of Blue Mountain college has Just an
bounced to the student body here that
the board OF trustees plans to erect a
large wing to the LowreS dOrmitory
OF Blue Mountain college during the
coming summer This annex is to
eontain rooms enough to take care of
go or 76 students, each Of the rooms
being supplied with private bath and
other modern conveniences
~ Biloxi.-T. J. Desporte Of Biloxi has
gone to Montgomery, Ala, as a rep.
resentative Of the local shrimp and
ypyster packers to try to convince
Alabama officials that an injustice
would be done in passing the proposed
bill now before the Alabama legisla-
ture which, If passed, would prevent
Y ,ftMiSsissippians from taking shrimp
from water OF the adjoining state. The
bill has passed the Alabama senate,
Following its recommendation by Coy.
sKilby.
" Yazoo City.-The exceptionally good
weather has made it possible for most
Of the farmers to gather their cotton,
(which has been brought into Yazoo
City at very rapid rate. Although
the farmers have put the cotton on
the market the demand is good and
cottOn buyers continue to buy as fast
as it is brought in, and there is very
little being held.
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Eupora.-Burglars broke into the
Ohop Of the Eupora Motor company
and took the two gas tanks used for
welding castings. They did not take
the welding points with the gas. The
presumption is that they had points
more suitable for their work than the
points used in the shop for ordinary
welding.
q Clarksdale.-The Delta Cola COM
pany, a manufacturing concern, has
just been organized in this city with
q capital stock of $4,000. It proposes
to manufacture and sell all kinds of
J. soft drinks, the manufacture of which
is not prohibited by law, and to dis
pose of all kinds and classes Of syr-
ups for bottlers' use or the soda foun-
tains.
Ruleville.-Fire originated in the
home of ]. A. Afford, prominent
planter of this city, at $3.50 o'clock 9
few nights ago and before the flames
were subdued this home, as well as
that occupied by Supt e, B. Allen of
the Ruleville public schools, was to-
tally destroyed.
"A Clarksdale.-W. A. Schmidt, a law
yer of this city, has been named chair
man of the Red Cross drive in Goa
homa county which commences Nov.
II IL and will continue until Thanks
giving. This is the annual member
ship drive which extends throughout
the United States.
N Coldwater Alice Gates of
Crockett is making garments from
wool grown at home. A small herd of
sheep is kept on the farm and Mrs.
Gates clips the wool, washes, cards,
spins and knits it into finished gar
Sments.
H Coldwater.-A. Y. Gillespie of this
place reports one of the best yields of
lespedeza hay ever grown in this Sec
tion. From three-acre tract of hill
\ land he has cut $4,000 pounds Of hay.
This was the third year the land has
been in lespedeza and the crop has
been getting better each year.
Yazoo City.-The Yazoo Farm Loan
association has placed $225,O0O in farm
loans in the county, 1t has been an
nounced. Officials declare this ex-
ceeds the total of all other county as
sociations in the district, including
d Louisiana, Mississippi and part of Ala
bama
Coldwater-In spite Of a short crop
and splendid weather for getting farm
work done there is an unsupplied de-
mand for cotton picKers, and the price
OF picking has advanced to a dollar
per 100 pounds. At the opening of
the season the price was only so
cents.
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(. Wyatte.-The state board Of the
Mississippi Baptist will begin tith-
ing campaign within few days, in
which they have engaged DR.. B. F.
Whitten, prominent Baptist minister
Of Coldwater, to visit every Baptist
church in Tate county in the interest
Of the campaign.
Batesville. Hon. Lomax b. Lamb
win move to Marks soon to form
law partnership with Judge. p H.
Lowery. He is mayor Of Batesvtlle
and is one of the leading citizens and
his going away win be regretted by all
classes.
Shannon. Burglars entered the de-
pot at this place, taking four automo
bile castings which had come by ex.
press a few days previous. A crow
Var used to open the door OF the
feight room, which opens inte the
main office, where express is kept,