Okolona messenger., 1921-08-04

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Hazlehurst.-The Masonic picnic
given here by the Masons OF the coun
ty was q great success and fully 1900
people attended the event.
Hernando.-The DeSoto camp OF the
United Confederate Veterans will meet
for their annual reunion at Lake View
and are planning for big day.
Biloxi.-C. q. Dees, Q merchant oI
PARKINSON, In Stone county, has filed
a voluntary petition In bankruptcy in
the federal court here.
Tupelo.-Riley Boozer narrowly es
capped death here when an engine Of
a Mobile Ohio freight train crashed
into and demolished the truck which
he was driving.
Natchez.-After a stay Of nearly
seven weeks in Natchez for the pur-
pose Of filming the photoplay, "Slippy
MCGEE, the company sent here by the
Oliver Morosco productions company,
mas ICJuIu0U W LIN AuBO105p N1l.
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Tutwiler.-Quite a number Of plant.
ers from Tallahatchie, Quitman and
Sunflower counties made a trip to the
Mississippi experiment station, They
went to get first-hand information on
better farming.
Macon.-Carr and Keller, members
of the Noxubee county jersey cattle
club, have shipped one Of their finest
registered Jersey bull calves as a do.
nation to the Mississippi Jersey cattle
club, to be sold at auction in the sale
to be held at the A. & M. college.
NatcheZ.-An examination under eI-
ecutiye order for postmaster of Nat.
chez will be held here. Due to the
fact that there are no outstanding re-
publicans in Natchez the belief is gen.
orally held that Postmaster w. D.
Doterly will be renominated.
Jackson.-Qualified women electors
are not subject to road duty in Mis-
sissippi, neither are they subject III
jury duty. Both of these questions
have been presented to the attorney
general and both have been settled SO
far rs that department is concerned.
Jackson.-Attornsy General Frank
Robinson has returned from Washing
ton, where he spent several days be.
fore the interstate commerce commits.
sion, arguing the proposed increase N
rates in what is known IS the "Missis-
sippi valley" district.
Natchez.-Efforts to save the life
Of r. G. Betz, Of Gloster, an employe
of logging road Of the GlOster lum.
Der company, who was crushed by q
locomotive, were fruitless, and he died
at the Natchez hospital shortly aftcr
his arrival. Both legs of the victim
were badly mangled.
Yazoo City.-Mrs. r. p. Miller, wifa
of the proprietor of the r. P. Miller
store of this city, was painfuy burned
when she dropped a pan of hot water
she was carrying to the back yard to
scald a chicken. She slipped on
brick walk and the boiling water spill
ed down her side and leg.
Starkville.-FarmerS in all parts of
the county seem to be in better spir-
ifu ovor tho or0D oituofiou TN ,,ut;l
two weeks ago it had the appearance
that the farmer would make but little
corn owing to the prevailing drouth,
no rain having fallen since April Now
the seasons have been fine and a
bumper crop of corn will be produced.
Biloxi.-E. G. Tonsmeire, president
of the First National Bank of Biloxi,
has accepted the appointment as city
chairman Of the national budget com
mittee, which Is engaged in q nation
vide campaign to support Gen. Chas.
G. Dawes, director of the budget, in
hts efforts to effect reduction of the
burden Of federal taxation.
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ackson.-Negotiatio are pending
for a conference between attorneys on
10th sides for considering a compro-
mise proposition in the sand and gray.
ell rate case. now pending before Judge
Foster Of Louisiana.
Jackson.-R. N. Shields, cashier OF
the defunct Bank of Pelahatchie, was
acquitted on charge of embezzlement
by a jury in the circuit court of Ran
kin county after only q short deliber.
alton.
BrooRhaven.-Dr. /. l.. Parsons Of
this city, commander OF the American
Legion in Mississippi, states that Col
George Hoskins Of Brookhaven and
F. ]. Beck Of Laurel will make the
tour of France to which Legion dele
gates have been invited by the French
government, leaving in August.
HazlehuFst.-Tax Assessor Lowrey
Mullen has filed his final rolls for ap-
'proval Of the supervisors, and as this
years was only personally, the rolls
are much shorter than when land -