Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-11-25
4 ISSISSIPPI
| i STATE NEWS

Jackson-W. B. Kelly, a well known
druggist Of this city, shot himself in
the garage Of his home on North st.
Jackson.-There will be no collec-
ton for near east relief in schools
here.
New Albany-At its regular meet
ing Joseph Warren Lodge No II elect
ed its officers for the year 1922.
Brookhayen-The board of super
vlsors have completed the tax levy for
Lincoln county.
Brookhayen-A campaign for equip.
nent for the municipal hospital will
Oe held Nov 21-3O.
Marks.-Children Book Week was
observed in the Marks high school by
the various grades.
McCool.-The Laird company OF this
town was awarded the contract for the
erection OF the East McComb school
building at $4,000.
GulfpOrt.-A Mennonite church, with
about q members, was dedicated Sun.
day at a point about two miles west
Of the Harrison county farm,
Meridian.-The November term OF
The Lauderdale county chancery court
mas been convened for a weeks SEES
sion by Chancellor George c. Tam.
Brookhaven.-L. H. Bowen, editor
Of the Lincoln County Times, has re-
turned from a six weeks tour of
Hawaii with the press congress Of the
world.
BrookhavSn.-Stud Of Whit
worth's gymnasium courses presented
a beautiful pantonime called a Doll
Display the work of their instructor,
Miss Cain, to raise funds for the gym
equipment,
Coldwater.-J. r. Callicott, a leading
dairyman Of Coldwater, is the owner
Of a most unusual cow. She is a young
Jersey COW, with her first calf, and
during a period of two days she gave
IL gallons Of weighed milk.
Hattiesburg-Leroy Morris. who
went to Mobile, Ala, a few months
ago as general agent Of the Missis-
sippi Central railroad, has again been
promoted and will return to Hatties-
burg with the title Of assistant gen.
oral freight and passenger agent.
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Hattiesburg. -Irma Ryan, aged 49,
living about a mile from Lux, in Gov.
ington county, is in Jail here, having
been arrested charged with the theft
of an automobile belonging to J. A.
Simmons Of this city, which was stolen
from in front of a local theater
Leland-The Wesley Bible class OF
the NJ e. church, South, has appoint
ed a committee to draft resolutions
commencing the president and Hughes
and others of the great undertaking Of
bringing to a halt the building Of fur
Their battleships.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of State Power,
who is president of the state board Of
contracts, has notified printers and
publishers interested that the letting
of the state printing contracts for the
next two years has been postponed
from Nov. % to Dec 5, next
Jackson-GOy. Russell was called
upon by a delegation of citizens from
Lena Leake county, requesting him
to offer a reward for the apprehension
and arrest of viii Mullins, an ex-sol-
der who is charged with killing D.
l.. Golden recently
Charleston.-The people of ITALIA
hacthie county are gratified and eated
over the successes of Miss Elaine Mas
sey home economics agent for this
ounty, and her club members in the
recent fair contests.
Coldwater- Sneed, a rural mail
carrier of this place, made a splendid
crop of corn this year. doing the work
In the afternoons after completing his
mail delivery. He planted six acres Of
branch bottom land near town in
Woodruff Mosby corn, from which he
harvested 26O bushels, or 43 bushels
to the acre.
Hernando-The bureau OF census of
the department of commerce announc-
es the preliminary report on the num-
Der of bales of cotton ginned in DeSoto
county. The report was made public
at 10 am, Monday, Oct. %. The re-
port showed the number of bales gin
ned in 1921 to be 11,OSO, and for 1920,
4,4OS.
Coldwater.- Illinois Central de-
pot here is badly infested with rats
and a large amount of damage is done
to freight which remains in the depot
overnight, in spite Of constant war
fare waged on the rats By the porter.
This darkey, whose name 70 Grant,
claims the distinction of killing seven
grown rats in the depot at one shot
} with a shotgun.
enatobia-Tate county has ginnad
. $500 bales of cotton to date. 1t is as