Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24

City Attorney VIII Make Report to
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen.

the board Of aldermen and the city
attorney has been busily engaged il
the work since that time. He has 70
Vised the ordinances emitting such
ordinances as were obsolete and only
retaining those that are effective, and
II Is the purpose OF the mayor and
board OF aldermen when this code OF
laws Is handed them to instruct the
officers to enforce each ordinance to
the letter. This will mean strict Sun.
day closing, no grass on the streets,
strict sanitation, no cows on the
streets and no unmuzzled dogs.
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Hazlehurst.-W. L. Catchings, q
lifelong resident of this county, who
owned large plantation six miles
east of Hazlehurst, has sold his estate
to ]. F. Riley OF New Hebron, who
Will move on the farm at once. The
farm contains $40 acres and sold for
more than $50 per acre, good price
for land at this particular time. How,
ever the lands of this section have
been hard to buy, and the buyer of
this lace is lucky to obtain such
large, fertile tract at this season of
the year.
Blue Mountain.-Rev. Charles L.
Power, superintendent of missions of
the East Mississippi Presbytery, has
made an official visit to a number OF
congregations of this faith In this
county. He was highly pleased with
the progressive spirit evinced among
Tippah Presbyterians, was impressed
with some of the new houses of wor-
ship being constructed in the county
and stimulated the Presbyterian lead.
ers to greater activity for the work OF
the denomination for the coming year.
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Meridian.-A special officer of the
police department is en- route to Nc
ridian from Florence, Ala, having in
custody two white men--John Sample
and Frank Harvester-arrested in that
city by order of the chief of police
here as suspects in the robbery Of the
Marks-Rothenberg company stores and
the Winner, Klein & company ware.
house in this city, when a large guam
tity of merchandise is alleged to have
been hauled away.
Senatobia-Niss Eva Caldwell, the
home economics agent, reports that
the farmers wives of the county are
sure to have car of broilers to ship
in the month Of May this year. The
agent has been assured by poultry
dealers that If she can get to them |
q car OF broilers by this time, it will |
command top prices, averaging rs |
cents for each bgoiler.
Rome.-The Improvement Club has
done civic work here that adds to the
town materially. Trees have been
planted on the school grounds, also
slides and see-saws have
oeen provided by this club for the
school. The last meeting was most
interesting, consisting of musical num-
)ers, transaction of business and re-.
reshments.
Hattiesburg.-That large amount
will be spent in extending facilities
n this vicinity and that the company
Will undertake the canning of cana
'yrup this year was the announcement
made by J. J. Mcclure, manager OF
he American Pickle and Canning
company, who reached this city for a
conference with managers of the plant
lere
Meridian. Monroe Byrd has been
eclared winner of the contest In the
lass GRAFTON for senior class orator
t the graduation exercises, of the
leTidian high school, The subject
hosen by the young orator and the
ne that won him the honor was Sar-
ent S. Prentiss' speech in congress
n "Mississippis Contested Election.
Natchez.-Under direction OF J. L,
'ichols. nationally known pied pl.
er," the campaign to exterminate rats
l Natchez is progressing rapidly and
large number of rodents have been
estroyed The movement is backed
y the Natchez chamber Of commerce
nd county and city health officers.
Hazlehurst-A J. AinswC nth Is
uilding a new wholesale storehouse
n East Railroad avenue, as his eres- s
Mt location is now the property of {
le Hazlehurst Truckers association. t
e has contracted to build it of {
richly fireproof material and it will
, the lragest store of its kind to be
tilt here in some time.
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Natchez.--lt is announced by the
lnks of Natchez that they approve
Ie plan of reducing Gotten acreage
commended by the American Cotton
'sociation and will make no advances
lless pledges are given not to plant
ore than one-third Of the total cul- /.
waited acreage in cotton
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Blue Mountain.-The leading local !:
mber dealer has cut the price OF I!
mber from SO hundred to 81 a |
inbred feet.
$500