Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-08-11

ing taxes. Orders were issued from
the TAX commission at jackson Tor thu
board to SEQ that cultivatable lands
averaged SIS per acre and the wild
lands So per acre.
Houston.-The board of supervisors
have just finished equalizing the tax
assessments Of Chickasaw county. The
assessment was reduced nearly a mil
lion dollars from last year. due prln-
cipally to the decrease in the value Of
cattle and other stock, also in stock
of merchandise.
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Jackson.-At the pecent gathering
of extension workers at the A. & NJ
college plans were formulated for the
coming year in boys club work, and
F. J. Hurst, assistant for this district
to ]. E. Tanner, state head of boys
club work, has received detailed plans
for the year.
Observation-Disclosures of the Kenning-
ton mercantile interests here and in
Yazoo City gave an elaborate banquet
at the Edwards House, honoring Ed
ward Estes Remington, head Of the
various enterprises who has recently
returned from Europe.
Jackson.-Chancellor Stricken has
formally advised the attorneys in the
fire insurance case that he would pos
lively resume the hearing Aug. IL.
1t is expected that this will enable
the court to complete the hearing ear
ly in September before the regular
September term OF court begins in
this county.
Jacksonville secretary Of the state
board of peritentiary trustees has re-
ceived notification of the pardon of
John w. Toler, sent up from Simpson
county on the charge of manufacture
ing intoxicating liquor. Toler's term
would expire August % and the par
don is given for the purpose Of saving
his citizenship.
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Wyatte.-Walter Crockett, a promi-
nent and progressive farmer of the
Barr con, .nunity few miles west OF
Wyatt, lost two very fine mules by
lightning, during aneelectrical storm.
The mules were grazing in nearby
pasture and were ten feet from each
other when the bolt struck.
Sturgis-The protracted meeting at
the Baptist church has just been clos
ed with results satisfactory to every
Hody. Rev. Robert Wallace, of Inver-
hess, Miss, was in charge Of the serv-
ices, intense interest being manifested
in every sermon preached.
Yazoo City.-The store of A. Nichols
was robbed of more than 5000. The
supposition is that some one knew that
the money was there anu slipped into
the back and hid. When the store
was closed they got the money, open
ed The back door and fled.
Hernando.-News has just been re-
ceived here by relatives of the death
in Oxford of Hon. L. j. Farley. Mr..
Farley practiced law here for a num-
Der of years and was state senator
from this county for several terms.
Yazoo City.-Will Ward, a negro
tenant on the Rugby farm, went into
the woods with his son to cut some
wood. In telling tree it fell on a
younger son who had followed them
to the woods and his head was almost
completely severed from the body.
Natchez.-The city school board has
set Sept. IL as the date for the open
ing Of the public schools of Natchez.
The faculty list for the white schools
Is complete, all vacancies having bean
filled with the best material available.
Sherman.-After a series of revival
meetings which were held at Locust
Hill Baptist church, this community, a
good Sunday school, with an enr04-
ment of SO adults, beside number of
children, was organized recently.
Jackson. Receiver StoVall of the
Columbus & Greenville railroad, for
merly the Southern in Mississippi, IS
having much difficulty in solving the
complicated problems connected with
the receiyership The railroad owes
the state about $125,OOO in taxes for
the past year.
Aberdeen.-Mi Holmes Of the Illi-
nois State University at Carbondale,
ILL.,, is distinguished guest of the
Five County Normal, which has been
In session since July II.
Meridian.-Plans have been drawn
in this city for three-story brick ho-
tel to be built at Union, Miss, by S.
D. Parker, of Meridian, at a cost OF
about $4,000.
Blue Mountain L. D. Morris,
one of the best known gospel singers
in this section Of the state, has just
opened normal music school at the
Tiplersville Baptist church.
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