The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-04-02
REPORT PEN VALUES.
Total Worth Of All Property Fixed At
$5,75s,4o3.76.

ted their report to the governor, snow
ing as follows:
The total valuation Of all property
of the penitentiary was estimated to
be IS, S,403.75; the value of real es
tate was placed at s4,770,350; live
stock was valued at $250917; personal
property was placed at $274637.45;
farm products on hand were valued
at $462. .499.30. These estimates were
made as of Jan. l, 1921. The report
shows that the penitentiary had on
hand on the first OF January, 1888
bales of cotton and 1000 pounds OF
seed cotton. Total value Of cotton
was placed at $254,949.45.
Ruleville.--Petitions are being cir
culated throughout the fifth supervis-
ors' district of Sunflower county to be
presented to the board of supervisors
at their April meeting, asking that an
election be ordered to ascertain If the
qualified electors of the district favor
an additional bond issue of $25O,0oh
with which to complete as far as p1s
sible the gravel roads already unde5
| construction and to supplement tEs
construction of a federal aid concrete
post road between this city and Drew.
six miles north of here.
Water Valley.-Payment of take,
for the fiscal year ending February 4.
exceeds all records of the county II.
the second court district delinquents
will not exceed one-tenth OF one per
cent Only eight are advertised, AMI
about half of these are in the city Of
Water Valley, while in the first court
district will run about three-tenths OF
one per cent This refers to the local
taxes. state, county and city, and not
the corporation taxes Of the big cor
porations now in muddle
Batesville.--A Chamber of Com
merce has been organized in Bates
Vile with 30 members. ]. B. Caroth
ers was made chairman and G. e
Flint secretary. A committee was
appointed to solicit new members. Al
the request of the business men, c
W Watson of Memphis came down
and assisted in the organization an
made splendid talk in presenting
the farm bureau plan, which was
adopted by the Batesville chamber o
commerce.
Jacksonville regular meeting o
the bond improvement commission
will be held in Jackson on the SECOND
Monday in April At this meeting
the commission expects to let con
tracts for two cottages and trad
school at the Industrial Training
: school at Columbia. There will ais
be let contracts for dormitory a
the university and additions to th
dining hall of Rick's Hall at that in
stitution.
Ashland. One of the busiest organ
izations in this community is the la
dies home demonstration club. Th'
recent meeting was well attended ant
an interesting program was carried
out The ladies are doing good work
according to their leader Miss Anist
Browning, along the lines of beauti
flying the homes, planting orchard
trees and raising poultry.
Jackson.-By agreement of counsel
argument in the case citing the fire
insurance agents for contempt oi
court, will be heard by Chancellor
Stricken This is the case of the re
cevers appointed by the court to re
ceive the garnished funds, against the
agents who have refused to turn over
such funds on advice of their attor
neys.
Amory- Pat Harrison spoke to a
large audience in the park here. He
reviewed the work of the democratic
party in constructive legislation for
the benefit of the country generally
in the organization and law of the re-
serve banking system, farm loan
banks. etc. and the recent fight III
congress against the iniquitous tariff
bill.
Houlka Locomotive Engineer T. A.
Melton OF the Gulf, Mobile and Nor
thern railroad was severely burned
here when the babbit with which he
was endeavorng to pack boxing ex-
ploded and completely covered one
side of his face and the right arm. /,
Fayette.-Truckers in this county
have put all tomato plants in the field
and expect to be able to ship tomatoes
considerably earlier than usual. Many
plants are blooming The acreage IL
much greater than usual.
oxford The last Fayette county
farm bureau shipped four cars of hogs
and one car of young calves under six
months of age The hogs brought
from S9.45 for pigs to $9.55 for the
largest hogs.
Meridian-The Meridian District
in the Fifth street Methodist church.
An extensive and instructive program
Nnworth League Institute will be held
has been arranged.
Greenwood. The Woman's Auxil-
larry of the Presbyterian church en-
| tertained the men of the church and
congregation with an elaborate ban
ouet here. The function was an in
formal get-together meeting of the
men to discuss plans for church and,
| Sunday School work, and the evening