The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-10-29
Jackson.-Ftve hundred outstanding

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the state militia passed through the
city en- route home from the intensive
practice camp at Vicksburg, and al
though many Of the companies have
but recently received uniforms and ac.
coutrements, they presented in march
ing through the business streets of the
city to Smith Park, the appearance of
seasoned veterans, and their maneu.
vers within the limited and broken
area of the park would have done
credit to soldiers of long training.
Coldwater.-The biggest rat story
| heard here in some time comes from
Tyro, small town in the eastern part
OF this county. At the home of Lewis
Boyd the rats have cut down the pot
flowers on the front porch and a guest
in the home was bitten on the arm by
a rat after he had retired at night. The
children of the family counted forty.
| five grown rats around a vacant house
near the Boyd home.
| West Point.-The West Point cham.
Der Of commerce has been successful
| in securing the cooperation of the II.
linois Central railroad company in
putting on a swine campaign in Clay
county. 1t is proposed that the infor-
nation along the line of profitable hog
raising be carried direct to the door
of the farmers instead Of having the
farmers come In to the meetings In
masses.
Hazlehurst.-The educational office
here has announced that the week Of
| Nov. sill will be observed in all the
schools Of the county in an effort to
encourage and teach the rudiments OF
"correst speech" The school men
evidently are finding that teachers
have been badly neglecting the first
principles of teaching good usage OF
English grammar. An estimate of this
county shows that only about 10 per
cent of rural school children use even
ordinary good English language.
Blue Mountain.-Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church has selected IL dele
gates to attend the convention in Rip.
ley for the purpose Of organizing a
Tippah county Baptist association, to
be composed Of the more than 20 Bap-
tist churches of this county and to
take the place of the old Tippah Bap.
tist association.
Marks.-Mrs. Annie Turner chair.
man for Quitman county OF the Old
Ladies' Home association at Jackson,
Is actively engaged in raising funds
for this Institution. The various
churches of the towns are co-operat.
ing with her in the work and 1t is
expected that generous response
will be made by the people OF Mark ;
and the community at large.
Clarksdale-At the offices of the
Barton-Still tobacco company recently
d meeting of local citizens was held
to promote the plans for the establish
ment of hospital in Clarksdale. Fos-
tered by the Kiwanis club, this move
ment has already been given notable
impetus and the meeting is expected
to cement the different interests of the
city in one concerted movement
Blue Mountain.-At a mass meeting
of the student body ef Blue Mountain
college Miss Mabel Goodwin, president
of the 1922 senior class, was instruct
ed to express to Hon. Emory E.. Leake
Of Tupelo, Miss, the profound appre-
ciation of the faculty and students for
his generous donation of $4,000 to be
used in the construction of a college
swimming pool.
Hazlehurst.-Higdon Barker, IL
year-old son of A. P Barker, living six
miles north of Hazlehurst, fell from
school delivery truck several days ago
and was apparently getting over the
trouble when he was sent home by his
teacher a few days later. A peculiar
internal trouble set in and he was
carried to hospital in Jackson, where
he died from the trouble.
Blue Mountain-Rev e. J. Eubanks.
one Of the most useful rural Baptist
pastors of this county, has just cele-
brated his 9th birthday.
Pheba-The quarterly conference OF
this district is in session at Cedar
Bluff church, about six miles from
here.
Eupora.-While the family was at
Sunday school it was discovered that
]. F. Wofford's residence was on fire
BY quick action of neighbors and cit
izens most of the household goods
and furniture in three Of the front
rooms was saved
Indianola.-The six cotton gins Of
Indianola will pay $40 per ton for cot
ton seed.
Winona.-The women Of Winona
have formed an organization for civic
improvement and the moral and spir
itual uplift of the whole community.
Marks.-The second meeting of the
County Teachers association was held
at the high school auditorium here the
other day.
Hattiesburg.-A large class OF can
didates for Scottish Rite degrees will