Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-01-13
Notes From state capitol

ton w. F. Bond to the effect that the
law makes no provision for aking
care of the duties OF county super
intendent OF education in the event
of temporary disability on the part OF
the incumbent Of the office.
The extension of the scope of the
work done by the geological survey
has necessitated additional office
force and. with the new year the po-
sition of assistant geologist was as
sumed by p F. Morse, a geologist by
talent, training and heredity, son OF
IW. C. Morse. who holds the chair Of
geology at the A. & M, College.
The railroad commission completed
its work and adjourned. In the mat
ter OF rates on coal mined in Mis-
sissippi the commission ordered all
roads to put In the rates recommend
ed by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for Louisiana and Texas, and
in Texas. This is a considerable re-
duction in rates heretofore charged
and is of special interest to North.
east Mississippi, where good quail.
ity of coal is being mined.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
P. P. Garner was in communication
with the Mississippi congressman
from his district, E. S. Gambler, who
is also a member of the COMPRESSION.
al committee Of agriculture, with re-
gard to the bill now before the COM
mittee asking an emergency apprO-
priation Of. $3.50, 900 for control of the
Mexican bean beetle, that has ap-
peared in Alabama and menaces this
state. AS soon as the bill has passed
the committee the congressman and
senator's of the state as a whole will
be asked for support OF the measure,
At well-attended meeting of thu
Young Women's Business Club of this
city in the assembly hall of the Car.
negie Library significant action was
taken in the resolutions unanimously
adopted recommending to the mayor
and city commissioners the appoint
ment of policewoman to be station.
ed preferably at the union depot.
DR.. w. c. Stingily stated that he
had to decline to receive for the Pas.
teur treatment 10 patients. This ac-
ton was necessitated by the notice
received from the United States gov
eminent that it can no longer furnish
the virus for the treatment.
The report of the registrar Of the
state penitentiary board, slightly de-
layed for lack Of complete record
from the various farms, shows that
there have been added to the 1888
convicts on hand last month 56 newly
convicted criminals, 10 Of whom are
white and three recaptured prison
ers. Twenty-six have been discharg.
ed, IL pardoned, six have escaped.
one has gone out on suspended sen.
tence apd one ON meritorious dis
charge, leaving 1901 now in the peni.
Tertiary. OF the Sc received eight
are life termers and one is in for Is
years. Other terms are rather shorter
than usual.
According to announcement made By
w. F. Bond, state superintendent Of ed.
ucation, district meetings for county
superintendent of education have been
arranged as follows: Meridian, Jan.
II, afternoon and night, and Jan. 10.
morning; Hattiesburg, forenoon, after
noon and night Of 18th; Brookhaven,
forenoon, afternoon and night Of the
2Oth; Now Albany, forenoon, afternoon
and night Of the oath; Clarksdaie, at.
ternoon and night Of the 25th, and
morning of the 26th; Grenada, rore
noon, afternoon and night Of the 9th:
Jackson, forenoon, afternoon and night
of Feb. 2.
Hazlehurst.- Hazlehurst's new Off
GERS were. sworn IN in the city hall BY
Mayor Ed M. Cooke.
Senatorial The board Of supervfn
ors retained the offices of county farm
agent and home economics agent.
Ccff3eville.-The public health work
in Yalobusha county has been max,
ing rapid strides during the past few
months under DR.. W. d. Beacham and
his health unit.
Ellisville.-Earl Sanders, a YOUNG
man about % years old, living two
miles from Ellisviile, was painfully
hurt by fall from a ladder he was
using in tearing down an old build.
ing. One finger was badly fractured
and his back seriously injured.
Indianola.-The supervisors OF Sun.
flower county passed an order reduc.
ing the salaries Of all deputies III the
superintendent of education, chancery
clerk, circuit clerk, sheriff and assess.
ors offices to amounts equaling from
about six en- to thirty per cent. The
order to take effect on April /, next.
Belzoni~-The financial condition OF
Belzoni, as given by Clc-k Paper
shows the town in prosperous con.
dition. When the new board Of may.
or end aldermen took charge there
was placed on the table by the clerk