The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-01-22
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jackson Department Makes Arrange
ment for Virus-Now Ready.

is now prepared to take care of pa
tients coming here for treatment for
prevention of rabies. This department
had been relying upon supplies of virus
furnished by the federal government,
and recently the government had to
cut off this allowance. The board has
managed to arrange, however. to con-
tinue Treatment, and DR.. Stingily
thinks he will have no difficulty in car
ing for all patients who come here.
The department is going to make
strong plea to the next legislature for
establishment of plant here to make
the virus.
Jackson-In the referendum elec-
tion held recently the voters OF Jack.
son promptly passed the buck back
to the city commission by voting down
both the bond issue for municipal own
ership and the rate increase to the
present company The bonds were de-
feated, 71S to 1879, and the rates were
defeated, 71S to 431. The problem now
is once more up to the city authorities.
Shaw, Miss-As an aftermath OF
the mad dog episode recently two vic
tins of the rabid animals are absent
for treatment. DR.. J. NJ. Fosters g.
year-old daughter, who was bitten by
his own dog, is in Memphis under DR..
LeRoy's treatment by the Pasteur
method The other victim is negro
man who finally consented to take
the treatment as precautionary
measure.
Jacksen-By agreement of the attor.
neys in the insurance case further
extension of time was allowed for the
garnishees to answer. Reports of gar
nishees are being mailed in and are
reaching the chancery clerks office
in every mail The largest amount of
assets thus far reported from any one
agency is 100000, the others running
lower Some of those to come may
exceed these figures.
Brookhaven, Miss.-Dr. w. A.
Towns of Union church vicinity has
returned from hunting trip near Nei-
velton, Tensas parish, bringing back
deer as a trophy as Is his custom
on each annual hunt. Dr. Towns
states 10 minutes after he sighted the
victim of his Workmanship, deer
big as mule sped past him and
whetted his appetite for q return to
Tensas next year.
Walthall, Miss.-A car load OF corn,
oats, flour and cottonseed meal, on
the order of w. l.. Mcbride, county
agent, arrived at Eupora and will be
distributed among the farmers OF the
county. 1t is estimated that this act
i've agent has saved the farmers OF
the county much more than the taxes
they pay to keep up his salary. He
is an expert in finding markets for
farmers in both buying and selling.
Amory, Miss.-Burglars entered the
store of A. Williams at Becker, three
miles south of Amory, and blew open
the safe, but did not get any money
as the safe was used only for keep
ing the books and papers of the store.
They took about SIS worth oR goods
so far as could be estimated BY Mr..
Williams clerk, which consisted OF
two pairs of shoes. coat and candy.
The thieves entered the side door,
and their tracks in the mud showed
that there were two of them.
Jackson, Miss.-Members of the w.
o. w. all over Mississippi are enthusi.
astic over the announcement by the
state manager that Gen. w. A. Fraser,
sovereign commander Of the Wood
men of the World of Omaha, Neb,
will be in Jackson, Miss. March II,
Is and 10 to attend the head camp |
This is the first time in |
the history of this great society that |
the head officer has been induced to
come to the head camp convention In
Vicksburg.-Mrs. Henry Ross and
Mrs George Worthy, sisters of Jesse
J. Watts, who is condemned to hang
Friday Feb. IL, at Port Gibson, for
the murder of Dr. D. S. Alverson on
January 5, last year, in the Vicksburg
National Military Park, are circulating
4 petition for commutation of the
leath sentence. The petition was cir
,ulated in WiHers, just above the
,ity, where Watts and his family lived
md where his wife and children are
low living. Several signatures were
obtained
Sardis, Miss.-The Bank of Sardis
las moved into it's spacious new quar-
ers on Main street, which have been
n the course of construction the past
several months. Since the organiza-
ion of this bank in 1876. it has oc-
,upied the west end of the present
building, but continuous growth de-
handed larger quarters, and the
directors decided last summer to re- :
model the building aad convert the
,ast end on Main street into mod
rn banking house. With new marble
ixtures, tile floor and other modern
the interior would 40
redit to a city institution.
McCarley.-Miss Alma Turner and 4
dr. Charles Nelson were united In
carriage near Carrollton. the cere-
nony being performed by Rev. A. c.
Jason. at his home, Riverside
Ieights.
MabAn.-Nr, Albert Barton, q we'll.