Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-15
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Farm l.0an association is now receiv-
ing applications for loans. The follow
ing statement was made public by Sec
retary Allen Bridgeforth; TO whom
It may concern: This is to notify all
applicants for farm leans to the Yazoo
National Farm Loan association that
the Federal Land Bank of New Or
leans will start closing loans about
May l, 1921, and that the loan asso-
citation is receiving applications for
loans at the present time
Hattiesburg.- Willard Loveland, six,
was killed outright: his mother, Mrs.
c. A. Loveland. suffered o conclusion.
of the brain; her baby, Randall, aged
three was badly bruised. and Harold,
IL, narrowly missed death when a car
driven by Mrs. Loveland was struck
by Gulf, Mobile & Northern train as
the auto stalled on the tracks. The
tragedy occurred near Belleville, eight
miles from Hattiesburg
Greenvlle.-The seventh annual re-
union of the Delta bodies of Scottish
and Consistory, closed after three days
Of work in the degrees from the fourth
to thirty-second. to a class of 35, with
a magnificent banquet, with plates for
200 and music by a choir of Scottish
Rite Masons. The reunion was the
largest in attendance ever held here.
Belzoni-The mayor and board of
aldermen passed a sanitary ordinance
in conformity to one of the state
hoard of health, but the did not Sc
lect sanitary officer to enforce the
law. One of the chief acts of the
meeting was publishing their intention
of floating $125,000 in bonds for the
improvement of the water and light
plant and municipal Improvements.
Blue Mountain.-Before scores OF
quests gathered here from other towns
of the state and house of local spec
tators which overflowed the big audi
toI 4.4h .,.4u galleries of the institution
the Modenian Literary Society of Blue
Mountain College, of which Mrs. Mo-
dena Lowrey Berry is god-mother,
celebrated its fourteenth anniversary,
the program being big success.
Jacksonville monthly report of the
state plant board shows that inspec-
tors of the force have reported inspec-
tions for March of G,1S1 grove trees.
1886 nursery trees and 14,430 citrus
trifoliata without one case of infection
from citrus canker. The fight has been
a hard one. differentiation of the dis
ease Is now assured.
Verona.-Clete Cantrel, young
farmer of the Palmetto section, COM
mitted suicide at John Scruggs' by
shooting himself through the body
with a .44-caliber pistol. The cause
for the rash act. it was learned, was
on account of domestic trouble. He
was living with John Scruggs. He has
relatives in Tupelo.
Senatobia-The almost universal
motive of homicides among the negro
race was set aside when Steve Frank
lin killed Henry Johnson, not because
of the vacillating infatuation of
dusky damsel but in a row over
rent contract. Steve came in and
gave himself up to the sheriff, claim
Ing self-defense.
Boyle.-A handsome new office
building is being erected by c. A Gill
mer, to replace the one destroyed by
fire. The building will be two stories,
the second floor being converted into
offices. The lower floor will be divided
into four stores. with plate glass
fronts, concrete floors and fire-proof
shutters.
Ripley-The Sunshine school, one Of
the most successful county schools in
this county, closed recently. The
school was taught by Hon. Ellis Child
ers. former member of the legislature
from this county.
Mathiston.-Th remains of Private
First Glass David Hicks Dobbs. A. E.
f.. son of w. J. Dobbs. residing just
south of this place, arrived from Ho-
boken, N. j., and was inferred in Fell
iowship cemetery.
Aberdeen.-The X. NJ. Wishart Real
Estate company sold the Gosa farm
OF 345 acres, adjoining the city of
Aberdeen, to Charles Elicit of Fort
Scott, Kan, for s4S.000.
Yazoo City.-A cleanup campaign
has been instituted in Yazoo City at
the instance of the county health Of
ficer, Dr. w. E. Noblin, in cooperation
with the city officials.
Senatoba.-The 18th annual con-
vention Of the Mississippi Parent
Teacher association will be held in
Meridian May 8. and 5.