Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-03
INSURANCE. pRosLgM.
Licenses Expire FEB. Ss-Msy Me-
Be Renewed.

Inc AuouAAA8 NOSAASs IN w" VI 49,
fact that there Il no prospect Of q tu-
dicial determination Of the antitrust
suit before june next. These are:
Will the companies renew their n
censes. which will expire with Feb.
2sH
What amount Of assets have the ~
rious insurance agencies reported In
their answers as garnishees9
Regarding the first question Il may
be stated that Mr.. Doyle. attorney for
most Of the companies interested, said
here that many OF the companies
would never renew their business re-
lations with Mississippi. regardless OF
the outcome Of the suit. As to the
others, their action can only be sur"
missed. taking into consideration all
the facts.
Greenville.-Walter s. Smith and
w. s. Gibson, the two men wounded
in an encounter at Cleveland. are
alive and are doing as well as expect
ed, according to surgeons in charge.
While their wounds are dangerous
there is hope for their recovery
Smith is the night marshal OF Cleve-
land.
Belzoni.-While returning from va
zoo City DIR. J. C. Bell and w. B. Po-
sey were thrown into the cold wa
tiers of Atchafalaya Bayou and 1t was
miracle that neither, man was hurt,
though the car turned over twice and
fell into water several feet deep, the
entire car being under water but the
hind wheels.
Water valley.-At the annual meet.
ing Of the stockholders of the Yalo.
busha Cooperative Creamery, held at
the mayors office, a 10 per cent divi-
dend was declared, and the following
were elected directors for the coming
year: J. w. McLarty, J. L. Kirby, W.
B. Wagner, Fl. K. Hunter, H. H. Creek
more, ]. r. Sissell and J. L. Trusty.
Meridian.-At the weekly luncheon
Of the Meridian Rotary Club the spe-
cial guest was District Governor Kemp
Toney of Pine Bluff, Ark, having ju
risdtetion over Louisiana, Arkansas
and Mississippi Rotary clubs, who
came to pay the local club an official
visit. One hundred per cent attend
ance Of Rotarians greeted the distin-
guished visitor at the luncheon.
|
Jackson State Superintendent of
Education w. F. Bond Is in receipt
of a letter from Mrs. Charles Long,
chairman of the Committee on Edu-
cation of the Council of Jewish Wom-
en-, which Is a member Of the Coun'
Gil of Women of the United States and
Of the International Council Of Won
en-, protesting against the use Of The
Merchants, of Venice as one of the
books required for reading in the pub
lie schools Of the state.
Blue Mountain.-Capt Paul j. Rain
ey noted New York multimlllionaire
and sportsman, who has a beautiful
hunting lodge at Cotton Plant, this
county, is passing d while here on his
great game preserve, where he has
been entertaining number Of con
genial friends. He has favored them
with thrilling fox chases. utilizing his
pack Of blooded fox mounds and run
ming down some of the foxes he has
turned loose on his big reservation.
Blue Mountain.-Tempted by the
fair weather which has prevailed FOL
many weeks, some of the local gard
eners have already begun to plant
seeds for the early vegetables of the
spring. This section has not had sc
much mild weather for years, and
those wise in the lore of temperature
are predicting that the warm, fail
weather may prove disastrous to the
coming fruit crop, causing the orchard
trees to blossom prematurely before
the winter weather is done.
aFsss
Jacksonville attorney-generars OF
flee announces that up to date nearly
one and a half million dollars have
been added to the assessment rolls or
appeals claiming INTERPRETATIONS ii
personal property assessed throughout
the state. A number of other cases
are pending. The exact figures giveI
are 1,4SO,56O, increases on various as
sessments, ranging in amount froE
$1,000 to $25O,0OO. This total is OF
settlements made with the various
taxpayers out of court on shOwing'
from their own books.
Gulfport.-The program arranged
for the two days session Of the Oh
Spanish Trail convention. which viii
be carried out fully, started in thl
lobby Of the Great Southern hotel b!
an address Of welcome to the dele
gates by Mayor Charles w. Hayden
. Capt. H. J. Vogel, the genial fell
secretary, was kept busy meeting ant
introducing delegates from various
parts OF the country through whicl
the trail extends.
Delegates from San Antonio. 0rang
and Belmont, Texas, from AlabaInI
points, from Georgia and from Floridi
are present and are . bunch Of boost
-, 81. tha Ola Qnaniah Trail ma n