Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-04-14
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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.
Aberdeen.-The X M. Wishart Real
Estate company sold the Gosa farm
of 345 acres, adjoining the city of
Aberdeen, to Charles Elliott of Fort
Scott, Kan, for S4S,000.
Mathston.-The 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 Eel
lowship cemetery.
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.
Verona.-Clete Cantrel, young
farmer of the Palmetto section, COM
mitted suicide at John Scruggs by
shooting himself through the body
with .44-caliber pistol. The cause
for the rash act, it was learned, was
on account of domestic trouble. He
was living with John Scruggs.
Vicksburg special meeting OF
the board of mayor and aldermen, S.
S. Patterson was elected city clerk to
succeed the late Alex M. Paxton. Mr..
Paterson was cashier of the Delta
Bank & Trust company some years
ago and more recently chief account
ant for the Valley Plantation COM
pany.
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.
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 a
dusky damsel but in a row over a
rent contract. Steve came in and
gave himself up to the sheriff, claim
ing seIf-defense.
Jackson.-The monthly report Of the
state plant board shows that inspec-
tors of the force have reported inspec-
tons for March of 6,181 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, but eradication of the dis.
ease is now assured.
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Blue Mountain.-The faculty of Blue
Mountain College, which is now under
complete ownership Of the Baptists of
Mississippi, will receive small in
crease in pay for the coming session.
according to tentative readjustment
Of the salary scales arranged at the
recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the board of trustees.
Belzoni.-The mayor and board of
aldermen passed sanitary ordinance
in conformity to one of the state
board of health, but theJ did not Sc
lect a sanitary officer to enforce the
law. One of the chief acts of the
meeting was publishing their intention
Of floating $125,0OO in bonds for the
improvement of the water and light
plant and municipal improvements.
Greenville.-The seventh annual re-
union of the Delta bodies Of Scottish
Rite Masons, the Lodge of Perfection
and Consistory, closed after three days
Of work in the degrees from the fourth
to thirty-second. to class OF 35, with
a magnificent banquet, with plates for
200 and music by choir OF Scottish
! Rite Masons. The reunion was the
largest in attendance ever held here.
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Hattiesburg Loveland, six,
was killed outright; his mother, Mrs
C. A. Loveland, suffered concussioh
OF. the brain; her baby, Randall, aged
three was badly bruised, and Harold
IL, narrowly missed death when car
driven by Mrs. Loveland was struck
by a Gulf, Mobile & Northern train as
the auto stalled ON the tracks. The
tragedy occurred near Belleville, eight
miles from Hattiesburg.
Yazo0 City.-The Yazoo National
Farm Loan association is now receiv
ing applications for loans. The follow
ing statement was made public by Sec
rotary Allen Bridgeforth: To whom
It may concern: This Is to notify all
applicants for farm loans to the Yazoc
National Farm Loan association thai
the Federal Land Bank Of New Or
leans will start closing loans about
May 1. 1891, and that the loan asso
citation is receiving applications fol
loans at the present timc.
Columhus.--Irvin Cobb. the cele
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