Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-12-29
TISSISSIPPI
I STATE NEWS

Copiah county taxes are being paid
now TOR the first time as the sheriff has
been unable to accept money from tax
payers owing to the rolls not being
made up. This has been due to the
fact that the state tax board has had
the rolls for final approval, and have
Just gotten the books back for the
sheriff's clerical force TO make out the
tax lists and receipts.
Ugsepe
Considerable interest is being mani
tested IN the trucking industry in the
Newton locality and already about 100,
acres in cabbage have been subscribed
IN that vicinity for the ensuing season.
and 1t Is likely that larger acreage
than that will be planted. Growers OF
truck IN this community have ia the
past been successful, but for the past
few years, there has not been much
grown, due partly to high freight rates.
A. D. Simmons, contractor, is now
ct work building steel and concrete
bridges on the Burlington highway,
which begins at the Monroe county
line and runs through West Point the
entire district to Lowndes county.
When this work shall have been COM
pleetd this will be one OF the most
complete highways in the state.
The Copiah county Jail is being fast
cleared Of prisoners, according to Jail
er Dan r. Lowe, who has made every
preparation for sending away all SEN
fenced prisoners, most Of them having
been sent away already, or have been
released on bail pending appeals to the
supreme court.
sSSso
The First National Bank Of Meridian
has presented each Of its employees
with enc months salary as a cash bo-
nus for a Christmas present. The gifts
were distributed following brief talks
by officers 70 the bank, each paying
tribute to the employees for their faith
eul service during the past year.
Ossrps
The board Of supervisors Of Halle
hurst have posted notices that they
viii consider bids on January for the
countys requirements Of lumber for
the coming year. 1t is estimated that
hundreds Of thousapds OF feet OF lum-
Der will be used next year, as many
bridges have been proposed.
ssess
Hon. Suggs s. Mathews, the local
postmaster, has the largest turkey that
ever came to Hazlehurst, according to
the oldest resident here. The bird
weighs 4S pounds; and is the mate to
the one that was shipped to President
Harding by Crystal Springs man
some four weeks ago.
Rev. T. w. Green, for several years
pastor OF the First Baptist church at
Greenville, has rendered his resignar
ton to be effective January 1. Rev,
Green has accepted an important place
with the Mississippi State Baptist AS
sociation as district field representa-
tive.
w. D. Parker. the road supervisor, Is
having the grayeled road between
Moorhead and the Leflore county line
repaired, putting on new gravel and
filling up all the holes and bad places.
much to the qualification Of the people
who have occasion to travel this road.
ss1OP.@S
Nv. Boring, mere boy. who Is In
the mercantile business at Houston,
several years ago began to encourage
the farmers to diversity, promising
them that he would give them mar
ket for anything they raised, and since
that time has lived up to his promise.
Blue Mountain Citizen-Te Teachers as
ISOLATION, Mrs. Mamie M. Bryson, pres
ident Is procuring funds for the in.
gtallation Of waterworks In the local
nigh school BY holding progressive par
ties where each of the guests is asked
60 contribute 25 cents to the fund.
Sheriff KOrnsg Z |; Il west Point re-
ports that the people there are paying
their taxes more slowly than usual. at.
kributable to the fact that no penalty
will be put on them until after Feb.
Fuary.
The Sunday School Of the First
Methodist church at Corinth present
Cd q beautiful Christmas pageant. the
day before Christmas, which portrayed
incidents Of the nativity.
1850
Between eight and nine hundred
poor children 81 Meridian were given
! Christmas baskets Of useful articles
Ny the EllEs and K. Of P. lodges on
christmas eve
Miss Annie Kate Blue, Whitworth
Cincinnati Conservatory graduate,
established . studio at Brook
zen.
Three stills Of large capacity. 1,5Oo
gallons Of mash and two men was the
result Of 1 raid BY officers near Hous.
ton.
Jackson chamber Of commerce IL
considering changing name and adopt
ing new charter and bylaws.
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