Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-12-15


Creek is not definitely known.
Accidental seSinflicted pistol wound
fatal to Patrciman Frank Nannink of
Yazoo City.
H. P. Patton, w. T. Bradley and
Saul Roy have entered fight for the
postoffice job at Sardis.
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A. and M. football team declines to
play post season game with University
of Florida eleven.
Four Sidon business houses, includ-
ing stocks, destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Warm weather has resulted in heavy
loss of meat by farmers near Tisho-
mingo.
Only owners of five COWS ofo more
can purchase stock in new creamery
being organized at Byhalia.
Winter Murphree died after fist
fight with Harvey Cameron at Coffee
vile.
Injuries received while operating
metal saw caused the death of Wayne
NJ. May, editor of the Brandon News.
Many acres of farming land will be
reclaimed by drainage plan adopted
by Yazoo county supervisors.
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Merchants at Clarksdale report the
biggest Christmas trade since pre-war
days.
New iron bridge across Town creek
at Tupelo accepted by county super
visors.
Jackson Exchange club will enter
tain all poor kiddies of the city at
Christmas dinner.
Lee Kroup in court at Meridian was
given verdict against A. &. A railroad
for $12,5OO. He lost q leg when run
over by one of company's trains.
Membership drive this month by
Cotton Cooperative association at
Greenwood expected to net many new
members.
Unless 80 miles Of Jefferson Davis
highway running through Pamela coun-
ty is resurfaced Immediately, greater
part of the road will be useless.
Legion members at Corinth disap-
pointed by word that it will be impOs-
sible to arrange for Marshal Foch to
make stop in that state.
Citizens expect early reply to re-
quest toy. & M. v. that the company
purchase the Belzoni branch of Delta
Southern.
Business men and farmers Of Como
indorse move\ to cut cotton acreage
and increase acreage of corn and
wheat.
Special term of federal court held at
Jackson to dispose Of accumulation of
liquor law violation cases.
s%:s
Jackson Y. NJ. C. A. announces II
will pay one-half of the cost of any
correspondence course taken UP by To-
cal ex-service men.
Special election win be held at Vicks'
burg next month to vote on whether
or not $4,000 shall be spent in i'm
proving county bridges.
FIX. Dunn, captain and chairman OF
the Red Cross roll call, has appointed
his lieutenants, to canvass Houston
to enlarge the membership to total
of 100.
From a May cherry tree belonging
to w. G. Drewrey of this county ripe
cherries were picked on Dec. 5. and a
bunch Of these well developed and
ripening cherries has been displayed
by Mr.. Drewrey, whose tree has ap
parently caught the spirit Of the song,
''December'g as Pleasant as May.
Other Copiah county fruit trees have
been fooled by the weather man into
thinking it time to blossom for a sec
ond crop this season.
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The United States postoffice depart
ment in washington has authorized
the reopening OF the pOstotfice al
ChaIVbeate. which was closed sew
eral months ago when the rural free
delivery service was inaugurated from
| Walnut to this place.
sesss
Tobe Tubbs. aged negro near Me
ridian, became entangled in a barbed
wire fence and was dead when search
ing parties found him two days after
HIS disappearance, Coroner.s jury
held death was directly due to starya
tion.