Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-01
DISCUSS FEDERAL PIE.
Jackson Factions in Lively Fight Over
Postoffice.

OF the division or federal patronage in
Mississippi between the two factions
of the Republicans, interest here nat
urally centers in the positions in which
the citizens of Jackson have the great
to have been assigned to the Howard
faction, headed by P. w. Howard, a
local negro lawyer, who has always
used his influence toward uplifting his
people. The position of greatest in
terest and importance, so far as this
postmaster. This is not only one Of
the largest and most important offices
in the state, but probably has the
greatest number of civil service em-
ployes, and these are mostly of the
best families here. Efforts are being
madeI it is said, to have Mrs. George
Sheldon appointed. She is the wife
of ex-Gov. Sheldon of Nebraska, who
came south some 16 years ago and
has lived in Mississippi ever since.
Clarksdale-It has been decided that
the recently organized company of ma
tional guard of this city will be call
ed Comany l. First Infantry, Missis
sippi National Guard Federal inspec-
tion will be held here by Col. Prescott
OF the state headquarters, and tenta-
tive arrangements have been made for
securing an armory. Medical exami-
nations have been completed and
there is no doubt that the Clarksdale
company will be ready and well drill
ed before the time for the annual en-
campment, which will be held in July
or August at Biloxi
Sardis.-Sheriff Carter is keeping a
close tab on a number of suspected
sinners" and says he'll get them yet.
Every day or two he gets a quiet tip
that the illicit work is going on, and
| occasionally practical evidence shows
up in town, but the sheriff is badly
handicapped for lack of sufficient
help Sheriff Carter says he is get
ting tired of these water hauls," and
is satisfied he is going to land some
real fish" in the near future or scare
them out of the stream.
larksdale-Damage estimated at
close to $1,000 was done by fire TO the
W. c. Harlow home of this city. Be-
fore the fire could be entirely extin-
guished another section of the depart
ment was called to different part of
the city to put out a roof fire in the
McCurdee residence, on N. Edwards
and Coahoma avenue, the latter prop
erty being owned by Louis Goldstein.
Damage was $1,000. The Harlow fire
is the first conflagration of conse-
quence here in many weeks.
Hazlehurst.-The Great Southern
] Lumber company, which owns several
thousands of acres of timberland in
the Stronghope vicinity, ten miles east
of here, has almost suspended running
of its logging camps and mills Where
they had 400 to 500 workmen there,
they now have about so, and they are
doing mostly general work, not at
tempting to get out much timber for
the mills.
Greenwood-The Columbus and
/ Greenville Railway Company has dis
! continued trains Nos. 3 and 10. run
/ ming from Columbus to Greenville. A
shakeup in the schedule of the Delta
4 Southern Railway also went into effect
at the same time. This gives only one
passenger train a day from Greenwood
! to points east of Winona.
| Brookhaven.-F Eugene sIont-
gomery, world war veteran, has been
reelected principal of Auburn school,
after serving two years in that capac-
I ity. Auburn is the largest public
school in the county, having enrolled
214 pupils the past term. The COM
mencement exercises will take place
Monday, April 25.
Winona.-Penly Ratliff and Zesco
Norwood, white men living in the
northeastern part of the county. near
Alva, charged with the killing of Re-
ley Clay and attempting to murder his
wife, Francis Clay, negroes, were cap
tured by Deputy Sheriff R. L. Bennett
and placed in jail at Walthan, in Web
ster county
Blue Mountain.--The rural schools
of Tippah county have just completed
a highly successful session. While
they did not have as long term as
they anticipated they made up for this
largely by the greatly increased at
tendance, which was never so regular
before in the history of the county
Meridian.-Two carloads OF straw
berries daily will be shipped north
from this city for the next two or
three weeks. The crops of the pres
ent season are producing more abun-
dant yield than for several past years
and the fruit is of a much better va
riety, according to planters,