The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-05-11

Will be constructed in the next week
or so. This road when completed will
give tourists a direct route from Sen.
atobia, Wyatte, Chulahoma and Holly
Springs.
The condition of the cotton crop in
Tate county is becoming precarious on
account of the continued cold weather
and rain. The farmers report that
the seed that has not come up is rot
ting in the ground and the cotton that
had begun to come up has been killed
by the cold weather.
Postmaster r. B. Waldrop of Houston
has resigned his office and will enter
in another business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed to the office and will
enter in other business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed to the office during the
Wilson administration for about
seven years.
Lee County will have two more
consolidated schools for next school
year The contracts for the building
OF consolidated school at Planters
vile and at Bissell were let by the
| board of supervisors at their regular
monthly meeting to the lowest bid.
ders.
Continued rains in the Coffeeville
section are hindering very much the
farming operations. For almost a
week the ground has been too wet to
plow and the farmers are getting
anxious for some dry weather and SUM-
shine.
]. Holmes Baker was elected with
out opposition by handsome vote as
levee commissioner for Sunflower
County by virtue Of a recent act of
the Legislature, this box given him
162 votes.
The board of supervisors of Yalo-
busha County appropriated the sum
of $500 to be paid into the fund being
raised with which to build a hospital
for the old Confederate soldiers at
Beauvoir.
G. W. Bolton, of Pontotoc, was re-
Gently notified of his reappointment
as postmaster at that place. Mr.. Boil.
on has attended the duties of this OF.
flee number of years, always giving
the best of service.
NJ r. Grant of Meridian, sovereign
Inspector general of the State of Mis-
sissippi of the Masonic order, address
ed an audience of Masons at Brook
haven the past week.
The town of Drew, six miles nortn
of Ruleville, has the distinction of be-
ing one Of If not the first small town
In the delta to boast Of the operation
of a radiophone.
The past week has been busy one
with the Nettleton strawberry inter.
ests. Shipments by express and truck
have been going forward every day
despite the unfavorable weather.
Jackson's newest hotel, the Heidei-
berg, is now open for guests. 1t Is
entirely modern in every respect, has
| 124 rooms, and all are equipped with
private baths.
| Sheriff Hastings, of Starkville, has
been advised by the board Of super.
visors that he will only be allowed
one deputy from May TO Dec. / OF
| this year.
The Lamar County board of super.
visars has appropriated $1,000 to the
statewide fund for the building of
hospital for the old ex-Confederate
soldiers.
At the meeting of the county board
OF supervisors held at Lambert, Mrs
Lula o. Prater was retained as county
home demonstration agent for another
year.
The vegetable movement for Halle
hurst and southern Copiah has slack.
ened considerably this week, the slow
/
duction OF prices.
Notwithstanding, the farmers OF
Tate County, petitioned to the wealth.
er man for a few days of warm dry
weather, rain is again falling here.
ss
A post of the American Legion has
been established at Montrose with 20
charter members under the name OF
Jasper County Post.
A committee from the Ku Klux Klan
recently left $75 at the home of a Jac4.
son widow, with note declaring their
purpose is ito help, not to hurt"
Kenneth Haxton has received his
commission as postmaster at Green
Vile. @ I r.
The first "old-fashioned" fox hunt
in the Tishomingo section for several
years was held the past week,
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