The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-09
Mississippi
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Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

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OF the schooner William Tell, captured
recently rum laden near Mobile, have
been taken to Gulfport and placed In
jail. Tho men will be given hearing
shortly in regard to the two dead men
with broken necks who were found
upon the shore near Gulfport some
time ago. When the William Tell left
Gulfport before Christmas it had a
crew of five. but when captured only
three were on board.
Tate county fully expects to build
the highway through the county THIS
year and nothing has occurred to alter
the plans adopted at the December
meeting of the board OF supervisors.
The county has complied with all re-
quirements for securing Federal aid,
and the matter is now pending the
arrival of surveyors.
About 10 farmers of the Carnes
community, Forrest county, have
pledged 3O1a acres of watermelons. II
acres of sweet potatoes and nine
acres of Irish potatoes The farmers
of this community are all working in
harmony and intend to diversity in
their farm as much as is practical.
An examination for appointment to
Annapolis will be held at the post
office in Greenwood. Saturday Febru-
airy 2. The boy rated highest in this
examination viii be nominated as
principal and three next highest will
be nominated as alternates for en-
trance to the academy in June 1922.
The Mississippi Republican, a week
ly newspaper, was launched at Jack
son at a banquet participated in by
leaders of the Republican party in this
state. Five hundred shares were sub
scribed at $40 per share and e. S. Rob-
inson named as editor.
With even community boys clubs
organized for a total enrolment Of
1877, Lincoln county has one of the
best Club records of any South Mis-
sissippi county, according to f. j.
Hurst, assistant district agent for that
section.
The sheriff's office at Friars Point
reports that the last day for the pay
ment OF taxes. Wednesday, Feb. l. was
the busiest that it has experienced
this year, as the majority of the tax
payers put off the payment of their
taxes as long as they could.
Farmers of the Kilmichael section
who have diversified to some extent
are finding that the produce is quite
profitable side line. Especially has
this been the case with potatoes;
many of them having BEEN recently
shipped to eastern markets.
The department of mothercraft o.
Blue Mountain College, Mrs. r. A
Kimbrough professor, has awarded
Miss Venvile Cole, of Jackson, Tenn,
the special prize annually offered tt
the leading student in this work b
Mrs. M. C. Patterson, of Clinton, Mis-
The steamer Eastern Sun recent
left the Gulfport harbor with a car
of 1000 bales of cotton and the rema
der in lumber. A great deal more
ton is on its way to be shipped fir
Gulfport.
Tippah county tax collectors W
showed under as result of I
eleventh hour rush of tax payers
Blue Mountain in order to avoid pay
ing the penalty for hardness in meet
ing their obligations.
Upwards of 100 people, mostly neg
roes, were forced to leave their homes
before daylight recently to escape
drowning in the flood waters of Sow
ashee Creek near Meridian, following
a five-inch rainfall.
Mrs. ]. e. Cuper Of Barlow, in West
ern Copiah, has put in one of the most
modern dairy farms in the state and
has sanitary milk barn, equipped
with lights, water and drainage sys-
tens.
Two bond issues for school buildings
carried in Lee County by large ma
jority. Plantersville, four miles east
ON the Frisco, carried its election for
new building in the sum of $4,000 by
vote of AZ to 8.
Responding to the call of the health
authorities, many New Albany chill
dren are being vaccinated for small.
pox.
Another open crate resulted in the
fatal burning of the baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Nicholson of Harmony re-
Gently.
J. r. Dowdle, aged about co. state
agent of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company and one of the best known
insurance men in Mississippi, died
suddenly at his home in Meridian.
Jackson women recently held a
mock election in order to get accust.
omed to voting before the regular cleo
ton.
Street Commissioner Philip Massa of
Hazlehurst is assembling materials for