The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-02
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MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

A prominent land owner of Cold
water has found his farm property to
be liability rather than an asset dur
Ing the past two years. The rent has
hardly been enough to pay taxes and
keep up improvements. He recently
offered his tenants use of two farms
this year if they would pay all taxes
on the property and not require him to
spend anything for upkeep, but they
declined to accept the proposition.
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A campaign to raise $4,000 in Mis-
sissippi for the Woodrow Wilson foun-
dation was opened at a meeting at
Jackson, when addressed by Mrs. Chas.
of New York, who orlginat-
ed the movement. Oscar Newton, a
prominent Jackson banker and chair
man of the movement in Mississippi,
believes the quota assigned this state
will be easily subscribed.
The record Of marriage licenses is
sued from the office Of the circuit
clerk of Noxubee county for the year
1921 showed a decline as against
those issued in 1920. The record for
1920 was 40 white and 295 colored,
with total of 344. In 1921 1t was Al
white and 270 colored, making a total
of 311--a falling off of 33.
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The four banks in Webster county,
by their published periodic reports,
show considerable increase in depos.
its. But where one man makes de-
post, there are at least ten in the
county who have nothing to deposit,
and here is where the general trouble
comes in.
Butter is being sent by parcel post
to customers in Memphis and Little
Rock by Mrs. w. M. Presley of Prog
ress Farm, near Coldwater. She also
has number of focal customers and
during the past year her total sales
to 1868.
The Quitman County Federal Farm
Loan association has recently been Or
ganized at Marks, and announces that
It is now ready to receive applications
from the white farmers in Quitman
county.
recommendation for pardon for 8
men serving sentences, for murder
have been signed by Macy Dinkins,
acting chairman OF the pardon board
at Jackson
more beginning to roll at West Point,
as evidenced by the fact that the cot.
ton mills have reopened, running night
and day, and the Corinth sawmill, one
of the largest In the state, is now rum
ming with full force.
Senatobia now has a modern WIRE
less station, N. R. Sledge having in
stalled one in his home a few days
ago. Every night Mr.. Sledge enjoys
concerts, public speeches and press re-
ports from the cities of the Atlantic
and Pacific coast.
Byron Burford, secretary of the Y.
M. c. A. of the state of Mississippi,
has been in Senatobia arranging for
the older boys conference for North
which in all probability
will be held in Senatobia some time in
March.
f. B. Fulmer, prominent real estate
man of Sylacauga, Ala, was found
dead in bed at Natchez hotel. 1t was
stated by DR.. H. M. Smith, who had
attended him, that Mr.. Fulmer had
been in i'll health for some time.
According to the last ginners' report
for the 1921 cotton crop in Yalobusha
county there were up to Jan. 1, 3,2O4
bales of cotton ginned. At the same
time in 1920 there were 9,26S bales
ginned.
The American Legion post at Cold
water is planning the erection of a
clubhouse to be built of logs and fin
Ished in rustic style. The post has 81
members and the membership is stead
lily growing.
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The Ole Miss campus is a scene of
great activity and will be such for
week. The mid-term examinations are
On, and class work was suspended Sat
urday, so that all may have some ex-
ira time in which to review for the
ordeals.
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The Gulfport harbor now has depth
Of 90 feet since the government dredge
boat Pascagcrla began work on 1t some
time ago. A Portuguese steamer,
drawing 221s feet of water, went out
safely.
Nearly a dozen dentists met al
to organize the Seventh
Judicial District Dental society to be
4 component part of the State Dental
Unless her sentence is committed to
life Imprisonment, Wake Ward, ne
sress, will be hanged March 5 for kill
ng her husband with an AK while he
was asleep.
More than $1.000,000 will be disburs-
ID among members of the Staple Cot
on corporation, according to announce
nent just made from CIarksdale by B.
VI. Brownell, manager.
Three days after his arrival at Yaxoo
City from Chattanooga to accept the
post of Boy Scout executive, J. P. Sis
ION disappeared.
Do you know that ] started life as
harafoof hop2 ea;d tha ,narcbant