The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-07-08
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

2 a.
H. A. Bobo, Coahoma county tax as
SCISSOR, has just completed the county
personal rolls, which show the total
valuation of all personal property in
the county as $4,7SO,530. The valua-
ton of the personal property in Clarks-
dale alone is shown at $1,341,01O.
! Preparations are now in progress all
over Mississippi for the five-state en-
campment of Woodmen OF the World.
to be held at Mobile July 10 to Is, in
elusive. This is the encampment of
the uniform rank and will be under
the command of Adjt. Gen. C. L. Ma
ther of Omaha. The states partici-
pating are Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Florida and Georgia.
Willie Trigg a successful farmer at
Clara bears the distinction of having
produced the largest tomato ever
grown in his community. The tomato
when well ripe weighed two pounds.
A new school house will be erected
this summer in the Shady Grove Con-
solidated District, according to Prof.
J. E. Pearce, County Supt. of educa-
ton.
Reports form Coldwater indicate
that all of last seasons cotton crop
| will have been disposed of before
new crop begins to move. A buyer
who has beeen covering DeSoto,
Tate and Pamela Counties states that
he has bought over a thousand bales
since the market took an upward
| turn.
The Centerpoint school trustees,
with the approval of the county school
council have let the contract for the
new building for Centerpoint Consol-
dated School District o. C. Wilson,
Hazlehurst contractor was awarded
the contract the price being $4,475, to
be ready for occupancy in September.
The Mississippi railroad commission
will meet at Jackson July 6, to take up
| the regular docket of cases. Interest
in this meeting centers in the hearing
! of the Cumberland telephone case,
which comes up on their renewed ap-
plication for an increase in all ex-
change rates in Mississippi.
A meeting of the state marketing
committee appointed by C. L. Neill of
Laurel, for the purpose of making a
| thorough study OF cooperative cotton
marketing systems in other states with
view to working out plan for or
| ganiZing a state cotton marketing as
sociation, has been held at jackson.
/ Whatever may be the outcome of
| the insurance antitrust case now
pending before the Supreme Court, it
seems certain that the result will no.
affect the general insurance business
/ in Mississippi, as insurance is being
written now.
Johnston Brothers, one of the lar
gest general stores and stock in Net
| Teton has been destroyed by fire.
! The loss was more than $4,000 and
partially covered by insurance. Bur-
carly was believed to have been the
/ cause of the fire.
DR.. J. Frank Tull pastor of New
| Albany Baptist Church, has been
| elected president of the board of trus-
tees of Blue Mountain College in place
of Hon. A. 7. Jennings officer Of the
board for the past two years.
William NJ Miers, SO, prominent
planter of Grenada who was crushed
when a tractor turned over on him,
died at ST. Joseph's Hospital, Mem
phis. He is survived by his wife
and seven children.
The second primary for nomina
ton of municipal officers at Acker
man, resulted in the reelection
of H. Cochran for Marshall. A
great many ladies voted in the pri-
mary.
A cablegram has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Wilson, of Flora,
telling them of the safe arrival in
France of their son, VIII Jones VII.
son. who left about the middle of June
on the S. S. Majestic.
The business and professional wom-
ems club of McComb has just been or
ganized wifi SO charter members. The
club is being sponsored by the cham"
! ber of commerce.
About 5000 people attended the an
nual old harp singing classes at Dun
can Hill recently recently, baskets
of dinner were brought and it was in
deed an enjoyable occasion.
The Sunday School institute at
Marks is growing in attendance each
day. Glasses are being conducted
by Miss Joy King and Mr. Swinney
of Jackson.
Sergeant James N. Black OF French
Camp died at the A. & NJ. College
where he was receiving training
He was among the first boys from
Choctaw County to land in France.
In the special election at Indianola
to decide whether or not they shall is
sue bonds for the drainage of Indian
Bayuo. the vote was liz for the issue