Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-02
Mississippi
EVEN S
. Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

tricts and municipalities have, or had
In 1920, total bonded debt Of $54,
219, O49, as against total bonded debt
Of the State Of Mississippi of $S,341.
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The fifty-eighth anniversary of the
Knights of Phythias was fittingly OBJ
served with services at the Episco
pal Church of Greenwood. DIR. w
Rose, rector of the church preached
an eloquent sermon upon the essen,
tials of Christianity and applied re-
hgion, as exemPlified in the teachings
Of this order.
!. F. e. Becker, who has been making
survey of the dairy possibilities o.
installing a branch of the Brookhaven
Creamery, has reported to the direct
ors of the NatcAez Chamber of Com
merce that he is very favorable i'm
pressed with the prospects of building
up the dairy industry there.
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Lincoln County's six months com
mon school term will be completed
as planned, even If teachers have to
accept cut in the last months sal
airy, the teachers agreed at the last
meeting of the Lincoln County Tea,
chers' Association.
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Investigation of conditions at the
A. & l. State Normal School at Nash
vile with reference to the extortion
charges against w. ]. Hale, president,
was begun behind closed doors by
three representatives. Of the veterans
bureau at Washington.
Contracts for two canals in the
Jones Walton Drainage District in Le-
flore County have been let to a
construction company, of Dallas Tex,
The Texas concerns bid was the low
est of seven filed with the drainage
commissioners and was 14.9 cents per
cubic yard for the excavation work.
G. B. Barrett, farm demonstration
agent for Oktibbeha County, desires
the people of the county not to for
get that he will ship a car Of poultry
from Starkville and Sturgis between
now and Easter.
Lieut.. Wallace G. Burns Of the
Roma dead, was the son of Rober
Burns, postmaster OF Brandon Miss,
and entered the army through the
second Officers training camp at
Leon Springs, Texas in 1917.
{, A bill has been passed in the
Legislature authorizing the issuance
of $4,000 in bonds for a building for
Auburn Consolidated School attended
by about 235 pupils from Lincoln,
Franklin and Admite counties,
The public schools of the county
will hold field day meet at Senatobia
on April IA. The contests will be
open to all the schools, including the
separate schools of Coldwater and
Senatoibia.
A meeting of the chamber OF COM
merce for Winston county will be held
Monday, March 6. AS there has been
some misunderstanding as to the mean
ing OF such an organization, this meet
ing was called.
Many farmers In Benton county are
setting aside small tracts to be titled
this year under directions to be sup
piled by the extension forces of the
state county farm agent.
In letter addressed to the Laurel
Kiwanis Club Senator Pat HARRISON
of Mississippi states that he is in.
favor OF Henry Ford's proposition on
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
w. s. H. White, dire department
headquarters captain at Meridian and
Mrs White celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary recently.
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E. @. Hammer, rs. well known
Jeweler and merchant Of Holly
Springs was found dead in his apart
ment in the rear Of his store.
Good lumber Il. being sold Al Benton
County, just west Of Blue Mountain,
for only SIC per 1000 at the mill. Soms
grades Of rough lumber are being Of.
fered as low as IS per 1000.
Hubert d. Stephens, Of New Albany,
candidate for United States senator
from Mississippi, viii speak in. Hattis-
burgh soon. according to plans now
being made.
Milton Dfury will have to face trial
tor the murder of his mother, whose
body was found partially burned near
Eazlehirst recently.
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During a period Of 10 months only
Ii couples In Tippah were granted
divorces. according to the records Of
The chancery court. this number In
cluding both white and negro COUPLES.
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s. L. Anderson was injured and his
wife escaped injury when their Ford
turned over, pinnIng both under the
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Revenue Agent ]. n. Mllls has
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