The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-02-11
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Mississippi
EV EN- T S
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

Three Greeks, members of the crew
Of the schooner William Tell, captured |
recently rum laden near Mobile, have
been taken to Gulfport and placed in
jail The men will be given a hearing
shortly in regard to the two dead men
with broken neckss-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 weref 81 abard.
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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 hoard of supervisors.
The county has complied with all re-
quirements for securing Federal aid,
and the matter is now pending the
arrival Of surveyors.
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About rs farmers of the Carnes
community, Forrest county, have
pledged 30h acres of watermelons. II
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 VIII be held at the post
office in Greenwood, Saturday, Febru-
ary 2. The boy ratea highest in this
examination will 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 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
167, 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. y
II $500
The sheriff's offSce at Friars Point
reports that the last day for the pay
meft of taxes, Wednesday. Feb. 1. 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
a. profitable side line. Especially has
this been the case with potatoes;
many of. them having been recently
/ shipped to eastern markets. 4
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The department of mothercraft OF
Blue Mountain College, Mrs. R.: A.
Kimbrough professor, has awarded
Miss Venvile Cole, of Jackson Tenn,
the special prize annually offered to
the leading student in this work by
Mrs. M. C. Patterson, of Clinton, Miss.
The steamer Eastern Sun recently
left the Gulfport harbor with cargo
of 1000 bales Of cotton and the remain
der in lumber. A great deal more cot
ton is on its way to be shipped from
Gulfport.
|. Tippah county tax collectors were
showed under as result of the
eleventh hour rush of tax payers at
Blue Mountain in order to avoid pay
ing the penalty for !tardiness in meet
Ing their obligations, -,
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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-i1ch 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 a sanitary milk barn, equipped
With, lights, water and drainage sys-
TENS. <'a7~ g.
Two hopd issues for school buildings
carried in Lee County by large ma
tority. Plantersville, four miles east
ON the Frisco, carried its election for
a new building in the sum OF $4,000 by
. vote OF 4S to-
Responding to the call OF the health
authorities, many New Albany chill
dren are being vaccinated for small
po1.
Another open CRATE resulted In the
fatal burning Of this baby of Mr.. and
Airs: M. J. Nicholson of Harmony re-
j. Gently.
k...tJ. r.. Dowdle. aged about 60. 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. RI
So s9s "a -
Jackson women recently held a
mock \, si,Fe election in dtderfto gat accust-.
onied to voting before the regular cleo
tfon. = 1.
Street COMMISSIONER Philip Massa Of
HazIehurst is assembling materials for
considerable building of concrete
,,aIks in t1,a main mart OF Hazlehurst