Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-21
Mississippi
EVENTS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

The part time course for farmers
that is being conducted at the Clay
county agricultural high school at
Pheba is a pronounced success. The
farmers seem interested in the better
methods of farming and a slight
change in their farming system that
they may have some income from the
Farms during each month in the year.
While the acreage to strawberries
is not what it has been in the Durant
territory, the fruit crop is far above
the average and numbers of truck
farmers are planning for the best sea-
son in several years for the shipment
of fruits, vegetables, such as beans,
cantaloupes, cabbage and tomatoes.
Circuit Clerk Charles C. Jacobs of
Bolivar county announces that he will
begin on May to make a tour of the
county with his registration books to
enable the people who have not regis
tered to get their names enrolled with
out having to call at the circuit clerks
office.
Adjutant General e. G. Scales has
issued commission to J. o. Coleman
as captain of Company X. 155th in
fantry, Mississippi National Guard, To-
Gated at Biloxi, to succeed the late
Capt. Adolph Hunt, who was killed in.
a street dull with Biloxi police Of
ficer.
While on deserted spot, after hav-
/ ing left Olive Branch, M. ]. o. Ingram
was robbed of his car, which was
driven by a young man he had hired.
The young man pressed a pistol
against Ingrams side and ordered him
to get out and walk in the opposite
direction while the car was driven on.
Weather conditions are ideal and
farmers, in the vicinity af WalthaH,
are stirring the ground with wonderful
rapidity. Much corn has been planted
and an unusual crop of lespedeza is ex-
pected to be harvested. So far, little
has been said or done about cotton.
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The qualified voters OF Batesville, on
May 1st, will vote on the question of
the mayor and board of aldermen au-
thorizing an issue of $4,000 in bonds
TO equip and install an electric light
plant. Light is now being supplied
from Sardis.
Encouraged by the fact thst pecans
have proved profitable in their section
Tippah people are beginning to set
out pecan trees in larger and larger
quantities. In the upper part of this
county, just below the Tennessee line,
pecans have proved a valuable crop.
While the mother was out attending
to! her domestic dulles, the one-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Gam.
mill, at North Carrollton, was drowned
in about 12 inches of water left in
large size bucket on the kitchen floor
Arrangements are being made in Me-
ridian for the spring reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons, to be held at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral May 8. and
10, when a large class will take tie
degrees from the fourth to the thirty
second.
The woman's auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church of Okolona is eagerly
anticipating the fifteenth annual
meeting of the east Mississippi Pres
DIN the Presbyterian church April 26,
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has just received a letter requesting
him TO serve on special committee
to consider the amendment to section
5291. United States revised statutes,
as to bank taxation.
Hon. jeff Busby of Houston. candi-
date for congress from the Fourth dis
trict of Mississippi. has been in Du-
rant comforting with friends and ar
ranging for some speaking dates in
Alfalfa county.
The Queen theater was destroyed by
fire at. Leland recently. The entire
business section of the town was
threatened by the fire, but was saved
only by the efficient work of the fire
department.
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Prof. Calhoun delivered his address
at ShuquaIak in the interest of con-
solidated school district Opportunity
will be given the people to express
themselves for consolidation in the
immediate future.
Mrs. J. B. Estes and Mrs. ]. w.
Gregory are making q campaign Of
yszoo City TO raise $4,000 to purchase
. street sprinkler for the city's use.
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The ladies' of the Pickens civic i'm
prcvement club have started q clean
up campaign.