The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-07-22
HAPPENINGS

liOudl CoHFeHllOu Oh Ntle Legion u De
be held in New Orleans in October.
The Post has sent invitations to the
32 posts of st. Louis inviting them to
stop off at Biloxi while enroute to
the meet on their special train In
vitations will also be sent to other
The ex-service men will be taken for
automobile rides and about the city
and given other entertainments. The
local post will also run full page
advertisement in the American Le-
gion weekly, a magazine with circu-
lation of over 100000, inviting the
soldiers to stop off for visit while
enroute to the. meet.
DR.. T. w. Giand, state chemist, To-
Gated at A. & M. College, has trans
mitted to the office of the state COM
missioner of agriculture duritfg the
past twelve months reports on 1900
specimens of fertilizer taken by the in
spectors of the department and by
them sent to the college for analysis
to determine whether or not the, pur-
chaser is getting full value. Commits
sioner Garner has from DR.. Hand anal
asys that show one specimen deficient
to an amount representing CONNER
cial value of $6 and another ST. which
amounts the commissioner is autho-
rized to have rated to the purchaser
of the defective fertilizer.
of UinkChnrO
appeared before the Mississippi River
Commission in st. Louis today to urge
an allotment of 100000 for Bruins
wick levee extension, which is design
ed to fill the gap between Brunswick
and Vicksburg and reclaim very
large acreage of agricultural land in
the lower Yazoo basin from overflow.
The project will cost $1,2OO.OOOO. OF
this amount the upper and lower
| levee boards have agreed to allot
| 100000. The project has been ap-
| proved by the commission.
Since the establishing of branch
OF the Brookhaven Creamery Compa-
ny in Natchez, there has been de-
cided increase in interest in the dairy
industry in that section, both in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. Large ship
ments are being made by Port Gibson
and Roxie and Waterproof. Delta,
Bride and Locust Ridge in Louisiana
are preparing to ship.
Two escaped convicts from Oak
| ley Farm recently reported to the
office of secretary J. ]. Conan. Two
white boys, each 20 years old, both
from Laurel, convicted in the Circuit
| Court of Jones County Of grand larce-
ny, who were serving as TRUSTEES in
| Sergt. Howerton's home, took French
| leave recently.
| Founders Day." thirty-fifth ami
versary of Mound Bayou, settlement
of which the population consists en-
tirely of negroes, was celebrated with
an appropriate programme and with
| probably 500 negroes present, from
| the territory which is considered as
belonging to the Mound Bayou neigh.
borhood.
The patrons of the A. & M. college
cooperative creamery have for the
last two months received as high as
"a cents per pound for their butter fat.
The majority of them who are farm
ers, were greatly benefited as the
ready money enabled them to get sup
plies and other necessities to operate
their crops.
The Peoples Warehouse Company
Of Yazoo City, after being in the hands
of a receiver for two years, during
which time there has been considera-
BILE litigation over damaged cotton,
by the levee around the plant break
ing in the spring of 1919, was turned
back in the hands of the directors to-
day.
Publication of the charter OF the
Hattiesburg Pine Oil Company reveal. |
ed the organization of new indus |
try, capitalized at $3.50, 900, in that
city for the purpose of manufacturing |
turpentine and kindred products from
pine stumps. Organized by promi- |
nent local business men.
The Natchez Chamber Of Com
merce is assisting the farmers who
wish to enter the dairy business in
the purchase of cows and within the
past few weeks number OF car
loads of pure bred Jerseys have been
received.
That the vote in the primary and
general election in Madison County
on August is going to be heavy Is
indicated by the registration of over
/ 200 in the supplemental registration
which just closed. The Democratic
women are interested as never before
and large numbers of them registered.
The two Laurel Companies of the
Mississippi National Guard Second
Battalion Headquarters Co., and Com
pany o, of the 115th Infantry, are in
where the annual encamp-
ment will be held.
C. K Saxon, supervisor for beat
No. /, Neshoba County, has resigned
as supervisor. Gov lee NJ. Russell
appointed F. A. McAdory to fill the un-
expired time, or until an election can
40 hold to,fil1 tho vacancy Snacia1 |