Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-12
Mississippi
EVEN N T
Principal Happenings
Over the. State Told
in Short Paragraphs

Gently stated tnat a stretch or road,
connecting Tate and Marshall counties
will be constructed in the next week
or So This road when completed, will
give tourists direct route from SEN
atobia, Wyatte, Chulahoma and Holly
Springs.
The condition of the cotton crop in
Tate county is becoming precarious on
account of the continued cold weather
and rain. The farmers report that
the seed that has not come up is rot
ting in the ground and the cotton that
had begun to come up has been killed
by the cold weather. ..as 4A %,
= Postmaster R. B. Waldrop of Houston
has resigned hisfoffice and will enter
In another business. Mr.. ,Waldrop
was appointed to, the office and will
enter In other business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed to the office during the
Wilson administration for about
seven years n"N '.' @ii' lu "',iie ~
Lee County will have two more
consolidated schools for next school
year The contracts for the building
of a consolidated school at Planters
vile and at Bissell were let by the
board of supervisors at their regular
monthly meeting to the lowest bid
ders. %"
Continued rains in the Coffeeville
section are hindering very much the
farming operations. For almost a
week the ground has been too wet to
plow and the farmers are getting
anxious for some dry weather and sun
shine. Ni.iba a.ln
out opposition by a handsome vote as
ievee commissioner for Sunflower
County by virtue of recent act Of
the Legislature, this box given him
1862 votes. aee,a n l,s- r" l}t
The board of supervisors of Yalo-
busha County appropriated the sum
OF $500 to be paid into the fund being
raised with which to build a hospital
for the old Confederate soldiers at
Beauvoir.
C. w. Bolton, OF Pontotoc, was re-
Gently notified of his reappointment
as postmaster at that place. Mr.. Boil
on has attended the duties of this OF
flee number of years, always giving
the best of service. fststs
NJ r. Grant of Meridian, sovereign
Inspector general of the State of Mis-
sissippi of the Masonic order, address,
ed an audience of Masons at Brook
haven the past week.
The town of Drew, six miles nortn
OF RulevAle, has the distinction of b.
ing one of, If not the first small town
In the delta to boast of the operation
of a radiophone.
The past week has been busy one
with the Nettleton strawberry inter
ests. Shipments by express and truck
have been going forward every day
despite the unfavorable weather.
Jackson's newest hotel, the Heidei-
berg, is now open for guests. 1t is
entirely modern in every respect, has
124 rooms, and all are equipped with
private baths.
Sheriff Hastings, Of Starkville, has
been advised BY. the board or super
visors that he will only 'be.sallowed
one deputy from May 2 to Dec. -t' of
this year.
The Lamar County board Of super
visars has appropriated $1,000 to the
statewide fund for the building of
hospital for the old ex-Confederate
At the meeting of the county board
of supervisors held at Lambert. Mrs.
Lula o. Prater was retained as county
home demonstration agent for another
year -''i- .rN4 eus 4lats. 5
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The vegetable movement for Hazle-
hurst and southern Copiah has slack
ened considerably this week, the slow
movement being due to market re-
ductsqr Of prices. ss'e -'T va
notwithstanding, the farmers of
Tate County. petitioned to. the wealth
er man for a few days of, warm. dry
weather, rain is again falling here.
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A post Of the American Legion has
been established at Montrosel with 20
charter members under the name. OF
Jasper County Post. $3.50 s -
A committee from the Ku Klux Khan
recently left SIS at the home OF Jack
son widow, with d note declaring their
purpoae is TO help. not to hurt"