The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-04-21
Mississippi
E V E n 7 S
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

4uetuOuS VI farming ana a SllSIt
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 viii
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 z. c. Scales has
issued a 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 duel with a Biloxi police Of
ficer.
While on a deserted sps. after hav-
ing left Olive Branch, NJ. J. q. 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 Of Walthall
are stirring the ground with wonderful
Tapidity. Much corn has been planted
and an unusual crop Of Iespedeza is ex-
pected to be harvested. So far, little
has been said or done about cotton.
The qualified voters of Batesville, on
May LIST, viii vote on the question OF
the mayor and board of aldermen al.
thorfzing an issue Of $4,000 in bonds
TO equip and install an electric light
plant. Light is now being supplied
from SaTdis.
Encouraged by the fact that pecans
have proved profitable in their section
Tippah people are beginning to set
out pecan trees in larger and larger
county, just below the Tennessee line,
pecans have proved a valuable crop.
While the mother was out attending
to her domestic duties. the one-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Gam.
mill al North CarroIlton, was drowned
IN about Il inches of water left in a
large size bucket OF the kitchen floor
Arran gements are being made in Me
ridian for the spring reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons TO be held at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral May s, and
10, when a large class viii 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
byterial auxiliary, which will be held
in the Presbyterian church April %,
q and IS.
Attorney General Frank Robertson
has just received a letter requesting
him to serve on a 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.
Prof. Calhoun delivered his address |
at Shuqualak in the interest of a 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 J. w
Gregory are making a campaign Of
YazoO City to raise $4,000 to purchase
a street sprinkler for the city's use.
The ladies of the Pickens civic i'm
provement club have started a clean
up Cain pdlSu
Recent heavy rains in Tippah coun-
ty have left the public highways in
bad condition. rendering it extremely
tedious to travel in automobiles after
the heavy precipitations.
The Mattson postoffice. of which
Mrs J. A William is postmistress.
was recently robbed of $3.50 in stamps
and $40 in cash money.
For the first time women partici-
pated in the election in Columbus, the
biennial municipal primary, in which
Mayor A. Y Glover was reelected.
Arch Crump, OF the Commercial
Bank of Clarksdale. has been named
as president of the ClarksdaIe Rotary
club 10 succeed Marshall BouIdin.
whose term has expired.
The I. G. railroad is erecting a berry ,
house on the nlatfOrm AFT RatesvflIo n ,