Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-05-12
Mississippi
EVENTS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

J. p, Suipes, member of the Mar
shall County board OF supervisors re-
Gently stated that a stretch Of road,
connecting Tate and Marshall counties
will be constructed in the next week
or so. This road when completed, Will
give tourists a direct route from Sen.
atobia, Wyatte, -AulAhoma 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.
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Postmaster r., b, Waldrop Of Houston
has resigned his office and will enter
in another business. Mr.. Waldrop
was appointed TO the office and will
enter in other business. Mr.. Waldrop
wa appointed 10 the office during the
Wilson administration for about
seven years.
Lee County will have two more
consolidated schools for next school
year. The contracts for the building
of a consolidated school at Planters
willie and at Bissell were let by the
board of supervisors at their regular
monthly meeting to the lowest bid
ders.
Continued rains in the Coffeeyille
section are hindering very much the
farming operations. For almost a
week the ground has been too wet to
pillow and the farmers are getting
anxious for some dry weather and sun
shine.
J. Holmes Baker was elected with.
out opposition by a handsome vote rs
levee commissioner for Sunflower
County by virtue OF a recent act of !
the Legislature, this box given him
162 votes.
The board Of supervisors OF Yalo- q
busha County appropriated the sum ]
Of $500 to be paid into the fund being f.
raised with which to build a hospital 7
for the old Confederate soldiers at s
Beauvoir. Z,
c. W. Bolton, OF Pontotoc, was re- "
Gently notified of his reappointment Il
as postmaster at that place. Mr.. Boil I
on has attended the duties OF this OF II
fice a number of years, always giving II
the best of service.
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M. X. Grant of Meridian, sovereign m
inspector general Of the State OF Mis- II,
sissippi of the Masonic order, address, IN
ed an audience OF Masons at Brook. ~
haven the past week. te
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The town OF Drew, six miles north W
Of Ruleville, has the distinction OF be- W
ing one Of, II not the first small town III
In the delta to boast OF the operation ua
OF a %radiophone.
The past week has been n busy one DC
with the Nettleton strawberry inter ar
ssts. Shipments by express and truck ca
have been going forward every day ad
despite the unfavorable weather. he
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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 ai
been advised by the board OF super.
yisors that he will only be allowed
one deputy from May 2 TO Dec. / OF ra
this year. III
The Lamar County board Of super. ia
visars has appropriated 1000 to the of
statewide fund for the building OF a fl
hospital for the old ex-Confederate OF
soldiers.
At the meeting Of the county board
OF supervisors held at Lambert, Mrs. 81
Lula o. Prater was retained as county u
home demonstration agent for another III
year. "
The vegetable movement for Hazle. h,
hurst and southern Copiah has slack. &C
ened considerably this week, the slow
movement being due to market re.
duction OF prices. IN
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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.
A post Of the American Legion has
been established at Montrose with 90 OF
charter members under the name OF OF
Jasper County Post. IL
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A committee from the Ku Klux Khan CT
recently left SIS at the home OF a JACK. III
son widow, with a note declaring their 50
purpose is TO help, not to hurt" "a
Kenneth Haxton has received his
commission as postmaster at Green. hs
willie. ii,
The first "old-fashioned" fox hunt on
In the T~ishomingo section for several IN
years was held the past week.
f. T. Voolfolk and W. l.. Bankston co
have been rejected as members of ha