Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-01-27
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
GatheredfrOmAnC Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

:. Work OF laying the branch line rail-
road between Poplar Corner and Leach
vile is under way.
Travelling Mems Club is Jackson's
newest commercial organization. J.. D.
Robertson president.
Ellis 8. Chapman, head Of dry en-.
forcement division in state, reported
capture OF nine stills during past week.
M. L. Swihart has shipped first car
load Of kiln-dried sweet potatoes to
northern markets from Leachville.
An open competitive examination for
postmaster at Jackson will be held
February 81. The office pays $500 q
year.
Recommendations for pardon for s
men serving sentences for murder
have been signed by Macy Dinkins,
acting chairman of the pardon board
at jackson
More than 81, O00, 900 will be disburs.
ed among members of the Staple Cot
ton corporation, according to announce
ment Just made from Clarksdale by B.
NJ. Brownell, manager.
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Three days after his arrival at Yazoo
City from Chattanooga to accept the
post Of Boy Scout executive, ]. P. Sis
o disappeared. Fears for his safety
are felt.
Nearly a dozen dentists met al
Brookhaven to organize the Seventh
Judicial District Dental society, to be
a component part OF the State Dental
association.
School taxes are now being collected
In the Coldwater Separate School dis,
trict by j. H. Farmer, town marsha.
and tax collector. A nine-mill tax Is
being collected in the town and about
20 square miles of added territory.
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FIR. M. s. Fitzpatrick, rector of the
Immaculate Heart Of Mary Catholic
church, Greenwood, has raised $3.50 fol
the support OF the two orphanages
maintained under the supervision O.
the Catholic church at Natchez.
Records OF the circuit clerks office
OF WEBSTER county show that in thu
year 1921 there were Sc marriages o
white people and "a Of negores. Thi'
Is essentially a white county now
since so many negroes have migrated
The Quitman County Federal Farm
Loan association has recently been or
gained at Marks, and announces tina
1t Is now ready to receive application
from the white farmers in Quitmal
county.
Mrs. G. C. Jones Of Marks, record
ing e"re'ary of Woman's Missionar.
union OF the North Mississippi confer
ence, that the tenth annua
meeting Of this society will be held a
Water Valley March I'll.
Unless all signs fail Natchez will
soon have as many women voters a
men, for the feminine electors are pay
ing their poll taxes and registering II
increasingly large numbers. In man.
instances the poll taxes Of women ar
paid by their husbands.
The record OF marriage licenses Is
sued from the office Of the circui
clerk of Noxubee county for the yea
1921 showed y decline as agains
tho.e issued In 1920. The record TO
1920 was 40 white and 295 colored
with a total OF 344. In 1921 II was 4
white and go colored, making q tota
OF 311-a falling off Of 80.
There are possible indications Of oil
In parts of Mississippi. 1t has beel
learned, from the United States gee
graphical survey. Observations mad
by government biologists in the viciI
ity Of Yazoo City, Miss. indicated tina
1t would be justifiable to prospect TO
oil there, although the risk of failur'
is admittedly very hign."
It has been officially announced tina
the special election to be held Feb
I to ill a vacancy of treasurer OF Jas
per county, made through the death o
R. o. Eddins. Thus far. four cand.
dates have announced as aspirants 10
the office. They are John Smith an
B. F. Wells of Bay Springs, Miss. Ell
sha Anderson OF Louin, Miss. and Z
NJ. Morgan OF Heidelberg. Miss.
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Work begun on the Hernando-Men
phis road last spring is practically fin
lshed. There are several concret
bridges yet to be completed. but wit
suitable weather the contractors stat
they can finish up within only a FEY
weeks. This road run from the Ter
nessee state line to fernando and
Travelled perhaps more than any othe
road in the county.
q. L. K%uykendall. motion picture OF
orator, has announced as a ~candidat
for mayor of the city Of Columbus, onl
after strong pressure had been brough
20 bear on him nv prominent citizen