The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-21

| Q building, put the machinery in or der and are now engaged put ting in q slaetrack, which will be completed in few days.
 Another mad dog killed in town Friday last, the dog of hr. w. ". Willingham. It came near biting several parties before it was dis patched. The city authorities can not be too strict in enforcing the dog law. Even then, there is dan ger.
 The different candidates for Congress met at Texarkana laat Monday and arranged for a oan' vass of the district, but as there may be some changes made in the programme, publication .of the same will be held up until the first of Juno.
 A Prescott correspondent of the Arkansss Bsmocrat states: "Some of our foremost young peo- pie have organized literary socl- ety, with Pref. J. w. Conger, prin. cipal of our high school, at it's head." Just liko Conger, ever ready and anxious to advance the intellectual and social condition of the town in which he lives.-Sear. fcy Enterprise.
 Capt. John 0. Cloud moved back to Okolona, to his old home, Friday. It must have been sad day to him, having just lost his de voted wife and cheerful companion the woetz before. My g kind Heavenly father comfort him in his sorest bereavement. He was one of our best citizens, aud We re- grct to lose him.
 Mrs. Hatley-quite an old lady -mother of Nr. William Hatley. fell on a chair lsst Sunday eve ming and Groke two of of her ribs. She had been very feeble several weeks, and a she started to walk across the house, she was seized with a swimming or giddiness ofthc head, which caused her to lose her balance. falling on chair as above stated. She is thought to be some better at th.s writing, though is still In critical condition.
 1 We announce in this issue Hon. D. E. Barker of Drew county as a candidate for Congress, subject to action of tho Demoratic nominat' ing convention. We also print nj to-days paPer lris circular letter, to which we refer you for fall particulars regarding his candida 1 cy. His long residence in the dis trict, coupled with his eight years services in the General Assembly of the State, certainly gives him all the experience in legislative mat ters necessary to make good rep resen tative in Congress.
 Prof Conger and faculty attend ed the Southwestern Arkansas Teachers' Association at Arkadel- phia last Saturday, the 10th, and from one of the party We learn that they were most aareeably en. tertained in the pleas homes of Messrs. Herd, Hall, Saunders and Wilson. The next meeting of the Association will be at Prescott sometime in July, and we hope to see every school in Nevada and adjoining counties represented Tho professor and faculty returned Sunday afternoon wcll pleased with their trip.
 l Some of our citizens are raising by subscription, money with which to open Elm street. Now is the time for our city authorities tc make themselves famous bP, com ling 10 the rescue of these public spirited men. and assist them, no only in opening mp Elm, but al othor streets that are not now open That miserable old depot that hal become an eye-sors to the town should be declared a public nuisance, and the Company notified that the disgraceful old thing would have to go out of ths streetin sixt, days.
 The question of getting immigra , ton to this section of the country is one upon which our citizens should keep well up with, and make use of every opportunity to =