Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-10-15
All Over Arkansas

l hlrDy were among the speakers at the | Southeast Arkansas fair at Monticello
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 John Fl. Page, commissioner Of mines, manufactures and agriculture, 1 together with John Fuller, whom Com missioner Page recently appointed state mineralogist, will soon begin an l examination of the zinc field in Boone, Marion, Searcy and Newton counties. @ l1 6
 The Jonesboro city council has voted to form an improvement district and erect an new city hall at cost of $50,000.
 Rose Plumtree, one year old was ia | tally injured by a blast set off by her father H. P. Plumtree, at Fayetteville A rock, hurled by the blast, struck the child who was at her home a short distance away.
 The bonds of the Helena Improve ment District in the sum of $400,000, isued recently for levee improvements, have been sold to the Compton Bond SO. foI h VIII Dc DSSull upon the rebuilding of five and one half miles of levee included in the dis trict
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 A public wedding was one of the features of the Franklin county fair at Ozark. R. E. Broach and Mrs. R. s. Edwards were married on the fair grounds by County Judge William Weaver.
 Constable w. A Jones of Little Rock, who recently was indicted on charges of misfeasance in office and conducting a blind tiger, has been in dicted on several other charges. in- cluding eXtortion and false imprison- ment. Several deputies in his office were indicted with him. < $@ q Prosecuting Attorney Gus Seawel of the Fourteenth Judicial circuit has an- nounced that he has had enough of politics and intends to retire from pub- lie life at the end of his present term, which is his second.
 
 The school census of Heber Springs shows 52O persons of school age in | the town and the enrolment in the schools ihis year has reached 50S. This is believed to be the largest en- rollment il: proportion to the school population to be found in the state. The compulsory school law is being enforced there.
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 The enrolment at the State Normal school has reached a total of 200, 1 larger number than has ever been en rolled before at this time of the year The First Methodist Church, South, of Heber Springs has completed ar engagements for the erection Of a new brick building.
 Fire, believed 10 have been of in- cendiary origin; destroyed barn on the farm of F. Dalton, near Pocahon- tas, together with several hundred bushels of corn, a large amount of other feed, a threshing machine and other farm machinery. The loss was 5000.
 The stock judging team of the First District Agricultural school at Jones' boro won fifth place in the contest a+ the Royal American stock show at Kansas City, ranking only few points below the team of Ames College, Iowa. which won first prize.
 l.. H. Moore secretary of the Ark ansas Federation of Labor, in an ad dress before the Pine Bluff Central Trades Council, urged organized la bor to take greater interest in poli- tics and endeavor to elect better men to office. T. A. Wilson, secretary of the Pine Bluff Council was endorsed for representative from Jefferson county.
 A roadway a mile and half long, christened "The Gateway to Arkan- sas." was built in one day by business men and other residents of Sulphur Springs. It is a model highway and will connect with Neosho, Joplin and Kansas City highways.
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 Educational exhibits were a leading feature of the Columbia county fair held at Waldo The Third District Agricultural school had an extensive exhibit, while the Stamps and Waldo High schools exhibited the work Of their students.
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 Discovery of letter from her hus- bands sister stating that his wife and children were all well led to the dis covery by Mrs. John W. Dolby Of Van Buren that Dolby had wife and five children living ill Ohio according to complaint filed by Mrs. Dolby against her husband.
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