The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
All Over Arkansas


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With all the returns from the county
assessors reported to the State Tax
Commission and tabulated, the total
assessed valuation of the taxable prop
erty of the state is shown to be $449,-
1880, being an increase of $2l,796,-
1922 over the assessment for 1912 The
last county to report was Clay, its alb
stract of assessment having been re-
ceived Monday.
The State Highway Department Will
begin work April on the preliminary
for an improved highway from Nilonia
to Conway, a distance Of fifteen miles,
II is estimated that it will cost about
$4,000 w. r. McHenry, county road
and bridge commissioner of Faulkner
county, conferred with State Highway
Engineer Carter about it last week
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Through the efforts Of the Dairy De
partment of the University Of Arkan-
sas meeting Of the dairymen Of
Washington county was held at Fay
etteville Saturday.
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The Division Of Militia Affairs, Of
the War Department, has notified the
headquarters Of the Arkansas National
Guard, that a Joint camp will be held
by the Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Guard some time during the coming
summer. The time and place will be
designated by the commander OF the
Southern department, Gen. Tasker H,
Bliss, now at Fort Sam Houston. Ark
ansas has been allotted $4,000 with
which to bear its proportion of the
expense. 1t is not known what pro
portion Of the two regiments can be
taken, as this will depend upon the
length Of the encampment
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state Highway Engineer II. r. Car
ter went to Winslow last Saturday to
meet the county judges Of Crawford
and Washington counties for the con
sideration Of a project for the building
of an improved highway from Fayette-
vile to Fort Smith,
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Rates which will give Memphis 2
cent Interstate passenger rate into
Arkansas and oklahoma, IL cents
into Missouri, and rates into Texas,
Kansas Louisiana and Colorado which
will be the sum OF the state rates OF
the territory trayersed, instead Of 3
cents per mile from Memphis to dest'
nation, viii be put into effect May !
by the railroads entering Memphis, ac.
cording to an announcement OF the
Southern Passenger Association.
Chairman Gregg OF the house War
Claims Committee introduced resolu-
ton referring to the Court Of Claims
for a finding Of facts in connection
with the following Arkansas war
claims; That Of the heirs Of Samuel
Corruthcrs; that Of the estate Of Hugh
Heard, that Of the heirs Of Samuel n,
Prior; that Of the heirs Of John L,
Steward, that Of the heirs Of James
Thompson, and those Of the heirs OF
Wesley w. Wallace and f, NJ. Wise,
-Four magnificent groups Of sculp'
tured figures VIII grace the rotunda
OF the new Pulaski courthouse annex
and Gustayo LIya, his son, Harry, and
his Other sons are working on the
figures and expect to have the last
group completed by April 10, Leo A.
Mons, WporlntedeHt for Mann &
stearn, the architects who designed
the building, IL supervising the compile
ton Of the work in the building
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Walter Williams, dean Of the School
Of journalism Of the University Of
Missouri, is making q tour Of the
world rs q special correspondent, Sec
retary Of state Earle W, Hodges, q
personal friend Of MIR. WilliamB' has
lust received postcard from him,
written Ot sydney, n, S, W. Australia,
Feb 7, M follows with all good
wishes from this land Of advanced
Democracy"
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Claud Nelson, who was elected last
Tuesday TO take the place Of profce,
sor T. =, stNpes Nt Hendrix College
durang the lNttera leave Of absence
next year ut Columbia University, has
an interesting history Mr. Nelson
finished the Junior year at Hendrix
College four years ago ana won the
Rhodes scholarship over strong COM
petiors and spent three years NJ Ok
ford, He made fine record there,
doing the unusual thing Of taking his
degree at the end Of the second year
Of hie residence at oxford The third
year he spent IN graduate work at OK.
ford and travelling on the continent
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