The Harrison times., 1914-03-14
State Brevities

James l.. Pugh defeated G. Il. Gem
mel for the mayoralty nomination at
Hamburg A. X. Cameron was nomi-
mated for mayor Of Brinkley, Malvern
Democrats nominated W. II. Haley,
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State Bank Commissioner John NJ.
Davis has issued a call upon the banks,
trust companies and savings banks Of
the state for a report in detail Of the
resources and liabilities of the insti-
tutions at the close Of business March
4. These reports must be published in
local newspapers within ten days, and
proof of such publication furnished the
department This is the first call under
the new banking act.
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Col. S. B. Baird, the veteran editor
Of the Hamburg Eagle, is in Little
Rock this week arranging for the pub
licalion Of his paper which was burn
ed out last week. He will not miss an
issue. He only recently completed
new plant, valued at about $4,000, but
he carried only $1,000 insurance on ac'
count Of the prohbitiye rate,
The electric light and water plant
of Batesvlle has just completed work
on the building at cost OF $25,ooo,
New machinery has been installed ana
the plant put In first-class working
condition,
R. R. Willis, a Van Buren, brakeman
was crushed to death beneath a tram
at Claremore, Okla.
Bert Johnson's great Elberta peach
orchard at Highland, one Of the largest
in the world, contains 4,2OO acres
There are 100000 peach trees, OF whlch
100000 will bear this year. The or
chard is nine miles long by IL miles
wide, and employs 1000 people MT
Johnson Is putting in this season ooO
acres in cantaloupes, 6 acres OF SPIN
ach, 40 acres Of strawberries, 200 OF
cucumbers and 40 acres of grapes
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Eldrdge Wise Of Fort Smith, chargeu
with robbng Nicholas Lemmer' ca
madam homeseeker, Of $l,7OO in van
Buren,, December 10, and to which ne
has confessed was adjudged insane
by lunacy commission.
Tho PRESBYTERIAN congregation OF
Walnut Ridge has extended call to
Rev, Grover G. Currie who Is JUST
completing his ministerial course IN
the seminary at Louisville, Ky, Rev.
Currle is a native Of North Carolina
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II, G, Love OF Mountain Home u
member OF the State Board OF Char'
table Institutions, Is n candidate 10
representative Of Baxter county. He
ia opposIng ]. V. Thrasher, who repre-.
sented the county in 1913, The princi
nal issue between them Is purely To-
cal. that of the construction OF a power
dam across White river just above
Cotter Mr., Thr0sher opposed II IN
the last session, while Mr., Love fayors
It,
w, r, Willett OF Falls River NO.
aged so years, was found dead under
tho steps Of a bakery at TeXarkana
Death was due TO natural causes
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Gov. HAYS has reduced from 5000 to
$50 n fine assessed against Wardy Hin
son, OF Union county, on n charge OF
selling lquor Illegally, II was recon-
mended by o large number Of citizens
and officials,
citizens OF Heber Springs VIII raise
$3.50 by public subscription for the
installation Of q clock In the dome OF
the new 100000 courthouse,
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Ben RNirtley Il steel worker on the
Frisco bridge near Fort Smith fell
81 feet while at work, and was killed
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Peter II, Stewart, OF McAlester,
Okla, former president OF DistTle' Nv
el United Mine Workers Of America
Ia critically III In hospital at Fort
Worth, Texas, lie In suffering from u
nervous broak'down,
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Carl Gray recently appointed pFesb
dent Of the Western Maryland rail-
road, spent last Thursday at his old
home in Fayetteville, He viii return
10 Baltimore March 10. lie denied
that thero Ia anything in the report
that he might head the Frisco lie
held his first railroad position with
the Frisco at Fayetteville under the
present agent, w, p, MeNair, entering
the employ Of this company IN 1882.
Hc remained with the Frlaco for 20
yenrs, IN 1911 he accepted the proBl'
dency Of the Great Northern, one OF
the I'm roads, He will be succeeded
by president Of the Great Northern L.,
W. llill,
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AdIutNnt General Lloyd England OF
tho ArknnaaA National Guard, nm,