The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-13

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north of Paragould. Mr.. Kirby
formerly had charge of the gents
furnishing department at Bertig's
store.
c. A. Raith and two daughters,
Myrtle and Mable, have gone to
Highland, H., on a visit to rela-
tives. The girls will remain in
Highland for some time, while Mr.
Raith will return within few
days.
Howard Nesler merchant and
postmaster at Brighton, spent the
forenoon here looking after bust
ness matters. He says Evangelist
Roberts is holding big protracted
meeting at the Methodist church
at Brighton.
| Webb Wilson, wife and little
son, of Quitman, Miss, are here
on a visit to Mr. Wilson's mother,
DR.. o. Wilson. 1t has been two
years since Mr. Wilson was in Par
agould and he stated this morning
he hardly recognized the place, so
extensive have been the improve
ments.
j. w. Allen, wife and daughter,
Miss Mildred and nephew, r. B..
Allen, of Shreveport, La, were in
IL o;+ III TO tn
their home from an auto tour of
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana,
Missouri and Illinois. They left
Shreveport on May 18th in an alb
bott-Detroit car. Leaving Para
gould Immediately after noon today
they expect to reach Shreveport on
| Thursday.
In a quarrel over a poker game,
said to have been running in the
brush arbor on the north side Of
the creek in Northeast Paragould,
Roy Massey inflicted several pain
full knife wounds on young man
named Huntsman Friday evening at
six o'clock. Both parties have
been placed under arrest and will
be given a trial in police court as
soon as Huntsman RECEIVERS from
his injuries.
Fred Stone, John McDermott,
Chris Nord and blacksmith named
Connolly, all employed at the Iron
Mountain round house, engaged in
a fist fight on South Pruet street
late Saturday Afternoon. Stone and
McDermott were on one side and
Nord and Connolly on the other.
Several vigorous blows were passed
before the belligerents were sepa
rated Long standing personal diff
ferences growing out of the work
at the round house, supplemented
by a condemnatory resolution said
to have been passed by the trades
council criticizing Stone and Nc
Dermott for certain acts, are given
as the cause of the affray. All the
parties were placed under arrest
and will be tried during the next
few days.
Chicken thieves have been max
ing life a burden to poultry rails
ers in Paragould during the past
month The police department has
received many complaints about
ht1t hnnn
unable to find clue that would
lead to the identity of the thieves.
More than a week ago two men
stole nearly all the chickens on I.
A. Greenwell's place, west of the
city. On Friday night of last
week thieves took between fifty and
chickens from the roost
at AID Grayson's place. On the
same night Hardy Nicely was rob-
bed of ten hens. The thieves, two
in number, have a wagon which
they use in carting the fowls away.
]. d. Block has returned from a
business and pleasure trip to Mt,
Ida, Montgomery county, NASHVILLE
Howard county, and points in Pike
county. While in Pike county Mr..
Block visited the great Highland
orchard, covering six thousand
acres of land. This is said to be
the largest peach orchard in the
world. More than 700 car loads
of high grade peaches have been
shipped out this season, and the
big cannery is now working the
culls into canned stock. The man
ager told Mr.. Block he would can
between $50 and 800 car loads.
The lands covered by the orchards
were regarded as worthless a few
years ago when Bert johnson, the
genius behind the project, began
buying the property at from So to
IS per acre and setting out peach
trees. Since he has made such a
magnificent success of the orchard