Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-04-26

Governor Hays was hanged in ef- figy at Benton. One of the figures was suspended from a wire stretched across the main business street and another from an electric light pole near the Iron Mountain depot. Each figure bore a large card inscribed, Governor Hays" It is supposed that the acts were caused by the governors action in committing to life imprisonment the death sentencea of Clarence Dewein and Joe Strong, who had been sentenced to be electro cuted for the murder of L. H. Thompson, an aged merchant of this city, Novembere p, 1913.
 j. S. Yarnell of the Searcy Fruit Growers Association has secured S125 in cash prizes from the local business men, which will be awarded as prizes to berry growers of this section during the 1917 season. A prize of $50 will be given for the best showing made on a one-acre tract and $75 on a five-acre tract. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of revenues derived from shipments through the local association.
 The Democratic state executive committe canvassed the vote cast for attorney general in the recent Demo- cratic state primary. On account of the contest in Perry County the vote in that county is not embraced in the tabulation made by the committee, but the vote cannot change the result. The vote follows: John D. Arbuckle 69,786, Louis Rhoton 69,119. Ar buckles majority 667.
 That the diversified farming cam- paign of 1914 has borne good fruits in Pope county is evidenced by the large shipments of live stock, and poultry being shipped from Russellville aI- most daily. One local buyer has shipped his tenth car of hogs to Kan sas City and St. Louis within the past few weeks. One to two cars of poultry is shipped every week,
 Former Congressman s. Brundidge of Searcy was in Little Rock making final arrangements for the initiation of the primary election law to be suO- mitted to the voters of the state at the election to be held next November, when all state, district, county and legislative officers are to be elected.
 The Rev. J. W. Best, who has been superintendent of the Tuckerman schools for the last year, has been reelected for next year The first two assistants, c. K. Coe Jr. and Gar land S. Wick, also were reelected. the near future.
 The Pulaski Chancery Court has no Jurisdiction over the operationssof the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, Chancel- Tor J. E. Martineau held in dismiss ing a petition of the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pitts burgh, Pa.
 J. W. Ellis of Ozan, who, on the face of the returns, was defeated by five votes for the Democratic nomina- tion for representative, filed a peti- tion with the Democratic County Gen. tral Committee asking for recount. 
 Plans are under way for the organ 1 izatlon of S100,000 bank for Rison. l Solicitors representing the enterprise have been working but a short time, but report approximately one-half of 1 the stock subscribed.
 Mayor Lowell of Gentry has caused big sign warning hoboes away from l that town to be placed in front of the i railroad station at Gentry
 The Judsonia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association is advertising throughout the state for strawberry pickers.
 l The pOStOf1lce at GOlQen Lake, Mississippi county, has been ordered discontinued, effective April 29.
 An unknown man was found uncon- scious in cave near Harrison two weeks ago. His skull had been frac- tured by blow. The man has been
 cared for at Harrison since he was found, but has never regained con- sciousness. An operation will be per- formed on his skull soon In the
 meantime the town authorities are endeavoring to establish his identity. Members of the Washington Truck
 Growers Association will plant 175 acres of cantaloupes this week.