Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05

will flourish as a result While we can not see any immediate returns from our investment, we feel certain that Arkansas bankers can afford to help finance the farmeres in buying live stock"
 Sheriff w w. Bishop discovered that on June II he sold at delinquent tax sale property recently bought by tho government for a postoffice build ing at Conway. Judge w. B. Wilson was the purchaser The property was privately owned in 1914 when the as sessment was made, and was con- tinued on the assessment books in 1915 through error, although purchas- ed by the government Government property is not taxed.
 Former Governor O. B. CoIquftt of Texas spoke at Texarkana in the in terest of his candidacy for United States senator He was introduced by N. A. Shaw and spoke two hours. He denounced both statewide and nation wide prohibition and also declared himself opposed to woman suffrage He said he thought President Wilson had been too leniept in his dealings ith Mexico and that the time is now ripe for drastic action.
 The Indiana Silo Company of Terre Haute, Ind, filed suit in the United States court at Ft. Smith against the Northwestern Arkansas Lumber Com pany of Fayetteville to restrain the company from using certain devices on silo doors on which the plaintiff claims the patent rights. Appointment of a master to take evidence to determine the damages also is asked
 The Union County Fruit Growers Association has been organized at Fl Dorado, with R. N. Benson president and Dr. J. M. Sheppard secretary. A large number of men will plant from two to five acres of strawberries by way of diversification. A mass meet ing will be held in Fl Dorado Satur, day, July 1, to discuss plans for the association.
 Promoters of the big sanitarium for Hot Springs notified local interests that owing to the present unsettled condition in Mexico and the possibili- ties of further complications, the un- derwriters will defer for the present the deposit of money necessary to purchase the property desired in time to take up the options.
 There were no failures among the 49 applicants who took the June ex- animation for teachers licenses at Conway, according to County Examin- CT J. M c. Vaughter. Nineteen re- eeived first grade certificates, 26 sec ond grade and four third grade.
 On writ of replevin directed against the Wells-Fargo and Company Express, James J. Cooper of Bates vile obtained package containing whiskey shipped to him from St. Louis, express prepaid, without pay ing the tax of 50 cents.
 The streets of Mulberry soon will be oiled The funds were raised by subscription and by an appropriation by the city.
 WY of men have begun preliminary work | for the new paving district at Jones' boro
 Ouachita College will get $20,000 for ! an endowment fund, and the First | Baptist church of Philadelphia will | get approximately $15,000 from the es- tate of the late Mrs Florence I. Will son. Mrs. Wilson died on June 13. The estate is estimated to be worth | S45, 1000, most of which is in cash.
 David T. Bryan, cashier of the Citi- zens Bank and Trust Company of Van Buren paid to the state treasurer $6,- | 312.26 inheritance tax from the estate of the late Captain William Bowlin.
 An editorial, written by Mrs. Frank W. Peel and published in the Benton vile Sun, denouneing sidewalk come dians" for ridiculing members of the state guard, has been reprinted on handbills for distribution at recruit ing stations in several northwest Ar kansas towns. Mrs. Peefs son and son-in-law are members of the state | guard.
 The first cotton blooms in the vlcin- ity of Gould have been received here from c. H. Joslyn's plantation,