The Harrison times., 1917-10-06

Inc executive council NUMBERS
about 300 members Their meetings
are attended by several hundred other
bankers from all parts of the country,
and II is planned to also have tine
! entire membership of the Arkansas
Bankers Association in Hot Springs
during the session of the executive
council OF the national organization
Headquarters for the meeting will be
in the Eastman Hotel They will
convene the latter part of April.
Charles Jeffrey of jamestown has
closed a contract with the Springfield
Fire Arms Company of Springfield.
Mass, to supply 5000 feet of perfect
walnut lumber to be used in the con
struction OF aeroplane propellers. Ac.
cording to the contract, he is to re
ceive $3.50 per thousand feet for the
material.
Articles OF agreement were signed
by which Max Kaufman, w. L.
Fowlkes, L. f. Love and ]. c. Good
man leased for five years the 770
acres of prairie land six miles south
west of DardaNelle known as Cotton
Prairie" which will be at once CON
verted into cattle ranch.
w. l.. league of Amity, who had
been given the u. D. c. scholarship
in the University Of Arkansas for the
present year, has been drafted into
the National Army. The scholarship
has been awarded to James MofIitt of
Fayetteville
The second annual Cleburne coun-
ty school fair will be held at Heber
Springs the latter part of November.
Great preparations are being made
for the fair, and it is believed that
every school in the county will par
ticipate.
H. D. Alfrey of Hope, president Of
the Hampstead County Union Fair,
returned from tour Of the country
in the interest of the fair to be held
at Hope October 90 to 27, He was
very enthusiastic over the outlook
There is available for Ashley couu.
ty by federal and state aid about $751;
600, which will be used in working the
Arkansas Louisiana highway, unless
other roads are organized. This can
be done under the Alexander road
law.
]. NJ. Blazer OF near Argenta bought
a plantation OF 1000 acres near Jack
sonville from the Allen-West Com
mission Company for $4,000. About
500 acres of this tract is in cultiva-
ton.
B. J. Kimbrough, farmer of the
Hollywood neighborhood, is showing
a sweet potato from his garden weigh
ing five pounds and two ounces and
measuring 25 inches in circumference.
William Sullens, in charge Of the
county convict road gang, has been
doing good work on the road south OF
Harrisburg and has moved his force
to the "nickle plate" west of town.
A large box of things good to eat,
which was furnished by women Of
Pine Bluff, was taken to Camp Pike
for the members Of the motor truck
company which was organized here.
The total valuation Of the real and
personal property in Sharp county for
the year 1917, according to Assessor
R. G. Davidson, is $2,232,SS3. The as
sessment last year was $2,033,81S.
The Bearden School Board has ad
vertised for bids for the construction
of a new brick building, to be erected
this fall, and will establish a domes-
tic science department this term.
Elder Frank Eldridge Of the Chris.
t,an church Of Poughkeepsie, has just
closed a successful series Of meetings
at the Macedonia church, three miles
from Poughkeepsie.
The carload of wheat seed ordered
some time ago by the Farmers Say
ings Bank OF Hamburg has arrived,
The wheat seed is furnished the far.
mers at cost.
Seven OF the largest plumbing es.
adjustments in Little Rock agreed to
the 81 demand made by the striking
plumbers and the strike was declared
OF.
The southeast Arkansas fair will
he held at Monticello October 1919.
A 150.page catalog has been issued
and all other preparations made
Ratesville women shipped large
quantity OF fruit to Company f at