The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-01

the business houses of Russellville. Three booths, one for each school, will be open each Thursday afternoon from to 6.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the new S55, ,000 high school building at Harrisburg IL is to be completed and ready for occupancy about Octo- Der l. About 20 carloads of building material have been received.
 Those in charge of the Baxter County School Fair. an annual event in that county, have announced that the fair will be held at Mountain Home September 26, ? and 28. Prizes will be paid in thrift stamps.
 The Arkansas Light and Power Company, which is operating the lighting and water system of Arkadel- phia. at the next meeting of the City Council will ask for an increase in the light and water rates.
 recent Supreme Court decision gave the people of Perry and vicinity reason for rejoicing when it was de clared that the Cypress Drainage District was legally organized and as- sessments properly made.
 N. H. Bright has completed the t-so which is composed principally of Walnut Ridge. He found 1,064 per sons of school age and a population of 2.9S4 in the district
 J. c. Shepherd of the Rush district is now building four manganese mills in the iron-producing district near Batesville. C. k. Myles of liar rison has gone to help in the con struction work.
 The Perkins Cooperage Company of Benton recently put to work 12 women. who occupy places formerly filled by men. If the experiment IS successful more may be put on later.
 The directors of the fair associa- ton of Jonesboro at a meeting decid- ed to hold fair this fall, the date to follow the first week after the close of the tri-state fair at Memphis.
 The peach crop in Lincoln county is very good and many of the farm CTS have been marketing peaches for the past week. One farmer has 90 acres of Elberta peaches.
 The Republican party will have no state ticket in the November cleo ton, according to H. L. Remmel Ar kansas member Df the Republican National Committee
 Examinations for entrance to tho University of Arkansas will be held September 16 and r. Special anu makeup examinations will be held at the same time.
 
 at Eureka Springs. has been fined S25 and his store closed for one day as a penalty for selling wheat bread on wheatless day.
 The Farmers G:n and Manufactur- Francis county capitalized at s7.00o. surrendered it's charter 10 the secre- tary of state.
 C. Fl. Bateman, principal of the Searcy Public Schools. owns a tract of land near Searcy. and is clearing it this summer. He is working up the timber into fire wood. having motor attached to his automobile. and when properly hooked up, the little old Ford just saws right along"
 The Searcy Symphony orchestra has been asked to give return en. gagement at Camp Pike. where they went recently to entertain the sol diers.
 A drill will be constructed at Lockesburg next month for the put- pose of drilling we'll for oil pros poets. Several attempts have been made to drill an oil we'll there, but the projects always have lacked capi- tai
 
 The Christian church revival. which has been in progress mors than a week, under a large tent on South Vine street. has resulted ln establishing permanent Christian church congregation at Warren