The Nevada County picayune., 1918-09-12

on September II. President ]. M. Williams announces that every room has been engaged since August 1, thi5 being 15 days earlier than they were ever filled before.
 Eal3 sehnitzer of Pea Ridge. a boy whose parents were born in Ger many. has just become 21. He had his first ride on a railroad train whea he went last week to BentonvilIe to enlist in the army.
 Two ears of wheat were shipped out of Centerton last week to Spring dale One car of vinegar stock was shipped 10 Paris, Tex. Five cars of apples were also shipped out.
 Cotton around Reydel is opening very fast Cotton pickers are scarce. Planters are making an effort to @. pickers from the hills, They are pay ing S1 per loo for picking
 A shipment of 24O helpless case shirts was made by Mrs. Charles Nor berry, acting chairman of garmentS Fayetteville division of the Washing 1 ton County Red Cross.
 An epidemic of typhoid fever has been raging in the vicinity of Haskell for some time. Two have died with i in the last three days. Several cases have been reported
 A new high record for 1918 cotton in western Arkansas was paid at Efn Buren. when J L. Req X Co patd D l-4 cents pound for two bales grown at Haroldton.
 P C. Naggard Harrison representa- l tive Of the Civil Service Commission, gives notice that an examination will 1 be held here for forest and field clerk on September 21
 Cotton picking around Fl Dorado has been started. but on account of the rains little progress has been made Potatoes. peas and late corn are doing well.
 A large amount of walnut timber is being cut and hauled 10 the Bates vile walnut mill from the Harl sehooihouse section of Independence county.
 Twenty-Five young girls, represent ing the various canning clubs are taking a short course in canning at Inc Russelhlne Agricultural School
 The entertainment at 0uachita Col lege at Philadelphia by the children of tbaf ely cleared $71 fo The p.o- cecds went 10 the Rcd Gross.
 Cotton is being picked rapidly around shorrill The J. NJ Barrett gin cinned several bales of cotton last week. the first ginned there.
 Regular days have been set for woodworking in Sharp county and the meetings are well attended The roads are being much improved
 Ozark is suffering rice famine. Not a pound of rice has been ayaila- ble here in four months Irish pota- toes also are very scarce
 A new schoolhouse is being erected at Paraquot, which will be completed and ready for use by the time the fan termsof school opens.
 The new city directory shows that Rogers has population of 3,S96 More than l,2o0 persons live outside the city limits proper.
 Sugar may be sold in Crawford county without q receipt =howing the last sale if the purchaser will COT. tribute $1 to the Red Gross chapter, according to an announcement made by sam R Chew of Van Buren, food administrators
 A large acreage of alfalfa on the Nelette ranch. near Rogers, has been cut four times this season and will yield d fifth crop Had there been no drouth fl is believed that thers would have been six cuttings.
 The total assessed valuation of per. sonal property in Sevier county this year amounts 10 $1,765,310. as com pared against s1,233372 last year. Figures do not include railroad, pipe line, telegraph or telephone prop erty.
 The last Legislature passed an ac. placing all the educational institu- tions of the state on a mileage basis, which takes from the Legislature the