Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-05-09

the needs of the schools and the i'm
portance of maintaining them at their
usual standards of efficiency
The gin and grist mill belonging 10
George and Andy Killman Of Bates
vile was burned to the ground. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The
gin was valued at about $4,000 and
| most Of the machinery was new. No
| insurance was carried
The sheriff's office at Piggott re-
ports that many Clay county women
| are paying poll tax at this time, with
view to exercising their right Of
franchise in, the coming Democratic
| primary.
A shipment of 334 garments made
by the Red Cross chapter of Niece
hee, was made to divisional head
quarters at ST. Louis. The garments
were made in McGehee and Arkansas
City.
Arrangements are being completed
for the opening of a Home Service
Station of the Red Cross of Arkadel-
phta. The office will be located in
the Citizens National Bank Building.
Gordon Huffmaster, inheritance tax
attorney, paid into the state treasury
$i,327.24 on account of the Inheritance
tax collected from the estate of Ru-
dolph Abramson of Monroe county.
D. J. Manion stored some bichloride
of potash in his barn near Huttig.
The rain came and wet the potash.
The fumes killed a mule and two
| calves which we're in the barn.
]. G. Shepherd of Rush who has
taken over manganese property in
the Batesville field, is moving machin-
cry from his Sure Pop mine on Wa
ter creek to that place.
J. L. Bond, state superintendent of
public instruction, has accepted an
invitation to make an address at the
Sebastion county school contest to be
held at Greenwood May II.
The adiutant generals office an
nSunced the appointment of L. M. Hill
as captain Of the company of the
Fifth Arkansas Infantry being or
ganized at Hartford.
A revival is being held at the Bap-
fist church at Mulberry by the pastor,
the Rev. N. A. Stanfield, assisted by
the Rev. j. A. Brown, harpist and
singer of Dallas.
Two active Red Cross workers In
the Mcclure neighborhoOd, near De-
Witt, are Mrs. Nancy Webster, so
years Of age, and Mrs John Mcclure,
50 years of age.
The High School Annual, a book of
ITO pages, and one of the largest and
most beautiful yet published at Rus
sellvillie, will come from the press In
a few days.
Clois, a young son of Hulet Ander.
son, who lives in Boston township, 20
miles north of Ozark, lost one eye by
the explosion of a loaded shotgun
shell.
Pupils of YelIville high school have
sold over $1,000 worth of thrift STAMPS
and war savings certificates.
The Judsonia streets have been
oiled
ThN last carload of apples in stor-
age at the ice plant at Bentonvflle
was shipped out last week, making
total of 10000 barrels moved from the
plant since last November. These ap-
pies netted the growers about SO p9
barrel.
j. M. Keck has a copy of "The
State Rights Eagle" published at
Camden November 81, 1860. Editor
Hobson advised his readers to sit
steady until older states decided to
secede from the Union.
Responding to the governments
call for the cultivation of castor
beans, W. j. Moore, in Clsicot county,
has planted 200 acres to the beans.
H. H. Cannon of the United States
Navy was at Newport recently and
made arrangements 10 open 2 recruit
ing station for naval reserves.
DR.. ]. H. Reynolds of Hendrix Col
lege at Conway has accepted a mem.
bership in the National War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A.