Cleveland County herald., 1918-10-03

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fell into it and was suffocated before
it could be rescued.
Mrs. Alabama Jones died at Perry
vile few days ago. After the funer-
al her son went to get $500 in gold
which his mother had hidden on the
premises. He found some one had
stolen the money.
The Banner correspondent of the
Heber Springs Headlight says there is
great deal of excitement there over
the discovery of manganese. 1t is
said the metal found assays from SAG
to $50 per ton.
The Fort Smith public school en-
rollment on the opening day of the
1918 term reached 1856, or 10
more than last year. The high school
has 655 students, the largest number
in its history.
Owing to the fact that the Univer-
sity of Arkansas is not able to secure
an instructor, the proposed radio
school to be established at Fort Smith
has been abandoned temporarily.
At $50 o'clock each evening the
whistle at the light plant at Hope is
sounded, the lights are turned out Cor
one minute, during which the people
offer silent prayer for victory.
A fine specimen of alfalfa is being
exhibited at the Peoples Bank at
Searcy. 1t was taken from the farm
of f. D. Slack, who lives in Searcy
valley, just west of there.
A temporary price of SGT ton for
cottonseed in CARROTS, and s64 ton
in wagon lots, for the Fort Smith
district, No. 2, was announced by the
Food Administration.
The waterworks and sewerage sys-
tenn, which had been under construc.
ton during the past 10 months at
Walnut Ridge, have been turned over
to the city.
The East End Batesville school has
been enlarged by the addition of
new schoolroom, which was required
on account of the increased school at
tendance.
There are number of peach trees
at Ozark in full bloom, and several
have small peaches on them. Also
there are a few apple and pear trees
in bloom.
The cotton and corn crop at Ola
will make only about 80 per cent
and the farmers are planting rye aud
barley for winter pasture for their
stock.
A detachment of Sousa's famous
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
band will be at Ashdown October ~,
to boost the Fourth Liberty bond cam
paign.
During the past two weeks the Red
Cross chapter at Bigelow, assisted by
Houston and Casa, has completed 224
refugee and hospital garments.
The angelus will be rung hereafter
at Sloan Springs. At the sound of
the bell the people will pause to pray.
The acreage of wheat sown in Full
ton county in 1918 was 5,240, against
3,0S3 for 1917, a gain of 2,237 acres.
A threatened epidemic of smallpox
has caused the school at Spring Val
ley, Madison county, to be closed.
The stave mill of the Henry Wrape
Company at Paragould, which was de-
stroyed by fire three months ago, en-
failing loss of $4,000 has been COM
pletely rebuilt and has resumed ope-
'ation.
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IN daily with some produce to give TO |
he "give-aebushel' movement.
S. B. Allen was knocked down and
hurt by bull near England
| few days ago.
A huge war map will be erected at.
4 prominent downtown location by the
Fort Smith Advertising Club and the
war moves of the allied armies against
the Germans will be recorded each
day.
The citizens of Pea Ridge raised
$500 toward securing the route of the
Ozark trail.
1t is thought that Marion county
will have a fair this year In spite If