The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-04

work The bonds sold for par, to hear six per cent interest and four ,er cent on daily balances.
 TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
 Encouraged by the success of the gourth Arkansas Regiment, and the hripbt prospects for the Fifth Regi- mept which is now being formed, Governor Brough sent a telegram to president Wilson, offering to raise brigade of infantry by voluntary ser vice providing there is a correspond- tg decrease in the draft quota.
 Nessrs. g. s. Hargraves, D. c. Webb and J. T. Sanders, representing Road Districts No. l and of St. Francis county. have appeared before the National Capital Issues Commit lee and have secured from this com mittee approval of the issuance of road bonds for Districts No l and ? of St. Francis county.
 The biggest gas well ever brought in. in the extreme eastern Oklahoma country. Ras finished at Quinton, 62 milest west of Fort Smith. in Pitts burg county. Tie we'll is making from 8 to 40 million feet. The sand vas found at 1,G00 feet.
 G S Russ of Southhaven. Mich, has written letter to John H. Page, state commissioner of agriculture, stating h. intends 10 start a muskrat ranch and asks for information con- cerning l4e advantages of Arkansas for such an enterprise.
 At meeting of the Executive Com mittee Of the TeXarkana Chamber of Commerce il was decided to make an effort 10 secure the routing of the Bankheaa Highway from Washington, D C. to tHe Pacific coast through Texarkana
 Adjutant General Lloyd England sent letter 10 the school authorities over the state recommending a course of physical training for bows and girls in those schools that have al ready introduced military training.
 The commissioners of Road District No. l met and awarded the engineers contract for the building of the link in the Hot Springs Mammoth Spring highWaE across Van Buren county to w. (. Heisht of Walnut Ridge.
 Candidates for state offices must file their pledges with Secretary of State Terral and pay their fees 10 Senator C C, Calvert, secretary of the Democratic State Central Commit lee, on or before April 15.
 Following the food conservation movement and the governors request Tor the raising of potatoes, the Peni- tentiary Commission agreed to plant 0 additional acres in Irish potatoes In lieu of cotton.
 The machinery of the Philadelphia hiling Company is undergoing ex tensive overhauling and much new machinery is being installed for the purpose of manufacturing flour substi- autes.
 Secretary of State Terral has re- turned from northwestern Arkansas, shefe he has been campaigning for ne War Camp Community Service iana. He said there were large .Io~dS at every place he visied and hat The people are showing increased interest in all war work.
 surveyors have started running the .,''eS Tor road from Marshall, in .earey county, to Sylamore. in Stone county.
 Some time early in April, the A. H. apartment of the State Agricultural s.nool al Jonesboro will have a sale ,,. io'Stein and Aberdeen-Angus cat bulls N'"'' "04'e'' '--1 ...n ..'ns In Faulkner county exceeded l ''s during 1917 more than two 'no one-half to one.
 The lumber of automobile licenses 1eV 10 date exceeded the total | Aunber for last year.