The courier-index., 1918-06-14

Mrs. S. S. McGill left yesterday for
Jackson, Tenn, on visit to friends
and relatives.
]. p. Ricketts, of Earle. spent Mon
day here visiting his sister, Mrs. II.
M. Jackson.
Rev. w. F. Evans of Forrest City
spent Monday here visiting friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P. Weld of
Marysville, Ohio are here visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Weld.
Sam Bowen spent the first of the
week at his former home of Osceola
visiting friends and relatives
/ Joe Pride of Blytheville, chief en-
gineer for the st. Francis Levee Dis
! trict, was a visitor in the city Mon
! day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy v. Williams are
the parents of a fine boy baby who
recently made his arrival at their
| home.
Martha Elizabeth Russ and Her.
bert Jackson. Jr., left yesterday for
/ Clifton, Tenn, to spend the summer
with relatives.
Mrs. ]. d. Robertson, who has been
here visiting her sister, Mrs J. r.
Roane, has returned to her home
near Augusta.
Mrs. Tom Phillips has returned to
her home at Altheimer after having
/ spent several days here visiting her
| sister, Mrs. Chas. Mckee.
Lonnie East, Earl Moye, Bettys
Lloyd and Eugene Yarbrough left
yesterday for Sheffield, Ala, to work
in the government nitrate plant.
Fred Clifford underwent a minor
operation at the home of his mother
Mrs. T. P. Clifford, Wednesday. The
operation was performed by DR.. w.
b. Bean.
! NJ F. Hardin and daughter. Miss
Myrtle, of Tupel0, Ark, have been
here several days visiting Mr.. Hard
ms sister, Mrs T. P. Clifford. They
drove through in their car.
Cadet Hugh Robertson, who has
been at Urbana, H.. taking primary
instruction in aviation, is at home
on short furlough. He will leave
within a few days for Belleville, ILL.,,
to begin actual flying.
Sam Yoffie of Springfield, Mo-, is
here visiting his uncle, H. Yoffie, and
family, before entering the service
of Uncle Sans navy. He volunteer
ed before the June draft
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon l.. Jackson
and children and Miss Sadie Rodgers
of Little Rock, spent Tuesday here,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Jackson. They are enroute on an
overland trip to Winona, Ind, where
they will spend month.
+ j. D. Benham, who has been at
(. Camp Forrest. Ga, has gone to Fort
Dodge, Iowa, as a member OF the
officers training camp. Mr.. Benham
was one of less than dozen men
cut of Camp Forrest who were Sc
lected for the officers training camp.
w. p. Mann of the Red Oak plan
tation exhibited a cotton bloom last
Saturday This is several weeks
earlier than a bloom has been shown
in many years. The cotton crop Is
well advanced and the plant looks
fine. The prospects are for an album
dant yield.
]. p. Hughes is here from Camp
Macarthur, Texas, on a furlough Wis
/ iting his mother and friends. His
regiment has gone to France, but he
was left in the hospital recovering
from an operation and In conse-
auence could not accompany the
regiment. He expects to be ordered
overseas within short time.
ANY contributions that are to be
made to the Overseas hospital are to
be given to Miss Emma Clark be-
fore Saturday night, at which time
she will make remittance to the
state chairman. This is worthy
cause and one to which you should
i give small amounts, as the pledge for
1 Mariana is only $50, and this gives
all a chance to contribute.
I The following colored boys of Lee
county have volunteered their serv'
ices to the government for special
lines of work and will leave tomor'
row for the colored normal at Pine
Bluff to receive instruction in black
smithing. carpenter work and auto
mechanics: Luther Jones, Hugh nus
sell. Luke Ishmael. George Nunnaiiee
Clarence Wilson, Henry kendrick
Thos. Dangerfield. Chas. Kneeland
. Walter Davis and Morris Brinkiey.
Mayor F. r. Dupuy has received
a letter from his wife announcing
the safe arrival of herself and emil
dren at Colorado Springs, Colorado