Cleveland County herald., 1918-10-31


 Campbell, religious work director of the Tent Area and formerly in charge of the Y information bureau which brought hundreds of soldiers and rela- tiyes together during the Flu; Nee ley A. Coxsey, building secretary at Y 35; and N. s. Gather, religious 1 work secretary at 39.
 Rev. J. A. Sage, presiding elder of l the Camden district of the Little Rock annual conference of the M E. Church, South, has been officially notified by Bishop E. D. Mouzon of Dallas. Texas, who has charge of the conferences in Arkansas and Oklahoma, that the date of the approaching session of the Little Rock conference has been changed from Wednesday, November 27, to Wednesday, December f. The refusal of the War Industries Eoard to release material for the mill lion dollar proposed Arkansas-Louis- jana highway is accepted at Fort Smith as an indication that federal authorities will not sanction the con- |, struction of the half million dollar pro- posed bridge across the Arkansas riv- CT into Sequoyah county, Okla. at that point.
 The 7-year-old son of J. D. Pember- ton, who lives near Ola, fell 35 feet nit Is % fo, recently. The water in the we'll was 10 feet deep. but the lad was able to keep his head above water by clinging to the we'll rope. His brother saw him fall and brought help. He was pulled out badly frightened but not il jured.
 Sergeant Bryan J. Iams and his brother, Thomas, sons of MT. and Mrs. G. w. Iams, who reside near Green Forest, met on battlefield in France recently. They had not seen each other for more than a year. Neither Of the soldiers has been sick or nas been wounded since they left this country.
 With less than three months before the time limit expires, Sebastian coun- ty has purchased less than three. fourths of it's pledged quota of $1,- 129,000 in War Savings stamps. Up to October Il total of 133,3 ,366 war stamps and 225,734 thrift stamps, val ued at $657,37489, had been pur- chased.
 Cotton ginned in Jefferson county up to September 25 shows an increase of nearly 400 per cent over cotton ginned in the same period last year. A total of 8,501 bales have heen ginned this year, as compared with 2,236 last Judge Cheek, government gin inspec- tor for this county.
 The cotton report for Independence county for the month of September this year shows a remarkable in- There were 1897 bales reported or September 25 of this year, as compar ed to 241 bales on the same date last year.
 Health conditions at Camp Pike have reached a normal condition. The influenza epidemic is under complete control and aside from few cases of measles the camp is probably the most healthy in the country.
 The cotton business has been very much on a drag at Nashville, occasion ed by the drop in cotton prices which has prevailed Up to date very little cotton has been sold.
 The little child of Mir. and Mrs. c. T. Lewis of Hope drank some carbol ic acid few days ago. Luckily & physician was passing the house at the time and was able to give the lit tie sufferer quick relief. The child is now out of danger.
 Mir. M. E. McDearman has sold to D. H. Greenway of Kennel, Mo-, 88 acres of farm land in Mississippi county for $150 per acre. MT. Me Dearman purchased the land six years ago for $3 per acre.
 Government representatives have been at White Cliffs, 15 miles sout of Nashville, looking over the localit. with view of establishing a large ni- trate plant there.
 The Batesville Red Cross chapter has started campaign for the collec- tion of nut shells and linens to be sent to the Red Cross headquarters.
 Wilmar went over the top in the Fourth Liberty loan, subscribing 327,- GOO. The quota was $26.60O.