Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-13

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The two pounds of wool that was
sheared from sheep that grazed upon
the White House lawn at Washington
and ordered to be sold for the benefit
OF the Red Cross, was disposed of by
Governor Brough. The wood sold for
sos per pound
The Public School Board has
awarded the contract for the erection
of new school building at Harris
burg to J. e. Hollinsworth & Co of
Memphis, for the sum of $40,S69 COM
plete, ready for the furniture.
DR.. J. H. Reynolds, president OF
Hendrix College, Conway, asked Adj
jutant General Mccain of the War
Department for a detail to provide
military instruction at that institution
The wet weather in the vicinity of
Knobel has made a great demand for
cotton workers and wages run as high
as 81 per day. Boys and girls are
getting 50 per day.
troop of Boy Scouts has been or
ganized at Ell Dorado under the direc-
ton CT II. d. Bowers, scoutmaster.
Uniforms and other equipment have
been ordered
Nine thousand dollars worth of Lib
erty Bonds were sold by members OF
the Russellyille Boy Scouts. Several
of the members qualified for govern
ment badges.
The state auditor received an or
der for 200 poll tax receipts from
Washington county, to be issued TO
taxpayers who may pay their taxes
before July 1.
The Arkansas Baptist state conven-
ton will conduct Bible school at
Eureka Springs, June 8 to June 10.
Three of Arkansas strongest men will
be teachers.
The Bull Dog and the Mirror, two
Hendrix College publications, have
been merged. The college now pub
fishes the Bull Dog Mirror and the
Troubadour.
Governor Brough appointed J. S
Turner of Ozark a member of the
State Highway Commission TO sue
coed Guy B. Tucker, whose term has
expired.
The old Hazel Hotel at Newport,
which was partly burned about two |
years ago, will be remodeled and the |
name will be changed to the Claridge |
Hotel.
The Caddo National Farm Loan AS
sociation of Womble has received it's |
charter from the Federal Farm Loan |
Board and is authorized to loan
money.
In fight between officers and sew
eral alleged draft resisters at Oxley, |
eight miles east OF Leslie, Levi Good
H..
II. B. Stuffeban of Crosses Joined |
the army at Fort Smith, after walk |
| ing from his home to Fayetteville. a |
distance of 70 miles. to catch a train.
The Carthage Red Cross unit MADE
a large shipment of supplies to head
quarters last month, which included
sweaters, socks and $500 gun wipers.
Headquarters of the Ozark National
Forest are being moved from Harri-
son, where they have been located for
the last nine years, to Russellville.
The wheat crop in Franklin county
will far exceed last season, both in
acreage and yield. Corn and cotton
never looked any more promising.
The commencement exercises of
Galloway College, of Searcy, closed
with the address to the senior class
and the presentation of diplomas.
The Perpetual Oil and Gas Com
pany at Nashville, filed certificate
with the secretary of state announc-
ing the surrender of it's charter.
j. B. Dunlap has been elected Sec
rotary of the Railroad Commission 10
succeed Albert Rorex, who has been
called to military service.
/ Four thousand white men from
| Arkansas have been called to report
TO Camp Pike during the five days be-
| ginning June "a.
The Cotton Plant officials have or
dered 1o-horse power gas engine for
the city water plant. 1t win be In
stalled at cnce.