Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18

Mrs. j. A. Livingston, wife of the
editor Of the CourierDemocrat OF
Russellville, has been elected recent
ly to Membership in the League of
American Pen Women. Her most re-
cent story, "The Luck Of Forty Four"
appears in Adventure.
A home talent minstrel show was
given at Plummerville recently by
Miss Adeline Patty of Newport and
Miss Montent Frye, for the benefit of
the Red Cross. The performance was
we'll attended and the proceeds
amounted to $72
| The landing field and refilling sta
ton at Wynne for airplanes from
Park Field, Wilmington, has been COM
pleted and is said to be one of the
best in the state. From three to Ii
planes make a landing there almost
every day.
The United States Department of
Agriculture closed its potato market
ing bureau at Fort Smith, the seasons
shipments having come to an end. A
total OF 537 cars was shipped This
is about third of the average ship
ments.
A road machine belonging to Co
lumbia county was damaged by fire
recently. After the fire, which burned
the cab of the machine, was put out,
1T was discovered that several holes
had been cut in the oil tank with an
AK.
FaIwers have begun to bring in
new wheat to the -four mill at Banks.
Although the acreage was small in
this section, the yield was good In
dications are that a large acreage
will be planted this fall.
IL present plants materialize WAL
dron will have a waterworks system.
A survey Is now being made and
plans and specifications are being
drawn for water system to be own
ed by the town.
Fly traps are in every few feet
along the sidewalks before the bust
ness houses at Camden. Many bush
els OF flies are caught each day. 1t
is hoped that the fly crop will soon
be exterminated.
]. A. Hamilton, who lived near
Benton, died few days ago Of hydro
phobia. He was bitten by dog
took the Pasteur treatment, but with.
out effect.
A carload OF high grade glass SAND
Is being shipped from Guion every /
day by the O'Dell-Daly Material Com
pany, which has started operation Of
the stand quarry at that place.
Tom Stuart died of cancer at his
home in Texas a few days ago. just
about an hour before his brother, J.
M. Stuart, died of the same malady
at Ozan, in this state.
Application to the comptroller of
the currency for a charter has been
made by the Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Benton, with a cap
italization of $4,000.
Harry Ivey captured 10 wolf whelps
L.. xr,hs
plants from farmers living three
miles north of Banks that wolves wer
killing their hogs.
Miss Florence Sangster of Osceo-
la has received from soldier in
France picture of ruined building
in a French village where her broth
er, and American soldier, was killed
a few weeks ago. She also received
some flowers plucked in No Mans
Land near where her brother met
death.
Garland Hamm has opened a NOV
ing picture show at Altus. He was
accompanied to Altus by the Ozark
band. This is Altus' first movies.
Since the beginning of the war with
Germany Arkansas has enrolled $500
men in the service, according to a
statement of the adjutant generals
department. The men are distributed
as follows Regular army, 1887; Ma
tional Guard, 6,315; National army,
46,400; navy, 1886; marines, 332.
Professor Hugh Critz, the newly
elected principal Of the Second Dis
trict Agricultural School of Russell.
vile. has taken charge Of the work
OF that institution.