Cleveland County herald., 1918-09-12

] on September il. President j. M.
| Williams announces that every room
| has been engaged since August i, this
| being Is days earlier than they were
ever filled before
Earl Schnitzer of Pea Ridge, a boy
whose parents we're born in Ger
many, has just become q. He had
| his first ride on a railroad train whea
he went last week to Bentonville to
enlist in the army.
Two cars of wheat were shipped
| out of Centerton last week to Spring
| dale. One car Of vinegar stock was
| shipped to Paris, Tex. Five cars of
apples were also shipped out.
Cotton around Reydel is opening
very fast. Cotton pickers are scarce.
Planters are making an effort to get
pickers from the hills. They are pay
ing 81 per 100 for picking.
A shipment of $40 helpless case
shirts was made by Mrs. Charles Nor
berry, acting chairman of garments,
Fayetteville division of the Washing
ton County Red Cross.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has
been raging in the vicinity of Haskell
for some time Two have died with.
in the last three days. Several cases
have been reported.
A new high record for 1918 cotton
in western Arkansas was paid at Van
Buren,, when J. L. Rea e Co. paid
35 Ia cents pound for two bales
grown at Haroldton.
P c. Maggard, Harrison representa-
tive of the Civil Service Commission,
gives notice that an examination will
be held here for forest and field clerk
on September 81.
| Cotton picking around Ell Dorado
has been started, but on account OF
| the rains little progress has been
made. Potatoes, peas and late corn
are doing we'll.
A large amount of walnut timber
| is being cut and hauled to the Bates
vile walnut mill from the Ham
schoolhouse section of independence
county.
Twenty-Five young girls, represent
ing the various canning clubs, are
taking short course in canning at
the Russellville Agricultural School.
The entertainment at Ouachita Col
lege at Arkadelphia by the children
of that city cleared s7160. The pro-
ceeds went to the Red Cross.
Cotton is being picked rapidly
around Sheriff.. The J. M. Barrett gin
ginned several bales of cotton last
week, the first glnned there.
Regular days have been set for
woodworking in Sharp county and the
meetings are well attended. The roads
are being much improved.
Ozark is suffering a rice famine.
Not a pound of rice has been availa-
BILE here in four months. Irish pota-
toes also are very scarce.
A new schoolhouse is being erected
at Paraquet, which will be completed
and ready for use by the time the
fall term of school opens.
The new city directory shows that
Rogers has population of 1896.
More than 1900 persons live outside
the city limits proper.
Sugar may be sold in Crawford
county without a receipt showing the
last sale if the purchaser will con-
tribute 81 to the Red Cross chapter,
according to an announcement made
by Sam r. Chew of Van Buren,, food
| administrator
A large acreage of alfalfa on the
Nelette ranch, near Rogers, has been
cut four times this season and Will
yield fifth crop. Had there been
no drouth it is believed that there
would have been six cuttings.
The total assessed valuation OF per-
sonal property in Sewer county this
year amounts to $1,765,310, as COM
pared against s1,233,372 last year.
Figures do not include railroad, pipe
line, telegraph or telephone prop
erty.
The last Legislature passed an &C.
placing all the educational institu-
tons of the state on a mileage basis,
which takes from the Legislature the
power to decrease or increase the
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