The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-25

as one of the chief means or prevent ing the death rate from running high, which is the case every year in the summer months.
 Judge J. c. Stone of Poinsett coun- ty tells the Harrisburg News that it has rained on him on the 9th day oe every April since April 6, 1861. He remembers the rain of the April 6, 1861, because on that day he was in one of the big battles of the Civil war.
 The food campaigns which have been waged in Lee county during the past two years have resulted in the organization of a company which has given contract for the erection of flour mill at Rondo The mill will have capacity of 50 barrels of flour a day.
 The State Highway Department has received a shipment of automobile tags numbered up to 10000, the total that is expected for the state this year. Already more than 30,000 tags have been issued. exceeding the total for last year by over 1000.
 Dr. Borum, the new mayor of Earle. with his co-workers, has put the lid on cider joints The last one in town has been put out of business. There s said to be one just outside of town left for the county officials to at tend to.
 The farmers around Earle have about finished planting corn and are now planting cotton Almost every available spot has been planted in truck patches. It is believed that the county will raise enough potatoes to feed itself.
 A food census of Mississippi coun- ty is to be taken, during which 96 men will comb the school districts of the county and will have every far mer sign a pledge card showing what crops he has planted
 A man named Palmer, who has been at Earle for some time writing insur- ance among the negroes, was arrested for alleged pro-German talk. He was taken to Marion to await the arrival of government officer.
 Gordon Huffmaster. inheritance tax attorney. paid into the state treasury s1S560 inheritance tax on the estate of Casper G. Scheiderer of Arkansas county.
 Captain Franklin. an officer from Camp Pike, spoke at Leslie at the Acone theater on the war and Liberty Bonds. At the close of the speaking an additional s5,150 was subscribed
 The Bentonville School Improve ment Association of Centerton realiz- ed S45 from a home-talent play given under the auspices of the association.
 Every steel bridge in Faulkner county will be treated with new coat of paint, Judge E. l.. Smith of Conway said.
 Sharpe county Road District No. has sold S45 900 worth of bonds to w. NJ. Elliins of Sheridan.
 The streets of Judsonia are 10 be oiled to abate the dust nuisance.
 Harrison schools have adopted a French orphan. Eugene Perrin.
 The Waldo high school building was slightly damaged by fire.
 Frank N Henderson of England, Of the National Editorial Association. spent a few hours in Betesville re gently. making arrangements for the entertainment of that association on its stop there next June in it's tour of the state.
 Miss Florence C. Love, formerly teacher of domestic science of the Second District Agricultural School at Russelville, arrived in Helena to assume the duties of home demonstra- tion agent for Phillips county
 A drive in War Savings stamps and Thrift stamps resulted in raising $l,- 500 by the town of Ola and s150 by the school.
 The employees of the Rock Island shops and the trainmen of Fl Dorado have shown their patriotism. Every one has bought Liberty Bond.