Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The 142d Field Artillery. commani- ed by Col William G. Ownbey of Springdale, has been designated for early return from France, according to telegram received by Adj. Gen Lloyd England from Major General Harris, the adjutant general of the army. The sailing date has not been set, however.
 Officials of the Grand Prairie Branch Railroad Company of Frank lin county has filed a petition with the Arkansas Corporation Commis. sion, asking for a certificate of con venience, or permit to construct the road, which recently was granted charter.
 The State Highway Commission has approved recommendations of the Advisory Board of the department and appropriated out of the state road funds $SS,447 to be used imme- diately in the construction of high ways
 Adiutant General Lloyd England received a telegram announcing that it is probable a rifle range for use of the R. O. T. S. at the University of Arkansas and for civilian rife clubs will be established on the Uni versity grounds.
 A county agricultural advisory board is being formed n Benton county. in accordance with the plan of ]. c. Barnett, district agent. and l the extension force of the University of Arkansas and the Department of Agriculture
 A little child of Frank Childers. who lives about two miles north O Mountain View, was badly burned when the cook stove fell, spilling kettle of boiling. beans and fire on the child's face, throat and chest.
 E. R. Wiles, chief hotel inspector of the State Board of Health, has ro turned from Bradley Desha, Chicot, | Drew and Calhoun counties. where he l inspected approximately 150 hotels, rooming houses and restaurants.
 The Rev Dr, ]. H. Kirkpatrick resigned as pastor of the Central | Presbyterian church of Fort Smith to l engage in Sunday scIool work under the auspices of the Arkansas Sunday School Association.
 Partial reports from the strawber- ry crop. in which White county leads the state, if not the world, show good prices throughout the season. and an excellent output, though the crop was seriously damaged by the rain.
 Loy Ragland young farmer living two miles south of Olvey, who acci. dentally shot himself with a shotgun while squirrel hunting, died as a re suit of his injuries.
 Cherry growers near Ozark have sold all their May crop and are pre- pairing to pick the June harvest The price has jumped from 40 to 50 cents gallon.
 The bonds for the new highway through Franklin county were sold for TOP.
 An amateur athletic association has been organized at Hope
 The strawberry crop in Northwest Arkansas this year will be worth approximately S1.000,000,
 The annual meeting of the White County Medical Society was held a Beebe.
 Three airplanes from Eberts Fled visited McCrory and carried away three more recruits.
 trainload of gravel for hard sur. faced roads has arrived at Earle. I county Agent I, M. Williams haS l launched a movement to get Faulk. her county farmers to purchase com munity canning outfts..
 Chicot county more than trebled it's quota in the Jewish Relief Furd drive. The quota was $1,S00, and the county has subscribed $5,60o. 
 The final report of the Bentonville M. E. Church showed the centenary quota of $7215 oyersubscribed by $1.- 1000.