The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-02-13

ed Tor the county FARMERS UulOn
In March or April, and plans dis
cussed as to the reduction Of the ac-
reage for this year.
Governor Brough signed the
Vaughan Owens bill creating tne
Broadway-Ma Street Bridge dis
trict of Pulaski county, which was
drafted to make possible the con-
struction of two bridges across the
Arkansas river, at Little Rock, one
at the foot of Main street and the
Other at the foot of Broadway.
John Thomas Allinder, SIS, was kill
ed instantly and Sherman Blessing
seriously injured when the roof of
Carbon Valley school house, near
Conway, which they were attempting
to slide from it's fastenings to
nearby log wagon broke apart and
crashed down upon the two.
The North Little Rock postoffce,
which is still officially known as the
Argenta postoffice, was robbed. No
sign of forcible entrance could be
found. Approximately 5000 in cur
rency was taken from the cash box,
no stamps were taken, which was
found on vacant lot at the rear of
the Office.
Congressman Tillman has intro
duced a bill in Congress for the erec-
ton of a $4,000 public building at
Jasper. the county seat of Newton
county. This fact is out of the ordi-
nary, in that Jasper is 20 miles from
the nearest railroad point, which Is
Harrison.
About $4,000 was subscribed as
donation by Imboden citizens TO-
ward the building of a proposed
highway from this piace to Dalton.
in Randolph county. The road has
been surveyed and a majority petit
ton filed.
At their second meeting group
of farmers of Boone county decided
to organize a stock company with
an authorized capitalization of s20,-
900. to assist growers in the market
ing of their products and procuring
supplies under cooperative plan.
Governor Brough has appointed
f. J. Bodman of Little Rock, L. c.
Adams of Texarkana, John Eldredgc
of Gregory, Sidney y. West of Little
Rock and Leo Andrews of Pine Bluff
as members OF the Cotton Reduction
Committee of Arkansas for this year.
A report issued by Special Agent
w. r McHenry shows 1855 bales
ginned in Faulkner county prior to
January 16, representing an increase
of only 119 bales since January l,
the date of the last report. Only
1853 bales were ginned in 1909.
Stripped of various parts and con-
siderably battered. the automobile
of Governor Brough. which was stol-
en- from in front of his residence,
was found on hillside near Little
Rock. One tire and rim, the cleo
trio starter batteries and other parts
were missing.
Lieut.. Wyatt Minis of Clay county.
who recently was discharged from
the army, has arrived at Paragould
to take charge of the farm demon
stration work in Greene county.
The influenza situation is greatly
improved in Camden and the sur
rounding districts. While several
cases are still reported daily the cpl
demic is less prevalent.
Contracts for the preliminary work
in Road District No. l of Yell coun-
ty and for the construction OF two
steel bridges in the county were
awarded at the offices of the state
Highway Commission by County
Judge r. c. Compton ant the COM
missioners of the district.
Incorporation papers for the town
of Flippin have been sent to the
county clerk at Yellvilie for record.
The first town election will be held
in April
A petition asking Congress to
grant the privilege of building a
bridge across the Arkansas river at
this place has been numerously sign
ed and it is believed nine-tenths OF
the people would have signed had
they been given an opportunity.
Many applications are being re-
| ceived at Harrison, as we'll as the
Little Rock land office, for home
stead lands in the tract recently
| eliminated from the Ozark National