The Nevada County picayune., 1919-12-04

Little Rock-The supreme court, | by the vote of three to two, Chief Jus tice McCulloch delivering the opln- ion, sustained the sonstitutionality of the act of the last Legislature ere ating the Arkansas Corporation Com- mission Associate Justices Hart and Wood dissented. The case cane to tho supreme court from the Phil lips county chancery court, Chancel- Tor Hutchins holding that the act was | unconstitutional
 Paragould. The Greene County Sunday School Association, during its annual convention here, elected the ! following officers: J. w Triesch- mann, president Miss Bcttie Brown, secretary; Mrs, J. L. Dacus, elenen- tary superintendent; Mrs. T. Fl. Wat kins, secondary superintendent; Mrs. J. F. Newscm, adult superintendent; c. C. Harvey, administration superin' tendent; G A Burr, educational su- perintendent
 Heber Springs. - The Rev E. For rest was returned to the M E. 1 Church, South, of this place, for an- ether year by the North Arkansas l Conference at Jonesboro Rev. M. A Fry was sent to the Quitntan circuit; Rev C. w Hooten was returned to the North Quitman circuit for anoth- CT Rev. W. A Patty was sent to Higden circuit; Rev George W. Files was sent to the Pangburp church. Little Rock. - R. A Ramsey, who is touring the state in the interest of the tick eradication drive, was the principal speaker at a conference of government employees of the tick eradication division He announced i that fourteen counties in Arkansas. constituting 10000 square miles, were released from tick quarantine December 1, as the result of this years work
 Little Rock Announcement was made by J. R. Hamlen, state direc- tor of the Red Cross drive. that the time for the closing of the drive will be further extended on account of the showing made at a number of points in the state He says the state will do well to raise 50 per cent of it's $2O2.Oo0 quota, according to results to date.
 Dermott. = A conference of lay men of the Presbyterian churches in the Pine Bluff presbytery Was held here. Laymen were here from all oyer southeast Arkansas and several speakers were present from other states. V. 0. Alexander of Pine Bluff was the chairman of the con ference.
 Paragcald. = Miss Anna Ware Donelas. county home demonstration agent, has completed the organiza- tion of 12 poultry and pig clubs in various sections of the county. Miss Douglas expects to visit every rural school in the county during the win ter and to give cooking demonstra- tions.
 Batesyille = C. w. Browning, county clerk of Independence county. las completed the tax books for 1912. The abstract of the total personal and real estate property for the state and county is as follows: Total val nation. s7,0S2,6 ,643; total tax, $19S,- 40425.
 Lowell. = Three cars of apples were shipped from here, making the to.al for the season 153 cars It is estimated that over s2O0,O0O was paid out here for apples this season. An association will be formed here in the rear future to take care of next years crop.
 Little Rock = On December 10. government property at Eberts Field that cost approximately s800,000 will he sold at auction. Orders have been received by Maj Arnold Krogstadt, commander of the field 10 put every thing under the hammer on that date.
 Little Rock - Governor Brough has requested all former governors of the state 10 send their potraits to linn 10 be rlaced in the governors re- ception room, where there are now 20 portraits of former governors, There are three or four not repre- sented in the group.
 Clinton Tho gathering Of cot. ton and corn, delayed by continued rains. is about completed. The yield of cotton is slightly better than was expected. due to the late frost
 Clinton The term of Chancery Court here lasted four days A dock ct of about cases was disposed of
 Sprirgdale - An examination will be held in the near future in tEe