Washington telegraph., 1919-09-26

'Lin "iHil'l- bepuly Don e.. Buel OF
Fort smith, who has been in charge
Ct The Pine Blur territory for the
/ last year, has been reconhnendeJ ly
Mr. Walker to iii The vacancy.
Prescott. -- The following oFcars
for 1918 were elected by Prescott
Chapter Royal Arch Masons No Is:
Thomas Z. Logan. high priest. Ce3.
Hays, king; Ira Gee, scribe. Il II.
Sharp, captain of host; n. P Handy.
royal arch captain; Joe Bailey prin-
oipal soiourner; J. NJ. Kinser. secrP-
tary; Thomas Q, McRae. Treasurer.
I. c. rhrasher, sentinel
Little Rock. - It was renorted
Gov. Chas. H. Brough. who is nov
serving the later half of his second
Term, will retire from politics in
January 1920. This was settled
when it became known that tho GOV.
crnor has signed contract TO 20
with the proposed Arkansas Chamber
OF Commerce as publicity director.
Fort Smith -- Suit attacking the
oonstitutionality of the Arkansas cor
poration commission created nv an
act OF the last Legislature and 10
prevent further action of the appIicp.
ton of the Fort Smith Light & Trac.
ton Company for a 6cent fare. was
fled in the chancery court by local
citizens.
TeXarkana. -- 4 carload of whis-
key passed through here recently on
route from st. Louis to Havana.
Cuba. Every precaution to guard
against evaporation" in transit was
taken by the government. a special
guard of three special agents being
ia charge of the car. which had also
Teen carefully sealed.
Monticello. The seventh annual
Drew county fair will be held hero
on October Z. :. 9, 10 and promises
TO be the biggest over held here.
Horses are being trained here for the
track events and preparations are be.
ing made for the large agricultural
and stock display.
Little Rock. Residents or Mar
raduke. Greene county, filed petit
ton with the Arkansas Corporation
Commission asking that the ST. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company be
required to construct another sire It
crossing there. The case will be
heard October l.
Little Rock. -- Unless contraclcrs
and road commissioners of the stato
refrain from delaying the unloading
o. crushed rock and stone shipped
from Arkansas auarries. another
shortage of cars will result, accord
ing TO William b. Owen, state high.
way commissioner,
Little Rock Bank employee
holding notary public commissions
are eligible to take acknowledgment
OF deeds or mortgages for the bank
in which they are employed accord
/ ing to an opinion prepared recently
| by Attorney General John D. Ar
| luckle.
Little Rock. The Arkansas gu
preme Court has reconvened, follow
/ ing a recess OF about two months.
Little Rock.-That the enactment
| CT law requiring owners Of fire.
arms to register them with the coun-
/ ty clerks will be recommended 70 the
| legislature.
Cotton Plant. - In ChaDccry Court
| here Chancellor A. L. Hutchens held
I in the matter OF Road District No. 10
| that the district had been properly
| formed and the road should be con
/ structed. This is very important
road, connecting all parts of Wood
/ ruff county.
St Francis. The Bank OF 81.
Francis was robbed of $40 by two
/ bandits who held up ]. D. Lack.
cashier, and forced him to turn over
all cash that was not locked I'D in
the bank vault Two men we're ar
/ rested later at Greenway as suspects.
Paragould. - The Rev Georgs
! Stephens, evangelist from Canada.
began a four weeks meeting hero
Sunday night at the large tabernacle
which was constructed recently TO-
| the purpose.
Fayetteville. - DR. c. ]. Foreman,
assistant professor OF economies and
sociology at the University of Arkan-
fas, has resigned to accept the posi-
ticn Of associate professor Of econon-
les at the University Of Cincinnati. D.
Ash Flat.-The ninth annual Sbarp
county fair was held here. The ex-
libits were larger than usual and
much interest was shown particular
" in tho work Of the women's DEPART
ment, supervised by Miss Bersic
Owens, hoTe demonstration agenr.
TeXarkana. - The total assessed
property Valuations in Miller county.
including both reai and personal. as
shown by the tax rolls lust comple'.