Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-05

States detachment at Quedenburg, Germany, expressing the appreciation of himself and his men to the people of Arkansas for the sugar they con- tributed to manufacturers, some of which has just reached Germany
 A cloud burst on upper Crooked Creek caused rise of 20 feet at liar rison within 15 minutes. Stores on the south side of the square were flooded. The Harrison Grocery Com pany's basement is filed with water. causing damages estimated at $10,. 000
 Plans to make the University or Arkansas Department of Agriculture ''the biggest college in the univer- sity,' and annual Agri Day in 1920 "the biggest feature day in the col lege calendar" were made at meet ing of the University Agri Club held at Fayetteville.
 Lieut.. Leonard S. Goodman of Lit. tie Rock, who was honorably dis charged from the service at Camp Upton on May 12, was appointed state bank examiner Lieutenant Goodman was connected with the State Banking Department before his enlistment more than year ago.
 The directors of the Grand Prairie Branch Railroad Company, which pro- posed to construct, maintain and ope rate railroad from near Branch, Franklin county, to near Ursula, Se- bastian county, has filed articles of incorporation.
 The largest strawberry raised in the Baxter county section is on dis play in a Mountain View store win dow It measures seven inches in circumference and was raised by Mrs. Asa Baker.
 Judge James Gould of Pine Bluff sold to Otis & Go. a big bond house of Cleveland, O., S5,500,000 worth of Arkansas road bonds, all of which he purchased in various parts of the state since January 1.
 The sale of pure bred registered Jersey and Holstein dairy cattle at the Jonesboro Agricultural School attracted a large number of buyers from this state and other states, the total sale amounting to $6212.50.
 Mrs. Pearl Morris. convicted at the spring term of Greene Circuit Court Of a charge of selling liquor and sen fenced to one year in the peniten- tiary, was pardoned by Governor Brough.
 MT. and Mrs. J. L. Gyngard, of Evening Shade, awoke one day re- gently and found their baby, two weeks old, dead in bed The child had not been i'll.
 Senator George F. Hartje of Con- way was business visitor at the cap itol recently.
 Work of drilling for oil and gas at Kelley well No. near Delight has been started.
 The county Sunday school conven- ton of Independence county will meet at Moorefield on June 16 and IT.
 With quota of S3,S17, the Tillar Methodist church has raised $10,300 in the centenary movement.
 The first peaches of the season were brought to Monticello by J. New ton Robertson.
 Mr. McMahon, fruit buyer of New York city has contracted for two peach crops of the Five Springs Fruit Growers Association of Rudy, an in vestment approximating $60,000.
 Residents of Hughes, near Forrest City, have undertaken the organiZa- tion of bank with a capitalization of S50,000.
 Reorganization of the Conway and Saltillo Road Improvement District is under way.
 The First M. E. church at Pine Bluff has gone over the top in the centenary drive, having raised $2S,- 075.50. It had been apportioned s26,- GOO.
 Suggestions for rainy day farming are contained in a bulletin issued D, Jim G. Ferguson, commissioner If mines, manufactures and agriculture
 Two dipping vats in the south part of Van Buren county have been de- stroyed.