The Nevada County picayune., 1919-06-05

poration Commission, decided to hold the state match between July 10 ani 20 al the rife range at Fort Roots, if permission can be secured from Ma jor General Traub.
 Governor Brough has received a letter from Maj George & Bryan. commanding officer of the United 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 Har- rison within 15 minutes Stores on the south side of the square wer flooded. The Harrison Grocery Com pany's basement is filed with water. causing damages estimated at $10 900.
 
 Arkansas Department of Agriculture "the biggest college in the univer- sity" and annual Agri Day in 1929 "the biggest feature day in the col lege calendar" were made at meet ing of the University Agri Club held at Fayetteville
 Lieut.. Leonard & Goodman of Lit. tie Rock. who was honorably dis charged from the service at Camp Upton on May 12. was appointed a 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 a railroad from near Branch, Franklin county, to near Ursula. Sc 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 X Co. a big bond hous of Cleveland O, $5,500,000 worth O. 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 large number of buyers from this state and other states, the total sale amounting to $6,2t250
 Mrs. Pearl Morris, convicted at the spring term of Greene Circuit Court Of charge of selling liquor and sen tenced to one year in the peniten- tiarv, was pardoned by Governor Brough
 Mir. 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 ill
 Senator George F Hartie of Con way was a 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 eonven- ton of Independence county will meet at Moorefeld on June l6 and r.
 With 2 qHota of s&st7. the TtHar Methodist church has raised s103a0 in the centenary movement
 The first peaches of the season were brought 10 Monticello by I New ton Robertson.
 Mr MeMahoH. 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 $60000
 Residents of Hughes. near Forrest City, have undertaken the organize. tion of a bank with a capitalization of SEQ .000
 Reorganization of the Conway and SaltiHo Road Improvement District is under WaX-
 fhe First NJ E. church at Pine Bluff has gone over the top in the centenary drive, having raised S28.. 0755Q 1t had been apportioned $26.- o0o.