Cleveland County herald., 1919-05-08

VI sooIAA1CO Dy II LII OlII1Iu tllIu oe1 Buren interests with a capital of $250,000 for the purpose of drilling deep test wells in the Crawford county gas field in an effort to find oil.
 Prospects are fine for a big wheat crop in Benton, Washington and Car roll counties, according to Chas. l.. Booten, field agent for Arkansas of the United States Department of Az riculture. The apple and berry crop will also be very fine in this section of the state.
 A German cross of the first-e1ass, issued by the former kaiser in 1914, has been received by w D. Cole, Jr., of Conway, from his brother, B. N. Cole, in France. Contrary to popular belief the cross is not of iron, but is of high grade German silver.
 Capt. H. c. Smith, expert in the of | fee of the United States public 1lCcLllil SCI NlC6 CtI w dSutlS IOll, ctI I1lf- ed in Little Rock to investigate the malady known as sleeping illness, said to be prevalent in several parts of the country.
 pr. E. c. Sage of New York City, a member of the Rockefeller founda- tion commission, has been, at Arka- delphia to confer with President c. E. Dicken of Ouachita College reia- tive to endowing the local institution with $10O,000.
 In spite of the freeze which ac- companied a two days rain, the moisture which was badly needed has helped crops wonderfully. Oats. wheat and grass have taken on new life and corn blowing is in progress in all parts of Baxter.
 All fire insurance companies ope- rating in Arkansas have been noti- | fled by the state insurance commis- sioners to report their underwriting profit in the state for the past five years, that is from 1914 to 1918, in- elusive.
 The Arkol Company, composed ot Pine Bluff men and capitalized at S10,00O, filed articles of incorpatfon with the County Clerk L. T. Sallee and will begin at once development of oil leases in Ouachita county.
 H. w. Hollard who has been at the head of the dairying department of the State School of Agriculture at Jonesboro for the past five years, has rendered his resignation to the board of directors.
 The peaches iii the Charleston sec ton are developing like fairy tales, being as large as "bird's eggs and large sized marbles" The three sharp frosts did not seem to affect the peaches in the least.
 Conway county will build IA miles of asphalt roads within tbe next two years. The grading is completed on five miles of the system and is pro- gressing rapidly.
 The Rev. w. M. Hayes of Stephens celebrated his fiftieth wedding ami versary recently at the Methodist church. Fifty dollars in gold was given the couple.
 The Supreme Court for the second time has knocked out the Panama Pacific Exposition appropriation bill passed by the Legislature.
 Gov. Brough has appointed Will liam D. Rowell of Pine Bluff county treasurer of Jefferson county to sue ceed John Parsons, deceased.
 Five poultry dealers report that a weekly average of over $2,000 worth of eggs and hens are bought and shipped from Charleston. | It IS T6pOIlSQ lIOlll LII 0ulllu Judl according to government officials there are between 700 and 500 moon shine stills in operation in Arkansas and fully 1000 in Oklahoma. Hundreds of persons are visitins | Homer and in the Claiborne parish | district, where drilling operations are under way.
 Plans are being made in Fultor county for holding a county fair this fall at Salem, the county seat.
 John B. Taylor of Thibodaux ant Joseph H. Price of Lockport repre- sented Lafourche parish at the con ference of statesmen and publisher: to be held in Atlanta, Ga, on May 1.