The Nevada County picayune., 1919-10-09

Little Rock. - Farmers in north west Arkansas are enjoying a pros perity unequaled in he history of tha; section of the state," said John F. Casey, deputy commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture They marketed an unusually large crop or strawberries last spring and at pres ont are sn busy gathering the apple crop that they have little time to spend anywhere outside their or chards.'
 Searcy "A new method of fraud was successfully carried out here, when a man giving his narie at OBall obtained $325 on TWO imasi- nary bales of cotton The man gHs two cotton warehouse receipts filled them out and took them to local merchant and cotton buyer. Wto gave him check for the amount called for on the receipts.
 Magnolia. The Columbia Post of American Legion, which recently or sanized. has elected the following of hcers: Joe L. Davis, chairman; ]. NJ Kelso, vice chairman; Cross Dal- ney. secretary; Gladney Jean. treas Ercr R L. Blewster. historian; Dee Waller. master-at-ams, and Clarence Crumpler, chaplain.
 Little Rock - Mark Towery, from near Mena. member of an alleged gang of draff rosisters in Polk coun- ty in 1917. and who was indicted on five counts ny special Grand Jury in June. 1918. has been given fur louch Cf 50 days from the Tucker s:ate farm. where le was serving long sentence
 hrkadelphia- r. Tucker, Clark county agricultural agent. and Miss Helen Hobbs. home demonstration agent. haze been presented with stereoptican projector to be used to illustrate agricultural lectures and to show the different phases of farming. iiye stock raising and home demon- stration work.
 Little Rock-Tt was announced recently that I s. Knox. horticultuf ist of the University of Arkansas Fx- tension Division. aas resigned ani that he will engage in commercial fruit growing with Bert Johnson at the famous Higrland orchard in Pina cauntv.
 Little Rock Senator John l.. Car ter. private secretary to Governor Trough, aas announced the appoint nent of George A Jackson 10 sue cced O. M Radford as sheriff If Montgomery county. Mir. Radfor'l resigned recently. Both live al Mount Ida
 Batcsville-Thc commissioners of Highway Improvement Districts Nos. 1 and 9 met here to consider ills for material and the construction of inc roads. hut none of the bids wera accepted The commissioners will ask new bids te be submitted October ft CT 15.
 Conway Stan'ey D Hanesworth of Augusta was retlrned from over seas. where he saw active service ir tae Meuse-ArgOnnc offensive Hanes- worth is former Hendrix student and star gridiron player while ir school
 Little Rock=C k. Cordell has been appointed hy Governor Trough to sue oeed tho late Reuben C. Dye as chair man of the State fax Commission and has assumed the duties of the office
 Little Rock F. C. Albright of liar liaon, Boone county. has been ap- Tointed deputy feed commissioner ir the Department of Agriculture. 10 succeed l.. l.. Brickhouse. resigned
 Pine Bluff. Oct l.-Dr | F. Sim mons aged SG. one of the wealthiest men in Arkansas, died at his home here. His estate was valued between S2 ooO,0O0 and $2.500,o0
 Ashdown The City Council has passed an ordinance authorizing the town to take over the warer and sewerage system from the Board of Commissioners.
 Eureka Springs. \ meeting to promote interest m the formation of an association to teost the adrant. ages of the Ozark region was hold here.
 Tcxarkana Tho local d,irymen's association gave notice tha, the prtca of milk will he advanced
 Clarkavile. All Baptist churches r the county have hecn organized fer the Bapts' $75000,O00 drive X few subscriptions have been made aE though the drive does not star, until November %
 ozark The Rev E L. Orr If