Judsonia weekly advance., 1919-10-09

was elected president or the ReDokan district organization of Sebastian, Crawford and Logan counties which closed it's meeting here, and Hartford was selected as the place Of the March meeting. Other officers elect ed were: Mrs. Emma Sessing, Bonan- za, vice president; Mrs. Julia Hanil- ton, Uniontown, warden; Mrs. A. Horton, Fort Smith. secretary; Mrs. Mary Brodbcck, Mansfield, treasurer; Isola Ingraham, Fort Smith, chap lain; Nellie Bailey, Jenny Lind, mar shal; Mark Gibson, Barber, condue- tor; Ola Whidner, Van Buren, inside guard; Merle Davis. Hartford. out side guard.
 Little Rock A- Farmers in north west Arkansas are enjoying pros perity unequaled in the history of that section of the state" said John l.. Casey, deputy commissioner of mines. manufactures and agriculture "Thev marketed an unusually large crop or strawberries last spring and at pres- ent are so busy gathering the apple crop that they have little time to spend anywhere outside their or chards."
 Searcy. = pew method of fraud was successfully carried out here, when a man giving his naGle ;,a O'Ball obtained S325 on two imaSi- nary bales of cotton. The man gus two cotton warehouse receipts, filled them out and took them to local merchant and cotton buyer. who 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- fcers: Joe L. Tayis, chairman; J. M. Kelso, vice chairman; Cross Dull ney, secretary; Gladney Jean. treas urer; R. l.. Blewster, historian; Dee Waller, master-at-arms, and Clarence Crumpler, chaplain.
 Little Rock Mark Towery, from near Mena, member of an alleged gang of draft resisters in Polk coun- ty in 1917. and who was indicted on five counts by d special Grand Jury in June, 1918, has been given a fur state farm, where Ee was serving q long sentence.
 Arkadelphia-T r. Tucker, Clark county agricultural agent, and Miss Helen Hobbs. home demonstration agent, have been presented with a stereoptican projector, to be used to illustrate agricultural lectures and to show the different phases of farming, live stock raising and home demon stration work.
 Little Rock-It was announced recently that J. S. Knox, horticultur ist of the University of Arkansas Ex- tension Division, aas resigned anl that he will engage in commercial fruit growing with Bert Johnson at the famous Higrland orchard in Pike caunty.
 Little Rock.-Senator John L. Car ter private secretary to Governor Trough, has announced the appoint n,ent of George A Jackson to suc- ceed o. M Radford as sheriff If Montgomery county. MT. Radfor.l resigned recently. Both live at Mount Ida.
 Ratesville.-The commissioners of Highway Improvement Districts Nos. i and met here to consider biis for material and the construction of the roads, but none of the bids were accepted The commissioners will ask new bids to be submitted October 1t CT 15.
 Conway. = Stanley D. Haneswortf, of Augusta was returned from over seas, where he saw active service in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Hanes- worth is a former Hendrix student and star gridiron player while ir school
 Little Rock--C R. Cordell has been appointed by Governor Brongh to suc- ceed the late Reuben c. Dye as chair man of the State Tax Commission and has assumed the duties of the office.
 Little Rock-F. G. Albright of Har- 1ison. Boone county. has been ap- Iointed deputy feed commissioner in the Department of Agriculture, to succeed l.. L. Brickhouse, resigned
 Pine Bluff. Oct. 1.-Dr. L k. Sim