Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-10


 railroad officials agreed to change the schedule in a manner satisfactory to the compla;nants, MT. Brasher said.
 County Agents s. c. Thomas and Joel Lambert and a delegation of lief ferson County planters visited Tallu- lah, La, to witness a demonstration at plantation near that place by repre- sentatives of the Department of Agri- culture showing how the boil weevil is being destroyed by the use of poison ous spray.
 More than half of the counties of the State were represented in the gover- nor's reception room by prominent cit izens who had been selected as chair men of county finance committees for raising the funds to hold a proposed celebration of the hundredth annivers- ary of the State in Little Rock. No yember 17-22.
 The Central Trades Council of Lit tie Rock launched movement to or ganize citizens cooperative laundry which will be incorporates for $50000, in 10000 shares of $5 each. The issue will not be confined to union labor, but will be opened to subscriptions from other citizens, it was annouced.
 in ACn Ghiant and Desha Counties are very bad ac- cording to reports from planters there. The continuous rains have resulted in the grass getting ahead of farm labor, and, to make matters worse, the boil weevil has appeared this early in the season.
 MT. and Mrs. Hobert Bibbs of Earle were appointed superintendent and ma tron, respectively, of the State Ma sonic Home and School at Batesville by the Masonic Home board. MT and Mrs. Bibbs will succeed George w.. Longan and wife, resigned.
 A tack, which had been lodged in little Howard Anderson's bronchial tube for six months and nine days, was removed a few days ago. The child is years old and a son of MT. and Mrs. Lou Anderson, who live near Malvern.
 A delegation of prominent Helena citizens, headed by Judge Moliter, ap- peared before the State Highway Com mission seeking Federal and State aid for the Marven and West Helena road district, which is a branch of the Bank head highway system.
 All strawberry records have been broken by a citizen of Walker, in White County, according to claims made by H. K. Richardson of that that place. He reports $1,330 net from one acre this season.
 S. H. Burnett, who lives on the Robins farm on the Arkansas river near Conway, brought in the first cot ton bloom of the season. The first bloom this year was 12 days later thar that of last year.
 Business men of Clarksville fur nished a big dinner on the high schoo grounds for the boys of the corn clubs and the girls of the canning clubs o 1 Johnson County.
 | Many acres of cotton have beer abandoned in the vicinity of Gillette because of the continual rain, it is re ported.
 Seator Robinson of Arkansas is lead 1 ing the fight for the retention of tho United States employment seryiee.
 Plans are being made by Mountain Home men to start the erection O more houses. There is not vacan house in the town, and there is ; strong demand for more houses to rent
 w. s. McCorkle of Allbrook, Howart County, sold 146 bales of cotton il Hope last week at an average of 40L cents per pound.
 The Osceola City Council has passe, an ordinance fixing license on car niyal attractions at $500.