The spectator., 1919-06-03

poration Commission, decided to hold the state match between July 10 and 20 at 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 S. 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 l which has just reached Germany.
 A cloud burst on upper Crooked Creek caused a rise of 20 feet at Har- rison within 15 minutes. Stores on the south side of the square were flooded. The Harrison Grocery Con- pany's basement is filed with water causing damages estimated at $10,. 000
 
 Arkansas Department of Agriculture ''the biggest college in the univer- sity,' and annual Agri Day in 1920 the biggest feature day in the col lege calendar" were made at a meet ing of the University Agri Club held at Fayetteville.
 Lieut.. Leonard s. Goodman of Lit tie Rock who was honorably dis charged from the service at Camp Upton on May F, was appointed a stUte bank examiner Lieutenant Goodman was connected with tse State Banking Department before his enlistment more than a 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, &c., 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. big bond house of Cleveland O., S5.50O,000 worth of Arkansas road bonds. all of which he purchased in variovs parts of tho 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 $6.21250.
 Mrs Pearl Morris, convicted at the spring term of Greene Circuit Court Of charge of selling liquor and sen- fenced to one year in the peniten- tiarv. was pardoned by Governor Brough.
 MT 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 i'll.
 Senator George F. Hartje of Con- way was a business visitor at the cap- itol recently,
 Work of drilling for oil and gas ct Kelley well No. 1 near Delight has been started.
 The county Sunday school conven- tion of Independence county will meet at Moorefield on June Is and IT. With quota of S3,S17. the Tillar Methodist church has raised $10.300 in the centenary movement.
 The first peaches of the season were brought to Monticello by J. New ton Robertson.
 MT McMahon, a 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 s60,000. Residents of Hughes, near Forrest City, have undertaken the organiza- tion of bank with a capitalization of S50,000
 Reorganization of the Conway and Saltillo Road Improvement District is under way.
 The First M. F. church at Pine Bluff has gone over the top in the centenary drive. having raised $2S,- O75.50. It had been apportioned $26,- 900.