The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-04-24

Joe Beasley Is disqualified.
Acting Governor McFerrin issued u
proclamation offering a reward of
$500 for the apprehension and convfc-
ton of the burglars who on April z
broke into the store of Fl. M. Steph-
ems at Bleyins and escaped with LIB
ert bonds, war savings stamps, post
age stamps, notes and MERCHANDISE
valued at $4,000.
A city ordinance was passed by
the North Little Rock City Council,
penalizing the transportation of in
toxicating liquors into North Litt.a
Rock, similar to the state law The
fine was fixed at not less than 500
or more than $1,000 or not less than
80 days or more than 90 days I'm
prisonment.
John l.. Bond. superintendent Of
| public instruction. has mailed cleo
ton supplies to the county superin-
tendents and examiners to be used III
the school elections throughout the
state on May II. School directors for
each of the 5000 school districts In
! the state will be elected.
Batesville has made its first oiling
OF the streets since the spring season
came and Main street will be thor
oughly oiled and kept in good condi-
ton until the city council can ar
range for paving the streets, which
will probably not be many months
in the future.
The Rogers Cooperative Press
| takes exception at certain residents
of Rogers who it Is reported. have
asked the Grand Jury to take action
against the ladies of the Red Cross
canteen at Rogers, who have been dis
tributing cigarettes as we'll as food
to soldiers on passing troop trains.
The program for the state conven-
ton OF the Arkansas Press Associa-
ton. Little Rock. May 10. was pre-
pared by the Program Committee.
composed of f. B. White of Benton.
president OF the association; r. o.
Schaefer OF Little Rock. secretary.
and D. DeHaven OF Little Rock.
The commissioners OF the Wood.
ruff and Prairie County Road I'm
provement District No. has let the
contract for the construction OF the
road The road will comprise u
miles in Woodruff and Prairie coun-
ties at an estimated cost of 100000.
The Polk County Cantaloupe As
ISOLATION has signed contract to
grow 400 acres of cantaloupes this
year. They are guaranteed a price
of $3.50 a crate. This association
sold $500 crates last year.
C. X. Wilkerson, superintendent Of
the public schools at Hamburg has, IN
about two days time. raised nearly
$4,000 by public subscription for
new school gymnasium The board
has raised his salary 5000 for another
year.
V. c. Petite, vice president of the
Bank of Jonesboro and vice presf
dent of Arkansas OF the Victory loan,
IS in st. Louis, where he will have
charge OF the campaign for Arkansas
there.
Arkansas Cumberland ; College IN
one week received pledges amounting
to $3.605. The college Is now engag
ed in raising $1,000 fund. which
must be secured by February /, 1920
to meet some conditional ofrers
About $40, 900 has been Subscribed.
An ordinance requiring the pap
ment of an annual tax of IS by eac1
owner of motor-driven vehicle, as per
mitted b an act of the recent legisla,
ture, was passed by the Little Rocn
City Council.
A. N. Thompson, with the naviga
ton department Of the government
was at Mountain Home getting data
on deposits OF photographic stone 10
this section.
The twentieth annual convention Of
the Arkansas Retail Hardware Asso
citation viii be held In Little Rock on
May 6-S. - =
The entire force of teachers in thu
Russellville public schools has been
reelected for another school year.