The Nevada County picayune., 1919-11-20


 byterian church at McGee, was named persiding clerk of the sixty-seventh seventh annual session of the synod of Arkansas which held it's sessions here at the First Presbyterian church, Approximately 100 ministers and rul- iEg elders from all parts Of the state were in attendance.
 Little Roc.i-Dr. R M. Cow, state veterinarian, has announced that 10 counties will be released from tho tick quarantine on December 1. Those to be released are: Pulaski, Saline, Arkansas, Lincoln, Drew, Cleveland, Pike Howard, Sevier, Polk and Little River while 210 square miles will be released in Miller county. 450 square miles in Clark, $50 square miles in White and $50 square miles in Prai- rie.
 Fayetteviile.-At the six public hearings conducted in Northwest Ar kansas by Dr J. A Elliott, secretary of the State Plant Board. and George c. Becker, chief inspector for tha board. the apple growers of Benton and Washington counties placed them selves on record as being behind the Plant Board if regulations are passed which will rearien tsr destruction of cedar trees in ths apple belt.
 Tittle Rock-The Industrial Trans pGrtation Company, with headquarters ill Washington, D. C., has bought the old Well packing plant, foot of East Sixth street and has renovated and equipped it 10 handle loo head of logs and 300 load of cattle per day The company expects to spend S500,- 000 in enlarging and pcrlecting tho packing plant capacity.
 Fort Smith-One hundred ard six ty-four candidates were initiated with the first rank into the Knights of Pythias Lodge at the district conren ticn of that organization held here. A feature of the gathering was the an nouncement that Al Hassen Temple, Knights of Khorresan, of tie Pythian organization, would be removed from IdUle Rock 10 Fort Smith.
 Little Roell.-Judge Tfieber has ad mittcd to citizenship the following: E. Wendell, T. Tut, William Miller, Berthod Miller F. Kocourek, Martin Braunn Otto Kaufman, Abraham Lindenberg, Gustave Koenen. Steph- en Zdnaviteh. John Louis Moix, Ru dolf Bosshardt. Richardson Frederick Brick. A. LindsGom, Walter Wilhelm and Rudolph Kull.
 Washington-Jun P WOoton of Little Rock was nominated by Presi- dent Wilson to he United States a. torney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Andrew Jackson Walls of Little Rock was renominated United States marshal John H. Parker of Fort Smith was nominated United States marshal for the Western Dls- trict of Arkansas.
 Little Rock,-School children af- fccted with epilepsy cannot be sus- pended from attendance at public schools in Arkansas unless the ire quency of their attacks become a hui. sance to the other pupils, according to an opinion prepared by Attorney General Arbuckle at the request of James L. Bond, superintendent Of pub lie instruction.
 Joncsboro-A very interesting ses. sion of the district meeting, KnSyhts of Pytaias. was held here with Su- preme Chancellor Davis and sevaral of the grand officers of the state pres ent. large number of members from visiting lodges were present, and took part in the meeting.
 With the exception of an official survey to definitely es- tahlish all boundaries. the work of planning and plating the new farm of the University Of Arkansas Is about completed, according 10 Dean Martin Nelson of the College of Agri- culture.
 Little Rock.-The following addi- tional officers in the National Guard reserve were announced recently: Capt Edward K Hooper. field artn- lory; First Lieut.. and Chaplain John N. R. Score and First Lieuts. of In. fanly Frank H. Freeman and John k. Vaughan
 Russelleile.-The Second District Agricultural school has set new high record for attendance, the en- rollment being 312, All rooms in the dormitories are filled and some of the vocational training students are be- ing placed in rooms out in town.
 Ilytheville.-Nathan Barrett, aged 10. dropped dead on the street here As Mr Barrett fell he exclaimed that I.,#.a I,,o,3 s,Di4aog1 b.tt=,tr,rf, iuX-y..