The Nevada County picayune., 1919-08-28

Little Rock-The first conviction as a result of the price investigation Tn Little Rock was obtained ill Muni- cipal Court for violation of a city ordinance Judge Harry Hale fined the Federal Baking Company $25. the maximum penalty under the ordi- nance, which provides for the lining of merchants who sell articles short of the weight represented.
 Little Rock. - The automobile licenses issued by the Automobile License Division of the State High way Department thus far this year will net the state highway fund $435. z12.50. The total number of licenses issued to date is 47,050, or 5.492 moro than were issued during 1918 The total number issued last year was 41.45S
 Helena = In 1905 Richard Higgins left Helena and went to Alaska in search of fortune in the gold fields. Nothing was heard from him, and he was given up as dead. Entries in the recorders office here in respect of an estate in which Higgins was in- terested show that he was reported dead. Recently Higgins arrived in Helena.
 Little Rock.-Rates will be inveSti- gated by the Interstate Commerce Commission at meeting in Wash ington, D. C., beginning September 15. Members of the Board of Com merce will be represented at this hearing by c. J. Wizard, manager of the Traffic Bureau of the Board of Commerce
 Pine Bluff.-Arkansas' first bale E. E. Moore's farm near Rison, Cleveland county After spirited bid ding he bale was sold for 61 cents per pound The bale weighed 54a pounds and was elassed as oneinch strict middling The total raid for the bale was $32940.
 Washington, D. C-The Arkansae delegation in the House voted solidly 10 override President Wilson's veto of the repeal of the daylight savings law Every member of the delegation voted aye on the question with the exception of Representative Taylor who was absent owing to slight illness
 Little 3ock-Fully 30 per cent of the shrubs on the state capitol grounds have been damaged by red spiders this year and shrubs in pri- vate grounds in Little Rock. and ill many other parts of the state. have been considerably damaged by red spiders.
 Pine Bluff -- Following a series of fires and other destruction Of property on what is known as the Futile place, near Pastoria. sheriff C M Nichol offered reward of $l00 for information leading 70 the appre- hension Of the person or persons doing the damage
 Little Rock-Mavor Brickhouse said that he will call meeting soon of Arkansas at Little Rock and pre- sent to them a proposition that he believes will bring relief To all the cities in the state that are in debt and have not found way 10 liquidate
 Hot Springs. = Senator Houston Emory, author of the Arkansas Cor poration Commission bill. has been engaged by the City Commission of Hot Springs to represent il in the city's suit against the Hot Springs Water Company, which will be heard here
 Pine Bluff-The first bale of the 1919 cotton crop on the state penal farms was picked at Cummins in one hour and 40 minutes, ginned % min utes later and al midnight was Ill Little Rock. where il is to be turned over to the governor by Capt ]. r. McQuiston.
 Ozark. - l.. H. CBud'0 Jeffers brought six ears Of corn to town, measuring from 10 to F inch as in length and seven inches in circum- ference, the six cars weighing eight pounds
 Mena.-Apprcyal of petitions for 2 highway from Mena west 10 the Ok lahoma line has been received from the State Highway Commission by Comfy Irdpe Finger