The spectator., 1920-12-21


 meat market in the building forme1'- ly occupied by the Industrial Trans. portation Company.
 Hardy.-The government reports Sharp county having ginned S.299 bales of cotton to November 22 of this year and PAST bales to that date last year.
 Harrison.-Mrs. J. B. Crump of liar rison has just received the first copies of a new book of poems she has had published, entitled By the Preside" It contains poems which date from the seventies to the present time, and many are dedicated to local celebri- ties who have long since passed away.
 Newport-One of Newport's hand somest homes was destroyed by fire when the large two-story house of the late Dr. Crawford West was burned. The home was occupied by George NJ. Sink, manager in this territory of the New York Life, who lost all his house. hold goods, with small insurance.
 Fayetteville. - M. W. Mildrow, new county demonstration agent for Wash. ington County, succeeding J. F. Back strom, resigned, is in Fayetteville to assume his new duties and has taken charge of the county office. MT. Mild row comes to Washington county from Piggott, where he has been do ing agent work in Clay county
 Russellville. large barn one block west of the Missouri Pacific station, owned by Van Boswell, was de. stroyed by fire. The barn contained $500 bales of alfalfa. hay, over 500 bushels of corn and some implements, all of which were lost. There was no insurance on the building or con- tents.
 Heber Springs.-siMs Ether Loving. who spent several months in Italy during the World war, in the service of the United States government, will leave here tomorrow for southern Texas, where she will engage in vol untary mission work. Since her re- turn from war work she has been con- nected with real estate firm here.
 Marianna. The Marianna Choral Club gave its first public concert at the high school auditorium recently This organization, under the leader ship of MT. Moulette of Helena. is an outgrowth of wartime community singing. It was organized last winter and meets once each month at the home of R. L. Nixon.
 Hardy-Those who have been re- ceiving big prices for furs and pelts the past three or four years are be- ing sadly disappointed this season, prices having fallen of greatly. The possum hide that brought $1.50 or $2 last season brings 25 or 30 cents now, with the result that hunters are not as numerous as formerly.
 Stephens-The local w. o. w. lodge has elected the following off cers: Council commander, Charles E. Parker, adviser, w. M. Green; banker. Marsh Gosdin; clerk, J. R. Hammond; escort, Henry Hughes watchman, Sam Douthit; sentry. Earl Davis; post physicians. Drs. c. P. Sanders, J. s. Thompson.
 Conway.-Mrs. Bird Tatum of Jack. son County, formerly of Conway coun- ty, has been appointed home demon stration agent for this county, ac- ording to unofficial word received here. Mrs. Tatum would succeed Miss Ella Posey, recently appointed agent for the Southwestern Arkansas district. No notice of Mrs. Tatum's appointment has been given County Agent T. M. Williams.
 Paragould-Karl Johnson, son of MT. and Mrs A. J. Johnson, left re- gently for Boston, Mass, where he will enter government vocational training school Young Johnson lost his left leg while fighting with the ma rines at Chateau Thierry. At that time he was only IS. and on account of his youth the wound gave much trouble. five operations being neces. sary
 Fort Smith.-J. o. Carter, aged 45, bridge workman. was painfully but not seriously hurt when tram car op which he and E. Haight. another workman, were riding. fell off the tramway into the river at the Garrison avenue free bridge recently. Carter and Haight landed on the tram track. falling only few feet, but Carter was badly bruised about the back and hips. He is expected to be back on the job in a few days.
 ussellville-County Examiner H. A. Rushing has announced teachers examination to be held in Russell. vile December 16 and IT. This will