Cleveland County herald., 1920-03-18


 lshment of a sheep ranch near this city. MT. Conico spent some time in this section during the time the manganese excitement was at it's height in 1918
 Philadelphia. = The Arkansas Cor poration Commission in granting the Arkansas Light & Power Go. a raise in electric rates here, also issued supplemental order and provision which requires certain specific i'm proyements in the equipment and ser vice.
 Searey.--Nine steel bridges are to be built in White county this year. Bids for these bridges have figures to- taling $2S,470. Judge White refused all bids, believing them to be unreas- enable, and will have the work done by day labor under his own supervi- sion.
 TeXarkana. = Local wholesale mer- chants and others report conditions in the local railroad yards relative to the handling of freight as very much improved since the roads were re- turned to private ownership on March 1.
 Little Rock - Little Rock phsysi- clans reported subscriptions among the medical fraternity to the Baptist Hospital amounting to $50,000. The campaign is for S30O,000, and nearly half the amount has already been sub scribed.
 Piggott.-Miss Maud Howard has resigned as teacher in the primary de- partment of the local school and has returned to her home at Altus, Ark. She has been succeeded as instructor by Mrs. Louis Spence of Piggott.
 Jonesboro = Registrar D. T. Rogers of the State School of Agriculture, who has been ill for the past five weeks with typhoid fever, is improV- ing and will, it is thought, be clear of fever in another week.
 Hardy.-C. A. Gates of Searey eoun- ty has been appointed county agent to succeed L. c. McWilliams, who resign ed a few months ago and went to Mississippi. MT Gates will have his headquarters at Evening Shade.
 Harrison. - Oscar L. Smith an- nounced he will be a candidate for representative of Boone county at the next primary. The Rev. Gustave Orth announced as a candidate for mayor of Harrison.
 Huntsville. = Miss Kate Allen of St. Paul has been appointed county manager by the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs, to help raise $300,- 900 to erect a children's hospital.
 Little Rock.-The sRte banking de- partment issued charter to the Scar cy County Bank, to be located at Les lie, with E. H. Black as president and s. H. Kanau cashier.
 Paragould.- to officials of the local Red Cross chapter, more than 500 influenza patients have been cared for in this city and vicinity dur ing the past few weeks.
 Newport = The membership drive by the Chamber of Commerce netted an additional membership of more than 100. The organization now has membership of 360.
 Atkins-B. F. Wild received a tele- gram from Sibley, La., saying that his son, Ralph, had been shot, and was in serious condition. No particulars were given.
 Harrison.-W. F. Gordon has sold his business building on the west side of the square, occupied by the Speer pool room, to w, J. Myers, the consideration being $3,S00.
 Atkins. Material is arriving for the new Check building, to be built north of the Bank of Atkins. It will be 75 by 85 feet, two stories, and con- structed of brick and concrete.
 Fort Smith-The Police Depart ment was requested to search here Tor Miss Perry Gibson, aged 16, who dis apeared from her home at Muskogee, Okla.
 Camden.-Mrs. c. c. Green has pur- chased the grocery store belonging to R. E. Lewis on South Adams street. The store will be operated by c. c. Green.
 Big Flat.-The last machinery for the hub mill at this place has arrived and put in place and the plant is ready to turn out the finished hubs.
 Philadelphia - The spring quarter of the school year opened at Tender son-Brown College. Examinations for the winter term will end and the stu dents will immediately enter upon the work for the spring quarter. Over 20 new students were enrolled during the past quarter.