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l pieces, was received by Superntend- ent ". J. Briet of the city schools.
 Batesville.- Rev. M Moore Scott has returned from Diaz, where he conducted a successful revival at the Presbyterian chuTsh. | Arkadelphia.-W s. JohnsOn. pro- prsetor of the Johnson filling station of this city, has leased his oil tanks and wholesale filling station neN th1 depoo to the Gay Oil Corrpany. Mena.-PI1zes aggregatins $500 wflf be awarded to the winning fanciers who show poultry at the District Poul. try Show to De held in Mena DeceIn. Der 1315.
 Malvern.-At the December meeting of the City Council. City Attorney Mcclellan was instructed to prepard an ordinance providing for an occupa ton tax.
 Cotton Plant.-It is expected that in few days that the stock of gro. ceries owned by R. E. Miles, deceased. will be sold at either private or public auction.
 Rison.--C. D. Oulpepper has pur- chased the Vick place in Rison and has moved his family here MT. Viok has rented 8 place from the Western Land Company at Toledo.
 Jonesboro-Some of the work on the new asphalt roads around the State Agricultural School which failed to be completed last fall are now be- ing finished.
 Conway.-Activities of ths First Methodist church during the confer ence. year just closed enabled 1t to present what is said to have been the best report in the entire North Aykan- sas Conference.
 Gurdon.-County School Superin- tendent $. A. Ross, who is visiting the schools of the county. stated while in Gurdon that there was d great shortage of teachers and that as result some of the schools in this county have failed to open.
 ragould-Robbers entered, the local Southwestern Telephone Ss Tele- graph Company. broke open a. desk containing sS5l0 in cash, and checks to the value of s992s3 and mada their escape with the money and checks. Entrance to the office was effected, apparently, by the use of pass key.
 Paragould.-S. J. White, farmer living near Lafe. Greene county, cliams to be the champion pumpkin raiser of the world. He said that ho recently picked 7So pounds of pump. kins from one vine. He gathered 31 pumpkins, he said. This is behaved to establish a record for pumpkin pro- duction.
 Sheridan.--The cotton crop has been gathered and generally speakinE in fine shape, but the price has continued to go down that the farmers say that there will be but little cotton planted next year. Many have left the fa arms and seeking other employemcnt, al- though jobs at public works are being overrun and wages decreasing The last cotton gathered scarcely plid for the picking and ginning.
 Springdale-A contract for tho con- struetion work in Road Districs No. of Benton county has been awarded to Maynie Bros. of Oklahoma City g, price of sl94 4o00, work to be compiet. ed within six months after operations begin. Five construction companies were present The road extends through the west part of the county. from hte Missouri line to the Oklaho- ma line. Four steel bridges will bs built, one across the Illinois river, one at Spanivaw, and two smaller ones.
 Blytheville. - A Christmas cantata wills be one of the musical features held in Blytheville during tha holidays. w. A. Snodgrass, choir director of the First Methodist Church. announces that on Tuesday evening, December 2S, the combined choirs of the city Will sing the cantata, The Messiah lf Coming" The people of the city may expect a musical treat of rare merit which will be the more attractive be- ause no admission will be charged. There are several fully organized and directed choirs in the city, two oi which are vested ehoirs, and number ed h which are some of the best sin gers of this section.
 Paragould.-A home talent play, un. der the auspices of the Business Wo. mans Club. drew a packed house at a local theater. The play was put on under the management of the John E. Rogers Producing Company. A nice sum was realized by the club.
 Helena.-The Volunteers of Amert
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