Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-15

lERALD, RlSOTN, AIM.
 Fort Smith-The first so-called oc' cupation tax passed under the state law of the last Legislature to be at- tackled in courts as tax on inter- state commerce was made subject to a suit in the United States district court here when a petition was filed on behalf of Walker D. Hines and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company against the city of Siloam Springs and its officials.
 Mountain Home.-County Judge z. M. Horton of this place burned himself severely with carbolic acid. The judge is suffering from rheuma- tism in his right knee. Going to the liniment bottle yesterday he tipped it up and rubbed on liberal handful before he discovered that some one had converted the bottle into container for carbolic acid and had not changed the label
 Forrest City-The Southern Asso-
  Schools has placed the Forrest City High School on its accredited list, which means that, upon exhibition of their diplomas, graduates from the local high school will be admitted to any southern college without further examination or preparatory study.
 Bentonville.-The Rev. J. P. Pinker- ton, former pastor of the Bentonville Christian Church and formerly asso- ciate editor of the Benton County Democrat, will leave soon for Sioux City, Iowa, where he will be acting pastor of the Christian church for several months during the absence of the pastor from the United States.
 etteville.-According to an- nouncement made today by the Uni versity of Arkansas, the auditing de- partment of the division of extension of the college of agriculture has been moved to Little Rock, where offices will be in the Southern Trust build ing.
 Arkadelphia.-The Elk Horn Bank and Trust Company of this city has paid each of it's employees an extra months salary, and has paid out to it's savings and certificate customers more than $12,000. The bank is in a fiourishing condition, having near $1,000,000 in deposits at the present.
 Mountain Home.-A later order put by the tick eradication department is to the effect that all cattle shipped from Baxter, Izard, Independence and Jackson counties have to be inspected. Some ticks have lately been found, which makes this order necessary.
 Harrison.-Timber wolves are re- ported as numerous in the mountains around Omaha, in the north part of the county, and have practically cleaned up the range of hogs. Prize money has been set at $25 for each wolf, and several have been killed by farmers.
 Helena-Jim Anderson, negro, charged with killing his wife in West Helena on December IS, has been arrested at Vicksburg, Miss, and re- turned to jail in Heena. It is under stood he will have a preliminary hearing soon before Judge Burke.
 Camden.-A party composed of John s. Arnold, s. A. Doyle, Sheriff Ed Harper and N. s. Word returned from aweek's hunt on Bayou Meter in Arkansas County The nimrods were successful in killing deer, one wolf and a large number of ducks and squirrels.
 Newport.-The Columbia Hotel of this city has changed hands, the new propietors being MT. and Ms. c. P. Aver of Somerville, Tenn, expert enced hotel people. T. C.. Rodgers, former manager, has gone to Norman, Okla.
 Forrest City. = Everything now seems to hang upon the decision of the state bank commission in Little Rock as to whether or not a banking business with a capital of $10,000 or above will be established at Wide ner.
 Conway. - An agreement was reached by a majority of the Conway merchants and business houses to close their places of business at 6:30 D. m. every day with the exception of Saturdays.
 Fort Smith.-Frank Duncan of Tulsa, Okla, past imperial prince of the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassans, will institute the Fort Smith Dokie Temple, to be known as the Arkalama Temple.
 Fl Dorado.-The sS7,5oO cotton gin owned by Levi Rogers near Schuler was totally destroyed by fire. The | loss was partially covered by insur- ance.
 Mountain Home.-Since New Years |