Cleveland County herald., 1920-02-12

Camden-Miss Irene Hawkins of Nit. Holly was badly burned at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. T. Haw- kins. It is reported that Miss Flaw kins tainted while she was suffering from toothache and fell head first toward the fire Her hair was burned and also a portion of her neck and shoulders. She will recover.
 Everton-Many homeseekers from Tennessee and Texas have visited Boone county during the past few weeks. During the past 50 days o. o. Smith of Everton has located 20 families on Boone county farms. Land prices have increased steadily during the past two years.
 Springdale.-Th bids recently sub mitted for carrying the mail from Springdale to Huntsville were unsat- isfactory and a notice has been re- ceived at the local postoffice asking for bids to be submitted not later than February IT, for carrying the mail II lOln Acll Cu l u J unG OO, 1OEGs
 Jonesboro-W. G. Lassiter, state agent of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture for the extension department of the University of Arkansas, spent the day recently in the city conferring with County Agent w. T. McKell regarding tue work in this cOuntV
 Corning.-When c. W. Creason, aged 10, attempted to cross 8 rail- road track after walking behind a slow freight train here another freight going in the other direction caught him, cut off both legs, knocked a large hole in his head and broke his back.
 Conway.-The open season for quail has ended in Arkansas and will re- main closed until November 20 The present game laws prescribe the closed season between February 1 and November 20, and a bag limit of 20 quail to the hunter during the open season.
 Harrison.-The Roy Allen Post No 34, American Legion, has elected the following officers: Commander, Walter Cotton; vice commander, George Crump, Jr.; treasurer, Leslie T. Jackson; secretary, Claude Alex ander; chaplain, Paul Ellis.
 Lonoke.-Lonoke will be repre- sented in the chain of Fair Stores in Arkansas as the store of w. H. Black wood has been sold to the company and w. F. Brown of the Carlisle store will have charge. The business will be known as Fair Store No. 46
 Stamps.-The formal opening of the new school building has been cele- brated. Addresses were made by J. L. Bond, J. E. Lasseter and others. All the rooms in the building were open for inspection. H. T. Steel is superintendent of the school.
 Clinton.-The construction work on the Formosa- sa-Clinton-Shirley road is being pushed by the contractors in an effort to complete the project early in April The road connecst with a highway extending north from Morrill, ton.
 Philadelphia. = Henderson Brown College will commemorate her heroic dead who made the supreme sacrifice during the war by erecting a fitting memorial on a beautiful spot of the campus.
 Searcy.-A school for adults is be- ing promoted here under the direc- ton of the state illiteracy commis- sion. Instruction will be given in reading, writing, arithmetic and such other branches as may be called for.
 Camden.-Charles Grayson, a prom inent mill owner of Ouachita county, has purchased the Dowdall opera house building at the corner of Wood ward and Adams streets from T. J. Watts and c. s. Rumph.
 lphia.-The Ouachita College debating council has scheduled a de- bate with Baylor University of Waco, Texas. Three debates have been ar ranged for Ouachita teams.
 Newport.-The Rev. c. A. Raymond pastor of the Presbyterian church, has announced that the church officials have made plans for the construction of $25,0 ,000 brick church here.
 Paragould.-Exe for the new building of the Hurt Grocer Company has begun at it's lot on East Court street, just west of the Missouri Pa cific tracks.
 Springdale. - Material is being placed on the ground for the new plant of the J. o. Nelson Canning opd oOnctpI1otiop nf fba