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Helene's Married Life Copyright by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
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sharply. "The evidence of my own eyes is good enough for me!'
 This was "facer" Tony mo- mentarily was taken aback. Doubtless he was wondering vaguely as to the problematic extent of that evidence of which I spoke.
 A strained silence fell between us. Tony was summoning all his diploma cy to his aid. It would be interest ing to learn what he would say. .
 Helene, you think l care for Alice Anstruther! But l don't! Pm only amusing myself in that quarter! I-'
 Amusing yourself? You ought to be horsewhipped!" A wave of red came surging to my cheeks. Anger crcompasscd me like garment. But Tony-conceitcd as ever .nistook my emotion.
 "Helene, you've got no cause for jealousy!"
 Jealousy? jealousy laugh ed aloud. "Oh, Tony, l could only feel jealousy where real mans con cerned-not an insignificant little harger-on like you!" thought that that would hurt him. But it didn't. Tony's com placency is colossal. His skin must certainly resemble the rhinoceros.
 You're over-wrought, Helene," he answered smoothly. "The excite mcnt of the last few days has been too much for you! You always were highstrung, excitable sort Of girl ! I'd hoped these few days in the country would rest you--do you good But Pm afraid"
 Don't talk to me-" l cut in sharp. ly, irritated.
 In silence we proceeded toward tho house.
 q don't think I ought to visi' the Anstruthers again, until-' i "Until poor dear Alice gets ovel her infatuation for you? Is that ? l spitefully supplemented.
 Tony bowed.
 "Precisely! You put it in nut shell, lady fair!" i l could have slapped him for hi vanity and egotism.
 A side-door opened at that moment silhouetting Alice. She was obvious ly seeking someone. She stole ou quietly, her slinky draperies trailing across the laws toward the glow O Tony's cigar. ! "Tony!" she whispered as she ap preached us. It was evident she dl' not notice me. "Oh, Tony, I've beel longing for this moment, when , could steal out alone and have cos. !. talk with you!"
 Tomorrow-Alice's Confession.
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New York Sugar.

New York, Mar. 2. There was little more activity in the local raw sugar market today and prices were nIgner, closing at 10 Ia cents Tor Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 112S for centrifugal. There were sales 22,500 bags of surinam centri- tugal atIoat at 7S cents c! l. F. to Canada and 18,000 bags of San Do- mingo at the price. In Cubas there were sales of 10000 bags Gu bas to operators at 9 7-S cents b.. Cuba and local refiner purchased 35,OOO bags about due at 10 I'd cents cost and freight, equal to 11.28 for centrifugal. Porto Rico's were of fered at II cents afloat, without being taken.
 In refined another refiner reduced his prices one cent to the basis of Ii cents With two now quoting on that basis for fine granulated, while two others are still quoting Is cents, with ono not quoting at all.
 Deliveries were sad to be improv- ing locally, aitho outward shipments were still being delayed on account Of the shortage If cars.
 Futures were irregular, closing at five points decline to five advance, although business was again light, consisting of only two lots of Sep tember and one lot of July, making 150 tons in all.
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corn on farms. The market closed strong, 2 Id cents to 3 3S cent higher, with May go 7-S to 1.40 and July 133 7-S to l.3i. Oats gained ? Is cent to 1-4 cent and provisions : cent to so cent.
 Corn began to rise almost as soon as the market was opened. Demand, however. did not attain unusual ina ptus until statement was circlulat- ed from a leading authority that 200,000,000 bushels more corn had been consumed so far this season than during the corresponding per iod last year. Shorts and commis- sion houses became persistent buyers and at the close May delivery was touching the highest point O fthe day, the top most figures since late lass August.
 Oats displayed independent strength owing to the scantness of reserves on farms,
 Provisions finally asccnded with grain and hogs despite the huge stock of lard and meats on hand here, as exhibited by the monthly warehouse report.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, March g. Early de- clincs in cotton today were replaced by net advances and for while late in the day the market had q tlrm to net finally closing at net gains for the session of to 39 polnts. The opening was lower. Early selling in the belt and con tlnued unsettled labor conditions on the rlver front here.
 The market was steadied at the de- cline by the area of low barometrlc pressure to the northwest of the belt, which appeared to threaten re- newed bad weather, and finally shorts commenced to cover, check
 ing the downward movement. Re ports of cheaper ocean freight rates to Mediterranean points increased the demand and caused something of Ia recovery. The rise continued in the afternoon, first on the rumor that an allied commission would make large loans to Germany and, a little later, on the report that the senate was making progress toward ratification of the Peace Treaty
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COVERING SENDS PRICE OF
 COTTON UPWARD

New York March :. There waa renewed covering by near month shorts in the cotton market today and early declines were followed by sharp advances with March making a new high record for the season while May made new high ground for the movement May sold up to 35.65 and closed at 25.56, while new crop months were relatively dull and easy with the general closing steady, net 60 points higher to 8 points lowe:
 Reports of disturbed conditions in the Alexandria market were con sidered largely responsible for rcla- lively easy Liverpaal cables and had an unsettling effect on sentiment here at the start. The opening de cline however, was not a full re- sponse to the Liverpool, which brought in some arbltrate selling, while there was scattering llquIda- tion from Wall Street sources. The Egyptian situation was not consider ed likely to prove an important fac tor. and prlces soon tlrmcd upon a renewal o1 covering by Marcn and May chorts. Accoramg to both prl- Vate and press dispatches the Dlg break m AleXandria mas caused SC were flnancIai losses and commit tee ot the Alexandra cotton ex- cnange is flXlng mnIinum prices. Reports that the aliIcs are consider ing an international loan to Germany helped the afternoon advance.
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Pershing FavOrs the Retention of
 CantOnmentS

Washington, Mar. 2.-Retention of sufficient wartime posts and war plants for the present expansion of the army and resumption of produc- ton of war materials, at full capa- city, will be recommended by Gener- al Pershing, he indicated today on his return here after three months tour of inspection of cantonments. The generals full report to Secretary Baker probably will be made in 10 days.
 General Pcrshing indicated that he would favor retention of most of the national army cantonmehts and also of nitrate and other plants for the manufacture of war chemicals.
 General Pershing said he had not talked politics to "a single person" on his trip and is mot talking poll. tics now"
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Fear elutched me. And I scream ed. But my feeble scream seemed to be instantaneously smothered. The unknown man kissed me again and yet again.
 I swung my right hand free. With all my strength l struck out at him.
 "Helene! It's I, Tony!" Indignant protest came from somewhere in the vicinity of my right ear. My az gressor freed me.
 "Tony!-You, you beast!" l was beside myself with indignation. "How dare you--you of all people-to pre- sumo"
 Helene darling, don't be angry with me! I didn't mean to frighten YOU! Upon my soul I didn't!"
 A wisp of moon appeared, so that now I could see his face. It was a good-looking young face, but lacked the magnetism of Jim's. And it held a curiously shifty look.
 All that I'd recently heard about this youth came pouring back into my mind. He-he ,and none other was responsible for the painful quarrel between myself and Jim. He it was who had forged the check who had definitely incriminated Jim who had ruined all my happiness.
 And now he actually dared to come and make violent and impertment love to me!
 Of course he didn't know l was Jim's wife! But the other counts against him were sufficient for his Condemnation. Brought up as Jim's foster-brother, deeply indebted to Jim's family, he yet had volunteered to throw no light on Jim's iden- tity. nor to communicate with the parents of my husband.
 This silence was proof positive of his guilt! . A desperate impulse came to me, to denounce him there and then. Words hot, angry words of accusation came trembling to my lips. It was difficulty, that I suppressed them. But expediency assured me, in a small ,insistent voice, that l must Tn the meantime crush down all my feel ings: .,. arc shade peculiar!" l said stltfly taking a step backward away from Tony, and facing him squarcly. By what authority do you dare to seize i me in your arms and kiss me-viol- ently-"
 A lump of outraged pride came 1 into my throat, so that the words died in little tremble of indigna' tion.
 "Oh, Helene, am sorry! You you're so beautiful! You-you ge l to fellows head-like wine"
 "Have you been drinking!" ask
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Must Supply Fuel
 Need of U. $. First

New York, Mar. 2.--Fuel needs of the United States must first be sup piled before coal can be exported, un- der rules announced today by J. w. Rowe and F. W. Whitaker, commis- sioners appointed by President Will so nto supervise the ans-shipment of coal at tide water ports. The commissioners are working in con junction with the tidewater coal ex- change dnhave ordered that the rules and classifications put into operation by the exchange on Febru- ary 15 be continued.
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ed, frigidly. Distaste was written on my face.
 He gave little rueful laugh.
 "Yes! At the shrine of beauty till Pm quite intoxicated! Tony took step toward me, as though he would attempt again to touch me. "Dearest-"
 "Young man," I cut in, sharply. "You and I must come to definite understanding
 qThat-that's just what I want, Helene! A-a definite understand ing! Helene, will you marry 2"
 "Mary you? Good heavens! No Tony-not if you were the last man on earth"
 Helene, for Gods sake, don't make fun of mel" An imploring note was in his tones.
 Make fun of you? Why, I despise you!" I said quickly. I turned to walk away.
 But Tony in two strides was be- side me. He caught me by the arm.
 "Somcone has been making mis- chief!" His voice was hoarse.
 ] flung him sarcastic glance. But I refrained from comment. I didn't wish to help him out.
 Someone has been making mis- tchief!" he repeated. t'Helene, can't bear it if you turn against mel"
 1 l laughed-a cynical laugh that wasn't pretty.
 e~"I'm going straight back to the house." said, in clear, cool tones "The invalid's mother has arrived Mrs. St. Aubyns. Won't you come in and meet herr"
 The atmosphere was tense before he answered.:
 "I-I'm not in a mood to meet anyone tonight, Helenc!" 1 I smiled at his prevarication. Tony never had been straight and down right. like my Jim.
 "And I'm not in the mood, either So excuse me, Tony!" I turned off al right angles from him.
 Helene! There are some things that must say to you! Just let mt walk with you a little. way!"
 No answer. He strode along be side me.
 Wont you tell me what you've heard 2"
 Again I smiled. Tonight I refused to be drawn into any discussion O his present, past, or future. l wa much too tired and worried over Jim
 "You won't condemn q chap with out hearing ?" went on Tony \ plaintive voice. hate him in sup pliant, whining mood. q desire no hearing" l rcJolne'
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that pur- suant to decretal order of the Jefferson Chancery court in the case of Mrs. Mary J. Lewis, and E. B. Taylor, trustee ys. Mariah Brewer, J. o. Brewer, Matte Brewer, his wife, sole heirs of J. B. Brewer, deceasei, the undersigned, as commissioner of this court, will on the
 l7th Day of March. 1920 during the hours for judicial sales. offer for sale at public auction It the front door of the court house, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the highest and best bidder on credit of three months, the following described lands lying and being in the County of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, to-wit:
 Lots Number One. Two, Three, Four and Five, in Block Seventeen, J. w.. Monks Western Addition to the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
 The purchaser will be required tt execute bond with surety thereon t
 be approved by the commissions making the sale, and lien on sait ! property shall be retained to securl the payment of the bond thus givcs for the. purchase money bid at such sale.
 Witness my hand this 18th day s. F. yAULX. Commissioners l2-253-3-10
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NOTICE OF INTENDED APPLiCA-
 IlON IO SELL REaL E,IAIE.

Notice is hereby gwen that the undersigned, as aumlnistiatrlX or the estate or Charles Urtolanl, deceased, Will make and fife in the JcItcrson Probate court, petitioh, m accord ancc with law, to sell the following ueacrioed real eslate siLuate' in the couuty oI JeiIerbon anu state oi htkahsaS:
 The west half of the northwest quarter tW l-Z NV l-4) Of section eieven CID township seven CD sou.n of range seven CD west, containing elgnty to0) acres, more or less.
 oald saic wIll be made for tho payment of debts.
 Inls the 24tn day of February, l9z5.
 STELINDA ORTOLANI,
 hdmlnistratrIv of the Estate of
 Cnares Drtolani, deceased. z~25 5-3- 1O-l7
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FOR sArE-HousEs.
TOM BLODGETT BARGAINS

Flyer room house; modern; large lot; S2,85O-West Sixth.
 10-room house; modern; three large lots high and dry; $8,Oo0- State street.
 Seven-room house; modern; one block from car line; two lots; $4,500 -- Chestnut street,. Five-room house; modern; paved street; $3, ,500-pine street.
 Five-room house; modern; three lots; s5,500--W Thirteenth ave nue. Six-room house; modern; good buy; $4,2O0-Terms. Five-room; modern; two high and dry lots; it's worth the price; $6,50C Cherry street.
 Seven acres of farm land on Sul' phur Springs pike; all under fence and in cultivation; fine apple or chard on place; shack of houses ane out buildings; going at bargain
 CALL >z615.
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ST. LOUIS LIV ESTOCk.

East st. Louis, h., March 9 Hogs l3,U00, genarny 10 to 10 cents hlgner. Bulk la.75nl l5,30; heavy l3.Iot@ lab; medium l4.15ttIo.3o; ngnte l4.co(n l5.40; pigs ll.5Otd l5.O0.
 Cattle, GOOD, strong to 20 cents hgenr; cnoace heavy steers l3 5Utd 1900; medium 10.500Gl2.z5; commo" 9.OU0 iG,Z5; butchers helters EooI 13.5U; cows 7.2o(G lU.50; Gamers d.3o a7.00; calves ll.U00Gl7.0Oi feeders S.5Utd LOO; stockcrs f0uml0.bo.
 Sheep, l,400; steady.
 Lambs, 1775nzO 25; culls 13.7Od 17.5U; cholcc cwa lU.U0(d l3.75; cuilo oU0dl7.0.
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GROCERY STORE IN GOOD LOCA- tion for sale. Phone 255. 3-2-6t
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1908 West Fourth-Five rooms, sleeping porch; garage; price $3,75o. Good terms. You cant beat it. 115 and 117 West Eighteenth-Two five-room modern bungalows; half blocl, off Main street; S4,5O0.
 A modern siX-room house on West Fifth; servant house and garage; :; $4.5o0.
 1915 East Seventh-SiX rooms; i; l. odeln.
 Ask us for long list of houses for sale McNEW REALTY COMPANY 200 West Barraoue. Phone 971 COTTONSEED AND VELVET beans-Mebane Triumph cottonseed and 9O-day Speckled velvet beans Hicks Watson Seed Co.,, Shreveport La. 3-2-l0ta'
 >~>,7-~-~~---- GROCERY STORE IN GOOD LOCA- tion for sale: Phons 255: s-2-6t sTEKNBERG'S COLUMBIAN ROCK cockerels for safe. Telephone 17e2
 2-29-6t
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Tomorrow-Alice's Confession.
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NOTICE
To Contractors

Bids are asked for the furnishing of all material, tools and labor, for the erection of one 80 foot steel bridge with concrete abutments, situated about five miles southeast of Altheimer in Jefferson county, Arkansas.
 Bids will be received up to Il o'clock a. m March 18th, 1920.
 Plans and specifications arc on file with the county highway engi- nce:.
 The successful bidder will be re- quired to furnish bond for the faithful performance of his con- tract.
 k. II. WILLIAMS, 2-28-17t County Judge.
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SIDEWALK DISTRICT NO 3.
Missouri Street

The tax books for tho collection oI special assessments upon the req! property in sidewalk district No. Tn tne city of Pine Blur have beer placed m my hands.
 Al owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay .helr assessments to me within thirty days from this date.
 |. sucn payment IS not made, ac.- ron will be commenced at the end oi tnat time for the collections of such assessment, and for legal penaltles dHd cost.
 Given under my hand this 2nd day ol tebruary, 1920.
 SIMON BLOOM, City Collector a -1no
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NEW ORLEANS RICE.

New Orleans, La., March 2. Rough rice no sales; receipts 10,7S0 sacks; milcrs receipts 10,7S0.
 Clean rce strong Sales.
 Honduras 90 pockets l3 Ia; Japan 370 pockets II l-2; blue rose o90 pockets II 3-l m i2. Bran and polish unchanged, Receipts 4,823.
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EIGHT-CYLINDER 5-PASSEN-
 Oldsmobile; repainted, good top,
 ilent tires, $700 or $40 down,
 nee Tn 10 monthly payments.
 Dodge commercial car; motor in
 ect shape; good tires, everything perrect running order. Will take
 car or truck in trade. Ball
 e m monthly payments. A bar G at S75O.00. One Ford coupe;
 a running order, $375.OO; will
 Sl25.O0 down, balance in 10 athiy payments. One Ford tour-
 repalnted, good top, good tires, ltor m very good shape; a real
 at S425; $15O.0O down, balance io monthly payments. One Ford ulihg; two new Goodyear tires, Isor Tn good condition. A real
 an S425 %. One 1918 Ford
 anE car; good upholstering, good
 ana tires, $400.00. One "Little
 raige touring; mootr overhaul new battery, reprinted, good top, Icelient tires, S65O.0O; s25O. .oG \ D balance in monthly payments. M ri 'ttAS DIX TalRe LOur1nE: 'Ielient Selient condition; must be seen pc appreciated; $775.OO; $26O down U ,u oaiance ,naa in 10 monthly payments. ne lS2O Maxwell touring, good as " N oo repApted; real bargain, oIs Ii, 700 down, balance in 10 Dn!nis<4 yments. One Cadillac raing; sS75.00; two new cord tires, new top; motor in excel E.I condition, sl9O % down. We will ue a Ford or Chevrolet in on " ol the above cars. As an in va.,on < of what the public thinks !. T. used cars, we have sold six used a.L S1&he past week. With spring asI ear stock of used cars will quNNy exhausted. We also have farmers plan on time payments ,a wnlch you can pay one-haif down lu balance in the fall, when the 1T comes in. McGehee Motor Sales (The Progressive Automo. .e Merchants). IA West Barraoue
 p"one QUA. 2-27-k
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COTTON SEED OIL.

New York, March 2.-Cotton Seed oil was strong and higher dn urgent demand from local and outside shorts and support from refiners. Offer- ings were light. Closing bids were 9to 64 points net higher. Sales 34 300 barrels. Tenders 1900 barrels. Prime crude l7.50; prime summer yellow spot 1900; May 20O4; July 20.33; October 1900; prime winter yellow and summer white nominal.
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MOSLEM AGAINST REDS.

Constantinople, Mar. 2.--Bolshe- sued here by the central committee of Moslem, Theological academy" as danger that threatens civilization justice and right. The attention of statesmen who arc deciding the dcs- tinies of nations is at present en- gagged chiefly with the question of bolshevism," the statement says.
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LEGAL NUilLES
 ---- WARNING ORDER
No. 76O7.

In the Chancery court of Jeffer' oon county, Arkanaao. -lSahcy War iaCe, pIathtiiI, Vs. Lotus Naiiace, de- IeudanC.
 Iue defendant, Louls Wailace, is warned to appear m tnis court Witnin tnirty daya anu answer the compiaihe oI plalnLHf, Nancy Wallace.
 GiVcu under my mana and the seal of saId court tnIs lUtn uay o1 fcpra- ary, A .D., l9LO.
 $. r. VAULX, Clerk (Seal) 3 1l-lS-z5--3-3-I0
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COLLINS WINS AT BILLIARDS.

Boston, Mar. 2.-Pcrcy Collins of Chlcago, by winning from r. S. Alp pleoy ot New York, today, in the ua1lonal amateur lo.2 baik line bill nards championship tournament, made hi stourney record four wlns without dcIeat The score was 300 to 2ll.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

Liverpool, March 2.-Cotton spot in limited demand; prices easy; good middling 33.34; fully middling 30.43; middling 29.43; low middling 26.13; good ordinary middling 22.93; ordin- ary 21.93.
 Sales 4,00O bales including $500 Americans; receipts 30,000 bales.
 Futures closed irregular. March 26.84; May 25.S6; July 24.85; October 2285; December 22.04; January 2175
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MOsLER SAFE WITH MONEY
 NAIIIT

We have a doublc-door Mosler Safe, with burglar-proof vault-medlCm size-which we will sell at bargain: For a store in the country or small city this is a rare bargain. Phone or write Adams Printing Co.,, Pine blufi, nhora 1d 2-21-6t 
 FOR SALE-A BARGAIN, A SHORT time only. Two blocks from Main street. This land is above high water at all times. Lots in this ad- dition>are some of the best there IS in, our city. We are not a town any more, we have grown to be some city,
 When you read this you will say: 1T remember the time when could
 have bought lots in Pine Bluff for s1OOOO, big price is asked today
 for them all over Pine Bluff, and
 this is because we have grown to
 city and we are not village any
 longer, Lots in this addition are two
 blocks from Main street, between
 Sixth and Eighth avenues on Geor- |gia annd Texas streets, and will De sold on monthly payments. You will be surprised how cheap these lots arc. They are right in the heart of Pine Bluff-close to churches, schools and street cars. Paved walks fronting each lot, also gas water and light fronting each lot land all improvement taxes are paid lout. I have only few of these lots i1Nft See XM. Burke, il6 Wes'
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FOOD INCREASE GREAT.

London, March ?. The cost of all pi1nclpal articles of food in Eng iand rose in January to 13S per cent over the previous week and 125 per cent on rent, clothing, ngnt and fuel, according to statlstIcs prepared by the American chamber ot commerce In London.
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LIBERTY BONDS.

New York, March 2.-Llberty bonds at 2:55 were: 3 l-2's 9z.Z1; trst 4s 9C.O0; second is S9.94; first l-4s 91 .00; third l-4 92,50; fourth 4 l-4s 90.2O; victory 3-4s .97.A4; victory 3-4s 97.34.
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NOTICE
10 Contractors.

Bids are asked for the furnishing of all material, tools and labor, for :he erection of one AS foot steel bridge with concrete abutments, situated about two miles northeast of Dexter in Jefferson county, Ark ansas.
 Bids will be received up to II o'clock a. m., March 18th, 1920.
 Plans and specifications are on file with the county highway engi- nee:.
 The successful bidder will be re- quired to furnish bond for the faithful performance of his contract.
 R. H. WILLIAMS, 2-2G-i7t County Judge.
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COAL MINES IDLE.

Butler, Pa, Mar. 2.-Seventy-five 2. pc. cent of the coal mines in this dis tlict employing approximately b,00O men are idle on account of the short- age. according to q statement issued today by the Northwestern Coal Op- e-atOrs' association.
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VICTORY FOR SOVIET.

London, Mar 1. The soviet troops have gained great victory near the Bielaya front in north Caucasus ac- cording to an official announcement from Moscow. General Denikine's first Kuban corps, says the dispatch,
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SPANISH CLASH.

Madrid, Mar. Spanish troops have again clashed with reyolting tsiEesmen in the military zone of Morocco, according to dispatches from Ceuta, which say the Spanish f, rces escaped without loss.