Cleveland County herald., 1920-09-09

Arkadelphia.-Th first bale of cot ton ginned in Clark county was grown and brought here by Charles V. Hol- liman of near Nalark. The Hope Gin Company ginned the cotton gratis, as is it's custom. The bale weighed 500 pounds. As indicative of the cotton prospects in this section, Mir Holli- man said that he had to pick over nine acres to get the first bale, where as ordinarily it would have required 15 or 20 acres.
 Pocahontas.- Jackson, as- sisted by Deputies Fry and Riggs and Deputy United States Marshals Burns and Oldham, captured still on Cur rent river, near Biggers. They arrest ed J. w. Bradley, an old man, and charged him with operating the still. The man and the outfit were taken to Jonesboro.
 Texarkana.-T. R. Jordan and his daughter, Miss Lola Jordan, recently filed suits in circuit court, on the Ar kansas side of town, against the Over land Texarkana Company for $15000 as damages for alleged personal in- Juries sustained, it is claimed, while riding in an automobile driven by an agent of the company
 Buford.-One of the largest, most valuable pearls found in the White river this season was found near here by William Smothers of this place. The gem was larger than a good-sized pea and had a splendid luster and color. The finder sold the pearl for $200.
 Batesville.-The Sidney Johnston Chapter, United Daughters of the Con- federacy, will hold it's first meeting of the fall season at the home of MT. and Mrs Charles Maxffeld, We'd nesday, when a patriotic program in memory of the birth of Admiral Sims of the Confederate navy will be given.
 Conway.-Temporary quarters in the building on Front street, next to the Faulkner County Bank and Trust Company, have been secured by the Bank of Conway for occupancy while improvements are being completed on tis building. The bank will move to the temporary quarters next week
 Batesville.-The tabernacle being built for the union revival meeting to be held in this city in September is about completed, and will be the largest building of it's kind ever erected in the city. It will cost $2,000
 Mountain Home.-J. G. Copeland, who recently sold his grocery business 'at this place to Miller Bros., has pur- chased a frame building from Oscar Douglas and will open a bakery as soon as he makes some improvements.
 Batesville.-MissM Minnie Ottinger of near Peiffer has been awarded one of the Hazel scholarships of $50 for last years canning club work, and she will use the scholarship in the Bates vile High School this year.
 Harrisburg. g.-The electric light plant here has just completed the installa- tion of two large oil fuel engines and dynamos, and it is said that this town now has one of the best electric light plants in the state.
 England.-A revival was opened at the Methodist church here by the Rev. G. c. Klein, an evangelist of Memphis, assisted by the pastor, the Rev J. M. Harrell. Evangelist Lichfeld of Mem phis is expected to conduct the choir.
 Pocahontas. = Maynard Academy, which is branch of Ouachita Baptist College at Philadelphia, opened this week with Prof. Roger M. Baxter, A. B., as principal and teacher of mathe- matics and science.
 Camden.-The firm of Meagher & Grow, drilling contractors of Chi dester and Camden, has been dis solved. This fir mhad the drilling contract for Etraugham Petroleum Company well No. 2 near Chidester.
 Harrisburg-There have recently been some persons here from Ken lucky Investigating the coal pros- poets. They took away some samples of the outcroppings they found to test it out.
 Camden.-Camden has three young divine students who are spending the summer with relatives here. They are Thomas J. Watts, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Watts of this city and Robert Roseman and Clarence Figgett.
 Mountain Home.-The cotton crop in Baxter county, which has been in practically perfect condition up until this time, has deterioted on account