The spectator., 1920-03-19

 maknig arrangements for the estab- lishment of sheep ranch near this city. MT. Conico spent some time in this section during the time the manganese excitement was at it's height in 1918.
 Philadelphia. - The Arkansas Cor poration Commission in granting the Arkansas Light & Power Co raise in electric rates here, also issued a supplemental order and provision which requires certain specific i'm provements in the equipment and ser. vice.
 Searcy.-Nine steel bridges are to be built in White county this year. Bids for these bridges have figures to- taling S2S,470. Judge White refused all bids, believing them to be unreas- enable, and will have the woyk done by day labor under his own supervi- sion.
 Texarkana - Local wholesale mer- chants and others report conditions in the local railroad yards relative to the handling of freight as very much improved since the roads were re- turned to private ownership on March 1.
 Little Rock. Little Rock phsysi- clans reported subscriptions among the medical fraternity to the Baptist Hospital amounting to $5000O. The campaign is for S300000, and nearly half the amount has already been sub- scribed.
 Piggott.-Miss Maud Howard has resigned as teacher in the primary de- partment of the local school and has returned to her home at Altus, Ark. She has been succeeded as instructor by Mrs. Louis Spence of Piggott.
 Jonesboro. = Registrar D. T. Rogers of the State School of Agriculture. who has been i'll for the past five weeks with typhoid fever, is improv- ing and will. it is thought, be clear of fever in another week.
 Hardy.-C. A Gates of Searcy coun- ty has been appointed county agent to succeed l.. c. McWilliams, who resign ed a few months ago and went to Mississippi. Mir. Gates will have his headquarters at Evening Shade.
 Harrison. Oscar l.. Smith an- nounced he will be candidate for representative of Boone county at the next primary. The Rev. Gustave Orth announced as a candidate for mayor of Harrison.
 Huntsville. Miss Kate Allen of St. Paul has been appointed county manager by the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs to help raise s3O0.- GOO to erect childrens hospital
 Little Rock.-The state banking de- partment issued a charter to the Scar cy County Bank, to be located at Les lie, with r.. H. Black as president and s. H. Kanau cashier.
 aragould.-According to officials of the local Red Cross chapter. more than 500 influenza patients have been cared for in this city and vicinity dur ing the past few weeks.
 Newport - The membership drive by the Chamber of Commerce netted an additional membership of more than 100. The organization now has a membership of 360.
 Atkins-B. F. Wild received a tele- gram from Sibley. La, saying that his son, Ralph, had been shot, and was in serious condition. No particulars were given.
 Harrison.-W. F. Gordon has sold his business building on the west side of the square. occupied by the Speer pool room. to w. J. Myers. the consideration being $3,S0O.
 Atkins. - Material is arriving for the new Check building, to be built north of the Bank of Atkins. It will be 75 by S5 feet, two stories. and con- structed of brick and concrete.
 Fort Smith.-The Police Depart. ment was requested to search here for Miss Perry Gibson. aged 16. who dis apeared from her home at Muskogee, Okla.
 Camden.-Mrs. c. c. Green has pur> chased the grocery store belonging to R. E. Lewis on South Adams street. The store will be operated by C. c. Green.
 Big Flat.-The last machinery for the hub mill at this place has arrived and put in place and the plant is ready to turn out the finished hubs.
 Philadelphia. - The spring quarter of the school year opened at Tender. son-Brown College. Examinations for the winter term will and and the atm