The Nevada County picayune., 1920-07-01

Portland. - The recent two weeks Of fair weather followed by gentle showers have greatly benefited the crops Tn the eastern part of Ashley county. Hundreds of acres of cotton have been plowed and the grass Is now under control. March corn is practically failure, but many acres of Mexican June corn have been plant cd in the last two weeks.
 ! Conway. - Congressman Caraway, l candidate for the United States Sen ate, spoke at the court house here and at Greenbrier, 12 miles east of here. - Philadelphia Ideal weather conditions for several weeks enabled road builders in this county to make ruch progress on the highways in course of construction.
 | Fordyce. -- Joe M. Thornton of this | place has been elected an instructor for the National Bass Fisherman's As sociation of North America. MT.
 
 perch fisherman some years ago, has spent some time in hard study and practice since and has now become an adept in the art of bass fishing. Mena. H. Tyson, veteran road. l master for the Kansas City Southern railroad, who has maintained oifcee l in ho i from active service, and has been sue ceeded by w L. Spires of Hume, Mo. Before coming to Mena Roadmaster Tyson was stationed at Texaraana.
 Conway. Additional federal aid of S25000 may be given the Conway Dam. scus Highway District as a re- suit of trip over the proposed route by Federal Road Inspector Williams of Washington, D. c. He said ho would recommend the additional S.3 900 be granted.
 Fl Dorado. - Fl Dorado Lodge No. 13 Free and Accepted Masons. haa elected officers as follows: Worship ful Master. George R. Groslye; Sc nior Warden, w. D. Hall. Junior Warden, w. D. Hall; Junior Warden. John Henry Pinson Treasurer w. 5 Sloan Secretary, H. D. Bowerg.
 Marked Tree William Creek or Marked Tree has erected new store in which he will operate grocery business. Dent Bros. have opened new grocery store in one of Ritters new buildings. Methvin & Williams have opened tailoring estabish- ment.
 Heber Springs. The Morris .Ah- stract and little Company has sold it's abstract books and business 10 Arthur ard Lester Miller. A. c. Nor ris. the senior member of the original firm. will remain with the new firm temporarily.
 Conway-Edward A. Brennan. son of Postmaster and Mrs. F.. A. Brennan of Conway, has received notice that he has passed the examination for en- trance to the naval training school for boys, to be held at the Great Lakes training station.
 Conway.-Prof. H. F. Mutt. asso- ciate science professor and band d. rector at Hendrix College. has con tracted for a 10-week chautauqua tour with a band at Chicago. and probably will employ several Hendrix musi- oians for the trip.
 Ozan. - The School Board has re- tained for another term J. NJ. Loe as principal, Mrs. J. M. Hyatt for the first grade and another teacher will be engaged later. J. D. Ellis was elect ed president of the Board and J. k Green, secretary and treasurer.
 Conway. Dr. John H. Reynolds, president of Hendrix College. left for Nashville. Tenn. recently to assume his duties as director general of the $25.O00,000 educational campaign to be staged this year by the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Texarkana. - The Rev. R. ?. James has resigned as pastor of the College Hill Methodist Church and has gone to Dallas, where he will take course in advanced work in the Theo- logical Department of Southern Meth. odist University.
 Philadelphia. - County Judge J. T. Green has advertised for bids for the construction of two steel bridges across the Caddo river at points where the structures were washed away by the big food six weeks ago.
 Cotton Plant good rain fell here and in most parts of the county