Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27

Brinkley-BusiDess mem Of Brink.
ley are contributing TO a fund to be
used in purchasing oil for the streets
here.
Branch.-Taylor B. Bishop, cashier
Of the Bank Of Branch. has resigned
to accept a similar position with a
bank a; Hackett City, Ark.
Branch.-The test well being drilled
in section 1O-72S Franklin county is
down to 1,75O feet, the bit being in a
hard lime formation.
Arkadelphia Harold A. Wood,
president Of the 1918 class at Arka.
delphia High School, announced re.
Gently that the reunion of the class
will be held here June Is.
Brinkley.-A revival is being con.
Quoted here by the Rev and Mrs. ].
B. Culpepper sr,, and the Rev and
Mrs. ]. B. Culpepper Jr. of Symrna,
Fla.
Rogers,-Miss Esther Myler has
been made valedictorian of the senior
class Of the high school and Miss Ha.
eel Carroll, with next higher average,
salutOrian.
Batesville. - The bridge across
Spring River which was recently
washed away by the overflow, has
been rebuilt by County Judge T. A.
Gray. The workmen constructing the
bridge were county convicts.
McCrory.-A meeting of the farmers
of this community was held recently
at Leslie Sturdivant's feed and farm
warehouse. w. r. Laney of Little
Rock, assistant marketing agent of
the agricultural extension division,
University Of Arkansas, in charge of
the sweet potato work. addressed this
meeting.
McCrory-As Woodruff county is
entirely out of road funds and as 8
number Of roads require work, We'd
nesday, June 20, has been set apart
by Judge f. NJ. CarlLee as Good
Roads Day" The farmers, profession
al and business men all over the coun-
ty are urged to respond to this call.
Hope.-The Hope Cotton Compress
Company has announced that, effec.
tive June /, fre storage on cotton will
be given its patrons during the month
of June, July and August, owing to
the present unsettled conditions. This
company desires to lend every effort
TO help the cotton trade in general
Arhadelphia.-Mis Mary Louise
Riley of FL Dorado. graduate in organ
and postgraduate in piano, gave her
recital in the Ouachita College audi
torium last week, being assisted by
Miss Alberta Riley, her sister, contral.
to- Miss Mary Louise is plano pupil
OF L. H. Mitchell
Paragould.-Citizens OF Dunklin
County, Mo-, have sent an appeal to
land owners of Greene and Clay coun.
ties, Arkansas, to meet at Kennett
Mo, to consider ways and means to
prevent the st. Francis River over
flowing farm lands Of the three coun
ties,
Batesville.-L Thomas Of Texar
kama was in Batesville, where he pur
chased an expensive lot located or
Main street, and will build a filling
station with modern equipment, the
work to begin within two weeks. The
price OF the building alone will be
about $4,000 without the equipment
Rogers.-Jab B. Iden and Tom P
Morgan have gone to Philadelphia
and other eastern points. They are
both well known journalists, their ar
ticles appearing in the Country Gentle
Imam, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies'
Home Journal and other popular peri
odicals. They will remain severa
months collecting data.
Batesville - Considerable new
euipment will be added TO the chem
istry laboratories at Arkansas Colleg,
before the opening ofthe 1921 term, 4
was announced by President Lacy. The
decision to enlarge that department
/ followed the development work Of tn,
mineral resources in this section
| Complete assay and analytical instru
ments will be added to the laborato
| ries.
/ Conway-Hendrix College facult!
and student body have contributed
/ $4,000 to the Christian education
movement. II is believed the Hendrix
contribution viii reach $4,000, whicl
would be one-fourth OF the quota as
signed to the First Methodist Churcl
/ OF Conway.
Mount Holly.-The Rev. James W
/ Marshall, pastor OF Mount Holly Pres
/ byterian church. has resigned to ac
cept the superintendency Of home mis-
I sion and Sunday school work in tn,
presbytery at Mobile, Ala.