The spectator., 1921-05-20
STATE NEWS BRlEFLYTOLD <; For Readere Who Are Ins%r rested
 In Arkansas and Its z
 Affairs.

Stephens.-Graduatin exercises al Stephens High School will be held Friday, May 27
 Ozark.-The Ozark Concert band will give concert every Saturday night during the summer.
 Corning.-G. B. Oliver, local attor ney, has let contract for a $30,000 hollow tile residence.
 Hermitage.-The graduating class of the grammar school gave an enter tainment recently.
 Paragould.-Progress fin farm work in Greene county Is slower this spring than for many years, on account of excessive rains and cold weather.
 Evening Shade.-Mrs. Eliza Goodwin celebrated her eighty eighth birthday at the home of her son, E. w. God win, near Ash Flat, recently.
 Ozark.-Thieves entered Wakefield
 
 ing and other goods. A pane of glass was removed from rear window.
 Paragould.-Construc work has begun on the new First Presbyterian church, which will be erected at the corner of Main and Seventh streets.
 Pine Bluff.-A campaign to raise $12,000 to carry on the work of the As sociated Charities has been inaugu- rated.
 Fayetteville.-The University of Ar telephone concerts. It is the first college to do so.
 Fayetteville.-Miss Fern Wimberley of Eureka Springs will teach music and art in the University of Arkansas summer school
 Brinkley-The Rusher hotel here has announced new schedule of rates. All $4 rooms will be reduced to $3.50 and $350 rooms to s3
 Mammoth Spring-The Mammoth Spring Commercial Club has elected D. c. w. Culp, president, and J. H. Caldwell, secretary.
 Bald Knob-Local talent from Jud- sonia staged a play, Diamonds and Hearts" at the high schdol auditorium. The play was we'll received. The pro- ceeds will be used for the benefit of the Bald Knob baseball team.
 Stephens.-One of the many social functions which usually mark the be- ginning of the end of school, took place recently, when the Juniors en tertained the Seniors at the home of Miss Mary Lee Yarbrough.
 Monticello.-The new Masonic lodge hall here, erected at cost of $1S,000, has been opened for use. Opening of the new hall was celebrauec- with a fve-course dinner at which more than 500 were present.
 Corning.-Sixty-nine Clay county students recently were presented cer- tificates issued by the State Depart ment of Education at the annual Clay county grammar school graduating eX- ercises at Corning.
 Hope.-The home of W. E. Rhodes, on Park avenue, was destroyed by fire recently. The family was away from home and the origin of the fire is un- known Very little was saved from the house, which was only partially in- sured.
 Newport-The Boy Scouts and lily Y" boys are to build clubhouse on the banks of Bergen lake. Jackson county's finest fishing stream The contract for the clubhouse, which will be two large rooms. kitchen and screened-in porches. has been let to William Bengel.
 Paragould.-Heayy rains through out Greene county will further delay farmin goperations for several days. The ground has not been dry enough to cultivate inthis county three days in succession for the past six weeks, and the farmers are very late with their planting.
 Bearden.-The third monthly sales day was held here recently. A large crowd of farmers from Dallas Ouachi- ta and Calhoun counties was present. w. R. Rich of Crossett made an ad- dress on Better Farming" A big parade was staged.
 Fayetteville.-A gold medal has just been presented by O. l.. Wolf. of Springdale, to the best impromptu speaker in the Periclean Society at the University of Arkansas, in con. test Fred Boyd of Tyronza won the medal.
 Crossett.-The annual membership hanuuet of the Crossett Y M q A