Washington telegraph., 1921-05-13
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLYTOLD
For Readers Who Arc lnterss ssted
In Arkansas and lts
Affairs.

Lockesburg.-Train service was cut
on from this place recently by high
water following a heavy rainstorm.
McNeil.-Graves Bros have bought
the H. Anson sawmill at Buckner and
will move It to Buena Vista.
MISUNDERSTANDING picking Is
well under way here. Local growers
shipped out many carloads.
BentOnville.-Miss Morris Knott, a
former Bentonville girl, will graduate
in May from the University of Cali.
fornia.
Stephens.-Heavy rains continue 10
retard crops, and business generally
Is at a standstill here. Streams are
swollen and lowlands are overfiowed.
Walnut Ridge.--J. r, Rice, proprie.
tor Of the Park hotel at Hoxie, will
soon begin the erection of an airdome
adjacent to the hotel.
Batesville.-A Baptist Institute is
being conducted here by DR.. Allen
Autrey, representing the Home Mis-
sion Board of the Baptist church.
Hardy.-The Greenville Stone and
Gravel Company at Williford had the |
biggest business in April 1t has had
in any month of the last two years.
Batesville.-Louis O'Brien recently
won the Erosophic Literary Society
defamation contest at Arkansas Col
lege.
Mountain Home.-Frank Walker, a
well known farmer living north OF
this place, broke his right leg re-
Gently when he fell from the roof of
his home.
Batesville- Miss Marie Ratliffe OF
Arkansas College gave her plano
graduating recital in Alumni Hall re-
Gently. She was assisted by the col
lege quartet
Judsonia.-Turner Johnson, truck
driver, had a narrow escape recent II
ly when histruok was struck by fast
train while he was passing over
grade crossing here.
Judsonia-Streets in the business
section of Judsonia have been grav-
eled. A movement is on foot to gravel
from Main street to the railroad sta {
ton.
Clarendon-The Clarendon Choral
rI56 CLOSED the season recently win =
:. ...,.,taI The club was assisted py
Mrs Edmund Wiley soprano, and Z. !
Z. Montgomery. baritone.
Fayetteville of the stu
Dents now gaining credit by study at
the University of Arkansas are peo-
ple living out in the state, and study
ing by the correspondence method
Paragould-Dr. ]. E. Paris, who has
been with the City drug store as
pharmacist for the past seven years,
has resigned. He is succeeded by w.
S. Bragg.
Fayetteville.-Dr. Bradford Knapp,
dean of the University of Arkansas
College of Agriculture, was the prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting OF. farm
ers and business men at Lincoln last
week.
Augusta.-Miss Ina Zoo Curtis of
Haynes has been employed by the
Laura Conner High School Board OF
Directors to conduct the classes in
expression during the next school
term.
Conway.-A Memorial Day pro
gram will be presented Sunday, May
29, by the American Legion. Sunday
was selected for the occasion instead
of Monday, the national Memorial
Day, to avoid conflict with the grad
uating exercises at the public school.
Higden-The following members
of the City Council have been sworn
in; Mayor, r. b. Pate; recorder,
Raymond Smothers; aldermen, c. G.
Coleman. H. NJ. Ward, c. c. Parks,
L. S. Clark, W. NJ. Muller; treasurer,
Ia n. f1tuutl SUM- AAAshA oAeAAf - - -AN
Lester.
Knobel-The Western Union Tele'
graph Company has crew OF men
here stringing several additional
wires, including two or three copper
wires. which will give this place di-
rect connection with Poplar Bluff and
st. Louis. At present kilograms are
relayed by way Of Little Rock.
Gurdon.-Committee have been ap-
pointed by the Gurdon Board Of Trade
to arrange a program for a big Fourth
of July celebration to be held here,
Governor McRae and others will be
asked to speak.
etteville.-"America has produc-
ed more ladies and gentlemen in pro-
portion to its population than any