The spectator., 1921-02-11
7 STATE NEWS BRIEFLYTOLD For Readers Who Are interested
 In Arkansas and It's
 Affairs.

Batesville.-T. S. OttInger of Moore held lost his building and stock by fire. The valuation was about $6000
 Batesville.-Thirty-nine boys, pupils of the Poughkeepsie School, signed pledges against the use of tobacco.
 Rector-Several cases of measles have been reported by local physi- clans.
 Mena. -- Kelsy Foust and A. NJ. Campbell, young men of Cooper, Tex, have bought the White House Cafe here and have reopened it.
 Hermitage.-The Rev. A. F. Roberts of Crossett has been called to the pas torate of the Baptist Church here. It is not know whether he will accept.
 Mammoth Springs.-Much interest was shown in an old-fashioned Spelling bee at the High School Many per sons, both old and young, attended.
 Ozark.-The business men of Charleston, near here, have organized the Business Mems Association, with W. R. Bumpers as president and B. J. McCausey, secretary.
 Conway,-Dr. w. J. Johnson of St. Paul, Minn., associate secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare, will deliver lee ture here Tuesday. February 15.
 ro.-Commissioners of Street Improvement District No. 16 of Jones' boro have filed suits against 6S real estate holders who have failed to pay the improvement taxes.
 Hamburg. - Considerable trackage was torn up here when a box car at tached to a local freight train was derailed and tumbl-d into ditch No one was injured
 Shirley.-Hebert Luter, who has been in the employ of the NJ. and N. A. railway for several years, and has done relief work at the Shirley sta tion many times, is being checked in as regular agent here by Auditor Fox.
 Hope.-A gas furnace thac was de- signed by A. B. Steen of this place was given a tryout in a local foundry today, when it was demonstrated that brass could be melted within one hour IL.
 Mena-While attempting to get a handcar off the track and prevent it's destruction by an approaching train, William Pettigrew, section foreman for the Kansas City Southern at Acorn, was struck by the train and seriously injured.
 Russellville.-Jay B. Iden, core spondent of "The Country Gentleman" spent two days in Russellvile and vicinity, getting data for series of articles on the Arkansas river valley which is now running in that publica- tion.
 Mena.-PoIk County has added ba nanas to the list of homegrown fruits. A banana tree which grew at Janssen Park in Mena during the summer and was moved to the greenhouse when cool weather came, has produced nearly TOO bananas to date.
 Russellville,-The Russellyille lodge of Elks was the first to come to the rescue of the Russellville public schols, which would have to close about March 1 unless funds are raised outside the regular school tax to ope- rate the remainder of the terms.
 Bald Knob.-County Judge F. o. White and the road commissioners of the White and Jackson Cour.y Road District No. l met here and decided that, owing to the unfavorable condi- i tion of the bond market, that work on the proposed highway would be de- ferred two years.
 Russellville.-The local board of the Christmas seal campaign reports S1S7 sales in Pope County, with some dis tflClS yet lO IcPOl I' AAo uhAONA1 "iAA enable Pope County to continue a public health worker in the county, devoting half time to Pope and half to Yell County.
 Searcy-Revival services being held at the Church of the NaZarene are we'll attended, and much interest is mani fested. The preaching is being done by the Rev. k. J. Kirkland, pastor of the church, assisted by his wife, Mrs. R. J. Kirkland The district superin- tendent, J. E. Moore, also has assisted in the meeting.
 Helena.-Mayor Gilbert Yeager of Helena was the honor guest at the Lions Club luncheon. The mayor ex- plained about the new city park which is now being graded.
 Iahn Feathers Jr