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ties of Fort Smith. Dr. A. A. Nickel vey, city physician, is in charge. The mosquitoes are becoming very numer- ous and dangerous, due to the heavy rains and subsequent puddles and pests breeding holes.
 Walnut Ridge.-The cornerstone for the new SS0,000 Methodist Church here has been laid. The ceremonies started at 2:30 D. m. Addresses were made by Governor McRae and the Rev. John Score of Helena. Work on the building is progressing rapidly, and it probably will be ready for oceu- pancy by next fall.
 Fort Smith-Twenty-fiv candidates for postmasters positions in third class postoffices in this district took civil service examinations for the jobs in the Federal building here Posi- tions in this district are open at Mag azine, Charleston. Coal Hill. Green. wood, Hackett. Hunt gton, Mansfield, Scranton and South Fort Smith.
 Arkadelphia.- The Clrk County Fair Association conferred with Arkadel- phia business men in regard to hold ing the fair here next fall Nothing definite was transacted. but there was general discussion of plans for the proposed showing of agricultural prod ucts either in October or November. n dnFi Fiy,st I,t1 T
 Bentonville-A health playlet. Play ing Visit" was the feature of the Ben ton County Teachers Institute here recently. The playlet was given by three little girls. directed by Miss Mauree Emerson of Rogers, county secretary for the Arkansas Tubercu- losis Association, assisted by Mrs. F. NJ. Phinney of the Bentonville gram mar school.
 Morrilton-Cruce-Fa Parish Motor Com pany has been awarded the contract to handle passengers from Morrilton to Petit Jean mountain and to Camp Petit Jean. The contract was award ed by the Missouri Pacific railroad to accommodate out-of-town people who will spend the summer on Petit Jean. A ticket may now be bought from any point on the Missouri Pacific to Petit Jean.
 Augusta-Ro Mitchell Woodruff County clerk. said that final compila- tion of reports showing amounts of taxes collected has ben completed The report shows that a total tax Of S311 244.2S has been collected, S13S,- 3414S of which will be paid into school, road and county treasuries, $51.0362S will go to the State treas ury, and the balance to the various improvement districts, he said.
 aragould,-Farmers Tn some sec tions of the county said that unless good rain fell soon, their early corn crops will be ruined, as the crop is now at the stage that requires consid- erable moisture. In many sections heavy rains have fallen at regular in- tervals during the past five weeks, but in the immediate vicinity of Para gould there has not been a good sea son since May 12. So far the cotton crop has not greatly suffered. but if rain does not come within a few days, cotton will be damaged.
 Conway.-Prof NJ. j. Russell head of the Hendrix academy, left recent ly for Lake Junaluska, N. C.. where he will spend about four weeks. He will attend the Methodist summer as sembly, after which he will have charge of a portion of the summer camp for boys of the Intermediate De partment of the Methodist Sunday school. He was accompanied by the Rev. C. Nj. Reyes of the First Meth odist Church here and the Rex C. c. Davidson of Fort Smith who also will attend the Methodist meeting.
 Heber Springs.-The committee in charge of the reunion of the old sold iers of the Blue and Gray and of the World War has designated August and as dates for the 1921 annual meeting, the reunion to be held at Heber Springs. Last year the old soldiers, through their committees. turned over the future arrangements for reunions to the soldiers of the late war. but reserved the right to partici- pate in such reunions, making it a joint affair for all former fighters The program, which is being completed. will be the best in the past thirty years.
 way.-The Rev. R. c. Morehead. presiding elder of the Conway district of the North Arkansas Conference. has ben selected as conference di- rector of the Christian Education Movement of the Methodist Church, South, to succeed the Rev. F. M Tole- son. who will resume his duties at Batesville, Headquarters of the cam paign already have been established