The spectator., 1921-05-13
STATE NEWS BRIEFLYTOLD For Reade 70 Who Are lnte TO sted {
 in Arkansas and Its
 Affairs.

LocheSDurS.-1ra1n service was cut off from this place recently by high water following heavy rainstorm.
 McNeil.-Graves Bros. have bought the H. Anson sawmill at Buckner and will move it to Buena Vista.
 Judsonia.-Strawberry picking Is we'll under way here. Local growers shipped out many carloads.
 Bentonville.- Morris Knott, q former Bentonyille girl. will graduate in May from the University of Cali fornia.
 Stephens.-Heavy rains continue to retard crops, and business generally is at 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 Reclamation contest at Arkansas Col lege.
 Mountain Home.-Frank Walker, a we'll 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 piano graduating recital in Alumni Hall re- gently. She was assisted by the col lege quartet.
 Judsonia.-Turner Johnson, truck driver, had narrow escape recent " when histruck was struck by fast train while he was passing over a grade crossing here.
 udsonia-Streets in the business section of Judsonia have been gray eled. A movement is on foot to gravel from Main street to the railroad sta- ton.
 Clarendon.-The Clarendon Choral Club closed the season recently with recital. The club was assisted by Mrs Edmund Wiley, soprano, and c. L. Montgomery, baritone.
 yetteville.-One-fifth of the stu dents now gaining credit by study at the University of Arkansas are peo- pie living out in the state, and study ing by the correspondence method.
 Paragould.-Dr. J. 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 CTS 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 tn hn cl fy, 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. M. Ward, c. c. Parks. L. S. Clark, w. M. Muller; treasurer, l. E. Henderson: marshal. R. L. Mc- 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 telegrams are relayed by way of Little Rock.
 Gurdon.-Committee have been ap- pointed by the Gurdon Board of Trade to arrange program for 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 it's population than any