The spectator., 1921-03-11


 by an unknown thief, who gained en- trance to the building by breaking out rear window. The thief secured S5 and check for $9.
 Ashdown.-A contract has been awarded to J. c. Sanderson to gravel one block on the street leading to the Ashdown cemetery. The street al- ready has been gravld to within one block of the cemetery.
 Tyronza.-The residence of County Judge w. w. Warren here was burg larized recently. A valuable gold watch, some papers and $22 constitut. ed the loot. Practically every room in the house was ransacked
 Gravette-Dr. G. H. Burlington has purchased the Paul hotel, which was established several years ago by John P. Paul, and will remodel and over- haul it in about 30 days. He plans to cater to the travelling men,
 Paragould-Mayor B. F. Justice has
 
 announced that he is a candidate for reelection. The mayors race prom ises to be unusually interesting, there being five in the race, including one woman, Mrs. J. F. Newsom.
 Astdown.-The Bank of Foreman and the Arkansas State Bank of Ash hou VI vi n tions to the Country Gentleman to members of the various girls and boys clubs of Little River county.
 Paragould-Louis Xiersky, who has been employed in the gents fur nishings department of Bertigs store, has resigned his position and will go to Kennett, Mo, March 20, to enter the mercantile business for himself.
 Springdale.-The home of Fred Co ger, near Harmony, was destroyed by fire, together with all of it's contents. The origin of the fire is unknown, as all of the Coger family were away from home. No insurance was car ried
 Conway-Officers of the Farmers State Bank were reelected at the an- nual meeting of the directors here. Officers are: s. G. Smith, president; Wiley Mosley, vice president Frank Farris, vice president; R. H. Maddox, cashier
 Springdale.-The Rev. w. A. Moi. fit, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church at Fayetteville, has accepted a call of the Baptist church at Chatta- nooga, Tenn, and will move there at once. The Rev. MT Moffit was for mer pastor of the Baptist church at Huntsville.
 Hardy-Taxpayers of North Arkan- sas Highway Improvement District No. 3 have made up fund and em- ployed four attorneys to represent them in the Chancery Court here soon in the suit brought against the dis trict by Engineer E. E. Mashburn of Cotton Plant for $15, 400 for services he says he rendered the district be- fore it ceased to operate.
 Texarkana- W A. Scott. employed the last 10 years by the Two States Telephone Company as test board chief, was reported at the hospital as being in a critical condition with slight hope for recovery. Scott's car was run into while he was driving ou Hickory at Fifth. His two small sons aged g and II, were with him, but were only slightly injured.
 Paragould.-Th Greene County Sweet Potato Association has perfect ed it's organization. Directors were chosen as follows: r. & Black. John Quinn, A. H. Burrows, w. T. Costen w. T. Costen was elected manager oi the organization. It is the purpose oi the association to encourage the rais ing of sweet potatoes in quantities sui ficiently large to ship in carload lots.
 Mena.-As a substitute for cotton as a cash crop some of Polk county's farmers will raise tomatoes this year arrangements having been made tc put in a large acreage. J. D. Molter owner of local cannery. has arrang ed to enlarge the plant and will handle all the tomatoes grown. The Golf Wholesale Grocery Company ot Mena will sell the output under its special label.
 Fayetteville.-A display of elemen tary grade drawing and color art work from the Jersey City, N. J., elemen tary schools has just been received by the University Art Department. The work is some of the latest to be intro duced in American schools. and Is interesting from its "differentness' from usual grade school work. It was sent to the university through the Prangue Color Company of New York
 Ashdown.-The drop in the price o1
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