Cleveland County herald., 1921-09-29

, as the worms and bugs collected heavy toll.
 Piggott-Piggott residents have launched a movement for the munic- ipal ownership of lighting system, to be run in connection with the water works system, which is now being planned.
 Newport-The Jackson County grand jury returned 30 indictments, making a total of 79 for the present term of Circuit Court here. About half of the indictments charge infrac- tions of the liquor laws, it is said.
 Little Rock-Chancellor Martineau has appointed A. B. Cypert receiver for the Arkansas Crude Oil Corpora tion upon application of s. A. Poe, stockholder, who alleged that the cor poration was operating at loss
 Blytheville.-With the appointment of Joe Seruggs as chief of police an nouncement is made by the city's law V1lOl SIi16 oOpctl O1ilSltC tuotI fiOldIOlO OL every description will be shown no mercy.
 aragould.-President Sam McHa- ney and Secretary John Rosson of the Greene County Fair Association are completing plans for the fair, which opens October IS and continues till October 23.
 Van Buren.-William Bradshaw, young white man living near Locke, in Crawford County, was attacked by two white men, and while one man held a rifle barrel in his face the other performed an operation upon him with a knife. Bradshaw, it was reported, will recover.
 Marvell.-The good road from Mar yell to Barton Junction is now com- pleted This is a distance of IA miles Work is being rapidly put on from West Helena, coming west, and the contractors and engineers state that with good weather the road will be completed into Helena by December 1, 1921.
 Fort Smith-Street car men here have refused the proposed wage re- duction of six cents an hour, it was announced The present contract, which is dated to expire March 1, 1922, will remain in effect, D. c. Green, general manager of the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company said
 Arkadelphia.-Fre Bridges narrow 1y escaped serious injury if not death near Gum Springs, when the big gov ernment truck he is using to haul gravel on Road District No. 1 broke through a wooden bridge and fell nine feet to the bed of DeCipher Creek. The truck was fully loaded and is said to have weighed 13 tons.
 Little Rock.-H. L. Remmel, Re- publican national committeeman from Arkansas, has returned home after spending nearly two weeks in the na- tional capital on patronage business. Before leaving MT. Remmel was ad- Vised by the secretary of war that the buildings at Camp Pike had not yet been ordered sold, but that the order probably would be made soon.
 Benton.-The Rev. Giles c. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church of Benton, closed a 10-day meeting at Kentucky Baptist church. seven miles northwest of Benton, with 100 access sions to the membership of that church, SS of whom were baptized. The Rev Taylor baptized 70 in the Saline river Sunday afternoon in 2S minutes, which is said to break the record.
 Little Rock.-A quarrel over the modish manner in which Mrs. Leona Hays, aged 23, dressed her hair, one week ago caused an arrangement from her husband, Edgar Hays, aged 31, wounded veteran of the world war, and is the only motive assigned by the girls mother for Hays action in kill ing his wife and himself at his wife's room, 507 East Capitol avenue. After
 
 of his young wife, killing her instantly, Hays shot himself in the right temple.
 Pine Bluff-Sheriff John G. Me- Clain of Lincoln County was convict ed in Lincoln Circuit Court at Star City of drunkenness and fined $25. It is not known whether action will be taken to remove him from office as was done in the case of A. J. Hit, who was removed from the county treasurers office on charge of drunk enness.
 Womble.-Herbert Barrentine was instantly killed when the boiler in the cotton gin where he was working ex- ploded He was hurled about 40 yards, and his head was almost blown away No one else was hurt, although several other workmen and customers were at the gin.