Cleveland County herald., 1921-10-06
.'t7N%W4sN -'St s 174 STATE NEWS ]: BRIEFLYTOLD For Readers Who Are Interested
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Mena.-Polk county jury commis sioners in selecting jurors for the Oc tober term failed to select any women
 Jonesboro. The regional confer ence of the American Red Cross will be held in Jonesboro October II.
 Pocahontas.-Ma has been placed on the site for new building for the First National Bank.
 Magazine.-Preparations are under way for the Logan County Fair which will be held at this city October Il 12, IS and 14.
 Warren.-This city Is preparing tc build sewers. An improvement dis trict has been formed and a contract will he let soon.
 Ashdown-Rain deterred the pick inf of cotton for several days. There is no foliage on the plant and the grade is not damaged.
 ammoth Spring The local ghts Templar held a conclave with E. L. Pierce, grand commander fo1 tie state. and Deputy Grand Com mauder R. T. Hyman present.
 Dermott.-About 300 guests here participated in a barbecue dinner giv. en by the local Masonic lodge. Gov, ernor McRae, grand state orator made the principal address.
 Mulberry.-Cotton is being rapidly gathered in this section, approximate iy 1000 bales already having been ginned. It is estimated that one-third of the crop has been gathered.
 Bentonville.-The Bentonville Com munity Club has contributed $100 foI prizes for members of the boys and girls, agricultural clubs at the com munitv fair to be held here October P.
 Eureka Springs Marion Rose o1 Green Forest lodged the rubber from the end of lead pencil in her cal and could not remove it. She was brought to the hospital here, where the rubber was taken out. She is i'm proving.
 Camden.-One of the largest land deals in Southern Arkansas this year was closed when the Bradley LumDs1 Company of Arkansas, of Warren, sold approximately 10000 acres of land Tn Bradley county to the Southern Oil & Land Go. of Grand Rapids, Mich. It is said the price paid was $133,000.
 Benton.-Forty-two members ol Magnolia Lodge No. SO, Free and Ac. cepted Masons, of Little Rock visited the local lodge and conferred the Mas ter's degree upon a candidate. Baux' ite Lodge. which furnished the canal date was represented by 30 members The local lodge is 75 years old, ana Friday nights attendance was lhe largest on record.
 Little Rock.-Governor McRae has designated October 25 as the date ol inc special election to be held ln the Sixth Congressional District to select a successor to the late Congressman S NJ. Taylor. The Democratic com mittee of the district selected Chester NJ Taylor of Pine Bluff, son or the late congressman, as the party nom inee.
 Bonneville. = Jasper Ray, aged 80 was instantly killed when a heavy piece of timber was hured violently against his chest at the Bonneville Lumber Companys plant. Ray, all employe at the plant, was standing near a saw when the piece of nmoer by some unknown means, fell upon the cutter. He was struck with such force that his body was knocked backward about 12 feet. He was dead when fellow employees reached him.
 Rogers.-Thieves entered through the back door of Benton County Hard ware Company's store after midnight and obtained $53, which was on dis play. The money was donated by mer- chants of the town as part of prizes to be given to holders of lucky num- bers at ball game, the proceeds or the game and from the sale of the score cards to go to the Benton County Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
 Hope.-Plans for building another curing plant have been perfected by the Hope Potato Growers Co-Opera tive Association for taking care of the 1921 crop. The plant will be 5000 bushel capacity, giving the locar es sociation capacity of 10000 bushels with the plant which was erected last season.
 Ncwport.-C. C. Whisant, chicken fancier of Paraquet, wires that 22 o1 his entries brought 16 ribbons out of a class of 300 white Leghorn chickens at the Memphis Tri-State fair
 Little Rock.-According to an. nouncement of the Arkansas tax com. mission public utility values in Arkan gaS increased S1325193 during the