Cleveland County herald., 1921-09-22
STATE NEWS BRIEFLYTOLD
For Readers Who Are Interested In Arkansas and Its
 Affairs.
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Little Rock.-The state penitentlary commission granted 27 pa.dons at its September meeting.
 Harison.-The Boone county fair Will be held at Harrison October 6, z and s. Plans are being made that will make the event one of the big. gest of the season.
 Melbourne.-Cotton buyers at th.s place estimate tn cotton crop of Izard county this season at $500 bales, com. pared with 5000 bales, compared with 5000 bales last year.
 Nashville.-Th first sales day un- der the auspices of the Nashville Ad, vertising Club was held here recently and proved successful. Large crowds came fEom many miles away.
 Arkadelphia.-Th Clark Fair com mittee met at the courthouse for the purpose of arriving at a decision in regard to holding the annual agrieul tural fair in this city in the fall
 Camden.-The rig for the test well to be drilled by the Fl Dorado Colum bia Oil Corporation in 14-1722, Co lumbia county, has arrived and has been placed on the drilling site.
 Little Rock.-Final federal aid pay ments totaling $S,000 were received by the State Highway Department for the Little Rock Galloway road inn provement district Of Lonoke county
 Morrillton.-Fo some time it has been said that the worst roads were in the streets of Morrillton, but this is to be changed soon. The officials are receiving bids for putting in paved streets
 yetteville.-Ex-Gov Charles II. Brough, who has been touring sec tions of the country giving a course of Chautauqua lectures, is in Fayette- vile for visit to relatives and friends
 Bald Knob.-The barbecue and pic nic promoted by the Strawberry Growers Association held here drew one of the largest crowds ever seen in Bald Knob. More than 5000 people attended
 Conway. = Plans for the Hotel Revilo. which will be erected here by Robert B. Oliver of the Oliver Con struction Company, are nearly fin ished Construction is expected to start soon.
 Little Rock-According to a report received in the office of Adjutant Gen eral Beeson, Arkansas with National Guard strength of 1606 officers and men is twenty-ffth state in the strength list.
 Bentonville-Earl Smith county farm agent and Mrs. Elizabeth Temple county home demonstration agent, are making plans to hold a series of community club fairs in the county this fall.
 Conway.-With what will probably be the largest enrolment in the his tory of the institution, the twenty eighth annual session of Central Col | lege for Women was opened wi;h in- formal exercises.
 Pine Bluff-The Lincoln County Grand Jury, which was organized at the beginning of the May term of Lin. coin Circuit Court, has made it's final report to Judge w. B. Sorrels at StaI City returning 129 true bills
 Little Rock-Former Circuit Judge G. w. Hendricks and Abner McGehee have announced that they were can didates for prosecuting attorney tc succeed George w. Emerson, who is rounding out his second term
 Little Robert c. Gresham, 3s years old, who was stabbed several days ago in restaurant at Dewitt died. in a hospital here. '. Bruce. a laborer, is charged with stahbing Gresham and is in jail at Dewitt.
 Sheridan The books of the commits sioners of the nine Grant county high. way districts have just been audsed by force from the State Auditorial Department The report will be flied with the Grand Jury September 29.
 Washington, D. C.-The Civil Ser vice Commission was asked by the postmaster general to conduct an ex animation to test the fitness of appli cants for the postmastership at Blythe. vile, Ark No date has been set for 1t.
 Nettleton. c. R. Brock, merchant at Netleton. three miles from Jones boro is in a serious condition with three bullet wounds in his body, said to have been inflicted by Ben Flowers. also of Nettleton. Flowers is in the county jail charged with assault tc kill
 Conway. Faulkner County's total assessed valuation of real and per sonal property is s745696 under the l.. TNf