Washington telegraph., 1921-03-11

rant ana grocery store WAS entered
by an unknown thief, who gained en-.
trance to the building by breaking out
a rear window. The thief secured Sc
and a check for SO.
Ashdown.-A contract has been
awarded to ]. G. 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. II. 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 80 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. ]. F. Newsom.
Ashdown.-The Bank OF Foreman
and the Arkansas State Bank OF Ash
down have presented yearly subscrip-
tions to the Country Gentleman to
members of the various girls and
boys clubs OF Little River county.
Paragould.-Louis Kiersky, who
has been employed in the gents fur.
nishings department Of Bertig's store,
mas 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 its contents.
The origin of the fire is unknown, as
all Of the Coger family we're away
from home. No insurance was car
ried.
Convay.-Offcers 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. II. Maddox,
cashier.
Springdale.-The Rev w. A. Moi
it, 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. Mr. Mofft was a for
mer pastor OF the Baptist church at
Huntsville.
Hardy-Taxpayers Of North Arkan-
sas Highway Improvement District
No 8 have made up fund and en-
ployed four attorneys to represent
them in the Chancery Court here soon
in the suit brought against the dis
/ trict by Engineer +. f. Mashburn OF
Cotton Plant for s15.4OO 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. Scotts car
was run into while he was driving on
Hickory at Fifth. His two small sons,
aged 9 and II, we're with him, but
were only slightly injured
Paragould-The Greene County
Sweet Potato Association has perfect.
ed its organization. Directors were
chosen as follows: P. S. Black, John
Quinn, A. r. Burrows, w T. COsten.
W. T. Costen was elected manager OF
the organization. II is the purpose Of
the association to encourage the rails.
ing OF sweet potatoes in quantities suf-
fciently large to ship in carload lots.
Mena.-As q substitute for cotton
= as cash crop some Of Polk county's
!. farmers will raise tomatoes this year.
I arrangements having been made to
5 put in a large acreage. ]. D. Molter,
r owner of a local cannery, has arrang.
ed to enlarge the plant and will
handle all the tomatoes grown. The
Goff Wholesale Grocery Company OF
Mena will sell the output under its
special label.
d 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 "difrerentness"
from usual grade school work It was
v sent to the university through the
d Prangue Color Company Of New York.
Ashdown.-The drop in the price Of
, cotton the past 10 days and the indlf.