The Newark journal., 1922-01-26

it was reported at the recent stock holders meeting. A ten per cent divi- dend was paid, and the remainder of the profits was passed to the surplus fund. The deposits totaled s1S5,000.
 aragould.-Eugene Milan will leave soon for Santa Fe, N. Nj. where he will be manager of a branch store of the j. Freeman Sho Company of this city.
 Earle,-Tremendous cost of ship ping feedstuffs into Crittendon county, principally from the west, in view of the amount to be saved by growing a sufficient amount at home, is indicat ed in compilation of figures issued by the Chamber of Commerce.
 Leslie-A 10 per cent dividend was declared and a considerable sum pass ed to the surplus fund by the Board of Directors of the Searcy County Bank
 Hoxie.-C. c. Cherry manager of the Arkansas Mill and Grain Company of this place, has been appointed post master at Hoxie to succeed B. c. Reid. MT. Cherry was endorsed by the State Republican Committee. He assumed the postmastership last Wednesday,
 Newport.-Willis Martin, the 12- year.old son of MT and Mrs. J. Wal ter Martin of this city, received pain ful injuries when he was struck by an automobile
 Philadelphia ". E. Barkman. cashier of the Elk Horn Bank and Trust Company has been elected presi- dent of the new Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
 Hermitage-The Hermitage s. I. A. gave minstrel last week, realizing $50
 Thornton.-The Boyd's musical en- tertainers. appeared here recently as the fourth attraction on the S I. A lyceum course
 Conway.-Three days of instruction in sewing with demonstrations in other lines by the county agents, will be given in this county by Miss Leo Griffin of Little Rock Demonstra- tions will be given at Reeves, Perkins and Providence.
 Fayetteville.-W. c. Lemasters has announced his candidacy for city clerk in the Democratic primary to be held in the latter part of February or first of March So far, Mir Lemasters is the only candidate for the position
 Fayetteville-J F Blaekstrom. field 1 representative of the Packing Sales l Corporation, left here recently for Memphis, where he will attend the l sweet potato show held under the au- l spices of the Farm Development Blu reau and City Market Commission. The show is the first one of it's kind ever held.
 Paragould Eolette. 14year-old i daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George Rogers of this city, is suffering from a
 
 tempted to throw ball over the | house.
 Cotter-Baxter county is attracting many homeseekers who are coming here from almost every state in the Union, and while all are not buying homes, yet not many are leaving without buying,
 Bentonville-Bent friends of J. Breckenridge Ellis. author of Lit tie Fiddler of the Ozarks," are inter- ested in the film version of the book which will be shown for the first time on January 16 at Plattsburg, Mo, where Mir Ellis now resides. Russellville The Rev. William Hiram Foukes, general secretary of the New Era Committee of the Pres byterian church, preached at the Gen. tral Presbyterian Church last week. Magnolia--Taxes to be collected in Columbia county from the 1921 assess. ments total s6,1S0,030. according to County Clerk John Marble Clerk Marble issued PIP marriage licenses | during the past year. Quitman.-J. ]. Menees of Quitman has installed a wireless outfit here. with V. E. Phillips as operator.
 Conway-Judge and Mrs. W. B. Wilson of Conway recently observed the thirty-third anniversary of their marriage.
 ragould.-Thomas Watkins, son of Rev T. H. Watkins, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, won frs. i prize in the essay contest instituted i by Superintendent J. W. Ramsey sev. eral weeks ago.
 Leslie.-A large barn on the George l Blair farm was destroyed by fire re- gently. A large quantity of corn and hay was lost.
 Hayana.-A revival is being con- ducted at the Baptist church here by