Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-03-02

Searcy.-One thousand people came
over frozen roads, covered with three
inch snow, from distances as far as
nine miles to attend the February
trades day here recently. The popular
fty of the monthly trades day is grow
ing. Prize entries including hand
made articles of various sorts and
relics, as a change from the stock
and poultry exhibits. A 26-day-old
baby received the prize offered for the
youngest baby brought to town. 1t
was the infant of Mr. and Mrs. A. j.
Weaver, who live nine miles from
Seracy, near Center Hill. Mrs. F.
Griffin and Mrs Clara Griffin, both of
Judsonia, on first and second prizes
respectively, for the best devel-
oped for its age. Mrs. F. Griffin's child
was nine months old, Mrs Clara
Griffin's one year old. An exhibition
by the local Fire Department was
feature. A record run was made thru
the main streets of town, an old
building being used for the demonstra-
ton of fighting fire, and saving lives
of people entrapped. Special eq-
uipment for extinguishing fire on both
the interior and exterior of the build
ing was demonstrated Two hundred
and fifty-three tickets were given to
the matinee picture show. The auc-
tioneer sold horses, COWS and farming
implements, and the Searcy Cornet
band gave concert
Earle,-More than 200 Crittenden
county planters and business men at
tended the annual banquet and jubilee
meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce
at the high school gymnasium here
G. P. J. Mooney, managing editor of
the Commercial Appeal, was the prin-
cipal speaker and Lem Banks. one of
the largest Crittenden county planters
and also Memphis attorney, also
guest. A unique feature of the ban
quet was the concert of the u S. ma
rine band at Washington over the
wireless telephone. The dinner was
oserved by the Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION and music furnished by the
Earle imperial orchestra:
Pocahontas,-The c.. T. Robinsonc
Stock Company of ST. Louis offered
car load of fine mules, horses and
mares for sale at public auction here
Saturday. In the shipment will be
several extra fine saddle horses.
Society banquet, which and was held
recently attended by the following
Galloway College girls: Mary Young,
Jonesboro; Mary Louise Polk, Coring;
Gertrude Stroud, Tillar; Agatha Dod-
son, Ruston, La; Martha Mckee.
Fayetteville,-Prof. j. r. Cooper,
head of the Horticultural Department
OF the University of Arkansas. ac-
companied by three students of the
College of Agriculture, left recently
for GAINESVILLE. The party will in
spect the Cazort peach orchard there,
which has been leased to the Univer-
isty for experimentation purposes.
The students making the trip are G. o.
Randell, Rogers; Lee Bossemeyer.
Fayetteville, and Glenn SPRINGFIELD,
Rogers.
Newport,-At their weekly lunch
con Friday, local Civilians unanimously
endorsed the candidacy of Joseph G.
Walker for railroad commissioner
Mr. Walker has opposition from two
other counties in the district. The
Civilians also approved the appoint
ment of Charles G. Henry as direc-
tor of the Arkansas Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association.
Arkadelphia,-J.T. Tollison, a trus-
Company,a nd W. H. Odds, cashier
of the Bank Of Amity, who were in Ark
adelphia last week said that he had
made contract with the Meyer Bros
Oil Company of Wichita Kan, and
Dallas, Texas, to drill for oil and gas
on his acreage in Pike and Clark
counties. Mr. Tollison said that the
Hume we'll at Amity is now down 400
feet, and the drill has penetrated oil
sand.
EUREKA Spflngs,-M1SS Louise Vau-
CHAN, missionary to China, is here
to make several addresses.
Pocahontas,-Dr. l.. B. Price, prop
rietor of the City Tailoring Company
here has sold out to Henry Barre.
DIR. Price will devote his time to his
dental practice
Russellville,-Georg Black, well
known Russellville mechant, suffered
paralytic stroke recently. The
muscles OF his face were affected and
partial loss of speech resulted. His
condition at first was regarded an
serious, but he is convalescing and his
physicians now hope for a complete
recovery.