Pocahontas star herald., 1926-04-01

that can read and write but has never
consented to an evolution interview.
It's a lonesome life one leads where
frogs are croaking, but where people
are In the same business it's simply
intOlerable.
Ed Howe never can understand what
good it will do humanity to find the
North Pole, and the Topeka Capital
wonders what good it will do anybody
If someone does finally succeed in
The devil got in the weather to lead
us into swearing temptation.
North Arkansas News
John Horn, Mammoth Spring cattle
buyer, is said to be cutting an upper
wisdom tooth at the age of SO.
Jacob M. Ivy, aged 81, Newport
banker, and former sheriff and treas
urer Of Jackson county, is dead.
Black Rock-B. s. Weir, candidate
for mayor of Black Rock, was injured
Monday in fall from q wagon.
Several hundred dollars in jewelry
was taken at Corning last week when
the Allen Jewelry store was burglar
lied.
Three candidates for tax assessor of
Jackson county, all Of whom reside in
one township, will hold an elimination
election in their home township.
OZark-A sweet potato storage house
with capacity Of $4,000 bushels is
TO be built near railroad tract here by
group of farmers and business men.
Black Rock-Four companies are
prospecting for zinc and lead about
four miles west of here. Several
mines are also in operation in the
vicinity.
A company has been organized at
Hoxie, called the Northeast Arkansas
Development Co., capitalized at $780,
00O for the development of oil leases
in that section.
JonesborO-O. +. wayland of Kan
sas City is opening up 1900 acres of
land near Egypt, along the Cache river.
He will move his family from Kansas
City to JOnesbOro at an early date.
Mountain Home-Light showers the
last few days have started grass and
sprouted oats. Some cattle are being
put on the range. A big crop Of oats
has been planted in Baxter county and
the cotton crop viii be cut consider
ably.
Batesville-A local grocery company
has Just completed the distribution OF
4. $50. 600 Bermuda onion plants from
their Cotter Branch ana lack 100 cases
TO complete orders. If growers hit a
good market Bermuda onions will be-
come staple crop in this locality
Fire originating in the Caddo Hotel
about II 80 completely destroyed both
/ the Caddo and the City Hotel adjoin-
ing at Hoxie Thursday night. The fire
when first. discovered was on the roof
OF the Caddo, and is thought to have
caught from an Over-heated hue.
Circuit court for the eastern district
of Lawrence count at Walnut Ridge
recessed last week while the Village
Creek Drainage case was tried at Pow
hatan. in the Western District. The
court re-convened Monday for the hear
ing of a number of important cases.
Directors of the Hoxie school dis
trict are taking steps to erect mod
ern high school building this summer.
The building will be built on a 1O-acre
site in West Hoxie, donated by }. q.
Richardson, Walnut Ridge banker.
Plans call for a gymnasium, an athletic
field, auditorium and modern equip
ment
Bert NJ. Tilly, former merchant at
Linder, eight miles north of Conway,
is still unable to walk and is again
being treated in Little Rock hospital
as a result of terrible burns sustained
at his store in December, 1924. Mr..
Tilley was attempting to start a fire
in stove with mixture Of gasoline
and coal oil when an explosion occur
red, throwing the flaming oil over him.
His legs were burned almost to crisu
| before the fire was extinguished aud
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