Local notes and business notices from Conway area
Mt Vernon resident R E White and East Fork visitor I S Vaden were in town on Thursday. J B Atkinson from Bessie Ark, W N Hobbs from Mt Vernon, and J R Du priest from Pierce Creek were seen in Conway. Local shops tout air tight heaters, ladies hats, clothing bargains, and a rising tailoring business. Pleasant news on county officials, land transfers, and a Hendrix College lecture by Rev W E Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. White
Mt. Vernon
I. S. Vaden
East Fork
J. B. Atkinson
Bessie, Ark
Mr. Stark
Illinois
WN. Hobbs
T. R. Douglass
Underwear and Overshirts Auction Prices
The listing details men and women's underwear plus children’s wear. Heavy overshirts for men range from 35 to 75 cents, cashmere overshirts from 65 to 75 cents, boys overshirts at 15 cents, heavy grade fabrics 25 to 30 cents, and fleece-lined shirts and drawers 40 to 50 cents for the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Organ Contest Draws Votes in Conway Organ Giveaway
Five merchants and local papers run an organ contest offering a church school or community a prize for the most votes. Votes tallied for Epworth League Conway Public School Central College and other groups as of October 31 reflect strong local participation and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Log Cabin
Democrat
Cole & Co
Wilson Bros
A. H White & Co
J. W. Hicks
J. H. Anderson & Co
Epworth League
Conway Public School
Central College
Pleasant Valley Church
Mt. Vernon M, EF
White Chapel
Spring Hill Church
Hendrix College
Vilonia Church
Conway Baptist Church
Too Much Pork Not Enough Fat In Diet
An article discusses the difficulty of digesting pork fat and the mismatch between available fats and digestion. It promotes cod liver oil from Scott's Emulsion as easily digested fat and urges Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ease throat irritation, noting sale by W. H. Martin &.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
W. H. Martin
Conway Moves to Buy Local Electric Light Plant
At a recent town council meeting an ordinance created one improvement district to purchase own and run an electric light plant for street lighting and public and individual use. Officials say buying the current plant here at construction cost minus depreciation would save money. Arizona towns with similar setups report yearly savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Arkansas
Realroperty
Comway
Not Conway
Electric Light Improvement District
Ark
W. W. Magrin
W. H. Matin
Halloween Party At Gantt Residence Delights Guests
Misses Iva Walthall and Cora Sanderfur hosted a Halloween party Wednesday at Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gantt home. Guests enjoyed games and seasonal decor. The Halloween witch foretold futures, leaving some happier and others sadder as the evening ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Gantt
Iva Walthall
Cora Sandefur
Arkansas Items: Murders, Theft, Tribulations Across the State
A roundup of incidents across Arkansas reports mad dog bites in Booneville, a gun killing of S. G Myers at Arklee Crawford county, a Little Rock army recruiting office opened, Ben Martin killed in Conway fall from a train, and a gold medal for Arkansas apples at Paris Exposition. Also noted are epidemics of burglaries in Texarkana and Morriston, the Waukesha steamer sinking at Crenshaw Landing, a horse fatality in Hot Springs, a brakeman killed near Jonesboro, J T Renfro named Cleveland county sheriff, capitol cornerstone postponed to November 27, a Pine Bluff saloon fight fracturing a skull, a damaging windstorm at Camden and Prairie county, Henry Tidwell arrested at Fordyce, Meador of Eureka Springs cutting his third set of teeth at 77, a wreck on the Micando Pacific near Hamens Hill demolishing twenty cars, Arkansas delegation to the Southern Industrial convention to meet in New Orleans, carpenters at Texarkana winning a nine hour day, and a pouch of registered mail stolen from Eurekasprings to St Louis at Seligman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Martin
Conway
Arkansas
Texarkana
Morriston
Waukesha
Crenshaw Landing
Fulton
Geo. Irving
Hot Springs
J. W. Thompson
Jonesboro
J. T. Renfro
Rison
Cleveland County
B. T. Brewer
Pine Bluff
Abe Hill
Mose Malone
Camden
Prairie County
Ienry Tidwell
Norman
Kingsland
Fordyce
B. M. Meador
Eureka Springs
Micond Pacific
Hamen’s Hill
Fort Smith
Southern Industrial Convention
New Orleans
Ela
Little Rock
Eureka
Springs
St. Louis
Seligman
Noted Arkansas arrests and local incidents in brief
A compilation of incidents and court items from Arkansas and nearby states: Lob Johnson held up two men at gunpoint in Hot Springs and faces highway robbery charges. A fatal injury from a horse kick near Nashville is reported, along with a Little Rock mayor declining a monthly fee to operate slot machines. Other entries note a colored convict escaping with a state horse from En gland camp, a near fatal clubbing at a DeWitt picnic, and a Cumberland Building Association ancillary receiver appointed in Arkansas by Judge Williams. Additional items include a novel pleA in a Little Rock replevin case, a drunken plea over a traded horse, Dr. J N Craig’s sudden death in Newport News, lumber industry labor and rail-car shortages, and a testimonial about Chamberlain’s remedy aiding cholera morbus relief after cucumber consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lob Johnson
Hot Springs
Johnson
San Antonio
Speers
Nashville
Little Rock
Tom Lawrence
England
DeWitt
Will Johnson
Nat Robertson
Williams
Sid B. Redding
Arkansas
Cumberland Building Association
Adam Lenton
Ife
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Earth
Frauenthal & Schwarz
W.M. Hackler
J. R. Dupriest
Pierce Creek
J. E. Martin & Co
J. H. Harrell
Cadron Township
John Harrell
Wiley Cox Place
Lachowsky & Debons
Shepard’s Special
Princess and Queen
E. G. Browning
H. H. Probst
J. E. Martin& Co
Holland
J. W. Jackson
Lee Mabry
L. W. Ruple
Paine's
Frank Stermer
Arkansas Northern Railroad
Bruce Bullion
Stermer
Ed Green
Park Ave
Green
The
Gazette
Thomas A. Smith
Harve Township
Texas
Tom
Lone Star State
Frank Patocka
North Front Street
O’brien
W. E. Thompson
Little’ Rock
New York
Faulkner County
Postoffice
M. Rosenburg
C. H. Gregory
John Farrar
Alaska
Cape Nome
T. B. Snoddy
Greenbrier
Memphis
Roggers Medical College
Snoddy
Ida King
Ft. Smith
B. F. Johnson & Co
S. E. Alexander
Maynard, Merrell & Co
T. P. Murrey
American Book Company
J. A. Lea
T. J. Bullion
New Methodist Church
H. A. Knowlton
Wroth Street
Castor
Booneville
State Baptist Convention
Hope
S. G Myers
Arklee
Crawford County
Butler
Bottie
Bradiud Regulator CO
Atlanta
J. N. Craig
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
Newport News
South
M. E. Lowther
Centerville
Iowa
Chamberlain
W. H. Martin & C
Cuantrry
City Bakery
H. A. Shinn
Chas, L. Pettis & CO
TAL
Duane Street
Bank of
G.smith
W.W. Martin
V.P
WH. Iver
State of Arkansas
Faulkner
Sam Frannenthal
Db. C. Barley
D. C. Barley
Sam Frauenthal
G. Thowsxind
J. P
K.G. Browning
William Hkss
Conway, Ark
Office Operaiia
Over the Bank
Bolton & Young, Attorneys-at-Law
Postoffic
G. W. Rice
Philips Building
Front St
J. A. Pence
North Front St
John Hess
Lacksmith
C.J. Hamilton
Itt
Kinchelor
Conway Telephone Co
Vicksburg
Mobile
Wichita
Ft. Smith, Kansas Co
Pueblo and
Denver
Iron Mountain
St Louis
Galveston
H.C. Sa Es
Panas
Mexico
I. W. James
Aker Conway
Chicago
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