Bankers' Rice Growing Co buys 2946 acre Prairie County tract
L F Kimberlin reports the Bankers' Rice Growing Company of Little Rock has purchased the J W Letchworth farm near DeVall's Bluff on the Searcy branch of the Rock Island railroad for 70704 dollars. The 2047 acre property is set to become a major rice farm with about 2200 acres, backed by about 140000 dollars in development. Water supply is prioritized with deep wells through gravel to ensure irrigation in dry years.
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DeVall's Bluff
Ark
L. F. Kimberlin
J. W. Letchwroth
DeVall
Cornwall
The
Gazette
Bankers
Little Rock
Letchworth
Arkansas
Corwall
Chicago Population Surges. City Tops Two Million
Chicago announces a population rise to 2,264,184 per the new city directory publishers. The gain totals 78,901 since last year’s federal census. The Johnson family is listed as the largest with 7,749 members. other common surnames include Smith, Brown, Miller, and Jones.
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Chicago
Ill
Johnson
Jones
Washington County Fair Sets Record Run With Airship Excursions
The Washington County Fair announces a record breaking event with daily airship flights from Fayetteville and frequent shuttle trains between the city and fairgrounds. Notable guests include Governor Donaghey on Tuesday and Senator Clark with General Powell Clayton midweek speeches. A political debate closes the fair week featuring Senator Jeff Davis and opponent Brundage. Also updates include a $1500 reward for arson, and Geo Mhoon’s meat market ad and cattle purchase.
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Washington County
Fayetteville
Enoug
Guv
Donaghey
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Clark
Powell Clayton
Floyd
F. F. Breeman
Jeff Davis
United States
Brunddage
Century Woman Marries Youth in Troy Courthouse
Ree Inlow aged 24 wed Nancy Wade 96 in a crowded Troy Probate Court office. The event drew large crowds from Silex and Troy as onlookers watched the ceremony and train-bound couple depart with rice and old shoes showered in their honor.
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Troy
Ree Inlow
Nancy Wdey
Lincoln County
Plce
Powell
Tent Meeting ends after five weeks with large Fayetteville crowds
The Tent Meeting closed last night after nearly five weeks drawing the largest Fayetteville congregations in years. About 225 conversions were reported. Revivalist Mr Tatum praised for leadership. The note also includes a school enrollment request to parents and a church wedding notice for Esther Porney Brown and Raymond Paul McRoy at Central Presbyterian Church with card admission.
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Fayetteville
Walrhip
Tatum
Misa Esther Porney Brown
Raymond Paul McRoy
Central Presbyterian Church
Excessive Rainfall Affects Four States
Reports show heavy rainfall across the Carolinas Georgia Alabama and Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas and Louisiana with damage to cotton crops from boll weevil activity and stalk growth. Oklahoma and Texas saw heat and sun curtail growth yet late rain promises better returns next week.
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Carolinas
Georgia
Alibamn
Atlantic States
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Swope Heiress Weds Traveling Shoesman in Elopement
Lucy Lee Swope daughter of Mrs Margaret Swope Independence Missouri and sister in law of Mr B C Hyde elopes from Colorado Springs with William He Byrne a Denver traveling shoe salesman formerly of Kansas City. Byrne faced a $25000 alimony battle and liquidated his Kansas City business to pay the judgment. They married in Pueblo after a late license, amid surprise and local chatter about the affair and Swope family objections.
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Pueblo
Calo
Mise
Lucy Lee Swope
Margaret Swope
Independence
B.C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
William HE. Byrne
Colorado Springs
Byrne
Denver
Kansas City
Swope
Big
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Plan Bipgess Rige Farm IK
Bankers’ Rice Growing Company of
Prairie County
Board of Public Affairs
J. T. Taylor
W. H. Rollins
Jack Walker
Taylor
City of
Payetteville
Skagp’s
Ord Breaker
W. E. Reed
H. Leach
Evansville
Reed
Leach
W. Caudle
Bank of Lincoln
Lincoln, Ark
W. B. Reed
East Side
Square
Geo
Mhoon
East Side Square
Che Ponder
the Shop of Culture
Silex
Fayetteile
Dian
K .O. Chapman
St. Louie
Moon Auto Co
Charles Moore
Judge Hen Creer
Stitwhel, Ok
Gladya
Beulah Smith
Farmington
Thomas Hall
Kanaan City
FP. P. Hall
Senate
Arkansas Free Lance
Parke Harper News Service
Arkansas General Assemblies
Clio Harper
Arkansas Democrat
Harper News Service
A. W. Parke
Lly Lee
Answeds
Doctor Hyde
Kansas
City
Ozark
Joe J
Manlove
Mt. Vernon
Otey Miller
Mies Louise “Williams
Ain
Minn Ara Mitchell
Chinamel
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