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Subject: [ARCLAY-L] "From Our Files.....1921" Clay County Courier
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 14:58:56 EDT

>From the Clay County Courier, Clay County, Arkansas 1921

The first wagon load of this seasons seed cotton was marketed here last
Wednesday by Robert SCHULTZ from the Polk tract adjoining the Northeast
corner of Corning, and sold to PITZELE Store Company, who added as a premium,
a $10.00 pair of shoes.
L. MULHOLLEN brought from Richwoods settlement, Thursday, the second load,
selling it to the Corning Custom gin and received as a premium, a nice suit
of clothes from OLIVER and Company.
the price ranging from five to five and one-half cents.


During the past week a reunion of relatives was held at Palatka in the home
of Esquire Roy G. BARNHILL and family. Those attending, aunts and an uncle,
Matilda VANCE and James BARNHILL of Indianapolis, Indiana and Mrs. Thomas J.
McDOWELL of Black Rock.

E.M. WEBB and Hugh HUDDLESTON are opening a restaurant and grocery in Mr.
WEBB's South room of the H. GOODE hotel building on First Street.

the special election, held last Saturday in this and other townships in Clay
County, to vote on restraining hogs, sheep and goats and to elect road
overseers, resulted in a large majority against restraining such livestock
from running-at-large. the new road overseer, elected for Kilgore Township,
is Horace E. THOMPSON who was the regular Democratic nominee. He was elected
over his opponents by a large plurality.

George MOORE of this place fished out of Black River near here one day last
week a 28 grain ball pearl and sold it to a Walnut Ridge pearl dealer for
$240.00.

I have opened a children's toggery store in my home in South Corning, where a
complete stock of wearing apparel for boys and girls from smallest infants to
junior sizes can be bought at reasonable prices. Mrs. W.L. BULLARD.

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