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Subject: From Our Files.....1921. Clay County Courier.
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 04:30:47 GMT

Taken from the Clay County Courier, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas.

The first wagon load of this season's 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 a 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.

W. 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 of 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 to Kilgore township is Horace E. THOMPSON who was the regular Democratic nominee. He was elected over is opponents by a large plurality.

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

I have opened a children's toggery shop 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.

to be continued....................




Rita (HICKS) DonCarlos

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