The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

were required. He coal u6Iu III AT kansas is confined to Sebastian, Scott, Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Yell, Logan, Washington and Crawford counties and covers an area Of 2,000 square miles, Sebastian county led ln produc- tion with 1,254,373 short tons, valued at $1,1S5,7S0.
 w. T. Maxwell, assistant state bank commissioner in charge of the enforce ment of the blue sky" law, issued a further warning to newspapers re- garding the printing of advertise ments from companies dealing in se- curities, which are not authorized to do business in the state. The warn ing was issued, MT. Maxwell said, be- cause of the discovery that evasive means are being used by such com panies to advertise in the state.
 George B. Cook, state superintend- ent of public instruction, returned from New York, where he attended a meeting of the Executive Comittee of the National Education Association. The committee decided to hold the next meeting of the association July 3-S, 1916, at New York The Arkansas headquarters will be at the Waldorf Astoria.
 The S100 penalty for failure to file lists of stockholders with the county clerk before the meeting of the Pu- laski County Board of Equalization, was paid by the State Building and Loan Association, the last of the fouI others are the Commonwealth, Amer ican and Peoples Building and Loan Associations, which paid the penalty.
 If an improvement district is au- thorized by a special act of the legis- lature to make certain improvements the commissioners of that district must carry out all the improvements named in the act, according to a de cision given by the Supreme Court in the case of George T. Conway vs. the Miller County Highway and Bridge District
 Two thousand delegates from throughout the South are expected to attend the 1916 convention of the Gin ners' Association in Little Rock next July, according Q Mrs. Louise Vim of Memphis, representing the asso- citation headquarters, who arrived to make preliminary arrangements.
 The Midway Planting Company Of South Bend, Lincoln county, capital ized at S20,000, filed articles of incor. poration. The corporators are: J. D. Crockett, R. E. Lake and Dr. R. Sanders.
 Governor Hays appointed Dinner c. Burnside, his former assistant secre- tary, to succeed the late James Sur ridge as a member of the board of control of the state charitable institu- tions.
 ent of public instruction. left for New York to attend the annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the Ma. tional Education Association.
 Hugh R. Carter, state highway engi neer will send surveyor to Pocahon- tas soon to survey 26 miles of road to be built by an improvement district recently organized.
 The State Department of Agricul. ture continues to receive letters daily from non-residents making inquiries about Arkansas and it's resources.
 Mrs. w. C. Parker of Little Rock made complaint to the police that her brother, J. Cromwell, travelling man, was "doped" and robbed of $500.
 The Butterfield Stone and Ballast Company of Hot Springs filed notice of an increase in it's capital stock from S5,000 to $12,5000.
 The Yantis Hardware Company of Hope, Hampstead county, capitalized at $1O,O0O, fil~d articles of incorpora- tion.
 A petition from Fordyce. asking that the Rock Island be required to install additional train service, was dismissed after the road agreed to install the service November 21. Sev- eral other minor cases were disposed of at the meeting.
 Fewer state officials and employees were able to cash their monthly sa ary warrants than at any time sine, State Treasurer R. G. McDaniels took charge of tn state treasury las January. MT. McDaniels said.