The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

ldlns ABOUT ZUu acres Tn THIS ne mas
one of the finest apple orchards on
Crowley's Ridge and as fine as can be
found in Eastern Arkansas.
have arranged with my tenants,
who cultivate about 1000 acres Of
land, to reduce their cotton acreage
and increase their corn acreage" he
said. ITO get them to plant more corn.
| have contracted to pay them soc per
bushel for their corn. This arrange
ment, hope, will induce them to
plant more grain than heretofore.
The official call and program" OF
the coming state convention of the
Arkansas Federation OF Women's
Clubs was mailed to presidents of the
several hundred clubs, and in numbers
sufficient for all prospective delegates.
Each delegate must bring TO the con-
1ention this call. as it bears her ere.
denial card, without which she is ne.
entitled 10 the courtesies of the con-
vention.
The Monticello district agricultural
school will be operated next year re-
gardless of the cut in its appropriation
by the governors vetoes, according to
a decision of the Board of Directors CT
the school The board decided that
unless an injunction Is secured in the
courts against the issuing of salary
warrants on the general maintenance
fund of the school, the only one left.
they would conduct the institution.
Dell, prosperous town east of
Jonesboro was practically wiped off
the map by fire, every business house
in the city except the Dunklin Drug
Company and the Roselle Supply
Company being laid to ashes The
loss is fully $500 to 100000 and in.
cludes 16 business houses.
The proposed strawboard mill re-
ceived boom at a recent mass meet
ing held at Stuttgart. The promoters
asked local people to subscribe $780,
900 in stock, payable in whole or in
part in rice straw to be used in the
mill. Subscriptions totaling $4,000
have been made.
improvements to the Hot Springs
army and navy hospital to cost s32.
600 were authorized in contracts
awarded to Kelly & Bearl of Leaven.
worth, Kan, who will imme,
diately begin the erection of a new
diet kitchen, storehouse and new bar.
racks.
The United States government has
! taken picture of large pecan tree
which stands in West Blythevile and
IS gathering information about the
tree which is $50 feet high with
branches extending over rs feet.
A meeting of citizens was held al
the courthouse to protest against the
building of the proposed new road
from Mountain View to Sycamore. au.
thorized by special act creating the
road district
Clinton merchants are selling
canned goods packed by Perkins &
tsaacs. Messrs. Perkins and Isaaes ar,
farmers who live near Clinton. and the
canned goods were put up with a homo
canning outfit.
The Gillett Reporter SAYS large
catches of fish have been brought ia
that town by fishermen who work in
neighboring streams. and that hun.
dreds of pounds have been shipped
TO the New York markets recently.
j. j. Burdine has begun the publiea
ton of newspaper. the Sparkmar
News, at Sparkman. Dallas county.
The big hardwood mill of J. p. Nc
Intyre & sons Of Pine Bluff closed fo,
several months. will resume work.
The Morning Star mine at Rus,
is making the largest production since
the mine has been opened.
The Red Fork Leyee Board has de
eided not to accept bids for the 400.
Goo yards of enlargement and nov
work from Red Fork to the Lincoln
County line, until government engi
neer has made a complete survey ant
submitted a report
Farmers Of the Sweet Home commu
nifty recently have installed two large
dipping watts and have purchased ma
| terfai for the third. The dairymen are
cooperating and VIII continue until
| each farm has a vat