The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26

The local military company under
command of Lieutenant W. +. Owens.
left Saturday morning for ten days
encampment at Fort Logan Fl. Roots.
Just before leaving, they received
letter from Adjutant General Lloyd
England instructing them 10 see that
all their equipment was in readiness
for immediate use in the field. Similar
letters were sent to the commanders Of
all the companies Of the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard
All the mills in Dermott are running
full blast with the exception Of the
Dermott Land & Lumber Co. and
President II B. Lusch states positively
that they Will open up October lat
Renewed impetus in almost all lines OF
business il already becoming evident.
and everybody Is anticipating a sue
cessful and prosperous season. Thirty
eight full carloads were received at the
station Monday of this week 4 pretty
good index to general business cond-
tons
{. +. Singleton left Monday morning
for his old home near Winona. Missls-
.ippi to spend few day. with his
brother and aunt and couple Of his
bovhooi friends He has not been
there in over q years, and he say- he
expects to 20 fishing in the creek which
runs by his old home place. and will
drink out of the spring which seemed
40 good to him while plowing when a
boy He will be gone about ten days.
leaving hi. brother IN charge Of his
business here.
The School Board this week elected
Y. D. Stone OF Lambert. Miss. - the
position of assistant principal of the
Dermott High School. to succeed J. W.
Melton who resigned early in the sum
mer MIR Stone comes highly recon-.
mendei. and much qualification il felt
that the regular faculty Ia thus 40 sat-
sfactorily completed The only re
naming vacancies are in the music and
expression departments. and these will
be filled at an early date Mr. Stone
came in the first of the Week and will
remain here until the opening OF the
school on September 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Clements came
down from Tillar Monday for visit
here at the n c. benson home From
here they went to Warren to visit rela
tves. Mr.. Clements is principal of
the Tillar High School. and says be Is
in favor of law permitting school
districts TO vote "a high "a twelve mill
tax II they want 70. The present
limit l. seven mills. and many districts
find it impossible at this figure to meet
current expenses and have any surplus
to apply on debts already incurred If
any of our school districts are progres
sve enough to want 10 vote q ten or
twelve mill tax. it certainly seems that
they should have the privilege Of doing
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Features which We expect to continue
regularly each week. ami which should
be Of more than passing interest to
our readers. may be found on inside
pages of this paper First j. the
European War year ago this week.
an article which should be Of real
value to every reader who i following
the events of the terrific conflict in
Europe, The other is an article on the
international Sunday School lesson for
the following Sunday. prepared 10y @.
f. Sellers. director of the sunday
school Course of the MOODY Bible In.
stitute. We believe our readers will
appreciate these recent additions 10
our general news service. which are in
keeping with our persistent efforts to
give YOU the best paper possible