The Green Forest tribune., 1915-04-23

paid by the board at the rate or $4b,, 900 per year for nine years, and $51,- 900 at the end of the tenth year.
 There being little business to attend to the members of the board spent the greater part of the day talking crops, and a majority of them were in favor of diversifying. Members from Mis- sissippi, Cross and Crittenden coun- ties were of the opinion that there viii be more corn and peas planted this year in those counties than ever be-
 Work on the St Francis levees has been resumed. The government engi- neers have teams at work at Bridge Junction, and the levee board has eight or 10 outfits distributed over the system at Pecan Point, Hollybush, St. Clair, Graves Bayou and Seyppel
 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 not entitled to the courtesies of the con- vention.
 The Monticello district agricultural school will be operated next year re- gardless of the cut in iss appropriation by the governors vetoes, according to decision of the Board of Directors cf 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 $75,000 to S1OO,OOO and in- cludes 16 business houses.
 The proposed strawboard mill re- ceived a boom at recent mass meet ing held at Stuttgart The promoters asked local people to subscribe S60,- 900 in stock, payable in whole or in part in rice straw to be used in the mill. Subscriptions totaling $40,000 have been made.
 Improvements to the Hot Springs army and navy hospital to cost S32,- 900 were authorized in contracts awarded to Kelly x Bearl of Leaven- worth, Kan, who will imme- diately begin tine erection of a new diet kitchen, storehouse and new bar racks.
 The United States government has taken a picture of large pecan tree which stands in West Blytheville and is gathering information about the tree which is 150 feet high with branches extending over 75 feet.
 A meeting of citizens was held at the courthouse to protest against the building of the proposed new road from Mountain View to Sylamore, au- thorized by a special act creating the road district.
 Clinton merchants are selling canned goods packed by Perkins &, tsaacs. Messrs. Perkins and Isaacs ara 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 to that town by fishermen who work in neighboring streams, and that hun- dreds of pounds have been shipped to the New York markets recently.
 Reports from fruit growers through the Ozark region of northewst Ar kansas indicate the best prospects for many years.
 J. J. Burdine has begun the publica- tion of a newspaper, the Sparkman News, at Sparkman, Dallas county.
 The big hardwood mill of J. P. Me Intyre & Sons of Pine Bluff closed for several months, will resume work.
 The Morning Star mine at Rush is making the largest production since the mine has been opened The Red Fork Leyee Board has de. aided not to accept bids for the 40G.. coo yards of enlargement and new work from Red Fork to the Lincoln County line, until a government enei- neer has made complete survey and submitted a report.
 Farmers of the Sweet Home commu- | nity recently have installed two large dipping vats and have purchased ma terial for the third. The dairymen are