The Carlisle independent., 1915-09-09

 est manifested all over Arkansas in better agriculture and the large nun Der of farm meetings conducted by the extension division of the university would result in large increase in at tendance in his department over last year It is expected that the greatest increase in student enrolment this year will fall to the agricultural de- partment The number of instructors has been increased in nearly all de- partments to take care of the expect ed large enrolment
 The student body this year will be apportioned to the following states: Ohio, Michigan. Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iawo, Nebraska, Kansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi. Georgia, Kentucky, New York, Illinois, Arkansas and Pennsylvania. This is the largest number of states ever rep resented by the student body of the University of Arkansas.
 South Arkansas will send it's usual s uates of last years senior class at Nashville High School will enter the university this fall The eastern and central sections of the state will be better represented this year than last
 Prof. Thomas Starring Staples, head of the department of history at Hendrix College of Conway, has returned from New York City, where he spent the past fifteen months in graduate study at Columbia University. He took the degree of doctor of philosophy at the close of the summer session. Profes- sor Staples will resume his duties at Hendrix College at the opening of the thirty-second annual sessicn Septem- Der 14.
 Physicians say Charles Nackensen, 20, of Fort Smith, saved lis own life at Lancaster when he cut with a pock- etknife into a wound inflicted by a water moccasin. Mackensen and sev- eral companions were hunting frogs when he stepped on the snake. The snakes fangs penetrated Mackensen's shoes. The boy cut the flesh to the bone and then applied pinch of drug
 demurrer to the amended peti- tion in the million dollar damage suit of the Bache-Denman Coal syndicate against district and international off cers of the United Mine Workers and residents at Fort Smith, numbering in all more than a hundred, was sus- tained for the defendants by Judge Frank A. Youmans in the United States District Court here
 With $11,115.2 already In the hands of the relief committee, and about S2.00O in pledges, where the checks have not yet arrived, the total relief fund for the flood sufferers promises now to reach s13,000 The local com mittee has notified all outside points that Newport is at present prepared to handle the situation, and yet the subscriptions are still coming in.
 shipment Of apples was loaded at Rogers for the canal zone. The apples were grown by C. E. Stover, two miles north of here, and shipped through local produce company. They were of the Jonathan variety and as fine as were ever seen here.
 Commissioners Killebrew, Leonard and Bartley have closed a contract with the J. B. McCrary Company of Atlanta, Ga, and Little Rock through its state manager, w. F. Cook, for the construction of water works at Leslie. the consideration being S3O, O,500.
 Preparations are being made for the annual Sloan Springs fair, September 23, 24 and 25. A large premium list is being prepared.
 Because the time is too limited to make preparations for county fair the Faulkner County Live Stock Grow CTS Association decided to postpone plans for year.
 The sixth annual session of the dis trict agricultural school Of Jonesboro opened with the largest first day at tendance in the schools history. More than 200 students have registered and many more are expected.
 Charles White charged with shoot. ing Joel Morrison from ambush Au- gust IA, was released in Justice Nc, Ginnis' court at Larue, when the state failed to make a case against him.
 Mayor R. L. Sawyer sent s3O.75 to the mayor of Newport as a contribu- tion from England toward the relief fund for flood sufferers.
 nti-prohibitionists of Bowie coun- ", in which the Texas side of Texar- kama is situated. are contemplating