Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-17

The Head Camp, Woodmen of the World, convened with the usual cnthu- siasm and more than 1000 delegates and visitors present. The first busi- ness taken up was the report of the committee on resolutions, which re- port was adopted. The annual cleo tion of officers was made a special order. Head Consul R. E. Miller was promoted to junior past commander for the past two years.
 Farrar Newberry, member of the legislature from Clark County and au. thor of the new Statewide prohibition law, was elected head consul. He was placed in nomination by Hugh Hart Of Little Rock in brilliant speech. G. A. Winfrey of Camden was also noml- mated The vote resulted: Newber- ry, 490; Winfrey, 66.
 Mike Pope of Nashville was elected head adviser without opposition. B. J. Parham was reelected head clerk over W. E. Rushing of Chidester. Ed Stephens of Fort Smith was elected
 
 head banker over Ed Dixon of Nal yern. The election of other officers and five managers and seven delegates to the sovereign camp, which will meet sext summer at St. Paul, will be held during the afternoon session.
 The uniformed degree team of For est Camp of Little Rock entertained the head camp by exemplifying the degree work of the order, initiating le- cal candidates into the mysteries of Woodcraft
 The contenders for the next head camp meeting in 1917 are Monticello, Hope, RussellvilIe and Malvern Monti- cello seems to be the favorite and the indications are it will win One bal lot was taken, but was not counted be- fore adjournment.
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 The case of B. Robbins and A. L. Autrey, resident tax payers, appealed from the county court to the circuit court, in the matter of the orders of the county court purchasing the schoolhouse in Mt. Ida for a court house and the removal of the offices and records to the schoolhouse, was heard in a special session of the Mont gomery Circuit Court, Judge Scott Wood presiding.
 Never in the history of Hot Springs has it's citizens suffered the shock they experienced in Governor Hays veto of the racing bill, and business men who had pinned their hopes on this measure becoming law are standing in groups on the street dis cussing the latest phases of these complex events.
 Sam Mccullough of Calico Rock has severed active connection with the Batesville Commercial, in which he owns an interest, and will make crop here this season. MT. Mccullough says he has "hunch' that it is going to be good crop year and that he can make more blowing than he can with a lead pencil or stick
 The United Oil Mill of Philadelphia Is now engaged on it's last run of the season. Cottonseed is becoming scarce. Many farmers will now hasten their products to the mill, as $20 per ton Is heinz paid, the highest price of the season.
 w. F. Arms, representing a Los An geles manufacturing concern, has been at Camden promoting plant to manufacture flooring MT Arms said he had met with so much encourage ment that he believes that the plant will be established soon.
 County Farm DemonstNtor R. c. McPherson of Jonesboro announced the dates for several days of short courses for the farmers of the county, which will be conducted by w. c. Las setter of the College of Agriculture and other agricultural experts.
 T. J. Rainey of Newark was appoint
 
 ed by Governor G. w. Hays as mem- Der of the new Board of Control of State charitable institutions. He will take the place of l.. l.. Coffman, whose appointment March 4 was not con- firmed by the Senate.
 Representative Johnson was un- able to secure favorable consideration of a bill introduced by him to sub- init the commission form of govern ment of Fort Smith to & vote of the people.
 Farrar Newberry of Philadelphia, a former member of the Arkansas Leg islature, has announced his intention to make the race for Congress from his district in the coming campairn