The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

Br0Hgh Is confident Of victory Tor the national Democratic ticket in No vember.
 The Ferudals farm near Hope owns the Jersey bull Noble of OahlaWu Jr.. loooS7 which is half brother Of Golden Fern Noble and sired by tae same bull Golden Fern Noble was sold recently on Inc Island Of Jersey fo William Ross Proctor of Brook wood Farm, RarryyIlle. x. Y. for S2o.- ooo, the highest prtee ever pad for bull.
 " F Story. publisher of the Searey Weekly News was acqaf'tel by jury in 1usticc court on charge of soliciting liquor orders m violation of the statewide prohibition law by publishing WbIskey advertise ments in his neN paper l. Was the first ease of the klnd in The state and attracted considerable attention
 To protect future cotton crop prof Is. the planters of Arkansas mast figure on more fall blowing taaa eYar before. says W. G iassat'er, assistant director of tho agricultural eNtens5an division of the University of AHRan. SIS and the United States Department Of Agriculture cooperating.
 L. I. Bowman and B w Jamison of Newport made mn unusual record on motor trip to Golurada and return A. though they encountered some bad roads they did uot have to exnend penny for repair work and they d-t not have puncure during the entre trip.
 Petitions arc being circulated 70 form an improvement district te bnd a road from Cotton Plant west across Cache river to the Prairie county Iae, to cost S3500o The road would con meet with a road 70 Dcs Arc and sJve q direct route from Memphis to Lit tie Rock
 More than o,00o horses and mules. valued al $500. .o00. have been parehas cd from farmers near Fayetteville hv Knott X Galloway of Fayetteville and sold to representatives Of the allies for use in the European war in tho past four months.
 c. E. Ulrich Of Peoria, III. sold the Bure rice section through II \ Strode. Giuett real estate dealer for s49o0o The Owens brothers f Hunter. Ark. are the buyers and VIII plant the whole section 10 rlce next year.
 Farmers near Ashdown have organ l7ed truck growers association and Will raise watermelona next year | II Tun. agricultural commissioner for the Kansas City Southern Railway assisted in organizing rae association
 Joseph Williams a farmer living just outside the Magazine city limits is suffering from infantile paralysis County and city health authorities be lieve the case IS sporadic and not Of the epidemic type
 The date for the Hot Spring coun,y corn show has been moved up to Oc- tober 9-16 to get the best exhibits placed on the Arkansas on Wheels train which leaves Little Rock Octo- Der r.
 Live stock. agriculture and horse racing will feature the Helena Dis trict Fair, which begins its third an nual session in this city on October T.
 Sevier county has raised more sor. ghum this year than in many years past.
 Jonesboro has a population of H. $50. according 10 a representative of the Piedmont Directory Company, who city directory. Only $50 are negroes The census shows also 300 business houses and factories, and a large in. crease in the number of residences.
 X new petition IS being circulated at Evening Shade to consolidate school districts No. 4s and 53. It will be presented to the County Court at the October term.