The Carlisle independent., 1916-12-07


 January, will be considerably con- sumed in the efforts to reorganize the state charitable, penitentiary and railroad commission boards. Eight or 10 senators and about twice the num- Der of representatives. are trying to formulate bills seeking to make radi- cal changes in the organization of the boards mentioned, and it is known that Gov.-elect Brough has ideas O. his own concerning the state institu- uons which will be drafted into bills for early presentation in the Legisla- ture. The St. Francis Levee District, as usual, promises to enliven matters considerably also. The usual bill seeking to have the levee directors elected by the popular vote of the counties composing the district, will be introduced and perhaps cham pioned by several of Gov. Brough's supportes. It will be met with con- siderable opposition from large prop erty owners and others who have de- voted much of their life's work to- ward the upbuilding of the levees in Eastern Arkansas. All concede that made better and more substantial progress the past few years than any similar period in it's history. H. D. Tomlinson, president of the district, is one of the best business men in Ar kansas, and enjoys the confidence of To ward eliminating partisan politics from the affairs of the district and has closely safeguarded its finances. It is practically assured that four or five bills affecting the state charita- ble institutions will be introduced create a board of charities and cor rection, which will have general su- pervision over all the institutions, with subordinate boards in charge of each institution; in other words, this bill provides that each institution shall be managed by separate board, and the board of charities and correc- tions to supervise these boards. This bill, it is said, will meet with the ap- proval of Gov. Brough.
 This fall alfalfa went to waste in many parts of the Osceola district of Mississippi county. The growers said hay was cheap and would remain so and they offered fine alfalfa free to those who would take it away. Last week T. W. Jackson, livery man of Blytheville, paid SPA per ton for the hay which was free a few weeks ago. MT. Jackson bought as much hay as he had storage for at from S6 to S8 per ton, but the hay did not last.
 c. w Winningham, aged S1, resi- dent of Damascus, which is located 25 miles north of Conway, was in Con- way last week for the first time in 30 years. His last visit before this one was in 1886, when he brought load of apples to Conway and mar keted them. He expressed astonish- ment at the growth of the town since his last visit.
 The Warren Democrat-News de p1ores the fact that the Bradley Quo rum Court failed to make an appro- priation necessary to carry on farm demonstration work in that county and calls attention to the fact that in one day GA Bradley county farmers called on the farm demonstrator now em- ployed for help in the vaccination of hogs.
 Col. H. c. Lawhorn, aged 75 years, formerly editor of the Blytheville (Ark) Herald-News, who is in Mem phis visiting his daughter, Mrs. G. R. Beck on Azalia street, was knocked down by an automobile at McLemore avenue and College street, suffering a broken bone in his left leg and sev- eral decorations about the body.
 Magnolias biggest cotton deal was man sold to Holland, Crutchfield & Co., of Hope, through their local rep resentative, Guinette Couch, 1,400 bales of cotton at 20 1-2 cents The sum paid for the cotton was S143,- 55799
 Striking dog caused an automo- bile driven by Floyd Day of Malvern to upset and Day and several com panions were pinned under the car for several minutes. None of the automo- bilists were seriously hurt, but the machine was badly damaged.
 The pecan crop in eastern Arkansas Is said to be very short this year. Pc can buyers are running motor boats on the White river searching for pc can trees along the banks.
 The eight-month-old child of Mir. and Mrs Ben Perkins. who reside near Jonesb boro, is now 30 inches high, weighs 5S pounds and measures 27 inches around the waist