The Monticellonian., 1916-03-02

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 Judge D. " Cave of this place, WHO handles the townsite company's prop erty. says within the past four weeks he has sold over 30 lots and that the purchasers all intend to build as soon as lumber can be put on the ground. Seve-al small houses are under on, struction here now.
 he increasing interest manifested by the United States Interior Depart ment in Hot springs was again mani fested when Dr. William Parks, super intendent of the Hot Springs Reserva- ton, received from Washington noti- fication that, automobiles will be all lowed on the government roads on West mountain Rules and regulations governing all cars when on that mountain also were sent.
 The Pike county organization of the Arkansas Jefferson Highway Associa- ton was effected at Murfreesboro. The meeting was presided over by A. P. Steel and was addressed by l. R. Packard of Bates, Ark, and James P. Hove of Hope They were accom- panied to this city by J. F. Price, Geo. H. Bell, w w. Wilson and Forest Wilson of Nashville, members of the Howard county organization.
 Negotiations, which if successful will result in the reopening of all of the mines formerly operated in this county by the Bache-Denman coal syndicate, began at Fort Smith in the form of a wage scale contract between the union coal miners and the Central Coal and Coke Company, the biggest producers of coal in this state, for operating Prairie Creek No. mine at Prairie Creek
 The total tax to be collected in Bradley county this spring will be 6S.235.33. This tax consists of s32,- 575S from personal property and s36,077.75 from real estate property The total valuation of property is s4,2777 752 Rear estate leads with S2,. 942,453 and s1.335,299 in personal property There is a slight decrease in valuation from last years assess ment.
 The biggest mill in the north Ark ansas field, under construction now at the Bear Hill mine in Dodd City camp, is nearing completion. Captain LaVassuer, consulting engineer for the Bear Hill company, says he ex- poets the mine to be the highest pro- ducer of high grade ore in the field The shaft is 160 feet deep, with ore from the grass roots down.
 No bids were obtained on the J. S. Brewbaker plant, the base of the ope- rations of John L. Caper and his gang of moonshiners, who came to grief here last summer The plant was offered for sale by United States Mar shall J. H. Parker, but not a single bid was secured.
 Fire. caused by live coals from stove, destroyed the millinery store on North Pruett street, Paragould, be- longing to Miss Georgia Compton. The stock was valued at S1,500. with in- surance of $500 The building was damaged $500 fully covered by insur- ance
 
 During the recent overflow James Busbee's restaurant near the railway station at Batesville was partially un- der water When the waters receded Busbee was cleaning the place and found a large cotton mouth snake. The snake was killed.
 Two fawns and a large buck were captured in the backwater near Me Gehee during the recent floods.
 Ivan A. Emery of Mount Ida. Mont gomery county, is now in the British army serving somewhere in France
 Ollie Bradsher of Harrisburg has patented a wagon loading machine which he will put on the market soon.
 A gray wolf weighing 66 1-2 pounds, was killed by L. B. Stuckey near his home, east of Stuttgart. It is said the wolf has been in the neighborhood for the last two years.
 J. T. Alley of Mercer, Mo, has pur- chased several hundred acres of land near Buena Vista and Omegaw (Ouaehita) county, and will establish a stock farm.
 Lead and zinc prospects at Hatton are being investigated.