The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

judgment of the Miller Chancery Court in the case of Ralph D. Moore, ct al. vs. the Texarkana Improvement Dis triet means much to the city, it is be- lieved. The district as organized, calls for the paving of practically all the residence portion of the city proper, 55 blocks on the Arkansas side of town. II is said work will be started within a short time. The amount 70 be expeneded is approximately S200,- GOO.
 W. P. Pace of Mammoth Spring, one of the live merchants of north western Arkansas, will give a fair of his own next fall He is offering prizes to Fulton county boys and girls for the best corn, best seed cotton, best oats, wheat, grasses. peas. canned fruit, vegetables, preserves and jel- lies. cakes and needle work The eX- hibit will be placed in the Pace store at Mammoth Spring.
 A party of miners working at the Big Hurricane Mine near Pindall, west of Rush. have lately explored a pig cave on the property, known as the Big Hurricane Cave. going back Into the big opening some four miles m q boat on Lost River, which flows through the cave. From their descrip- tion of the big cavern 1t IS d rival of Ta oP
 approximately 400 per cent gain over the year 1914 was made during 1915 ill the zinc ore production in the North Arkansas field. according to the estimates made by w R Willet, one of the heaviest buyers. The estimate places the output during the year 1915 at 15,429. .010, as against 3,537 ,423 for 1914.
 The recent heavy rains have com pletely demoralized the railroad traf fic in Clay county. The Butler counuy road operating between Piggott and Poplar Bluff. Mo, has been so badly udIIdStu DN NdSllOutS anu ilOOuCu tracks that all trains have been indefi. nitely abandoned
 The Arkansas river flood. meeting the Mississippi high water, has back ed up 60 miles from the mouth. broken the levee at Gorees stockade at the state convict farm at Cummins, and is spreading south over the lowlands of Lincoln, Desha, Drew, Chieot and Ash ley counties.
 Though the Standard Oil Company capped a well 5000 feet deep near Camden last summer. declaring that no oil could be found, and though an other well underwent the same history about five years ago, all oil companies renewed their leases on Ouachita coun- ty lands this year.
 The discharge of .44-calibre pistol cartridge, which he fired by driving a nail into the cap, caused serious IT, jury to the hand of 12-year-old Tony Crosswhite, son of M. l.. Crosswhite. a Lead Hill farmer.
 The congregation of the Presby. terian church at Walnut Ridge decid. ed to build new brick church at once to cost $4,000 or more.
 While digging a canal near Harris. burg worlImen found joint of the backbone of a huge animal Several other bones of tie animal were found also The joint is six and a half inches wide.
 R. D, George, Colorado state geolo- gist, is at Lead Hill to inspect mining lands belonging to Max Kaufman ,f Dardanelle, Ark, in the Willis district near Lead Hill.
 I. D. Walter of Harrisburg has per fected a demountable rim for automo- piles which is said to be big i'm provement over the rims now in use.
 The Kahoka correspondent of the Batesville Record says young woman of that neighborhood, who is given to somnambulism. arose from her bed about midnight recently, dressed her self and walked three miles to the home of her brother She was sound asleep when she arrived there. Within Is days three members of the Campbell family died near Bell v;lIa Iruip Campha1I diad Iapuar,, 2