The Monticellonian., 1916-08-17

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 tThe increased returns from feed ing siiage will frequently pay for the silo the first year Many stockmen have found that the saving in hay by feeding silage has in one winter paid for the sile Crops are put in the silo so early that the land is cleared for fall seeding of winter growing grains and cloyers."
 Judge Frank \ Youmans in the United States Court at Fort Smith entered q default judgment in favor of the Scranton Trust Company of Scranton. Pa. against the Scranton Anthracite Coal Company of the same city for s4204339. with fore closure and sale of the coal com pany's property in Johnson county. Arkansas The suit was based on bonds Of the coal company held by the trust company
 Over 200 carloads of cantaIoupes have been shipped from Horatio al- ready this season. and some of the growers have made $150 per acre on their eanta1oupe crops, while all have averaged better than S100 per acre. In addition. Horatio farmers have marketed this year S50000 in straw berries and 5000 in radishes and peas. with which s15O GOO received for eantalonpes has brought prosper ity to every farmer in this section.
 A number of pearl buyers from dis tant points have visited Batesyille and other points along White river. Several valuable pearls have been found this summer, but the finders are not willing to sell. believing they will receive higher prices later. The pearlers are making big money out of shells. which bring s3S in the local market
 Announcement that the Midwest Glass Casket Company of Wichita, Kan. had decided to locate it's plant in Fort Smith. was made by I. A. Tapley, secretary of the company. which is capitalized at half million dollars. The plant will require 10 acres and will cost in the neighbor- hood of $200,000
 Frank l.. James. state secretary of the Sunday School Association. has printed programs for the independence county association, which meets at Moorefield August 25 and 26. An elaborate program has been arranged.
 The Rev C. l.. Fink of Newark has just closed two weeks revival meeting al Moorefeld. three miles east of Batesyille. During the meet ing there were 10 conversions and several accessions to the church.
 Thomas Moore has been elected cashier of the Bank of Magazine 10 succeed E. R Roberts, who is captain of the Magazine company of the na tional guard now mobilized at Fort Logan H. Roots.
 The American Potash Company of Denver, Colo. which has secured leases on several hundred acres of land just northwest of Heber Springs. will move their main office here in the near future
 John W King and J F King of At lanta, Tex. have leased several large storerooms in the Caddo hotel build ing to open the Philadelphia Whole sale Grocery Company
 j. NJ Turner cashier of the Bank of Piggott. who has extensive farm interests in the St. Francis river bot toms, has raised a crop of sudan grass on his farm, from which he wi.l get two cuttings this summer. Specimens of the grass. over nine feet long. are on exhibition at the Bank of Piggott
 Andrew Bangs, a farmer residing near Mountain View has a stalk of cotton in his field which has 270 beHs and squares on it. Another has 2l0.
 The Bank of Wabbaseka has beea organized with capital of S10.o0e and surplus of s1,000 already sub scribed. It will be ready for business September 15.
 Chas L. Hoover who has been iS the United States diplomatic service in Austria for the past several yearA and who has been recently tranH ferred to Brazil, is visiting his pan ents in Monticello a few weeks be fore taking up his work in that coun try,