Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-03-29


 high price of zinc since the beginning of the European war has caused nu- merous other properties to be opened up, some in Sharp, Independence and Lawrence counties, where the exist ence of ore was unsuspected a few years ago.
 The impetus given the zinc mining industry has made Rush, mining camp in the Ozark hills, a thriving village and work is soon to be begun on a S300,O00 railroad over a country so rugged that it was until the pres ent boom considered inaccessible.
 The charge given the Pulaski Coun- ty Grand Jury relative to the enforce ment of the state prohibition law by Judge R. J. Lea has attracted much attention throughout the state and many inquiries are reaching Little Rock as to the exact meaning of the charge. The provision of the act pro- hibiting the giving away of intoxicat- ing liquors of any kind has caused much uneasiness in many circles, many believing that the law made it felony for anyone to even offer drink of liquor in his home. Judge Lea, in his charge to the grand jury, explains at length the intention of the law regarding that feature of the act.
 It is announced by the Ozark na- tional forest office at Harrison that Francis Kiefer, forest supervisor, has been instructed to report for perma- nent assignment as an assistant for ester in the district forester's office at Washington, D. C., about May i. His duties there will be those of an aide to the district forester of national for est district No ', embracing the White Mountains and Appalachian Mountain region, Florida, Arkansas and Okla homa.
 County Farm Demonstration J. F. McKell is planning to have a meeting of farmers in Batesville within a few days, at which he will appoint sev- eral subagents to act in their districts. These agents will establish model farms and set examples in scientific farming. They will also be prepared to inoculate hogs with serum to fight hog cholera, which disease has been raging since the August overflow in White river.
 Fifty-one new students were ma trlculated at the opening of the third term at the Arkansas State Normal School at Conway, establishing a new record. The highest previous mark for an entire winter session was 320 in 1914-15. This number is exceeded by 50 with one-third of the session remaining.
 Crawford and Downs and associates, who recently leased so acres of land north of Mountain Home, known as the Morgan land, started to work. They will prospect the top run of ore on this ground and also sink a deep shaft to lower ore levels.
 The grounds around the Iron Noun tain station at Philadelphia as well as those around the M, D. and G. sta tion, will be beautified this spring un- der the supervision of J. s. Butter field, landscape engineer for the Iron Mountain.
 The City Council of Greenwood has been asked to grant the Clear Creek Oil and Gas Company a franchise to furnish gas to the town. The com pany intends to sink wells about four miles north of Greenwood near the Biswell wells.
 Fort Smith is going to reap rich harvest from its great natural gas re- source, and which has already done much for that city.
 At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees at Searcy, J. J. Williams was reelected president of Galloway College for the tenth term.
 Two carloads of fine hogs were shipped from Stephens to packing houses in Fort Worth last week
 Doss Thomas, candidate for county weigher of Polk county, is canvassing the county on foot
 C. Rice Jr., of Higden, farmer, lost 1,500 bales of hay, 400 bushels of corn, five mules, five head of cattle and farming implements when his barn burned. It is believed it was struck by lightning. MT. Rice's loss is $20,000, without insurance.
 The fair grounds at Berryyille have been sold to Denton &, Wilson and will be used as a stock yard. The city oi Berryville wanted the ground for a park, but was cutbid by the DW chasers.