The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-20

above are: Durand Whipple, DR.. c.
w. Garrison, J. R Jewell of Fayette-
vile, Mrs. D. Reeves of Helena. Miss
Caroline B. Phelps of Conway and
Rabbi J. Jasin of Pine Bluff Mayor
Taylor, Dr. G. H. Brough and others
prominent in reform work in Arkan,
sas will be on the program. Efforts
are being made to secure the attend
ance at the conference of DR.. c. E.
Evans of Chicago, an authority on
health problems
Nine-tenths of the state farm at
Cummins, now used exclusively for
negro eonyicts, is again under water,
from a few inches to several feet
deep, according to reports reaching
the office of the Penitentiary Commits
sion. No crops had been planted and
the water will do no damage, except
to delay farm work, according to j.
A. Bradsher, chairman of the com,
mission.
The contractors for the waterworks
and sewerage in Heber Springs have
a large force of men at work making
excavations and placing sewer pipe
in the eastern part of Heber Springs.
As soon as the weather will permit
more men will be placed on the job.
and it is thought the entire system
will be completed in the early sum-
mer
The largest sweet gum tree on
Black river. which stood between
Corning and Pocahontas, has been
made into lumber. The tree produc-
ed 6,587 feet The tree escaped the
woodlands AK for many years be-
cause it was so located that it could
not be moved to water without much
labor
At the close of the meeting of the
board of trustees of Brown
College at Arkadelphia, DR.. ]. NJ
Workman was reelected president of
the institution. Practically the entire
faculty was reelected and but few
changes will be made in the personnel
of that body.
Marion Lake, in Crittenden county,
is to be drained The draining will
bring in miles of rich farm lands
The lake which was known in the
time of fernando De Soto is nine
miles long.
The Mammoth Spring Progress
wants the Mammoth Spring end OF
Fulton county joined to Sharp county
or new county formed of parts of
Sharp, Randolph and Fulton coun-
ties.
The Rev. w. D. Sharp. win. has
edited and published the Junction
City Herald, has retired as editor and
has been succeeded by J. B. Story.
Two carloads of poultry have been
shipped from Jonesboro recently. 1t
is believed Jonesboro will ship a car
load each week during the spring.
The Mena Daily Democrat has been
suspended after a life of about a
month. The Democrat did not prove
to be paying investment.
The Ashdown Fruit Growers Asso-
citation began the harvest of its first
crop of strawberries.
A mad dog bit several dogs, hogs
and cattle between Kerr and Carlisle
recently.
The streets of Des Arc are being
oiled. The movements was financed by
the business men.
second hotel is to be erected In
the mining town of Rush in the zinc
belt.
On invitation of Supt. John H.
Hinemon, 200 members of the Arkan.
sas State Teachers Association Wis,
tied the Arkansas School for the
Blind, at Little Rock. Glasses IN
geometry, algebra, arithmetic, read
ing and writing were inspected.
Miss Helen Kinds, senior in the
University of Arkansas at Fayette-
vile. and major in the English de.
partment, has been appointed as as.
sistant IN English in Washington Uni.
versity, st. Louis.