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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The Bohemian colony at Prague,
Grant county, was very successful
last year in the raising of peanuts.
The growers cleared s35 per acre.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

AS w 0. Rogers of Evening Shade
was passing through Cave City re-
Gently hog fell in behind his wagon
and followed him to Evening Shade.
although Mr.. Rogers made several er.
forts to drive him back. On reaching
Evening Shade the hog, evidently i'm,
pressed with the town, decided to
stay there and refused to follow Mr..
Rogers further.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A joint meeting of the Cypress
Creek Drainage Board and the tax
payers of sub-district No of the Cy.
press District to discuss levee i'm.
provements will be held at Watson
April 10.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The fame of Crittenden's school
system has reached all parts of the
Southwest County Superintendent T.
P. Johnson, who came to Earle from
Harrisburg four years ago and put
them on a model basis, is in receipt
of many letters asking his advice and
cooperation to build up other school
systems. A school fair will be held
at Charlottesville the latter part of
April.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06
Woman Get Ish License.

One woman In 4Ransas will fish to
supply a marke This year She is
Jennie Hatfield n English, Jefferson
county, the first oman to pay a mar
ket fisherman's license under the new
state game an6g 1sh law. market
license costs 3. Her application
and money frer were received by
X. G. McDanfti4 state treasurer On
ly few fish, licenses have been
issued this VII but officials expect
the number t increase rapidly as
soon as the yk0ther grows warmer.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Maj. Gen. Jonathan Kellogg, com.
mander of the Arkansas Division,
United Confederate Veterans, official
ly designated the Hazen Concert band
as the official band of the division
The band is assigned to duty With
the staff of the commanding general
and ordered to report at the division
headquarters May Is to accompany
the veterans to the resnion at Biz
mingham, Ala.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A dog was shipped on January Bird
last from Greenfield, Ark. to Terre
Haute, Ind, distance of about 500
miles. Last week the dog returned to
Greenfield, having made the return
trip on foot. 1t was necessary for
the dog to cross the Mississippi river
on the return journey.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A test we'll for oil and gas will be
sunk at Caps, four miles west OF
Harrison.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Several valuable dogs have been
killed at Eureka Springs by a mis-
ereant who is placing poison about
the streets A reward OF s25 has been
offered for the arrest and conviction
of the poisoner.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

That the two recent overfows did
little material damage to Newport is
evidenced by the fact that four car
loads of automobiles have been re-
ceiyed by as many Newport garages
during the past 80 days and sold IN
Newport and surrounding territory.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06
Off For the Front.

Leavenworth. Kan. = The second
SQUADRON of the Fifth Cavalry en-
trained for the Mexican border.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06
Experiment Station Work Approved.

Experiment Station Work Approved.
The board of control of the expert
mens attsctien of the University of Ar
kansas met in Littas. Cock with Presi-
dent ]. c. Futrall OF be university
presiding.
The board careful Mwent over the
work done in the la f six months by
the state serum pie q of the univer-
sity and were fav 1bly impressed
with the results o. 6ined from the
use of antihog che Ia serum, which
Is manufactured the state serum
plant. About 5000 ehogs were yacci-
mated with antihoe holera serum dur.
ing the last six n this.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A carload of eggs was shipped from
Hope to New York city a few days
ago.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Crittenden County will go to the
bat on the actual preliminary of her
first good roads district No. l, imme-
diately opposite Memphis. where IS.
600 per mile is to be spent under the
terms of the Alexander improvement
law, as laid down by the Supreme
Court of Arkansas recently in a case
from Craighead county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A storm that visited Leslie did
considerable property damage One
business house was partially unroofed
and the stock damaged A dwelling
was blown from its foundation and
several houses were also partially I'm
rooted.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

]. w. Smith of Van Buren, has filed
suit IN the Circuit Court enjoining the
school directors of District No 43
from consolidating with two other
districts The consolidation was rati-
fed by an election recently
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Thirty-two cases of smallpox are
reported by Dr. McFerrin on Big
Creek in Newton county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The Civic League of Warren signed
a contract with Edwin Richards, rep
resenting the Alkehest Chatauqua Blu
reau, for an eight-day Chatauqua here
early in June. William Jennings
Bryan will be a speaker.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The Arlington hotel OF Hot Springs
announced that among their guests
will. be George AIDE, the well-known
humorist, who is coming for his mi
tial visit to the Arkansas Spa. MT.
AIDE will be accompanied by ort
Wells.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The machine shops of the Jones'
boro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad
Company was destroyed by fire The
loss is about $4,000, covered by In
surance.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

w. o. Kruger was showing speci-
mems of gold and copper in Maya
zine. He says he discovered them
near Magazine. The gold is both
placer and quartz, he says.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The Hope Engineering Company of
Tulsa, Okla, has been awarded con-
tract by the Clear Creek Gas and
OIL Company to build pipe line
from the Kibler field to South Fort
Smith.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Responses that have been received
By secretary of the Arkansas GOOD
Roads and Drainage Association, In
dictate that the attendance at the an.
nul congress to be held in Little ROCK
April IL and 13 will be the largest OF
any year, not excepting the years
when the Legislature is in session.
The annual attendance is virtually
500, and when the Legislature is IN
session 1t is over 1000.
Delegates are being named eacp
day by the county judges and the
mayors of the various counties and
cities in Arkansas, and the lists are
being sent to the secretary to make
record. There has not as yet been
refusal of any OF the men, with the
exception of H NJ Jacoway, that have
been asked to address the meeting
and none is expected.
In a letter from II. M. Jacoway, con
gresham from this district, 1t Is stat
ed that the matter of having an eX-
pert from Washington here for the
big meeting has been taken up by
the good roads department, and man
will be assigned to the convention IN
Little Rock. Mr.. JacoWay, who was
also asked to attend and make
speech, will not be able to be present
because of some important committee
meetings on that date.
Arrangements for the entertain
ment of the visitors to this city IS
being made by the officers of the as
sociation and the Board of Commerce.
and there will not be an idle minute
for the visitors. The convention is
expected to boost business.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

More cotton will be grdkyn in Sc.
bastian county this year tn an last. ac.
cording to C. M. Tuggle. Government
farm demonstration agent The acre.
age. however, will be konsiderabIy
less than that of 1914, NJ Tuggle be.
feyes, however that the farmers OF
this county will raise 4 sufficient
amount of other pr0du Is to feed
themselves. II
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06
Miss Mamie MilL&

Miss Mamie Mill ~ cher On tne
Iensfal of am. @o6l at Texar-
haha' was sho' ssNae eye with bean
snoo o' oy NY - Of the smaller pupils
ae ieeess s@ie missile, small stone,
pioAe nei A&yeglass and drove the
pieces ny her eye She probably will
ioSe III sight of the member.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06
nd G. A. McWilI1ams, drain

y II. and G. A. McWilnams, drain
aswcontractors, digging over $1,000.
go OF canals In Crittenden county
Mistricts, announce they have the con
Ftract for digging the bitches in the
Cypress Creek district of Desha and
Chicot counties, on which $1,000, o0O
will be spent.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

Land owners and taxpayers in and
around Watson, al a mass meeting
forcement of the Rogers law in the
construction of levees.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The fruit prospects in Crawford
county are very promising. If moth.
ing happens to kill the fruit between
now and time for maturity, bis
crop is expected, especially peaches.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

telegram received at YFort Smith
from the Rev P " Fer rSon a.,
nounced his acceptance of Be- nastor
ate of the First Baptist nhurch q,
this city to succeed the me Fin,ey
F. Gibson, resigned, noY : pow1tns
Green, Ky. The Rev Gasf rora,,tor
will preach his flrs Ee astrmon here
June l.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

William Haas & Son will establish
a shovel handle factory at Pine Bluff
as soon as a site is secured. The mill
is seeking 2500O0 feet of second
growth ash timber.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

A new postoffice has been estab
lished at Diaz, three miles north OF
Newport on the main line of the Iron
Mountain.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The Huffaker Mercantile Company
of Russell is Offering liberal re
ward for the return of note book
and two large envelopes containing
notes payable to the company. These
papers were taken by safe blowers
who robbed the safe of the Huffakei
company on March 10.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-04-06

The cotton crop in Crawford county
will be the smallest grown in many
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
transforming TOUR
0FPHILLIES ARRANGED
Schedule Cut Down and Moran's
Team Is Set for Spring
Trip

II ~ entirely possible that only sovon
games viii be on the spring training trip
schedule or tho rhllllcs according TO tho
list made known today by Manager 'Bm"
Shcttglnc The uCvcu-gnme series played
with the Cubs last year win bo cut out this
year They were played at ST. Petersburg,
whcrn the phililos VIII so again and NJ
Tampa The Cubs WON'T train at Tampa
this year, hence the cancelnE Of tho series.
To iil Ia this loss there may be games
arranged on the way home with independent
teams between Columbia, s c.. and Phlln-
dslpNia.
Pa; Moran has called the phnlles to ro-
port Ia New York. March g. They viii go
20 tho South aboard tho good ship Mohawk.
planning 20 dock at Jacksonville on March o.
There wiz be an era Of conditioning and
practice between tho Yannignus aud the
Regulars. after which the following schedule
of exhibition games viii be played:
April .. Columbia, OF South Atlantic
League, at Columbia, s. g. Aprll 3. Char
lotto, of North Caroline League at Char
lotto, s. c.; April Z, Raleigh. OF North Caro-
lima League, at Raleigh n. c. April 8.
Durham. OF North Carolina League at Dur
ham, \. c., aud April g. aud o. WASH
lnEton Americans, at Washington, u. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
WHEAT SELLS HIGHER;
BUSINESS is SMALL
Traffic Conditions on Railroads
Are Unimproved-December
Makes Best Gain

CHICAGO. Dec 3o--In spite Of the fact
that tho diplomatic situation was as con-
tusing as ever aud traffic conditions on the
railroads wero unlmproved. the tone of tho
wheat market this morning was nrmsr
December showing the greatest gain, Opera
lions continued limited
December opened , cents higher. at si.d6.
MAY ranged from stJs to ti72N at the
outset compared with St701s at the end
yesterday hut after rising to st72G, re-.
ceded to N.5i's. july started at &tSsM.
ogaius, St3SN at the end yesterday. and
moved up TO Si3eA
The market az Liverpool was nrm on
a good demand and arrivals moderate a
cable said that the best informed interests
were persImistic with regard to the diplo-
matte OUTLOOK
Tho receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth
today were lso cars; at winnipeg 800
ears at Chicago, 81 cars The correspond
Ing days last week and last year were boll.
days
fair demand from shorts helped the
eoarse grains
Corn ami oats at Liverpool were strong
win consumption good ana arrivals made.
qua'c The receipts ot corn here today were
$40 cars and N oats. i27 cars
Leading futures rausyi as follows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30

soid amounting ~ round numbers "a ssss
gVVVVe up 70 the end ef Dses,nber with
laFther large amounts in prospect In
suuiliou many millions cf dollars have been
loausd and a. many millions In the value of
sseSuIltiea have been purchased by foreign
FOREIGN LOANS TREMENDOUS
The mobilization ot American securities
by me British Treasury was tnnueurnted
W W sahusry aud changes and additions
were made throughuut tho year, a new list
OF $50 mobiiEed dollar securities" eub-
ject 10 an additional income tax Oh len pcr
cent being announced a. late al r.rer,.
u,' ue various plans 70 will be recalled
provided Tor either the purchase outright of
american securities held by British holders
Tor the purpose cf rcseilinr M This enuot-,.
or their loan 20 tho Rritlsh Treasury Tor
tne purpose Of their utilization AZ collateral
Tor loans here
u was no, until July ! that action was
taken which meant the forcing of holders
Z" deposit their stocks and bonds This
lorco was in the form " "a mpcrtav OF
two sAlllinrs 20 the pound or trr, per c,,nt
on Incomes derived from fecurltiea that
had not been turned over 10 the Treasury
Later stocks and bonds % Canada south
America and Of European neutral csun.
tries were adder 10 tho list having a value
g.'mat"d a.; 1900 100000 $4,000 900 0o0D.
1--WE f'.N '.A tHNAINNs NNt NNNW made
ot this Immense total hut u s',uaa nor.
m'ueutly available for use az collateral I'm
America and elsewhere and VIII without
question prove exceedingly valuable I'm
view ~ the warning 90 tho FcdFrai he
serve Board not only Z, American hanks
but 90 Individual Investors against "A too.
free purchase Of unsecured ihanH
Latest reports Indicate that approx.
mateN $4,000 100000 ot toreigr loans and
crcdIt9--an almost uHthlnkablo pun,-hayc
been placed here sine. the war began In
addition 90 this amount another 81 o0O. 600
eoo Ia various securities have actually been
told back TO thlH country during the war
period
During the spring nud early summer tho
general market d,oplavcd o. consiirr,hIs
degree o' activity. but beginning In August
and lasting about until mid November an
upward movement 90 subahutal proper.
unns took place II was then that the
opposition of the Federal Reserve Board 10
additional placing NJ unsecured loans
started a rcRctiouary movement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
POULTRY

LtyE-Tbr market ruled nrn with demand
absorbing the limited reccipta uf irHrNnlo
10 quality iIu poe sNerpiioHal lots highor
runst"FH lac lar, spring chickguH aerordluE 20
quality II D@nr. exceptional lots higher. White
lrghogns, agyorl.ug 20 4uAlliy iiHl.g dntka
ss (" ''s, ard guaty % 2og sSe;pile33ai lot.
egpuonai lots higher pigeons old per pnlr' ~
DREA9Ep--Ths market ruled nrm with de
manA rguai 90 the offerings ~ desirable stock rs
tUlloWht Ertuh-Nllni, d~kapgrt,d turkeys. prr lh
- Fancy nearby. SO ft llC. exceptional lots hHh"r,
fancy WvtEVrn. a1ci fair tu good. so Ilgs rums
mon 25W2s1l fowls ~ e. uuN, dry picked s
Fancy selected 2tr weighing ~ 1f % lNa. hplrer,
- bci DO, Z lbs apiece. 2SC DO. q "a lhu. apiece,
"a Is 92c do JOS. apiece. 100 1uNs fowls IN bills.
fancy dry-pckcd wolEhing ~ q lbs ani nver
apiece, 2aci DO. his apiece. pc smaller sltsH.
n u zoe. old Fuostcra. DRY picked, lIc3 roRHttng
ins OG Ia ~ per pair rs o zoe. io, lbs rer
tnE chickens, weBtaru. lrr-pugkei. u bhla.,
vrizhlnE ita and over per pair. - " 23c. roast
inE chickens, western 'n ubls, wvighinE I ltH
per pair. gn62iU; hr0lltnE chickens weHirrr ln
boxes woiEhlng lg l9g ppf pAlr. 4tM 29c.
DO. miyel slaea. iSTsur5 brntlerH Jersey fancy
2Auiir, o., other nearby. Weighing y q . lbH
apiece 2TW2pc. do, nearby. smaller sizes ~
sie. ducks, nearby 2s&sie 90, western, se@
3gc g.gushs white, w,igt!.Gg no ~ lbs, rsr
o /. S6i DO, do iha per doz sac aa 90. DO.
per dos, g.. 20 g 20, tArK. e. 5O42p0. small
aud No q EOg ff ng
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
CAMDEN GIVES PAY INCREASE
TO FIREMEN; THIS CITY WAITS
Philadelphia Left Behind by Neghbor Across
River-More Days OFF Allowed Pittsburgh,
With Two-Platoon System, Is Superior

their families They have not tho teInerltF
70 auggcst q two-piatoou system. which fh8
LEGISLATURE of 1918 enforced upon pilts-
hurgh and which is atill III vogue there
threc-piatoon Arrangement an eight
hour day. they DO not even discuas among
themselves Philadelphia grants that to her
policemen after determining that a twciYe-
hour tour nf duty IN two sections OF six
hours each had proven too arduoua for The
hlue-ecated army pa,roiiug her Ftreeta
POLICE PAY TRIPLES THEIRS
Fircmen In Philadelphia aro paid conn
rarauveiy the same salary ~ policemen
actually, u IA little isas--for performing
three times the service and for faithfully
rendering that tripleh devotion % duty az
constant and multiplied risk OF life ana
limb
Pittsburgh IL n city OF the second class.
IL ls the Philadeiphlan's boast that he llves
N the only FIRST class city In PennsyRanlR
seeona class Pittsburgh, IN addition 70
granting shorter hours to her nremen. pays
them better than nrst-ciass phlladeIphia.
hoseman or ladderman of the FIRST grade
~ the Allegheny metropolis receives $1,000
annually, or 500 q month In rhiiadai.
phh the compensation for equal rank and
twice the service II sto0 less a year.
Second and third grade nrcmsn ia Pitta-
eurgh are paid, respectively. sitt0 and
tlOSO, ~ against Philadeiphia's $1,000 and
RsuV, Pittsburgh pays It's captains $500
ana itH NoutenantH 1890, while ita drivers
receive Sia60 and It's tliiermen $1,000. Phil.
adelphia gives 60 the mon OF those grades
SiAQO. fi2sO, ttiOO and $1,000, respec-
lively. only IN tho salary OF its chlof
engineer does the Philadelphia bureau OF
Fire surpaHR ltE smaller sister city. CHIEF
Murphy's annual compensation Ia sts0o,
which exceeds by $500 tho salary OF pitta-
burgh's chief
"suBs' IN pITTsBuRGH
pittsburgh employs force OF aubati-
tutes TO replace disabled hose and ladder
men These men receive $500. the salary
paid TO regular hoaemAn In PHILADELPHIA
during the irHt two years of his career IN
the bureau, Philadelphia does not realize
or oNcrlooks tho necessity for a subatltute
or extra list for no such auxiliary has
been provided since the organization Of
her department The Bureau OF Police can
draw upon such n quota to replace Injured
or sick patrolmen. An injured fireman en-
tails tho covering up" by his fellows at the
station. who perform his work in addition
to their own until he IL able to reaume his
duties
Only recently Mayor Mitchell. OF New
York saw ~ TO have the nremena salaries
raised without an appeal on their part. Te
was quoted at the time as declaring that ho
wsa impeilod TO do 40 solely because he
deemed tho men OF the nrO department.
worthy OF increased pay.
Mayor Smith has not specifically de-
clRred his stand on tho pending question of
granting 20 Phlladolphia'a firemen an addi-
tiun In pay that VIII place them on n plane
with the mon In some of the second and
third class cltlca OF tho country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
VINCOME AND HOBART
PREPARE FOR BIG GAME

The managers Of the Vlnoome and the
Hobart football teams, which are scheduled
for the big independent battle on the Straw
bridge 4 Clothlsr Field New Years after.
noon, are wasting no time In bOlsterlng up
their teams william Macdonald, manager
OF Vincomu, has secured Bill Stephens, Of
Muhlanberg College. - play left halfback.
and 10 Offset this Manager spangler of
Hobart. says that when the teams appear
Tor the klck-oR az 80 o'clock he viii pre-
sent several players well known Ia the coli
lege world
Another player who should prove an At
traction Is Frank Kelly. the former La
fayetts College lnsman and punter Kelly
played several early games with Nlncome,
but suffered a wrenched shoulder and since
has been out of action He rs iH good
shape now and says his boutipg Il as good
as it was tgo years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
deaths

ADAMS, pee. 90 CAROLINE, widow %
W,llli,am N'y,i " Adams Relatives and friegds tn
Chcltcn ayr.. uermantpwn. Int private.
ALENANDEfl,-pse. 2s, RonERT, husband
OF late Mary W. Alexander tnna nouRhertyh
Relatives and friends memberH of Lsnni Lenaps
Tribe. No q, O, ~ NJ William Pom Lodge,
vited to funeral services. sun, ! p. M resi-
deucS Of John w, Conner. a0as Frankford ave.
Int, private Mt, Moriah Gem.
ALLEN. .---Dec. rs. JAMES husband of Kals
Allen tnes iIsnAonl, Relatives and friends IN
vited TO funeral services, dita NJ 18th ST.
Tues p, N; Int. NlEthwood Gem, -
aON, agrd TO- itaiativus and frlendH invited 70
funeral services sat. p. m, Aai5 KinEsesanE
ave. Int, private,
HAt1INAS.--Dso a7 LgTTTIA 81, wifa OF
Calvin o. neehman. nslatiyes and frlsnds n
y. NJ. Int, private. sun q, m. at Yon Natone
Church, kreldefsyills, IA, Please omit nowsrH-
Continued on Nest PaEs