Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-08-16


 mile long, is the other scene of ac- tivity. Many feet of dirt on each side must be whittled away with steam shovels to prevent slides dur ing wet weather. This involves nov
 ing more than 100000 yards of clay and boulder at that place. Judge Frank A. Youmans in the United States Court at Fort Smith entered a default judgment in favor of the Scranton Trust Company Of Scranton, Pa, against the Scranton Anthracite Coal Company of the same city for $42,04339, 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.
 The canning plant of the Golland- American Fruits Products Company began operations at Decatur. They are canning tomatoes. A large force of women and girls are employed, as well as men. The factory has a large acreage of tomatoes contracted, but owing to the drouth the crop will be short. After the tomato season the factory expects to can sweet potatoes and apples.
 Austin Armstrong, 15 years old, fell in attempting to catch freight train at the Rock Island station at Benton and his right arm any should ed were badly crushed. He was taken to a Little Rock hospital for treat ment. Physicians say it will be nee essary to amputate the arm to save the boys life.
 A number of pearl buyers from dis tant points have visited Batesville 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 J. 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 s2OO,OoO
 The big blaming mill of the Redus Lumber Company, at Pyatt, north of Cotter on White river road, was de stroyed by fire. Seventy-five thou sand feet of lumber was also con sumed by the flames A million feet of lumber in the yard narrowly es- capped destruction.
 The Rev G. L. Fink of Newark has just closed a two weeks revival meeting at Moorefield, three miles east of Batesville. 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 to succeed E. R. Roberts, who is captain of the Magazine company of the na- tional guard now mobilized at Fort Logan H. Roots.
 l The American Potash Company of l 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 Ianta, Tex, have leased several large storerooms in the Caddo hotel build l ing to open the Philadelphia Whole sale Grocery Company.
 J. M. Turner, cashier of the Bank of Piggott, who has extensive farm interests in the St. Francis river bot toms, has raised crop of sudan 1 grass on his farm, from which he will get two cuttings this summer. l Specimens of the grass, over nine feet long, are on exhibition at the Bank of Piggott
 | Andrew Bangs, farmer residing near Mountain View has stalk of cotton in his field which has 270 bolis l and squares on it. Another has 210.