The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
DEMONSTRATION l FOR POLK COUNTY
ouorum Court Provides for County Agent and Nome Demonstrator-- Appropriations for Other Pur-
 noses and the Taxes Levied.

rum court was held Wednesday, Ii tniri,.tii ] Justices ssSs4tiees of the Peace out of the twenty-nine in the county 4 reporting at the roll call. Those present were County Judge A. E, Wear. and Justices of the Peace G, P Bates, l.. ?. Purvis, J. F. Smith, tL N. Burnett, s. H. Smith, J. G. Hampton, J. A. Bags, j. W. Leeper. & Phil T. Stevenson. J. F.. Taylor, J. R, Allen, G. c. Latch and R. S. Davis. For lack of quorum. the matter of formally taking up the business of the court was deferred until the arrival of Ode Turner and H. s. Hoover, which completed quorum. M. B. Fried, J. A. Earl and and ]. l.. Bedding came in later, bringing the total attendance up to eighteen. In the meantime, Mrs. T. R. Jones, Jr., as a member of the committee from the Woman's Literary Club of Mena appeared before the court in the interest of the matter of the appointment of a farm demonstra- ton agent and canning club agent for Polk county, presenting the re- port of the work done turnout the State by demonstration agents as prepared by the Extension Depart ment of the State University, CO., operating with the U. s. Department of Agriculture. Talks along this line were also made by County Clerk W. L. Parker, J. w. Leeper and j. D. Holman.
 The first formal work of the court was the report of county officers, the first of these being the report of the county clerk on the appropri- atlons and expenditures out of the several funds of the county and the receipts from all sources, showing the receipts to have been as follows: County general tax, S2t ,287.t exhibition license S65: County's part of State land re- demption. IFS; Amount turned in by county clerk, circuit clerk. sheriff, treasurer and assessor, S3,05572; county tax on marriage li- eenses, deeds, mortgages, etc. .$73i.- 05; auto license, Si70i5; circuit court fines, S4326i: magistrate court fines, $295 .65; jury tax. S2OO.97: {: total, S26, 6,709,26. The total expendi- lures for county purposes were: Circuit court. g, 9S9; magistrate court S4S3.79; county court, S2,f06.- fk. EAnVtrarr At.tu sessment and tax books, Si.ff879; public records, S20613: public build ing, S93S7; publicity act. Si3850; other lawful expense, Sii50; pau pers, St,6706l: stenographer, $324. .46; l; fuel, light and stationery, Sit517; county health officer, $425; county general expenses. $5,45766: auto li- cense fund, S60.4i. making a total of Si6,278.4i. showing the receipts m excess of expenditure in the amount of Si0,43082.
 On motion the reports of the other officers were received with out being read, but the report of County Judge A. E Wear was read, and iii it were made certain recom- mendatlons, among which were that specific levies be made for public building expenses and for the ex- penses of maintaining the paupers of the county.
 A petition was presented by resi- dents of the Potter community for the construction of a bridge across Mountain Fork on what is known as the Neighbors crossing near Pot- Ter, the petition being accompanied by list of persons offering to do- nate labor On motion it was de- cided to construct said bridge, the vote being i6 yeas and noes. On motion of ]. E. Taylor, seconded ny J. L. Bedding. the court by a unanimous vote made an appro- prlatiOn of S2,000 out of the fund arising from the mill general county tax levy for the purpose of building said bridge.
 On the motion of H. s. Hoover, seconded by Ode Turner, for the construction of a bridge across the Ouaehita river, south of Egger. was carried by vote of i4 yeas and { noes. On motion of s. H. smith, seconded by ]. Y. Taylor, it was voted to appropriate S2,O00 out oi the fund arising from the , mill county tax, to build said bridge, the vote being f6 yeas against Z noes,
 On motion of s. H. Smith, second- ed by J K. Smith, it was unanl- mously ordered that specific levy Of 4 mill for public building fund and Y mill for the pauper fund be made. This action was taken upon the recommendation of County Judge A. E Wear
 On the matter of appropriations the following was ordered
 IlrcuIt court expense. ...... S9 9,900 bounty court expense. ........ 2000 Magistrate court expense. oUO Keeping prisoners fund. ....-. 1,0VO Assessment and tax books. .... 20OO SuDllc record fund. ........ 400 PuDlelty act expenses. ....+. Z0v PProbate court expense. ........ 3o 1ndncery court expense. lo fuel, light and stationery. oUu
 On motion of s. H. Smith It was Sofdered that an approprlatlon oi DUO De made for the county health olllcer as against an appropriation ol S600 last year. the vote being II yeas to 8 noes.
 On the matter of making an ap- propriation for the employment oi county demonstration agent, a pc eltlon praying for the appropriation was presented by residents and tax, payers of the community about Grannis.
 Speeches in favor of the employ Ihent of a farm demonstration were made by j. O Garland M. B. Fried,
 " leeper. H. s. Hoover, ]. E smith, Pall T. Stevenson, G. L'