The Dermott news., 1916-12-14

IiiS kuk NoiIfiiiNttt p. Stokes. w. W. West. w. C. Crittenden. J. F Quattlebaum. D F. Tucker, w. C. Key, J. R Core. F C. Nidges, J. NJ. Barrett, B L. Wiley. C. NJ. Philpot, Dave Veil and b R. Niven.
 Circuit Judge Robert J. Lea of Lit tie Rock in court. severely criticised jury which found Arthur Carter, ne gro chauffeur. guilty of involuntary manslaughter and fixed his punish ment at 60 days in the penitentiary. Carter was driving an automobile which ran over and killed an eight year-old girl This verdict Is an out rage" said Judge Lea to the jurors. "A verdict of second degree murder clearly would have been justified. Some persons who drive automobiles think that whenever they honk their horns all pedestrians should climb trees or telegraph poles"
 The car shortage has caused large amount of cotton to accumulate along the White River division. and the railroad company has begun moving 1t on flat cars All the section crews between Diaz and Guion and a num- Der of extra men are pressed into ser vice loading cotton. On one flat car in Batesville were piled 64 bales Thou sands of bales are being moved daily
 Herbert Monroe. son of k J Mon roe. of Sheridan. has returned from the border. where he was private in Company F Third Indiana Regiment He was discharged because of disabfl- ity- He became acquainted with many of the Arkansas guardsmen and says they are being well cared for
 The Businoss Mems Club has paid si 600 for the 40 acre site and railroad right of way for the Athletic Shelter and Mining Company of Joplin. Mo. which Is erecting a is5.000 smetter at South Fort smith. This is the first factory site purchased out of fund of S20o00 which the citizens raised for the club.
 William White aged Ss. who re- sides near Augusta. marketed a few days ago the fourth bale of cotton raised by him on T three-acre plot Of ground this year He received Si0o for the bale and hauled the seed home for use next year. None of the bales weighed less than 6o0 pounds
 
 Owing 10 the depredations of wolveo and wildcats in Searcy county. Coun- " Judge Bromley has announced that the custom of paying hounties for the scalps of these animzH has been re- viyed bounty. of g 90 is paid for wolrs scalp aab $l for wildcatS scalp.
 Robert Tucker aged 3S years, . prominent farmer of Elmo Is confined in sanitarium at Newport. suffering from gunshot wounds which were in- ficted about his face and breast at his home Mir, Fuckers condition is serious il is said.
 Governor Hays offered reward or s250 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Johanna Hess. 15- year-old daughter Of a German farmer near Argenta Citizens of Argenta and vicinity will increase the amount to Sl.o00.
 Details will be perfected within tho next two or three days for the organi- zation of company and the erection i and equipment of plant at Pine Blum for the manufacture of oak chairs. including upholstered chairs.
 A summach bush l5 inches in diam eter has been cut near Madison, St Francis county. This bush is consid- cred wonder. inasmuch as the su- mach rarely attains a diameter great CT than three or four inches Judge Guy Fulk. at an adjourned term of Perry Circuit Court at Perry vile, set the first Monday in March as the date for hearing the county seat contest between Perryyille and Rigelow
 Farmers and stock men from the northern part of tClark) county are reporting that the wolves are doing much damage in that section. Calves. pigs and other small animals are being killed by the pack that operates there. It is not known whether this is the same pack of wolves that Is troubling the people of Chalybeate Valley. It is long distance between the locali- ties
 A test oil we'll will be sunk near Wilton. Work will begin soon.