The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15
Mass meeting of the property own

CTS of the proposed Jonesboro- Kettle ton Road Improvement District was held in Jonesboro, at which time a resolution was adopted asking Hon. 1 Claude B. Briton, representative of 1 Craighead county in the Arkansa as | Legislature to use his best efforts to pass the bill providing for the i'm provement of the road between the 1 City of Jonesboro and Town of Kettle ton The citizens were very enthusi- astic, and it was unanimously agreed that this bill provides the most eco nomical, expeditions and satisfactory plan for the construction of perma- nent roads and their maintenance. in the proposed district. In a very short time petitions were signed, bearing the names of the owners of 90 per cent of the acreage of the land in the district.
 Hon. Thomas Burress. member of the state highway commission. was present and pledged the cooperation of the commission in the construction of the improvements. w H. Woodruff of Springfield, Mo, large real estate owner in this section and booster for the Ozark Trails Road, was also present and addressed the meeting, assuring his hearty support of the l proposed district If this bill becomes law and the road built, it will be come a part of the Ozark Trails. A mass meeting was also held in Nettleton in the interest of the road, | at which time all of the owners of | the real estate showed much interest | in the proposed legislation and read l fly signed the petition The Keichs and other prominent citizens of that place are boosting the road
 An improvement district has been formed at Earle, and work is to begin soon in putting in a sewer system, grading, graveling and oiling three of the principal streets, extending the water mains and putting in new fire plugs. The Fire Department has or dered two new ladders, a new wagon and other paraphernalia.
 Negro farmers of Madison, St Fran cis county, have organized under the leadership of Scott Bond. prominent and wealthy negro merchant and planter of Madison, to work for bet ter farming, greater diversification, better fertilization and a general up building of the farming interests o. the negro farmers of that section.
 A movement to erect a S1 1000. 900 hospital at hot Springs was success fully started at the quarterly confer ence of the Central Methodist Church by the Rev. B. A. Few, presiding el- der. The proposition was heartily en- dorsed and will be placed in the hands of committee which will wage the preliminary campaign
 The first package of liquor received by the Conway express company since the "bone dry" law went into effect ar rived. It was consigned to local physician. Before the package will be deNvered the consignee will make affi- davit before a notary public that the liquor is to be used for medicinal pur- poses.
 Although January was too cold for the operation of zinc concentrating mills. the J. c. Shepherd Mining Com pany, of Melville, made an output from it's string of mines in this field that would do credit to any district. Its total shipments for the month were 1,25S,902 pounds. or 629 tons.
 The Farm Bureau of the Marianna Commercial Club has arranged a se- ries of weekly luncheons, where com munity problems may be discussed. A committee from the club with the aid of the women's club of the city, also has plan for forming rural community clubs in Lee county
 Relatives of J. A. Swartz, of Keo, killed in the cyclone several weeks ago, received from DesArc quantity of letters and papers, which were blown away when the Swartz home was destroyed They had been car ried more than 60 miles by the wind.
 Jack Henderson is the first alleged violator of the bone dry law to be ar rested at Jonesboro. He was arrest ed by Chief of Police Broadway near the Agricultural School on the Frisco railroad, with grip containing four quarts of booze
 J. F. Holt of Corinth, Sharp county. has sold during the past 10 years S5S025 worth of cattle, all being the increase from one COW, and he now has on hand 15 head which are the increase from the same COW, and are worth $500
 Chancellor McMahan of Rogers has made ruling that none of the de crees of his court will become effec- tive until all costs in the cases are paid
 T. Lunn, aged so years, a Confede- |