Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-05-30


 a window of coach in a passenger train soon due at Dermott A doctor was summoned and when the train ar rived the child, a girl three years old, was treated for bruises and slight cuts on the head. She was not seriously hurt, although she had fallen from | the window while the train was run ming at speed of 35 miles an hour. Dr. c. w. Garrison, president of the State Board of Health, and Dr. D. c. Absher of New York, member visited Prescott in the interest of a campaign for the prevention of con tagious diseases. It is not probable that this county will assist in the work, owing to financial conditions. A new ferry across the Arkansas river between Faulkner and Perry counties will be established one mile south of the present Cadron farm fer. ry. The new ferry will be establish ed because the road leading to the present ferry on the Faulkner county side of the river cannot be put into first class shape.
 Mrs. Alice Alexander of Fayette- vile was arrested and charged with q bone dry law violation. She had five quarts of alcohol in her suit case, which. she said, was for medical pur- poses. Officers say she has been mak- ing trips regularly to Monett, Mo.
 Attorney General Arbuckle filed suit in the Miller Circuit Court at Texar- kama against the National Creosoting Company of Texarkana for $75,000, which is claimed to be due the state as back taxes on certain lands owned by the company in Miller county.
 At meeting held at Texarkana 1t was decided that Texarkana will have a chautauqua this year. The financial guarantee has been arranged and other details agreed upon. The chau- tauqua will be held during the week of June 10-17.
 Postmaster M. E. Sherland of Mo- Gehee put into effect the order of the Postoffice Department establishing city delivery of mail in McGehee. There will be two daily deliveries. John Maier and Phil Anderson are the carriers.
 A. A. Webber and John Morrow of Batesville are doing development work on the Maryhattianna mine on Rush creek An immense body of high several rich runs of carbonate. A mill is planned.
 Magnolia inspectors will begin the work of cattle tick eradication in this locality at once, with the inspection. of the vats. Dipping will begin June 1. It is planned to have every COW in the county dipped once each 14 days.
 Directors of the Hill Creek school district in Conway county have rent ed Is acres of land and have planted it to cotton. The proceeds will go toward maintaining the school and making final payment on the school building.
 The fve-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Max Morrow, who reside near | Kensett, was bitten by a rattlesnaka a few days ago. A physician admin. istered an antidote promptly and the little fellow is now on the way to re l covery.
 w. A. Stoddard, farmer living north of Mountain Home has snare drum that was made in 1885. It went through the Civil war and many h. dian battles. He was a bugler dur ing the war, and also has his old bugle.
 l W. A. Jones, Confederate veteran living at Denning, has little Testa. ment which was taken from the knap. sack of Federal soldier in Virginia in August, 1864
 Ground for the erection of Mena'a new $50,000 postoffice building has been broken.