The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-21

Sergeants J. B. Watkins and Joe Cald- well, both of Little Rock and privates are Frank Brown and Charles Brown, both of Benton.
 The new Third ArkNasas Infantry is ready for federal inspection prepar- atory to federal recognition, and Capt. A. W. Lane, U. S. A, stated that he will begin the inspection soon.
 A bond has been signed by nearly hundred Harrisburg, citizens author ing Circuit Clerk A. H. Landers and B F. Cole to construct a gravel pike from Harrisburg to Trumann, and the work is to commence right away. The signatures of the people on the bond holder of any consequence in this yi- cinity and includes all of the most wealthy men and women here The instrument is yariously estimated to be worth anywhere from one and a half to two million dollars.
 Over in White county, Arkansas, one husky young farmer walked three miles to Rosebud to register. There he was told to go to Romance, about 10 miles away. He hiked out for Ro. nance. It was late in the afternoon when he reached Romance He was still in the wrong place, and was sent to Joy, about five miles distant. He pulled into Joy just in time to regis ter, but he did not know his age.
 Col. Geo. P. Howell, U. s. A, en- gineer in charge of the construction of the twelfth divisional training camp to be located in Little Rock, arrived from Memphis and spent several hours with Iron Mountain engineers arranging the route of the double spur track to be laid to the camps site.
 The Ford" mine, near Harrison, owned by Helena parties, has been opened with fine indications and is ex- pected to soon become good pro. ducer. This property is located six miles from Harrison on Huzzah creek.
 Improved cattle and other stock .s being bought by stock men near Rog, CTS in increasing quantities. In the past three days a Shorthorn bull, five Holstein calves and a pair of goats have come to local men.
 A contract for motor driven fire equipment appropriated s1O,OO0 n value was let by the board of public affairs at Fayetteville, the improve. ment having already been authorized by the city council.
 Fayetteville is to have settling basin and filter plant for it's munici. pal water plant in three months, ac. cording to the terms of a contract made public.
 Charles Gregory of Cornell Univer sfty arrived at Conway to study the grass and grain fields of Faulkner county to determine the effect of the brown rust.
 The Arkansas Lime Company is con. templating the erection of $25,00O plant at Ruddells with which to grind glass sand.
 Lee Smith of the faculty of the Quitman high school has resigned and joined the Arkansas National Guard.
 The Morrilton Cotton Oil Company of Morrilton has increased it's capital stock from $60.000 to $120.OOO.
 Engineers have begun the survey on the Mt Judea highway by way of Western Grove. It is planned to ex- tend the survey south to Russellville. This is to be the Harrison and Hot Springs highway by way of Russell vile.
 J. E. Critz, of Earle, the county demonstrator of Crittenden county. says that there is about 250 acres of wheat in the county and that it Will not average more than 15 bushels 70 the acre.
 A. R. Connerly sent up a paper bal loon at Lake Village one evening last week and the result was A f1ock of