The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1917-11-22

others who had quit its employ That
in pursuance to said unlawful con-
spiracy said defendants and others
have, by force, threats, intimidation
and Misrepresentation, attempted to
prevent the plaintiff from operating
its telephone exchange" etc.
T. Gypert drove his team of horses
into James Roses pond near Big
Flat, Stone county, to give him
drink. One of the horses sank down
in the wud and fell and in his struggle
TO arise entangled the other horse in
the harness and the other horse fell.
Before MIR. Cypert could free them
from the harness one of the horses
had been drowned.
The editor of the University Week-
", published at the University of Ar
kansas, is fighting the move to kill
the rallying song of the university
which carries the line, ooh, du lieber
Arkansas" He admits, however, that
sentiment is against the song and that
it seems doomed
At its last meeting a proposition
was submitted to the Russellville City
Council by Oscar H. Wilson for the
erection of combined council room,
fire station, auditorium and rest room
in the Wilson block on Main street.
A committee was appointed to inves-
tigate.
Miss Ethelyn CHASER, a young lady
OF Mountain Home, is at work now
getting members for the Red Cross.
She is meeting with success. practi-
cally every one she solicits becoming
a member. Cotter has So members
and is an auxiliary.
scroll bearing the names of all
former Henderson-Brown students at
Arkadelphia in the service of Uncle
Sam is being prepared by the art stu
dents of the college. The scroll will
be hung on the walls of the college
auditorium.
More than 500 children of Bates
vile schools were on the honor roll
the past 1aonth. To be placed on the
roll Of honor the pupil must be Meth
er absent nor tardy and must have
an average daily grade of 90 per cent.
The gin and -four mill at Melbourne,
owned by Owen Williams, was de.
stroyed by fire, with a loss between
$4,000 and 100000 1t is believed the
fire was caused from the smoldering
flames in the boiler room
The cotton gin at Heber Springs
owned by the Searcy Ice and Oil Com
pany was destroyed by fire. Besides
the plant 10 bales of cotton and from
40 to so tons of cotton seed was
burned.
Leo Kuder of Harrison, who is at
the aviation camp at Garden City, L.
L. WI llCo iAdl lAio COL DS Is SCUtuulGu
to leave soon for France Mr. Kuder
lefe here last July. He ranks as cor
poral.
An outbreak of blackIeg is feared
in Johnson county, and steps are be-
ing taken to prevent it. \ f1trate
used in vaccination against the dis
ease is given free of charge to the
farmers.
The rest room that has been kept
open near the business part of Rogers
for two months by the women mem
bers of the Civic League, has been so
much appreciated that it viii be con-
tinued.
John H. Harper, civil engineer, is
to make survey for the
new highway between Batesville and
Mammoth Spring. He is having
great deal of trouble in getting help.
The town of Kensett has taken
time by the forelock in the matter
of suppressing holiday fireworks. The
Town Council has barred fireworks
there during next Christmas.
While assisting in cutting wood
near her home at Mountain View,
Miss Matte lesson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. lesson, was struck
by falling tree and killed.
OF the $500 Red Cross articles ask.
ed of Washington county, S25 have
been made by women at Fayetteville
and forwarded to headquarters at st.
Louis.
Residents>AReas Mill, village
two miles west of Fayetteville, wit
messed the unusual sight of an army