The Monticellonian., 1917-10-12

ners. handling only the cotton grown
by tenants and share=croppers on their
places, and therefore not compelled
10 comply, was upheld and tempo
rary injunction granted sometime ago.
which was made permanent.
Mountain Home College has twice
rs many students as were in attend
ance at the same time last year G-ho
school has received more than $1,000
in gifts and appropriations. A girls
dormitory has been purchased. paid
for and furnished. The study hail and
class rooms have been refurnshed
and new laboratory equipment in
stalled. Three new departments
have been added.
Location of the rev aviation train
ing schools at or near LonolSe. has
been announced. The school will be
known as Camp Eberts,s IN honor
OF the late Captain Melchior NJ. Eberts
of the Signal Corps OF the United
States army Who lost his life in an
aeroplane accident May s at Column
bus, N. NJ, on the same day that he
receive his promotion to captaincy OF
the signal corps.
What is probably the record yiein.
both as TO money and produce, for
one acre in Ashley county is held by
P A. Watt who lives one mile sou.h-
west of Hamburg Mr. Watt gathered
240 bushels of sweet potatoes from
an acre and sold them for $1,000.
The acre yielded even more than
this, bur the small potatoes were not
offered on the market.
Fire, caused by spontaneous CON-
bnstion. in the bin where 90 tons of
coal had been stored nearly destroyed
the heating plant at Hendrix College
at Conway. The contents OF the fou~
rooms THE Rookery." occupied by
eight students, were destroyed. The
loss is $4,000. partially covered by
insurance.
w. T. Ray, farmer living near
West Point, has perhaps the longest
stalk of sorghum cane in the state.
II is more than 5 feet long. He will
make two bales of cotton Off small
tract. He sent sample of cotton to
John II. Page at Little Rock.
e. A. Wright of England sold his
Pulaski county farm of $40 acres 10
E. NJ. Faver for $4,000 The value OF
this land has increased greatly dur
ing the last year. Mr.. Wright sold il
for $4,000 more than he paid for it
Just one year ago.
The Fort Smith chapter OF the
American Red Cross has supplied the
national headquarters with 1920 gar
ments, $50 pillows and 564 bandages
since organization June 5. Miss Kate
Sandels. secretary, reported at the
chapters annual meeting.
DR.. T J. Garner has completed a
new seven-stand gin at Washington,
which, with the five-stand system of
the Butler Planting Company, gives
Washington ginning capacity OF 100
bales in 10 hours.
Lincoln Mcconnell delivered his
lecture. THE Devil and the KAISER
at Batesviie to large audience. Miss
Dona Gulley of Little Rock rendered
the song Goodbye, Germany"
Fl. NJ Seanters of Elk Ranch has
just returned from Texas. where he
purchased so head of fine Hereford
cattle. which he has placed on his
ranch at Elk Ranch.
In regard TO cotton around Delight
il is a case OF the harvest being plen-
tiful and the laborers few. The cot
ton is being picked as rapidly as pos
sible. but the hands are difficult to
procure
The conventions of the Southern
Cattlemen's Association and the Ark
ansas Live Stock Growers Assoeia-
ton will be held jointly in Little Rock
February 5. 6, and s.
The Rev. Mr.. Daniels. pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church of Earle is being
assisted in series of services by the
Rev. Mr.. Kidd. state evangelist for
the church.
The Prescott Red Cross chapter an
nounced an enrolment of over 700
members, and that more than ZOO
subscribers have been taken for the
Red Cross Magazine. H. V. Scott has
donated the use of SCOTS hall for the
chapter during the period of the war
The cotton crop is at least so per
cent short. The total ginned by the
four gins in Osceola to date is 472
bales as against $500 at this date in
1916. The crop is also three weeks
late and deteriorating in quality.