The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-20

men, who said that Little Rock rapidly is getting the reputation of Texas cities for charging high prices.
 ALL OVER ARKANSAS.
 s. c. Alexander, president of the Merchants and Planters Bank and cotton dealer, of Pine Bluff, has re- turned from a trip to Denver, Chicago, New York, Boston, Providence and other cities, where he spent the past two months. He says cotton will bring high prices this season and pre- diets that hill farmers can get 20 cents for their cotton if they will hold it and demand the price.
 Registration of children and young people in the Children of America Loyalty League has begun at Morrill, ton under the leadership of Miss Jul lia Turner, local president, who was recently appointed by Mrs. H. NJ. Bennett of Little Rock, state presi- dent. Forty enrolled and a meeting will be held daily to arouse the school pupils to the importance of their CO., operation.
 The funds of St. Francis County Road Improvement District No. 8, amounting to s2O0,O00 from the first bond issue, has been deposited in the Planters Bank and the Bank of East ern Arkansas at Forrest City desig- hated as Repositories by the commis- sioners of the district
 Commissioners of County Accounts D. F. Arnold, Joe Parker and J. W. Ponder finished the audit of the Pike county books and burned county scrip to the amount of s57,5927e. Pike county is in much better shape finan- cially than it has been for several years.
 Under direction of Harry F. Kapp of Little Rock, district agent of the United States Department of Agricul- ture, and County Agent J. H. McCully, campaign is being waged through out Pike county in an effort to get the farmers to increase the wheat acre age.
 At a recent meeting William Cray son Lodge No 175, Knights of Pythias, at Graysonia, pledged it's support to the Supreme Lodge in raising the s5O0,000 fund for Red Cross relief work The local members will prob ably give s1 each.
 J. G. Eberly of Sulphur Springs has been shipping from s75 to s100 worth of cantaloupes per day for the past two weeks. He reports that Ozark cantaloupes bring more on the Kan sas City market than the Rocky Ford melons.
 Circuit Judge Scott Wood of Hot Springs rendered decision declaring unconstitutional a special act of the 1 1917 legislative session which had been passed for the purpose of giving Garland County authority to borrow money on the county credit.
 John Greenfield of BatesvilIe left l for Ames, Iowa. where he yill attend 1 the agricultural school. His tuition is furnished by the Carnegie commis- sion for having performed deed of bravery here several years ago.
 Dr. J. c. Foreman has been appoint. ed instructor in economics and socio, 1 logy in the University of Arkansas for the year 1917-17, vice Prof J. S Waterman, who has gone into the United States army.
 L. B. Jones & Son of Madison sold what is known as the Young farm of 764 acres, on Linden island, for s9C an acre, a total of s,7S0
 5raysonia Lodge, No. 125, expects to raise it's share of the s500.000 prom ised by the Supreme Grand Lodge for Red Cross work.
 About s12,000 worth of Liberty ] bonds have been purchased by the Graysonia- Ozan Lumber Company and its employees.