The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

tie witness before the grand JURY III
HE Powell case
\ son was born few days ago to
Mr.. and Mrs r F Tyer of Jackson
county and at the same hour son
was born 10 Mr and Mrs James Goe.
As Mrs Coe is Mr. Myers daughter.
Mr.. fyer became father aud 4
grandfather at the same hour TIE
Coe baby has been named Woodro3
and the Tyer baby has been named
Wilson.
The formation of Paving District
No. has been approved By the Rus
sellvi1le City Council and w. J. White.
A. T. Renffow and George s Neal
have been appointed commissioners.
The district embraces real estate as.
sessed $154,000 and the petitions
for the improvement represented al
most 100000.
Farmers around Nashville have re-
ceiyed 2.onG sugar barrels. which they
will use to ship the radish crop 10
Northern and Eastern markets. About
loo acres of radishes will BE- produced
this year, and it is expected thar 10
cars will be shipped The crop will
begin to move about April
4 striking object lesson In the pos
sibilites in diversified farming Il
found in the achievement of ] H
Martin farmer in the Spring Hill
community. seven miles south Of
Hope. who is succeeding under the
plan suggested by the Let Arkansas
Feed Herself" slogan.
Lin Jackson. a negro. was arrested
at Camden by Sheriff Purifoy for hav-
ing suit case full of liquor The ne
gro had left the suit case in Il local
store and was acting suspieiously
which led the officers TO open the sun
case.
One of the most enthusiastic mass
meeting ever held at Mcneil was held
at the school auditorium, when the
citizens and business men Of the town
and community met to initiate the
forming of road improvement dis
trict
W. A. Anderson Of Benton county
tells the Benton County Record that
j., 1CcQ bo md savarof o+f,,, D.ut,=r
county men hauled apples overland
from Benton county to Texas He took
his as far as San Antonio and re
ceived $4025 30 in gold for 40 bushels
of apples
The light plant at Ozark has been
sold to Messrs Bill and Dupriest Of
Davenport. Iowa The consideration
was $4,000. The buyers own tie
light plants at Alma, Dyer. Mulberry,
Altus. Deming, Coal Hin and Paris.
J. w Williamson. a planter in the
upper White river valley, will have
approximately 1000 acres bottom Land
in cultivation this year He handles
many cattle and says he will not be
caught short on feed next year.
The directors of the Russellville
public schools have effected a settle
ment with the insurance companies
for damage done to the high school
building by fire two weeks ago. the
amount of damages being s3.77194.
d, NJ Dewitt of RusselivnIe has In.
vented an improved carburetor and
has organized a company for the man
ufaeture and sale of the article. The
carburetor factory will be located at
Russellyille.
VIII Mobiles and Charles Williams
of Van Buren, are under bond of $3.50
each awaiting a hearing before Judge
Mckinney on a charge of violating
the bone dry law
Women of Dota are joining the
Hawk club of that place Each mem.
Der gives a hen 10 the man who kills
the greatest number OF hawks dur.
ing the coming summer.
Prospects are fine for a bumper
strawberry crop in White county. One
grower says he can use at least 500
pickers for two weeks by the last
week in April
Railway facilities have been prom.
lsed the new Subiaco Coal Mining
Company by May through an exten.
sion of the Fort Smith, Subiaco and
Eastern railway.
An air compressor for the Big Joe
mine has been unloaded at Everton.
J. c. Taylor of Haskell, Saline
county. has sold to W. d. Burns of
Glenwood BLACK Taylor" and Lady
Evans" the two hogs that brought first
prize at the Pulaski county fair in
Little Rock last fall The two hogs
weighed HOB and $50 pounds. and
brought $3.50 and $210.
At a meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Second District Agricul.
tural School at Russellville. G. C.
L,eker was elected president, to sue.
coed Charles E. Scott.