The Springdale news., 1917-04-20

however, on waivers granted on slight physical defects.
 Orders have been received by mili- tia officials to dismantle and seal all amateur wireless plants of the state which already have not been dis mantled.
 The College of Agriculture and the agricultural extension service of the University of Arkansas has issued a circular giving the vital points in the report of the conference that met in St. Louis to consider the agricultural situation. This circular tells in con else form what to do and how to do it. It will be mailed out this week D almost 10000 farmers in all parts of Arkansas.
 Plans for the organization of home guard are being made by Attorney J. A. Weas, who has been appointed re- cruting officer in Argenta. Blanks for enlisting may be received from MT. Yeas. Men desiring to enlist must be above the age of 35.
 C. M. Henderson and Arthur Hen derson, living at Vaughn. three miles south of Genterton. received the high est price on record for scrub cattle recently when they sold a bunch to Ketchum fOkla9 stockmen for an average of S70 a head
 Sixty students of the Arkansas State Normal at Conway volunteered to join a company of guards R. F. Womaek and G. Daniel Estes of the Normal, who have had military train ing in the University of Arkansas, will be in charge.
 Residents of Fl Paso community are planning to practice practical pa triotism by raising the largest crops of corn, potatoes, cabbage, sorghum and hogs ever produced here. School children will raise acres of potatoes and tomatoes.
 The Palette school closed with graduating exercises. The two grad uates are N. M. Brown and Miss Lucy l.. Graves. The commenceNent ad dress was made by Dr. J. B. Byrd of Fort Smith.
 A flood and feed' campaign for
  impetus at Wynne when the farmers, merchants and bankers met to dis cuss ways and means for the county to feed itself.
 The Fl Dorado Foundry and Ma chine Company has received a letter of thanks from the War Department for the offer of the use of the plant if necessary during the present war.
 During the last few days cattle in this section of the White River coun- try are being driven to the open range. Grass has made a strong growth and the range is in good condition.
 Mrs Ruby Winsted, formerly of Yoacum, Ark, is now one of the sue cessful merchants of Reeds Springs, Mo.
 Marshal Walter Smith of Beebe seiz. ed gallon of alcohol, consigned to a local man.
 A buzzard, wearing small bell hung around it's neck, was seen near Nimrod.
 An appropriation of s1,200 for fight Ing cattle ticks was made at a spe- cial meeting of the Crawford County Levying Court held at Van Buren. in response to request made by Judge Starbird There were but three votes against the proposition Oil and Gas Company has ceased, 0 await the arrival of more casing At 1,700 feet the drill is in salt water IL Is believed that gas is present and 1t is said that the brine is oily
 James Armstrong, who left Magno- lia for Oklahoma about r years ago. and who is now a member of the Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, is now many times a millionaire, according 10 the Oklahoma City News, because of an oil gusher producing many thou sands of oil daily which has been brought in on his land southeast of Newkirk.
 Mrs. Owen Kendrick of Cotter was the first woman to pay her poll tax iu Baxter county.