The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

near Blytheville, Mississippi county, charge had loaded the automobile with whiskey in Missouri and were mak- ing their way to Memphis. They were arrested and fined. After law suit the car has been turned over to a Memphis concern, from which it was bought by one of the bootleggers, who has disappeared. The car had not been paid for.
 Preparations are being made for the sale of thrift stamps and war say ings certificates in Miller county Arh- ansas. and Bowie county, Texas. The allotment to be sold in Miller county is S310.o00, and for Bowie county sSO0,o0O
 Sam Parks, living two miles east of Clarksville, was severely bitten by a hog while trying 10 get some pigs under a shed. His abdomen was pair fully laeerated. while his right arm was almost torn from his body He is in serious condition.
 w s. Cullins of Jamestown has in- vented a machine to thresh unopened cotton bolls and is now using his ma chine at Desha He charges % cents per 100 pounds for threshing the bolls. The lint from these bolls brings about 25 cents per pound on the market.
 The ginning records show that Chi cot county exceeds the 1916 crop to date by about 1.00o bales. With an extra large corn erop and the excel lent prices prevailing more money is in circulation in CIicot county than during the last 30 years.
 The Lake Village CitFCouncf has accepted the offer of the International Health Commission, made by Dr. Fay Tor, for an anti-malarial campaign, and appropriated S1.50G The total cost will be $3,0G9. of which the com- mission provides half,
 The names of all members of the First Methodist church of Conway who have enlisted in the various mili- tary branches have been compiled and will be posted at the entrance 10 the church. The list contains more than 100 names.
 Charles Yount. brother of J. ". YOunt Of Monticello, was shot by robber of Kansas City some time ago. It was not thought that his wound would be fatal, hut he died in a Kan sas City hospital last week.
 Two small boys while playing at the Lake Village depot struck a match and no bales of cotton were ignited. All the cotton was singed and scorch- ed but only three bales were serious ly damaged The total loss is about $1,200
 The Pine Bluff recruiting office re ported that during the last few days 62 men have enlisted here and Pine Bluff has taken the lead over other recruiting offices in the state.
 Following short talks by members of the party on the Allies Red Cross Special, which passed through Plum erville, a local Red Cross chapter was organized with 106 members.
 Committees fron, cI,,bs o-d churches of Clarksyille have planned community Christmas tree. A fea- ture of the program will be the open air singing by all the children of the city.
 D. P. Slaughter of Scott has just sold A. F. Mackley of Piedmont, Mo, a farm for S50,O00. Farm lands have greatly increased in value there in the past two months.
 Brick work on the walls Of the new main building being constructed for the Arkansas State Normal School at Conway was commenced by the con- tractors, after excavations and foun. dations had been completed.
 The Van Buren Press Argus says there is a shortage of mistletoe this year. Owing to the fact that the past summer was dry the berries were scarce and what sprigs of mistletoe are to be found are almost without