The Carlisle independent., 1917-08-02

Kelley is a grower of berries and grapes, and he found his vines were damaged frequently by the ordinary singletree used on the blow with which he cultivated them. The sin gletree he has invented is in the shape of semi-circle and presents a rounded surface which does not catch the vines.
 Granville and Granville Mutt, stu dents at the State Agricultural School at Jonesboro for the past three years, and twin brothers who have never been separated, enlisted in the Unit ed States army Both were selected in draft drawing, and, fearing that they might become separated, decided to join Uncle Sam's regular forces.
 At meeting of the board of the I. o. o. F. home at Batesville held re- gently, the resignation of w. D. Craw- ford as superintendent of the home and a member of the official board was accepted. MT and Mrs G. T. Reaves of Ozark were elected superin- tendent and matron, respectively.
 The four-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. W. Churchwen of Pleas ant Plains carried a safety pin lodg ed in her throat for month. She suffered little inconvenience for three weeks of the time An operation was necessary to remove the pin.
 At meeting of planters Of Jeffer- son and adjoining counties at the Chamber of Commerce at Pine Bluff the new cotton ginners law was con- demned and steps were taken to ap peal to the courts.
 All hands are busy at Cumberland College at Clarksville. For dormitory use 4,0o0 cans of peaches are being canned. Two acres of beans and to- matoes will soon be ready for gather ing and canning.
 AAldllco Js DdAhSs HUI CndAl anu postmaster at Dell Mississippi coun- ty, was held by United States Com missioner F. P Mathes at Jonesboro on charge of being s552 short in his accounts.
 The Baxter Bulletin says big crops and prospect of big prices have kept the farmers in the fields and have re- duced the number of pearl fishers in that section this year.
 The 880-acre tract of timber just south of Eureka Springs has been sold to Kelly and Glattly, timber men. for s2,200 Sanitarium Lake is sit uated in the center of this tract.
 An increase of approximately 2,00o in the school population of the Fort Smith district is shown. The enroll. ment is 9,552, compared with S,997 last year.
 A contract has been let for the building of hard surface road from Wynne to the Crittenden county line. The road is to be completed by Sep tember 1.
 The cost of the recent term of Cir. cult Court at Ashdown, not including sheriff's fees, was sS31.02, probably the lightest in the history of the county.
 Willie Beck, 14-year-old adopted son of William McArthur, died at Morril. ton as the result of injuries suffered when he was thrown from horse on July 6.
 Jerome Wilson, farmer living south of Denning, sold BOT bushels of 1 old corn at s2 a bushel. | Harry Fritzus of Blytheville, Is years of age, probably is the young | est noncommissioned officer in the American army. He is a corporal in | Company M of the First Arkansas and is now S ttioned at Fort Logan | H, Roots.
 J. w. Williamson, the largest plan. ter in the upper White River country, expects to gather 50,00O bushels of corn and 400 bales of cotton from his farm this year. Some of the corp ] will make 80 bushels to the acre.