The Monticellonian., 1917-05-31

 ic programmes will be given. Meet ings may be held in churches. school houses. or other convenient places. The initiative may be taken by any individual or organization. Time and place may be fixed according to local convenience.
 Following an agreement al the Con- way council meeting the Street and Alley and Finance Committees met with County Judge [. L. Smith and agreed upon plans for improving the unpaved streets. II was agreed tn put township gangs te work at grad ine AS soon as possible a contract will be made for dragging the dirt streets.
 Notrebe and Clancy. planters of Reydel, bought 1.5s3 acres of farm land from B. l.. Sollars and son Of Pine Bluff for s45,000. and also paid S17,S50 for the growing crops on the place. 2S mules. eight horses and farming implements The land adjoins 800 acres owned by Notrebe and Clancy.
 Mrs. V. A. Beeson has been notified of her appointment by Governor Trough as delegates 10 attend the Ma tional Charities Conference, which will meet in Pittsburgh, Pa, June 6 10 13 Mrs, Beeson is associate edi- tor of the Morfilton Headlight and a member of the Arkansas Press Asso- citation.
 Dick Elder of Forrest City receiv. ed seven carloads Of pure-bred Hel- stein cattle. He will use them to stock a new ranch he is opening up in the St. Francis valley, south of Proctor The cattle came from Okla homa.
 Vice President Thomas R Marshall will lecture in Helena on Saturday, June 2, under the auspices of a chau- tauqua which will 'open It's engage mont here on June for one week.
 Wild cane that grows along the up- per White River is in seed for the first time in the memory of the old est inhabitants in this section of the country. No one ever remembers sec ing if in seed before at any time. The seed comes in punches at the top of the stalk and resembles small wheat
 Members of the county registration board Sheriff " G Hutton. chair man; Dan D. Quinn, secretary, and Dr. c. s. Pettus of Little Rock took the oath required for registration boards The oath was administered by Judge Lea of the first division cir cult court.
 The business of shipping cream. which began at Rogers little more han q year ago. has steadily inereas- cd until now between 5 and 50 farmers ship cream regularly. The receipts average s7 per COW per month. or q total Of over sl.500 per month.
 The congregation of the NJ. E. Church. sauth r. Russellville voted to end to Pres dent Wilson and 10 Conere sman II N Jacoway a reso- mron against brewing and disilling liquors during the war. ! A+ aI IA was decided thaf Tevarkana will have a chauiauHua this year.
 Truck growers around Blevins are now sending lettuce and cabbage 70 Northern markets.
 Magnolia inspectors will begin the work of cattle tick eradication in this locality at once. with the inspection of the vas. Dipping will begin June l. It Is planned 10 have every COW in the county dipped once each II days.
 For some time large barrel paint. ed red has been the traffic guide in leading business street of Bentonville, but the barrel has been replaced by a 6O-foot flag pole surmounted by the flag.
 Many employees of the Missouri Pa cifc Railway, at MeGehee. are sign. ing up for service in the engineering corps of the army. which will be sent to France at an early date. Several clerks in local offices have filled out