Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

| riSOn and farmers Of Boone county
 recently established the Boone Coun- | ty Cooperative Association for the | purpose of boosting the industries of the county, special attention being given to the agricultural development The association was started on Febru- ary 10 with 32 members, has grown l to 245 members, and at this time they | are carrying forward vigorous cam. | paign for a membership of 1000. | Through the association 200 acres of tomatoes have been contracted for and | 50 acres of strawberries. The Farm
 CTS Bank of Harrison has taken up | the pig club work and recently shipped in 100 pure bred Poland-China sows, which have been distributed to the boys of Boone county at cost. So much interest has been aroused ir this particular activity that already another car of pure bred animals has been ordered, and these will be sup piled to the boys who desire them on the most liberal terms.
 A picnic called for May 1 will be held in Harrison, and not only every body in Boone county but everyone within the immediate section and the state are invited to attend and to get acquainted with Boone county citizens who are determined to make co-opera- tive effort to put Boone county i'll the front rank in the state.
 George F. Wycoff, practical far ctr ic. in ident of the new association, while C.. J. Chapman, superintendent of the Star Orchard Company, is secretary. Through G. s. Stewart, agriculturist for the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad, who was instrumental in forming the association, cooperative buying and selling organizations pat termed after the Boone County asso- citation are being organized in all the counties along the route of the Mis- souri & North Arkansas. The officials of this railroad are making special concessions to encourage the promo tion and organization of these clubs. There was an unusual fire at Der mott when the wooden platform sup- porting 40,000-gallon wagon tank at the top of a 72-foot steel tower caught fire from a spark which lodged in a birds nest under the platform. The blaze was too high to be reached with stream from the fire hose and as the ladder leading to the tank was on the same side as the fire it was dan gerous to attempt to climb it. One side of the platform burned away and the tank toppled and fell, splashing nearly 10000 gallons of water over the immediate country.
 The March shipment of ore from the Aankasas field was reduced some what because of shortage of water at many mines. Quite a number of mines had to suspend temporarily because of the water famine. The Big Hurricane Mine, near Pindall led the field, with IS carloads production.
 the dates for the southeast Arkansas fair by the Board of Directors, which met at Monticello. A big fair is ex- pected. Premium lists are being ar ranged and catalogs will soon be ready.
 A home training camp is being or ganized in Helena. Spanish War vet erans were asked by the business men to make the necessary prepara- tions, and men who have had college military training are aiding in the work.
 Surveyors began the survey of the Arkansas-Louisiana Highway from McGehee south. This work will be pushed rapidly, and several crews of engineers will be put to work this
 week and the work will be rushed to completion.
 Mrs. c. B. Upton or Dardane1le has received letter from her son, Dr. George Banning, in which he said he was member of the Roosevelt party that killed two deyilfish near Capti- va Island, off the eastern coast of Florida.
 The Lesser-Goldman Cotton Con- pany of St. Louis, has bought a site and will begin at once to erect a new cotton compress and four warehouses
 at Fort Smith with a capacity of 5,-