The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-18

tional features ever brought to Hot
Springs has been scheduled for No
vember 1915, when the rural educa-
tional and rural life conferences, un-
der the direction of the United States
Department of Education, will be held.
1t is also probable the annual meeting
of the Arkansas Superintendent and
Principals Association will be held
at the same time.
]. L. McBrien, extension agent in
the Department of Education, Wash
ington, will be the official represen-
| tative of the government at these
| conferences. He has been in commu-
nication with Governor Brough and
| Superintendent ]. L. Bond. Profess
sor McBrien anticipates the attend
ance of governors of several Southern
| states. He hopes to have some of the
country's leading educators attend.
Supt o. L. Dunaway of Hot Springs
was largely responsible or the selec-
ton of Hot Springs.
Professor McBrien, author ana pro-
Queer of "The Continental Congress"
an historic and patriotic theatrical
production, will stage this feature in
one of the local theaters during the
meeting. This play has been produc-
ed six times in Washington for the
| benefit of patriotic movements. It
has been highly commended by Pres
ident Wilson and government officials
A thief who employs a novel meth
cd has been operating in Blytheyille
and has won the title of Jack, the
Fisher. He stands outside the sleep
ing room of the person he intends to
| rob and thrust pole, to which
| fish hook is attached by string,
| through window or through tran
som. He hooks the clothing of the
sleeper, draws it to him, rifles the
pockets, then replaces the clothing.
First Lieutenant Donald P. Muse Of
the First Arkansas Regiment, now at
taehed to the Aviation Section Signal
Corps, is in the city of Washington
awaiting orders. His home is juno
tion City. He has just completed his
flying course at Mineola, Long Island,
and received his pilot license and rec
ommendation for appointment as in.
structor.
William Trip. a veteran prospect
or and miner, who is working on a
prospect west of Buffalo few miles,
found a live water dog in his cut, so
feet back in the mountain. 1t was
imbedded in damp clay between two
boulders. How this half fish, half ami
| nal, found only in rivers, ever got
that far underground is a mystery.
w. B. Wolf, farm demonstration
agent for Marion and Baxter counties,
has erected a big bulletin board on
the main street at Cotter. where far
mers can advertise anything they
may have for sale in the way of
crops, stock or farm machinery. 1t is
already comfortably filed with offer
ings
The first all native stone house to
be constructed in this part of the
country is being erected by c.. E. Hop
kins of Cotter. The foundations are
laid with marble quarried in this Sec
ton and the walls of the house are
being made of rough stone picked up
right on the building site
Col. D. M. Goodlette, a well-known
planter and stock grower, near Ozan
will kill more than 500 head of fine
hogs this fall He has Is mule colts,
fine lot of brood mares, plenty of
hogs and hominy and will raise 5000
bushels of corn.
An immense flock of hawks of the
chicken stealing variety few over
Enders, Faulkner county, recently.
They were going in a southwesterly
direction, and the people of Faulkner
county hope they are still going.
Work has commenced In earnest on
tine gap of road that will make rock
road from Cotton Plant to Des Arc
through White and Casche river bot
toms. The road is expected to be fin
ished by the first Of the year.
All former records were broken on
the Hope markets when buyers bid the
price of cotton seed up to SIS per ton.
The cotton market is unchanged.
prices ranging from rs to As cents
pound.