The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-15


 which the feeders for a time will be of dirt These feeders. however, will be graded. ditehed and made more ef ffcient by the addition of eulverts and bridges where needed.
 An improvement district has been formed at Earle, and work is to begin soon in putting in a sewer system, grading, graveling and oiIing three of the principal streets, extending the water mains and putting in new fire plugs The Fire Department has or dered two new ladders. a new wagon and other paraphernaIa Negro farmers Of Madison. St. Fran cis county, have organized under the leadership of Scott Bond. a prominent and wealthy negro merchant and planter Of Madison. to work for bet. Ter farming. greater diversifeation, better fertilization and a general up. building of the farming interests Of the negro farmers of that section.
 4 movement to erect 2 s1,000.0 .000 hospital at Hot Springs was success fully started at the quarterly confer ence of the Central Methodist Church bE the Rev. B. A Few. presiding el- der The proposition was heartily en- dorsed and will be placed in the hands of 8 committee which will wage the preliminary campaign.
 The first package of liquor received by the Conway express company since the "bone dry law went into effect ar rived. It was consigned to a local physician Before the package will be delivered the consignee will make affi- dayit before a notary public that the liquor is to be used for medicinal pur- poses.
 Although January was too cold for rse operation of zinc concentratfne mills. the J. C. shepherd Mining Com pany of Yellville, made an output from it's string of mines in this field that would do credit to any district It's total shipments for the month were 1,25S,902 pounds, or 629 tons.
 The Farm Bureau of the Mariana Commercial Club has arranged a se- ries of weekly Iuncheons. where con munitF problems may be discussed \ committee from the club, with the aid Of the womenfs club of the city. also has g plan for forming rural community 9clubs in Lee county.
 Relatives of J. 1. swartz. of Feo killed in the cyclone several weeks ago, received from DesArc quantity of letters and papers. which were l blown away when the Swartz home was destroyed. They had been car ried more than 60 miles by the wi.d
 Jack Henderson is the first alleged vfolator of the bone dry law to he ar rested at Jonesboro. He was arrest. ed by Chief of Police Broadway near the Agricultural School on the Frisco railroad, with a grip containing four quarts of booze.
 ] F. Holt of Corinth, Sharp county. has sold during the past 10 years $580.25 worth of cattle, all being the i increase from one COW, and he now has on hand E head which are the increase from the same COW, and are worth $500.
 The Lockesburg City Council has granted the Arkansas Light and Pow CT Company franchise 10 furnish electric light.
 T. Lunn, aged so years, a Confede. rate veteran and father of 26 children died recently at Mammoth Spring.
 The NJ E. Church. South. at Hjg. gfnsville, is planning a new yestibuie and belfry.
 More than 1000 negro farm hands have come to St Francis county this winter Most of them came from | Mississippi.
 There is an unconfrmed rumor that oil has been found in the test well at Batavia, Boone county, at a depth of 2,200 feet.
 Several Arkansas communities have taken advantage of the farm loan act and have organized under it's provi sions.