The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-25
QUORUM COURT IN
 ANNUAL SESSION
Voted Down Farm Demonstration, but Provided for Work in Homes and For Tick Eradication-Re-
 pair and Change Courthouse.

The Polk county Quorum court was in annual session "Wednesday with County Judge A. F.. Wear pre- siding and with the following Jus tiees of the Peace in attendance: $. Il. Smith Arch Ellsworth, L. N. Burnett, Will Tow, J. w. Leeper, J, A. Bags, G. B. Tyler, w. T. Cole, c. E. Kensworthy, Jesse Newman, R. B. Durham. Ben GooIsby, j. c. Hampton, C. E. Martin, W. J. Davis, J C. Garland. J. E. Taylor, Fred Gray, R. L. Thompson and J. l.. Red- ding
 After receiving the reports of the county officers including that of the County Judge, County Clerk. Sheriff, and Jailer the first two were read and the others were accepted with out being read.
 The first matter under cGnsidera- ton was the appropriation for bridges and eulyerts. for which pur- pose s2,500 was set aside.
 On the motion to appropriate S2, 300 for tick eradication, the vote i'll the affirmative was by the fol- lowing: Leeper, Tyler, Kensworthy, Newman, Burnett, Martin, Davis, Garland, Taylor, Gray and Thomp- son. Those voting in the negative were Smith, Ellsworth, Tow, Bags Cole Durham, GooIsby and Hamp- ton, the motion carrying by a vote of 10 to s.
 The motion to appropriate Si, 100 for the employment of a farm dem- onstration agent lost by a vote of 8 to F. Those voting aye were Leep- CT, Newman, Burnett, Martin, Davis Garland, Gray and Thompson. Those voting in the negative were Smith. Ellsworth, Tow, Bags, Tyler, Cole, kensworthy, Durham, Goolsby, Hampton Tyler and Bedding. Aft CT reconyening in the afternoon, the matter came up for reconsideration on the motion of Will Tow, seconded by Fred Gray, but the motion to re- consider was lost by about the same lineup, except that Will Tow voted in the affirmative and J. C. Garland and ]. l.. Bedding were absent.
 The appropriation of S700 for the employment of home demOnstra- ton agent was carried by County Judge A. E. Wear casting the de- eiding vote, the vote of the court be- ing to 9. Those voting in the af- flrmative were Tow, Leeper, New man, Burnett, Martin, Davis, Taylor, Gray and Thompson. The negative votes were cast by Smith. Ellsworth, Bags, Tyler Cole, Kensworthy, Durham, Goolsby and Hampton. Mrs. s. ,M. Riding, on behalf of the Womans Literary Club of Mena, ap- peared before the court and made an earnest plea for the continuation of the home demonstration work, pointing out what had been accom- plished in the past year and promis- ing still greater things iii the com ing year.
 An appropriation of si0,000 Cor making repairs and changes in the courthouse. and an appropriation or Si 300 for mothers pensions. were adopted by a unanimous vote of the court.
 After checking up the approprla- tions thai had been made and those that were yet to be made, if was found that the appropriations would exceed the limit fixed by law. The appropriation of Si0000 for repair ing and changing the courthouse was accordingly cut to 5000 Other appropriations made were as fol- lows Circuit court, 5000; County court. S2.000. Magistrate court, S250, Chancery and Probate courts. $50 each: for fuel and light. Si00: for keeping prisoners, $500; Assessment and Tax books. si,500; records. S200; for publicity act, s250; for keeping paupers, Si 300; for county health officer. Si00. The tax on certiilca- ton of record. summons and other documents was fixed as provided by statute.
 Special taxes or licenses were fixed as follows. Public exhibitions, other than eircuses, S25; moving picture shows, $50 per year; wild cat scalps, S2.59; wolf scalps, s5; panther scalps s8. The county tax levy was fixed at , mills, to be di- vided into f mills for the general purpose fund and mill for the building fund.