Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-05-23

Several other counts were nolle pressed. The Cotton Belt Railway al- so pleaded guilty on six similar charges and was fined a total of S6,- 66S. The Bodcaw Lumber Company located at Stamps, pleaded guilty to 13 charges of accepting rebates and was fined total of $13,334. The last important coal mine in Ar kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas or Missouri operating with nonunion la Dor passed out of existence, when the Fernwood Coal Mining Company which recently took over the Pennsyl- vania Coal Mining Company's proper ties in Johnson county, signed a con- tract with the United Mine Workers of America.
 The Merchants and Planters Bank of Eudora has just closed a deal with F. Weis on one of the four principal corners in the fast growing town of Eudora and has employed Thompson & Harding of Little Rock to draft the plans for bank building. They hope to be in their new home by August or September.
 It was officially announced that the new Third Arkansas Infantry Regi- ment will be comprised of units or ganfzed at Magnolia, Camden, For ch Cf,,{ City, Marianna, Monticello, Paragould, Batesville, Newport, Walnut Ridge, Augusta, Clarksville, Mena and Yell vile.
 H. c. Couch of Philadelphia, presi- dent of the Arkansas Light and Pow CT Company, has notified the more than 5000 employees of the company that they will be given one afternoon off each week, in which to plant and care for gardens. He also offers cash prizes for the best gardens.
 More than 1,500 Angora goats were detrained at Harrison and driven to the ranch of J. H. Hammonds, four miles northeast of Jasper, in Newton county. The goats were bought at knippa, Tex, near the Mexican bor- der, and cost $12,00O.
 J. J. Doyne, who recently resigned as president of the State Normal School at Conway, has been elected superintendent of the Lonoke Public Schools and will assume his new du- ties when his resignation at the state normal takes effect, in a few weeks.
 The work of tick eradication in Gle burne county has halted temporarily because of the lack of funds to erect dipping vats. It is believed that cat tlemen will subscribe the necessary funds.
 An invoice of the total food supply on hand or prospective, in Lonoke county, is being made Farmers are making statements to the Chamber of Commerce, with a comparison of the acreage now and last year.
 The Clarksville Chautauqua will open June 19 and last six days. At fractions of national reputation will appear on the various programs. The Clarksville Civics Club will direct the course.
 Edwin Bliss, who owns big farm on North Fork river in Baxter county, has just received carload of thor oughbred white face heifers, which were sent from his farm at Osborne. Kan.
 The Missouri and North Arkansas Railway offered its right of way free of charge to those desiring to farm it. Near Alpena large part of the right of way is being farmed.
 County Judge Jones of Mountain Home, Baxter county, offers to buy seed corn or sorghum seed for those who want to plant and are not able to buy the seed.
 A slight cold wave and light frost, which occurred at Kingsland, has materially retarded the growth of crops. Some cotton will have to be replanted.
 The Bank of Eastern Arkansas at Forrest City has applied for $20, ,o0o of the Liberty loan.