The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

 A. B. Renfrow and George s. Neal have been appointed commissioners. The district embraces real estate as. sessed at S154,000 and the petitions for the improvement represented al most s100,000
 Farmers around Nashville have re- ceiyed 2,00G sugar barrels. which they will use to ship the radish crop to Northern and Eastern markets About 100 acres of radishes will be produced this year, and it is expected that 10 cars will be shipped The crop will begin to move about April |
 A striking object lesson in the pos abilities in diversified farming Is found in the achievement of J. H. Martin, farmer in the Spring Hill community, seven miles south Of Hope, who is succeeding under the plan suggested by the Let Arkansas Feed Herself slogan.
 Linn Jackson, negro, was arrested at Camden by Sheriff Purifoy for hay ing suit case full of liquor The ne gro had left the suit case in a local store and was acting suspiciously, which led the officers to open the suit case.
 One of the most enthusiastic mass meeting ever held at McNeil was held at the school auditorium, when the citizens and business men of the town and community met to initiate the forming of a road improvement dis trict.
 " A Anderson of Benton county tells the Benton County Record that in 1868 he and several other Benton county men hauled apples overland from Benton county to Texas. He took his as far as San Antonio and re- ceived S40250 in gold for 40 bushels of apples.
 The light plant at Ozark has been sold to Messrs Bill and Dupriest of Davenport, Iowa. The consideration was x0,000 The buyers own the light plants at Alma, Dyer, Mulberry, Altus, Deming, Coal Hill and Paris.
 J. w. Williamson, a planter in the upper White river valley, will have approximately 1000 acres bottom land in cultivation this year. He handles many cattle and says he will not be caught short on feed next year.
 The directors of the Russellvllle public schools have effected a settle. ment with the insurance companies for damage done to the high school building by fire two weeks ago. the amount of damages being S3,77194.
 D. M. Dewitt of Russeliville has in- vented an improved carburetor and has organized a company for the man. ufacture and sale of the article. The carburetor factory will be located at Russellville.
 Will Nobles and Charles Williams of Van Buren are under bond of s25O each awaiting a hearing before Judge Mckinney on a charge of violating the bone dry law
 Women of Dota are joining the Hawk club of that place. Each mem Der gives hen to the man who kills the greatest number of hawks dur. ing the coming summer.
 Prospects are fine for a bumper strawberry crop in White county. One grower says he can use at least 500 pickers for two weeks by the last week in April.
 Railway facilities have been prom. ised the new Subiaco Coal Mining Company by May through an exten- sion of the Fort Smith, Subiaco and Eastern railway.
 An air compressor for the Big Joe mine has been unloaded at Everton.
 J. G. Taylor of Haskell, Saline county, has sold to W. D. Burns of Glenwood "Black Taylor" and Lady Evans" the two hogs that brought first prize at the Pulaski county fair in Little Rock last fall. The two hogs weighed 1.103 and 630 pounds, and brought s250 and s210. At meeting of the Board of Trus- tees of the Second District Agricul tural School at Russellville. c. c. Lneker was elected president, to sue ceed Charles E. Scott.