The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-29

HdfFDW escapes MI. MOnnKeFn stated
that the storm struck almost without
warning and that it WAS twister
from the southwest
AT about the same time a heaFg
phia. Great excitement was occasion
ed ar Ouaehita College. where the
storm was severest. A tall poplar
was uprooted, the main building ef
the college group was shaken, and
portion of the roof torn off The stu
dents on the second and third floors
made hasty descent.
Mrs. TTacy Garrett OF Eureka
Springs aweke early one morning re-
Gently and found splinters and larger
pieces of wood scattered over the bed
on which she was sleeping She
awakened her husband and told him
something was wrong He made an
investigation and found that lightning
had struck one end of the room IN
which they were sleeping and scat
tered bits of wood over the room and
torn up parasol. Mr.. and Mrs. Car
rett We're not awakened by the bolt
p. r. Turk of Earle has shipped in
for the farmers of Crittenden county
225 mules since December There
have been several other carloads also
by private concerns brought in and
distributed out among the farmers.
Cash prizes amounting to $500 are
10 be given away by the city beauti-
full commission Of Helena. The COM
mission is made up of practically
every civic and commercial organiza-
ton in the city. Helenans are deter.
mined that Helena shall be river
city kept clean.
There is movement on foot for
good road from Marshall. in searcv
county. to SYCAMORE. in lard county,
via Big Flat, and through the Ozark
National Forest Searcy county il
now building good roads under the
Alexander road law and will construct
the road to the Searcy county line.
Proof that Arkansas farmers have
thoroughly awakened to the import
ance Of raising better live stock is evl-
denced by the fact that about 20 cars
of thoroughbred cattle have been
BROUGHT in the state since January I.
according to DR.. r. NJ Cow. state
veterinarian.
Many of the farmers around Harris
burg who have been holding their
rice since last fall have sold during
the past week for prices ranging
around a dollar a busheI. MANY car.
loads have been shipped out of Pom.
sett county during the past few days.
The Harrison canning factory is
guaranteeing growers SO a ton for
tomatoes. This is the highest price
that has ever been offered in this
county, and one under which the av.
erage farmer can earn from $50 to
500 per acre.
A second or bone. dry city ticket
was nominated at Walnut Ridge.
Mayor, c. A. Rankin. recorder. BUD
Bassett; treasurer. Ed l.. Moore: al.
dermen. f. A. Fitzgerald, Gus McCar.
roll. Dolph Sloan Dr.. J. G. Land and
jim Cooper.
The jury in the Sam Payne case at
Walnut Ridge returned verdict for
murder in the first degree and fixed
his punishment at life imprisonment
The jury at first stood IL for electro.
cution.
The Central Trades Council of Pine
Bluff has addressed communication
to United States Senator W. =. Kirby
commencing him for his attitude n
Congress.
A proposition to extend the corpo-
ration limits of Decatur will be voted
on at the city election. April 3.
County Clerk Claude Crumpler of
Harrison has advanced the price of
marriage licenses from $3.50 TO So.
j. T. Donnell OF Ozark received a
Durham heifer from Missouri. He
paid 5000 for the animal.
Eighteen out of % townships IN
Franklin county there were 365 births
and 100 deaths in 1916.
Walter Leak Snapp of Harrison,
was nominated for receiver of public
moneys at Harrison.
new hard road, 80 miles long, to
the Mississippi river. connecting
Blytheville. Armorel. Barfield. Huff
man, No. 8 and Yarbro and TO cost
about s250,000. has been asked by
petition bearing more than the re.
quired number of land owners.
f. p. Copsey of Tulsa, Okla, has
taken a 100-acre lease on the Yanci.
Roy lease, six miles east of Harrison.
and has started drilling. Drilling will
start next week on the Vancil-Roy
lease extending south from here,