The Monticellonian., 1917-05-24

figures of other years. The census shows approximately BIO homes. with a population of 1860. Last year, phy- sicians estimate, they answered 2.301 calls. A blood index of 210 white school children has ben taken, to make possible a comparison of the ef- fleets of the disease on children and adults.
 Tn the Federal Court at TeXarkana the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company pleaded guilty to % cases Of giving rebates, and was fined a total of S20,000 or $1,000 in each case. Several other counts were nolle pressed The Cotton Belt Railway al- so pleaded guilty on six similar charges and was fined total of $6,- 66S. The Bodcaw Lumber Company located at Stamps, pleaded guilty to 13 charges of accepting rebates and was fined a total of SIBERIA.
 Persons of Fort Smith who permit their vacant lots to grow up in weeds instead of utilizing them for gardens to assist in greater crop pro duction, will be arrested and fined the limit under the city ordinance, Mayor J. H. Wright announced.
 The threatened laundry strike at Little Rock was settled when officers of Franks and the Little Rock Steam Laundry signed the contract drawn up by the Central Trades and Labor Council. Other laundries signed the agreement.
 D H. Russell, cashier of the Peo- pies Bank of Mountain Home, is urg- ing the establishment of municipal farm near Mountain Home, to be worked bX the business men of the town The suggestion is finding ia vor.
 The Lyric theater at Harrison will give the proceeds of the two perform ances of the Fall of Nation" to the School Improvement Association for the purchasing of seeds for the com munity gardens.
 The Batavia oil drilling firm was re- organized, the local stockholders talk ing over all property and machinery Gore & Rinehardt and Manager Sar- Der retired The hole is down about 2,200 feet and has cost about $10,000
 Through the efforts of V. c. Kays, president of the State Agricultural School of Jonesboro. an application was sent to w. J. Leppert of New Or leans for a charter to organize a chap ter of the Red Cross Society.
 Among the buyers of liberty bonds at Pine Bluff is a citizen of Austria. who purchased bond for S100 cash for it, although the banks are offering to sell them on payments.
 Four-ffths of the cotton in Monroe county is being planted over, due to cold weather The farmers believe they may have to replant all of it, provide l they can secure seed.
 The Missouri and North Arkansas Railway offered it's right of way free of charge to those desiring 10 farm it. Near Alpena a 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.
 The Harrison City Council, at it's last meeting, passed an ordinance re. quiring the inspection of all meat sold or slaughtered here
 While blowing near England o. c. Thompson found a Mexican silver dol lar dated 1888. The coin is in a good state of preservation.
 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 ard care for gardens. He also offers cash prizes for the best gardens.
 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 work of tick eradication in Gle burne county has halted temporarily because of the lack of funds to erect l dipping yats. It is believed that cat tlenien will subscribe the necessary 1 funds.
 J. J. Doyne, who recently resigned as president of the State Norman | School at Conway. has been elected superintendent of the Lonoke Public l Schools and will assume his new du- ties when his resignation at the state normal takes effect, in few weeks.