The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04

marketing law.
 Samples are taken by the ginners from all bales of cotton, sealed and delivered to the owner of the cotton, who can send the sealed samples to Commissioner Page and have them< graded or classified so that the true value Of the staple may be known. Under this arrangement the grower, upon the receipt of his certificate from the government graders. my consult the market page of his daHE paper md ascertain exactly what his cotton is worth in Liverpool, New York New Orleans or Little Rock.
 With large selection of fine ma. terial. Lieut.. B. B. Toland. adjutant of the Third Battalion. and Capt. John Lewis Of Company H. First Arkansas Infantry at Fort Roots are planning the organization of a First Arkansas football team. with view to challeng- ing all corners. Workouts probably will begin this week.
 On Sunday, September 16. Mrs. s. \. Allison, one Of the oldest citizens of Lonoke county, celebrated her eighty-ffth birthday at Sylvania, in the northern part of the county. There were present four children of Mrs. AIlison's. 29 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
 Tn the third examination to furnish Sharp eounty.s quota for the army 43 were examined, g failed on physical examination. 15 passed and only two of the I5 failed to file claims of ex- empton. The county is 43 short and a fourth examination has been called.
 BatesFille women shipped a large quantity of fruit to Company r al Fort Roots. This conpany is made up of Independence county boys and the sending of the fruit followed sn appeal from the boys for sweets from home.
 The Miller county exemption board proba bly, will have to make an addi- tional call for about 50 more regis trants in order to make up the coua- tvs quota of 40 per cent, who will be called to the colors.
 The waterworks system at Poca- nontas is nearly completed and will soon be ready for the test. The tank $ also completed and work is now progressing on the power house. All mains and pipes have been laid.
 Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart re- ported that the Pine Bluff jail was without an inmate for inc first time since he has been chief of police, a period of about five years.
 Y. A. Pittman, a merchant of Spark man. has received a carload of Dur ham and Hereford heifers from Fort Worth. There were 27 head in the shipment.
 The yield of wild grapes in Benton
  known. Commercially grown grapes were successful also. but the wild grapes show unusual size and quality.
 Work of registration and exemp- ton boards under the selective drafs law to date has cost $29,000, accord ing to figures made public by Lloyd England, state provost marshal.
 The first , per cent quota of the National Army division at Camp Pike. about 1000 men, is being uniformed rapidly. and many are now appearing at drill in the service khaki. More than 5000 acres will be plant ed in wheat in Franklin county this fall, according to estimates compiled by the county farm agents and dem- onstrators.
 phe first number of the Lyceum course at Ozark was the Cheney Troupe. A large crowd attended. Part of the net proceeds was given to the 1 s. I. A.
 w. R. Clark of Rogers has been ap- rointed fruit inspector for Benton vile, Centerton and Apple Spur. M. D. ChesIey of Chetopa, Kan, has succeeded T. c. Phillips as editor of | the Hardy Herald. MT. Phillips has been connected with the Herald the past 13 years. He will go to Spring field, Mo, and take a course in tele- graphy.
 W.R. Grant, of the Grant Manufac- turing Company of Newport, purchas- ed from F. G. Bridges two acres west of Pine Bluff, on which he will build a plant for manufacturing ax, pick |