The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

head Of the price division, because the state food administration has TO iu1is- dietion over anything but foodstnfss, has filed the complaints with the Ar kansas State Council of Defense.
 In response 10 a request from tae Stuttgart draft board Col Gbas. K.i- Ter. commander of Camp Pike, detaj. ed 153 men from the 1b2rd Depct Brt- gade to aid in harvesting Inc rice crop. The men left at once fo. Inc rice fields in Arkansas and alie niag counties. More than 800 soldiers from Camp Pike have been detailed for this work
 In response 10 request from Goun- ty Judge Toney of Chicot county, Gov. Brough is arranging with headquaf,- CTS at Camp Pike to send % soldiersl to Chicot county to guard the leyees and stop any break that might be made. and of experimenting all nee essary work of strengthening the leyees at that place.
 Satisfactory progress continues with the listing of the states cut-over and wet lands for the governments graat colonization scheme. according to D. C. NeltY. agricultural commissioner of the Missouri Pacific railroad, who is in charge Of this work for the Ar kansas Profitable Farming Bureau of the. Little Rock Board of Commerce.
 The State Highway Department has completed plans for a 11-miie road in Perry county to be of graded earth and to cost s32.f47 This includes 9. few concrete culverts. wooden bridges
 md culvert pipes. The road is to be constructed from Perryyille. by way of Thornburg, southeast to the Pulaski county line.
 J. N. Wasson of Caddo Gap present. ed to John H. Page, commissioner of agriculture, what Is probably the lar gest radish ever grown in Arkansas. It' is nearly four feet long. weighing l2 pounds. It was grown in MT. Was sons garden from ordinary white rad ish seed. It is on exhibit at the cap.- tol
 If the Republicans succeed in gain ing control of the Senate, as all dis patches seem to indicate. Senators Robinson and Kirby of Arkansas will be deprived of chairmanships of im' portant committees on March 4, when the Republicans become the majority party.
 Governor Brough issued pardon to Casey Jones, convicted in the April Q915) term of the Monroe County Circuit Court of murder in the frs: degree, and sentenced to life impris- onment in the state penitentiary
 The Heber Springs High School opened after having been closed one month. While there are few cases of influenza in the county, none are serious and the situation is well in hand.
 l.. B. Delight, living two miles north of Delight. brought to town a sweet potato that weighs eight pounds and measures 22 inches in circumference. The sweet potato crop is much better than was predicted. A large service flag containing a stars for the white men of Huttig now in service has been unfurled in the Union Sawmill Company store here. The material was donated by the em- ployes of the store. Medley Hollobaugh died at his homo at Leslie of pneumonia, following in- fiuenza. He was the last of his family, his wife and small daughter having died few days before. Ross Griffin. who lived near Cush- man. was hauling logs when the wag- on in which he was riding turned over and he was thrown out. 4 heavy log rolled across his body, killing him instantly.
 Another adjourned term of the Faulkner Chancery Court will be held on December 31, 1918, Judge Jordan Sellers announced.
 1 Race war broke out as Lewisville between negroes and Mexican lahoT- CTS in'railroad camps. One negro ased | shotgun, wounding several seriously.
 According to the report Of Special Agent W. R. McHenry. the Eumbe- Of bales ginned in Faulirer co suev 10 October Is. this year. va. S.53S. This represents a ginning of only 4.20f bales from Septemoef q 10 October Is. the smallest n,1saber in many years.
 A wild cat still, seized by Sheriff I'd Ium Plant of White county several | weeks ago, has been taken to Listle Rock by deputy uunited States raar- shai.
 The residence and general msrchan- disc store of Mrs. W. H. Clark of Woodson was destroyed by fire, the loss being approximately s6,5o0