The Monticellonian., 1918-03-29


 gone from that church into the mili- tary service of the United States.
 A. B. Wise of F1ippin, who recently organized a company to drill for gas, oil and minerals in this section, and who has leases on more than 5000 acres, arrived few days ago to make preparations to start work.
 The State Highway Commission and the Penitentiary Commission reached an. agreement by which 7o conyicts from the state farm at Cum mins will be sent to Carroll county to be employed on road work.
 The Liberty Lead and Zinc Com pany, operating the Willett mine on [ Hall mountain, six miles west of Cot ter, put a 150-ton concentrating plant into operation last week. The first run was a success.
 Governor Brough appointed John H. Whorton of Fl Doado as lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regiment. Lieu tenant Colonel Whorton was about 60 days ago commissioned as major in the new regiment.
 The Clear Creek Gas and Oil Corn- pany of Fort Smith brought in o,- 100000 gasser on the Kibler farm, quarter of mile north of Kibler. This is the company's sixteenth well.
 The Liberty Loan organization in south Franklin county is being com pleted County Chairman J. s. Smith has made all of his appointments and his helpers are organizing the county.
 Crocheting while she walked to school near Mountain Home, little Miss Robbie Dearmore slipped and fen. The needle was pushed into her side and she was seriously injured. Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health of ficer, announced on his return from Bigelow, that campaign for control of malaria will be conducted in that vicinity this summer.
 A franchise for an electric light plant at Delight has been granted to B. F. Ryon of Texarkana, who will begin the erection of the plant with in few days.
 Two cars of eggs are shipped out of Searcy every week by Goodwin x Jean, and the supply for local use is quite sufficient and the price down to 25 cents.
 More than $37,000 was recommend } ed by the State Advisory Board and l approved by the State Highway De- : highways.
 A registered Duroc-Jersey pig, two
 months old donated to the Red Cross
 chapter by w. E. Hodges of Vilonia, sold at public auction at Conway for 5 $36.50.
 ' H. s. Lyle of Subiaco has forward ed to the Red Cross chapter at Fort Smith an ear of white corn that has
 II red grains formed in a perfect
 cross.
 :, Engineers of the State Highway De- partment began survey across Null l berry township in Crawford county
 for the proposed Bankhead Highway. 3 John H. Page, commissioner of az l riculeure, received an inquiry for a : large body of land for colonization.
 The land most desired is large tracts
 of cutover land or small partially i'm l. proved farms in one community. Those = who have such lands will be placed in l touch with the prospective buyers by
 applying to MT. Page.
 Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of @ the president. will sing at the Army s Y. M. c. A auditorium at Camp Pike
 Monday April s, it was announced. q Marianna and Lee county will be @ unpopular places for loafers and other r. undesirables if the notice served on
 them in a circular issued by Sheriff
 Arthur Cotter, a copy of which was a received at the governors office, is il carried into effect.
 The Junior Red Cross of the Searcy
 High School made its first shipment to division headquarters last week. r The Red Cross benefit at Pea Ridge
 netted over s41.