The Monticellonian., 1918-01-18

Bankhead Highway to Little Rock has been decided on it probably will be rendered to the government as a military road, said J. A Rountree, secretary of the Bankhead Highway Association. upon his arrival at Lit tie Rock. "The road between Wash ingten and Little Rock runs through Is cantonments, posts and aviation camps, and six others are within 100 miles of it." he said.
 Economical Heating of the Home is the title of the bulletin by Fred G. Baender, head of the department of heat power engineering, University of Arkansas. at Fayetteville, which is now available for distribution. The bulletin tells how to get the greatest amount of heat from coal. By apply ing the rules given in the bulletin, Professor Baender has cut the coal bill of the University by 25 per cent.
 There is a movement at Springdale to organize mutual fire association for the purpose of writing farm prop erty and village dwelling insurance Since the last advance in fire rates the farmers are hard pressed to pay the high rates demanded by the old line companies, as the rates in the last two years have been almost doubled.
 D. H. Cantrell, of Little Rock, chair man of the Arkansas Red Cross So ciety, announced that Arkansas mem bership in the American Red Cross Society, as a result of the recent membership campaign, will be approx imately 150.000
 The regular term of Circuit Court to convene at Hampton has been post poned by Judge C. w. Smith till Jan. uary 28, in order that the attorneys may devote time to assisting the drafted men with their questionnaires
 Cattle shipments from McNeil from November 1, 1916, to October 31, 1917 were 1856 head or 136 cars. Hog shipments were 3,165 head Forty. seven cars of horses and mules were received there during the period.
 A new telephone company has been organized at Jamestown, with j. K. York as president and H. D. Inman as secretary. It will be connected with the Batesville central and other nearby lines.
 The domestic science building of the Philadelphia High School has been completed and classes are being held in it. The building, fitted with all the modern apparatus, cost s10,000.
 A .tesville contractor hired four men e day last week to assist him in some work He asked if any one of them was left-handed and found to his surprise that all four were.
  on at Cotter during December is brok- en. Several cars of coal have arriv- ed and wood is being shipped in there from Buford by the carload.
 Two new auXiliaries to the Fordyce Chapter have been organized at Princeton and Fordyce Mill Much more interest has been aroused since the Christmas drive.
 Efforts to enforce the compulsory educational law have resulted In the arrest Of two men at Twin Creek who were subsequently tried and fined at Melbourne.
 A lyceum course will be held at the Lamar High School during the next three months. The first number will be by J. R. Grant of the University of Arkansas.
 c. R. Hamby of Lone Rock visited Mountain Home recently and brought with him the scalp of large wildcat he recently killed.
 Mrs. Jane Curry. 97 years old. who lives with ,her son near Omaha, Tn Boone county, is as active as a wom- an much younger and is able to do all the housework around the place She says she expects to live to be 100 years old.
 The Christmas drive of the Red Cross ia Foreman amounted to SLY. The women of the society have shipped to Ashdown. 19 pairs of pa. jamas, two dozen pairs of socks and seven sweaters.
 The Collyille correspondent of the Rogers Democrat says young we- man of that community, who has been insane for IS years and who has been I. e,