The Carlisle independent., 1918-03-14


 from Food Administrator Hamp Will Hams.
 The Harrison Canning Company is appealing to the farmers of this sec tion to plant as large an acreage as possible this year in tomatoes, both from a patriotic and financial stand point.
 Chief of Police J Frank Stewart of Pine Bluff has announced that his Ge- j partment will make war on 1oafers and that all able-bodfed men will be forced to go to work or go to war.
 According 10 the Chicot Spectator 1 Gordon 2. Greenfield of Little Rock l has purchased from H. W. Graves the | Sterling plantation in the southern part of Chicot county for s1S1,56O
 As part of the Salvation Army drive for St.2 20a from Ouaehita county for war relief work. Capt. A. Kranz of St. Louis has organized a committee i at Camden to canvass the county.
 4 derrick and engine has been i erected at Cambs. Madison county, to sink a deep shaft in prospecting for gold. of which encouraging quantities have already been found.
 Capt W. c. Allsopp of the Jones' boro company of the Fourth Regi- ment advised the adjutant general that there are now more than 100 members in that company.
 Fire partly destroyed fhe plant of the Grant Manufacturing Company, which recently was moved to Pine Bluff from Newport. The plant man. ufactures oak handles.
 The Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Fordyce of which Mrs Robert Finley is director. has set aside a fund for the support of French war orphan.
 Dr. BeoEaw Of the International Board of Health Of New York City at Cotton Plant preparatory co making a sanitary survey of the Southern district Of this county.
 The Benton company of the Fourth | Regfment now has 101 men qualified for service. according to the report of | the inspection officers. who have in- | speeted that company.
 s5eziT R. F. Elmore and the police i ! of Paragould are making war on ] vagra1ts. The sharif is compiling a 1 list Of Paragould fdlers. which he will send to he governor.
 Following an address by Chaplain V. c. Reeves of Camp Pike at the . First Methodist church at Pine Bluff 2s43.25 was raised to buy testaments ! for the soldiers.
 City officials of Tuckerman have i passed a resolution asking Governor Brough to call a. special session of fhe legislature to amend the bone dry law
 The road building from Branson to connect with a highway running from : Springfeld. Mo. 10 Harrison. Ark. will be completed by the first of May.
 C. ". Waggoner Of BentonvfIle has
 
 proof cabbage plants to be delivered the lase Of April to Plainview. Minn.
 Mir Hollinsworth of Memphis, the 1 contractor. has a large force of men at work putting in the foundation of 1 the new courthouse at Harrisburg.
 The closing exercises of CIoverdale | rural school included & pie and cake supper. which netted $23 for the School Improvement Association. ! The Cross county Red Cross is plac- ing small boxes in all business houses | that will be a constant reminder of the needs of the organization.
 The Rector Hardware Company of Rector and the Naill-Tzard- Dodson Company of Deyalrs Bluff gave no- tice of surrender of charter.
 Bigelow chapter of the Red Cross has just made the first shipment Of supplies from Perry county to divi sion headquarters at St. Louis.