The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-21

bOdFu ana the SIdte OF Arkansas.
The Chess-Wymond Stave Company,
who operate a large stave plant at
Guien and who have been running
steadily. will shut down for several
weeks, having cut up their supply OF
bolts on hand. As soon as crops are
laid by they will start again.
Gordon Huffmaster, inheritance tax
attorney, paid into the state treasury,
$19,697.13 on account of inheritance
tax, as follows: Estate Of w E. Da-
Wis of Stone county, s5,356S9; estate
of R. C. Burke Of Phillips county,
S14,34024.
A coach load of harvest hands viii
go from Columbia county to work il
the wheat fields of Oklahoma. From
Oklahoma they will go to Kansas and
from Kansas to Nebraska The har-
vesters ere paid so cents per hour and
expenses.
VI Aohilti II uCl bOdId SCI d'
as the retail price of coal per ton up
to August l. The board allowed the
two local dealers $130 a ton profit
They had agreed to sell coal for IS per
ton up to June rs and at $3.50 up TO
August 1.
A dispatch from Washington, D. G,
has been received at Arkadelphia,
stating that the ordnance department
is considering establishing $1,000
900 wood alcohol plant at Bierne,
small town in the edge OF Clark
county.
The Benton Civic League has pur-
chased a Saline county service flag.
9x12 feet. on which will be placed a
star for every boy who has gone from
the county into military service. This
flag will be placed in the post Office.
Harvesting of the potato crop has
been begun at Branch. Growers say
the crop is about half of normal The
potato crop was cut short by curly
leaf or blight. nearly every field in
south Franklin county being infested.
A tract of land on the Barrow plan
tation. just east of Pine Bluff, has
been secured as landing station for
aviators from Eberts Field. Several
airplanes have visited Pine Bluff dur.
ing the last few weeks.
The congregation of the First Meth
odist Church at Pine Bluff purchased
for $18, 900 the T. Y. Murphy residence
property in West Sixth Avenue, and
,, will erect a church at the end of the
war.
The $750.000 steel bridge spanning
the Arkansas river and connecting
Fort Smith and Van Buren, was men-
aced recently by fire that the authori-
ties believe was Of incendiary origin.
The Delta Mutual Life Insurance
Company, an assessment company,
was granted permission by Bruce T.
| Bullion. state insurance commissioner,
to engage In business IN Arkansas.
]. F. Yorber. proprietor Of the Fair
store at Mulberry, was arrested. hav-
ing been charged with making disloy-
| al remerks. He was taken to Van
Buren, fer a hearing on the charge
The Fort Smith-Van Buren, bridge,
| connecting the Twin Cities, earned
| $1.I9l.3A as rental during the month
! OF May. according to the report Of
Secretary w. T. Clemmsns.
| near Wolf Springs, Boone county.
when she suddenly started to nun and
threw Mr.. Howard against a stump.
breaking one Of his legs.
It was officially announced at divi-
sion headquarters that the War De
! partment has designated Camp Pike
as continuous officers training
school.
Farmers are being supplied with
Camp Pike manure at the rate of 10
cars a day for use on oat and wheat
stubble land. which will be put back
into fall crops. Commissioner John
H. Page Of the State Department Of
| Agriculture said that he is able to
ship manure on the same day the or
der is received.
Complete return from the Red Cross
| campaign at Cotton Plant show 100
| per cent over the amount asked for
that section, IS, 900 being pledged
| Governor Brough received unique
walking cane from Taliaferro Field
No. l, Hicks, Texas. made by one o.
F.. the enlisted men at the post, and pre-
/ scented to him by Lieut.. P. W. Bailey.
The stick is made from different
parts Of aeroplanes that have crashed
at that field.
| The Benton County Hardware Com.
pany Of Bentonville and its nine afTil-
lated stores are each making a contri-
button OF $2s monthly to the Red
Cross.