The Dermott news., 1918-02-07

when James N. Adams of that city ap- peared before the local exemption board and surrendered his place In Class 1 and asked to be placed in Class 1. and also to be included in the frs, contingent to be sent to Camp Pike.
 C. NJ. Bodystum, V. C. Rays and Charles E. Gregg, commissioners of the Jones sboro- Nettleton road district, awarded the contract for the building of Il t-2 miles of highway from Jones' boro to Nettleton via the state agri- cultural school. and also on Nettleton avenue, to J. F. Morgan X Go. of At S125, 5,5S950.
 When a hawk flew away with the mother of 10 chickens on the farm of C. w Dixon. near Warren, an old rooster undertook the task of raising the chickens. and thus far has done very we'll. He mothers them under his wings and finds food for them.
 The clerk of the Supreme Court now has the 12Sth Arkansas Reports ready for distribution. They cover the pro ceedings of the Supreme Court be tween March 3 and April 23 and will be sold for S15O each.
 Fort Smith banks subscribed double the amount they were asked to for government certificates that are to be issued preparatory 10 the third Liber- ty loan. Nearly S300o00 has been paid.
 The weekly report of Dr. C. w. Gar rison, state health officer. to Surgeon General Blue upon health conditions in Arkansas shows that there is ac- tive spread of contagious diseases. es- peeially smallpox. in various parts of the state In Little Rock alone there were 2S new cases of smallpox. Four hundred and ffty-four carloads of produce, with an estimated value of s692, ,215 were shipped from Ora vette last year. according to reliable figures furnished by shippers and rail- road officials
 The daily report of the State Hos pital for Nervous Diseases to the Board of Control showed that there were .997 inmates of the institution. i ,,.h3 oh is, oh han ago.
 Acting Governor Moncrief issued pardon 10 Sig Hildreth. who was convicted at the fall term of the 1915 Circuit Court of Garland county of burglary and sentenced to serve one year.
 A fall of discolored snow Is report ed from Sheridan. The snow evident ly came in contract with ashes or dust in the upper strata of air England | and Haskell report similar phenom- ena.
 The Tuckerman Special School Dis trict has sold to Judge Gould of Pine | Bluff S3.400 worth of school bonds The district will use the money to build an addition to the school build ing.
 Governor Brough. president of the 1 Capitol War Savings Society. report ed that there are now 202 members of l the society and more than s1000 has been invested in war certificates
 The test oil well which Is being | sunk near Monticello has reached g. depth of about 1.400 feet. The pro motors do not hope to strike oil until a depth of 2,000 feet Is reached.
 MT and Mrs. A. Turnbow of Eng l land have been in the hotel business l in England 22 years. They celebrated by giving dinner to party of their friends.
 Owing to the prevalence of small pox in West Helena, County Physician | Charles F. Lynch has issued an order requiring all persons in West Helena and employees in the business district of Helena to be vaccinated
 The stores of Gurdon have agreed
 to close at o'clock every afternoon except Saturday, in order to save fuel.