Sharp County record., 1918-11-15

counties. More than 500 soldiers from
Camp Pike have been detailed for this
work
In response to request from Coun-
ty Judge Toney of Chicot county, Gov.
Brough is arranging with headquart-
ers at Camp Pike to send 25 soldiers
to Chicot county to guard the levees
and stop any break that might be
made, and of experimenting all nee
essary work Of strengthening the
levees at that place.
Satisfactory progress continues with
the listing of the states cut-over and
wet lands for the governments great
colonization scheme, according to d.
G, Welty, agricultural commissioner
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad, who
is in charge Of this work for the Ar
kansas Profitable Farming Bureau Of
the Little Rock Board OF Commerce.
The State Highway Department has
completed plans for q 11-mile road in
Perry county, to be Of graded earth
and to cost $32,147 This includes a
few concrete culverts, wooden bridges
and culvert pipes. The road is to be
constructed from Perryville, by way Of
Thornburg, southeast to the Pulaski
county line.
j. N, Wasson of Caddo Gap present
ed to John II. Page, commissioner Of
agriculture, what is probably the lar
gestradish ever grown In Arkansas. Y
is nearly four feet long, weighing 10
pounds. It was grown In Mr., Was
sons garden from ordinary white rad.
ish seed. 1t Is on exhibit at the capi.
toll
IF the Republicans succeed In gain
ing control Of the Senate, as all dis
patches seem to indicate, Senators
Robinson and Kirby Of Arkansas will
be deprived Of chairmanships Of Inn
portant committees on March I, when
the Republicans become the majority
party.
Governor Brough issued a pardon To-
Casey Jones, convicted In the April
(t915) term Of the Monroe County
Circuit Court Of murder In the nrst
degree, and sentenced to life impris-
onment In the state penitentiary.
The Heber Springs High School
opened after having been closed ono
month. While there are few cases
Of influenza in the county none are
serious and the situation Is we'll In
hand
L. B Delight, living two miles north
OF Delight, brought to town q sweet
potato that weighs eight pounds and
measures 22 inches in circumference.
The sweet potato crop Is much better
than was predicted,
A large service flag containing SO
stars for the white mon Of Huttig now
In service has boon unfurlcG In tho
Union SowmIll Company store here,
The material was donated by the EN-.
ployes Of the store,
Neeey TTollobnugh died ot his home
nc Lc8lle Of pneumonia, following In
nuenza, Ilo was tho last OF his family,
his wife and small daughter having
died few days before,
Ross Grirln, who lived near Cuah.
man, was hauling logs when the wag.
on In which ho was riding turned over
and he was thrown out, A heavy log
rolled across his body, killing him
instantly,
Another adjourned term Of tho
Faulkner Ghanoory Court viii be held
on December 81, 1918, Judge Jordan
Sellers announced,
Race war broke out at Lewisvilla
between negroes and Mexican labor.
era In railroad camps, one negro used
a shotgun, woundIng several seriously
According 10 the report OF Special
Agent W. n, Mellenry, the nuidbor Of
bales glnnod In Faulkner county 10
October rs, this year, was $3.50, This
represents q ginning Of only i,sO4
bales from September q to October
IL, the smallest number In many
years,
A wild cat atlll, seized by Sheriff Ta'
tum Plant OF White county several
weeks ago, has been taken to Little
Rock by a deputy uunlted Staten mar
shaL