The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19

men necessary to install an indepepd-
ent power plant for use in operating
the water system of the city. The
equipment and it Is believed that
with the installation of additional
machinery adequate water service
can be assured. The water is now
pumped by the Arkansas Light and
Power Company and the arrangement
has caused much complaint
The Allen Lumber and Box Com
pany sawmill and box factory at
Nashville was destroyed by fire with
loss of $4,000. The fire is said to
have originated through the careless
ness of an employee. who threw a Gig
arctic in some rubbish.
Mrs. ]. A. Livingston, wife of the
editor of the Courier Democrat OF
Russellville. has been elected recent
~ TO membership in he League OF
Amrican Pen Women. Her most re
cent story, THE Luck of Forty Four"
appears in Adventure
a home talent minstrel show was
given at Plummerville recently by
Miss Adeline Patty of Newport and
Miss Montent Frye, for the benefit of
the Red Cross The performance was
well attended and the proceeds
amounted to 80
The landing field and refilling sta
ton at Wynne for airplanes from
Park Field, Millington, has been com
pleted and is said to be one of the
best in the state. From three to Il
planes make a landing there almost
every day.
A road machine belonging to Co
lumbia county was damaged by fire
recently. After the fire, which burned
the cab of the machine, was put out,
il was discovered that several holes
had been cut in the oil tank with an
AK.
Fly traps are in every few feet
along the sidewalks before the bust
ness houses at Camden. Many BUSH
els of flies are caught each day 1t
is hoped that the fly crop will soon
be exterminated.
If present plants materialize Wal
dron will have a waterworks system.
A survey is now being made and
plans and specifications are being
drawn for water system to be own
ed by the town.
J. A. Hamilton, who lived near
Benton, died few days ago of hydro
phobia He was bitten by dog
| took the Pasteur treatment, but with
out effect.
\ carload of high grade glass sano
is being shipped from Guion every
day by the O'Dell-Daly Material Com
pany, which has started operation OF
the stand quarry at that place.
Tom Stuart died of cancer at mis-
home in Texas few days ago, just
about an hour before his brother, J.
M. Stuart, died of the same malady
at Ozan, in this state.
Harry Ivey captured II wolf whelps
in a hunt which resulted from COM
plants from farmers living three
miles north of Banks that wolves wer
killing their hogs.
Application to the comptroller of
the currency for a charter has been
made by the Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Benton, with cap
italization of SOS, 900
Miss Florence Sangster OF Osceo-
la has received from a soldier in
France a picture of ruined building
in a French village where her broth
er, and American soldier, was killed
few weeks ago. She also received
some flowers plucked in No Mans
Land near where her brother met
death
Garland Hamm has opened a mov-
ing picture show at Altus. He was
accompanied to Altus by the Ozark
band This is Altus' first movies.
Since the beginning of the war with
Germany Arkansas has enrolled SO, 500
men in the service, according to
statement of the adjutant generals
department The men are distributed
as follows Regular army, 1897; Ma
tional Guard, 6,315; National army,
46, 400; navy, 1886; marines, 1872
Professor Hugh Critz, the newly
elected principal of the Second Dis
trict Agricultural School of Russell.
Vile, has taken charge OF the work
of that institution.