The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

According 10 reports, Camp Pike IS 10 be the headquarters of a new diyi- sion IS well as the largest replace ment camp in the country. Major General Omar BGndy commander of the second division of the American Expeditionary Force in France, Is te replace Col. eharl.s Miller as camp commandant and his staff will come with him in about a fortnight Col. Miller will remain as commandant of the Infantry Central Officers Training School
 John D. Arbuckle. attorney general, holds that if man serves a sentence in federal prison for an offense which. under the statutes of Arkan. sas, is felony, he is barred from holding office in this state. The opin- ion was asked for by Judge Prince of Perry county to fix the status of a school director who had served term in federal prison for forgery.
 Something like s325, 900 has been appropriated by Camp Pike authori- ties for the construction of the road system All roads are to be treated with a binder, so as to make them practically the equal of asphalt high ways. The work has already begun in the new officers training camp area where some s6,0Oo.000 is being expended in buildings.
 Construction has commenced on the new Hostess House at Camp Pike which is to cost upwards of $100.00d. It is 10 be Of brick and reinforced concrete construction, two stories in height and to contain emergency dor mitories, large cafeteria space, spa cious reception and entertainment. rooms and be one of the most attrae- tive buildings at the cantonment
 Camp Pike,s new soldier paper. Garry On" the successor to Trench and Camp. will make it's bow Thurs day. November IA. It will be great success according to reports being made from the camp canvass now Tn progress. Indications point to cir culation of between 35,000 and 10000. Officers and soldiers will be its edi torial and business staff.
 Leonard Matlock of Ralph, Marion county, has patented an airplane for which he claims many improvements. One of the features of his machine is that tho propellers are all above the base of the machine, which is said to make it impossible to upset it. It also has a large air chamber which further stabilizes it.
 A baby son was born few days ago to MT. and Mrs. Leon Hall of Grand Prairie, Logan county. Tie child has a living great-great-grand- mother. a living great at-grandmother and living grandfather.
 The Batesville Boy Scouts have an organization of 26 members. In the recent wind-up work of the fourth Liberty Loan they sold nearly 5000 worth of bonds in one day
 The Van Buren County Levying schools and county general purposes and s1,000 was appropriated to the tick eradication work.
 One of the largest sweet potatoes seen in Newport is on exhibition in one of the local bank windows. 1t weighs eight pounds and was raised by Mrs. T. w. Collier of Tupelo.
 A total of 17000 barrels of apples are now stored in the Bentonville cold storage plant, according to Manager H. Y King, and more are being re- ceived.
 Fifty-seven carloads of apples have been shiped from Hiwasse this sea- son, and Milt McAllister of that place shipped the first carload of wheat last week.
 Support the United War Work Cam paign for the boys "Over There"
 The Rev. John T. Walters, for the past four years pastor of the Junction City Baptist Church, has accepted the pastorate of the Baptist church at England. This will leave both the Presbyterian and Baptist churches there without pastor
 Out of about 100 cases of Spanish influenza in Earle there has been but one fatality. That was little child. A number of the country people have died and there are several cases or pneumonia in the country.
 An excellent automobile road has been made from Huntsville to Wash ington county line, connecting with the Fayetteville road.
 William P. Collins of St. Pau Minn., has purchased large tract 0 land near Loy and will raise hogs an extensive scale.
 The Boy Scouts of Bald Knob ar gathering walnut and hickory nut for the government, to use In th a ,fu. .,yr rvro nf masks