The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

#aSdHl9H and conference @eclae4 tliaG ta safeguard life t would be best to eut OH al current.
 Whom the suggestion was present. cd to Mayor Taylor He said ne would authorize cutting of al current only IS an extreme emergency measure. but ne advised that alt persons eqaip their homes with lamps or other means Of providing light
 The Pulaski County grand Jury was scheduled to reeeavene after the hoH- day recess, but Judge Wade ordered an adjournment The other il mem bers were either snow CT water bound and could not reach Che courthouse.
 Webb < Son of Stuttgart lost sev- eral head of fine cattle when q straw shed fell. in winch they were housed ta protect them from tine severe weath- ee. Besides those killed several more were injured The Webb farm IS lo- egted five miles southwest of the town.
 The Boone County Court formally established the Jefferson Davis High way district and appointed as com mlzsioners Mes=fs. J. Sam Rowland, F. N. Garvn and F. C. Maggafd all Of whom have been enthusiastic promo tefs of the project 4om is inception.
 Opening of bids by the Arkansas- Louisiana highway district commits sion was postponed because of weath- CT conditions. according to news reaching here from the commissions offices at McGehee.
 Charles Harkee and. P J. Barr. pro pfietors of the Grand View plantation near Columbus. Hampstead county. have let a contract for the planting of f.0O0 acres Of the plantation to pa per shell oceans.
 sf. Paul. Madison county, is to haze a canning factory this year, propmted hy Appleby Bros. or Fayetteville. Huntsville is likewise attempting to work up interest enough to secure d canning plant.
 
 The allegation that the order of the State Board of Health required pupils of public schools to be vacei- natd against smallpox is anconstitu tional, is made in complaints flied in Faulkner Circuit Court.
 The Columbia County Red Cross members did not stop their Christmas membership drive when the time clos cd, and expect 10 continue until Feb ruary 1. They have already secured about 1000 new members
 The Arkansas grand lodge of the negro Knights of Pythias of Forrest City in it's quarterly board meeting directed Theo. Bond. grand master of the excheauer of Madison. to purchase S1 .000 in war savings stamps.
 The II. C. Cox stock farm near Cave Springs has been sold to a Mir. Pledg- CT of Summers, for $42, ,000, making probably the record price for Ben, ton county farm.
 Work on the addition to the divis- ion headquarters building at Camp Pike has stopped on account Of bad weather The addition is now about | half completed.
 At a meeting of the Southeast Ark ansas Leyee Board at Dermott con. tract was given for the building of l50.000 cubic yards of levee on the | Arkansas river.
 E. R. Wiles, state hotel inspector, announced that hotel and restaurant men in this state have agreed to serve meatless breakfasts every day in the week.
 After being closed down for about three weeks on account of the boiler in the heating plant giving way the Corning High School has re-opened.
 Because of the large number of fire alarms last month. the Pine Bluff City Council has decided to order a new auto hook and ladder truck and  to pass an ordinance giving right Of way to the Fire Department over all traffic.
 The Fordyce schools. which have been closed for more than a week on account of epidemics of humps and measles, have reopened. Many pupils, however. are still out with humps and measles.
 The Methodist church at Wild Cher ry was destroyed by fire. The blaze started from fire left in the stove. A hall over the church was used by the Masons and Odd Fellows. The lodges lost all their fixtures. There was no insurance. Representatives to the number of 35 of the various "Fair' stores in tho state, have adjourned after four. days session. They wilt meet next year at Hot Springs again by unani. nous vote.