The Monticellonian., 1918-08-09

 Company of Omaha, 20 miles north of there. expect 10 put up from IS to 20 carloads of tomatoes this year They will start their plants about August 10.
 The secretary of state has been asked by the United States Shipping Board, New York City, 10 provide the board with the names and addresses of all the industrial plants in Arkan- sas that are engaged in war or gov ernment work
 AS a result of the meeting of the apple growers of Benton and Washing ton counties held at Rogers recently, the Ozark Fruit Growers Association and the Rogers Fruit Growers Asso- ciation have been combined to im- prove facilities for handling of the fruit crop this year. Secretary J. W. Stroud of the Ozark Association will | direct the selling.
 To improve roads leading out of Searey the first of a series of barbe- cues was held at Sulphur Spring, te which point the road leading north has already been put into first-class condition by F E. Chumbler an ex- pert road builder. A large crowd was in attendance.
 The canning factory at 0lvey is al- most completed. Everything will be in readiness 10 take care Of the toma- to crop, which has just begun to ripen. A large yield is predicted
 The work Of laying mains for Ri- sons water system is about comples- ed, and Manager Mique Daubs et- poets to have the system in operation within the next few weeks.
 E. H. Shinn. editor of St. Paul Mountain Air, who has been under medical treatment for the last six months, has regained his health and resumed newspaper work. 1 The Camden high school, which has served young men and women of that city for half century. was torn down several days ago to make room for q modern structure.
 The Rev. s. w. Brown of Warren is making canvass of Camden to se- cure information to be used in re- vival which will held there by the 1 Rev. Ernest House soon.
 Mrs. l.. B. Merrick of Hattieville, who has a son with the American Ex- peditionary forces. has pieced beau tiful quilt and has given 1t to the Rel Cross to be auctioned
 Mayor A. l.. Teeters and the Wynne 1 lodge of Moose have received an in yitation to confer the initiatory de- gree on Governor Brough at Little Rock on August "A.
 The officers of the Pope County Poultry Association held a meeting at | Russellville recently and made plans for the annual poultry show here on l November to s.
 The Phillips Spoke Company, near Alpena Pass. is making artillery spokes for gun cassions. These are the largest spokes ever produced in north Arkansas.
 The crop conditions around Bates vile are considered much better than was expected after the continued drouth which has prevailed for the past six weeks.
 Work on the new S55 .o00 high school building at Harrisburg Is progressing, but it is doubtful whether the build ing will be finished in time to opes school this fall.
 Madison county farmers have fin ished threshing wheat and oats and | find only half of a normal yield
 Five victims have been claimed by a disease somewhat similar to dysip- tery which has been prevalent around 1 Lead Hill for the past few weeks. The annual enumeration for the special school district of Batesville shows.. that there are 1.252 children Of school age in the district.
 T. J. Terral. secretary of state. will speak at the first annual reunion of the Sons of Liberty at Huntsville, Au- gust l5, Is and F.
 Little Rock will be compelled to abandon the building of two bridges across the Arkansas river until after the war, according to decision reached by the national capital issues committee at Washington.
 Old settlers at Wilmar say that the present weather is the driest since the summer of 1881.
 Jesse Bird of St. Paul, who has taught school for the last 40 years. has become blind.