The Dermott news., 1918-03-14

The delegates favorlng adjourn
ment claim that the present is no
time TO frame new constitution for
the state and that conditions may
completely change before the end of
the war. The convention met last
November and adjourned until July
on account of the war
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
Following the campaign for the
larger use of commercial fertilizers,
especially nitrate of soda, which has
been conducted at BatesVilIe by Coun-
ty Farm Demonstration J. D. Wilson
and several Benton county banks, a.
600 pounds of nitrate of soda has
been taken in eastern Benton county.
1t will be used mainly on orchards
and grain.
The executive committee Of the Red
Cross chapter has given $500 to the
Canteen Committee with which TO as
etablisa a careeen service in Pine
Bluff for soldiers who are constantly
passing through on trains \ can
teen kitchen will be established so
that hot coffee and other food may
be served the soldiers
News has been received at Ash
down from reliable sources that dis
mantling Of the Memphis. Dallas and
Gulf railroad from Murfreesboro to
Hot Springs was impending. unless
Immediate physical connection can be
secured at Hot Springs with the
Rock Island
The pike road commissioners. con
sisting of w. T. Blount. Bob Cayiness
and X. A. Norman. are viewing the
proposed road bed for the new pike
from the Scott county line to Plain
view, and thence TO Ola. CenterVille
and Danville. The work will begin
soon
For violating the food regulations.
the Mississippi Restaurant at Helena
was penalized by being ordered clos
ed for three days by the county food
administrator The owner was also
notified that if he violates the rules
again his license will be taken away.
George Z. Parker, chairman Of the
Forrest City Chatauqua Committee.
says that the summer chatauqua will
open about June l. with one of the
best programs ever a big Patriotic
Day" will be one of the features Of
chatauqua week
Governor Brough issued procla-
nation restoring George Crye of
Faulkner county to citizenship. Crvo
was convicted in August. 1915. Of
statutory otfense and sentenced to
serve one year in the penitentiary.
Governor Brough received tela-
gram from a man AT Hope signed
Jim Smith. Railroad Man" in which
the sender expressed approval of the
proclamation calling on all peace Of
ficers to register Migrants
Troy Kerr and A F. Harris. New
burg stock men have returned from
Kansas City, where they bought 70
head of registered cattle They will
sell part of the shipment and put the
other stock on their farm.
], L. Bond, superintendent of public
instruction. and w f. Laseter super
Wis or fural schools. returned from
Washington and Atlantic City where
they attended two educational con.
erences.
Plans are maturing for the estab-
lishment OF Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Bureau in Forrest City.
The Woman's Club of Eureka
Springs Will seek to establish a rest
room near the Basin spring.
Farmers have started to break
land around Alpena Pass and along
the Missouri and North Arkansas
Railroad generally. A big acreage OF
oats will be sowed before the month
ends.
More than S25 has been raised at
Batesville without solicitation for the
campaign to exterminate rats.
The Portland Mule Company has
sold $50 mules this season and ex-
poets another carload.