The Dermott news., 1918-06-13

Sheared from sheep that gra2ed upon
the White House lawn at Washington
and ordered to be sold for the benefit
of the Red Cross, was disposed of by
Governor Brough. The wood sold for
sos per pound.
The Public School Board has
awarded the contract for the erection
of a new school building at Harris
burg to j. f. Hollinsworth & Co. Of
Memphis, for the sum of S40.S69, COM
plete, ready for the furniture.
DR.. j, II. Reynolds. president or
Hendrix College. Conway. asked Ad-
jutant General Mccain OF the War
Department for detail To provide
military instruction at that institution.
The wet weather in the vicinity OF
Knobel has made a great demand for
cotton workers and wages run as high
as 81 per day. Boys and girls are
getting 81 per day.
\ troop of Roy Scouts has been or.
ganized at FL Dorado under the direc-
tion of H. u. Bowers. scoutmaster.
Uniforms and other equipment have
been ordered.
Nine thousand dollars worth of Lib
erty Bonds were sold by members Of
the Russellville Boy Scouts. Several
Of H.. Oh fnr
ment badges,
The state auditor received an or
der for 209 poll tax receipts frota
Washington county. TO be issued u
taxpayers who may pay their taxes
before July !.
The Arkansas Baptist state conven.
ton will conduct a Bible school II
Eureka Springs, June 8 To June Is.
Three of Arkansas strongest men will
be teachers.
The Bull Dog and the Mirror. two
Hendrix College publications. have
been merged The college now pub
fishes the Bull Dog Mirror and the
Troubadour
Governor Brough appointed j. s
Turner of Ozark member of the
State Highway Commission 10 sue
coed Guy Il. Tucker, whose term has
expired.
The old Hazel Hotel at Newport.
which was partly burned about two
years ago, will be remodeled and the
name will be changed 10 the Claridge
Hotel
The Caddo National Farm Loan A.
sociation of Womble has received its
charter from the Federal Farm Loan
Board and is authorized TO loan
money
In fight between officers and sew
eral alleged draft resisters at Oxley,
eight miles east of Leslie. Levi Coco.
win, young man, was shot TO death.
the army at Fort Smith. after walk
ing from his home TO Fayetteville. a
distance of 20 miles. to catch a train.
The Carthage Red Cross unit MADE
large shipment of supplies to head
quarters last month. which included
sweaters, socks and $500 gun wipers.
Headquarters of the Ozark National
Forest are being move1 from Harri-
son. where they have been located for
the last nine years. to Russellville.
The wheat crop in Franklin county
will far exceed last season. both in
acreage and yield. Corn and cotton
never looked any more promising.
The commencement exercises Of
Galloway College, of Searcy, closed
with the address to the senior class
and the presentation of diplomas.
The Perpetual Oil and Gas Com
pany at Nashville. filed a certificate
L
with the secretary of state announc-
ing the surrender of its charter.
| j. p. Dunlap has been elected sec
rotary of the Railroad Commission 10
succeed Albert Rorex. who has been
called to military service.
Four thousand white men from
Arkansas have been called to report
to Camp Pike during the FIVE days be-
ginning June "a.
The Cotton Plant officials have or
dered 10-horse power gas engine for
the city water plant. 1t will be in
stalled at once.