The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1919-08-22

/ Win d iiSt 81 eu-ft# ldIAuS anu daL1
concerning them By his department
Jim q Ferguson, commissioner OF
mines, manufactures and agriculture.
issued bulletin is which he lie
scribes the value to the state and tie
community of an Immigrant
Little Rock.-ahe statewide confer
ence Of the workers in the Bapiiss
| $75. 900 drive was held last week
at the Second Baptist church head
quarters. with more than 2aa people
in attendance Besides the county or-
ganizeFs, publicity secretaries and
! other official workers, there were q
number Of the leading pastors and
laymcn from different parts of the
state present.
Fort Smith, - The Sebastian Coun-
! T. Federation of Labor went on rec
) ord as opposed TO another special ses-
| sion OF the legislature. The federa-
ton adopted a resolution which SAT-
| that no good could he accomplished
| by another session and that calling
/ the assembly would only prove an
other drain on the public treasury"
Newport.-A shipment of wheat on
the cooperative plan was made b.
farmers of Jackson county the wheat
was sold to a Touring mill in the
state that is paving 10 farmers $40
per bushel.
Searey.-Lonnie Gresham, son Of
w. l.. Gresham. has returned from
France,w here he was with the A. E.
F. for more than year. He fought
on three fronts, but was never
wounded.
Jonesbcro-The comittee in cnargs
of the annual picnic for the Craig
head Comfy Farmers Union is pre-
pairing for The biggest event in the
history of the union, to be given at
Nettleton on Labor Day
Little Rock Major Virgil A. Bee.
son of Morr.lton, formerly of the
old Third Arkansas Infantry. arrived
in Little Rock from overseas, accom-
panied by Mrs Beeson. who went 70
New York to meet her husband
Russellville. = W R varnado Of
Osyka, Miss, has accepted a position
! as teacher of mathematics and diree-
tor of athletics in the EuasellTille
Agricultural School for tie comins
term. which opens this montb.
Jonesboro - Picket Post OF the
American Legion of this place has
planned to give get together
dance" at fhe city auditorium At On
early date IN honor of the soldiers
who have arrived from overseas.
Deruott = Hon Harvey Pssnon.
planter and stock raiser OF this p1sne,
and representative rom 6hieot coun.
r. in tho last Legislature. has an
nounced his candidacy for state high
VaY commissioner
searcy-Better telephone service
is promised Searcy patrons BY the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany which is arranging to put il
new and greatly improved equip
ment.
Mountain Vlew.-John Hill of sylq-
more. miles north OF this place.
found pearl near the Perrin place
on White river, which Re sold for ST.
600.
amden-The annual barbecue and
fish fry in honor Of Confederate veter=
ans was given by residents of
Camden at Marmaduke Ford on the
Ouachita august -
Mulberry-Between 40 and 80 car
loads of peaches have been skipped
from this place since the opening n
The season. The long drouth has cut
the crop short to some extent.
GAINESVILLE = Extensive improve
ments are being made on the main
building at the Arkansas Cumberland
College in preparation for She fall
term.
Pine Bluf-Cotton Belt Lodge No.
81 has adop-ed resolutions endorsing
the Plumb plan for government own
ership and demecraery in the ope1&-
ton of The railroads.
Pine Bluff-Jeffprson county hss
25114 school children, according 10
figures recently tahulated by Coun-
ty Superinte ndent F. G. May.
Monticello. J. Ruel has arrived
from Green Forest TO take charge Of
the poultry department of the Monti-
cello Agricultural school. The school
bought 40 acres Of land adjoining ne
school on which is being built upto-
date poultry houses to be used in
breeding and raising chickens.
Little Roek.-TAe State Commits
sion to Lot Public Contracts rejected
al bids submitted for printing tie
Senate and House Journals FOR 1871
and announced it viii advertise -
new bids
J Searcy-Seyere burns on his face
! resulted from an explosion wnen
Samuel Nicely. the 12-year-old son If
Mr., and Mrs. Il. A Neellv. was I'm.
Loading some shells. The boy MIS- d.
ging out tho powder and hallets viz
a nail the friction causing the pow
der to ignite.