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 rules govern its operation. Ouachita College agreed to keep at least 100 able-bodied students in it's unit, and to require the members to make the credits prescribed by the War De- partment as a prerequisite for gradu- ation.
 Before a school board in Arkansas CT for his services, the instructor will be required to furnish the secretary of the board with a certificate of health from licensed physician or l regular constituted health officer. showing that the teacher is free from tuberculosis. This law became ef- fective when Governor Brough signed House Bill No. 3S4
 Judge Henry Yokum, appointed by the governor as inheritance tax at- torney, who is native of Union county and who also served as coun- ty judge and is familiar with condi- tions in Union county, says that ap- proximately 200 miles of good roads will be constructed within the next two years in Union county, belting it from one end to the other.
 According to reports received at Lonoke from Washington, D. C., Eb- erts Field will be used for a time IS storage field and later will be aband- oned. Work began on this fieid on December 10. 1917, and aviators be- gan flying here early in the spring Of 1918. The cost of the improvements made there was S1.S15,S40.
 Representative J. R. Alexander's House Bill No. 223. providing for the tural experiment station and model farm in central Arkansas, has been signed by the governor. The farm and station probably will be estab- lished near Scott, Pulaski county, 1t is said.
 Fl. J. Sims and ]. H. Hobbs. liviny near Batesville. were blowing in an old field a few days ago. when they unearthed a skeleton. supposed .o be that of an Indian. The jaw bones. legs. skull bone and ribs were tax en and near by were found broken pieces of pottery and other trinkets.
 Col. C. r. Armistead, son of J. c. Armistead of Charleston. has been as- signed to the military post at Nor man. Okla. commandant at the Satc Normal School. Col. Armistead re- ceived honorable mention as com mander of the Eighty-seventh In- fantry.
 Hamilton Moses and T. D. Craw- ford were appointed by Governor Broueh and the Supreme Court 10 prepare new digest of the statu;es of Arkansas. provisions having been made for the work by the 1919 legis- lature. Charles C. Reid was named examiner.
 A large party of Faulkner peop'e will at an easly date make an auto mobile trip to Franklin County. south of Ozark. for the purpose ot in specting the numerous dairy farms for which the section is famed,
 Aroused by the discovery of oil n Homer. La. residents of Junction City have made preparations 10 sink a test well near that town. Timbers have been ordered and will De deliv- cred soon.
 The peach crop is very promising this season. There was quite a white frost recently. hut the peach bios some were so far advanced and SO well protected by leaves that the tiny fruit was uninjured.
 Chief of Police Roteaherrv of I.it- tie Rock suspended three patrolmen. all recent additions to the force. Dis orderly conduct and negligence were charged.
 Henry D. Tovey. director of the de- partment of fine arts of the Tnivor- sity of Arkansas. has returned from St. Louis. where he attended meet ing of the National Board of Music Supervisors. Mir. Tovey is repreaen- tative on the beard for Arkansas.
 4 car Of hogs was shipped from Searcv to St. Louis recently. White County farmers are being encouraged by County Agents Irwin J. Heath and F. s. Barrentine to ship their surplus hogs while prices are good.
 A total of S95 persons was assisted without cos. by the Transient Tray clers' Aid Society of Fort Smith dur ing the quarter ending March 2s, ac-