The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

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 The farmers af Perry county ara eefe much at=heaf3eaea oyer the fact that thes are holding between i've and six thousand bafes of cotton for better prices. 4 meeting VIII be call ed Ter the County aaHmprs Union la March oe April, and pans dis eussed as to the reduction Of the ac- raage for this year.
 Governor Trough signed the Faughan=0weus bill creating the Broadway Main Street Bridge dis triea Of Pulaski county which was drafted 10 make possible the con struetion Of two bridges across he Arkansas river. at Little Rock. one at tie foot Of Main street and the other at The foot Of Broadway.
 John Thomas Allinder. 55. was kill cd instantly and Sherman Blessing seriously injured when the roof Of Cardon Valley school house naar Conway. which they were attempting to slide from it's fastenings to a nearby log wagon broke apart and crashed down upon fhe two.
 The North Little Rock postofflce, which is still officially known as tho Afgenta postofiee. WAS robbed No sign of a foreible entrance could De found. Approximately s200 in cur rency WIS taken from the cash box, no stamps were taken, which was found on vacant lot at the rear Of the office
 Congressman Tfllman has intro dnced a bill in Congress for inc eree- ton of a s75.oao public building at Jasper. the county seat of Newton county Thi. fact is out Of the ords- nary. in that Jasper is 9 miles from he nearest railroad point, which is Harrison.
 About S6,000 was subscribed as q donation by Imboden citizens to ward the building of proposed highway from this prace to Dalton, in Randolph county. The road has heen surveyed and majority peti- tion filed.
 At their second meeting group of farmers of Boone county decided 10 organize stock company with an authorized capitalization of s20- 900, to assist growers in the market ing of their products and procuring supplies under cooperative plan.
 Governor Trough has appointed E. l. Bodinan of Little Rock. L. c. Adams of Texarkana. John Eldredgo of Gregory. Sidney Y. West of Little Rock and Leo Andrews of Pine Bluff as members Of the Cotton Reduction Committee of ArkapsaA fcq this year. ls A report issued by Special Agent W. R. McHenry shows 13,555 bales ginned in Faulkner county prior 10 l January Is, representing an increase of. only 119 bales since January 1, l the date of the las, report. Only l 14,639 bales were ginned in 1909.
 Stripped of various parts and con siderably battered, tae automobile 1 of Governor Brough. which was stol- en from in front of his residence. was found on hillside near Little Rock. One tire and rim, the cleo tric starter, batteries and other parts were missing.
 Lieut.. Wyatt Minis of Clay county. who recently was discharged from 1 the army. has arrived at Paragould 1 10 take charge of the farm demon straton work in Greene county.
 The influenza situation is greatly improved in Camden and the sur rounding districts. While several cases are still reported daily the cpl demic is less prevalent.
 Contracts for the preliminary work l in Road District No l of Yell eoun- l ty and for the construction of two steel bridges in the county were awarded at the offices of the State 1 Highway Commission by County [ Judge R Q. Compton and the com missioners of the district
 Incorporation papers for the town of Fippin have been sent to the county clerk it Yelivilie for record. The first town election will be held i in April.
 A petition asking Congress to grant the privilege of building a 1 bridge across the Arkansas river at l this place has been numerousiy sign l ed and it is believed nine-tenths Of i the people would have signed had they been given an opportunity.
 Many applications are being re, 1 ceived at Harrison, as we'll as the Little Rock land office, for home stead lands in the tract recently eliminated from the Ozark National Forest.