Judsonia weekly advance., 1919-12-11


Little Rock. Tho order of the
Bureau of Animal Industry releasing
practically 10000 square miles of ter
ritory from the cattle fever tick quar-
antine, affects nine counties and
parts of six others. The counties re-
leased are: Arkansas, Cleveland.
Drew, Howard, Little River, Lincoln,
Pike, Polk and Sewer; the remainder
of Prairie and Pulaski and a part OF
Clark, Miller, Saline and White coun-
ties.
Fort Smith.-Joseph Farrard, aged
20, member of leading local family,
died from injuries sustained when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by boy, George Pendell, aged II,
who ran down and killed Francis Joy,
aged seven, daughter of a blind man,
was exonerated at his preliminary
hearing.
Cabot.-An increase in the acreage
planted in Strawberries was urged at
a meeting held here by local business
men with the directors Of the two 10.
cal banks. Farmers were urged to
increase the acreage to a point where
carload shipments could be profitably
made in the spring of 1921.
Clarksyllle.-The campus of the
Arkansas Cumberland college will be
terraced. Washing on tho grades of
the campus have caused considerable
damage within the last two years and
terracing alone will save the soil so
that grass and strawberries may be
grown successfully.
Fort Smith.-Drastic laws prohibit
ing the sale of narcotics and provid-
ing for regulations for automobile
traffic were passed by the city COM
mlss1oners In an effort to check the
sale OF harmful drugs and to reduce
the danger of automobile travel
Fort Smith. The Arkansas Cor.
poration Commission will resume its
hearing on the application of the
Fort Smith Light and Traction Com.
pany for siX-cent fare in Fort
Smith and Van Buren,, and for author
lty to operate It's cars with one man.
Little Rock. = H. M. Cottrell, agri-
cultllrist of the Arkansas Profitable
Farming Bureau of the Little Rock
Board of Commerce, and e. S. Bod
man represented the bureau at a
meeting of the Bearden Equity Union
at Bearden.
Pine Bluff.--A slight earth tremor
was felt at Dermott Lake Village, Eu-
dora and other points in Southeast
Arkansas. The shock lasted only a
few seconds and no damage was rec
ported.
Little Rock.-The plan of the Ar
kansas authorities to introduce a
course of thrift in the public schools
of the state is being watched with
much interest by the officials of the
savings division of the treasury.
Helena.-The coal shortage is re.
sponsible for the action of local rail-
road officials who have declared an
embargo on shipments of cotton seed
to Helena until the situation is re-
lieved
Texarkana.-The Miller county
grand jury completed its work and
has adjourned It returned 20 mis-.
demeanors. Most of the felony in
dictments allegs burglary and grand
larceny.
Little Rock. = Twslve-year-old
Tommis Jones of Farrell is the first
Pig Club boy to cancel his note with
the Little Rock Rotary Club for tho
purchase price OF his pig, which he
bought seven months ago.
Lonoke. - Jlonoke exceeded its
quota on the first day of tho drive Tor
the Baptist s75,O00,OOo campaign, $40.
900 being subscribed. The quota was
$35, 900.
Little Rock. = Appropriations for
numerous river projects in this state
were included in the requests made
OF Congress by Secretary of the
Treasury Glass
Fort Smith. = Tho Board of Edu-
cation has purchased seven and a
half lots east of the present high
school building and will devote the
site to q junior high school.
Van Buren,. = A branch of the
American Cotton Growers Associa.
Ion, IA.