The Monticellonian., 1919-08-08

But we see the belle of the backwoods
sticks
Now decked with diamonds and pearls
and fixed
To serve to heaping the nations
plates
With riches cleaned from her own es-
latest
Ana the open door 10 the feast al last
Invites the nation to break IT'S fast
And enter the paradise they saw
When they peeked through the fence
at Arkansas,
Graham Burnham
Glenwood on the Caddo, Ark.
Little Rock.-Following adjourn
ment of the Arkansas Senate five
flags carried by Arkansas units during
the war with Germany were taken
from the walls of the chamber, where
they We're placed by Secretary OF
State Tom j Terrall to form part OF
the decorations. The flags were loan
ed by Nal Henry F. FREEDMAN. as
sistant adjutant general.
Mena.-James NJ. Slime. who arriv-
ed home from overseas, said that the
American Red Cross saved him from
starvation while he was a prisoner in
Germany Slime was a member of the
goth Division and was captured dur
irg the Argonne fighting on October
9, 1918. and held prisoner by the
enemy for so days.
Fayetteville. = H. ]. Waters, editor
of the Weekly Kansas City Star. for
meTly president of the Kansas Agri-
cultural College at Manhattan and
hean eff the Agricultural College of
Missouri will give the onening adj
dress on August IS. for the Farmers
Short Course, to be held at Fayetta-
vile, August Is to %
Little Reck-Persons desiring -
be united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony in this state will have 10 ger
somebody other than his honor ma
mayor to pronounce the ceremony. II
the marriage is 10 be genuine and
binding ACCORDING to an opinion g.v.
on hv Attorney General John D. Ar
buckle
Pine B1uff-Governor Brough has
no mower 70 nerola or narden youths
in the State Industrial School and the
county nudge alone may order RELEASE
Of prisoners ~ tho institution. Attor-
ney General John y krbue1le rllef,
in IN oninion delivered orally ut
hearing in the Jefferson County Courr.
Tittle Roek-The contract for tho
building of rai'rosd line between Oar
daueno and S"ranton has been aworr
ed The road. which will he % miles
long. is being huilt bv an Independent
company. but ii connaete tho Rock
Island railroad with the Missouri Pa
eifie railroad,
Van Pprer-Tha Bureau of Ma
kots Of tho United States Denartment
of hgricu1ture opened Headquarters
here for the peach shining season t.
assist growers and others in market
ing Their crops The office is In
charge of Adner D. Miller.
Little Rocis-After an illness Of
nearly two weeks. caused by a stroke
Of paralysis Nav 1, Richard Henry
Parham for nearglv so wears one OF
The leading educators of Arkansas.
is dead
Ozark.-Peaohes are much botteg
since the recent rains and ii is beHey-
ed that growers in this section will
receive $4,000 for the years crop.
Mena.-Polk county will be repre-
sented at the agricultural short course
at the Magnolia district school by L
boys and girls of the county clubs.
Heber Springs The Rev A. 4
DuLaney of Austin. Tex probably
viii be called to the pastorate of the
Baptist church Of this place.
Harrisburg. - The Masonic Lodge
had a big time here The district
deputy, Shields Daitroff. of Wynnc
and many other visiting members,
@ere in attendance
Harrisburg.-Th work on the new
courthouse is being pushed up win
considerable more rapidity than for
several months.
Rogers.-The annual convention OF
the Benton County Sunday School As.
sociation was held at Gentry.
Harrisburg new flour mill be
ing erected here is nearly ready Tor
business. The building is complete 1
and good deal OF the machinery has
been installed.
Mountain Home.-Dillen Underhill
who operates mill, gin and ligA,
plant here, intends TO put in a plan,
TO make wood veneering
Searcy-A 40-day music norma
will be held at Sidon. west of Searcy
beginning September s.