The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

ters. l9l6 Scott street.
 Mrs. Eleanor Slage. supervisor at large for oeeupational therapy Ill the United States army hospitals, with headquarters in Washington. visited Camp Pike and started the work in the Base hospital, instrueting the vocational workers in the educa- tional department regarding the re- construction work to be given the men.
 w. E. Womble of the town that bears his name and Representative Kelly of Mt. Ida conferred with busi- ness men at Hot Springs relative to bill to be presented to the legisla- ture which calls for the formation of new road district 10 include Gar land. Montgomery, Hot Spring. How ard and Pike counties
 E. B. Balentine, White county rarm demonstrator, Is planning to organize a club, 10 be known as The Farm | tis toOptl diIft foitPRlHk AbbOIHhe ton" The county farm agents will serve as marketing agents without compensation, thus insuring to the producer The full market price for his products.
 The building of bonded ware houses and a general improvement of the marketing conditions in Arkan- sas will be fostered by practically all of the agricultural agencies of the state, 1t was agreed at meeting m the cffiee of Jim q. Ferguson, com missioner of mines. manufactures and agriculture,
 There were 215,92 bales of cotton on hand at the compress points of Arkansas February !, according to weekly cotton statement of the Ar kansas Cotton Trade Association The report did not include the com presses at Cotton Plant and Jones' boro.
 The School Improvement Associa- ton of Bearden has rtnted the local Knights of Pythias hall for five years and have purchased more than 200 opera chairs, which are being install ed This will give Bearden an up-to- date opera house.
 A total of 100000 strawberry plants are being put out by W. H. Pope, Who lives one mile south of Searcy. Last year Mr Pope marketed over 600 crates of berries, besides making 21 bales of cotton, on his 50 acres.
 Food plus cotton equals prosper ity" This is the keynote of bull letin just issued by Bradford Knapp, chief of the States Relations Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 D. E. Richer, orchardist of Spring dale. has been engaged to assist the Agricultural Extension Division of the University of Arkansas in horti- cultural work in northwest Arkan- sas.
 The Rev. J. David Arnold, who re- gently resigned the pastorate of tho First Christian Church of Fort Smith, has accepted the pastorate of ths First Christian church at Fayette- vile.
 Dr I NArric cf ho frst Presbyteirian church of Pine Bluff will go overseas as religious work di- rector of the Y. M. c. A War Work Council.
 The Madison county soldiers who are coming home are returning to their old positions, as all places were merely filled by substitutes during their absence.
 A meeting of ministers of the North Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Church was held at Con- way 10 consider plans in connection with the centenary mission drive to be pushed by the denomination dur ing the month of April.
 A mass meeting was held at Bates vile to appeal to the Missouri Pa cifc Railway Company, for an addl- tional train on the White River branch, between Newport and Bates vile.
 Miss Cantrell. head nurse at the Russellville infrmary. was seriously burned and a patient was injured when fire destroyed the infirmary building. Miss Cantrell was burned while rescuing patients from the building.
 The local boards of Arkansas have been urged by Adjt. Gen. Lloyd Eng land to complete their records as soon as possible. so that their final reports may be submittsd to the sd- liutsnt's office.