Sharp County record., 1919-02-07

put d uldtllllS gun ASpI OuI Va SNHA
mission, captured the machine gun
and killed four Germans who were
operating it. carrying of the ma
chine gun, weighing 115 pounds.
Governor Brough said that lie
heartily favors the general purposes
of the bill to be in:roGuced in the
legislature by Representative J. R.
Alexander Of Pulaski county, which
will provide that the state buy or
lease a farm to be used as Drancn
of the University of Arkansas Ex-
pertinent Station. The bill will pro-
vide that the farm be located some
where in the central part Of Arkan-
sas.
The movement TO reduce the acre
age of cotton planted this year was
indorsed by the Little Rock Cotton
Exchange and Governor BrOugh will
be requested to issue a proclamation
declaring Saturday, February 10,
safe and sane farming day" and
calling the farmers Of each county
to assemble to discuss methods Of
reducing cotton acreage and in
creasing acreage Of gram ana food
crops.
The War Department announced
the appointment of the following
candidate from the Third Arkansas
district for the West Point entrance
examination to be held beginning
March IS, 1919 Noble Beasley, prin-
cipal; James E. Britt, first alternate,
and Garland R. LiboWn, second al
ternaye, all from BenrOnville.
Members Of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Arkansas Live Stock
Growers Association at a meeting at
Little Rock voted unanimously 10
work for the passage Of the bill in
troducad by Senator Lee Cazorr
which would appropriate 100000 for
tick eradication WORK in Arkansas
during the next two years.
The Rev. J. T. Howell, missionary
for the Pulaski County Baptist As
sociation, was instantly killed by
falling down the elevator shaft in the
Donaghey Building az Little Rock,
He fell four stories and his body was
horribly mangled by the fall.
Auction sales Of horses and mules
will be continued at the Camp Pike
remount station throughout Febru-
ary, IL was announcer by Capt. Har-
ry &. Hoy, who is in charge Of the
sales.
The oil and gas company, which
proposes TO investigate the prospects
in Franklin county has applied for 4
charter and upon receiving It will
perfect the organization by electing
Board Of Directors and officers
Adjt. Gen. Lloyd England issued a
statement advocating the location Of
permanent armory for the state
guard in Little Rock,
Guy Camp, one Of the first - men
from Faulkner county TO get into the
National Army, crossed the Rhine
with the Army Of Occupation soon
after the signing OF the armstice.
A Junior Dairy Association, COM
posed Of 30 members mostly Of them
boys and girls has been organized
In Baxter county for the purpose OF
promoting the dairy industry,
After many weeks Of futile search
by federal officers, eight alleged
members OF the Cecil Cove band lf
draft evaders surrendered to Sheriff
Carlton OF Newton county, and were
turned over 70 officers at Camp Pike
/. M. Guthrie was elected chairman
of the Franklin County Memorial As
sociation at a meeting FOR the pur
pose Of perfoGting plan for the
erection Of county memorial for the
boys who lost their lives overseas,
The government cotton ginnod ~
port shows 3,7SS bales ginned In
sharp county up to January t.
against g,S02 bales the same date
last year, m Increase Of 0S6 bales,
J. w. Taylor, principal Of TN
Poughkeepsle High School has beer
appointed county examiner FOR botb
dlstricts of Sharp county
IN the United States Court A. Fort
Smith Judge f, A. Youmnns approx
ed the deed made by l. II, NokdImen
and c, q, Summers, receivers, trans
terring the Fort Smith, Suboco and
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