Sharp County record., 1919-01-10

ClGIh, VI. ". Dull VI SOuWay, SlllVl
clerk in fertilizer inspection division;
Samuel M. Samson Of Amity, w. A.
[sgris, Newark, and Warner L. Rush
ing Of Camden, fertilizer inspectors,
and Mrs. N. M. Whaley OF Nevada
county, bookkeeper and clerk.
Governor Brough held conference
in his Office with the heads of the
state departments at which the bud
gets for the departments and the rev
snues Of the state for the next two
years were freely discussed Governor
Broush said that the revenue of the
state for the next two years would
approximate 100000 and he is con-
fdent, he said, the biennial expenses
would not exceed the revenue.
During the time Gordon Huffmaster
has held the Office, according to his
report, Mr.. Huffmaster has paid into
the state treasury on account Of in
heritance tax $170,3S2.54, being $24,-
OS8.65 more than was received by the
state on this account during the Is
years previous at the same time
there has been a saving in attorneys
fees of $12,115.9O.
Arkansas farm products, including
products, but excluding gar
den and seed products like cowpeaS,
velvet and soy beans in 1918 were
$40 100000 less in value than the farm
products Of 1917, according to the an
nual summary Of Charles S. Bouton
Of Springdale, field agent for the Unit
ed States Department Of Agriculture
in this state
G. II. King, from Corbin, Kan, who
at Mountain Home a few days
ago, represents the type Of farmers
who are comip3, into Arkansas at this
time from the North and other sec
tions, He brought with him 220
White Leghorn chickens, 122 ewes
and bucks, a thoroughbred Shorthorn
bull and big drove Of registered Du-
roc Jersey hogs.
Mention has been made several
times Of the exploits Of Lieut.. Field
l.. iKnley Of Gravette, who was deco.
rated for bravery in the air service.
A citation by the War Department,
made public, explains his service in
destroying seven machines and driv-
ing three down out Of control.
Headquarters at Camp Pike receiv.
ed q telegram announcing that " en-
listed men OF the Hath Ammunition
Train, Thty.ninth Division, wero
being sent to Camp Pike from over-
seas next week to be discharged. Tbs
II men formerly were with the First
Arkansas National Guard Regiment.
Miss Rose Morgan and Private u.
s. Hollan Of Camp Pike were almost
instantly killed at Little Rock, when
n touring car driven by Hollan plung.
ed over vladuct, across the Nilsson.
ri Pacific tracks. The car fell about
80 feet and was completely demol.
lshed,
W. B, Owen, state highway com.
has completed the biennial
report OF the building program for
the period Of l017.1S, which contain
cd $500 miles Of road, The report
shows l,o00 miles Of road constructed,
or now under construction, at an up.
proximated cost Of S5,S40,6S5.g6,
The greatly increased interest In
better live stock in Arkansas IL OK.
pected to make tho convention OF tho
Arkansas Live Stock Growers :, be
held In Little Rock February %-38
the largest and most successful af
fair In the associations history.
Sergeant Major II, Csrnle Of tho
Australian army, who saw service Ia
the Boer war and In the Buropeaa
war was Conwy visitor,
The influenza nearly has disappear.
ed In Franklin county, No deaths
have been reported from this disease
for several days,
Twcnty.three marriage licenses
were issued In Independence county
In December
Sherill residents are interested In
good roads, County Judge l., ~, Cheek
has granted petition for Road I'm.
proyement District No, 22, on tho
north side Of the river In Jefferson
county, The cost Of the road proba.
bly, viii be 100000,
The past year has been tho best
ono In A buAlnoAq way eyor known In