Cleveland County herald., 1919-04-10

COlleB6 agreed to keep at least 1UU able-bodied students iii it's unit, and to require the members to make the credits prescribed by the War De- partment as prerequisite for gradu- ation.
 Before a school board in Arkansas can complete contract with teach CT for his services, the instructor will of the board with a certificate of health from a licensed physician or d regular constituted health officer, showing that the teacher is free from tuberculosis. This law became eff fective when Governor Brough signed House Bill No. 384
 Judge Henry Yokum, appointed by the governor as inheritance tax at torney, who Is a native of Union county and who also served as coun- ty judge and is familiar with condi- tions in Union county, says that ap- proximately 200 miles of good roads will be constructed within the next two years in Union county, belting 1t from one end to the other.
 According to reports received at Lonoke from Washington, D. C., Eb- erts Field will be used for a time as storage field and later will be aband- oned. Work began on this field on December 10, 1917, and ayiators be- gan flying here early in the spring of 1918, The cost of the improvements made there was $1,815,840.
 Representative J. R. Alexander's House Bill No. 223, providing for the establishment of branch agricul- tural experiment station ans model farm in central Arkansas, has been signed by the governor. The farm and station probably will be estab- lished near Scott, Pulaski county, 1t is said.
 H. J. Sims and J. IT. Hobbs, living near Batesville, were blowing in an old field few days ago, when they unearthed a skeleton, supposed to be that of an Indian. The jaw bones, legs, skull bone and ribs were talk en and near by were found broken pieces of pottery and other trinkets.
 Col C. F. Armistead, son of J. c. Armistead of Charleston, has been as- signed to the military post at Nor Normal School Col. Armistead re- ceived honorable mention as com mander of the Eighty-seventh In fantry.
 Hamilton Moses and T. D. Craw- ford were appointed by Governor Brough and the Supreme Court 10 prepare new digest of the statutes of Arkansas, provisions having been made for the work by the 1919 legis- lature. Charles c. Reid was named examiner.
 A large party of Faulkner peop'e will at an early date make an auto mobile trip to Franklin County. south of Ozark, for the purpose of in- snecting the numerous dairy farms for which the section is famed.
 Aroused by the discovery of oil in Homer, La, residents of Junction City have made preparations to sink a test well near that town. Timbers have been ordered and will be deliv- cred soon.
 The peach crop is very promising this season. There was quite white frost recently, but the peach blos- some were so far advanced and so well protected by leaves that the tiny fruit was uninjured.
 Chief of Police Rotenberry of Lit tie Rock suspended three patrolmen, all recent additions to the force. Dis. orderly conduct and negligence were charged.
 Henry D. Tovey, director of the de- partment of fine arts of the Univer- sity of Arkansas, has returned from St. Louis, where he attended meet ing of the National Board of Music Supervisors. MT. Tovey is represen- tative on the board for Arkansas.
 A car of hogs was shipped from Searcy to St. Louis recently. White County farmers are being encouraged by County Agents Irwin J. Heath and E. S. Barrentine to ship their surplus hogs while prices are good.
 A total of 595 persons was assisted without cost by the Transient Trav- elers' Aid Society of Fort Smith dur