Sharp County record., 1919-01-31

That the law requires license o.
bonded ginners to take from each bale
of cotton ginner two samples, one OIL
which shall be sent to the manager
of the warehouse il the cotton IS 10
he stored and the other to the COM
missioner of mines, manufactures anu
agriculture or to a state grader to De
graded and classified, was an opinion
handed down by Attorney General Ar
buckle.
CITY officials Of North Little Rock.
formerly known as Arseuta, announc'
ed that they will strenuouSly oppose
apy effort to reanneX that town 10
Little Rock. Under the law passed
several years ago the consent OF the
citizens of both cities must be secur-
ed before the remuneration can take
place.
B. c. Riley, director of the General
Extension Division OF the University
Of Arkansas, has decided not TO accept
the appointment offered him in the
newly organized Department Of EXten-
sion in the Department OF the lnte:-
ior. Mr. Riley said that Arkansas is
is good enough for him.
There was spectacular destruction
of booze at the courthouse in Bates
vile when Sheriff Harris appeared un-
der the shadow of the Confederate
monument and proceeded with the de-
struction of more than 100 quarts of
whiskey which he had recently taken
from two negroes.
Prior to January mere had been
ginned in Clark county 1859 bales
Of cotton, as compared with 13,SO9
bales ginned to January /, 1918, &C
cording to the ginners' report. This
shows a decrease in cotton for Clark
county Of 1,190 bales.
Three county examiners were COM
missioned by ]. L. Bond, state super
intendent of public instruction. They
are: A. L. Murrell of Nashille, for
Howard county; H. A. Rusting of At
kins, for Pope county; y. A. Parsons
Jr. of Mt. Vernon, for Faulkner
county.
The farmers Of st, Francis county
are just now beginning to reap the
fruits of same farming based upon the
growing Of more grain and live stock,
as is evidenced by the fact that two
carload shipments of hogs have been
made from this city to St. Louis mar.
kets.
At conference Of shippers and
railroad officials at Little Rock it was
agreed that the Sailing plan" Of
handling less than carload shipments
out of Little Rock, would be tempo.
rarily suspended until complaints Of
discrimination against Little Rock
shippers could be remedied.
Dr. Frederick A, Merrill, regional
director, and his assistants, represent.
ing the United States Bureau Of Ed.
ucation, visiting the Arkansas State
Normal School in the interest Of the
school garden army" which the bu-
reau is seeking to organize through.
out the nation.
The school Of instruction for Red
Cross workers was concluded at Con.
way after a session Of two days. The
workers attended represented units at
Russellville, Morrilton and other near.
by cities, as well Ns units and auxil.
iaries Of the county
The valuation Of personal property
in Crawford county in 1918 exceeded
that OF the preceding year by $685..
265, and in Madison county II was
$780, greater, according to a report
received by the State Tax Commits.
sion.
At luncheon given In honor OF IT,
NJ, Cottrell, agriculturist OF the Arkan.
sos Probable Farming Bureau Of tho
Little Rock banker, by the CONNER.
clal Club Of Conway, plans for the
profitable farming campaign by Faux.
ner county were formulated,
NJ, L. Altheimor state chairman OF
the Arkansas Annenian.Syran Relief
Movement, which will begin It's cam.
paign February 2, expressed himself
MS pleased with the number Of ac.
ooptanoos Of county ohairmanships he
is receiving,
Governor Brough issued q procIa.
nation setting aside Sunday, Febru.
airy Q, as n special memorial day in
honor OF former President Theodore