The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17

A system is to be established by Lit
tie Rock merchants which will, 1t iG
believed, put an end to the shopllft.
ing that has been very prevalent re-
Gently. A meeting of the proprietors
Of the big stores and their house de-
tectives will be held soon TO complets
details.
The Rev. H. L. Winburne, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church at Arkadel-
phia. who, several weeks ago, was
elected editor OF the Baptist Advance,
has accepted the place. DIR. Winburne's
work will not take him from the pas
torate, although the paper is published
in Little Rock.
There are several hundred cases Of
influenza in Grant county, with four
deaths, according to reports received
by DR.. C, w. Garrison, state health
officer, and the number of cases 10
increasing.
The number OF bales OF cotton ginned
in Franklin County for 1918. S,462
against 12,144 bales in 1917. a decrease
Of S,6S2 bales, and the acreage was
nearly Is per cent larger in 1918 than
1917.
Pat Adams. q mining man Of Cush-
man, has discovered q big deposit Of
tripli near tohat place. 1t 10 used
in refining sugar. for making polisnes
and for numerous other purposes.
An agitation is being created In
Batesville favoring the erection Of =
liberty hall to the memory Of the In
dependence County boys who have
served In the war against Germany.
Camp Pike officials entered strong
denial to the charge that Iowa men
had been Disseminated against in the
matter of receiving discharges from
the army.
Alexander Schmidt, former German
sailor, now an American prisoner, ar
rived at Fort Roots in charge OF a
United States marshal and was in
termed there.
The largest bond ever filed by a
county officer in Arkansas was the
bond for $1,106,500 which was filed
by Walter K. Taylor, as collector of
Pulaski county.
Lieut.. Col. Smith of Little Rock,
commanding officer of the old First
Arkansas Infantry during its training
period at Camp Beauregard, La, has
returned from France.
The Little Rock branch OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank at st. Louis has
opened for business. There are IS
member banks signed up, with applt
cations of others filed.
The number of bales of cotton GIN
ned in Union county prior to Decem.
Der 13, 1918, was 1869, as compar-
ed with 1929 up to the same date
in 1917.
A directory Of Bentonville, which
viii include also Centerton, Cave
Springs, Pea Ridge and all the rural
routes of Bentonville, will appear In
few days.
Lieutenant Colonel Lindsey ana
Mrs. Lindsey have arrived to occupy
their home at Bentonville again. since
Lieutenant Lindsey's discharge from
the army.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cal Clark, living near Batesville, fell
into crate fire recently at the
Clark home, and was so badly burned
that it died from the effects.
NJ. White, who owns an extensive
goat ranch in the neighborhood OF
Meachuin's Cave, on Polk Bayou, lost
over 100 goats during the recent cold
spell. They froze to death.
The Pine Bluff City schools opened
again for the third time this school
year, this time after a holiday since
Thanksgiving. necessitated by the in
fluenza epidemic, and the gas shortage.
The Rogers Home Guards at a meet
ing Friday night voted unanimously to
request the officers to take the neces-
sary steps to demebilize.
Ben d. Brickhouse, state labor COM
missioner and former alderman, was