The Monroe journal., 1921-08-09

has mel the hearty approval and CO.
operation OF Union county MasOns
and has also attracted the attention
! OF Grand Lodge officers. Ii + Stimu-
lating interest in the order which is
, reflected in livelier meetings with less
discrepancy in the ritualistic work
The idea will be suggested at the
next session OF the Grand Lodge with
the purpose of having IL adopted MS a
state policy.
! Mr.. +. 4. Collins OF Lanes Greek
township lost his home by fire last
sunday morning about sunrise. The
! fire originated from the kitchen
stove fiue. But one member of the
family was up when the fire started
and but very little was saved from
, the building. MI.Collins lost nearly
all his wearing apparel. The building
. was a good one and contained seven
rooms. MIR. Collins carried $3.S50
insurance on the house and its con-
, tents.
Farmers who have wool they de-
sire made into blankets can have the
work done NJ the following rate. says
Mr.. T. j. W. Broom: Blankets 70 y
81 inches, ten pounds unwashed wool
10 pair blankets. five dollars per pair
and transportation charges. II all
parties desiring TO have their wool
made into blankets will bring the
wool 10 Monroe next Saturday. Aug.
18th, l will assist them in shipping.
Mr.. Geo. Evans will be at the mills TO
look after the grading and weighing
of the wool. The market for wool Is
very low. ranging in price from four
10 seventeen cents per pound.
Following an illness of six
months. Mrs. thinner Biggers died
Thursday morning al her home in
Goose Greek township. Mrs. Biggers
before her marriage was Miss Bees
sic Love. She was married 10 Mr.
Biggers about nine years ago. She en-
dured her suffering without murmer
and until the day before her death
she was still looking forward to get
ting we'll. although physicions had
given her up weeks ago. Mrs. Biggers
was member OF the Baptist church
and was II good Christian woman.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Revs. VI. ID.
l.. Preslar and A. c. Sherwood con-
Quoting services Besides her hus-
band. Mrs. Biggers is survived by her
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
II. Love. and three brothers. Messrs.
j. D., y ". and Bert Love.
Mr.. ". r. Little, who left this
county several years agO for EldOra
do, Ark, Is visiting friends and rel
atives here He was called from Ar
kansas by the serious illness Of his
brother. Rev. J W. Little He says
there l. little hope for his brother
In speaking OF the financial and crop
conditions In Arkansas and places he
came through. Mr. Little said. The
people IN the West are optimistic.
While suffering from the depress-
sion, they are still cheerful They
have planted very good grain crop
but the cotton crop this year is about
Oae-third that of last year. The new
oil fields that have recently been dis
covered have helped the people Won
deIfully. | remember one boy who
lived near me that had been having
a pretty tough timea He bought SO
acres of land and oil was found on il
and today that boy is worth about
two million dollars. Most of the Tn
ion county people are doing well
also. live in Union county. Arkan-
sas In places there are large farms
that are not being cultivated at all. |
Again in some places there are theI
finest crops that have ever seen. |
was surprised at the decrease of the
cotton acreage this year. While |
showing a large decrease the news
papers have not shown anything like
the real decrease. In some places
that saw coming from Arkansas.
there is about a third of last years
cotton crop" Mr. Little intends 10
remain In the county some time be-
fore going back to Arkansas.
The revival meeting will begin at
Antioch camp ground the second
Sunday in August AT eleven o'clock.
Rev. DR.. Andrews, president Of the
NJ. p. conference. will be present on
Sunday and Rev. j. l. Morgan OF
Greensboro will assist him. Every
body is cordially invited to attend
The services