White County record. [volume] (Judsonia, Ark.) 1922-200?, 1922-05-25

tuttgart.-Stuttgart' public library,
the result of a movement started by
the Women's Club of this city, will be
opened within the next few days with
several hundred volumes of books on
the shelves. Mrs McClelland of Little
Rock public library. has been here
an operating system for the library.
Quarters have been fitted up in the
courthouse, which will be used until
a permanent library building can be
provided
Texarkana.-The Liberty Cotton Oil
Company's plant on Rose Hill was
sold to N. P. Sanderson, wealthy
local business man. The purchase was
given as $165,O00. Business of the con-
Germ will be at once liquidated, but
Mr.. Sanderson will organize new
company to operate the plant.
Little Rockville campaign to in-
crease the membership Of the Arkan-
sas Farm Bureau, the Arkansas Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Association
and other commodity marketing or
CARNATIONS will be started in Cross
county June 10, it was decided at
meeting of the Farm Bureaus Cam
paign Committee.
Ell Dorado.-The largest gas well in
Union county came in unexpected in
the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section S-16-15, on the Muir
ply farm, eight miles due north of
Ell Dorado. 1t is estimated to be max
ing between 65,000000 and $4,000, 600
cubic feet. There are no other wells
within five miles of it.
Hot Spring .s-The Arkansas Associ-
alton OF Elks, reorganization of the
former association, was made complete
here when more than 100 Elks gath
cred from all parts of the state, and
the officers who had been chosen at
the recent gathering in Little Rock
were made permanent for the coming
year as follows: ]. F. Omelia of Fort
IL.
lis of Hot Springs, first vice president;
A. l.. Haraway of Helena, second
vice president; DR.. L. G. Corninsky of
Texarkana, third vice president: J.
w. Parks of Little Rock secretary;
Parker G. Ewing of Clarendon, treas
urer. The next convention will be
held at Texarkana.
Northumberland Harding has
nominated Isaac ]. Morris to be post
master at Mountain Home, Ark. The
postmaster general asked the Civil
Service Commission to hold examina-
lions to fill vacancies in postmaster
ships at Forrest City and at London.
ARK. Postoffice inspectors have been
directed to make investigations with
a view to appoint of postmasters at
Barfield, Crocketts Bluff and Creigh,
Ark.
Imboden.-L. M. Bilbrey, owner of
a small farm near Imboden, is one of
the most successful farmers in this
section. Mr.. Blbrey specializes in
strawberries, sweet ptatoes and poul.
try. Last year he sold 5000 worth of
sweet potatoes from four acres and
l25 Leghorn hens yielded 1856. From
a half acre of strawberries, he will re-
celye $3.50 this year. He has 200 hens
winch are laying an average of 140
eggs a day From the sale of sweet
potato slips he received 5000. He has
irb
laying next year, and he is putting out
$4,000 sweet potato slips and has
started an Elberta peach orchard.
Helena.-P. M. Kilroy of Little Rock
was elected grand chancellor of Ar
kansas Knights of Pythias, and Lit
tie Rock was selected as the next
meeting place for the Grand Lodge.
now in session here The complete
list of officers elected is as follows.
Grand chancellor, P. M. Kilroy, Lit
tie Rock; grand vice chancellor. Geo.
Hurst, Fayetteville; prelate, r. r
Hunt, Helena; grand keeper of records
and seal, M. M Moore, Paris; grand
master at arms, J. w. Blocker, Ben.
tony1lle; grand master of excheouer.
Fred W. Hoyler, Pine Bluff: grand
outer guard, William Woods, Luxora.
grand inner guard, Charles Bell, Or.
ark.
Huntsvi1le.-The fire blight has in.
jured several large apple orchards
near Whitener.
Little Rock.-The. April report n, tb.
arkansas Penitentiary Commission,
nled with the governor, shows a peni.
tentlary population Of 1,403, which in.
Guided 6S at the walls, 7O3 at Tucker
farm and 6S2 at Cummins farm. Tho
increase since January was reported
as 43o. Receipts during the months
numbered 1855. Disbursements includ-
ed IA paroles and IL indefinite fur-