The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09
Secretary of State o. c. Lrdwig

nees who have failed to send in their certificates of such nomination to the secretary of state, with receipt from the state or couLty treasurer for the fee necessary to get their names on the ticket at the Septem- Der election, are warned that the certificate and receipt must be filed with the secretary of state by Au- gust 10. This includes nominees for state officers, state senators, cir cult judges, prosecuting attorneys and chancery judges. Many of them have not been received"
 State Auditor Moore is sending put blanks upon which reports are 70 be made of the persons holding liquor licenses in the various coun- ies where licenses are granted. The county clerks are required by law to furnish the state auditor with the names of all liquor dealers in their respective counties, but many have failed to do so. Those counties which have not yet reported are Chicot, Jackson, Mississippi, Poin- sett, Polk, Prairie, St. Francis and Woodruff.
 The United States Civil Service Commission announces an sxamlna- ton on August 29-30, 1906, at Lit tie Rock, Fort Smith and Texar- kama, to secure eligibleS from which to make certifcation to fill three vacancies as they may occur in that service.
 Messrs. John c. England of St. Louis and Ed Cornish of Cornish $ England, bankers, Little Rock, recently visited the rice fields of Arkansas county, and say that these fields cannot be beaten anywhere. They estimate that some of this rice will make as much as a hundred bushels to the acre.
 Governor Davis has been asked to name 200 delegates from Arkansas 3o the Farmers National Congress, which will be held at Rock Island, H., October 9 to l3. J. M. Stahl of Chicago is president of the con- gress and Ben NJ. Whitaker of Bos son Is secretary.
 Major General Haynes, U. S. A., is still working on the itinerary of the Arkansas State Guard in the trip to Fort Riley, Kan, and ex- poets soon to make the complete an- nouncement of route to be taken, with the dates on which the several companies are to start.
 Dr. Martindale killed s. w. Thomas on the street at Hope. No words passed so far as known, but bad blood had existed between them for some time. Thomas was citizen of Patmos, Hampstead county.
 The state has received judgment in the Pulaski circuit court for $19,4O4 against the Western Union Telegraph Company alleged to be due for failure to file articles of in- corporation.
 The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company has begun the erection of a new building at Little Rock. It will cost $50, ,00O, and will be one of the most modern telephone building in the South.
 Leases have been taken on a number of farms near Judsonia for the purpose of drilling for oil. White county is said to be in direct line with the Illinois and Beau mont, Texas, oil fields.
 A wireless telegraph company Is ''tal1ing" 1t establishing stations in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, and two ol three other cities of the state.
 A Montana man has purchased so acres of land in Franklin coun- ty and will enter extensively into the business of raising cattle and thoroughbred Angora goats.
 Work on the Rogers Southwest ern Railroad is progressing, a large force being employed in grading and laying steel. The grading i' | ~.ox.. oo,,,nlo4o1 4n SprIp otoWO