The Carlisle independent., 1906-06-21


 place at Fort Smith June "A to July I, in the new auditorium. The build-l ing of the new auditorium is nearing completion and the doors will be open ed to the public for the first time on the occasion of the Chautauqua. Ex- Governor Bob" Taylor, Sam Jones, Dr. Gunsaulus, Senator LaFollette. and other good features will be heard.
 There will be new M. E. Church built in Earle soon. The members have already bought the lot and made up $600 of the building fund. They propose to build s2,5O0 edifice.
 The new bank building of the Bank of Earle will be a two-storyS brick. The contract has been let to Eberaart of Memphis, and the work is now. progressing nicely. The contractorl bid the work in for $7,777.77. The up- stairs will be elegantly fitted offices, and the bank will occupy the lower floor. The entire building will be wired for electric lights When com pleted the Bank of Earle will have one. of the most commodious and elegan;
 
 In discussing the work of the Ar kansas State Fair Association, Hon. Hamp Williams of Hot Springs says:
 All our plans have so far carried out satisfactorily and everything is in working order. Every department has been organized and We are now ready to assign the exhibits, concessions, etc. The fair will open on October l, and s close October 10. and the citizens o11 the entire state are rallying to thd( support of the enterprise. It will be- undoubtedly the greatest event in which the entire state Is vitally inter- ested, which has taken place in Arr kansas for many years.
 "One thing that gives the manage ment an advantage and untold help, is the fact that the Oaklawn race track and grounds have been given us free of charge. This track represents<san outlay of half million dollars IS itself worth the trip to Hot S ,gs to see. We can care for 10000 visitors a day in our city and we expect that many on the opening day of the fair, October l."
 Attorney Norwood and Alley, repre- senting citizens of Mene in Nne coAr troversy over the Mena Hendrix Academy, have filed suit in the Chancery Court against the president and Board of Directors of Hendrix College and J. E. Wooten of the Com mercial College. The suit is brought toao the defendants named from any right or title now claimed in the property and to quiet the title in the city of Mena. The papers as filed pro vide that if the lease now held by Prof. Wooten shall be declared valid, the shotel property, now claimed as rehtA 9orothe lease. shall become the property of Hendrix Academy.
 At meeting of the Peal 6wers' Association at Rogers, it was the opin- ion of all that the crop is not as badly damaged as at first reporte3.. The members present thought the pn66G poets were good for fifteen cars h. least and decided to ship in car load lots as formerly. Thesc crop is scat tering and no uniformity was notice able in the reports of the various growers Some orchards will be prac- tically bare while others will have fairly good crops
 J. w. Voohers had the misfortune of losing his store building Slld con tents at Weidman, on the White Riy- CT railroad recently. The building probably caught fire from ba1ng struck by light1Itg His loss is ab6ut 3,oOos
 The Lsellville ChautaxQua will be held at that place Jul to. 18th. Gnt. Richmond F. 60 = an-
 heed as one of " kakers at this meeting.
 The Western Union telegraph line has been comIleted to PiRe City. MT. Jamison ./ne depot agent, has branch line in( sAresidence.
 H. Mayfield of Ava, Mo. fmef Arkansan, is visiting rela- 21Ees at cotter. Elder Mayneld's work Ii the ministry extends back over 40 years in the territory that Is now Baxter county. He is the drcoyerer of the now famous ii12
 Gasville. 4 s.
 An armory for the Ill
 organized at Rogers is} third story of the bu ted m2s by the Citizens barading occups have been handso1R rne
 Practice drills are n( neV fuIn the company twice pw being ne the steamer H nboat exe waa probably fatally enry shz 1esro passenger. Incl stabbed s. oriy a few miles aboy steame st Little Rock, from whi Q the fs " ercursion started, when eh pl( ..,t M vas com mitted. The he .ssned.
 Company ans r9ss as. .as. s.s'tis,s@ ot ,ssD4. rss Psrati0n s,a,,si with secretary of state: :. sloo, 900 of yhl ooa hss been sub