The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-30
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

The Franklin County Sunday School Convention closed its labors August "A. Important addresses were delivered by Col. c. c. Con- burn, Walter Clinton, Prof. Fisher and others. State Secretary w. Fred Long was present and assisted in getting the county in line with the state association for progressive work, this being the first county con- vention for five years. Officers were elected for the ensuing year, as fol- lows: B. W. Wells, president; c. c. Conburn, vice-president; l.. o. Fisher, secretary-treasurer; Execu' tive Committee, Dr. E. B. Black. burn, w. c. Cornatzer, J. T. Green, A. B. Jeffries and J. E. Powell. Plans for extending the farm de- monstration work of the government in Arkansas were recently outliped at meeting of government and rail- road officials held at the Board of Trade in Little Rock. It was an- nounced at this meeting that model demonstration farm will be estab- lished near that city if it is wanted. It was also stated that it is the inten- ton of the Department of Agricul- ture to appoint a number of addl- tional agents in Arkansas to carry on the demonstration work.
 There have been 129 cars of FL berta peaches shipped from Van Buren this season. All these beach, es were grown in Crawford county. This represents only fourth of a crop. This reduction is due partial l ly to late freezes, which caught the buds while in their incipiency. An other shortage in the crop was caused by the prevalence of the plum cur culio, an insect which lays it's eggs in the peach while young, and as the peach natures the egg develops into the common peach worm.
 s. w. Calhoun of Greenland has two acres in Elberta peaches that he has kept a record of for the past six years. He set the trees out six years ago, and has received $650 for fruit sold up to this date. This year the orchard netted him $2O0. There are 1S0 trees in the orchard.
 The Farmers Union of Hot Spring, Saline, Clark, Pike, Mont gomery and Garland counties will meet at Hot Springs September 13 and IA. A great deal of business will be transacted at this meeting including the election of district of fcers for the ensuing year.
 Farmers in the vicinity Of Alber ta, Randolph county, have lately been missing their stock ,and an in' yestigation led to the belief, owing to the appearance of the dead and crippled animals, that some wild beast had been getting in its work. The biennial report of State Au. ditor Moore will show that the state has collected about $16,000 more in taxes from insurance companies do ing business here the past two years than was collected from the conn. paaies for the two years previous.
 The postoffice inspector of rural routes was in Hope recently, look ing after the routes there. He ls
 much pleased with the work being done by the carriers, but thinks there might be an improvement in some o1 the roads over which the routes run N. A. Wilson is taking the census of the town of Atkins and has conn pleted little over half of his work. and has already found fifteen persons over seventy years of age. He thinks there are as many as three more.
 The Bank of Rogers new building will be ready for occupancy October 15. It will be equipped in the most modern manner, and it is claimed will be the finest and most Substan- tial of its size in the state.
 Many barbecues have been helc throughout the state recently, all for the good of the people and incl.