The Forrest City times., 1906-07-27
ARKANSAS BRIEFS


 known bottom. It is called the Gar Hole" and is known by that name throughout the neighborhood. Men have dived into this hole and used various methods to find bottom. Two hundred feet of rope, with heavy weight attached, was let down re- gently. Across the top of Gar Hole is 130 feet, and it tapers in funnel shape Uncle Isaac James dived into this hole at one time and seemed to strike a current that carried him down and down. in spite of his enort to ascend. and when he did reach the surface he was completely ex- hausted Andy Beller is another who has had some experience in Gar Hole. At one time he dived into the hole and was going to bring up signs of bottom. His head wedged in the forks of tree and he came near drowning before he could extricate himself. This hole is full of gar, pike. perch, cat and other good fishes. and recently the people of that neighborhood assembled at Gar Hole and caught with hook and line and gun about 75 pounds Of fish.
 Carter Murphy has some corn al Fairfield that will make the farmers of Jefferson county and southeastern Arkansas feel good when they see 1t. No such corn has ever been raised in Arkansas, and if il produces on a large scale like it has at the expert. ment station Jefferson county will be a champion corn raising section. The corn is being grown by Mir. Murphy on the government experiment sta tion at Fairfield, and will produce loo bushels to the acre. IL is known as the White Wonder" and is the result of long experimenting and cul' tiyation by the agriculturists of the government The stalk is flat. and no stalk has less than two ears, and most of them have three. some having as many as five, the ears being full and well formed. MT. Murphy is go- ing to pick the best ears, and the government will see that all those who desire seed can get it.
 Hon John C. Holland of Searcy is dead after an illness of only a few days duration Mr Holland had but recently returned to his old home al Searey after a brief residence in Little Rock For a number of years he was editor of the Searcr Beacon and prominent member of the Ar kansas Press Association In 1879 MT. Holland was a clerk of the House of Representatives After that there is 10 his credit the extraordinary rec. ord of being elected six times in sue. eession secretary of the state senate the nearest approach 10 that record having been held by the late John D. Kimball. who, in ante-bellum days. was four times, successiyely. secre- tary of the state senate. Deceased was about SO years of age and had lived in Arkansas practically all his life.
 ", D. Atwood. president of the Bank of New Edinburg, has evolved a scheme for an electric railway in | southeastern Arkansas which will make a circle of four hundred miles and will touch Little Rock, Hot Springs, Philadelphia. Camden. Fl Dorado, Felsenthal, Crossett, Ham. burg, Monticello, Cornersville. Star City, Warner, Pine Bluff. Jefferson Springs and Redfeld. The road is to be known as the Atwood Electric Circle Car Line and the probable cost IS twenty million dollars. The scheme includes the running of eigh. ten cars each way each day on the line, which is 10 be double-tracked for the entire 400 miles. Each car arrives at it's home each night at F n. and leaves each morning at a. m. The scheme includes right of way sufficient for the double tracks and a driveway of 200 feet on each side for building lots.
 Art Yerby of Van Buren has an egg that is a curiosity. It is an egg within an egg, both perfectly formed. the outer egg being of unusual size or more the size of a large goose egg, while the inner egg is the same size, and form of the average hen egg. There is space of nearly a quarter of an inch between the two eggs that was filled with the white of an egg, but this part contained no yolk. The inner egg has not been broken, but it is thought to contain the yolk and white of a perfect egg.
 Contrary to a general impression over the state the knocking out of the poll tax amendment would have little effect on the state school fund. The poll tax amendment does not make provision for the collection of the tax It simply makes the pay. ment of the tax a prerequisite 10 citi. zenship. The poll tax is assessed under article If. section ., of the state constitution. This section of the con. sutution provides far the collection of this tax. and provides the tax. when