Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-05-24
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

dergraSt came to her death by carDOllc
acid taken with suicidal intent. The
cause of her act was not ascertained.
The White County Oil Company of
Bald Knob has the machinery on the
ground to put down a well. 1t is ex-
pected the company will begin boring
at once. Experts say every indication
is that oil will be found.
At Hot Springs, the Arkansas State
Fair Association of that city has OPP
ened its permanent headquarters
More than sufficient stock has been
subscribed to guarantee the success of
the fair and to insure every premium
feature, etc, even if there were no re-
ceipts Oaklawn Park, the site on
which the fair will be held October
1 to 10, has been thoroughly resur-
veyed for the state fair and system
of landscape gardening almost com
pleted The program mad premium list
will be issued in short time
The Fruit Growers Association at
Judsonia has loaded So cars this year
up to May IA, which average 480
crate each, making in all 30,24C
crates. At 4S cents per crate the asso-
citation members have already paid
out for picking $9,467.2O. Besides, at
least 5000 crates have gone out by
local express, making $10,867.20 paid
out there for picking alone That
would make S5,462.20 paid out for box,
es in the fiat Ito be made up by the
growers). The season will last a week
or two longer, but the plants now
need rain.
James B. McDonough, attorney for
the Kansas City Southern Railroad at
Fort Smith, went to Sloan Springs
recently, met the other corporators
of the Sloan Springs Hotel Company,
and the organization was perfected.
The stockholders held a meeting and
elected Connolly Harrington chairman
for the first meeting, Walter Axtell,
secretary, Jas B. McDonough, treasur-
err and board of directors. Now that
the company is organized and every
thing cleared up, contracts may be let
and building operations begun within
a short time
About 200 citizens in Marshall and
other portions of Searcy county have
resolved to put stop to the destruc-
ton of fish by the use of dynamite
in the streams of that county. They
propose to furnish the authorities
and members of the Grand Jury with
names of witnesses that will supply
evidence that will lead to the conviction
of persons who are in the habit of
violating the law by the use of this
explosive.
A contract for the construction of
new $4,000 public school building
has been let by the board of directors
of the Hope public schools. The build
ing will be one of the handsomest in
that section Of the state A contract
for the erection of a new $4,000 public
school building a Osceola will also be
let in short while There is at
present a steady growth of public
school buildings over the entire state,
number of handsome structures be-
L.
During an electric storm at Ozan,
lightning struck and killed a valuable
mare belonging to Dr. J. M. Armfield
The animal was feeding in a stall at
the time it was struck The bolt first
struck the mare on the head and ran
down her neck to her shoulder and
then down one of her front legs tc
the ground. The mares neck was
broken and the name was burned from
her neck.
Richard Henry, a negro boilermalI
ers' helper at the Iron Mountain
shops in Argenta, fell from the top
of an engine at the shops where he
was working and sustained the frac-
ture of several ribs. in addition to
suffering internal injuries
Mr. j. w. Burks of GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, formerly of Nashville, Tenn,
has accepted the position of permanent
secretary of the Young Mems Bust
ness League, and will arrive in Hell
ena on June the first to assume his
duties. He is one of the most efficient
men for the place in the country, and
comes well recommended.
ment was not legally adopted.
S. S. Rivett, 60 years of age, who
lived on Pension mountain fell from
a wagon loaded with single blocks
recently, sustaining injuries from
which he died.
The Hampstead County Circuit
Court in session at Washington, dis
posed of more cases than was ever
before stricken from the docket OF
that court in one day. Judge ]. D.
Conway presided and more than 100
eases were acted upon, the aggregate
fines amounting to about $4,000. Near
" all the offenders had been indicted
.or operating blind tigers, and entered
pleas of guilty.
Rev. F. R. Noe, formerly chaplain
3f the House of Representatives will
be candidate for the same position
in tho newt laoiclat1lvh