The log cabin Democrat., 1906-07-26
At the meeting of the Democratic

pointed and 1t was decided to raise funds to carry on the campaign by assessing candidates for district and circuit offices, their deputies and ap- pointees and those whose term does not expire until another two years, an amount of 1 per cent of their sal aries and emoluments. The assessment will not apply to persons whose sal ary is less than $1,000, or to can didates for United States senator and governor. A sum of $3 will be asked from each county for each delegate of the county in the last State convention.
 On the experimental station at Fairfield, Jefferson county, corn is growing that will produce one hum dred bushels to the acre. It is call- cd the "White Wonder,' the stalk is flat and no stalk has less than two ears, some having as many as five, all being full and well formed.
 Independence county men made a threat of invading Jackson county to mob a negro accused of insult ing a white girl, but Sheriff Sim mons of Jackson sent word he would arrest each man as he landed on Jackson soil intent on such unlaw- ful purpose, and the mob failed to materialiZe.
 Gen. Powell Clayton was in Lit tie Rock recently. He will be 73 years old August Z. He authorized the statement that on that date he would retire permanently from ac- tive participation on politics. He means it of course-but will he? The Chautauque Assembly has closed its fourteen-day session at Sl- loam Springs, Dr. Parkhurst of New York ending the exercises with a fine lecture on the subject, 'Turn- ing Water into Wine."
 The Iron Mountain people at Lit tie Rock are hard to please. The union depot ordinance passed by the city council, has at their request, been doctored several times, and yet they are not satisfied with it.
 A Crawford county man found an egg within an egg. There was a space of a quarter of an inch be- tween the two eggs that wss filled with the white of an egg. The inner one has not been broken.
 There is "Gar Hole' in Ran dolph county the bottom of which the people up there have not been able to find, divers recently coming near to losing their lives in the ef- fort.
 The Faulkner county bar adopted resolutions complimentary to Judge Geo. M. Chapline and presented him with a gold-headed cane as token of it's esteem.
 Bishop Fitzgerald, of the Catholic church, has transferred all the real and personal property of the church to Co-adjutor Bishop John B. Mor- ris.
 The grand jury of Faulkner coun- | ty returned thirty-six indictments for the term, six for felonies and thirty for misdemeanors.
 There were marketed from fruit | farm near Rogers in one week HOO crates of peaches, which sold for $500.
 The Stone county circuit court at its recent session paid the bounty of five dollars each on thirty wolf scalps.
 I Morrilton has recently organized new waterworks company, and a new gin company, all local capital. That's the way to build up a town.
 Springdale Federal and Spanish American veterans will meet August 2, s and 9.
 Burglars robbed a store at Gran his, stocking up on clothing, shoes etc.
 Incendiaries burned the school house at Warm Springs, and the citi- zens have offered a reward for the scoundrels.
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