The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-18
~"N T ARKANSAS N ESTATE NEWSQ

Bureau of Plant Industry, United 7tates Department of Agriculture, who was detailed by the government two weeks ago to visit the southern tier of Arkansas countes and make a careful examination of the cotton crop, has discovered the boil weeyll | in Bradley county. Last year boil weevils were found in Union and | Columbia counties, but they did lit tie damage to the crop in the two counties. Efforts were made to de- stroy the pests and most of them were gotten rid of. The boil weevil Is a migratory pest and travels about forty miles each year. It is not expected to reach Hampstead county l before next season. An effort will be made to prevent the weevils from advancing beyond the Bradley sec ton, where they are doing a great deal of damage to the cotton. A terrific fall of hail visited Hat field recently and did considerable damage, nearly every building in the town showing some results of the storm. The hailstones varied lin size, ranging from the size of nick ory nut to several pounds in weight. One which was found the following morning was as large as a mans head and weighed five pounds. The fall of hail began in the evening and continued two hours without inter- mission and with destructive vio- lence. Cattle were killed in large numbers in the fields, and houses, barns and fences were broken while vegetation was cut down and the trees stripped of their foliage.
 The railroad for which the Con- mercial League of Fayetteville has been working for several months will, it now seems, be secured. The road will be a branch from Caney, Kan, of the Cherryyale, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad, better known as the Porter-Stabbs line. The com- pany has a capital stock of $1S,- 100000, and the line will run soutl,- west from Caney, through Okla homa, to Fl Paso, Tex. The line to Fayetteville will be one of two branches, the other leaving the main road at Childress, Tex, and run ming to Aransas Pass by way of Abi- 1 lene, Tex.
 Mamie, the S-year-old daughter of w. F. Sprinkle, of Rogers, was shot and killed by her 12-year-old brother recently. The boy was play ing with an old muzzle-loading shotgun, which was supposed to be empty, but which was suddenly dis charged, the entire load striking the little girl in the right side just below the breast.
 The ladies of the First Methodist church of Lewis vile, gave an ice cream supper re- gently after which all the physi- clans of the town were kept busy saving the lives of about twenty pco- pie who partooll of the supper. 1t is supposed the sickness was caused by ptomaine poisoning coming from the ice cream.
 Emma, the little daughter of J. C. Carnahan of Fort Smith, who was bitten by a mad dog, and was later carried to New York for treat ment at a Pasteur institute, de- veloped hydrophobia and death re- suited :ew hours later. J. P. Mar tin, who was bitten by the same dog has experienced no trouble from the bite.
 George W. Prutsman of Argen- ta. assistant yardmaster in the Iron Mountain yards, was run down by a switch engine and killed at what is known as Puzzle Switch" This tragedy marks the fourth of its kind at this place in the past twelve months, and an unrecorded number occurred prior to that time.
 Alger, the S-year-old son of Post master A. l.. Treece of Solgohachia, found a dynamite cap which he mis- took for an empty cartridge shell, and was amusing himself by apply | ;.s o l;oL+o1 ,,,o4ol, +O If -baD it nv