The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-26
r ARKANSAS n ESTATE NEWSQ

Unless the Board of Health of the city of Hot Springs rescinds its ultimatum in refusing admittance to the public schools of all pupils holding an affidavit of vaccination by the homeopathic, or internal method, the fight may be taken to the courts. Several days ago the Board of Health issued an ultima tum to the School Board that pu- pills you'd be barred from the schools who had not been inoculated with vaccine point. This, the homeopaths resented and threaten heavy damage suits if admittance is refused to any pupils they have vac- cinated.
 Abner Hargis, Sr., an old settler of Fulton county, was found lying in his stable at Mammoth Spring in an unconscious condition from the effects of the kicks of mule. MT. Hargis, who was one of the wealth. fest men in that section, is supposed to have secreted a large amount of money somewhere about his home. His wife, knowing that the money was secreted, repeatedly asked him where it had been hidden but he was unable to answer her and died with out divulging the hiding place.
 Regular freight traffic over the Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad from Nashville to White Cliffs has been inaugurated and regular pas senger service will be put on from Nashville to Ashdown by October 15. It is conceded by railroad men that this road is the best short line in the State, the road being constructed without any steel grades or sharp curves and the railroad ballasted with IS inches of gravel.
 Fred White, a young man of Ben' ton, was shot and instantly killed while out hunting by a man by the name of Beatty, who was also hunt ing, and not being aware of the pres ence of the others, and getting a glimpse of White clad in brown duck mistook him for deer and fired. Beatty is said to be almost a maniac over the deed.
 J. W. Cromwell of Painter was found near Hoxie with his head al- most crushed to a pulp while blood and brains were scattered on the ground around the body. Beside him was piece of drawbar, with which the fatal blow had been inflicted. Robbery was the cause of the mur- der. His murderers are still at large. J. w. P. Scott and James Pow ell engaged in a pistol duel on the platform of the station of Blanchard recently. Powell was slightly injur- ed and Scott received wounds which may prove fatal. They were rivals for the hand of a young lady in Lou isiana.
 Ida, the 12-year-old daughter of w. F. Stewart, who lives near Lexa was thrown from ahorse recently. and lay in an unconscious condition by the roadside an hour or more before she was found by her father Her injuries may result fatally.
 Major J. R. Montgomery, aged 77 years, died at his country residence near Jacksonville recently. Major Montgomery was Republican attor- ney general of Arkansas during re. construction days, having heen elect ed in 1868 and served four years.
 F. M. Grover, farmer living near Fayetteville has cut his alfalfa four times this year, and will get another cutting if the weather remains fa- vorable. He has cut six crops from the same ground every season since it was sown six years ago.
 W. H. Davey, of Siloam Springs, sold this year from 47S Elberta trees 3,351 crates of peaches to the gross amount of $3,O34.49. The ex- pense for crates and labor was $52S.94, leaving net returns of $2,- 5O5.55, an average of $4.60 per tree.