The Springdale news., 1907-02-22
'Mots and Comment

Reports from Texas state that Gov. Little k improving and hopes soon to be back at his post of duty.
 It k about time for q reSolu- ton to extend the session of the general assembly.
 Senator Cross of Crawford county seems to haze rapidly re- covered from his Hines after his trial at Perrvville for perjury had been passed over.
 Pine Bluff, Jefferson county, was visited by disastrous fire last week, destroying nearly nine blocks of buildings, mostly residences. The loss is estimated at S235, ,000. with $50, ,000 insur- ance.
 Prof. J. II. Hinemon has been offered the position of superin- tendent of the city schools at Memphis, Tenn, at a salary of S5600 per year, but has declined and will continue as president of Henderson College at Arkadel- phia.
 Gen. Robert Neill, one of the prominent citizens of the state, died Saturday of pneumonia at his home at Batesville. He was congressman from the Sixth dis triCt for two terms, from 1893 to to lS97. and held other public positions.
 At the winter meeting of the Arkansas Press Association held in Little Rock last week 1t was de- elded not to apply to the railroads for an excursion this summer. but to hold the meeting on board a steamboat on the Mississippi If the necessary arrangements can be made.
 One of the biggest things in the way of newspaper that ever came our way was a copy of the anniversary edition of the Seattle Washington Tim. It con- sisted Of 152 pages, and required II cents postage to carry 1t through the mails. We are in- debted to W W. Morris, who resides at Seattle, for the paper.
 Fort Smiths new paper, the Southwest American, appeared Friday. It Is morning paper. and is published by the American Publishing Company, w. E. Decker, formerly connected with the Muskogee Times, being at the head of the concern. The pa per looks like a winner, and real ly presents more the appearance of metropolitan newspaper than any in the state.
 When the bill introduced in the legislature by Mr. Mays to in- crease the salary of the county judge of Washington county to S1. .250 was up for final passage Monday Mr. Quinn, of Garland county, voted against the bill, stating that if the county judge is not worth more than S1.250 he IS not worth anything. As The News has heretofore remark ed, the county judge does not re- eeive salary i'll proportion to his labor and responsibilities, and while the members of this county were about it they should have increased II to S1.500.
 Probably you never thought about 1t, but every bank at Fay etteville has former Springdale citizen connected with 1t. There Is the National Bank of Favette- vile, which has J. K. Harris as it's president; the First National Bank, with Bruce Holeomb as cashier; the Washington County Bank, with Guy Philips as assist ant cashier; and the McIlroy Bank, with Fred Raedles as book-keeper. All former resi- dents of Springdale. The fact is, Springdale man is always to the front wherever you find him.
 When the bill to increase the salary of the chaneellorS of the state to B 500 per year was up in the house Monday an amend ment was offered to abolish cer- tain chancery districts, but the speaker held the amendment out of order. The News does not undertake to say the speaker was wrong in his ruling, but We do say that the adoption of such an amendment would be more in reason than to increase the sal ary of the chancellors. The fact of the business is, some of the districts we're created principally for the purpose of giving some man q rao1 pasX- toh R,,t +t.A