The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
The Ouachita county harvest

Applications has been made to the Department of Agriculture at Wash ington for experts to be present to give scientific and practical informa- ton on many subjects pertaining to agriculture and stock raising.
 There are 5,494 persons of school age in Howard county, according to the report of County Examiner D. P. Holmes, with a total enrolment of 4,003 and a daily average attend ance of 2,2S9. Of this number g. 21S are white males and 2,130 white females; 517 negro males and 556 negro females. There are p dis tricts in the county, which give em- ployment to 114 teachers.
 On payment of costs which amounted to something over $500, the thirteen indictments pending in the Perry county circuit court, against Edward H. Lake, former president of the Al phin-Lake Cotton Company of Little Rock, were dis missed. The cases went to Perry county on charge of venue and have been continued term after term.
 County Judge James Steel of Se- vier county has ordered an appro- priation of $4,000 from the county funds for building the new county jail at De Queen, work on which will start next week. The structure is to be of concrete throughout, and will have eight cells of the latest pat tern. The work will be rushed through until completed.
 Mrs. Celsius P. Perrie of Little Rock, while suffering from head ache, mistook bottle in which there was poison for one containing pre- scription for relieving the pain from which she was suffering. The prompt attention of physicians succeeded ln saving her life.
 With the opinion of the attorney general undisturbed and effective. work on the completion of the capitol will probably be stopped, unless the Capitol Commission arranges for It's continuance to be dependent upon an appropriation by the next Gen eral Assembly.
 The patrons of the school district of Alma, Benton county, met July go, and agreed to replace the school house which was destroyed by fire July 26. The building was com- pleted by July 31, and the school was reopened August 1.
 Rev. W. D. Buckner, IL D., the pastor of Trinity Episcopal church at Pine Bluff, and chaplain of the Arkansas State Guard, has been ap- pointed assistant chaplain general of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 The new $15,OO0 school building at Walnut Ridge is nearly completed. The building is of grey brick, laid in red mortar. The building would have been completed some time ago, but for the delay in receiving ma terial.
 County Judge J. N. Stone, of Perry county, who was indicted for nonfeasance in office, has been &C., quilted. The charges against him was failure to appoint road over- seer for one of the road districts.
 The company which owns the hoop, stave and heading factory at Rich, Miss, has secured site ln Helena and will erect large plant there. The company's payroll is es- timated at $1,000 per week.
 The wedding presents of MT. and Mrs. P. A. Hambrick, Fort Smith couple, which were shipped in a box to their new Mississippi home: were stolen enroute, and bricks sub- stituted for the gifts.
 The grand jury of Marion county returned 34 true bills, many of which, according to report, were for dynamiting fish in the streams of that county.
 Sell Trotter, an employe of the DJ-o CO,,p+v I 0UUinp COmD9nV