The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21
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secured the establishment of the in1- mense plant of the Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Company of Chicago. The company has capital of $1,000,000, and its plants, including box and veneer factory, sawmill and lumber yards, will occupy twenty-three acres. In the last two months, there has been secured for Helena through the Business Mems League and h. dustrial Commissioner Burks, besides this plant, the Arkansas Oak Con- pany, Woodenware Company, Ford Johnson Chair Company and Mis- souri and North Arkansas Railroad. These various enterprises will give employment to a total of 1925 per sons and many new houses will have to be built.
 Eleven buildings were consumed by fire at Hartford recently, with a total loss of $25,000, which was only partially covered by insurance. The fire is thought to have been of incendiary origin, every other theory having been traced down and re- jected.. The district burned was the same that was destroyed by fire two years ago.
 he Business Mems League of Hot Springs will consider the proposition of constructing an interurban rail- way between that city and Little Rock at their meeting on March the first. The proposition is meeting with much favorable comment, and if the plans are properly pushed they may reach an early realization.
 Five years ago Willis W. Orr, who had been a prominent live stock dealer in Polk county, left the county owing about $500. A few days ago he sent back the $500, with interest, to pay his debts, with the request that if that was not enough to let him know and he would send as much more.
 A company has been organized at Harrisburg to prospect for oil in Poinsett county, and drill is now working at depth of over 600 feet.
 While out duck hunting near Crossett, George Rison, Jr., was ac- cidentally shot in the back by W. M. Wheeler. The wound is not consid- cred dangerous.
 Gen. Robert Neill, of Batesville, died of pneumonia after a weeks illness. He represented the Sixth district in Congress for two terms from 1893 to 1897, and was also chairman of the first Arkansas Rail- road Commission, taking that posi- tion in 1S99
 In a shooting scrape at Woodson' s non-union mine near Burma, Will and Charles Young were badly ln- iured. It is thought that Will 3 Young's injuries will prove fatal. J. W. Burke and W. w. Cochran A have been arrested, charged with the \ shooting.
 2 A disastrous fire occurred at N Stamps recently, in which nine N stores and their contents were de- & stroyed. The origin of the fire is l not known, but it is believed that it \ was started by robbers or by sparks \ from a passing Cotton Belt locomo- # tive.
 Arrangements are being made to E establish a canning factory at Il Rogers, which proposes to pay Ben | ton county farmers 19 1-& cents per # bushel for all the tomatoes they Will N deliver at this plant.
 Henry Blythe was thrown from a wagon in a runaway near his home, six miles from Springfield, and in- stantly killed. His head struck a Y tree when falling, breaking his neck.
 The new canning factory at Mag azine is nearly finished and many farmers in that vicinity have obli- gated themselves to raise the prod ucts necessary for its support.
 Prospects are good for locating natural gas in the vicinity of Rus selville, and parties have begun drill .l,aotiNn of