The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
President G. C. Handy and Secre-


year 6 per cent interest bearing
bonds which completes the arrange
ments for the building funds for the
new Prescott school buildings. The
bonds were sold to st. Louis parties.
Plans and specifications for the new
buildings were received Saturday.
Sealed bids for the contract will be
opened June /. Work will be started
Immediately after the contract is
awarded and it is expected the build
ings will be completed before the
opening of the schools September 10.
John Sillen, administrator of the
estate of John Blonski, has brought
suit in the Sebastian county circuit
court at Fort Smith against the
Central Coal and Coke Company and
Robert Boyd for $4,000 damages
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived in mine explosion at Hart
ford, which caused the death of John
Blonski. Boyd, one of the defend
ants in the suit, was the pit boss in
the mine where the explosion occur
red. 1t is alleged that the company
and the pit boss were negligent in
their system of ventilating the mine.
George S. Dool, SO years of age,
a widower, and Mrs. Bette Taylor,
4S years old, widow, each having
three children, after driving over
land 35 miles in wagon from Fir,
Montgomery county, to Hot
Springs, Saturday, procured a mar
rage license and were married by
Rev. w. T. Sullivan. After the
marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Dool, the
little Dools and the little Taylors
climed into the old farm wagon and
drove away toward the Dool farm
in Montgomery county.
Dennis Green, Charles Smith and
Joseph Lewis, three boys, each II
years of age, were fined each $50 in
the mayors court at Nashville Sat-
urday, on the charge of stealing
barrel of cider. The boys, it is
charged, bored hole into the ware
house of Nashville grocery and into
a barrel of cider that stood against
the wall, procuring the cider by
means of a rubber tube.
Farmers in Carroll county are
planning to build an Independent
telephone line from Berryville south
or the Berryville and Huntsville
county road to J. A. Houston's store
to the Marshall sawmill, there to
make connections with Marsh Bros
Independent line to Huntsville. The
line will give direct communication
with Eureka Springs by way OF
Huntsville.
In some mysterious way the entire
rail fence around 15-acre field on
James Harrison's river farm near
Judsonia fell down Saturday night.
What caused the collapse of the
fence is a mystery to everybody in
the neighborhood. The rails were
scattered and thrown in every direc-
ton. No wind prevailed during the
night nor did the high water reach
the farm.
An Anti-Saloon League was organ
lied at Madison recently by the
election of the following officers: W.
J. Mattice, president; L. B. Jones,
first vice-president; W. P. McFall,
second vice-president; George Grip
pen, third vice-president; Mrs. L. A.
Lashua, fourth vic-president; j. d.
McCrary, secretary and treasurer.
The drill and other machinery to
be used in drilling for oil near Locks
burg by Nichols Oil and Gas Com
pany is on the road and it is expect
ed will be put in operation some time
this week. The first drill will be
sunk on Saline river near what is
known as the Salt Works.
Preparations are being made for
the construction of st. Edwards
Parochial school at Texarkana,
which, it is expected, will be ready
for the reception of pupils in Sep
TENDER. The school will be in charge
of the Benedictine Sisters, now at
Cairo, Ill.