The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-27

secure money 0tliii0 fine proposed new school building, ,biob is to cost $S,000. The board bas already $3,OOO in the treasury. The bonds will be $50 each, to run from one to ten years; $500 to De rodeomod the first and second year, sacb. S4O0 the third year, S45o the fourth. $500 each for fifth and sixth. $500 each for seventh ana eighth. $G5O the ninth and $7oo the torth wear. which will be an average ,f S;5O to pay on principal and in- tcrcst each year by the dlstrlct to redeem the bonds in 10 years.
 The merchants of Prescott filed suifs in the Nevada county circuit court against the 0zan Mercantile Company Saturday for $15,ooo, tor damages alleged to have been sus- tained by reason of the Retail Mer- chants Association having, as eIarocd. made unfavorable reports upon their ability to pay their debts. The style of the cases is as follows: R l. Williamson vs. Ozan Mercan- tile Company, 5000 damages; Sam F. Cornell vs. Ozan Mercantile Company, $5,OO0 damages; R. l..
 
 Williamson vs. R. W. and T. l.. Hit. $5,O0O damages.
 Az unsuccessful attempt was made recently to burn a big barn on .Jchn Graham's farm near Wynne, which. had the fire not been dlscoV- cred in time, would have destroyed the barn and forty head of mules. Only two weeks ago one of MT. Gra- hams barns near this one was de- stroved with all its contents at about the same time of day, and all lndl- cations lead to the belief that both fires were of incendiary origin. MT. Graham lost two barns last year from what he believes were the same eauses.
 Receiver Digby West of Eureka Springs, began paying out city scrip Monday to Citizens bank depositors' who had applied for same under the late ruling of Chancellor Humph- reys, which ruling permitted the $22 ,0O0 in scrip belonging to the banks assets to be taken up at face value. Had there been $54, ,762.34, instead of $2E, ,000, the full demands would have been met, but as it stood, the applicants only got 40 per cent of the amount each wished.
 Zack Mitchell has remarkable well on his place near Bentonville. The well is forty-two feet deep and has neyer-failing water. Last week during the cold days ice formed over the water in the well one-fourth of an irch thick. The family reports that on a former occasion when the weather was colder the well pro- duced ice almost an inch in thick ness. The well is believed to be in connection with an extensive under ground air passage.
 Thad C. Wiley, manager of the Farmers Union warehouse at Cabot, has made arrangements by which he can handle all the produce the farmers can furnish him to be ship ped every Tuesday and Friday. The union has a representative in Little Rock who is paid salary by them and whose business is to dispose of produce to the best advantage.
 The two bridge workmen, Olsen and Hadson, who were injured in the falling bent at the Lees creek Iron Mountain bridge Saturday night, and who were taken to the Belle Point hospital at Fort Smith Monday, are doing nicely. One of them sustained a fractured leg and the other serious injuries about the head and back
 There was an old-fashioned rail splitting on B. F. Pickett's farm, near AnnieyiIle Tuesday. There was twenty-eight neighbors present. About 5000 rails were made. It is stated that in the rail mauling the old men were the stars, but at the dance at night the boys were the shiny ones.
 Charley Rogers, who has been in jail at Leslie for the past six months, was permitted to % home