The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
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has purchased the machinery for his new fruit evaporator which he has lately patented. The new process he claims, will accomplish in two hours what usually requires from ten hours to two days by other methods of fruit drying. His device consists of large vacuum chamber, in which a large reel, constructed on the prln- ciple of the Ferris wheel" and very closely resembling that mechanical wonder in construction, revolves at considerable speed. What cores spends with the cars in the Ferris wheel, in Judge Patton's device are cabinets, open on all sides, consisting of trays an inch apart, on which the fruit is placed. This reel is reUolved fast enough to drive off the fruit and out of the chamber all of the vapor, as fast as it rises from the green fruit.
 The Farmers Union of Tull, Grant county, has decided to estab- fish a canning factory to can all vegetables ana fruit members of the local union may produce. The sur plus the union proposes to place on the market. It is believed the prof its from the sale of the surplus will pay the expense of operating the plant. The canned vegetables and fruit will be sold to members of the union at prices little above the ocst of production.
 Golf Williams and Pete Mccoy, negroes. confined in the Hampstead county jail made their escape Fri day night. Wade Trotter, another negro, confined in the same cell and awaiting trial on the charge of muT- der, refused to join the others in regaining his liberty. The negroes sawed off the lock of their cell and cut their way through the brick wall of the jail. Neither one of the es- capes has vet been recaptured.
 The 2-month-old son of Dr. F. l T Tshell of HOratiO died Wednesday from the effects of a spider bite or poison. The child was playing on the floor and suddenly commenced screaming. It was found that the lips were swollen and the inside of his mouth was blistered. It is be- lieved the child was either bitten by a spider or had swallowed some poi son that pr. 1sbell may have acci- dentally dropped on the floor.
 Lurid Houston of Desha was ar rested by federal authorities on the charge of selling liquor without pay ing the government tax. The cas- grew out of a previous trial in ! justice of the peace court in which Houston was fined $50 on the charge of selling liquor without license. Th> first case has been appealed to tht Independence County Circuit Court l Prof. M. A. Matlock, principal of the Washington High School, has been notified by Prof. J. H. Key holds, chairman of the Commission of Secondary Schools. that the Wash ington High School has been placed on the university list as entitling it, graduates to enter the freshman clas. in the University of Arkansas with. out further examination.
 The excelsior plant at Batesvillc which has been under construction several months, was given its trla run Saturday. The plant has 2A machines for cutting excelsior, theil capacity being about a carload day Twenty hands will he required tC operate the machinery.
 At the meeting of the Farmers Union of the district composed O. Conway and Van Buren counties, at Pleasant Hill Saturday. the follow ing officers were elected: Y. Hall oi Scotland, president; J. II. Mason o1 Center Ridge, vice president.
 The contract for building the new
 chcol house at Hope has beer awarded to J. $. Pugh of TeXa-kan1 whose bid was S22 The build ing is to be a two-story brick witt basement. and will contain 12 room' and an auditorium.
 A hiu bluff Of nurp zinc has hepl