The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-06-11
The Farmers Union of the west


ing arrangements to hold corn and
horse show at Corning about Novem-
her /. A committee composed OF
Messrs. Barker, Trantham and NC
Kinney has been appointed to ar
range the details of the enterprise.
Premiums will be given for the best
white, yellow and mixed corn ana
also for the best yield. The leading
stockmen will. at the same time, ar
range to have horse and colt show.
One of the most peculiar acci-
dents that ever occurred on the
Frisco happened near Fort smith
on the Stanley trestle Monday when
some of the supports of the trestle
gave way beneath a passing frelgn'
train. allowing the cars to drop 10
the small creek below. In the
plunge not a single car left the rails
the train forming perfect bow as
it spanned the stream. The cars
formed bridge themselves. 1t re-
ouired II hours to repair the trestle.
A stock train consisting OF 10
cars of cattle and one OF goats ar
rived at Mena. Friday from the
south. The animals were placed IN
the stock pens, where they were fed
and rested over night. The stock
train has been on the road eight
DAYS. 1t was billed to 60 over the
M. X. and It. road, but owing to
washouts on the line was delivered to
the Kansas City Southern to be
re-routed over that line.
Methodist laymen of Texarkana
met Friday night at Fairview Metno-
dist church and discussed the cues
ton 'Should Merry Widow Hats BE
Worn in Church ?" c.. M. Robinson
represented the affirmative and John
Peavy the negative side of the ques-
ton. GLOW a Stranger Should BE
Treated at Church, was the subject
of an address by Geo. j. Gray and
O. B. Orr spoke on 'Why | Am
Methodist"
At a meeting of the Farmers I'm
ion at Harrisburg Saturday, reports
were received showing that the cot
ton acreage in Poinsett county had
been reduced fully one-third as COM
pared with that last year. 1t was
stated at that meeting that this does
not mean that any of the union
farmers land would remain idle.
The remainder Of the land will be
planted principally in corn.
The Fruit Growers Association
of Gentry has entered into a con-
tract with the Hastings Industrial
Company of Chicago to equip and
put into running order the canning
plant at that place The capacity
of the plant will be 10000 cans
daily. The factory will can all fruit
produced in the Gentry section ana
will employ about rs hands.
The Mems Club, Sebastian Coun-
| tv Good Roads Association and
other Fort Smith organizations,
formed a civic league Monday. The
object of the league is to bring
greater force to bear in securing a
clean. sanitary city and parks and
other municipal Improvements that
go to make city beautiful.
Delaney Evans of the Bureau of
Statistics, Department of Agricul-
ture, at Washington, is in Carlisle
securing statistics in regard to the
rice crop in that section. Last year,
Mr.. Evans says, the statistics were
inaccurate, owing to the failure of
some of the local agents to send
any reports to the department.
James A. Jackson lodge, Knight
of Pythias of Monticello, at its meet
ing Tuesday night elected the fol-
lowing officers: Charles II. Duke,
c. c.; W. A. Moffatt, V. c.; w. F.
McClerkin, prelate; S. j. D. Ben
nett, M. of A.; DR.. M. f. Shew-
maker, M. of W.; w. H. Harper. l.
G.; Harry Wells, 0. G.
The closing exercises of the Gen.
ter Point High School were held
Friday night. Two pupils finished
the course, Miss Pearl Halter and
Arch Props. Prizes for declama-
ton and Rotations were awarded
to Arthur Lee, Dan Custer. Eunice