The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-06-25

vey and estimate the cost Of the two
proposed drainage bitches in Mis-
sissippi county have filed their re-
port with the County Court at Os-
ceola. They estimate that the work
will cost about $1,250,000. The
Grassy Lake and Tyronza ditch,
which is the larger one, begins near
the state line and runs through
Chickasawba, Hickman, Canadian,
Clear Lake, Monroe, Little River,
Carson Lake and Scott townships,
emptying into Little river on the
county line on the west. The esti-
mated cost of this canal is $780,
900. The other ditch known as
Ditch No. s, runs through Monroe
Carson, Golden Lake and McGavock
townships, and is supposed to drain
10000 acres of land. The estimated
cost of this canal is 100000. The
hearings on the petitions will be had
before the Mississippi County Court
the first Monday in July. 1t is said
that strong opposition has develop
ed against these projects, especially
in Drainage District No. s, not be-
cause the drainage is not needed, but
because property owners claim the
assessment is excessive.
The Pope County Educational
Association was organized at Russell
vile Monday. The following officers
were elected: W. A. Crawford, pre-
sident; G. D. Gilleen, first vice-pre-
sident; Thomas Bullock, second vice
president; j. T. Thompson, secre-
tary; jamie Deaton, treasurer; A. S.
Hays, j. P. Bingham, John Bless,
George Howard and Hannibal
Vaughn, Executive Committee
David Pryor, 16 years of age, en-
tered plea of guilty in the United
States court at Fort Smith, Monday
to the charge Of breaking into the
postoffice at Gravely Hill in May and
was sentenced to 20 months impris-
onment in the Reform School at
! Boonville, Mo. Pryor has just COM
pleted a term in the Reform School
at Little Rock.
The big brick plant at Fort Smith
has been shut down temporarily on
account of the high stage of water in
the Arkansas river, which has had
the effect of suspending paving OPP
erations in that city. At present
100000 brick are scattered along
the streets of Fort Smith and at the
plant there ace stacks containing
100000 brick.
An unsuccessful attempt to blow
the safe in the general store of john
son & Linebarger at Huntsville was
made by burglars Sunday night. A
hole was drilled in the top of the
safe and filled with powder emptied
from shotgun shells secured in the
store. The explosive only partly
opened the safe door and the job
was abandoned.
| Twenty-Five cars of Irish potatoes
have been shipped from the Fort
Smith district since the beginning
of the season. 1t is expected the
total shipments will be about 800
cars. The potatoes are shipped to
Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver, Min
neapolis, Omaha, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Indianapolis.
The closing exercises of Arkansas
College at Batesville were held Tues
day night in Alumni hall in the pre-
sence of large audience. The grad
uating class was composed of Horace
Sloan of Imboden, Helen Morrow of
DeValls Bluff and Alfhie DeK.
| Murphy of Ell Dorado.
At "a meeting of the Paragould
Handle Company Tuesday the capt.
tai stock was increased from $1,000
t. $4,000. II. c. Scott was elected
president; Theodore Lehman, vice
president; S. S. Bradburn, secretary
and treasurer.
Boil weevils have appeared in the
cotton patches in the vicinity of Kill
gore, Columbia county, and have
ruined much of the crop. In one
| of B. E. Greer's fields nearly every
square has been destroyed,
The steel bridge across Mountain
Fork, near Hatfield, is nearly con-