The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-23
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ARKANSAS

The Little River County Pension
Board, at its meeting at Ashdown,
allowed applications for the follow
ing pensions: Angelina High, $50;
Joseph Perry, s75; J. D. Wright,
$50; Bette Miller, $50; Nancy j.
McCord, $50; J. R. Crum, $50;
Mite R. Wheels, $75; Mrs. M. A.
Aubrey, $75; Mrs. Sarah Finley,
$75; J. L. Levinson, $50. The fol-
lowing were increased to the sums
indicated: W. J. Ward, $75;
Martha J. Martin, $75; J. A. Chan
cy, 500; John M. Mccall, 800;
H. H. Moon, 800; Sarah Hender-
son, $50; James Lonsdale, $75;
Mrs. E. N. Quick, $50.
At the recent meeting of the Scott
County Pension Board the following
applications for pensions were al
lowed: S. W. Stamp, J. N. Edg-
man, Mrs. Hexia L. Willis, Sarah
E. Goolsby, E. T. Kindell, Mrs. J.
II. Holloman, Franklin A. Thomas,
George W. Evans, Willis Elwood,
George B. Gate, Mrs. Jane Orion,
Giles G. Petit, Elias L. Gentry, l.
s. Lester, each 800; William Man
kins S75. G.. G. Thorn and J, W.
Christon, each $50.
At the meeting Of the Farmers
Union of Washington county at
Springdale recently, committee
was appointed to formulate plans
to organize a fruit grading and
packing school. The following Of
ficers were elected: G. A. Cole, pres
ident; A. C. Watson, vice president !;
w. H. Bennett, secretary; W. W.
Jackson, conductor; W. E. Claypool,
doorkeeper; J. E. Bryan, lecturer
and organizer; K. H. Kelly, chap
lain.
The individual losses and insur-
ance at the recent fire at Fensenthal
are reported to be as follows: Bash
am & Co., loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000; Felsent1al Dry Goods Com
pany, loss $4,000, insurance 81
600; Bank of Felsenthal, loss ST.
900, insurance $1,000; Felsenthal
Land & Townsite Company, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000 Other
losses upon which there was no in
surance, 5000.
The Sunday school workers OF
Greene county are making arrange
ments for big picnic to be held at
Smith Springs near Paragould Sat-
urday, August 1, the proceeds to go
to the Orphans Home at Monticello.
The Greene County Singing Asso-
citation will take part in the exer-
cises>d addresses will be delivered
by j. w. Seay, Dallas Faulkner,
Rev. F. p. Turner and Rev. j. S.
Rogers.
The Culver mill at Sedgwick,
which has been idle the past three
years. is to be overhauled and will
resume operations in the fall. At
one time the plant was one of the
largest of it's kind in North Arkan-
sas, employing several hundred men.
An expenditure Of about $4,000 will
be required to put the building and
machinery in shape for the plant to
resume operations.
At at meeting of district union
farmers at Carolan Saturday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: J. L.
Sykes, president; j. E. Knowles,
vice president; J. T. Owens, secre-
tarv and treasurer; j. c. Vester,
doorkeeper; w. E. ROGERS, conduct
or; j. h. Parker, lecturer; y. r
Porter, chaplain. The next meeting
will be held at Nixon in August.
Doc Jackson, recently indicted on
the charge of murder in the first de-
gree for the alleged killing of James
Richardson at Hardy several months
ago, has been declared insane and
will be taken to the state asylum for
treatment. Should he recover at any
time he will be placed on trial for
the murder charged against linn.
NJ. Tanksley, a farmer near
Mountain Home, has cut two4crops
Of alfalfa from five-acre field this
season, each crop yielding 165 bales,
He expects to make three more cut
| +;rrc hnfOra tho summer is over