The Springdale news., 1909-09-24
State 'news.

returned to Sloan Springs from Amarillo, Tex, purchased half interest in the the Siloam Springs Herald Democrat Friday and will be- come associated with A W Perrine m the management of the paper
 A movement has been started at Batesville for the establishment of a packing house Many carloads of cattle and hogs are shipped annual 1y from Batesville, and it is believed by those back of the movement that such an enterprise would prove to be profitable investment.
 The Van Buren creditors of the School Board, who recently per fected an organization in order to secure payment of their claims, are circulating petition among the taxpayers of the district, request ing them to use their influence up on the board to adjust the out rtanding accounts
 Dr. E. E. Scott of Magazine, has a volume on Operative Surgery" which is perhaps the oldest book of the kind in print. It was given to him by Dr. T. D. Merritt, who obtained it from his wife's grand father. The author of the work is Joseph Pancoast, the price per vol ume being $75.
 In assessing the personal property of citizens of Van Buren county Assessor John Crow listed all county scrip held by tax payers and issued prior to June l, fixing the valuation at 50 cents on the dollar. The amount assessed is $9,S32. This is the first time the scrip of Van Buren county has been as- sessed.
 Property owners representing majority of the valuation of the property in that place have signed a petition for the creation of an improvement district to raise funds lOI lHt oi ti "osN' and sewer system in Searcy About $110.000 of property valuation is represented by those who signed the petition
 The Arkansas Railroad Gommis- sion yesterday issued an order to the Iron Mountain Railroad, requiring that road to construct a S25, ,00o addition to the depot at Fort Smith, work on the addition to be start ed within 60 days and to be com- pleted within six months. The or der includes q copy of the plans and calls for modern building throughout=L R Gazette
 Roy Ellison, Claude Roane and Ed smothers of Buford Baxter county. killed wildcat Thursday near Buford that measured four and a half feet in length. The chase lasted nearly two hours. nine dogs being in the pack After baying the animal there was a half hours fight, the fiercest ever witnessed in that section Four of the dogs were badly torn and had to be con veyed home in a wagon.
 The large flatboat used by the engineers in making soundings for the proposed free bridge at Van Buren and which was anchored in midstream below the Frisco bridge went to the bottom of the river some time during Saturday night The sinking of the boat is mys- tery. as it was not leaking when the men left it Saturday evening late, and there was no drift in the river. All the tools used in sounding the river were lost
 l. NJ Burge, the new member of the State Tax Commission, was in Little Rock yesterday after spend ing the past week out in the state working with county equalization boards He was in Cross, Poinsett, Greene, Clay Lawrence and Ram dolph counties and stated yester- day that he was very well pleased with the treatment of the various boards, and county judges and their evident willingness to cooperate with the new Tax Commission in its efforts to improve the tax as sessment system in Arkansas-L. R Gazette.
 Senator Otis Wingo of DeQueen was in Little Rock yesterday en route to Newport. where he will attend court In connection with the senator's visit here il ls under stood that he will be candidate for Congress to succeed Congressman Ben Gravens but as vet Senator Wingo has made no announcement. His friends, however, declare that he will make the race Senator Wingo stated that he is opposed to