The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
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 The farmers of Lafayette county will SOW about t-500 acres of wheat next season, which. it is estimated. will produce enough flour to sup ply the needs of the farmers of that county
 Preparations are being made at 1 DeQueen for the reconstruction of the Dierks lumber plant, recently destroyed by fire The new build ings are to be constructed Of con crete and steel
 The hay crop on Grand Prairie will be from 30 to B per cent short of last years crop The low price of last season and the rapid development of the rice industry ex- plains the neglect of the hay crop.
 Reports from the cotton growing sections of the state say the crop was badly damaged by the hot weather first of last week. The stalks have lost much of their vi | as fast as they form.
 D. L. King of Hardy whose friends have been urging him 10 enter the race for judge of the l Sixteenth judicial district, announces that under no circumstances will he be candidate for the po- sition Judge J W. Meeks is the present judge of the district His term will expire October 31, 1910.
 The two five-ton dynamos for the electric power plant at the dam ar rived at Russellville recently and l it required all the mules in Rus sellville to haul the machines to the dam. It was necessary to build a wagon on which they could be hauled All the culverts and bridges on the road had to be i strengthened before the machines could be taken over them.
 Joe A. Franklin, formerly Of Pine Bluff and of Little Rock has patented tying device which may be adopted by the federal govern ment and put into use in the post al service Mr Franklin has been called to Washington to confer with government officials. It is under stood the device has created so much favor among the officials that the proposition of giving Mr. Franklin a big order is being con- sidered
 Circuit Court opened. at Berry vile last week and the feature of the opening day was the formal announcement for office of several candidates ] C. Floyd Of Melville. who represents this district in Congress, announced for reelection and made a speech denouneing the tariff legislation of the last session Judge Naples, the present circuit judge, announced his candidacy for reelection Homer Pearson ef Fayetteville announced as candi- date for the office of prosecuting at. torney and C A Fuller stated he would probably be a candidate
 ]. $ Sullivan. farmer lisng near De Queen. has young calf which eats chickens and chases rats. causing the latter to leave the premises Mr. Sullivan has lost d number of chickens recently and was unable to account for their disappearance until after watching the antics Of young calf in his horse lot Tuesday morning The calf ran down chicken and devonr- ed t with apparent relish The same calf has been terror to proving possums and has driven away all the rats from Nr Sulli- vans barnyard
 Among the 42 first second and third class postmastefs to be se= lected within the next few months in this state is included one in Pine Bluff and regardless Of the fact that Postmaster Fred C. Furth has not been affiliated with the Jefferson county Republican or ganization it is the general im- pression in higher circles that he will be named to succeed himself This belief is based on the fact that Gen Powell Clayton fayors the appointment of Mr Furth and because, further, that Mr. Furth is an intimate friend Of Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock.
 Mrs l.. ] Wilkes. president of the Helena Hospital Association, re gently wrote to President Taft re- questing him to offieiate at the laying of the corner stone of the hospital building in that city 0e- tober 27. Mrs Wilkes received a reply to her letter Monday from b9l