The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-15
"BATCH' OF
 ARKANSAS NEWS

An effort is being made to estab- fish through train service between Lit tie Rock and Helena, by using tre Iron Mountain tracks from Helena to Clarendon, thence to Pine Bluh ] via Cotton Belt and into Little Rock via Iron Mountain. Saline county has population of 16,657 an increase of 26.S per cent III the past 10 years. This entities the county to a county, as well as district clerk. and one will be elected this year.
 Helena is preparing to erect $25,- 900 high school building. J. F. Gray of Crossett raised a squash this summer which weighs 6I pounds It will be sent to the state } fair to be placed on exhibition. George Sweatman, who resides near Hardy. has killed 30 wolves near his place this year.
 } Fort Smith is preparing to enter tain 15000 visitors German Day, which is to be celebrated there by the Germans of the state this year.
 Texarkana is considering the issu- ance of S4O0 ,000 in bonds to build good roads throughout Miller county. Such sum would build permanent good roads throughout the entire county and be rid of the continual temporary work.
 At Fort Smith Otto Mahan, aged 12, was killed last week by using a piece of timber to turn the wheel of a steam engine around. Some steam remained in the engine and it caused the wheel to revolve when it was cen ter, the timber striking the boy and breawing his neck.
 Sheriff John A. Cunningham of Fulton county admits shortage of $9,500, and says it was caused through lending money to friends. He promises to pay it back if given time. Faire Belle Shirey Burkett, the child wife of A. w. Shirey, who was murdered at Minturn several months ago, will be brought back from King ston, Ind, this week to testify before the Walnut Ridge grand jury.
 Texarkana is putting in Gamewell fire alarm system, like any city should have. Little Rock is the only other town in the state with Gamewell system.
 The third annual harvest celebra- ton and homecoming at Smithville, Randolph county, will be held August 20.
 Charleston has a high school now 1 with three-year course, which has been raised to meet the standard re- ouired by the University of Arkan- sas.
 The w. o. W. and American Yeo- men lodges will combine and give a big picnic at Bald Knob August 25, at which Senator Jeff Davis, Con- gressman Robinson and Stephen Brundidge will be the speakers.
 The Missouri and North Arkansas has opened large quarry at Berry vile to secure ballasting stone, but the stone is of such fine quality it | will be hauled out for building pur poses.
 At Texarkana next Friday night the representatives of the different | trades unions will meet for the pur- pose of organizing a central trades council.
 A stock company was formed at Ashdown Saturday for the purpose of erecting a flour mill there.
 The poisoned whiskey which was sent into Winthrop July i, and which | came near robbing the community of preachers, clerks and farm hands, upon analysis, showed one quart to contain 15 grains and another eight of strychnine.
 Dewitt has added wrestling to the things tabooed by the city fathers of that town.
 Tho big Baptist camp meeting at the Eagle camp grounds, near Lonoke, where a $5,000 tabernacle has been erected, will open Sunday with Rev. T. S. Potts, noted Texas divine as the evangelist in charge.
 Jackson county shows an enumera- ton of 1905 school children, of which 5605 were enrolled last year.
 J. P. Paul, the supreme secretary of the Odd Fellows of Arkansas, has leased the Paul hotel at Newport to w. E. lobe, formerly of Little Rock and Norman Gordon of Hot Springs and will move to Little Rock this winter to devote his time entirely tt |