Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-08-20
STATE GLEANINGS.

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 That the number of entries of live stock in the fifth annual Faulkner county fair, which will be held Octo- Der to 10, inclusive, will be double that of last year, is the assertion of Manager J. A. King. According to Manager King all available stalls have been applied for
 J. W. Norris, well-known citizen of Chester, Ark. was seriously wounded in cutting affray Charles Reed, a friend of Norris, had his left ear bit ten off. Slim France is in the county jail in Van Buren on a charge of as sault with intent to kill in two cases.
 The Johnson Orchard Company of Fayetteville, with capital stock of $20,000 has been chartered by the state The incorporators are: w. s. Johnson, J. R. Johnson, c. F. Adams and Earnest Walker. y boro mill while filing saw slipped his foot, falling on the saw and painfully cutting his arm. It was quite a mira cle that he was not killed The 2-year-old child of Postmaster Smith of Monette, while playing with some matches that became ignited, was seriously burned and will more than likely die as result of the injury.
 A new bank has been established at SherrilI
 The indications are that the late apple crop of Benton county will be large and that the fruit will be of ex- cellent quality. The quality will be very much better than last year.
 The State Board of Railway Incor- poration chartered the Butler County Railway Company of Missouri, with headquarters at Junction City. The company proposes to build into this state from the Missouri line to Pig gott, i'll Clay county, a distance of about Ii miles, and 1t is announced is ready to go ahead with the building work.
 The annual report of County EXamin- CT George H. Rogers of Greene county shows that there are 93 districts in the county Total number of white pupils, 9,0S3;; total number of white pupils, six, two males and four fe- males; total number of deaf, 2; total number of dumb, 1 total number blind, }. Total number enrolled in rublic schools, 6,536; total number in private schools, 206 Total number of teachers employed, 123-71 males and 61 females.
 The official route fos' the first lirk in the Fort Smith Winslow road, 45 miles in length, was selected, when a pathfinding party surveyed the two roads under consideration. Next we.k the work will be undertaken. It is
 
 miles from Van Buren, the first day. When this stretch is completed the va rious townships along the route will take up the work and set special days apart to complete their task. No stretch exceeding five miles in length will be undertaken in more than a day.
 The new depot at Darmott has been completed.
 Will Warner and Tom Wright, man. agers Of the properties of pr. NJ. Nj Norton near Lake Village gathered and ginned and shipped two bales of cotton, one to Pine Bluff, weighing 730 wounds, and one to Gr3enville, Miss, weighing i50 pounds. This cot ton was forwarded by express and boat and will probably be the first of the season in each case. The cotton was consigned to the respective boards of trade.
 Petitions are being sent on by many  of the land holders of Otwell to the headquarters of the Cotton Belt rail road, asking for depot arrangements. The rice growers are also anxious that the work on the siding be completed and depot facilities provided for, that all rice shipments may go forward from Otwell after the harvest.
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 The residence of A. C. Anderson of Hope was robbed and set on fire by thieves.
 The Bank of Pottsville vas charter ed by the state last week. capital stock s15,0G0. Tiscorpcrators: R. o. Morton, Roy Falls. J. B. Sinclair and others.
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 Lewis McWhc:ter, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs ". Ii. McWhorter of Malvern was the victim of an accident that will probably result in his death. While playing with other boys along tho main line of the Iron Mountain railroad, 200 yards north of the depot here, he was struck and run oyer by a northbound through freight train.