The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12
All Over Arkansas

Arkansas, will be 104 years old Jan uary l. The house, which is a two- story hewn log structure, was raised by negroes under the direction of Major Wolfe, the first white pioneer in that section
 Eureka Springs held its second cleanup day for the year 1913. The prize of 8 offered by the Board of Health for the largest pile of rub Dish was won by the fifth grade of the public schools.
 Congressman Caraway has recon. mended the appointment of A B. Me Kinney as postmaster at Corning to succeed C. T. Bloodworth, whose res ignation recently was requested.
 The city of Texarkana held a three days celebration Of its for,ieth birth day. big parade and ball were features Of the celebration which was attended by many former citizens of Texarkana.
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 The University of Arkansas has ar ranged for debates to be held this year with the state universities of Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Mississippi and Oklahoma will be met at Fayetteville while the Arkan sas team will meet Texas at Austin.
 Dan Jeffus and his son were badly Injured when a team they were driv- ing was frightened by railroad mo- tor car near Camden. The elder lief fus sustained a broken arm and the son a broken collarbone.
 Lee Breckenridge of ParagoCld was shot in the right arm and the right eye, wben a shotgun slipped oHt of 8 wagon in which he was ri'lng and, sff'h ;:g the wheel, was discharged He lost the sight of his right eye.
 Dave Porton, a farmer. who .ves near Fort Smith, has been arrested rn
 
 that he set fire to the general mer- 'ceandise store of Hugh Harp jas, P teniDer
 All the candidates for postmaster at Junction City have agreed to abide by the result of a primary and it is expected that an election will be held to determine who shall succeed the itncumtent, C. L. Jones.
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 As tle result of the work oi q Good Citizenship Club organized by the boy students of the Fort Smith high school, the police have issued orders that all dice shaking at c'g,i am confectionery stands must cease.
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 A jury at Clarendon awarded J. II. Kendall. former conductor on the Iron Mountain railroad $3S,000 dam ages against the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt railroads for injuries which he sustained when an Arkansas Midland train was struck by Cotton Belt train at the crossing at Claren- don several months ago.
 Edward Mcclure, youngest son of Dr. w. Y. Mcclure of Dardanelle was shot in the right eye while hunting. The boys shotgun slipped from his shoulder and was discharged when the hammer struck a stone.
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 Isaac Stapleton. former deputy rev enue collector, has been appointed clerk and commissioner of the United States court for the Harrison division of the Western district of Arkansas, So succeed Hiram Sutterfield, resigned.
 An epidemic of blind staggers has attacked the horses in Newcombe township. Saline county, and num- Der of animals have died. The epi- demic is believed to have been caused by spoiled corn, damaged in a recent overflow.
 Governor Hays was the guest Of Fort smith Lodge No. l15, Knights of Pythias and witnessed the initiation of 6 candidates. members of the George ". Hays class of 1000 organiz- ed in honor of the governor. who is grand chancellor of the order in Ark ansas.
 State Superintendent of Public h. struction George B. Cook and Presi- dent J. H. Reynolds of Hendrix College were the principal speakers st the fourth anrrual meeting of the Fri County Teachers Association held at HoXie.
 According to a new city directory, the population of TeXarkana is 19,075, including both the Arkansas and Texas sides of the city. If the population of several suburbs were added, 1t Is claimed, the total would be 25,000.
 Allen Wick, a negro cab driver, who was charged with killing William Con- over. a white man, as the result Of quarrel over the payment of ca fare at Fort Smith, was convicted manslaughter and sentenced to three