The Forrest City times., 1913-10-24
State Brevities

1wenty-fifth Judicial district, has ar- nounced that he will not be candi- date for reelection. Sam R. Chew of Van Buren and James Cochran of Paris have entered the race to sue ceed him
 Miss Edna Riggs, l5 years old, de teated all the boys in Independence county for the honor of showing the greatest yield of corn on an acre cui- tiyated according to the demonstra- ton methods. Miss Riggs secured a yield of F bushels an acre cn land which had previously produced only 10 or lo bushels an acre She cultivated the land herself and made profit of S4T on the acre.
 The Van Buren County Bank at Clin- ton had no money to operate on for d week although it had plenty of funds in it's vault. Officials found 1t impos- sible to open the safe and sent to St Louis for an expert There was delay in securing man and week elapsed before the safe was opened
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 Mrs Jane McGee and her stepsoD were severely burned at Jonesboro while endeayoring to start fire with coal oil. Their house was also set on fire and damaged.
 Foureen candidates for the office of tax assessor in Faulkner county have made their announcements.
 More than 2,000 persons attended the first trades day at Clinton. The trades day is to be made monthly feature, with a stock show in connection next month.
 Plans are being made for an agri- cultural and school contest to be held at Pocahontas, in which pupils in all the schools in Randolph county and members of the boys corn clubs and girls tomato clubs will compete for valuable prizes offered by the business men of Pocahontas.
 Josiah H. Shinn, former state su- perintendent of public instruction in Arkansas, but resident of Washing ton far years. has been appointed compiler of the Navy Year Book at . salary of s2, 800 year.
 Harry F. Kapp, who has been in charge of the government farm demon stration work in Ouachita county has been appointed district agent with supervision over p counties in South ern Arkansas. His Headquarters will be in Little Rock.
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 Robert C. Gore of Gurdon astoundeG officials at Washington by refusing to accept the postmastership at Gurdon at salary of sl.4o0 year, after he had been appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
 Capt John Allen, aged 76, Con federate veteran. died at Van Buren, Capt. Allen enlisted in the Seventh Tennessee regiment and was promoted to captaincy for gallant service He was severely wounded at Gettys- burg.
 Mosquitoes became so great a pest on Red river near TeXarkana that cot ton pickers were unable to remain .ri the fields after o'clock in the after noon
 County Judge Isaac Mcclellan of Grant county refused to lower assess ments made by the board of equalizers against land and lumber companies. The board raised the assessments or all cut-oyer and timber lands.
 Dr. W. A. Fry, aged 43 years, former assistant state veterinarian of Arkau- sas. died at Fort Smith from blood poisoning, the result of a scratch he sustained on his arm while operating on horse several weeks ago
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 Ten residents of Randolph county have already entered the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff and several others are mentioned az probable candidates.
 Charles Holiday walked into the sherin's office at Helena and gave him self up, stating that he had killed his father-in-law, w. l. Duncan several days before The officers had heard nothing of the killing, which occurred in q sparsely settled district in the extreme southern part of the county. Holiday claimed that his father-in- law was intoxicated and began firing al him.
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 On plea of self defense Sterling Johnson of Parquet was acquitted Of murder m a justice court at Bates vile Johnson killed Robert Green, a neighbor The evidence showed that Green went 10 Johnsons house and shot at him twice before Johnson secured a rifle and returned the fire. {. .o @ The Dermott city council has created fire depar mont. with salaried chief and q company Of fourteen men Pro ,tfa:,,,. hoe t.aa,, Is. Fo,