The Green Forest tribune., 1913-11-28
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STATE NOTES

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 Wilton Kyle and Earnest Dean, two young children of Magazine, were car ried to Little Rock for Pastuer treat ment The children were bitten by a mad dog. Another child of Magazine was bitten by the same dog.
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 Judge Jeptha Evans announced al the opening of Circuit Court at Van Buren that he would not be a candi. date for reelection when his term ex- pires next October.
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 Senator Clarke visited Fort Smith last week to investigate the threaten ed junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, which will ruin Fort Smiths water supply. Senator Clarke says he will endeavor to secure an appropriation of $1OO,00O to prevent the junction of the rivers.
 Fire destroyed the store of G. W. Wood at UniontoWn, near Van Buren. The loss was estimated at $3,500. 1 e e @
 John R. Kizer, farm demonstrator for Randolph county, has as members of corn club 46 sets of twins and he is still after more twins.
 Dermott women have organized a City Beautiful Club" The club will take an active interest in the civic affairs of the city.
 <. <9 6 The postmaster of Clea, Nevada county, has been arrested by federal authorities charged with misuse of money order funds. Lumber dealers of the state were l interested in the deal at Harrison whereby the Redus Lumber Company | took over the plants of the Ozark Lumber Company and the Harrison Lumber Company.
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 At hotel in Shirley timber work CT under the influence of liquor pull ed a revolver and attempted to force the guests to dance and go to bed. The town marshal objected and he was arrested and fined $15 and costs.
 Because of lack of applicants for postmasterships seven postoffices in the Greenwood district of Sebastian county will probably be discontinued
 The building of the good road pike between TeXarkana and Ashdown, be- | gun several weeks ago, is nearly com pleted and will be ready for use with | in the next two weeks. The boards 1 of trade and the automobile clubs of the two cities raised the money neces- sary for the enterprise. The distance between the two towns is r miles. e e e
 The senior class of Hendrix Col lege, Conway, will erect a memorial arch at the entrance of the college grounds.
 As soon as bonds to the amount of l S250,000 are sold. the Little Rock-Hot l Springs Interurban Company will start work on the electric road be- tween Little Rock and Hot Springs. c1 <3 6
 While walking on the railroad track between Hardy and Williford, James Gee, aged 70 years, a farmer, was run down by a Frisco freight train near | Williford. He never regained con seriousness and died an hour later. MT. Gee was very deaf and had been frequently warned against his practice of walking on the railroad track while going to and from town. C. <. G Coal has been struck in new mine at Hartford. Extensive operations will begin at once.
 The hose carts for the fire depart ment of Clarksville have arrived and will be in service soon.
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 Thomas Burress of Jonesboro has been elected president of the South western Ice Manufacturers Associa- tion.
 | The Tri-State convention of district agents and managers of the Tribe of Ben Hur was held at Paragould last week
 Two fires of incendiary origin have occurred a short distance north of Van Buren in the last few weeks. Last week R. L. Crawford's barn was set on fire and the loss amounted to $1,500, including live stock.
 
 The chief of the Fort Smith Fire Department will close all the theaters unless they comply with the fire regu- lations, which are intended to protect the patrons of the places. Mail service on the Cotton Belt north of TeXarkana has been changed so that the clerks will have their lay overs in Texarkana.
 A farmer living near Lead Hill lost bundle containing $50 on a public road near that place. The money was undisturbed for two days when the loser returned and found it.
 A strike involving 250 coal miners was settled at Denning and the miners have returned to work.
 Two prisoners who escaped from | the Cleburne county jail at Heber