The Forrest City times., 1914-08-07
Arkansas News

J. D. Goldman of St. Louis, who has large business interests in Little Rock, and Mrs. Goldman, who are now in Carlsbad, Germany. are detained in that city and are unable to return to the United States. At the request of friends of the couple, Arkansas two senators have appealed to the State Department to assist the Goldmans in getting out of Germany.
 B. w Torreyson, professor of sec ondary education in Arkansas and sec retary of the State Educational Board. has returned to Little Rock after teaching in the university summer school at Fayetteville for eight weeks.
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 The Pennsylvania Steel Company or Wilmington, Del, has entered the state designating John W. Blackwood at Little Rock as their agent. The cor poration anticipates using s35 900 capi- tai in Arkansas.
 The house Saturday passed the bill initiated by Congressman H. Nj. Jaco- way granting Pulaski county, Arkan' sas, permission to construct a bridge over the Arkansas river between Lit tie Rock and Argenta. The bill pre- viously passed the Senate.
 The first of the two river dredge boats built by the government for use on the Arkansas river left Duluth, Minn., where it was constructed. on July 90 for the trip to the mouth Of the river to begin dredging the chan nel. The second boat has not been completed and is not expected to ar rive earlier than within 30 days.
 The citizens of Ola will give an old time picnic on August II, Pre- parations are now being made to en- certain 5000 people Governor Hays will make the principal address.
 A report was received from Tillar, by the Department of Agriculture, to the effect that 150 horses have died in that vicinity since the recent out break of anthrax The penitentiarv commissioners report that they fear the disease will get among the stock on the state farm. An outbreak is also threatened at Morrell, Ashley county. Dr. Cow, the state veterin- arian. is very busy looking after the cattle in the various foci of infection
 Speaker Champ Clark has advised Russellvile that it will impossible for him to fill his Chautauqua engage ment here, as there is no likelihood of Congress being adjourned at that time Harry Lane Wilson, former ambassador to Mexico. and Ali Tay Tor are among the other speakers on the Chautauqua program.
 Huntsville Is to have national bank, aplication for the charter hay ing been forwarded to the comptroller at Washington. The new bank, which is to have a capital stock of 25,000 is being organized by o. B. Rect and J
 
 and A. c. Chambers of Little Rock
 The annual reunion of Ben T. Elm bry Camp, United Confederate Vet erans; Reece B. Hogins Camp, Sons of Veterans, and John R, Homer Scott Chapter, United Daughters of the Con federacy, will be held at the Crave Hill camp grounds, Pope county, Au gust [. T. P. Mccain of Gumlog is commander of the veterans and J. A Tyson of Pottsvile of the Sons oi Veterans.
 Congressman Wingo introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of wal to donate two unused cannons with carriages and an outfit of cannon balls to the city of Van Buren,
 The Standard Oil Company has sev eral thousand acres of land in Ouachi ta and surrounding counties under lease and i, preparing to begin active operations sOOn
 me regular annual schOOl conteS' of the public schools of Stone county will be held at Mountain View at tho academy building on August %.
 
 Judge J. w. Humphreys of Noun tain View began his sixty fourth tern of school last Monday in Richwoods Prof. Humphrey has probably beer identified with the rural schools or Arkansas longer than any other peda gogue, he having taught successfully in tho rural districts of many Arkan sas counties for the past 45 years.
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 Active work on the construction ot the new S10,OO0 public school build ing at Pangburn has been started anc will be rushed until the building i.