The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
Arkansas Briefs



 Lake Village, and an appeal has been taken to the circuit court.
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 0aIoon men of Pine Bluff. who lost Ill ther first attempt to secure license nave decided to make another effort Inc tlrst petition contains about 500 uhdlsputed names, and the petitioners desire to withdraw this and add to it enough to provide the requisite ma. jority.
 An inheritance tax Of $500 was paid on the J. B. Pillow estate at Helena which had been valued al $lS4.3q0.o1 Col. sam A. McLoud has resigned as president of the First National Bank Fort smith. the oldest nation al bank iii Arkansas. after forty years service. He is succeeded by Frank Handlin, the cashier.
 The Missouri and North Arkansas railroad has begun work on shops at Helena that will cost about $30.o00
 
 Tom Campbell, of Pocahontas who was candidate for the office two years ago, has announced his candi- dacE for Congress against W. A. Old. field. All other candidates had with, drawn.
 Jacob Suckle, a general merchant at Prescott. has filed a petition of polun- tary bankruptcy, placing his liabilities at $t,ooo, and his assets at $2,5oo.
 Chancellor w. A. Falconer dismissed al Van Buren a petition of Mrs. Mary B. Corney to reopen case for divorce and alimouy instituted twelve years ago by her husband. pr Robert B. Corney, a Little Rock physician. The decree granted the husband had been affirmed, and the case had been in the Supreme Court three times.
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 The hookworm campaign is being carried on now by pr. Fly in Pulaski county, Dr. Jacock in Ashley county, Dr. Campbell in Hot Spring county, and pr. Bradford in Jackson county. Prof. F. R. Robinson, who won the nomination for Superintendent of Schools of Lonoke county, is a brother of |. s. Senator Joe T. Robinson.
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 Ira J. Matheny of Newark a former member of the Legislature. has en- tered the race for prosecuting atttor- ney, opposing T A. Gray, H. L. Will liamson and Earl Casey
 There are now 5005 volumes in the Ingham public library at Camden, and hereafter it is to be included in the official library record of the United States government
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 Judge Jeptha H. Evans for the sec ond time has withdrawn from the race for judge of the fifteenth circuit. and 1t is reported that he may engage in the practice of law at Fort Smith Farrar l.. NeWberry. lawyer and historian, author of biographies of A. II. aGrland and James K. Jones, has become a candidate for mayor of Ar kadelphia,
 4 census of Brinkley, taken by a colporteur of the American Bible So- ciety. shows that there are just 496 homes in the city, and in only 34 there is no Bible.
 The death of Alex c. Hull at liar rison and Gen. H. R. Armistead at Fort Smith. within ten days of each other leaves only three surviving former secretaries of state of Arkan- sas. They are Ben B. Chism, of Paris, 1Sqq-93; ]. w. Crockett, 19013, now state treasurer; and o. C. Ludwig. of Little Rock. now holding a clerical position in the United States senate. Gen. Armistead held the office from 1899 to '97, and Mir. Hull from lS97 to 1901.
 Hon. w. C. Rodgers of Nashville, member of the Arkansas State Sen ate. and former Acting Governor, has announced that he will not be candi- date for second term. He sajs that "u is worth all an office pays the first term to announce in the papers, not considering other expenses. and he cannot afford to make the sacrifice.
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 The Arkansas Lime Company ship ped during the month of January go carloads of glass sand from its quarry at Ruddell's, in Stone county. The sand is said to be ll0 feet thick, GOV ering 900 acres, and it is estimated that 220,d00 ear loads can be obtain ed in the open.
 The cattlemen of Marion county have raised $500 by subscription to begin the work of tick eradication, and it is hoped to complete the work in one season.
 The Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health is getting it's work started all over the state, but the first reports from 'he county