The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-23

The Democratic state central com mittee met in Little Rock and adopted a resolution fixing the date of the state convention for Wednesday, May 31. The last state convention select ed Little Rock for the convention city.
 The basis of representative was placed at one delegate for each 175 votes cast for Governor Hayes in the last general election. The resolution follows:
 That there be held in the several counties of Arkansas on Wednesday, March 29, 1916 a primary election for the purpose of selecting Democratic nominees for state and district offices, for the selection of county central committeeman and delegates to the various county conventions, and for selection of Democratic nominees for county and township offices in all cases where primary elections for such nominations have not been ordered prior to March 29, 1916.
 That said primary election be held in accordance with the rules of the Democratic party in Arkansas, adopt ed July 20, 1914, and as provided by law.
 That the following constitute the apportionment of delegates to the Democratic state convention to be held in Little Rock May 31.
 E. J. Kerwin of Pine Bluff introduc- ed a resolution endorsing the adminis- tration of President Wilson and de. clarng him to be the choice of the Arkansas Democracy for reelection.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted
 MT. Kerwin also introduced a reso- lution authorizing each candidate in Democratic primaries to have a rep resentative at each polling place in the state. This resolution was over whelmingly laid on the table. A resolution was adopted endorsing Judge Harry E. Cook of Lake Village for federal district attorney of the District of Hawaii, made vacant by the resignation of Jeff McCarn of Tennessee.
 Free bridge district taxes in Jef- ferson county this year will aggre- gate approximately S14,O0O more than was collected last year. The taxes will total about S54,0O0 this year, against $40,000 last year The ln- crease was necessary to retire some of the bonds due in 1916. No bonds were retired this year. 1 Leasing land for oil and gas rights in Crawford and Sebastian counties shows no abatement and 1t is said more than 60,000 acres has been leas- ed. These leases have placed thou. sands of dollars into circulation.
 Frank Hancock, a Pine Bluff car. ] penter, recently was notified that he had fallen heir to fortune of S12,0OO i left by relative in Athens, Ga. Han. cock spent $60 for round-trip ticket to Athens. Arriving there he found he had been misinformed.
 Graham Burnham, an engineer rep resenting Jancowsky, Brannon and associates in the oil business, Tulsa, Okla. says he has delivered to his syndicate leases on 1,500 acresin Pike county, on which drilling wEl start January 10.
 A vicious mule knocked down Frank Robinson, negro, near Roe paved him and then seizing one oi his feet in his mouth broke several bones in it. It was necessary to am, putate the foot.
 The North Arkansas zinc field now promises to be one of the best pro. ! ducing fields in the United States During the past month extensive de. posits of ore has been uncovered by prospectors.
 Fire which started in the boiler room and the water used to extinguish it caused about $500 damage to the Arlington hotel at Hot Springs. The fire was confined to the boiler room. c. R. Kirkham of Richmond Mo-, |. visiting Van Buren after an absence of 42 years. The Van Buren he knew has entirely disappeared. He found a new city.
 A steel bridge which spans the Sa. line river six miles from Warren has been completed and opened to the public. The bridge cost S17.500.
 The Creek Oil and Gas Company of Alma offers to give leases absolutely free to any legitimate company that has the capital to develop the lease.