The Carlisle independent., 1915-09-30

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 ference will come, are being received
 daily. The news that Mir Bryan will
 speak has had stimulating effect. J. 1 M. Patterson, executive secretary, has arrived from St. Louis and will open headquarters in the Business Mems
 League.
 A second prize of $50 in cash and
 gold medal, offered by the Interna- tional School Peace League for an es- say on the relation of schools to the peace movement, has been awarded to Vernon L. Thompson, principal Of the schools at Wabash MT. Thompson is member of the 1915 class of the 1 Arkansas State Normal, and the prize winning essay was first used in an 1 abridged form as his class oration l last June.
 An effort was made before Chan cellor T. H. Humphreys of Fayette- vile to release and cancel approxi- mately S75,000 Of the liabilities of the defunct Bank of Rogers in order that the depositors and certain preferred creditors might secure a greater pro rated return. Under the arrangement ] planned, by attorneys depositors would be able to get dollar for dollar. Congressman Sam M. Taylor receiv- l ed from Dan c. Kingman, chief of ] United States engineers, letter an nouncing that the acting secretary of war has approved a recommendation 1 for the allotment of S46,000 for revet- ment work at and near Pine Bluff l from the s25, ,000, 900 rivers and harbors l bill of the last congressional session
 An appeal will be taken by the re- ceiver of the Bache-Denman coal syn 1 dicate from the recent ruling of Judge Frank A Youmans of the United States District Court on the ground that ne has no jurisdiction to try the syndicate's suit for more than a mil 1 lion dollars damages against the United Mine Workers unions. Final arrangements for the 1915 fair, to be held by the Helena District Fair Association October to inclu- sive, will soon be completed. and Helena will be ready to receive the 1 hundreds of visitors now confidently expected.
 While attempting to drive mosqui- toes from her home with smoke, Mrs. J. H. Pryor Jr of Monticello was SC. verely burned by the explosion of pound package of powder she held in her left hand. The force of the ex. plosion broke several panes of glass in the windows of the room.
 Ewell Bell of Fulton lost his life by the explosion of boiler on board the U. S. & Decatur. near Manila. P l., recently. The body will be returned to America and probably buried in the Arlington cemetery at Washington.
 A body of ore containing 22.5 per cent silver, combined with lead car 5onate, has been discovered on the property of the Buffalo Mining Con- pany, near Ponca City. The company is composed of Harrison men, L. W. Walker has diposed of his in- terest in the Greenwood Democrat to J. Walter and Dewey l.. Gray, who will be associated with their father. c. E. Gray, in the publication of the paper.
 George W. Bates a jeweler at Big Fork, has constructed a printing press entirely of wood that is said to turn out printing equal to that of a con- mercial jobber.
 The contract for the new High School building at Bald Knob will ba awarded September 29
 s. Geisreiter of Pine Bluff sold a farm of 3S5 acres near Sherrill to Dr. E. c. Pyatt of Sherill for $10,O0O.
 Two masked men held up the agent and took s6 from him, then procured $7 from the cash drawer of the Iron Mountain station at Spadra. The men fled, leaving no clew, although the agent says they spent some time try ing to open the safe.
 Charles Stewart of Star City was awarded S25,000 damages against the Iron Mountain railroad for an injury he sustained in the railroad yards at Little Rock July 6, 1914. The road will appes