The Carlisle independent., 1915-06-03

The Hampstead County seat contest case was concluded here when a de cision was rendered In favor of Hope. The case was tried before Judge George R. Haynie of Prescott at special term of the Hempsteaa Ooun- " Circuit Court, and has been in progress for more than a week. Hope won the county seat at a special cleo ton held on August 15, 1914, by more than 500 votes. Washington contested the election on the ground of alleged fraud. A short time subsequent to the filing of the contest proceedings the records were moved to Hope.
 Washington made hard fight to re- tain the courthouse, and was repre- sented by Etter Monroe of Washing ton, D. B. Sain of Nashville and ex- Gov Dan ". Jones of Little Rock. while Hope was represented by James H. McCollum and o. A. Graves of this city.
 The arguments were concluded by Dan W Jones. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge Haynie took the case under consideration, and after reviewing the testimony in the case from every angle. held that the con testants had failed to establish proof sufficient to make a case of fraud, and decided against them.
 Attorneys representing Washington filed notice of appeal and the case will be carried to the supreme court.
 The route for the railroad to be built from Ingleside to Fisher, is being surveyed, and it is now announced that the road may have as it's east ern terminus on the Cotton Belt, Hick- ory Ridge instead of Fisher. The sur veyors report the route selected as a very favorable one for railroad con struction. At one place, in Horse Shoe Township, the road trayerses a distance of 12 miles without a bridge and very little grading.
 During the straw berry season which is now closing Harry Churchill, one of the live wires of Pangburn, advertised Pangburn and vicinity in pleasing manner. He had a number of paper baskets made, and into each one put several fine strawberries. A waiter carrying tray filled with these pas kets went through every passenger train that stopped at Pangburn and gave a basket of berries to each pas senger
 Although the directors of the State Fair Association decided at their meeting not to make any attempt to hold an exposition this year, ar engagements were made to pay t--e cor poration tax and take such steps as will be necessary to preserve the charter. If local conditions seem to favor d state fair in 1916, an effort will be made, it was thought, to hold one then.
 A wonderful white oak log has been located by T. c. Nowlin of the Philadelphia Mill and Lumber Com pany near Philadelphia, but several miles from the railroad, which is so splendid specimen of what Arkan- sas can show in the way of fine lum- Der that it is proposed to send it to the Panama-Paciffc Exposition. al- though the cost of freight alone will exceed the lumber value of the log.
 At the close of the 1914-1915 term Of the Ouachita Business College at Philadelphia, diplomas of graduation were awarded to 21 men and women who have completed courses in one or more of the several branches Of commercial work taught
 w. R. Wheeler, professor in the College of Agriculture of the Univer- sity of Arkansas at Fayetteville has resigned, effective July l. Professor Wheeler says he has several prosi- tions in view
 A carload of turnip greens have been shipped by I. c. Snepp of White CIuffs to the canning factory at High land Canned turnip greens from Highland have made hit in Northern markets.
 Lee Armstrong. a farmer near Sneadley, has written John H. Page, commissioner of agriculture, and sent him samples of alfalfa, indicating an unusual success with an experiment plot of the noted forage plant.
 To date, 4,00S bales of cotton. worth s16O,000, have been shipped from Kingsland. The amount makes the 1914-15 season the largest in the history of the town.
 A hub mill at Shirley is now using sweet gum and birch and opening LID