The Carlisle independent., 1915-01-21

which he agreed to give the editor a prir.e fat, 2G0-pound hog next fall, if, through the advertising columns of the paper the editor secured for him T wife by that time. The editor, beiie9- ing in the pulling power of his adve7 Using columns, accepted the offer on the spot.
 Lon Hix, travelling salesman for the White River Grocery Company of Batesville, subscribes and pays for every country weekly paper published in his territory. His list of country weeklies now amounts to S10. Hix does not care for the cost, however, as he says this is doubly repaid in friendship, for there is not an editor in his territory but that would almost fight for him.
 County Superintendent D. A Crock. ett was notified by Dr. J. L. Bond, state superintendent of rural schools, that the Garland county rural schools had again been awarded the loving cup, awarded in competition with the ruNal schools of all other counties hay ing county superintendents. This is the second consecutive year that Gar land county has won this honor.
 The first number of the Kensett Echo, weekly, will appear Thursday, January 21. The paper will be edited and published by J. P. Hosmer who for four years edited and published The Turrell Citizen of Turrell, Ark, and for the past three months has edited and published The Hoxie En- terprise. Kensett has been without a paper since tho suspension of the Key note about year ago.
 Within two hours after the case was called a jury was secured to try James Slankard, former Hartford constable, and Bee Trout, also of Hartford, charg- ed with the deaths of Clarence Syles- berry and John Baskins, the guards, who are alleged to have been shot to death and their bodies burned during rioting at the Bache-Denman coal sym dicate's plants at Prairie Creek July r.
 Plans or a commodious dormftory for the agricultural school of Jones' boro, have been received by President V. c. Rays. They were drawn by Architect Blaisdell of Little Rock The building will be erected during this year if the necessary appropriation is made by the legislature. The two dor mitories are full and others would like to gain admission are unable to do so.
 The Citizens Bank of Lavaca was robbed by two burglars. They dyna- mited the safe and escaped with s1,- 200 in cash. The robbers fled on horses which they had left on the out skirts of the village. Three explosions were required before the safe was opened, and it was blown to pieces.
 All parties who subscribed toward the erection and maintenance of the Agricultural High School at Prescott will be compelled to pay their sub- scriptions, is the gist of the decision of acting circuit Judge John H. Craw- ford in court in the case of Special School District vs. J. B. Stone.
 John P. Stafford has retired as edf. tor and publisher of the Springdale News and has been succeeded by his son Guy C. Stafford
 A large portion of the block on the south side of East Washington street. Argenta, between Pine and Vine streets, was destroyed by fire ertailing loss of s2o.OOo
 A carload of apples, grown near Rogers by w R. Cady, were shipped to Cuba. The car contained 160 bar rels and were of the Ben Davis va- riety. Ts.ey were shipped from here | to New Orleans and from that point will be exported to Cuba.
 As Q part of the farmers week pro- gram conducted at Fayetteville in the University of Arkansas the Pig and Poultry Club, organized in Sebastian county by E. N Hopkins of Fort ] Smith. was made state organization