The Spectator., 1915-05-21

county VIII give the TOau Tlg1l-OI- way from Cotter to Mountain Home.'
 Alfalfa is becoming a dominant crop in Baxter County, according to Judge Love. Much success has been achieved in experiments with the fa- nous forage crop. Diversified farming is on in full sway in Baxter County" continued Judge Love. Wheat, oats corn, clover, timothy, alfalfa and fruits will be produced in large quantities this year The season has been very favorable throughout that section of the State"
 Judge Love was a member of the old State Board of Charities, but re- signed just prior to opening of the 1915 legislature.
 At a meeting of the Washington County Fair Association it was de cided to reduce the price of season tickets for the fair from $1.25 to $1 It was also decided to purchase S5 new wire coops for the poultry exhi bits, to install several additional cat tie sheds, to remove the old sheds to the edge of the grounds by the fence. and to increase considerably the prizes to be awarded for beef cattle
 The first official visitation and in- spection under the recently enacted ir. spection law was made at Mena, when Sheriff Fl. w. Finger, accompanied hy County Health Officer C. P. Dunman inspected St Joseph's Academy, fol lowing the presentation of petition asking that an inspection be made. No report of the inspection has as yet been filed
 The probability of a Christian Col. lege fU Arkansas was increased at the closing meeting of the state Christian missionary convention. The Rev. C. A. Hoffman of Newport. was made chairman of a committee to consider propositions for site
 Moral and financial support for the long proposed Fort Smith Fayetteville road was promised by Judge c. A Starbird, county judge of Crawford county. at meeting of the Twin Ci- ties Auto Club
 Oil has been laid on some of the principal streets of Cotton Plant On account of the increasing number of autos in the country it has become al- most necessity to have the d~~ evil allayed
 Joe Neumeier of Paris has put something like 5000 black bass iron, the government fish hatchery at Mammoth Spring into Short Mountain creek near Paris.
 Prepared road oil sufficient to oil about 24 blocks will be applied on the main business streets and adjacent { streets of Fayetteville within a few days.
 Harrison will be given day and night electrical service beginning June 1.
 The women's club of Malvern will again offer prizes this year for the residents who keep the prettiest wards and lawns during the coming summer
 Sevier County will ship $25. 900 worth of strawberries this year. ac- cording to the American Refrigerator Transit Company officials. stocked with black bass from the gov ernment fish hatchery at Mammoth Spring.
 The cotton compress at Camden. owned by NJ. A. Joy of Terrell. Texas. valued at s3O.o0o. was destroyed by flre. M
 With the blackberry winter" gone and fruit undamaged prospects are
  in this section.
 The town of Paris has established a quarantine against Ratclfff. because of small pox there.
 Because he could not fndorse the views of members of the city council and members of the board of improve Jnent Having the construction of tho proposed water Improvements ;is charge. Mayor George c. Frew of liar. rison resigned office and May g was designated as the date for a special election to name his successor.
 The Apostolic Church building of Malvern. one-story frame structnto.