The Spectator., 1915-07-30

| A. E. Snodgrass of this city has been appointed assistant manager, and will be the local representative for this territory, as well as have charge of the books in the general offices. He has been with the association for some time in a similar position. | w. c. Sanders, who has had charge of this state has been transferred to Bay City, Texas, and will leave for his new field about August 1. MT. l Sanders has been with the association in this state since its coming into the state.
 | The extension service of the Col | lege of Agriculture of the University | of Arkansas has arranged a schedule of farmers institutes in agriculture and home economics that will keep the extension forces of the college and the United States Department of Agri- culture busy until after October l. Since July 12, 20 institutes for farm CTS, their wives and daughters, have been conducted. The counties thus
 
 | Grant A schedule has been com pleted up to October l. but it is the l intention of the extension director | to arrange meetings for the whole of October and the early part of No vember.
 The Frisco freight tariff, effective more than two months ago when the United States District Court granted an injunction against the operation of | the Arkansas Railroad Commissions freight tariff No. 5. may the the cause of further litigation in the federal l courts, according to Commissioner w. F. Mcknight The court recently I granted modification of the restrain ing order issued against the commits sion's tariff, under which a new tariff was to be established, which should not be higher than the old court tariff Of 1909 except where interstate rates made difference.
 The Peoples Friend, organ of the Socialist party of Rogers in Benton l County, has suspended publication af- | ter career of several years. The pa. per was published by A. M Merrill. Rogers lumberman, who was forced to neglect it in caring for hls other busi- l ness. The Socialist paper suspended publication just one month after the Rogers Republican. the only Repuni- l can paper in the county Of the IS | newspapers left in Benton County all G-'e Democratic or independent.
 The smallest but the best" This was the way J. l.. McBrien. inspector of summer schools of the United States Bureau of Education, spoke of the session of the summer school work at the University of Arkansas, just 1 closed. And this is the way the uni versity summer school will be classi. ned in the next book of educational statistics sent out by the Bureau O. Education at Washington, n c. Philip Thienes, a tailor, aged so. who formerly lived at Paris and Fort Smith, dropped dead at Drumright. | Okla. few days ago. The night be- fore his death Tkienes decided to quit tobacco. which he had used for many years. His death occurred at 4 o'clock in the afteruoos, but he had used no tobacco that day.
 | Twenty-Five loyaf residents and oth CTS from Marmaduke. II miles north of Paragould. have formed an asso- citation for the purpose of repairing the public road between the two 1 towns. Three days-Tuesday, Wednes- cay and Thursday. August 3, 4 and were set apart as road working days.
 1 The contract for building a iail in the southern district of Logan County. at Bonneville, was given to J. l.. Mo- Aslin. contractor of this place. The contract was made for $7,253 90. and work will begin as soon as possible. The Planters Bank and Trust Com. pany of Nashville has given sl0O to | oo q" oi ucu III piiHeS po WiHnerS Tn the boys corn club contests. The plant of the Searcy Steam Laundry was totally destroyed by fire. entailing a loss of S60OO. with no m. | surance
 Rails are being laid on the Cotton Plant X Southwestern Railway. and before many weeks trains are expected to run IS miles from Cotton Plant.
 On March and 8, 1862 was tough, the battle of Pea Ridge. said to be tho greatest battle fought during the civil war west of the Mississippi