The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-13


diets an increase in Arkansas crops
this year over those of 1914. All crop
conditions are slightly better than at
a corresponding time last year. The
report follows:
Corn Arkansas.
August l forecast (bu). 59,100,009
Final 1914 (bu) ........ 42.OO0,OO0
All Wheat
August l forecast (bu.) 100000
Final. 1914 (bu.) ........ 1,625,000
Oats
August 1 forecast (bu.)... S,360,000
Final, 1914 (bu.) ......... 6,240.O00
Rice
August l forecast (bu.)... 4,4S0,000
Final 1914 tbu) ......... 3,6S5,O00
Potatoes
August l forecast (bu), 2,44O.00o
Final, 1914 (bu.) .....,,.. 100000
Sweet Potatoes
August l forecast (buD... 100000
Final, 1914 (bu.) ........ 1,710,000
Apples
August l forecast (bu)... 100000
Final. 1914 (bu) ....... 100000
Peaches
August l forecast (bu.) D.. 4.S10,000ss
Hay Tall tame)-.
August l forecast tons>., $4,000
Final, 1914 (tons) ........ $4,000,
Cotton
Condition July 25 1916, so
Conditi'n July 25. l0-yr. av. 10
l.. L. Conoley OF Newport Ark, ar
rived here footsore and weary, ne
having walked all the way from jack
son County in search of man who
kidnapped his daughter on July 10.
Mr.. Conoley stated that stranger
drove in one night near his little
farm and camped. The next morning
Conoley went to town to attend to
some business, and when he returned
his young daughter. Miss Anna, was
gone. He made an investigation and
found that his daughter had been per-
suaded to leave with the stranger.
Conoley at once set out afoot hunting
for the man and his daughter He
stated that the strange man drove
covered wagon with a red mule and
gray pony
Sidney G. Kahn OF Little Rock. vice
president of a big banking concern. In
an interview says that the farmers OF
Arkansas are in good condition. Mr.,
Kahn recently visited different sec
tons of the state.
Farmers this year are learning to
, raise their crops more economically,
said Mr.. Kahn, ''and as 4 rule they
are paying off their debts where ordi-
narily they would be mourning more
debts. BY next spring a large number
of them will be completely in the clear.
and Arkansas will begin to experience
an unprecedented era of prosperity
Red Thomas, who was recommend
ed for the postmastership of Fordyce
by Congressman Sam NJ. Taylor OF,
Pine Bluff, has received his commits
sion and has taken charge of the post.
office.
l.. NJ. Gary Of Dumas has been ap.
pointed county examiner by County
Judge Parker to succeed j. w. Rey-
nolds. who has moved from this
county.
A total of 1856 persons OF school
age in Faulkner County, an increase
OF 1871 over 1914 is shown by the an
nual report of County Examiner ]. NJ.
| C. Vaughter.
The Austin homecoming will hold
!ts sixth annual meeting at Old Austin,
four miles from Cabot. on August 10
and 20.
| Mrs. c. Langford of Clarksvine is
! writing a short history OF Johnson
! County, to be published by the Arkan.
sas Federation of Women's Clubs
| Frank NJ. Roane has been elected
trustee of the Pine Blur lodge of.
Elks to succeed w. N. Tmlock re-
signed
a Frisco south-bound freight train
killed an unknown white man eight 4
miles north of Rogors. The man was v
apparently asleep and lyins across tbs
/ track
A largely attended. farmers insti.
tute was held ut Murfreeabbro. II Il
planned 20 hold a three days institute
IN September.
]
Charles Bono ana George Fultz, both
OF Pine Riutf, left here in en- auto fer
] San Francisco. .