The Spectator., 1915-05-28


 several fine strawberries. A waiter carrying tray filled with these oas- kets went through every passenger train that stopped at Pangburn and gave a basket of berries to each pas senger.
 Local liquor interests are circulat- ing a petition which will be presented soon to Judge Paul Little in the Cir cult Court of Fort Smith, asking him to suspend until the advent of state wide prohibition January 1 his order closing saloons on August l as he decreed when he found the liquor peo- pie had not secured a majority of white adult signatures to their peti- tion for licenses.
 One of the most profitable straw berry shipments reported in South western Arkansas this year is made by Price X James. From q five-acre patch they shipped 514 crates of ber- ries, for which they received SLIGO All told 20 cars of berries. which prob ably brought S25.00O to this commun- ity, were shipper from Horatio.
 At the receivers sale of the Ar kansawyer Publishing Company's ef- fects. the plant was bid in by A. A. Tindall and w. C. Moore of Stuttgart for S1 .050 If the sale is confirmed by the chancery judge, it is under stood that the plant will be combined with that of the Review and Booster.
 Within the next few days the work of laying 4.400 feet of additional wa ter mains will be begun The addi- tional mains will be laid in the White X Willoughby Addition and in the eastern part of town McGehee will then have twelve miles of water mains.
 The comptroller of the currency has approved the application of q. T. Howard. J. F.. Applegate, A. Moore, w. F. Kefauver and w. A Miller, to organize the American National Bank of Rogers, Ark, with a capital of S5O,O00
 Lee Armstrong. a farmer near Sneadley, has written John II. Page. commissioner of agriculture, and sent him samples of alfalfa, indicating an unusual success with an experiment plot of the noted forage plant
 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 L c. Snepp of White Cluffs to the canning factory at High land. Canned turnip greens from Highland have made hit in Northern markets.
 Marshall Harkey of Ola is strictly enforcing the Curfew law He is talk. ing charge of the boys every night after 7:30.
 The ladies of Warren have formed a Charity Board to take care of the needy in Warren and vicinity and to see that only the needy are cared for.
 Nine thousand crates of strawber- ries have been shipped from Horatio this season.
 Cattle are dying in some sections of Stone county. IL is thought the deaths have been caused by the fever tick.
 The Columbia County Fair will be held October 13, IA. l5 and l6 next
 w, F. Eatman. receiver at the Land Office. reports homestead entries In the Harrison land district are run ming from 75 to 100 per month. A mo- ticeable feature is the large nurnber of homesteaders from the cities. The majority of these are mechanics.
 w. II. V. Wahlquist. formerly edi tor of the Mammoth Spring Democrat, has sold his interest in the Mammoth Spring Progress to J. l.. Frazier. MY. WahlQuist is now editor of the Thay. CT tMo) Gazette.