The Spectator., 1916-04-28


 The convention voted to appropriate | $500 to be used as paying witness fees in suit Thomas H. Shaw, Ar | kansas mine inspector, has com menced against the Southern Anthra- | cite Coal Mining Company to compel that company to operate it's mine at according to the Arkan- sas statutes.
 Judge Paul Little in the Sebastian Circuit Court denied the claims of former Fort Smith liquor men who sought to recover on liquor licenses issued them in 1924 and 1915 and which were later declared illegal on the ground that they had not com- piled with the liquor license laws. The claims amounted to approximate ly S70,00O, which represented that part of the license pald for and not used The claims were disallowed in the county court and will now be ap- pealed to the Supreme Court.
  100000 sanitarium proposed for this city will be built This was the em- phatic statement of c. N. Roth, when he returned from a conference with Colonel Onffroy in the East. who is one of the chief promoters of the Thermae Company. Officials of the company will be here not la ter than May 15 to clear up all titles to property desired for the sanitarilim, which will occupy site in the heart of the city, MT Roth said.
 Petitions were filed in the federal court by ]. M. Logan of St. Louis, as receiver for the defunct American Ma tional Bank of Fort Smith, asking the court to grant an order allowing the search of four lock boxes in the bank vaults. The petition alleges two ot the boxes contain property of P. A. Ball, former cashier of ,he bank, and that the others contain property of Andrew S. Dowd, former assistant cashier.
 Recently Dr. R M Cow, state vete- rinarian, said that Arkansas can pro duce cattle that are just as good as any in the world if the farmers of the state will get rid of the cattle tick. He cited the cases of Fred Gibson of Stuttgart and G. H. Hit of Clay county, both of whom recently sold cattle on the St. Louis market for top prices.
 The explosion of a gasoline tank on an automobile tire vulcanizing machine in the garage of T. R. Doug. lass X Sons of Conway, started a blaze that caused loss estimated at S20,000. with insurance of S11,050 The Conway Volunteer Fire Depart ment prevented a spread of the flames, which threatened an entire block
 Sheriff Baker has declared that "cider drunks" are becoming too nu. merous on the Texas side of TeXar. kama. He fears there is an unlawful amount of alcohol in the cider. Re. tailing cioer was outlawed on the Arkansas side year ago by order of Chief ol Police John Strange.
 The Rev M. M. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church of Siloam Spring, Is raising s4000 to remodel and enlarge it's church. Three thousand dollars has been subscribed.
 The Anthony sawmill. about four miles northwest of Thornton. burned The loss was total
 Approximately 10000 acres of land in Logan and Johnson counties have been leased by FranK Ingles. formerly of Sapulpa, Okla. now of Fort Smith. He is now organizing a company to develop the field
 Former Congressman s. Brundidge of Searcy, while in Little Rock, turned over to the printer copy of the proposed primary election bill which will be submitted to the voters of Arkansas at the coming November election.
 Chickasaw Council. Boy Scouts of Memphis, has purchased the V. A. Mayberry farm one and one-fourth miles west of Hardy The tract, which contains 206 acres, will be used as camping ground by the scouts.
 The First National Bank Uf oruyr- gart has closed a deal for lot on Main street, between Second and | Third, and will begin the erection Of new building as soon as the pres. ent building can be removed.