The Dermott news., 1916-08-24

tut p4bJtdlou bl folt ANltlAu d-Allt9 Mr. Parker also acquires an interest E in the plant from L. <. DunaWav, is owner. He succeed l.. k Thompson as editor and publisher II Is under. stood that Mr Parker will make uu, merous additions to the equipment of the present plant.
 A meeting was held al Lake Village on August fer the purpose of max ing an effort to buud hJshway from the Louisiana state Ine rbroueh Chi. cot county to rsba county. where t : .s intended that Desha county WEI take up and continue the road 10 the Lincoln county Iue, ultimately to be joined to the Pine Bluh highway n Grady. thus making 8 pike from Ba- ton Rouge. La, 10 Little Rock
 Hundreds of farmars gathered In Hartford to hear the trtui of W l.. Roberts mcrclantztarmer. and Tho has Lewis, Methodist preacher and farmer. for violating the tjek eradlca- tfon law. \ formidable array of eoun-= sel represented each side fhe do fendants did mol deny the fact but attacked the eenstitutienaHty of thc law. and the trial resulted in hung jury.
 Application to have Fort Smith des- ignated as the location for a federal farm loan hank under the provisions of the recently signed rural credits bill was forwarded to Washincton The application is endorsed ty the Busi. ness Mems Club. the Rotary Club, the Fort Smith Ad Club the Noon Ciyies Club and the Fort Smith Van Haren Retail Merchants Association.
 William NJ. Greenwood, publisher and editor of the Paris Express. pleaded guilty in Circuit Court 10 q charge of assault on John N Wagoa er. publisher and editor ot t3e Prog r,ss. and was fined Stoo by Judge James Coehraue The tne was pa.d Several months ago Greenwood shot Waroncr several times as the result of a newspaper fight
 Upon application ty the American EauNjtp Company ef EaHNtte, Chan erIter ]. r Henderson issued an in. mcnon against the strikers at the pant. restraining them from infgr- fgrrr Wirb coercins or tutWiatns tfa oompauy.s enp'aFcs or jutcrfcr- ia4 Wt1 the operation of the plant
 Tho Roy q. Lyle Smith of Chieka- sha. Ok,a. has accepfr4 the pastor ate of the Ben,oayille Christian church and will assume his dates September ! The Roy J < Ieran, tee present pastor. resigned to be come state evangelist with heatquar- ters in Little Rock.
 A campaign To raise funds to sup. ply soldiers on the Mexican border with Bibles was started by the Rev. D II Col9uette of Conway. state agent of the American Bible Society. Nearly Soc has been subscribed The campaign will be wased over the state.
 The Columbia County Democratic Central Committee reorganized hv eIectnE Joe Joiner of Magnolia as chairman and w J Jackson seere. tary. X committee was named 10 urge the polling of a big vote at the November election
 Arkansas prohibition leaders have practically decided to abandon all et- forts 10 prevent tho submission of tho bil to repeal the statewide prohibit tion law passed by the last Leglsla, ture
 R. Nj Kyle, former of TeNarkana. was arrested and jailed at Van Bu. ron on charge of forging a check for S1 50 A negro boy says Kyle gave him a nickel for getting the check cashed Kyle had two other checks.
 The big open air revival at Ora, vette conducted hy the Rev Mir Neel of Green Forest. Ark, has closed with 2t conversions The Rev Mir Nocl went to Centerton 10 conduct revival
 The Harrison City Council has or dered 20 blocks of concrete sidewalks to be put in within the next 50 days
 The Hummer Adams Company of Springfield and St. Louis have slart- ed work on Harrison's new water sys- tenn. which will cost s4S GOO The ex cavation for a 265.O0O-gallon reser- voir has been made and is ready for the cement and masonry.
 The low stage of water in White river has caused the big ferry at Buff falo to abandon the wire cable and pulley system and to put in low ca.