The Ozark spectator., 1917-04-28

In St Francis county. making a total of 2S in the county. One of the vats is in LAnguille township near Pine Tree, the other about IS miles from Forrest City. The Forrest City Com mercial Club is planning the erection of public vat here by popular sub scription
 Circuit Judge w. G. Hendricks of Little Rock held as unconstitutional the act passed by the last Legislature, permitting nine jurors to return yer diets in civil cases. The court set aside a verdict returned by 10 of the 12 jurors in the $20,000 damage suit of c. A. Shiffer against the Minnequa Cooperage Company
 A telegram was sent to the attor- ney general by the directors of the Fort Smith Business Mems Club urg- ing prosecution for the circulation and sale of literature of pro-German ten dency in this state. This action fol- lows the discovery of large quanti- ty of this literature on sale here o. c. Burkette, civil engineer of the State Highway Department of Little Rock, arrived at Jonesboro and began the preliminary survey of the Jonesboro- Nettleton road district which was established by an act of the last session of the Legislature The county tractors and graders have been building a good road be- tween Centerton and Vaughan. and have now been taken to Osage Mills to build three new roads there. The people of Osage raised s105 by public subscription for tho work
 The Arkansas strawberry crop has begun moving. The first crates were shipped from Alma, Dyer and Noun tainburg The prices ranged from S5 to SS per crate. considerably more than Rst year. This is due to the shortage.
 In q telegram to Senators Kirby and lNpbihSou ttiid ih'pI tStIlilINtJ tdt t- way, President F. M. Allen of the Business Mems League sounded Hele- ra's support of President Wilson in :he matter of war policy.
 Lightning struck Riley Halls resl. dence at Bethlehem in Johnson coun- ty and killed dog which was sleep. ing under a bed in which Mir. Hall and his wife were asleep Neither MT. Hill nor his wife was hurt.
 The Eagle Lumber Company If Eagle Mills has bought a 75-horsepoa- CT caterpillar traction engine It will be used to clear 40 acres of their cut over lands for the purpose of plant irg a community garden.
 While blowing near Alicia T. M. Green plowed up an old stump under which were five snakes. There were two moccasins. two ground rattlers and one rattle snake. They were coiled together.
 Hardon Bros of Ash Flat sold 10 2 Melbourne firm 52 bales of cotton at 20 cents. Phillips Bros. recently sold 2F bales. The late sales. clean up the holdings of merchants in this vicinity.
 The total loss suffered in the fire which threatened the destruction Of the business section of Derks, will approximate $5.o0O only part of which is covered by insurance.
 The Fl Paso schoolboys have been organized into squads of 10 each. and each will cultivate an acre of garden under the direction of teachers. Corn anG peanuts will be raised Each of the teachers will also have an acre of peanuts. corn or tomatoes.
 Fire starting in residence nt | Spring and Howell streets, Eureka | Springs, destroyed five houses, feed store and a photograph gallery. en | tailing loss estimated at $10,000. 1! The origin of the fire is unknown.