The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-05

 They put Jolly Melton, a well known miner. in charge and he has uncov- cred d l6rge amount of ore The ore is jack and carbonate and will proba- bly, yield a recovery of 15 per. cent T. the plans of the present owners work out the old log mansion will be sitting in the shadows of big concentrating plant within the next three months
 The Huntsville Democrat says tho old broad ford of War Eagle. whiea has been considered the safest croHS- ing of that well-known stream, has been washed out by a recent rise and where formerly there was graveiiy shoaL there is now deep hole Tha broad ford has been; used ever since the white man came to Madison col:u. ty and probably before.
 Mrs Rose l.. Hicks, a Conway busi- ness woman and the first in Faulkner county to enroll under the Riggs act granting equal suffrage, has annoupc- ed her candidacy for the. oamoeratIe. nomination. for mayor of Conway - the municipal primary to be held ore year hence. She is an official. of the county political equality league.
 Schoolboys between the ages of l2 and Y may camp out this spring and work at the same time to pay: their expenses. If they will pick strawber-. ries, according to II. E, Steele, boys work director of the \ NJ. C. \. Mr. Sseele has evolved the plan. follow ing appeals from strawberry planters at McRae White county.
 The Fort Smith Federation of Wo- mems Clubs has taken up with the business Mems Club a plan for pro yiding a practical marketing scheme whereby produce may be sold here economically. The women have taken an active part in having gardens planted in all vacant spaces.
 Thomas Oastler was selected orator and Miss Louise Earl reader and Miss Jane Luce pianist, at a preliminary contest hold at the Arkadelphia High School, to represent the school in the Camden cup contest and later to com pete in. the state meet held in Little Rock early in May
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 A. G, Morris. postmaster of Heber Springs, is making arrangements to ship water from his farm, six miles east of here. to outside points. The water has been analysed and is said to be superior 10 the sulphur waters at Helper Springs.
 The first box of strawberries of the season were brought to Searcy by !. N Price, who lives in the western part of Searey Mir, Price has about three acres in. berries, the first 10 ripen being the Excelsior variety.
 The directors of..Tupelo Drainage District near Conway have awarded to the Blodgett Construction Com pany of Kansas the contract for ad- ditioral drainage work, amounting to about $12,0o0.
 The prQspect for strawberry crop Tn White county is excellent this year. The yield will show decided increase over that of last year II is estimated that more than 500 cars will be shipped, against 100 last year
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 Some Germans who live on Bear Creek, north of Harrison. raised a German flag in that neighborho0d sev- eral days ago and it was immediately rlddled with, bullets by the natives.
 The ercrtion 9t a new ,bey's dormt tory 10 house'an male students and to replace the present TOW of rented cot tage is planned by Henderson Brown College of Philadelphia The Bentouvipe Civic Committee pf tha Community Club is making a cru. sade against dandelions Everybody is urged to dig up the plants before the seed natures.
 Following mass meeting of Hen. drlX College students at Conway. a committee w;ss appcinlrh to'determine the advisability of esdlng the spring term at the school May [ instead of June 13. in order that students micht help at home or !An, military ,oreanjze tions during the national crisis .'
 The act passed by theslast Izegisla. ture making many important changes in assessing property, both real and personal, is causing much confusion l throughout the state. ,