The Springdale news., 1917-02-02

Ion Emory Of Garland county empOW ] ering the state 10 publish and furnish school text books for use in the com mon schools. The resolution states l that if is estimated the measure, should it become law. will effect financial saving of S40,000 to the tate and will largely increase the attend ance in the schools, especially among the poor
 When a 12-year-old boy. charged with theft, was arraigned before Judge Dene Coleman al Powhatan, the judge impressed on the boy the severity of the penalty for theft and then continued the case to a latter term Of court on condition that the boy attend church and Sunday school. that he be obed- rent and spend his evenings and nights at home. The boy is to report to the judge at each term of court
 The Arkansas Engineering Society will hold its annual meeting in Lit tle Rock at the Hotel Marion Mon day and Tuesday, February 12 and 13. Papers on the following subjects will be read at the sessions. followed by discussions: Highway Bridges. l. J. Knoeh County Highway Systems. D \ NacCrea; Wood Block Pave ments. Henry Leyinson1 Machine Ba5lt Leyees,' j. R =Rhzne; Hydro Electric Developments C. A. Wat =hins
 Discovery of the Egyptian pink 'boll worm in Mexico by the United States department of agriculture in Novem- Der gives cotton interests in Arkan sas one of the biggest problems it yet has had 10 face. and passage of the proposed plant act, which Speaker Ca zori will introduce. provides the only solution, says George c. Decker. ento- mologist at the University of Ar kansas.
 Mrs Helen g. Henry, for nine years q teacher in the Fl Dorado school. has been appointed home demonstration agent of the University Of Arkansas extension division, taking the place made vacant by the marriage of Miss Carmichael now Mrs. Murphy. Mrs Henry took up her duties February 1.
 John Ovormiller. charged with the robbery of the Missouri and North Ar kansas depot at Searcy December 24, and who escaped from the state peni- | a,~c al Poplar Bluff, Mo He will be re turned 10 Searcy as soon as requisi- ton papers can be secured.
 Plans for a new S100,000 bath house, to be erected on the site of the pres ent Horseshoe and Magnesia baths. at Hot Springs, have been approved by the officials of the Interior Depart ment at Washington. and it ls antici- pated work on the new structure will be under way in a few weeks.
 That old and we'll known resource of prosecuting attorneys for tnereas- ing the fees of their office has appear ed at the present term of Circuit Court at Summet in 90 cases against the Iron Mountain for the alleged fail. ure of trains to whistle at the road crossing just below town.
 The Plainview school district of Yell county sold $17000 in school bonds 10 Gutter X Co of Little Rock. The amount will be used to erect d school building. on which work will l begin at once. with James H. Bliss as architect. Seer & Eaw of Little Rock also bid on the bonds.
 Bv actual count, 1,502 persons at tended the profitable farming meetings in Johnson county. This Is exactly 800 more than attended the meetings of a silimar campaign in this county one year ago. Also the interest mani. fested was indescribably greater
 new gas well of the Arkansas Natural Gas and Oil Company will be brought in as soon as the weather per, mits. on the company's holdings, two miles east of Fouke.
 Owing to protracted rains, snow, s1eet and unfavorable weather condi- tions, Contractor I. C. Jones, who is in charge of the construction of 8 80 eco Methodist church building at Forrest City announced that work would be suspended on this building for a period of six weeks.
 Governor Brough accepted the presidency of the Tau Kappa Alpha Fraternity a national honorary society of colleges and universities for inter collegiate debaters.