The Ozark spectator., 1917-08-11

 tracts and in a number of instances abrogated contracts, believing that the new lower prices would enable them to reap a harvest, by buying at the new scale and selling at the prices already fixed in their contracts with consumers The result has been cessation of work in some sections, sufficient to have material effect on the coal situation in the Southwest and a coal famine looms up as an eyer increasing menace"
 Ratification of the three-mill road tax levy and the appropriation of $13,- l7S.55 for the improvement of high ways in Road District No. 26, were among the features of a special ses- sion of the Montgomery County Quo rum Court at Womble. An appropria- ton equal to 50 per cent of the esti- mate of the tSate Highway Commits sion. for Road District No 1. was also made.
 
 over the United States. compiled Dy the federal Banking Department. ranking all banks on the amount of surplus owned as compared with th" capital stock shows the Camden Ma tiona Bank as follows: First in tho city of Camden, fourth in Arkansas and 6S9th in the United States.
 B. H. Berger. & C. Dowell and A. w Hall. commissioners of the Fri County Drainage District. which will cut a ditch through three counties. em- bracing about 30 miles. will receive bids for the sale of the $300,000 worth of bonds on August IF in Jonesboro.
 ]. F. Hicks of England has a tax receipt issued in 1860 for the taxes on 1,l60 acres of land which has since become the Clear Lake farm. The to- tai taxes that year were $l0,60. Last year the taxes on the same land amounted to more than 5000.
 N sheriff of Perry county by decision of County Judge George II White John Q. Allen, who opposed Harris in the election, says he win appeal to the Circuit Court The case grew out of the general election last fail.
 The Perry County Road District Nc l was organized at Perry under the Alexander law for the construction of 35 miles of highways in this coun- ". The cost is estimated at SS7,500 Bids for its construction will proba. bly, be asked within 90 days.
 Nearly 200 miles of permanent high way will be constructed in Phinins county. the work beginning this fail. if plans being worked out by the Hell ena and the Marvell commercial or. ganizations go through.
 Bonds were sold at Walnut Ridge for two important highways, the Egypt Highway of lS miles and the Portia Highway of six miles, the first named was for s65,0O0. the latter S31 .000
 The Taylor. Walker X Bell Paving Company of Dallas. Tex, started work on the paving contract at Clarksvile This contract includes Main street and Court Square. The total cost is ebove S3O 900
 Housewives in Baxter county are stripping corn from the cob and dry ing according to a process that was followed by their grandmothers be- fore canned corn was known. President J. J. DoyHe of the Arkan- sas State Normal School at Conway has been elected vice president of the Southern Association of High Schools, Normal Schools and Colleges. The Clarksville City Council has awarded a contract to the Wesco Sup ply Company of St Louis for the ln- stallation of white way" for Main street. extending from the high school to the iron bridge. The work will be completed within 90 days. Vandals entered the Allen garage a, ! Newark, where Mayor l. B. Ketchum was keeping his new car. and slashed | xxrtth E,ff fa