The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-06

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 s. c. Drake of Drake's Creek, Madi- son county, has received a letter from Major Je1rey Rull Seventy-ffth Brit ish Continental Infantry, on duty somewhere in France, telling of the death of Mir. Drakes son, c. c. Drake. Major Rull states that MT. Drake met his death October 22 when leading his men in action in a part of the greatest battle of the greatest war in history" Major Rull stated also that MT. Drake had already been mention ed as the first man in his company to be granted commission.
 Upon orders of Judge Frank A. Youmans of the United States District Court at Fort Smith. a 294-ton locomo- tive was sold to the Missouri Okla homa and Gulf railroad for S15,00O. The locomotive was the property of the Kansas City and Memphis rail- road. of Rogers, which is in the hands Of receiver, and cost S15,5OO when new.
 The old Confederate lead mine in Newton county is to be further developed The mine furnished lead fo the Confederacy during the Civil war. It has been discovered that in addition to lead it contains rich zinc ore and 200-ton concentrating plant is being erected near the mine by the American Zinc, Lead and Smelt- ing Company.
 Eight-yearold Merritt Read of At lanta, Ga, who was visiting near Ami ty, Ark, went into the Hardy mill and amused himself by placing his fingers on slowly revolving cog wheel and removing them just before the cog of the wheel above struck the place where he had his fingers. He missed his calculation and two of his fingers were crushed off.
 Residents of Fouke have inaugural cd movement which they hope will go far toward making effective the prohibition laws. A petition is being circulated asking the Legislature to pass a special act making it unlawful to ship liquor of any kind to within n radius of 10 miles of Fouke. It is be- heved that a majority of the people Of the community will sign the peti tion.
 Guy Coleman, student in the El Paso High School, working under the home project plan of teaching agricul- trre and attending school practically every day until June, cultivated seven acres Of hill land to cotton and after paying rent and all expenses cleared S70O.
 Prosperity reigns at Wynne. The holiday business of the merchants was better than ever before while good prices for cotton have left the farm. CTS with money to plant another crop. after enjoying liberal Christmas.
 F. Durand de Huerta and Miss Etta Fenn. both of Bayou Meto, were mar ried at Dewitt. Mir. Huerta, who says he is cousin of the late General Huerta of Mexico. came to Bayou Me. to from Mexico about 10 days ago to visit his sister, who lives there.
 Fifty-nine and one-nalf pounds of ore from the Kruce gold mine at Rog. CTS has produced seven ounces and five and sne-seventh pennyweight of 24'carat gold. worth s147. The assay was made in Minneapolis.
 Petitions containing the names of I 520 voters. living within a radius of 1, three miles of Hendrix College asking that the pool hall opened in Conway about two months ago by Ralph D. | White, be closed, were filed in Coun. | ty Court. Judge Elias l.. Smith SC, Friday, January 5, for the hearing of I the petition.
 Thieves broke into the Rock Island l railway station at Des Arc and stole | g quarts of whiskey, and less egg nog i will be brewed as result.