The spectator., 1919-11-28
Arkansas to Have State FaIr.

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 Little Rock.-Arkansas will again have a state fair if the plans of Lit tie Rock business men materialiae, and the propects are that they will! | Working through the Board of Com merce, it is plcnned to issue large amount of stock. With S200,000 sub scribed in cash immediately the fair will be held in the fall of 1920. Tho fair will be a permanent institution at Little Rock, with the grounds and buildings permanent and owned by the association. To aid in getting the fair on permanent basis pur- chasers of the stock will receive no interest on their money for 10 years.
 Fort Smith.-J. M. Hughey of Van Ruren was found guilty in the cir cult court of involuntary manslaugh- ter in connection with the death O. 13-year old Treecy Lenox and was sentenced to serve 40 days in the state penitentiary. The child waa killed at Shibley last March by an automobile alleged to have been driv- Cn by Hughey.
 Fort Smith. The Kibler gas field of Crawford county came back to life with the second largest producer in it's history. It is the Wildcat Oil and Gas Company's test well on the Johnson Moore farm in the extreme southern end of the field. near Cross Lanes, just mile and a half north of the Arkansas river. and is good for at least 2O,OC0,00e feet, it is claimed.
 notwithstanding for the first hard surfaced road through Pope county is now under way and most of the grading from Russellville east to Pottsville has been completed. An other crew is working east frH"l pottsville to the Conway county line and work will start soon on the west end of that ro?d H~nm Russellville to the Johnson county line.
 Perry.-Judge Jordan Sellers in "Hancery court has issued a tempo rary restraining order preventing tho new board of commissioners, recently appointed by County Judge Allen fO- Highway Improvement District No, 1, from interfering with the work of the old commissioners. Judge Allen re- gently busted the old commissioners.
 Little Rock.--The members of the Baptist Hospital Commission have been instructed to start a campaign for q hospital in Little Rock 10 cost not less than s5e0.G coo The Little Rock Board of Commerce will be ask cd to provide d site and to give d bonus of not less than s150,o00.
 Little Rock.--Bids for printing and binding ,he new digest of the state of Arkansas will be received by the board of commissioners to let public contracts at the office of the state auditor December 20, Twelve thou- sand copies of the digest will be printed.
 Newport Monroe Gawf of Elgin has a big SOW, and he says he has
 
 pigs The hog is the big bone vari- ety. is five years old and weighs 5co pounds Her smallest litter was few weeks ago when she farrowed 10 pigs. All are sold.
 Camp Pike.-AccorGing to a recent rumor, Maj Gen. William M. Wright has been assigned 10 command Camp Poke and the Third Division. reliev- has been ordered to Camp Grant. III. to command field artillery brigade of the Sixth Division.
 Little Rock-The farm implement and tractor school to be conducted in Little Rock under the auspices of the Arkansas Profitable Farming Blu reau of the Little Rock Board of Commerce will be held January 12 to 16, inclusive, instead of December 8 tc r, as originally planned.
 Marmaduke.-A new post of the just been organized. It will ba known as Cavitt-Depew post in honor of the two Marmaduke soldiers who died in service.
 Little Rock.-Maj. Henry l.. M> Allister. infantry, Arkansas National Guard reserve, was transferred Co active duty in his present grade and assigned to the inspector generals department as state inspector
 Little Rock-The commissioners of the Sebastian County Road Dis. triet awarded the contract for tho building of 72 miles of asphalt road to the Rich Construction Company of East St. Louis for s1,400,0 ,000. Little Rock-Should the coal r,in. CTS of Arkansas refuse to return to work, and shortage of fuel becomes