The spectator., 1921-10-07


 farm product exhibits will be shown at the state fair
 Eureka Springs.-The Sure Pop Oii and Gas Company has spudded n it's well on the Fuller farm. nine miles from here. Experienced driilers are in charge of operations.
 Fayettevile,-The University of Ar. kansas opened last week with what Is believed to be the record session Nearly 900 students were enrolled the first day.
 Horatio.-J. ]. Lauderdale of Mo. nett. Mo, has bought 700-acre farm, near Horatio. and plans to set out a large peach orchard. He is an exper. fenced peach grower.
 Conway.-Although little cotton is selling here at higher price than during the earlier part of last fall rates for ginning have been greatly reduced
 Calico Rock-The fifth annual Cal ico Rock fair closed here recently. The largest number of exhibits ever shown here were on display It was estimated that 15.O0o persons at tended.
 Stuttgart.-The Weaver No. 1 well of the Moberly Drilling and Leasing Company has been spudded in three miles south of Stuttgart, in 17-3-5. This is the first test we'll for northern Ark. ansaS county
 Perryyille. - pr. I. N. Howard county health officer and one of Per " county's best known physicians committed suicide here recently by drinking poison. No cause has been assigned for his act.
 Bentonville. Former Governo, Brough and Virgil C. Petite Of Little Rock were speakers at an organiza tion luncheon here of the Benton county branch of the Arkansas Ad. vancement Association. Much interest was aroused and the county quota oi $500 was pledged by representatives of Rogers, Bentonville and Sloan Springs.
 Pine Bluff.-Josephus Daniels, for mer secretary of the navy and Quinn O'Brien, a speaker of national reputa, tion, will speak on civic righteousness at Pine Bluff. The speakers will come here under the auspices of the Mems bible Class League that was organ ized here recently MT. Daniels will speak on November 1 and MT. OBrien on November g.
 Little Rock.-Federal funds amount ing to nearly $100,000 were received by the State Highway Department last week for allotment on Arkansas roads The greater part of the money, $S6, 900, was for the Arkansas Louisiana Highway. and will be applied on the five Arkansas counties traversed by the road. ChiCot, Drew. Desha. Ash ley and Lincoln. The road is 153 miles long and II miles are built O. concrete.
 Mountain Home-Out of n popula. tion of 10.216, Baxter county has only IA paupers. or less than two for every 1000 inhabitants. This small percen. tage is accounted for by local condi tions, especially those pertaining to land. Anyone in this county who has any ambition can own a place of his own. Land is cheap. and there is also some homestead land that can be haG by entering and complying with the homestead laws.
 Harrison.-According to dispatch received from Springfield. Mo. ]. NJ Kurn. president of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, emphatically denied that the Frisco was contem. plating the purchase of the Missouri < North Arkansas Railroad. He stated that the Arkansas road had secn Tn spected by representatives of his com pany, but that the inspection was made at the request of eastern inter ests foreign 10 the Frisco system.
 Little Rock - Governor McRae has appointed committee of five to in. vestiagte conditions at the two state convict farms and to recommend re. forms and improvements if they find that any are needed The i've are: John NJ. Moore, Little Rock; J. NJ. Flu. trell. Paragould; pr. A. c. Millar, Lit tie Rock. editor of the Arkansas Methodist; Mrs. Carrie Sloan Troupe Pine Bluff and Mrs. Minnie Ruther ford-Fuller of Magazine.
 Fl Dorado.-Two masked bandits held up and robbed Mack Anderson and H. B. Lake, employees of the Ed. gar Lumber Company of $6.490 at g o'clock in the afternoon, about six miles southwest of this city as they were returning 10 Wesson after hay. ing drawn the money from one of the banks here.