VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1907.
NO. 28.
ACTS OF ARKANSAS
Laws Enacted By the Thirty-Sixth
General Assembly.
act &r>.
(Bv Senator Amis. )
Art to prevent betting in any manner
in this State on any horse race,
see 1- Unlawful to bet on norse race
lnii1.!8-?'"violation of section 1 misdemean
or punishable by Hue, or Hue and Impris
°n™e<n* 3 Made ,!lc o£ tertaia (>ai
to prevent violations,
sec < Any oHirer failing to enforce art
•,ltv of nonfeasance, punishable by Hue
and removal from office.
Spr 5 Act in effect from passage.
Pc' it Unacted by 1 lie General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
see l That hereafter it shall be un
lawful to bet in this state, directly or in
dhertlv bv selling or buying pools or oth
erwise. an> money or other valuable tiling,
on anv horse race of any kind, whether
had or run in this state or out of this
S”se,'. ■> That anv person who shall vio
late section 1 of this act shall he deemed
irniltv of a misdemeanor and for the first
offense on conviction, shall be fined in any
sum not less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty five dollars: and for the sec
ond off ense." on conviction, shall be fined in
anv sum not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars, and for all of
fenses Hfter the second, on conviction, shall
be fined in uny sum not more than Hve
hundred dollars and imprisoned In the
county jail for a term of not less than
thirty davs nor more than six months, and
every bet. wager, sale of pools or pur
chase of pools shall be deemed a separate
offense*
Sec 3. That it shall be the duty of cir
cuit judges and prosecuting attorneys of
this state and the Grand Juries and mayors
of the cities and towns of tills state, and
the policemen and marshals of said cities
and towns, and the justices of the peace.
Sheriffs and constables, to enforce the pro
visions of tills net. when the same is vio
lated in their presence or when the infor
mation of the violation Is brought to their
knowledge by affidavit or otherwise.
Sec. 4. That if any sheriff, constable
or policeman shall refuse or neglect to at
once arrest and carry before some court
of competent jurisdiction for trial any per
son who violiites this act. when the know
ledge of such violation shall be brought to
their attention by the affidavit of any resi
dent of the county where said offense is
committed, such sheriff, constable or po
liceman shall be deemed guilty of nonfea
sance in office and on conviction shall be
lined in any sum not more than five bun
died dollars und shall be removed from
office.
Sec. .".That this act shall be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved February 27. lt»07.
ACT 01.
(By Senator Arnold).
Ac art to amend section 0774 of Kirby's
Digest.
Section 1. Conductor and engineer on
train required to have station master or
overseer to post description of stock killed.
Sec. 2. All laws in conflict repealed ; act
in effect from passage.
Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of I
the State of Arkansas :
Section *5774. Whenever any stock, such
as horses, cows. hogs, sheep, etc., are killed
wounded or injured by railroad trains run
ning in this state, the conductor or en
gineer on the train doing the damage shall
cause the station master or overseer at the
nearest station house to the killing or
wounding to post within one week there
after, and to keep posted for twenty days
thereafter, a true and correct description
of such stock as may have been so killed
or wounded at the nearest station house
ami nearest depot house, giviug a true and
correct description of the color, marks,
brands and other natural description, that
may assist in identifying such stock, and
the time when and place where killed or
wounded: and on failure to so advertise
any stock so killed or wounded, the owner
shall recover double damages for nil stock
killed aud not advertised. And said rail
road shall pay the owner of such stock
within thirty days after notice is served
on such railroad by such owner. Failure
to do so shall entitle said owner to double
the amount of damages awarded him by
a";V jury trying such cause, and a reason
able attorney’s fee.
And. provided further, that if the own
er of such stock killed or wounded shall
h*’inK suit against such railroad after
the thirty days have expired, and the jury
trying the cause shall give the owner a
less amount of damages than he sues for.
then such owner shall recover only the
amoiruT giveu him by said jury and not be
entitled to recover any attorney’s fees.
Nee. 2. That all law's and parts of
laws in conflict are hereby repealed, aud
this art take effect and be in force from
and alter its passage.
Approved February 27. 1907.
,, AFT 65.
a 4 Mt\ McDaniel of Clark.)
ad Act to amend section one of an act ap
proved May 11, 1905, entitled “An Act to
Ameiid Section 5902 of Kirby’s Digest of
the .statutes of Arkansas.’’
Section l._ Amends section 1 of act of
JrX 1 V 1905. with reference to tax levy for
on federate pensions.
,c. 2. Act in effect from passage,
it Enacted by the General Assembly of
the state of Arkansas :
section l. That section one of an act
M«y ll- 1905. entitled “An Act to
thnT s<,t*llon of Kirby’s Digest of
. talutes of Arkansas,” be amended so
niK- Krem*as follows : Section 1. Annu*
miii je,'5‘affer a tax of one and one-half
St. !18,1®/ "1 11 Poo all property within the
e or Arkansas for the purpose of carry
ouf the provisions of the act to pen*
to onfederate soldiers, and the sar**’1
.>r as a spparate fund to be known
*8lae pension fund.”
In f . , ll'la act shall take effect and be
orce from and after its passage.
Approved March 4. 11107.
„ ACT 65.
An ♦ ,^Ir- H*a(k °f Marion.)
“ft to be entitled An act to appro
i me money to pay.fees due certain tax
of this state.”
cfriuV..'”'1 1 Appropriates certain money tc
Se'“ .i'^ssors for fees earned,
tvs ...” 1 lo effect from passage,
the I,lp XtHte appropriation to pay
iia* iu!r.!e s ,!>ai t fe*‘s due tax assessors
iiimai.t '‘xlluU8ted. and there are due and
unpaid fees to certain assessors;
ilu. r,'.nai,,'>l bv the iieneral Assembly of
1 °.f Arkansas :
«m ' 1’here are hereby appropriated
othert my fl|n<ls 'n 1 he state treasury not
■each ,,r b.PPfoprlated for the l>enetit ol
fii... ‘ ■ be following assessors, to cover
opiiosttn^iT* abd unpaid, the amounts set
opposite each name :
T h V,V'ashl’r. Baxter county. .$237.30
\V Vi 'e> <'a|hoiin county.. 104.00
a ainer. Chicot county.. 51*8.10
ii i.VTPfy. Cleburne countv.. 224.00
\V i.' ‘'liners, Conway county. . 505.20
it’i .. ,.,s. 10-ew county.... 10.50
»' Vf ’Jackson county. . 480.00
ii i,' J,ulwell. Madison county. 380.70
H \ 'arson. Marlon county. . 247.10
It V ,V",Marlon county.. 247.10
\y I, "''1,b. Mississippi county. 505.41
' H Kohbins. like county.. . 234.40
ll'llfi».Trtan- 1‘falrle county. . 2.00
l-onlfu l!rJ'an Sebastian county.040.81
W ii V- N°rWood, Sevier county, 370.40
o'. *4i ' county. 31.20
take offo'. i ’ s a< t "hall he In force an
' t from and after passage.
Approved March 4. 1007.
, T. ACT Ci*.
4U .... Mr. I,.ee of Woodruff.)
t to give right of action against
employer for injuries or death resulting
(•> Ills agents, employes or servants,
either from the employer’s negligence or
from the negligence of some of his other
employes, servants or agents, and to re
peal all acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith.
Section 1. Makes railroads and all other
corporations liable for injuries and death
ol servants and employes, whether from the
negligence of employer or from some other
employe.
Sec. li. Laws in conflict repealed ; act in
effect from passage.
Be it Knacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section f. That hereafter all railroad
companies operating within this state,
whether incorporated or not. and all cor
porations of every kind and character, and
every company, whether incorporated or
not, engaged in the mining of coal, who
may employ agents, servants or employes,
such agents, servants or employes being in
the exercise of due care, shall he liable
to respond in damages for injuries or
death sustained by any such agent, employe,
or servant, resulting from the careless
omission of duty or negligence of such
employer, or which may result from the
carelessness, omission of duty or negli
gence of any other agent, servant or em- j
ploye of the said employer, in the same i
manner and to the same extent as if the
carelessness, omission of duty or negligence
causing the injury or death was that of '
tin* employer.
Sec. 2. That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1P07.
ACT 70.
(By Senator Toney.I
An act to change the time for holding the
general election in the State of Arkansas!
and for other purposes.
Section 1. Changes time of general elec
tion to second Monday in September.
Sec. 2. All mills, mines, shops and fac
tories required to suspend in order to let
employes vote. *
Sec: ;t. Penalty for failure to comply
with section 2.
Sec. 4. Laws in conflict repealed : act in
effect second Monday in September, 1008.
Be It Lnacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas :
Section 1. That section 27l>2 of Kirby’s
Digest amended so as to read as fol
lows : Section 2702. On the second Mon
day in September, nineteen hundred and
eight, and every two years thereafter,
there shall be held an election in each
precinct and ward in this state for the elec
tion of all elective state, county and town
ship officers, whose term of office is fixed
by the constitution at two years: and state
senators in their respective districts when
the terms for which senators may have
been elected shall expire before the next
general election : and for judges of the Su
preme and Circuit Courts when the term
of office of any judge shall expire before
the next general election ; and for prose
cuting attorneys.”
Sec. 2. That ail mills, mines, shops and
factories In the state of Arkansas shall
suspend work on the day of each general
election, or change the working force ol
employes, not later than 4 o’clock p. m. in
order that their employes may exercise the
right of franchise.
tor. manager or other person in control
of any mill, mine, shop or factory in the
state of Arkansas who shall fail or refuse
to comply with the provisions of section 2
of this act shall he deemed guilty of a mis
demeancm. and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than $25 nor more than $230.
Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall take effect and l>e in
force on and after the second Monday in
September, nineteen hundred and eight.
Approved March S. 1907.
APT 74.
) By Mr. Fletcher of Franklin.1
An Act to amend section 3:154 of Kirby's
Digest as amended by act No. 225 ofj
the acts of 1905.
Section 1. Amends section 5354. pro
vides penalty for failure of Inspector of
coal mines to comply with provisions of j
the act.
Sec. 2. Laws In conflict repealed; act
in efTect from passage.
Be It Unacted by the (lenernl Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That section 5354 be amend
ed so as to read as follows : "Section 5354.
Any inspector who shall wilfully fail or
refuse to perform any of the duties re
quired of him by the provisions of this act
shall be punished by a tine of not less than
one hundred dollars, and upon a thin! con
viction for any such failure or refusal, lie
shall be removed from office, and any other
person convicted of a violation of the pro
visions of tills net. or falling in any man
ner to comply therewith, except such pro
vision for which punishment lias already
hereinbefore been fixed, shall be punished
by a tine of not less than twenty live
dollars: and each day any such violation
or failure shall continue shall be deemed I
a separate offense: provided, the provisions I
of this act shall only apply to coal mines:
provided further, the provisions of this act
do not apply to mines when less than ten
men are employed underground in twenty
four hours."
Sec. 2 That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9. 1907.
ACT 70.
(By Mr. McCracken of Conway.
An Act providing for the re-examination
of ex-Confedcrate soldiers for the purpose
of prosecuting an increase of pension.
Sec. 1. Provides for the Increase of
pension of ex-Confederate soldiers, under
certain circumstances.
Sec. 2. Apnlications for increase and
proof of disability shall be made in the man
ner now required.
Sec. 3. Act in effect from passage.
Be it Unacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Sec. 1. That hereafter any ex Confeder
ate soldier who is drawing a pension under
the laws of tlie state of Arkansas by
reason of any disability, age or Infirmity
recognized by law as a ground for pension
ami who shall, by reason of any disability,
become less able to perform manual labor
than he was at the time of the granting of
said pension, shall be entitled to make ap
plication for increase of such pension -ami
have the same Increased and paid us of tile
cluss and amount to which Ills disability
may justly entitle him. Provided, how
ever. that the amount in any event shall
not exceed $100.
Sec. 2. Such application for Increase and ,
proof of disability shall in- made as is now
provided by law for original applications,
and proof for pension : provided, however,
that proof of service shall not be required
from soldiers making such application for
increase. _ , ,
Sec. 3. That this act take effect and be
in force from and after its passage uud ap
proval.
Approved March 9. 1907.
ACT 87.
(By Senator McKenzie),
a Act to amend section 4271 of Kirby’s
Digest of the statutes of Arkansas.
Section 1. Amends section 4271 of the
gest with reference to the number of
uetees for tile l niverslly of Arkansas.
Sec. 2. Laws in conflict repealed; act
effect from passage.
• It l'.nacted bv the General Assembly or
the State of Arkansas: .
Section 1. That section 42il of Kirby s
Igest l>e amended so as to read as fol
ws ■ “Section 4271 The Board of Trus
es of the Fnlversity of Arkansas shall
nslst of as many members as there are
mgressional districts in the slate and one
ember shall be appointed from each dis
h-t Tlie governor by and with the cou
nt'of the Senate, shall appoint the said
ustees. who are to be chosen from tlie
rricnltural. mechanical, commercial and
jerarv pursuits of life as nearly as pos
ble. anil shall hold their office for a term
! six years from tUe date of their ap
pointment and until th'ir successors shall
be qualified.
“The term8 of office shall b» arranged
however, so that one-third of said Board
of Trustees or as near one-third as pos
sible shall be appointed every two years,
and in ease of the creation of an addi
tional congressional district in the state
the governor, by and with the consent of
the Senate, shall appoint a member of said
Hoard of Trustees from such congressional
district, whose term of office shall expire
nearest to the end of a period of six years
from the iWe of such additional appoint
ment. Provided, the superintendent of
public instruction shall be ex-officio mem
ber of said board, without compensation,
except his actual expenses.
“The governor shall be ex-officio presi
dent of said board and in all cases of tie
votes shall cast the deciding vote, and in
his absentee the board shall elect a pre
siding officer. A less number than a quo
rum may adjourn from time to time. Pro
vided. nothing in this act shall be so con
strued its to effect the term of office of
any member of said Hoard of Trustees who
wa.s appointed and qualified prior to the
passage of this act. except where there
may be more than one member on the
Ilorad of Trustees front the4 same congres
sional district, in which case* their offices
shall be declared vacant and a new appoint
ment made so that there may be only one
member from each congressional district.”
Sec. 11. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect and i>e in force
from and after Its passage.
Approved March 111. 11)07.
At'T SO.
An Act to amend sections 0545 and 0540 of
Kirby's Digest of the statutes of Arkan
sas.
Section 1. Amends section 0545 of Kir
by’s Digest allowing Board of Railroad In
corporation to meet in absence of governor
and secretary of State.
Sec. 11. Amends section 0510. making
acts of majority legal and binding.
He IH I Enacted by tlte tieueral Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That section 0545 of Kirby’s
Digest of the statutes of Arkansas be
amended so as to read as follows :
“Section 0545. The governor, attorney
general, auditor of state, secretary of state,
treasurer, commissioner of agriculture and
commissioner of state lands are hereby
created a State Board of Railroad Incor
poration whose duty it shall be wheuever
any articles for the incorporation of any
railroad company have been filed with th»*
secretary of state, together with a prelim
inary survey of t lie route to he occupied
and appropriated by said company, and the
affidavits o£ the directors, at the request
of said directors, or their representative
or attorney, to meet at the office of the
secretary of state for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not it may be to the
interest of the public, and whether such
charter should be granted. The governor
shall be chairman and the secretary of
state shall be secretary of the board, but
in the absence of either or both of these
officials the board shall elect a chairman
and a secretary pro tempore.”
Sec. 11. That section 0540 of Kirby's Di
gest of the statutes of Arkansas be amend
ed so as to read as follows :
Section 0540. Said board shall hear and
determine, the matters in interest as be
tween the public and said company, and as
to whether* there may be any interferences
in the territory to be occupied and appro
priated by the said company. Said board
shall have power and It shall be its duty
to investigate, and if, in the opinion of the
majority of the board. It is to the interest
of the public that said company should be
invested with corporate powers, the chair
man and secretary, or the chairman and
secretary pro tern shall endorse their
.approval, and thereupon said company
shall become incorporated and chartered
for the purposes of the creation, subject
to such limitations as may be now or here
after prescribed by law. A majority of
the board present shall he sufficient to
transact business and the acts of the ma
jority of those present shall be as legal and
binding as if the whole board were pres
ent and voting.”
Approved March 1-. 1907.
M«n :sr. DILL -in. iuv,
A bill for an art to be entitled an art to
increase the powers of the Hoard of Hail
road Commissioners in the State of Ar
kansas and for other purposes.
I5e It Knacted by the General Assembly of
tlie State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That the Hoard of Railroad
Commissioners of the state of Arkansas be.
and the same is hereby, authorized, empow
ered and required to hear and consider ail
petitions for train service, depots, stations,
spurs sidetracks, platforms and the estab
lishment. enlargement, equipment and dis
continuance of tlie same along and upon
the right of way of any railroad in this
state: provided, said petitions shall be
signed by at least fifteen bona tide citizens
residing In the territory sought to be af
fected by said petitioners.
See. -. Tlie said Hoard of Railroad Com
m'ssloners shall within thirty days after
the tiling of said petition proceed to make
a personal inspection of the conditions com
plained of and investigate the objects
sought to lie accomplished by such peti
tioners, and shall have the right and power
to summon and swear witnesses, which
summons shall be served by any sheriff,
constable or deputy having1 legal jurisdic
tion ; whereupon, the said Hoard of Rail
road Commissioners shall determine the
amount, degree and character of construc
tion. equipment, changes, enlargements ot
stations and depots which should be sup
plied by such railroad, railroad company,
its lessee or operator, and shall have (lie
power and authority to require a riason
alile train service for each and every rail
road station and depot within tlie state of
Arkansas, and their findings shall be bind
lng upon all sueb railroads within the state
of Arknasas.
See. 3. The said Hoard of Railroad Com
missioners shall tile a copy of their tind
lugs and decrees with the secretary of state,
the attorney general, the circuit clerk of
the county wherein such decree is granted
and shall serve notice upon the defendant
railroad company by delivering a ropy of
its tindings and decrees to the nearest local
station agent aud by sending by registered
mail a copy to tlie superintendent, general
manager, lessee or operator of such said
railroad or railroad company.
Sec. A. Any railroad, railroad company,
lessee or operator of the same, which shall
fail or muse to comply with tlie tindings.
decrees and mandates of tlie said Hoard
of Railroad Commissioners within the time
specified therein shall lie deemed guiit.v
of a misdemeanor and shall lie proceeded
against In- the district prosecuting attor
ney in any court having competent juris
diction. and upon conviction shall lie tiued
in anv sum not less than $33 nor more
than $loo. and every day of such viola
tion, refusal, failure or neglect shall con
stitute a separate offense: provided, no
order for doing anything hereinabove pro
vided shall he made by such commission
until all parties concerned shall receive
ten days' notice of such proposed change.
Sec. 3. Nothing ill this act shall he so
construed as to amend or repeal any other
ate now In force, nor to curtail or limit
the powers and duties of tin* Railroad Com
mlsslou of the state of Arkansas.
Sec. <>. This net shall be in force and
effect from and after June 1, 1007.
SYNOPSIS OF LOCAL BILLS.
ACT. No. 7.
An Act to Repeal an Act Passed by the 3.7th
General Assembly of the State of Arkan
sas establishing two Separate Judicial
Districts iu 1'nlon County in tlie State of
Arkansas, to Provide for the Causes
Pending in Said Separate Courts, and for
Other Purposes.
Approved February 0. 11)07.
ACT No. 5.
An Act to Require the Iron Mountain Rail
road to establish and Keen Open a l>e
pot at Gum Springs, in Clark County,
Arkansas
Approved Jauua'j 30, 1007,
__ ARKANSAS
Estate news?
Receipts From Liquor License.
More than three-fourths of the rev
enue collected on account of liquor
license, which is placed to the credit
of the general revenue fund, has been
turned into the state treasury. What
the total amount of the collections will
be cannot he ascertained until it has
been paid to the treasurer. The col
lections are made in January, and up
to the present time there has been
paid Into the state treasury $95,784.75.
It is estimated that the total amount
of liquor license that wi.l be pai 1 to
the state this year will be about $125,
000, and if these figures prove to be
orrect, there still is due about $29,
220. The counties that have paid the
liquor license collections into the
treasury and the amounts are as fol
lows: Ouachita, $2,150; Garland, $14,
150; Phillips, $4,17:1; Polk, $2,100;
Jackson, $1,850; Lee, $4,200; Chicot,
$6,000. Prairie, $900: Jefferson, $8,
915.47; Poinsett, $.‘1,000; Carroll, $1,
800; Pulaski, $22,500; St. Francis, $!.
46G.10; Sebastian. $13,800; Lincoln,
$3,350; Desha, $5,100.
Lawmakers Have Been Arrested.
A. D. DuLaney, member of the low
er house of the General Assembly, was
arrested at Ashdown on a bench war
rant from Little Rock, charging him
with the offense of accessory of brib
ery. He gave bond in the sum of $5,
000. The bond was signed by 25 or 30
people. Mr. DuLaney is indicted in
connection with alleged hoodling bn
the telephone bill, requiring long-dis
tance telephone companies to make
physical connection with local tele
phone companies, which was intro
duced in the General Assembly of
1905 The charge is that he accepted
$200 from A. B. Kizer, manager of the
local telephone company at Texarkana.
He was bound to the Grand Jury
many months ago. Senator Covington
has also been re-arrested on two bench
warrants issued on indictments re
turned by the Pulaski Grand Jury,
charging him with being accessory to
the crime of bribery and accessory to
the crime of offering a bribe.
To Release Bondsmen.
Raxter county citizens in the recent
school election voted on the question
of releasing County Treasurer Bak
er’s bondsmen of one-third of the loss
of $12,000 of the public school money
by the failure of the Mountain Home
bank a year ago. As far as counted,
the vote shows a majority in favor of
the bondsmen. By disposing of his
property, Mr. Baker has made good
$3,000 of the loss, leaving $9,000 un
paid, for which suit has been brought
against tile bondsmen. The latter are
willing to pay half of this amount
and the vote was upon the question
as to whether the public should as
sume the balance of the loss.
Has Capital of a Million.
The Hiawatha Smokeless Coal
Company has been orgat ized at Lit
tle Rock with a capital stock of $1,
000,000 of which $150,000 has been sub
scribed. The coal mine owned by the
corporation is located on the western
border of Scott county, the property
extending to the line of Indian Terri
tory. The mine was purchased recent
ly by members of the company and
has been in operation for a short time.
The object of the corporation is to
further develop the mine and other
coal fields in Scott county.
New Lumber Plant.
The Hay Lumber and Land Com
pany, recently incorporated, will es
tablish a large hardwood lumber plant
at Dardanelle. The company already
has two sawmills, which will be in
operation within a week One Is at
Sulphur Springs, which will cut pine
lumber, and the other is at Center
ville, which will cut hardwood lum
ber. It is said the company owns
over 100.(11)0,000 feet of pine and hard
wood timber.
G. W. Hardin Dropped Dead.
G. W. Hardin of Coffeeville, Ivan.,
dropped dead of heart disease at Eu
reka Springs recently. His wife, who
was with him at the time, swooned,
and is now in a precarious condition.
Zinc Miners Active.
Zinc miners are very active in the
country around Black Rock, and some
splendid finds are reported, one of
lead about four miles from town and
another of zinc near Smithville. At
the mine half a mile from Black Rock
work is continued throughout the day
and night.
New Homesteads in Baxter.
Nearly 10,000 acres of new land will
go on the tax books of Baxter county
this year, caused by homesteads that
have lately been proved upon.
State's Big Printing Bill.
The state of Arkansas will hare a
large printing bill to pay before, the
end of the next 18 months It. will
amount to not less than $30,009. Con
tracts will be let in July for all state
printing, including printing and litho
graphic stationery, blanks, etc, and
biennial reports of the various depart
ments for a term of two years, be
ginning January 1, 1308. The appropri
ation is $40,000, which is $10,000 larg
er than two years ago. The current
reports of the Supreme Court reports
will be paid out of this fund. The con
tract for eight volumes, running from
the Eightieth to the Eighty-seventh,
inclusive, was recently let. The con
tract for reprinting volumes of reports
which arc out of print, for which an
appropriation of $30,000 was made, will
also be awarded in July. Eighteen
volumes, running from the First to the
Eighteenth report, have been reprint
* od, and this contract will begin at the
Eighteenth report and go as far as the
appropriation holds out. Under the
! former law ail state printing had to
j be done in Arkansas, but an aniend
| rnent to the appropriation bill for the
j reprinting of the Supreme Court re
I ports was adopted, which provides that
bids may be received outside the state
and that to the lowest bidder this con
tract shall be awarded.
Will Bring Three Millions.
John P. Logan of Grannis, secretary
of the Arkansas Siate Horticultura
Society does not share the pessimism
expresed in some quarters regarding
the fruit outlook for the year in Arkan
sas. He says that while the cold
weather and frosts have damaged the
crop in some sections, Arkansas will
still have fruit to ship by the train
load to Illinois. Missouri, Kansas and
Northern states where the crop will
be next to a total failure. Mr Logan
is confident that with the advance in
price which will follow short crops in
other states Arkansas fruit will bring
growers $3,000,000 this year.
Articles of Incorporation.
The Dixie Oil Company filed articles
of incorporation recently with the sec
retary of state. The capital stock of
the company is 1100,000, all of which
i has been subscribed. The place of
i business of the company is Little Rock,
and its principal business is the manu
facturing and refining of all kinds of
oil. The Lilard-Hankins Company al
so filed articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state. The business
of the company is to manufacture fire
and burglarproof safes, adding ma
j chines, bank and office fixtures, etc
| The capital stock is $25,000, of which
] $7,500 has been subscribed.
Contract Let For Fifteen Miles.
The Missouri and North Arkansas
Railroad Company has let the contract
j for the construction of 15 miles of rail
1 road extending out of Helena, which
i will be known as the Missouri and
1 North Arkansas railroad. The c:n
: tract was let to an Indiana firm and
; work will be commenced at once. It
i is very probable that the company
j will be granted the contiact for the
completion of the line as soon as the
| 15 miles are completed. It is the in
tention to have the road completed
j by fall in order that the line may be
! in operation in time for fall traffic.
New Line Surveyed.
Preliminary surveys have been par
i tially completed for the new Pine
Bluff North and South railroad. One
survey has been made from Pine Bluff
^ to Lonoke, a distance of 42 miles and
j another from Pine Bluff to De Vail's
j Bluff, a distance of 52 miles. Surveys
| have also been run for the new Ar
kansas-Louisiana and Gulf Railroad,
from Pine Bluff to Mouticello, from
Monticello to Rolfe Junction and from
Crossett, via Rolfe Junction, Ark., and
Bastrop, La., to Monroe, La. Location
surveys are now being made.
Reports Phosphate Beds Found.
C. A. Harrington of Kansas City is
at Mountain Home doing assessment
work for some Kansas parties, and re
ports that he has struck several leads
! of fine phosphate, such as is found in
the phosphate beds near Batesville.
The property lies about three miles
north of Norfolk, at the mouth of the
North Fork river and in close proximi1
ty to the railroad.
Picking Second Crop.
Strawberry growers in Crawford
county are now picking their second
crop of berries, something never heard
of in that county before.
William Dawson Fell Dead.
While William Dawson was prepar
ing to ship some cattle from Imboden.
he fell dead. He was one of Lawrence
county’s most energetic and successful
stockmen and his death is greatly r»
gretted.
Took Strychnine By Mistake.
Mrs. Minnie Lockridge of Goldman,
while suffering with sick headache,
took a dose of strychnine, which she
mistook for bromo seltzer, and died in
a half hour after she had swallowed
the drug.
May Alter School Supervision.
At the next general election, to be
iielrl in the fall of next year, the 75
jounties cf the state will have a chance
:o change the entire system of school
supervision under the provisions of the
Ham iter-Jackson act, which provides
that a county superintendent of pub
lic instruction may be elected. The
question of electing a county superin
tendent or adhering to the present
custom of the county examiners will
be voted on by ail persons entitled to
vote at general elections, and a ma
jority vote will be sufficient to make
the change in any county.
Under the provisions of the meas
ure no person can be a candidate for
superintendent until lie ha3 reached
the age of 25 and has taught at least
two years in the county in which he
desires to be elected. Ho must also
have a first-grade license, approved
by the state superintendent, before
he shall be eligible. It is made the
duty of the county superintendents to
hold quarterly examinations, using
questions furnished by the state su
perintendent and shall grunt to per
sons of approved scholarship and good
moral character licenses to teach
school under the following regulations:
“Applicants receiving third-grade li
cense, which shall be valid for six
months, must pass an approved exam
ination in spelling, reading, penman
ship, English grammar, arithmetic,
geography and United States history:
receiving a second-grade license, valid
for one year, an approved examination
in the subjects required for a third
grade license, and also in history of
Arkansas, physiology and theory and
art of teaching: receiving a first-grade
license, valid for two years, an ap
proved examination in the subjects re
quired for a second-grade license, and
also in civil government and ele
mentary algebra.” All warrants for
teachers’ salaries must be signed by
the county superintendent and he
shall be required to furnish plans and
specifications of new school buildings
when the directors require it. The su
perintendent shall require from all
teachers monthly reports of attend
ance, scholarship and all other facts
that he may desire to know. He shall
devote all his time 4o the supervision
of schools, but he shall have no au
thority over schools in cities over 2,
500 in population. The salary of the
superintendent shall be the same
as that of the county judge, provided
that in no case shall It exceed $1,200
per annum.
Arkansas State Fair Notes.
The convention of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias at Hot Springs wad
escorted through the magnificent State
Fair grounds at Oaklawn Park. Many
were the expressions of surprise and
delr'.ht as the Knights and ladies tra
versed these magnificent grounds and
were made to fully realize that the
Arkansas State Fair grounds are, act
ually, among the very finest in the
world.
During the ensuing convention of
the Arkansas Press Association, tho
members and officers will be taken to
the Fair grounds on special trolley cars
and will be served with a light lunch
eon during the inspection.
President J. N. Tillman of the Uni
versity of Arkansas has been in ccsi
ference with President Belding of the
State Fair and plans are now under
way for a great Univeristy and Educa
tional Day at the fair. One of the as
surer] features will be an inter-col
legiate foot ball game.
Hon. James Anderson, representa
tive from Garland County has been
elected a general field advertising
agent and will take up a complete
canvass of the state in interest of the
State Fair.
The new premium list, offeritig near
ly twice as much premium money as
last year, will be circulated during
June and all who send their requests
to the Secretary of the State Fair at
Hot Springs will receive a copy just as
soon as these attractive books are
printed.
Keeping Tab On Marshal.
The business men of Walnut Ridge
have installed a night wratchman's
clock in that town. The clock has six
teen keys, which are located on the
corners of rlreets and alleys in the
business portion of the town, and each
key must be used every thirty min
utes in winding the clock. By this
means it ^can be ascertained if the
marshal made his rounds at regular
intervals during the night.
Brakeman Killed.
Frank Cavins, an Iron Mountain
brakeman, running between Van Bur
en and Coffeeville, was killed at Elba,
I. T., recently. He was sent back to
flag a train, and while awaiting its
coming he sat down on the end of a tie
and went to sleep. The engine struck
him and ho was killed instantly, hi3
skull being crushed.
Fractured Her Skull.
\^rs. Taylor of Cravens recently
fractured her skull by a fall from a
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