Woodrukk County News.
VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907.
NO. 40.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE latest events of the
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Na
tion and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
Alton road will be immune from re
bate prosecutions if it kept its prom
ise in the Standard Oil litigation, ac
cording to Attorney General Bona
parte.
Court at Concord, N. H., limits the
inquiry into the condition of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy's mind to alleged
delusions which might affect the con
duct of business.
Five thousand girls employed in the
New Jersey thread factories announce
their intention to take a vacation and
force the big plants to close for ten
days.
New York man returns to his home
after an absence of four years, shoots
and kills his wife and is killed by his
daughter.
Passengers on the steamship Teu
tonic witness a thrilling rescue in mid
ocean when a crazed sailor Jumps into
the sea and is saved by a crew in a
ilfeboat.
Santa Fe to make Galveston prin
cipal lumber point on the gulf coast.
Pier 1,200 feet long probably will be
built at Bolivar.
Attorney General Bonaparte, despite
criticism from many quarters, stands
firm in his policy of bringing offenders
against the anti trust laws to justice.
General Bell, chief of staff, returns
to Washington after a tour of the mili
tary posts of the country, prepared to
take steps to ameliorate the condition
of the enlisted men.
Joseph Joachim, famous violinist,
conductor and composer, dies.
King Edward reaches Ischi, where
he is cordially greeted by Emperor
Francis Joseph.
Baltimore & Ohio and Hill-Morgan
interests agree on joint ownership of
Chicago Terminal Transfer Co. Pere
Marquette and the Chicago Great
Western are shut out.
The Frisco system has formally
taken over its lines entering New Or
leans.
The Arkansas railroad commission
has ordered a hearing on its proposal
of flat mileage rates on cotton.
Harriman and Greene are reported
to have combined against Stillwell in
the race for Mexican traffic.
A new line from the Ohio river to
Lake Erie i3 projected.
Four St. liOtiis insurance companies
cited by Hadley to explain why he
should not proceed against them.
Secretary of Interior Garfield makes
his first public address in Oklahoma.
Discusses land restrictions, forest re
serves and drainage.
Senator Warner pv jmlses to aid in
attempt to secure release of two con
ductors arrested in Mexico on mur
der charge. Prisoners said to be hel l
without just cause.
Leading stocks are hit hard in the
Wall stret t market, and new low rec
ords are made. Hill and Harriman is
sues suffer most in day of heavy sell
ing.
Commissioner of Corporations
Smith makes another report on the
Standard Oil Co., dealing with discrim
ination in prices, by which, he says,
the foreigners are favored at the ex
pense of the American consumer.
Sture Mattson, son of the late
Governor Mattson, of Minnesota, who
spent a million dollars and then be
came a tramp, earns an honest living
in New York, and says he likes work.
Attempted real estate swfndle in
New York brings to light the victim.
Charles E. Appleby, a man who made
$25,000,000, while New York wasn’t
looking, by “old fogy” methods.
Seven-year-old boy, mangled by a
Brooklyn trolley car, proves a hero,
his only thought being for his moth
er.
Former Mayor Prank Dungan, ot
Ottumwa, la., kills his millionaire
father-in-law and then commits sui
cide.
Search lasting for months made by
the New York World in an effort to
find the father of John D. Rockefel
er only serves to deepen the mystery
Same of President Roosevelt is
jeered by self-styled "undesirable citl
ze,ls at the welcome to Miner Hav
Wood.
H d. Davis, former chief auditor
the Chicago & Alton, has been
served with a summons at Tampa.
a • to appear before the special fed
eral grand jury.
Government said to have secret
service men on pay rolls of railway
?n‘ ,n’st combinations. Alleged to
«f^Uing violations of law.
New York police believe they have
c ne leadiug to solution of Hunchakist
murder.
Ciince Yl, of Korea, sentenced to be
sngcd. will remain in United States
ci-°id noose. Says it would be sui
e for him to return home.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, com
mutes sentence of the bogus “Ixtrd"
Harrington from death to life impris
onment.
Ver St. Leger Goold, a scion of no
bility, coal esses at Marseilles, France,
that he killed Emma Levin, a rich
Swedish woman, and, with the aid of
his wife, packed her body in a trunk.
Comissioner Barry, of Michigan,
makes an interpretation of the new
Michigan co-insurance law.
Troops and police are kept out of
the disturbed area in Belfast, and the
authorities hope soon to settle the
strike.
Secretary Taft returns to Washing
ton from his vacation, prepared to give
the ‘‘keynote” of the next campaign in
his speeches in the United States at
the start of his tour of the world,
which begins Sunday.
President. Roosevelt, after his con
ference at Oyster Bay with Secretary
Root, adheres to his decision to extend
no aid to Wall street.
Judge Landis calls on department of
justice at Washington to show why
officials of the Chicago & Alton rail
road should be granted immunity be
fore he will dismiss grand jury.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, visited at
her home in Concord, N. H., by three
special masters, one of whom is an
alienist, shows great mental alertness
in her interview.
Secret service agents are said to be
on the pay rolls of railroads and big
corporations, seeking evidence of vio
lations of ihe law.
Coroner s jury urges more stringent
inspection of uncoupling devices on
railroad freight cars.
Fresh wave of depression sweeps
over the New York stock market, an 1
many issues make a new low record.
Tight money a leading factor in Wall
street’s demoralization.
Attorney General Bonaparte gives
out an interview in which he says the
number of corporations to be prose
cuted is small and that business will
not be upset.
Story of a family divided by Chris
tian Science is revealed by the an
nouncement of the “'birthday party
and reunion marriage reception" of T.
J. MacMabon. of Belfast. Ireland.
Secret agents of the government are
said to have discovered evidence that
rebates were recently paid by the Sf.
Paul railroad to Scbwarzschfld &
Sulzberger
President R. R. McCormick, of the
drainage noard, challenges statements
of .John H. Garnsey. of Joliet, relative
to bills pending before the legislature.
Immigration officials at New York
discover that a German girl, who h:t;
love letters from a Gotham million
aire, is the vic-tim of a plot to deport
her in order to get her out of the wav.
Judge Landis may proceed with in
vestigation against the Chicago & Al
ton railroad, despite the reports that
intimity has been granted to the com
pany.
Miss Irene Vanderauwera. who was
excluded, is successful in her appeal,
and will be admitted to the country.
Young woman, daughter of a weal
thy Minnesota lumberman, is arrested
for drunkennes in New York street in
a dazed condition and partially dis
I •'Tumbling Bill,” hero of many Ions
falls, again amazes surgeons by a fall
in New York, by which a wire nail is
driven into his head, and he survives.
Western Passenger association com
mittee decides in favor of several con
veniences for the traveling public.
Forced liquidation is precipitated in
wheat by the telegraph operators'
strike. Market reaches export level,
but transportation facilities are not
available.
"Fighting" Judge Lindsey, of Den
ver, makes a sizzling reply in Chicago
to Governor Buchtel’s recent attack.
United States Steel corporation adds
$45,000,000 to the appropriation for its
mammoth plant at Gary. lnd.
Interview of Attorney General Bona
parte, in which it was intimated that
criminal prosecution might soon bo
commenced against E. H. Harrimau is
not taken seriously in Washington, be
cause the government up to date has
failed to secure tangible evidence that
he has been guilty of a crime.
English school teacher who mas
queraded as the daughter of an earl is
held in the Tombs, New York, being
unable to secure bail.
Emperor William’s pottery works
and "Hohenzollern stores” demonstrat
ed his ability as a business man and
pointed out a political moral.
Members of Nebraska railway com
mission are divided on question of
strict enforcement of law providing for
25 per cent express reduction.
Borsenko, the Russian philosopher
and noted scientist, has just published
a volume in which he states that in
the year 2000 there will be only three
great powers—Russia, Japan and the
United States.
Edwin L. Wagner has been selected
as president of the new National Prod
uce bank of Chicago.
Chicago's new juvenile court build
ing, the only one of its kind in the
world, is opened
Telegraphers in New York, Phila
delphia and Washington strike. As
sociated Press men in west and south
also walk out agaiust wishes of union
leaders.
_ ARKANSAS _
Estate news<?
New Railroad Delayed.
Construction on the Pine Bluff
North and South Railroad has been
delayed on account of some doubt
existing es to the legality of the action
of the County Court enjoining the
railroad company iu constructing a
free highway bridge in connection
with a railroad bridge across the
Arkansas river at Pine Bluff. It is
said the money has been secured to
complete this important enterprise and
that active operation has been delayed
simply because of the technicality re
ferred to. The people behind this pro
position in Pine Bluff, as well as the
capitalists in the Hast, have so much
faith in the financial success of the
enterprise when completed, that they
will not only build the road as prom
ised, but will also construct the bridge.
It will not, however, be a free bridge.
The company will, in the near future,
ask the County Court for authority to
construct a toll bridge in connection
with its railroad bridge.
Threw Man From Bridge.
Taylor Hunter, of Huntington, was
held up and robbed of $14 by footpads,
and was then hurled from a bridge in
to Cherokee creek. The bridge over
the stream is 4 5 feet and 7 inches
high. He landed on the bank of the
creek, and was unconscious when
found. In the fall Hunter sustained
three broken ribs and was otherwise
injured. His body was bruised from
head to foot. There is no clue to the
robbers.
County Debt Reduced.
The annual financial statement of
Faulkner county for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1907, shows that the
total outstanding indebtedness of the
county amounts to $48,670.52, as com
pared with $54,240.06 last year, a de
crease of $5,569.54, or a little better
than 10 per cent. Two years ago the
indebtedness was $53,685.09, and in
1904 is was $56,425.25.
Brakeman Killed.
John M. Kelly, a brakeman em
ployed by the Rock Island railroad,
while standing on the pilot of a west
bound freight, lost his life at Forrest
City recently. The engine, making a
run, bumped into a car and Kelly was
caught between the draw-heads. His
neck was broken. Deceased was a
member of B. R. T. Lodge No. 3 4 7,
Memphis.
Zinc From Newton County.
Nine wagonloads of zinc ore were
taken from the Spanish Lemar mine,
in Newton county near Jasper, re
cently. This mine is said to be the
largest producer at the least expense
of any in Newton county. The mine
is located on a mountainside, and a
tramway operated by a wire cable
carries the ore to the valley below.
Warrants Burned.
The Commissioners of Accounts of
Sharp county recently burned the fol
lowing warrants: Sharp county war
rants, $10,122.49; road warrants, $4,
724.$4; school warrants, $16,098.41,
making a total of all warrants, $30,
945.73. This amount represents the
business of the county for the past 12
months.
Value of Peach Crop.
The Talue of the peach crop at
Clarksville this year is estimated at
$00,000. The crop was grown within
a radius of eight miles of Clarksville
and brought from $75 to $150 per
acre. N. W. Gammill, a farmer near
that place, sold a wagonload of El
bertas a few days ago for $52.80.
Arranging For the Fair.
Arrangements for holding the W ash
ington county fair at Fayetteville are
about completed. The track and
grounds are in good condition, and it
is expected the fair this year will be
the best and most successful ever
undertaken in Northwest Arkansas.
Boys Injured in Fight.
Two boys, Ben Cornish and George
Lango. pupils in the academy near
Nathan, Pike county, engaged in a
tight recently with club and knife, and
both were injured. Neither of the
boys is over 15 years of age.
New Cotton Destroyer.
A new cotton worm has been discov
red in the vicinity of Crawfordsville,
Crittenden county. The insect, it is
said, bores into the stalk of cotton
and eats its way up through the pith.
This is the first time this pest has
been seen in Crittenden county.
Making a Fight On Dogs.
The City Council of Marianna has
authorized the establishment of a dog
pound and instructed the marshal to
arrest all owners of dogs who have
not paid their licenses and to kill
ill dogs without tags.
Howard County Schools.
According to the report of County
Examiner D. P. Holmes there are
5,484 persons of school age in How
ard county, with a total enrollment
of 4,003 and a daily average attend
ance of 2,289. Of this number 2,218
are white males and 2,130 white fe
males; 577 negro males and 356
negro females. There are 72 districts
in the county, which give employ
ment to 114 teachers.
Accidentally Took Poison.
Mrs. Celsus P. Perrie, of Little
Rock, while suffering from a head
ache mistook a bottle in which there
was poison for one containing a pre
scription for relieving the pain from
which she was suffering. The mis
take was soon discovered and a phy
sician was called who succeeded in
saving her life.
New Jail at De Queen.
County Judge James Steel, of
Sevier, has ordered an appropriation
of |4,000 from the funds of the coun
ty for the purpose of building a new
jail at De Queen, the county seat.
The building, is to be of concrete
throughout and will have eight cells
of the latest pattern.
Ouachita Presbytery.
The Ouachita Presbytery will con
vene at Washington, Hempstead coun
ty, September 19. This will be the
third time the presbytery has met at
Washington. The first meeting was
held shortly after the Civil war, and
the second about fifteen years ago.
Kills Sister With Brick.
Andrew Smith, a 3-year-old negro
boy, living at Helena, is under arrest
! charged with the murder of his 15
I year-old ..sister. The boy struck his
| sister with a brick during a childish
quarrel and the blow killed the girl
instantly.
Killing at Tuckerman.
John R. Yelverton, a planter and
merchant, residing three miles north
of Tuckerman. shot and fatally wound
ed Walter L. Hunter, another planter.
Ill feeling has existed between the two
| men for some time.
Boiler Exploded.
The boiler at the White Elephant
Lumber Company which is located at
Selma, exploded recently, and the bot
tom of the boiler was forced three feet
j into the ground, the top going through
the roof of the mill shed. No one was
injured in the explosion.
Nearly Completed
The new $15,000 school building
| at Walnut Ridge is nearly completed.
The building is of grey brick, laid in
red mortar. The building would have
been completed some time ago, but
for delay in receiving material.
Wedding Presents Stolen.
The wedding presents of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Hambrick, a Fort Smith
couple, which were shipped in a box
to their new Mississippi home, were
stolen enroute and bricks were sub
stituted for the gifts.
Child Hurt in Explosion.
The little child of William God by
was badly hurt by the explosion of a
railroad torpedo. The child was
pounding the explosive with a hammer
to find out what it was.
Boring for Oil at Russell.
One and a half miles south of Rus
sell, promoters are still drilling for
oil, and prospects are said to be very
fiattering. Some of the promoters are
from St. Louis and Chicago.
Burning Brick With Gas.
The experiment of burning brick
at Fort Smith with gas, has proved
successful. The cost of burning the
brick with natural gas is said to be
less than by the old way.
Will Move Factory.
The A. R. Curtis Manufacturing
Company, a wood working concern of
Champlain. 111., has decided to move
its plant at once to Jonesboro.
Killed By Falling Tree.
Sell Trotter, an employe of the
Pike County Logging Company, was
killed near Murfreesboro by a tree
falling on him.
Barrel Factory Established.
The Standard Fruit Package Com
pany of St. Joseph. Mo., has estab
lished a branch, factory at Uravette.
Its First Anniversary.
The town of Hermitage, Bradley
county, has just celebrated its first an
niversary. Where the town now
stands was almost an unbroken forest
a year ago. Today the town is thriv
ing and has a population of 400 or
more. The business houses have been
built in a substantial manner.
Overcome By Heat.
A. S. Beard, a prominent farmer liv
ing near Eagle Mills, was overcome
by heat and died by the roadside near
bis residence. He died in less than
five miuutes after being stricken.
State Capital Notes
Little Rock.—About 50 ex-Confed
erate veterans and sons and grandsons
of ex-Confederate veterans enjoyed the
watermelon least provided by Com
missioner Guy B. Tucker Saturday af
ternoon in commemoration of the bat
tle of Oak Hills. A number of large
sized watermelons were carved and
served to the party at 4 o’clock. The
fruit was red and ripe, and was much
enjoyed by all of Mr. Tucker's guests,
who tendered him a vote of thanks at
the conclusion of the feast. The cus
tom of eating watermelon on the Oak
Hills battle anniversay at the state
house originated in 1886. A few
days before the anniversary that year
it was suggested that a banquet be
given in honor of the event. This was
found to be impracticable, and it was
finally decided to have a watermelon
feast, which has been given every year
since on August 10. The first was
given while Elias B. Moore was secre
tary of state. Among those who par
took of the juicy melon on that occa
sion were Gen. T. J. Churchill, Maj.
W. E. Woodruff, Maj. W. P. Campbell,
Col. Zeb Ward, Capt. James R. Miller,
Grandison D. Royston. Prof. James
Mitchell, Maj. John D. Adams, Charles
E. Penzel and many others. The cus
tom was kept up by every succeeding
secretary of state, B. B. Chism, H. B.
Armistead. Alex Hull. J. W. Crockett
and O. C. Ludwig. On account of the
absence from the city of Mr. Ludwig,
Commissioner Guy B. Tucker gave the
feast Saturday and enteretained the
veterans in the corridor of the state
house adjoining the agricultural de
partment.
Pardons Granted.
Among the pardons granted this
week by Acting Governor X. O. Pin
dall were: W. J. Taylor and William
Woodall, convicted in a justice of the
peace court in Johnson township.
Union county, July 15, 1907, on the
charge of malicious mischief, and
each fined $20. Ed Hancock, con
victed in the Little Rock Police Court.
September 28, 1906, on the charge
of disturbing the peace and fined $10.
John Story, convicted in a justice of
the peace court in DeBastrop town
ship, Ashley county. July 22, 1907,
on the charge of assault with a dead
ly weapon, and fined $500 and sen
tenced to one year in jail. Story's
petition for pardon was signed by a
number of prominent citizens of Ash
ley county. It was stated that the
defendant was an honest and hard
working negro who had not been
guilty of any serious violation of the
law. He became involved in a dis
pute over a game of baseball and his
offense consisted in drawing a Win
chester on the negro with whom he
was quarreling, but did not use the
weapon. A. H. Gilbert, 19 years of
ago, who entered a plea of guilty in
the Scott Circuit Court August 10
on the charge of receiving stolen
property and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. The peti
tion for his pardon was Signed by the
trial judge and several other county
and district officers. Gilbert's of
fense consisted in receiving two
horses alleged to have been stolen.
Since the pronouncement of the sen
tence against him two men alleged to
have stolen the horses have been ar
rested and without the evidence of
Gilbert, they could not be convicted.
His pardon was granted to enable him
to testify against the two men ar
rested and who are now ia jail at
Muskogee, I. T. M. S. Gilbert, father
of the boy, has given a bond in the
sum of $1,000 as a guaranty that he
will appear at the trial as a witness
against the two men. John Mul
lin, convicted in the Sebastian Cir
cuit court. September 22, 1903, and
sentenced to ten years In the peni
tentiary. Albert Bruso. convicted in
the Pulaski Circuit Court, in May,
1906. on the charge of forgery and
sentenced to serve a term of four
years' imprisonment.
Pen Board Meets Today.
The State Board of Penitentiary
Commissioners held an adjourned
meeting Monday for the purpose of
discussing matters relating to certain
penitentiary contracts. It has been
stated, but not from an authoritative
source, that an order would be issued
requiring contractors to be more
prompt than heretofore in their pay
ments for convict leases. It was said
that the alternative of meeting these
obligations more promptly or be de
prived of the use of the convicts will
be put to the alleged refractory con
vict lessees.
Order Rescinded.
Adjutant General Paul Little Satur
day rescinded the order which pro
vided for sending a squad of selected
men from the Arkansas National
Guard to participate in the target prac
tice of the National Guard at Camp
Perry, O., August 23. Scarcity of
funds was the reason assigned for re
scinding the order.
Has Not Been Changed.
The great seal of the state of Ar
kensas that has been in the use since
the admission of the territory into
the Union is still being daily affixed
to official documents in the secretary
of state’s office, notwithstanding the
recent legislature authorized a change
in the Latin motto in order to make
it correct. The reason the change
has not been made is that the legis
lature failed to make an appropria
tion for the purpose. The cost of
a new state seal would be about $40.
The secretary of state could have the
seal made and pay for it out of the
contingent fund of his office, but as
this fund is not very large and will
probably be exhausted before the
meeting of the next legislature, the
secretary does not feel justified in
spending any of it except -what is
absolutely needed for his office. The
change made in the seal by the spec
ial legislative act simply consisted of
substituting ‘'Regnat Populus,” “The
People Rule," for “Regnant Populi,”
“The Peoples Rule.” There was
much discussion in the newspapers at
the time the act, which was intro
duced by Senator John P. Lee of
Monroe county, was pending. Many
of the older citizens wanted the mot
to to remain as originally agreed up
on. contending that it represented the
will of the fathers of the state. Oth
ers wanted the motto to be expressed
in English, “The People Rule.” How
ever, the majority in the legislature
insisted upon ''Regnat Populus,” and
the act was passed and approved by
Acting Governor John I. Moore, but
the old motto remains unchanged and
will continue >».) until the General
Assembly maktl an appropriation to
1 carry out. the provision of the act.
Flogging State Prisoners.
The State Board of Penitentiary
! commissioners at a meeting held this
i week, issued an order for the strict
■ enforcement of the rule regarding
; the whipping of convicts; that nobody
except the wardens inflict upon con
victs the punishment of whipping;
that all whippings be reported to the
board at its regular meetings, the
time the whippings occurred, by
whom and the cause therefor. It is
explained that the introduction of the
resolution was prompted by the re
cent statement of the penitentiary
physician that certain convicts were
worked too hard, and many were
whipped too severely. It is said that
’ men inexperienced in the administra
tion of punishment of this kind strike
the convicts upon the lower portion
of their backs, which not infrequently
produces kidney trouble for which
j they must be treated at tlie hospital.
To prevent these extreme punish
ments was the board's object in pro
mulgating the order for the enforce
ment of the rule, which requires that
only wardens shall do the whipping.
Primary Law Not Amended.
It seems to be the opinion in many
quarters that an act was passed by
the recent legislature amending the
primary election law of the State.
This is not the case. There was a
bill introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator Rowland for that purpose on
January 22, and read twice and re
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
On February 24 the committee re
ported the bill with an amendment
and recommended its passage. The
bill was withdrawn at the request of
the author and was never re-intro
duced. The act provided for the
legalizing of all primary elections,
for all offices.
Articles of Incorporation.
The following articles of incorpora
tion have been filed with the secretary
of state.
Ada H. Sweet Millinery Company of
Pine Bluff; capital stock. $5,000, of
which $3,000 has been subscribed.
Porto Rico Planting Company of
Haywood, Jefferson county; capital
stock, $50,000.
Farmers' Bank of Greenwood; cap
ital stock, $25,000.
Choctaw Telephone Company of
Perry; capital stock, $5,000, of which
$2,500 has been subscribed.
Arkansas State Bank of Eureka
Springs: capital stock, $25,000, of
which $15,000 has been subscribed.
Western Hide and Fur Company of
Little Rock; capital stock, $25,000, of
which $12,200 has been subscribed.
Onions for State Fair.
W. D. Smith, a farmer living near
Cabot, Lonoke county, delivered to
the agricultural department this week
about a dozen fine specimens of
onions of the yellow Italian variety
grown on his farm, and which he re
quested should be sent to the Arkan
sas fair at Hot Springs. Mr. Smith
raised more than 40 bushels of these
onions on one-sixteenth of an acre.
He sold nearly all he raised for $2.85
per bushel.