VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1907.
NO. 1.
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.
The Farmers’ union warehouse in
Houston, Tex., sold 1,000 bales of cot
ton at 10%c. This is the third big
sale made by the union in the past
few weeks of the original 15c cotton.
The wireless station at Slasconsett
has been destroyed by fire. News that
the station was out of commission
was received at the Marconi offices
in New York.
President Roosevelt is concerning
himself about the money question and
probably will favor more elastic cur
rency in his message to congress.
Embargo on grain shipments in the
East is raised and railroads are co
operating in moving it for export.
Close friends of Charles T. Barney,
deposed president of the Knickerbock
er Trust Co. of New York, who killed
himself, declared that worry over his
marital relations had no doubt prompt
ed his act as much as his brooding
over the loss of financial prestige.
William J. Bryan is willing to bo
nominated for President or to fight in
the ranks, as the Democratic party
may wish, according to an announce
ment which appears in the Commoner.
In the editorial Mr. Bryan says he be
lieves a party should thoroughly con
sider everything before selecting a
man to head the national ticket.
Charles T. Barney, late president of
the suspended Knickerbocker Trust
Co.of New York City, and prominently
Identified with many industrial and
financial institutions throughout the
country, committed suicide Thursday
afternoon at his residence in West
Thirty-eighth street, shooting himself
In the head.
Only physical collapse will prevent
Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged with
the murder of former Senator Arthur
Brown of Utah from taking the wit
ness stand in her own defense, accord
ing to the plans of her counsel.
United States Attorney George R.
Walker has received orders to' nolle
prosse the case against Gov. Johnson
of the Chickasaw Nation, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the Chickasaws.
Juliette Estelle Prescott. Mathis, 68
years old, a writer of songs and verses,
formerly a resident of Illinois, died at
Los Angeles at the home of her son,
Frank C. Prescott, registrar of the
United States land office.
A movement that is said to he far
reaching among bankers and railway
managers is on foot. It is a petition to
the interstate commerce commission,
through the president, and the state
railway boards and the governors of
various states, to cease the war on
railroads.
war Admiral Asa Walker of the
navy retired on account of having
reached the statutory age limit.
The conviction and sentence ot
Charles M. Smith, Sr., and Charles M.
Smith. Jr., and five employes in the
United States district court at Cape
C-irardoau, Mo., for operating a negro
peonage system in southeastern Mis
souri was affirmed by the United
States court of appeals in simulta
neous opinions handed down in St.
■Louis and at St. Paul.
President Roosevelt has made pub
lic a letter in which he explains why
the words “In God We Trust’’ were
left off the St. Gaudens coin. The
etter was prepared for reply to scores
of persons throughout the country who
have forwarded protests because of
the motto’s absence from the new gold
Pieces, and copies are being mailed.
'3lggest lottery in operation in
e 1 nited States, which has been
tunning for more than twenty years,
"Y headquarters in Chicago, is
o aimed to have been exposed by ar
t‘sG in Chicago and other cities of
the country.
Six men were killed at South Mil
waukee, when a fast Northwestern
tain pmughed across a grade crossing
ea‘ station. All of the victims
e! e so mutilated that identification
0 mr has been Impossible.
The confession of Steve Adams,
lh„ ?,ic office of the warden of
j- I,* !° slate penitentiary February
.06, in the presence of James Mc
Partia;
Mol]
lUns,
Mmn ’ a Pinkerton detective of
kin< 6 McGul,'e tame, and W. B. Hop
"as introduced in evidence at
the tri.l nf . eviuence ai
lYp.i m of -^-dams for the murder of
day' J Sr at ^athdrum, Idaho, Tues
Posi'ti liinctors °f the Jamestown ex
miuL . lman,m°usly accepted a com
position ep°rt favorIng keeping the ex
6'10 cln !°Pen next year- provided 1600
tioa ra'sed by popular eubscrlp
Ba‘mermTdUi°n °f Prem,er Campbell
man continues satisfactory.
Attorney General Bonaparte says
that the question of the validity of
clearing house certificates had never
been submitted to the department of
justice and that the action of the
United States district attorney at Dal
las in challenging their legality was
entirely a new point. Until the mat
ter comes before him formally, he
must decline to express an opinion.
That the passenger fares on all Ok
lahoma railroads will be automatically
reduced to a maximum of 2 cents a
mile by the statehood proclamation is
the opinion of Governor-elect C. N.
Haskell.
Secretary Cortelyou is against hoard
ing cash, and says use of treasury
funds to relieev stringency was proper.
When a burglar assaulted Arch Cash
in his home in Knoxville, Tenn., with
the butt of a revolver the weapon dis
charged. The report frightened the
thief, who dropped the revolver and
dived through a window.
By affixing his signature Monday
night, Mayor Busse of Chicago made
effective an ordinance passed by the
city council last Friday, granting to
the Chicago Telephone Company an
extension of its franchise until Jan
uary 8, 1929, and put an end to nego
tiations between the company and the
city, which began December 18. 1905,
and which have continued since that
date.
S. C. Thiel was the first witness in
the Steve Adams case at Rathdrum,
Idaho, Monday. He testified to the ar
rest of Steve Adams and his sub-con
fession. Attorney Darrow immediate
ly interposed an objection on the
ground that the confession had been
obtained by threats, promise of immu
nity and promise of reward. The court
overruled the objection.
The Consolidated Steamship Co.,
the pet concern of Charles W. Mores,
who was ousted from the Bank of
North America and other big financial
corporations, has passed to J. P. Mor
gan.
At least six lives were lost in a fire
that badly damaged the Hotel Garde
at New Haven, Conn. The dead were
employes of the hotel. It is believed
that all the guests escaped. The fire
followed an explosion on the filth floor
in the north wing of the building. The
bodies of the dead were burned be
yond recognition.
The Indiana Brewers’ Association
has enlisted in an independent tem
perance movement, having decided in
formally not to start any more saloons
in the state, to discontinue purchasing
fixtures for saloon men and not to ad
vance funds for support of the sa
loons handling their beer.
Vice-President Fairbanks and a dis
tinguished party of court officials of
Washington were in a wreck on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad Tuesday
night at Weverton, Md.. in which Fire
man Clarkson was severely injured
and the passengers were badly shaken
up. The vice-president as well as
those who accompanied him escaped
injury.
President Haranan or tne mmois
Central railway has reopened the act
ive campaign for proxies used at the
postponed annual meeting of the rail
road commission on December IS.
A state convention of Democrats at
Nashville, Tenn., inaugurated a move
ment for the nomination of a Sbuth
srn man as Democratic candidate for
the presidency in 1908.
Anti-Saloon League of Missouri asks
expressions on lid and saloon ques
tions from gubernatorial candidates.
Alabama prohibition bill seems as
sured of passage in senate. Gover
nor’s signature to follow.
The nitroglycerin plant of the I. E.
Dupont De Nemours Powder Co., lo
cated a mile east of Bradner, O., was
completely demolished by an explo
sion. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Dr. Thomas J. Allen, president of
Aurora (111.) College, has lived for
28 of his scheduled 00 days on a pea
nut diet, and in view of the results
so far, he declares he is ready to pre
scribe for humanity that diet for per
fect mental and physical health.
Latest advices received at the Oma
ha army headquarters from the Thun
der Butte country, the scene of the
Ute Indian troubles, show the indica
tions all point to a speedy settlement.
Federal Judge Thompson, of Cincin
nati, announced that he would reserve
the decision in the contempt charge
brought against officers of the Inter
national Printing Pressmen and Assist
ants’ union.
The plant of Swift & Co., the Chi
cago packers, at Harrisburg, Pa., was
completely destroyed by fire Monday
night, entailing a loss of $250,00.0, part
ly covered by insurance.
The United States grand jury, at
Santa Fe, N. M., before adjournment
Monday to convene again on Novem
ber 2G, returned indictments against
Justice of the Peace Richard Alrld and
Juror Gregoria Goriego for perjury in
connection with alleged attempts to
influence grand juries not to return
indictments against the El Paso &
Southwestern railway and twenty oth
ers who have been indicted for con
spiracy to defraud the federal govern
ment out of coal lauds in San Juan
county
NEWS
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ARKANSAS
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Three Killed in Explosion.
By an explosion of the boiler at the
gin house on the James H. Trulock
place, seven miles south of Pine Bluff,
James H. Trulock was instantly killed,
Will Robinson, the machinist, died
four hours later, his brother, Oscar
Robinson fatally hurt and two negroes,
Alex Young and Jesse Byers, were in
jured, one probably fatally. Mr. Tru
lock, the owner of the plant which
caused his death was one of the
wealthiest eitirens of Pine Bluff. He
was struck in the head by a piece of
the piston rod and buried beneath a
lot of falling bricks and debris. He
was killed instantly, his brains being
dashed out.
Desperate Fight On Train.
G. W. Baker who is alleged to be
implicated in the murder and robbery
of J. W. Crumley at Hoxie last Septem
ber, was arrested at Painter’s Bluff
and brought to Walnut Ridge where
he was lodged in jail. While enroute
he made a desperate effort to escape
from the train, fighting off his captors,
and running from end to end of the
coach in an endeavor to leap from the
windows. With the assistance of
some of the passengers, the sheriff
finally landed him in jail.
Attacked By Unknown Man.
Mrs. Oscar Camp of Paragould was
attacked in her yard recently by a
man wearing a mask and false whis
kers. She had been warned by an
anonymous friend that her life was
marked and she would be killed, so she
carried a revolver in her shirtwaist.
She began to fire as rapidly as possible,
and the man made his escape. The
people of Paragould are aroused over
the affair and if the man is caught
he will be dealt with without mercy.
John Huff, a negro employed on a
plantation near Little Rock, was shot
and killed by Morris Bell, against
whom he had made threats. Huff was
beating a woman with whom he was
living when Bell interfered. The negro
afterwards made threats that he would
kill Bell, and was gunning for the man
who had incurred his wrath, when he
was shot.
Shooting at Jonesboro.
Etta Gynne, young woman of
about 20 years of age, was shot and
killed at Jonesboro and M. L. Beinley
and Clara Dickweller are under arrest
charged with the crime. It was claimed
by both that the bullet was not in
tended for the Gynne woman,
although each gives a different ver
sion of the affair.
Negro Killed.
Brakeman Killed.
J. D. Huey, a brakeman on the
Cotton Belt between Texarkana and
Fort Worth, was killed while on duty
at Noel Junction. His train, a freight,
was making a “Y” when a piece of
railroad iron that had been left loose
on the tracks flew up as the train ap
proached and knocked the top of his
head off.
Hurt By Falling Tree.
William Landrum and Solon Wright
of St. Francis were seriously hurt by
being struck by a falling limb. The
men had been at work in the timber
and had started home when a dead
tree near the road broke and fell,
striking them both. Landrum's inju
ries may prove fatal.
A Valuable Pearl.
J. E. Douglas of Greenbrier town
ship, Independence county, found a
pearl in White river near Bat sville
recently, perfect in shape and color
and weighing 10 grains.
Face Murder Charge.
Three boys, Alfred and Raman
Drinkwater, and Leroy Green, the old
est 12 years of age, are charged with
the murder of a negro boy at Little
Rock on October 7.
Killed In Train Wreck.
Fireman Charles Hoyle was killed in
a wreck on the Prescott and North
■western Railroad recently. Several
others were injured.
Suffers Heavy Loss.
The town of McGehee recently suf
fered a severe loss through fire, a
large portion of the business section,
having gone up in flames.
Accidentally Killed.
A boy by the name of Hicks acci
dentally shot and killed another boy
named Copeland, about ten miles from
Arkadelphia recently.
New Plant At Blevins.
A • large fertilizing plant will be
erected at Blevins.
List of Appointments Made by Bishop.
The Arkansas Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
has just closed its sessions at Benton
ville after a most harmonious meet
ing. Several interesting addresses
were delivered, especially on Educa
tion and Mission Work, and the work
of the Conference was dispatched with
rapid progress. Previous to the clos
ing of the session Bishop Hendrix an
nounced the list of appointments as
follows:
Fort Smith District—F. S. H. John
ston, presiding elder; Fort Smith First
Church, M. N. Waldrip. Fort Smith
Central E. R. Steel; Fort Smith. Dod
son Avenue, C. W. Lester; Fort Smith,
Midland High, W. J. Faust; Fort Smith
Circuit, J. F. Hutchinson; Alla
and Prairie Grove, L. H. Eakes; Abot
Circuit, supplied by J. B. Ray; Bates,
M. P. Clark; Branch Circuit, J. E. Mor
ris; Booneville station, G. M. Barton;
Charleston Circuit, J. H. Sturdy; Green
wood station, D. H. Colquette; Hart
ford Circuit, D. N. Weaver; Backett
Circuit, J. W. Taylor; Huntington and
Mansfield, L. J. Bryan; Magazine Cir
cuit, M. A. Fry; Mulberry Circuit, G.
L. Horton; Paris station, J. M. Wil
liams; Waldron station, B. M. Burrow;
Waldron Circuit, supplied by W. J.
Harris. Washburn Circuit, J. W. How
ard: Van Buren station, F. M. Tolle
son; Van Buren Circuit, Elisha Dyer.
Dardanelle District—J. H. O. Bryan,
presiding elder; Dardanelle station,
Jeff Sherman; Dardanelle Circuit, Eu
gene Woodruff; Danville Circuit, M.
F. Johnson; Olla Mission, J. C. Shipp;
Ozark station, W. T. Thompson; Ozark
Circuit, J. N. Villines; Dover Circuit,
W. E. Bishop; London and Knoxville,
C. E. Gray; Clarksville station, H.
Hanesworth; Clarksville Circuit, sup
plied by R. N. Davis; Lamar station,
A. B. Williamson; Rover Circuit, J.
M. McAnally; Bellville Circuit, W. M.
Adcock; Gravelly and Bluffton, J. R.
Ashmore; Walnut Tree Circuit, J. F.
Dunaway; Prairie View Circuit, D. U.
Telline; Altus and Denning, H. W.
Wallace. Coal Hill and Hartman, R. S.
Lawson: Spadra Mission, J. C. Weav
er; Russellville and Webb City, sup
plied by W. D. Deshan.
Morrilton District—J. H. Glass, pre
siding elder; Morrilton station, J. M.
Hughey—A. E. Goods, Jr.; Plummer
ville Circuit, J. C. Floyd; Conway sta
tion, J. B. Stevenson; Conway mis
sion, A. M. Smith—C. H. Nelson, sup
ply; Atkins station, H. H. Griffin;
Pittsville Circuit, J. A. Reynolds; Quit
man station, ,J. T. McBride; Quitman
Circuit, J. E. Snell—W. W. Noble, ex
tra supply: Holland Circuit, supplied
by J. A. Ellis of Russellville station
and Grand Master C. Clumpney,
Adona Circuit, supplied by C. C. Den
iston; Appleton Circuit, supplied by H.
Young; Bee Branch mission, supplied
by M. L. Massie; Clinton Circuit, W.
K. Biggs; Houston and Perry, B. L.
Lucas; Springfield Circuit, A. J. Cul
lum; Flat Rock Circuit, supplied by
W. W. Woods, professor in Hendrix
college; L. C. Perry, editor Western
Methodist. J. A. Anderson, field editor
Western Methodist; W. J. Meels, stu
dent in Hendrix college, and W. R.
Kirkpatrick.
Fayetteville District—w. D. sner
man, presiding elder; Fayetteville,
Central, P. C. Fletcher; Parkdale and
Winslow, O. H. Tucker; Farmington
and Fayetteville, L. Orr and W. H.
Dyer, supplies; Springdale station, H.
W. Ledbetter; Rogers station, J. F. E.
Bates; Bentonville station, J. E. L.
Bearden; J. W. House, supply; Pea
Ridge Circuit, J. S. Hackler; Cen
ter Circuit, H. A. Armstrong; Gra
vette and Decatur, E. Wilson; Gentry
station, T. A. Martin; Springtown Cir
cuit, G. B. Griffith; Prairie Grove sta
tion, J. E. McConnell; Vinney Grove
Circuit, J. D. Roberts; Elm Springs
Circuit, H. A. Gilmore; Goshen Cir
cuit, W. E. Reid; War Eagle Mission,
Chas. Edwards; Falling Springs, sup
plied by W. D. Bostick, a missionary
to Japan. C. B. Moseley, missionary to
Korea: A. B. Wasson, conference mis
sionary and secretary, W. M. Sherman.
Harrison District—J. J. Galloway,
presiding elder; Harrison station, G.
G. Davidson; Bellefonte and Marshall,
H. A. Stroud; Berryville station, W.
B. Wolf; Berryville Circuit supplied
by J. H. Cullins of Cotter mission—
B. T. Gossett; Eureka Springs sta
tion. F. E. Lark: Fairview Circuit, H.
P. Robertson; Green Forrest Circuit,
supplied by J. H. Robe; Huntsville Cir
cuit, A. M. Albright; Kingston Circuit,
J. Dennis; Lead Hill mission, J. W.
Griffin; Teslie station, W. T. Martin;
Mountain Home station, A. L. Cline;
Valley Springs Circuit, L. L. Cewell;
Yellville station, J. A. Womack; Yell
ville Circuit, F. G. Villines.
Transferred—J. M. Cantrell to Ok
lahoma conference. J. A. Castall and
J. W. Obryant to the Missouri confer
ence.
Killed With Axe.
John Wilson, a negro, was killed
with an axe by Henry Lambreth, an
other negro at Ashdown recently. The
killing is said to have been the result
of a quarrel over a game of craps.
Disappears From Home.
Prof. W. H. Watkins, principal of
the school at Ravenden Springs, dis
appeared from his home recently, leav
ing his wife and only child. He left
the school in charge of one of the pu
pils, whom he told he was compelled
to be absent on business, and has not
been seen since.
Laying Foundation.
The foundation for a $145,000 bank
building, to be occupied upon comple
tion by the State Savings and Trust
Company, is being laid at Texarkana.
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State Capital Notes
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall Tues
day issued a Thanksgiving proclama
tion* proclaiming that Thursday, the
28th day of November, 1907, be set
aside, recognized and observed by our
people as a day of universal thanks
giving. Following is the proclamation:
“Whereas, A well-established custom
and the law-making powers of our land
have established and decreed the cus
tom of setting aside one day each year
to thanksgiving to the great Architect
and Ruler of the universe: and,
“Whereas, Theodore Roosevelt, pres
ident of the United States of America,
has, in a recent proclamation, desig
nated Thursday, the 28th day of Nov
ember this year, to be suitably observ
ed as such an occasion, and in recogni
tion of this well-established custom
and the presidents proclamation, I,
therefore, remind our people that the
past year has been one affording us
much Just cause for thanksgiving to
the Omnipotent Power. Our land has
been prosperous and our people have
been made happy. Floods, devasta
tions and famines have been spared
us. The native resources of our soil
have come forth in abundance. Con
tentment has reigned and happiness
has blessed the homes of our people.
Comparing these conditions with those
which have at times obtained, and
which might have been our lot dur
ing the past year, the result is appar
ent that we have much to be thank
ful for, and by reason thereof,
“I, X. O. Pindall, acting governor of
Arkansas, by virtue of the power vest
ed in me by the laws and constitution
of this State, do hereby proclaim that
Thursday, the 2Sth day of November,
1907, be set- aside, recognized and ob
served by our people as a day of uni
versal thanksgiving to Almighty God,
for all His manifold gifts and bless
ings;
“That during this day all depart
ments of State government be closed
and private business be suspended, in
sofar as is possible, and that the day'
be observed by proper ceremonies in
recognition of the blessings we have
enjoyed through the manifold grace of
our Creator.
“In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the State to be affixed, in the
execu'ive chamber, city of Little Rock,
on this the 12th day of November, 1907,
(Seal) “X. O. Pindall.
“Acting Governor.”
Large Sum Paid Out.
In a statement made by State Treas
urer James L. Yates, he has paid out
of the treasury during the past ten
days $150,000. The largest payments
of this sum have been made to the
Arkansas State University. The first
payment to the university was $05,000,
a portion of which was provided for
in the deficiency bill passed by the
recent legislature, the balance, $11,
818, on account of what is known as ,
the Morrill fund. This fund takes its
name from the late United States Sen
ator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont.
Senator Morrill was a staunch friend
of the agricultural colleges of the
country, and in 1858 introduced in
Congress the first land grant bill. The
measure passed both houses of Con
gress, but was vetoed by President
Buchanan. He reintroduced the bill
in 1862, and it became a law with the
approval of President Lincoln. In the
early ’90s the Arkansas Industrial Uni
versity, now the Arkansas University,
commenced receiving its pro rata of
the grant, amounting to $10,000. It
was increased $1,000 every year, and
for two years previous to this year
the grant amounted to $25,000. This
year the amount paid to the Arkansas
University was $30,000, the last pay
ment on which was made recently,
amounting to $11,818.
Breach of Promise Suit.
Hon. R. Walker Balch, a member
of the lower house of the Arkansas
legislature, is made the defendant in
a $100,000 damage suit instituted by
Miss Florence Stone, of Louisville, Kv.,
In the United States Circuit Court,
In which the plaintiff declares Balch
broke his promise to marry her. Miss
Stone, in her complaint, states that
she met Mr. Balch in 1905 and that
he proposed marriage after an ac
quaintance extending over some
months and was accepted. She claims
June 15 last was fixed as the date for
the ceremony. Extracts from numer
ous letters, written by the defendant
to her are incorporated in the allega
tions. Mr. Balch declares he is the
victim of blackmail.
Musket of His Ancestors.
A resident of Wilton, Vt., has an
old musket which is said to be a relic
of the days when the settlers devoted
a few hours to an Indian hunt as
often as occasion required. The bar
rel is four feet, nine inches long, and
the whole weapon stands over six
Arkansas Baptists In Session.
The Arkansas Baptist State Conven
tion is in session in the capital city
this week. This is a state organiza
tion embracing 500 churches with a
membership of 100,000. Delegates are
still pouring in and judging from the
unprecedented number of arrivals pre
vious to the opening session, the hopes
of the members for an attendance of
2,000 will be realized. The temper
ance sentiment in the convention is
very strong and it is believed that
one of the first resolutions to be con
sidered after the appointment of com
mittees will be one calling for a con
stitutional convention for the purpose
of amending the constitution to se
cure statewide prohibition. Encour
aged by the success of the prohibi
tion adherents in Georgia and Okla
homa, the Arkansas Baptists are con
fident of securing the passage of a
prohibitory amendment should a con
vention be called. Interest also cen
ters around the probable president of
the convention for the next year. Three
men are being prominently mentioned
for the honor. They are General Wil
liam E. Atkinson of Little Rock, an
attorney; Dr. J. H. Kitchens of Para
gould, president of the First National
bank of that place, and Judge H. T.
Bradford of Lonoke, former commis
sioner of mines, manufactures and ag
riculture. The present officers are:
John Ayers of Ft. Smith, president;
Rev. W. F. Dorris of Hope, and John
Jeter Hurt of Conway, secretaries, and
J. H. Kitchens of Paragould, treasur
er. Following the election of the offi
cers, representatives of Baptist enter
prises throughout t^e state will be
given an opportunity to present the
claims of their institutions for assis
tance from the convention.
Reunion of Masons Closes.
The Scottish Rite Masons of the val
ley of Little Rock, have concluded
their work alter a three days session.
A class, composed of representative
business and professional men from all
sections of the State, have been ele
vated to Scottish Rite degrees, and
those who attended, declare that the
sessions just closed were the most
interesting and instructive held in
years. The staff of officers who con
ferred the various degrees, from fourth
to thirty-second, were well versed In
the ritual, and the ceremonies were
most impressive and interesting. The
Arkansas consistory is now composed
of some 900 members, one of the larg
est in the Southern jurisdiction, and
possesses the finest home in the South.
The death of Frederick Webber re
cently was the cause of much regret
among the high Masons attending the
reunion. Mr. Webber, one of the high
est Masons in the United States, was
secretary of the Supreme Council at
the time of his death. The Supreme
Council will, at its pleasure, elect an
other to succeed to his place in the
council, which is composed of 33 thir
ty-third degree Masons in the United
States. And from this thirty-three, a
successor to Secretary Webber will be
elected. The Macon who will succeed
Mr. Webber as a member of the Su
preme Council will be selected from
the list of honorary thirty-third degree
Masons in this country. There are
14 Masons of this rank in Arkansas,
and many others throughout the coun
try. C. E. Rosenbaum is the Arkan
sas member of the council.
Owl's Appetite Its Undoing.
Andy Baker, of Gilsum, N. H., found
that his chickens were disappearing
rnlher mysteriously and resolved to
capture the intruder. As a result a
large owl is on exhibition in a store
window at Keene. Beyond a doubt
the bird has feasted on its last
chicken.
Conditions at State Farm.
Police Captain T. M. Clifton has re
turned from a brief vacation during
which time he visite dthe state farm
In Lincoln county by invitation, and
reports that he found an excellent crop
of cotton on the property. Of the 350
prisoners, Dr. Colquitt, the physician
in charge, stated he had not a sick
man in the hospital and had not had
one in three weeks. Capt. Clifton
talked to several of the convicts and
they said they were all well treated
and well fed. Their appearance car
ried out their statements in this re
spect.
Authors Living on Farms.
Some one has been looking up the
subject and finds that most of the
successful woman writers have for
saken city flats and are doing their
work on farms, hired men doing the
work while the authors write in peace
and quiet.
Tact.
Tact comes as much from goodness
of heart as from fineness of taste.—
Endymion.