FATHER AND SON
SLAIN NEAB'ENOLA
R. E. White and Day White Shot
Down From Ambush.
Assasination of David Harris a Few
Weeks Ago Had Been Charged
to the Two Whites.
Bebee, Ark., Dec. 8.—A tele
phone message from Bristol, eigh
teen miles northwest of here, tells
of the assassination of both R. E.
White and his son, Day White,
this morning, near Enola, Faulk
ner county. They were shot from
ambush, and died almost instantly,
without having seen the faces of
the enemies that fired the fatal
shots. Enola is in the northern
part of Faulkner county, and the
W hites are among the best known
citizens of that section.
A few weeks ago David Harris
was assassinated near the place
where the two Whites were slain
today.
\\ hether the double tragedy of
this morning is an echo of the Har
ris murder is a matter of guess
work. The two Whites were sus
pected of guilt in connection with
the assassination of Harris, but at
an examining trial they were ex
onerated.
Thus far there is absolutely no
clew to the idenity of the assassins,
whose bloody work today has
greatly stirred the people of north
ern Faulkner county. Every ef
fort will be made to ferret out the
guilty persons. The mystery of
the. assassination of Harris has
never been cleared, and the people
are becoming aroused to a deter
mination to put a stop to further
crime in that section.
FARn BOYS.
The farm is a good place to
raise a boy—good place to devel
op him physically, to teach him
morally and decency of conduct,
to educate him on broad lines. But
it could not be expected that t,hese
boys could all, or even a respecta
ble minority of them, remain on
the farm; neither would it be best
that they should. There is an ur
gent demand for them everywhere
in a physical sense. Where are the
nervy, puslyng, aggressive citi
zens of the future to come from if
not from the farm? Where are
the Ijfmk, the great corporation
-and mo big commercial concerns
to ontain men of requisite energy
and ability to plan and conduct
our great modern business enter
prises if not from the farm?
Where does the state most look
for rugged and royal defenders of
its national honor ? To the farm
boys. From where else shall the
country secure that sterling worth,
ability and integrity of character
needed in our legislative and exec
utive officers? It is as gospel that
if it were not that a personal crop
of well-born, sound and healthy
country children, reared in an at
mosphere of morality and patri
otism, is continually available as
material for future American citi
zens this country, great and grand
as it is, would go straight to ruin
inside of two generations. Ex
change.
Warning Order.
ft Before J. T. Tharp, Justice of the
wpeaee of Big Bottom Township, Inde
•pendence County, Arkansas.
.). E. Pel ley. plaintiff, versus Char
lie Draper, Richard Snelson and W:
L. Smith, defendants.
The defendant, Charlie Draper, is
warned to appear in said Justice of
the Peace court within JO days and
answer the complaint and affidavit of
plaintiff, J. E. Pelley.
J. T. Tuakc, J. P.
Dated this 12tdi day of November,
1904.
s. A. Moore attorney for plaintiff.
Yancy & Casey, attorneys for non
resident defendant.
The gong for the new clock on
the court house at Fayetteville
weighs 2,000 pounds.
ACT OF REVENGE BY
SLAIN MAN'S SONS
Henry and Lee Harris Accused of
Assassinating R. E. White.
Bay White Wounded, But Not Killed,
as Was First Reported—After
math of Harris Tragedy.
Later advices from Enola, near
the scene of the assassination of K.
E. White last Thursday, indicate
that there is no doubt the crime
was committed by Henry and Lee
Harris, whose father, 1). (x. Har
ris, was slain about six weeks ago.
R. E. White’s son. Bay, who was
wounded when the father was kill
ed, will probably recover. 1 he
iirst report waf that the son, too,
had been killed.
According to later reports, R.
E. White and his son, Bay, were
on their way to Mount Vernon
with a load of seed cotton Thurs
day morning. Bay was driving
and his father was walking. W hen
they had gone about a quarter of
a mile from home Bay White saw
Henry and Lee Harris arise from
a fence corner by the road, and 1
he called to his father to run for
home, and he jumped to the ground
on the opposite side of the wagon
from the Harris boys. The latter
immediately shot R. E. White in
a number of places, killing him in
stantly and wounding Bay V\ hite, 1
and left him for dead. The Harris'
boys'walked up and viewed the
body of R. E. White, to be sure
that he was dead, and, after gloat
ing over their fearful work of re
venge, climbed over the fence and
passed through a held. They met
a man in the held and told him
they had killed White and his son,
and that there were four more
men they were going to kill.
Bay White is not seriously hurt,
and will recover* The Harris boys
had a shotgun, Winchester and
two pistols each, and tired about
sixteen shots at the Whites.
The Whites were unarmed and
not expecting trouble.
The shooting occurred about
half a mile from where D. (}. Har
ris, father of Henry and Lee liar-1
ris, was killed a few months ago.
NEORO HOY KILLED.
Arkansas City, Dec. 9. Hunch!
Hill, a negro boy, was killed near
town today by Charley Broades,
another negro. Broades came in
and gave himself up to the offi
cers. and was placed in jail to
await an investigation by a coro
ner's jury.
Shot and Killed at a Dance.
Atkins, Ark., Dec. 10.—At a
dance last night on the O’Daniels
place a man by tin* name of Lee
King was shot and killed. It is
not known who fired the fatal shot.
After he was shot a dirk knife and
a bottle of whiskey were found on
his person.
SEVERAL rural mail
ROUTES IN ARKANSAS
1 lie State Now Has a Total of 146
Rural Hail Routes.
Service Has Been Popular From Be
ginning, and There is Now 24,
566 Routes in the XJ. S.
i he report of the postmaster
general to the effect that there is a
larjre deficiency in the postal ap
pt opriations due to the growth and
extension of the rural delivery
service, calls attention to the very
AH'eat increase in the service in
Arkansas. Although not so large
a" in other states, it has assumed
no inconsiderable proportions in
Arkansas, and is growing very
rapidly.
1 he report of the department on
duly 1, 1899, showed that there
were 391 routes in the United
States, at a time when it was still
in an experimental stage, and of
tuese four were in Arkansas, two
being at Stuttgart and two at
< larksville. The appropriations
for the service in the United States
for the fiscal year ending dune 30, j
1*93, was $450,000. There are
now 24.560 routes in operation in
the United States, of which 146
are in Arkansas. The expense
for the service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1904, was $12,
dsl,876.90, and the amount appro
priated for the current year is
$20,816,000.
mere are eighty-one points m I
Arkansas at which there are rural
service, Texarkana having five
routes, the greatest number for
any one place. There are several
with four and three routes. There '
is a carrier and a substitute car
rier for each route, and their aver
age salary is $56 a month, the max
imum being $720 a year. All the
carriers in the state are paid
through the Little Rock postoffice,
and about $7,000 a month is now
being disbursed as salaries. The
carriers report to the fourth as
sistant postmaster general. So
far only seventeen posfcoftices have
been discontinued in the state to
be superseded by the rural ser
vice, not so many as one might
expect. It is estimated that the
carriers pay about half the ex
pense in the collection of mail
along their routes, which would
otherwise pass through the coun
try postodices, the compensation
of the postmasters being based up
on the amount of stamps cancel
led by them. The average length
of the routes is twenty miles, and
one round trip is made daily, serv
ing an average of 500 families.
Arkansas is in the St. Louis di
vision" of the rural route service.
One inspector, Samuel Kahn, is
kept in the field here examining
and making recommendations with
reference to applications for the
establishment of new routes. Each
application is referred to the de
partment, which refers it to the
congressman from the district in
which the place is located, and af
ter his endorsement it goes to the
inspector for his action. There
ire already a great many applica
tions in his hands which have not
trgt been acted upon. An applica
tion for a third route out of Little
Rock was referred to him about
liree months ago, and no report
las been made upon it yet.
All that is required of the pa
rous of the service is that they
nirchase and put up a standard
uail box, which costs usually about
;2. It is also required that the
o:uls be first-class. It is this pro
•jsion that has made the number
,f routes in Arkansas so small, and
,o better argument for improved
lighways can be offered. Tennes
,ee has about 2,000 routes, due to1
very great extent to the superior
haracter of its roads and turn- j
pikes, built for the most part with
bonds.
During1 the fiscal year there was
established 9,447 routes, making
a total of 24,566 routes in opera
tion on June 30, 1904. The growth
of the service is, in a measure,
shown by the following table:
Appropriations. Routes.
1897 .$ 40,000 44
1898 . 50,000 148
1899 . 150,000 391
1900 . 450,000 1,276
1901 . 1,750,000 ' 4,301
1902 . 3,993,740 8,466
1903 . 8,054,400 15,119
1904 . 12,921,700 24,566
While splitting wood near Har
rison, James Hayes was severely
hurt. The axe caught in the limb
of a tree and decended on his fore
arm, severing one bone of the
wrist.
Real Estate Bargains
For Sale By
CRAIG & HENDERSON
1. 80 acres good land 1 m from
Newark, on railroad; 40 acres cleared;
23 in cultivation; good bottom land
and a bargain.
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.-E. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above highwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
No. 5. 140 acres good land I mi. N.
of Paroquet; 50 acres in cultivation;
3 good houses on farm with good
pumps; 60 acres in pasture; excellent
cotton land and good timber on land
not in cultivation. Can be bought for
ten dollars an acre.
No. 6. Half interest in 250 acres
cane pasture land J mile from Jaek
sonport; under fence; finest cane land
on White river; very cheap.
No. 7. 48 acres i mile from Paro
quet; 35 acres rich river bottom land;
15 acres above overflow; good timber.
A bargain.
No 10. 40 acres good timber land
2 miles from Newark; would make fine
cotton land.
No. 11. 2 acres of land and good
4 room house in Paroquet, all under
fence and well improved, liig bargain.
No. 12. Nice 5 room residence and
4 lots near Methodist church; one of
the most beautiful places in Newark.
Very cheap.
o. 15. 160 acres tine land in the
famous Pig Bottom country; makes a
bale of cotton and 75 to 100 bushels of
corn to the*acre. Fine farm and in
a few years will be worth 16 thousand
dollars, but if taken at once can be
bought for about half that amount.
o. 17. Two nice residence lots one
block north of public school building;
nicest residence property in town and
a bargain.
o. 18. 400 acres fine Big Bottom
farming land; 200 acres in cultivation;
4 houses on place; makes a bale of cot
ton to the acre. Well improved farm
and a genuine bargain if taken atonce.
o. 21. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet, 40 acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; one 6-room frame
and one 2-room box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of 5o bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good tim
ber.
No. 22. 75 acre creek bottom farm,
with 55 acres in cultivation; one 4
room and one 2-room house; two good
barns and other out buildings. Makes
half bale of cotton and 30 bushels corn
to the acre; two miles from Newark.
No. 23. 87 acre creek bottom farm,
two miles from Newark with 67 acres
in cultivation; two 2-room houses
with good chimneys; everlasting wat
ter; makes half bale cotton to the
acre.
No. 24. 20 acres half mile north of
Newark, 15 acres in cultivation; excel
lent location for truck or poultry farm.
o. 25. 11 acres half mile north of
town; good 5-room house, barn, orch
ard, good out buildings and two wells.
56. 160 acre farm with 40 improved
good orchard of 300 trees, good 7 room
frame house and good barn; everlast
ing spring.
57. 117 acres creek bottom land 2
miles north of town; 35 acres in eulii
vation; good hill land, grows 40 bush
els corn and half bale cotton per acre,
59. 2 acres ground and good 5 room
house in north edge of town; good im
provements and line water.
60. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence; good 3
room box house with brick flues; good
well of water, barn, garden; orchard
of 75 bearing trees of apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
no. 26. 140 acre farm, Ho acres in
cultivation; good timber mi land not
in cultivation; three 2-room houses,
good well and spring, 24 acre orchard.
Located 8 miles north of Newark,
mile from Black River Academy, mife
from church and in good neighborhood.
Small creek runs through the farm.
No. 27. One block beautiful resi
dence lots just north of school build
ing. Very desirable property and a
bargain.
No. 39. 40 acres timber land (i miles
southwest of Oil Trough store, good
white oak timber; Price $60,
no. 40 so acres timber lahd on
Departee creek, half river bottom and
half upland; line tract t»f land and
has good timber on it.
no. 41. .75 acres bottom land on
Black river adjoining railroad; very
high and seldom overflows; all in tim
ber, tine piece of land and a bargain.
no. 53. 80 acres Big Bottom land
24 miles from Newark; 60 acres in cul
tivation, 3 acres in alfalfa; grows bale
of cotton to the acre.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence
property in north part of town; good
well and garden on place.
55. 160 acre farm 3 miles north of
town, 140 acres in cultivation, 20 acres
good timber, no rocks, 5 room log
house and 4 room frame house, goufl
well, and nice young orchard.
No. 28. 12 acres fine Big Bottom
land,mile and a half from Newark,all
in cultivation: makes bale of cotton
per acre.
No. 2o. 16 acres half mile north of
Magness; 3 room house, good barn and
orchard.
no. 30. 529 acres fine bottom land;
mile river front on Black river; 300
acres under fence; 200 acres fine cane
land; valuable white oak timber on
land.
No. 31. Bloek of nicest residence
property in Newark, near schoo
building.
No. 32. Block nice residence prop
erty in west side Newark, l block from
school building.
no. 42. 8 acres timbered land 3 mi.
north of Newark; good hill land and
nice location for small fruit farm.
no. 33. Block residence property In
north part of town; 80 bearing apple
trees on place; choice residence prop
erty.
no. 34. 40 acres timbered land in
Big Bottom, half mile east of Akron.
Very cheap.
No. 35. 99 acres 2 miles north of
Newark, 70 acres in cultivation, 2-sto
ry 5-room house, good outbuildings,
barns, 20 acre pasture and line youn
orchard.
o. 30. Nice 5-room residence 2
blocks from depot, very desirable lo
cation.
o. 38. 40 acres timbered land on
Village creek, 2 miles from Newport,
tine land; valuable white oak timber
on place.
43. 300 acres good bottom land, 280
acres in timber; 80 acres in timothy;
good 4 room house; good barn and out
buildings; good orchard; 100 acres in
pasture; improvements good; located
3 miles from Newark; a tine stock
farm. Price tive thousand dollars.
45. 2 room house and 1 acre land hi
north edge of city, at a bargain.
4(1. 3 acres nice residence property
in north edge of city; beautiful loca
tion, and genuine bargain.
47. Good 5 room house and 1 acre
land in west edge of town: convenient
to school; desirable location; cheap.
48. 80 acres in the manganese belt,
2 miles northwest of Cushman;healtby
location; springs in abbndance.
49. 40 acres timbered land 8 mile*
north of Batesville in the manganese
belt; soil rich from mineral.
50. 2 acres tine residence property
in north part of town; 4 blocks from
school building; tine orchard of about
75 bearing trees; nice location.
52. 1400 acres tine river bottom land
on Black river, lying on both sides of
railroad; over 200 acres in cultivation;
400 acres in pasture; good timber, 3
miles river front, railroad station and
switch on place, all good farming land
and has natural drainage, fine for cot
ton. and would make as tine stock
farm as any of its size in the South.
52. 240 acres fine land in the famous
Big Bottom country, half mile from
Newark; makes a bale of cotton and
00 to 100 bushelscorn per acre; 25 acres
in alfalfa yielding 7 to 8 tons per acre
every year.
54. 120 acre farm, 55 in cultivation,
and under good fence, good six ’toom
house and a 2 room house, good barn
and plenty of water, located 41 miles
north of town.
CRAIG & HENDERSON
Newark, - Arkansas.
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