Woodrufk County News.
YrOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1907.
NO. 47.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
the latest events of the
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
north, east west, south
Foreign Lands, Throughout the N
tion and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
St. Louis druggist uses Osier plan
to get rid of rats after other means
fail.
The telegraphers’ strike will be
ended not later than Oct. 15, ac
cording to official announcement
made by strikers.
Nebraska is conducting a crusade
against railroads violating the safety
appliance law.
Leading railroads of South Dakota
commence united action in United
States court to enjoin state from
putting into effect the 2^c-a-mile pas
senger rate.
Texas cotton raisers are holding
their crops for a price of 15c.
United States authorities begin cru
sade against watered, skimmed Hr
adulterated milk dealers in Illinois.
French aeronauts leave Paris bound
for the St. Louis balloon races.
Frank Rush, the cowboy naturalist,
takes charge of the government’s herd
of buffalo in New York preparatory
to taking them to national forest in
Oklahoma.
New Yorker accidentally steps on
bootblack’s toes and is shot.
William Cain, a St. Louis city em
ploye, lived six months with a broken
neck.
Three-pound negro baby in Milwau
kee is turning white.
President Moffett of tSandard Oil
Co. of Indiana fails to prove state
ment before special grand jury.
Man convicted of robbery in Chi
cago says he was honest until he be
came a policeman.
Plan is frustrated to kidnap Prin
cess Monica Pia of Saxony.
Roosevelt demands suspension of
pilot of one of the vessels of river
flf't for racing.
Dr. Bell, the inventor of the tele
phone, is interested in balloons and
will attend races at Ct. Louis.
Standard Oil Co. gets lower ocean
freight rate than competitors is
brought out in hearing to dissolve al
leged trust.
Roosevelt ends trip down Missis
sippi at Memphis, delivers speech and
leaves for Louisiana to hunt bears
Lakes-to the-Gulf Waterways asso
cla;ion meets in Memphis; notable ad
dresses are mdae.
Impressive ceremonies marked the
unveiling of the McKinley monument
at Canton, O., Monday. President
Roosevelt delivered an eloquent eulo
gy to the martyred president. Four
states contributed to the monument.
The mausoleum stands on an emi
nence to which has been given the
name of Monument Hill, about two
miles due west of the McKinley home
in the city of Canton.
Lady Arthur Paget and daughter de
clined invitation to attend German
army maneuvers which were extended
'-y kaiserin.
Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford
White, is buoyant over the near ap
proach of his second trial and likewise
in greatly improved physical condi
tion. Breaking the ban of silence im
posed upon him by his former counsel
and family, the noted prisoner has
submitted to -an extended Interview.
E- H. Harriman is deposed as a
director of the Chicago & Alton rail
road at the annual meeting.
Demonstrations of how to make 200
dishes from corn will be a feature of
National Corn Exposition.
Editor of the Yonkers Herald, who
is charged with libeling District At
torney Jerome, testifies that he be
lieved the information on which he
accused the attorney of a corrupt bar
gain with the insurance companies
was correct.
bishop of London says he, and not
resident Roosevelt, as has been re
peated, was the victor 4n the recent
tennis game on the White House
courts.
^olunteers of America take posse
Bion of headquarters in New York.
Attorney General Jackson of Ne
°rk fi]cs suit for the appointment
receivers for the New York City Ra
Co. and the Metropolitan Stre
at «ay Co., alleging that the ma
gement either wasted or misapprop
ated millions of dollars.
Demonstrations of how to make 2
from corn WH1 be a feature
® National Corn Exposition.
Utistics published show that Co<
unt\, minois, Is the richest coun
le * nltea States, with person
loperty for taxation purpos
mounting to $524,073,473.
ml !fh. *’lns over Harriman In 8k
stnoM °,T proxles of Illinois Centr
stockholders.
in his speech at. Keokuk the presi
dent urges federal improvement of
rivers and declares congress should
immediately take steps to utilize the
great natural highways for the benefit
of the nation. Says Mississippi and
tributaries must be fitted for traffic.
Renews his promise to prosecute the
moneyed interests which transgress
the law.
President Roosevelt on Mississippi
river voyage receives enthusiastic
welcome at St. Louis. In speech to
nine thousand assembled at Jai All
building asserts that nation should
join in improving Mississippi and its
branches and that he believed that the
river is soon to resume its place as
one of the world's great traffic car
riers.
In the matter of the $125,000 trust
created by Mrs. Baker G. Eddy for her
son, Geo. W. Glover of Lead, S. D.,
and his family, attorneys for Glover
asked the superior court whether any
beneficiary making contest of the will
loses all his inheritance.
United States Senator William E.
Borah Wednesday night was acquitted
of the charge of conspiracy to defraud
me government out of valuable Idaho
timber lands. The case was submit
ted without argument on the part of
the defense, and the jury was out just
long enough to take one ballot.
Harvey K. Brown, the former sheriff
of Baker county, Ore., who was blown
up by a dynamite bomb as he entered
the gate at his home Monday night,
died late Tuesday at a hospital, after
making a statement in which he de
clared the Western Federation of Min
ers was responsible for his death.
The farmers of the country are soon
to have the satisfaction of learning
that the government has commenced
proceedings to dissolve the harvester
combine. Assistant Attorney General
Purdy, who has prepared all the trusty
cases, has just returned from a sum
mer in Europe and was in conference
with the attorney general. He has
done much work upon the harvester
case.
Attorneys general of the United
States form an organization through
which a concerted w#r on trusts will
be made. Congress will be memorial
ized to prevent interference by fed
eral laws.
Secretary Taft is the guest at a
luncheon in Tokio where he meets fa
mous Japanese statesmen and war
riors, and at a reception in Yokohama.
Union and non-union insurance com
panies writing tornado business will
confer during the meeting of the
Northwestern association in an at
tempt to relieve the demoralization of
competition.
A special report from the American
board of missions s?ys that Chinese
missionaries have been using their po
litical influence to interfere between
the government and natives.
Chicago banks reach a high total in
clearings for September and for the
first nine months of the year.
Secretary Taft declares war between
United States and Japan would be
crime against civilization.
Woman plunger on Pacific coast has
oil magnates worked up over her cor
ners on market.
Pciitical leaders in N£w Mexico
hope to bring it into statehood singly;
joint entrance not desired.
Father haunting Mrs. Mabelle Gil
man Corey, threatened to be revenged
if she doesn’t recognize him.
Bitter struggle between King Leo
pold and Belgian parliament over an
nexation of Congo expected.
Canadian member of parliament pre
dicted hard fight at next session,
which he said would last six months;
prophet of big scandal.
Russia and Great Britain sign agree
ment which means much for the peace
of Asia.
Methodist conference at Milwaukee
petitions President Roosevelt and the
senate for a quieter Sunday.
President Moffett of the Standard
Oil Co. of Indiana, testifying before
‘.he federal grand jury, claims respon
sibility for the Standard’s rebate cir
cular accusing Chicago shippers.
A square deal in ministers’ pay is
demanded by Rev. F. D. Sheets in an
address before the Rock River Meth
odist. Episcopal conference.
Countess of Warwick arrived In
New York, insisted she was a private
person, and declined to discuss social
ism or any other topic.
Death of woman in lunatic asylum
recalled a famous English poisoning
crime.
Vienna investigator explained a new
method for instant diagnosis of tuber
culosis.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones points out beau
ties of the New Testament when prop
el ly studied and shows why it is a
deathless classic.
Raymond explained reasons of suc
cess in government of cities ruled by
the commission; graft made almost
impossible.
E. H. Harriman is deposed as a
director of the Chicago & Alton rail
road at the annual meeting.
Roosevelt makes an appeal for a
bigger fighting navy and defends his
theories that railroads should be
placed under federal control, in his
deep waterway speech at Cairo.
^ ARKANSAS J
STATE NEWS
Gold Discovered In Arkansas.
Gold, believed to be in paying quan
tities has been discovered in Mont
gomery county, about a mile and a
baif northeast of Womble. Messrs.
Blair and Thompson made the discov
ery on their farm. J. J. Thompson
■was formerly a miner, having worked
in the pit in this and several other
states. Finding what he believed
from indications to be gold-bearing
rock, h_2 traced the leal to a bluff on
the farm. Then he blasted ofT a num
ber of specimens and sent them to a
firm of assayers in Los Angeles, in
whom he had perfect confidence.
Blair and Thompson recently received
the result of the assay, which showed
that the rock tested carried gold in
the proportion of $11.88 to the ton,
with traces of silver. The rock is
dark colored, streaked with layers of
quartz. A shaft has been sunk to the
depth of 15 feet and the owners say
that the ore shows greater richness as
the depth increases. They have sent
specimens of this deeper ore rock to
be assayed and are now awaiting a
report on it. Mr. Thompson claims
to be sufficiently familiar with gold
bearing rock to reconize it when he
sees it, which facts led to the dis
covery. He believes Montgomery
county contains gold, silver, lead and
zinc in paying quanities and that all
that is needed is capital for the de
velopment of her mineral resources.
Seeking More Room.
A stock company has been organized
at Helena with an authorized capital
stock of $250,000, for the purpose
of building practically another town
to be known as West Helena, and
connected with Helena, by an inter
urban electric line. For this purpose
an option has been secured by the
company on 2,200 acres of land one
mile and a half west of the city,
which W'ill be improved by the
grading of streets, putting down
sidewalks, and the erection of
light, water and power plants,
and the construction of an adequate
sewer system. This movement was
made necessary by the present lack
of accommodations for those who
come to Helena to make their homes.
Helena is so situated physically that
further expansion is practically im
possible and the need of more houses
for homeseekers is becoming more
apparent every day.
Annoyed By Wolves.
A pack of wolves that have been
infesting the country about four miles
northwest of Prairie Grove for several
months, have been causing a great deal
of trouble on account of their raven
ous appetite for chicken, and the farm
ers of that section are up in arms
against the intruders. They have
chased the wolves with dogs and gun,
but so far only two or three have been
killed. There is said to be eight or
ten wolves in the gang, and they are
very bold in their quest for chicken
meat. It is not uncommon to see them
during the daytime close to the farm
houses chasing the fowls. Where the
wolves came from is unknown, but
It is supposed a few of,them migrated j
from the hills of the Indian Territory I
last winter and have raised their i
young here.
Large Plant at Alma.
The Ozark Preserving Company j
will establish a large plant, consisting ;
of a group of six buildings, at Alma.
The company will manufacture from
Crawford county fruit all kinds of pre
serves, jelly, jam, apple and peach j
butter and cider vinegar. Its initial
capacity will be the consumption of
200 to 300 bushels per day, all of
which will seek the Northern markets.
Souie idea of the magnitude of the
business may be gathered from the
fact that their first order for cans,
when the plant is located will be for
70,000.
Will Build Calaboose.
For fear that their present jail,
which is a boxcar, may be removed
by the railroad company, arrange
ments are being made for the erec
tion of a calaboose at Melbourne.
It will be made of 2x4s, spiked to
gether, and will have two cells and
a hall where a stove will be placed.
Kicked By Mule.
Henry Thomelson. a young man re
siding near Halliday, was kicked by
a mule recently, and is thought to be
fatally hurt. The young man was pass
ing near the animal when it suddenly
whirled and kicked him in the stom
ach with both feet.
Feast for Buzzards.
The dead body of an unknown man
was discovered by a party of hunters
near Rockdale a few days ago, sur
rounded by buzzards, which had
devoured about one-third of the body, j
Assaulted at Hot Springs.
John Mariot, a Saline county farm
er, was dragged from a street car,
at Hot Springs by three men, in front
of the Arlington hotel, and shamefully
assaulted, being kicked and stamped
upon while down, receiving many bru
tal kicks in the head. Several teeth
were knocked out, and it is believed
that he sustained internal injuries.
Two men are under arrest, charged
with asault and battery. One is a
member of the City Fire Department,
John Aikin Jr., and the other is Will
Howard, a motorman. A third man,
Button Akin, is also said to be impli
cated. The original cause of the trou
blt is said to be a feud of long stand
ing between John Akin and Mariot.
Sues For $5,000 Libel.
Philip Dart, a blacksmith, has filed
suit against the Daily Texarkanian of
Texarkana, for the sum of $5,000
which he alleges he has been damag
ed in character and reputation, by
reason of an item which appeared in
the paper about three weeks ago giv
ing an account of plaintiff's arrest on
a warrant charging him with aggra
vated assault upon his step-daughter.
The plaintiff alleges that a part of the
allegations, as printed in the article,
are untrue and libelous.
F. J. Gosiger Shot.
F. J. Gosiger, a traveling freight
agent of the Chicago and Alton Rail
road was shot and killed 1. y Nathaniel
Mulholland, a nineteen-year old boy,
in Little Rock. The trouble arose
over a calf belonging to the Mulhol
lands straying into the Gosiger yard,
and which led to a quarrel between
the two families. The boy claims that
he fired to protect his mother and in
self-defense.
Bitten by Rattlesnake.
John Marford, while hunting near
Ultima Thule, in company with Henry
Wright, was bitten by a rattler. They
were about 5 miles from home and
before the injured man could be taken
heme and a doctor could arrive, he
was almost dead from effects of the
poison and loss of blood. There is a
possibility of his losing his leg to save
life. The rattler measured 5 1-2 feo
in length.
Fell From Train.
Walking in his sleep, S. L. West, 40
years old, who lives in Dyer, Tenn.,
a passenger on an Iron Mountain train,
fell from the steps of a coach, 40 miles
from Bald Knob, and w’hen he awroke
he was lying on a pier of a bridge.
He sustained serious injuries about
the head and arms. He was dreaming
at the time that he had left his grip
in another car and went to get it.
Arkansas Presbytery.
The Arkansas Presbytery has just
closed its session at Walnut Ridge,
after a four days meeting. J. P.
Coffin of Batesville was chosen
moderator, Rev. S. L. Grigsby of
Jonesboro, slated clerk, and Rev. S.
G. Hutton of Argenta, clerk of the
presbytery. The next meeting of the
presbytery will be held at Des Arc tn
April, 1908.
Big Storage Plant.
The Border City Ice and Cold Stor
age Company of Fori Smith have com
menced operations for the ereciion in
that city of one of the most modern
cold storage plants in the Southwest.
The building will be 60x130 feet, will
be constructed of brick and will be
three stories in height. It will have
a storage capacity of 0,000 barrels.
Accidentally Killed.
Barney Myers, aged 15 years, was
accidentally shot while hunting with
his brother, near their home, two tni'es
below Morrison Bluff. Barney war
standing under a bluff, and his brother
who was on top, loaded his run and
when he threw the breech into position
it was discharged, the content', enter
ing his brother’s abdomen.
Sent Charge Through HeP't.
Frank Buck, a farmer living three
miles from Marked Tree, killed himself
by firing the contents of a 12 guage
shell into his heart, shoving the trig
ger with his right hand while with
his left he held the gun in place.
Woman Seeks Death.
Abandoned by her husband, and re
fused recognition by his relatives,
Mrs. H. G. Brickhouse, a bride of only
a few months, attempted suicide at
Hot Springs by shooting herself.
Her condition is serious.
Street Fair.
The merchants and citizens of Mul
berry will give a four days’ streel
fair and carnival, October 16 to 10
A number of premiums on cotton,
cattle, hogs and poultry will be given.
They will also have a fiddlers’ con
test and a young ladies’ race.
And Not Much Doing.
A Philadelphia preacher says it is
possible for a man to be a consistent
Christian and a politician at one and
the same time. Perhaps; but it must
be a very trying job in Philadelphia,
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State Capital Notes
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Walked 75 miles to Surrender.
Learning that he was wrmted by
the United States government for
selling liquor without a license and
that a warrant had been issued for
his arrest, Thomas Stanley walked 75
miles to the office of the deputy mar
shal who held the paper and vol
untarily surrendered. Stanley's ac
tion has received wide comment and
It goes on record as one of the most
unique cases of self-imprisonment in
this district. He was under indict
ment in the western judicial district
of this state, but left the jurisdiction
of the court before he was summoned
for trial. Deputy United States Mar
shal Freeman of Freeman, P. O., Pope
county, was In Eglantine, Van Bruen
county, recently and acquainted a
friend there with the information that
he had a warrant for Stanley. The friend
said that he knew the man and would
communicate with him. This was
done and Stanley who has been a
resident off and on of Eglantine for
more than a year, decided to give
himself up. Freeman had returned
to his home in the meantime and,
therefore, he was dumfounded when
Stanley w-alked Into his bouse stating
that he was wanted. He confessed
that he had traveled the distance on
foot. Word was immediatly sent to
Little Rock that the man was in
custody and he was taken to Russell
ville, from which place he was
brought to Little Rock. Stanley was
arraingned before Commissioner Allen
for the eastern district and after a
hearing was lodged in the county jail
to await the issuance of an order by
United States District Judge Trieber
for removal to Fort Worth. He is
about 35 years old and shows no
signs of his long jaunt. His conduct
warrants the supposition that he did
not know that he had been indicted.
No Site Yet For Fountain.
Lewis M. Seaver, representing the
National Humane Alliance, which
proposes to donate a $1,000 granite
fountain for the use of man and beast,
if a suitable site be selected for it.
has a proposition to place it in Hot
Springs. Word has been received at
the city hall that the ladies of Hot
Springs had promised Mr. Seaver that
if he would give the fountain to that
city they believed they could secure
a place for it in front of the Arling
ton hotel. When Mr. Seaver was in
Little Rock he desired that the foun
tain should be placed on East Fifth
street, between Main and Scott, but
the commissioners of the East Fifth
street paving district objected to its
being located there on the ground
that it would be injurious to the as
phalt pavement at the point at which
it might be placed. Mayor Lenon
offered Mr. Seaver his choice of a
site at Sixth and Center streets, Sec
ond, Fourth and Seventh, on Broad
way, or Second and Rock. Neither
one of these sites was acceptable to
Mr. Seaver. He then suggested to
Mayor Lenon that the city might have
the fountain if it were given a place
on Main street, near the free bridge.
This proposition, of course, was de
clined by the mayor. Mr. Seaver has
promoted Mr. Lenon that he will visit
Little Rock again in a few days, and,
if possible, will give this city the
preference of being the custodian of
the fount. It is not believed that the
owners of the Arlington hotel at Hot
Springs will consent to having the
fountain located in front of that
house, and if not it yet may find a
home in Little Rock.
To Restore Citizenship.
Thomas Henry Holland, convicted
on the charge of aggravated assault
in a justice of the peace court in Con
way, June 6, and fined $75 and sen
tenced to 90 days in jail, was granted
a pardon by Acting Governor Pindall.
The pardon was given in order to re
store citizenship, the justice and pro
secuting attorney stating in the peti
tion that the defendant should have
been convicted only on the charge of
assault, and that, having paid the
fine, they believed he had been suffi
ciently punished.
Reese Post, convicted in the Gar
land Circuit Court in October, 1891, on
the charge of murder in the second
degree, and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary, was granted a par
don by Gov. Pindall, In order to re
store his citizenship.
Will Bass, convicted in the Craw
ford Circuit Court in June, 1907, on
the charge of assault with Intent to
kill, and sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary, was given a pardon.
Retained Vitality Long.
Last spring a farmer living near
Memphis, Tenn., unearthed a vessel
containing corn while excavating near
one of the forts made by the mound
builders. He planted some of the ce
real, and, strange as it may seem, got
a yield. The kernels were small in
size and sooty black In color.
Exhibits For State Fair
The agricultural department has
shipped to Hot Springs ten large
boxes of exhibits for the Arkansas
State fair. The displays included
specimens of the various fruits, grains
and hardwoods produced in the state,
all of which were selected with great
care. Large blocks of stone, marble,
and granite were also shipped to Hot
Springs. Among the marble blocks
were specimens from about ten coun
ties, the most attractive of which
come from the inexhaustible beds of
Independence, Izard and Searcy coun
ties. They include the St. Clair mar
ble of Independence county, the St.
Joe marble of Searcy county and the
chocolate-tinted and black marbles of
Searcy and Newton counties. The
granite blocks sent to Hot Springs
came from the Fourche mountain
quarries and are known as pulaskite,
taking their name from the county in
which the quarries are located. The
specimens consist of both red and
gray granite, one side of each block be
ing highly polished. The marble cubes
were treated in the same manner. J.
F. Whitlock, mineralogist in the agri
cultural department, accompanies the
exhibit to Hot Springs and will remain
with it during the time it is on dis
play at the fair. He will be in charge
of the exhibits, and his familiarity
with the resources of Arkansas will
enable him to furnish visitors all the
information they desire concerning
them.
Transcripts Filed.
The transcript in the case of Edward
Myane, a minor, by his next friend,
H. Myane, against the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
on appeal from the Miller Circuit
Court, has been filed in the Supreme
Court. The suit is for damages al
leged to have been sustained by plain
tiff’s horse coming in contact with a
live wire of the defendant company
in Texarkana, by which the animal
was killed. Plaintiff sues for $150.
In the lower court plaintiff secured
a judgment for $156, from which judg
ment the telephone company takes an
appeal.
The transcript in the case of the
State of Arkansas against Newton
Turner, charged with violating the
Sabbath, on appeal from Bradley coun
ty. Turner was fined $1, his
alleged offense consisting in cleaning
a boiler on Sunday.
W. H. James against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, on appeal
from Union Circuit Court. The suit
is for $560 damages alleged to have
been sustained by plaintiff on account
of the failure of the defendant com
pany to deliver a telegram.
C. A. Franklin against Tom Hill and
Sam Hill, on appeal from the Ashley
Circuit Court The suit is on account
of an alleged breach of contract.
John Marshall against George M.
Head and M. J. Head, on appeal from
the St. Francis Chancery Court. The
action is for the collection of a note.
Blind School Opens.
Prof. T. A. Futrall, superintendent
of the Arkansas School for the Blind,
is still holding the fort at that insti
tution. He stated that he would con
tinue to do so in accordance with the
orders of the State Board of Chari
table Commissioners. S. D. Lucas .of
Magnolia, who was elected superin
tendent of the school three months
ago, and who was virtually deposed
on Monday at a meeting of four mem
bers, constituting a majority of the
charity board, has consulted a prom
inent attorney with the view of as
certaining what legal steps might be
taken to recind the action taken by
the four members in instructing Prof.
Putrall to remain as superintendent, on
the assurance of his re-election at the
next regular meeting, but no arrange
ments were made to take the matter
to the courts. The School for the
Blind was formally opened at 9 o’clock
Wednesday morning. A number of
pupils from different portions of the
state arrived the night before and
there are now in the institution about
100 pupils. Before the close of the
week it is expected there will be not
less than 150 in attendance. *
First Mayor of Hermitage.
N. P. Wadsworth, who was recently
elected mayor of the comparatively
new town of Hermitage, was in the
city recently, and received his com
mission from the secretary of state.
The municipal election at Hermitage
was held a few days ago. The other
officers elected were: Dr. W. P. Rea
sor, treasurer; J. W. Creed, recorder;
J. P. Lansdale, M. A. Jackson, E. A.
Baker, Dr. G. L. Wilson and E. C.
Young. Mayor Wadsworth says that
many improvements are going on in
the building line, among which is the
erection of a $5,000 school building.
Hermitage is one year old and has fc
[ population of about 600.