VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1908.
NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Choctaw Strip Part of Arkansas.
Have Arkansas courts any jurisdic
tion over the strip of land located near
Fort Smith and commonly known as
,he Choctaw strip?” This is the main
question involved in the case of Clint
Thompson against William McCauley,
jailer of the Fort Smith district of Se
bastian county, the transcript of which
was filed with the Supreme Court
Thursday, the case being appealed
from the Sebastian County Chancery
Court.
The case is considered a most inn
portant one, as it involves a question
that has attracted no small amount of
attention since the strip of land was
set apart for the Cohctaw Indians by
the government and then annexed to
the state of Arkansas by the Arkan
sas legislature^ of 1905.
Thompson was arrested and taken
to Fort Smith for trial. He was
charged with disturbing the peace of
• the Indian land. He and his attorneys
took the stand that, the court which
tried him had no jurisdiction what
ever over that strip of land, claim
ing that it was the property of the
Indians, and that no court of this state
could exercise any power over its af
fairs. Thompson brought habeas cor
pus proceedings, asking that a writ
of habeas corpus be issued and a
chance given the jailer, in whose cus
tody Thompson was, to show cause
' why he, Thompson, could not be re
leased. The petition for habeas cor
• pus was denied by the lower court,
and the case was then appealed.
In his petition for habeas corpus,
Thompson allages that the Choctaw
strip was given to the Indians in 1905
by act of Congress; that later it was
put within the boundary lines of Ar
. kansas by act of Congress and of the
Arkansas legislature, but. that after
'J that Congress repealed the act. On
this ground Thompson claims that no
Arkansas court can have jurisdiction
r; over the Indian reservation.
The strip of land in question lies
between Fort Smith and the Poteau
river.
Nathan Reeves Slain By Posse.
Preferring to die rather than to be
taken back to Monticello and stand
trial for the murder of Deputy Sher
iff Ed Chambers, whom he shot down
at Blissville on the night of January
18, Nathan Reeves, alias Will Dooley,
alias "Goldy,” defied arrest when
found near Laconia, on the Mississippi
river in Desha county, and the offi
cers were forced to kill him.
The news of the negro’s death has
Just reached Sreriff Coker of that
county. Reeves was discovered last
Monday and hemmed in by a posse of
men who were unable to take him
alive. The negro was shot and later
died of his wounds. Rewards for his
capture aggregated $50. Acting Gov
ernor Pindall had offered a reward of
$200 and Sheriff Coker an additional
reward of $150.
When advised of the killing of the
cegro, Sheriff Coker was unable to
leave Monticello, as Circuit Court was
in session, but he sent R. B. Vernon,
who lives in Blissville, to ascertain
if the dead man was the slayer of
Deputy Sheriff Chambers and Vernon
identified the negro.
The negro is said to have confessed
bis identity before he died.
Close Saloons On Sunday.
1 l’<e saloon men of Helena have
°dged the issue brought up by the
'Oman’s Civic and Moral League and
ave signed an agreement in which
e.' promise to close their places of
usiness on Sunday. They also prom
se to abstain from all other forms of
awhreaklng. in doing this the saloon
“en have made it useless for the
eague to appeal to the city and coun
y authorities, as it intended to do
and practically kills the league's pe
HK'ii, signed by 150 business men,
asuug that the saloons be compelled
0 keeP within the law'.
Graysonia Is Incorporated.
Pt' town of Graysonia, in the wei
, n Part of Clark county, was recent
° l*’<>rated and the following office
tre °'ected: a. J. M. Proskaetu
u\or. Cy Hudson, marshal; aide
H " ’ J°hn Damskey, s. P. O’Neal, \
“HWrt. G. F. Middlebrook and
b- Montgomery.
Sheriff and Jai|er jaj|ed
r, ,hentr James Curtis and Jailer 3
tailJ Wer.e Plotters in the coun
Oni 8t ('01’ning for awhile Thursda
re* ' "(len fbeir friends came to tl
<ue and chopped a hole in tl
,.( l "a11 °f lhe jail were they ab
a kf-b dPe Tke two nien were tryir
n *‘V, !° lke ia" door and went insic
. ocked 'he door. The key loc
wem ? door al1 r'sht, but when th<
close i° “nlock 11 the ke>' snapped d
erg 0 ke 'ock. They were priso
aa Powerless to escape as tt
Fires at Husband; Kills Her Son.
Mrs. Daniel Jenkins 'Saturday night
shot and instantly killed her 17-year
old son in an attempt to kill her hus
band. The Jenkins are farmers, liv
ing eight miles east of De Witt. Mr.
Jenkins wanted to attend a meeting
of the Farmers’ Union Saturday night
but his wife positively forbade him to
leave the house, saying that if he at
tempted to do so, she would kill him.
Jenkins did not realize his danger,
but the boy, seeing his mother com
ing with the gun, begged her to spare
his life.
Jenkins asked the woman to drop
the gun, but she rushed out and fired
at her husand, but the whole discharge
entered the breast of the boy, killing
him instantly.
Many believe her to be insane, as
there is insanity in her family. She is
still at home with her large family
of children, doing all her work as
though nothing unusual had happened,
but constantly asking some one to kill
her.
Immigrants For Arkansas.
Of the 1,285,349 immigrants who
were admitted to the United States
during 1907, only 677 stated that their
destination was Arkansas. In 1906 the
number admitted was 1,100,735, of
whom 411 were destined to Arkansas.
In 1907, the classes of Arkansas-bound
aliens were: Miners, 27. tailors, 9;
farm laborers, 252; servants, 34; no
occupation, men women and children,
362.
It is noticeable that farm laborers
predominated among those who de
clared an occupation, and it is safe to
assume that of the others a number
went into farming. The government
recognizes the great need of the South
for farm labor, and the officials say
that when possible efforts will be made
to induce immigrants to go to South
ern states.
Wounded Negro Dies From Wound.
Jesse Austin, a negro employed at
the Fourche River Lumber Company’s
plant at Bigelow', died Sunday at St.
Vincent’s Infirmary Trom wounds sus
tained last Friday when, It is alleged,
be was shot by a white man by the
name of McHenry, also employed at
the Fourche company’s plant, follow
ing the killing of George Hames,
white, who w’as shot and killed the
day before by Henry Lee, a negro
employed at the same plant. The
shooting of Austin is said to have
been connected with the killing of
Hames. Austin, according to reports,
made some remark about the killing
of Hames, which it is alleged, so an
gered McHenry, that the latter shot
the negro.
Miners Return to Work.
Advices from the mines at Jenny
Lind, state that 200 striking miners,
who have been idle for a month will
return to work for the Western Coal
and Mining Company, pending a set
tlement of their grievance^ at a fu
ture conference. The miners, it is
said, claim that the underground pas
sages are unsafe, and ask the company
to employ shot flrei-s. The company
has agreed that the shot flrers go to
work under the regulations demanded
by the miners. At the next confer
ence it will be determined whether
the company or the miners pay the
shot flrers.
Engine Threw Mule On Man.
R. H. Woods, a traveling salesman
for the Saline Grocery Company of
Warren, has filed a suit in the Circuit
Court against the Iron Mountain Rail
road for $10,000 damages. Mr. Woods
was injured in a peculiar manner at
Warren January 2. He was standing
near the track of the railroad when a
train struck a mule, throwing it on
him. He has not yet recovered.
Young Griffin Loses Foot.
In jumping off of an Iron Mountain
freight train at the mouth of the tun
nel near Conway, Sunday, Clayton
Griffin, the 16-year-old son of Ben L.
Griffin, state secretary of the Farmers’
Union, was thrown beneath a car and
ffie wheels cut of? his right foot,
between the ankle and knee. It was
found necessary to ampntate the leg
below the knee. The lad is now rest
ing easily.
Two Charged With Larceny.
Constable Frank Stewart of Pine
Bluff, left Monday night for Memphis,
where he goes for J..W. Haag and Ed
Tomlin, two white men who are want
ed here on a grand larceny charge.
They were arrested in the Tennessee
city under the names of Joyce and
Vaughn.
May Ship Cotton To Memphis.
A meeting of the farmers who have
cotton stored in the Fvmers’ Union
warehouse at Arkadelphia has been
called to he held at the court house
February 24. The object of the meet
ing is to discuss the question of ship
ping the cotton to the Farmers’ Un
ion Cotton Company at Memphis. A
representative of the company was
there recently and assured the direc
tors of the warehouse they could get
more for the cotton by selling it di
rect to the spinners.
SENATOR JEff DAVIS AT OZARK
The Following is a Synopsis of Speeches Delivered at Ih6
Opening of the Gubernational Campaign at
Ozark, Tuesday, February 18th.
Senator Davis' Speech.
Mr. Crnirrann, Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
It affords me great pleasure to meet the
good people of Franklin county on this occa
sion and counsel with them as to the fundamen
tal principles of state government for which
we have fought hard and earnestly for the past
six years in Arkansas.
The gallant democracy of this country has
always been most kind and generous to me.
and this magnificent audience of the old guard
who have always helped me In every time of
need, is a compliment of which any man
might well be proud, and bears assurance to
the fact that the people of this great state arc
deeply interested in the proper administration
of her public affairs.
I don't come to you. my friends, in the
spirit of dictation—I don't come to you ns
the metropolitan press of this state would have
you believe, in on effort to control or influence
your better judgment, but I feel that it Is
always the duty of every public servant to
counsel and advise with his friends on all
public questions, and for that purpose, and
that alone, I come to you today.
A great complaint is going up, fellow-citi
zens. from certain quarters against my having
come back home and meeting and speaking to
you in this campaign. This complaint, how
ever, is made by the men who said that if
Jeff Davis were sent to the United States
senate, he would disgrace the state. They
now Insist that I should retain my seat in
the senate, while they undermine the princi
ples of government for which we have all
contended.
On the other hand, the men who gave me
their suffrage and support in my race for
the senate, are anxious that I should come back
and see to it that the agents of corporate
wealth and syndicate interests should not con
trol and dominate politics in Arkansas. • • • •
Ah! Mr. Chairman, und gentlemen, they say
that I should not raise my voice in the inter
est of Mr. Kirby for governor; they say that
this is intermeddling—that this is interloping—
that the restilt of his election does not con
cern me. On one hand, gentlemen and fellow
citizens. they charge Mr. Kirby with being the
Jeff Davis condidate; they brand him with
what they consider to be a stigma, and by
this they hope to array every anti-Jeff Davis
man in Arkansas against him; then, when
I raise my voice and ask my friends to rally
to his assistance, to his support, the subsidized
press of this state would raise its hands In
holy horror, and soy, “You are meddling in
state politics—it is none of your fight."
Ah!, my friends, I hope the day wil lnever
come in Arkansas when the welfare of the
people of my native state shull cease to con
cern me, when the cause of the people and
good govrnment will not elicit my most earn
est endeavor—my very best efforts.
I want to say to my friends throughout
the state of Arkuusas that W. F. Kirby Is the
only condidate iu this race for governor who
has ever been my personal or political friend.
1 want to say to my friends, that he is the
only candidate In the race who would carry
out the policies and principles of government
which I have inaugurated, and which I yet
hope to 6ee succeed, despite the efforts of the
despoilers.
I want to say to my friends throughout the
state that he is the only candidate in the
race for governor who is really und truly the
friend of the common people of the state.
I want to say to the people of the state that
William F. Kirby is an honest, clean, pure,
courageous man, that will make Arkansas one
of the best governors that ever occupied the
executive chair. • • • • •
You say, “What has he done since he has
been Attorney General?" Ah! my friends,
time will not permit that should give to
you each and every important official act of
his life, but suffice it to say that when the
state house vampires tried to get their long,
bony fingers into the state treasury and take
therefrom the money of the taxpayers of this
state, Kirby said “No," and the doors of the
vaults were closed, and the money is safe. The
Supreme Court sustained him.
When the last legislature passed the bucket
shop law, which I had the honor to write. It
was ridiculed und derided by the lawyers of
Little Rock, and by the opposition in the house
and iu the senate; the wiseacres of our capi
tal city said that that luw was so defective
that they could drive a wagon and team
through it. The great Western Union Tele
graph Company attacked this law in the Federal
Court of our state, and W. F. Kirby, siugle
hauded and alone, stood «s our mouthpiece and
as our advocate, and the first decision that
was ever rendered by the Federal Court, In
favor of the people of Arkansas on the statutes
of our own state was rendered iu this suit, and
W. F. Kirby was the only lawyer represent
ing our interests. Ah! my friends, ts ihut
worth nothing? Does this not appeal to the
tolling masses of the people?
lie has been faithful to every trust, and if
elected to this high office, he will see to it that
the stock gamblers are kept out of Arkansas;
that the anti-trust law of our state is rehab
ilitated and properly enforced; he will see to
it that the poor convicts on our convict farm,
who ure now being whipped und driven to
death, are kindly and humanely treated, and
last, but not least, my fellow citizens, he
will stand as the watch*dog at the door of
the treasury and see that the people’s funds
are not looted and dissipated.
Let every sober-minded, thoughtful man
stop and think, and ask himself the question
la not the state of public affairs in Arknasas
today In a deplorable condition? Do we not
need a strong arm. a brave heurt and a cool
head in charge of the old Ship of State? Such
an official is W. F. Kirby. * * * * *
I am told that the Farmers’ Union of
Arkansas is against Mr. Kirby—I am told that
the tillers of the soil are against him. Of
til the men on earth that ought to suppo.t
him. these are the men; they should give him
their hearty support, their hearty endorse
ment. He has done more In one suit for this
good order, the Farmers’ Union, more than
any other candidate in this race could do in a
thousand years. • • • * • , „ .
1 beg you to preserve the farmers Union
Intact. If you have to beat Will Kirby, pre
serve the Farmers' Union.
It has been said that your state secretary.
Mr. Griffin. is attempting to control this splen
did order to promote the candidacy of George
donughey for governor.
Is said that he has been hired to deliver
roles of the Farmers' Union to this man
overnor. Whether that be true or false.
,w not. but 1 do know, my friends, that
Irlffin Is in close touch with the men that
>se this Union, and I do know that he
,\y ajsyt thut he, individually, is espousing
•anse of George W. Donughey, but that
not doing it officially, us secretary of
Union. Gentlemen, if you can separate
jriffin individually from Mr. Griffin s offi
aersonage. thou 1 would be glad if some !
•man would give me the distinction. 1
Ben Gridin is permitted to control and
late your Union, and turn it to the poti
advantugo of anyone, or any candidate.
I sav gentlemen, the sooner you get
’ the Union, the better It will be tor the
rv but I have encouraging news from
,rt'a of the stulte that the Farmers' Union
are finding out Mr. Iamaghoy; they ate
K out Mr. Griffin, and they are finding
hat an attempt Is being made to prostl
tltls great order for political purposes,
ike rats deserting a sinking ship, they
•jiving the camp of Donughey. * * * * *
in is Mr. Donnghe.v that lie should re
tLo support of the Farmers’ Union? • *
•rge W. Donaghey Is a couti actor by pro
ii. 1 charge, and it cannot he success
denied. that he has never yet. In nny
ict he hus ever hud, employed union labor
i workmen. He is not In sympathy with
labor. His every set has been against
Ized labor..
Is trying to rnuke the farmers of this
believe that be la the friend of the
farmers' organization, when he Is the enemy
of their brother laborers’ organization.
Ah! I see in the press of the state, a
statement emanating from Ben Griffin's paper
ut Conway, saying that when I made a speech
there in my race for the senate I characterized
George Donaghey as, “Honest George Dona
ghey." 1 don't characterize him now as dis
honest. gentlemen.
It is stated further In this article, that I
should have said in that speech that he saved
the taxpayers of this state $800,000.00 in
the attempted state house steal. Gentlemen,
I say to you today that never such words as
these escaped my lips on this earth, and 1
brand the statement as absolutely false. I
could not have said that and told the truth,
because George Donaghey did not save the state
$800,000.00 in the attempted state house
steal, nor any other sum of money.
Before he ever raised his voice in this
matter, I was fighting these state house thieves
on the public hustings, in the courts of the
county and in the legislature. He was on the
State Capitol Board when I became governor;
I saw that be had an itching palm to get
charge of the state house contract; 1 saw that
he hud a desire to be the contractor on that
great building, and 1 know that in 1003
he put in n bid for the erection of the state
house, under the name and style of “Doua
ghey Construction Company. • • • • •
Donaghey failed to get the contract, and his
construction company was never perfected,
never organized. • • • • •
Gentlemen of the Farmers’ Union. Donaghey
is not your friend. He boasts today that he
is worth $500,0^*0.00; that he began fifteen
years ago as a hod carrier, and claims that
he made this money as the fruits of honest,
legitimate toil.
If he has made five hundred thousand dol
lars in fifteen years, he bus skinned somebody,
hasn’t he? He hasn’t made this money off the
poor people of this country, because they had
no contracts to let, but he had made his money
off the rich people of the land, and if elected
governor, fellow-citizens, he would look up to
the rich and opulent—the men who have given
him his wealth. • • • • •
Stop, study, think, my friends, where are
we going, whither are we drifting. I have
no personal ill-will against Mr. Donaghey, I
have no personal grievance with him. Some
of his friends have been my warmest friends,
and most ardent supporters, but I know that
if he should be elected to this high office, that
the opposition will have captured the state
government, and will laugh you to scorn after
you have made your mistake. • • * • •
Gentlemen, don't be deceived—don't be fooled
by this stalking-horse. Stop before it is too
late—make no mistake; weigh well your ballot
you cast, and see that it is done in the best
interest of our cause.
Ben L. Griffin Speaks.
Ben L. Griffin, the secretary of the Farmers’
Union in Arkansas, was introduced by Judge
Jeptha Evans, who presided at the meeting.
Mr. Griffin said that he did not wish to make
a political speech, and would not have said
a word if Senator Davis had not incriminated
him in the printed speech which purported to
be the one delivered here today, but which had
not been delivered.
“I have been damnably misrepresented by
this speech and by the speeches of this man,"
Mr. Griffin declared. 4,?*o man in this house
can say that I ever asked him to vote for
George W. Donaghey. I denounce the man
who will undertake to contaminate my organi
zation and assail my reputation."
Mr. Griffin called attention to the fact that
he had formerly been a warm supporter of
Senator Davis two years ago. ‘‘I said on the
stump, ” he declared, “that 9 0 per cent of my
people would vote for Dav?s, and by the eternal,
we did it. I voted for him two years ago, and
did anyone then say that Griffin hud sold out
the Farmers’ Union vote?"
Mr. Griffin said that f)avls came to him
before the opening of the present campaign
and told him he would put him on the ticket
for state auditor, and that they “would whip
h— out of that capitol bunch,” but that he
declined the offer. He Seclared that only last
Friday Davis went to the Executive Committee
of the Farmers’ Union and told them that his
(Griffin’s) official head must come off. “I de
nounce the infamous lies that have been
heaped upon me by politicians, and I don’t
cure how big they are, or where they come
from," he concluded. Griffin was loudly cheered
by the crowd when he concluded.
Mr. Donaghey Speaks.
In the afternoon the court room was again j
crowded to the doors to hear speeches by Mr.
Donaghey and Mr. McFa»1ane. Mr. Donagbey,
who spoke first, declared that Senator Davis
had reflected upon his honor and integrity, but
that until the present campaign opened, the
senator had apparently had the utmost confi
dence in his integrity. “When Senator Davis j
opened his campaign for the Senate iu my I
home town of Conway,” Mr. Donagbey declared,
“he said. T want to refer to your distinguished
fellow-citizen, (ieorge W. Donagbey. who has
protected the state from a steal of $S00,000,
aloue and-single handed.’ Mr. Davis nod denies
tha he said this, but if I cannot bring the affida
vits of a hundred men, every one of whom
voted for Davis for the Senate, who will swear
that he made that statement. I will withdraw
from this race in three days. Why has Senator
Davis suddenly come to the conclusion that I am
the greatest arch tiend iu the commonwealth?”
Mr. Donagbey declared that he was no orator,
but that he thought oratory was taking the
attention of the people away from facts. lie
declared that the state tax levy is the same
today that it was when Powell Clayton was
governor of Arkansas, although the property
valuations have increased forty times. This
accounted for. he declared, by the political graft
and greed which have secured hold on the state.
He declared that the state needs a business
administration. Mr. Donagbey declared that
the charges of unfairness to labor had been
brought against him by carpenters In the em
ploy of Caldwell & Drake and that tin' build
ings lu question had been built by union men.
lie spoke at length about tne state cap!tol con
tract. and other matters, following in a la/ge
measure the lines of his usual speech.
Mr. McFarlane Speaks.
Py the time Mr. McFnnane rose to speak the
crowd had become tired, and only a handful
was left. Mr. McFarlane therefore cut his
speech short. Ho paid his compliments to
Donagbey, declaring that he was not qualified
to be the governor of the state. He said he
showed that he might know something ubout
building a house, but that he did not have the
qualifications to lit him to be governor. He de
clared that the Impression which seemed to
prevail that Donaguey was growing rapidly
in strength was a mistaken one, and that he
believed Donagbey was losing ground. Mr.
McFarlane devoted most or his time to a dis
cussion of state capitol matters.
NOTES
During the progress of his speech Senator
Davis and Mr. McFarlane co-operated in chal
lenging Mr. Donagbey to bring suit agaiust
McFarlane to prove the falsity of his charge
that Donagbey had planned to make T. L. Cox
a partner in the state capitol contract If he
(Donaghey.) secured it. These facts were re
garded as indicating an apparent understand
ing between Davis and McFarlane.
Neither Mr. Donaghey nor Mr. McFarlane en
gaged in joint debate with Senator Davis, as the
latter left immediately after making his speech
for Springdale, where he was scheduled to
speak Tuesday night. Neither did Mr. McFar
lane and Mr. Donaghey engage in joint de
bate between themselves, although both spoke.
Mr. Donaghey announced at the beginning
:>f his speech that he did not propose to hold
a joint discussion with any candidate, and that
lie would not reply to any thing that Mr. Me*
Farlaue might say In TJk speech.
San Jose Scale.
Many growers are now busy spray
ing their orchards for San Jose scale,
which has been discovered in the
vicinity of Siloam Springs. While this
is a great pest and one to be greatly
feared, it has been proven over and
over that, the little insects can be
killed by spraying, yet if they are let
alone they will soon ruin fruit trees.
There is no reason for any great
alarm if growers act promptly and
a good percentage of them are taking
up the work in real earnest at this
place. The scale seems to be well
scattered ail over the fruit district,
the great danger however being, that
growers, not knowing anything about
the little pest, let it get the start of
them. They multiply rapidly and a
few scales on a tree now will com
pletely cover it in a season. Some
use the Scale Destroyer, a soluble
oil, that does the work, others use
the regular lime sulphur mixture that
is a sure destroyer. The San Jose
scale not only destroys the tree by
sucking the saps, hut it gets on the
fruit and simply spoils it, so that it
must be controlled In order to have
good fruit.
Citizens Are AH Delighted.
The two factions of the democratic
party in Garland county, which have
been at loggerheads for the past two
years, met in convention at Hot
Springs Saturday afternoon and buried
the hatchet at a genuine love feast.
The old line Democrats conceded
practically everything demanded by
the members of the Citizens’ Improve
ment Union, the local reform organ
ization which was responsible for the
split in the ranks, and everyone
agreed to support the nominees at
the coming primaries. The true blue
Democrats compromised by allowing
the C. I. U. to name two election
judges out of every three in each
ward and precinct, and demanding of
them a fair count. The C. I. U. has
been contending for honest elections,
and now that the machinery has been
turned over to them completely, as
it were, there appears to be no further
necessity for opposing the party.
Water Supply Giving Out.
The box spring, one mile northeast
of Siloam Springs, and which sup
plies the city with water, is said to
be changing its course, consequently,
the water supply is decreasing. Many
years ago when the officers of the
city first conceived the idea of appro
priating the water for city purposes,
a large stone wall was built around
the place where the water bubbles
out, leaving only one vent. A pipe
line was connected with this and the
water is delivered in the city by the
natural fall of the ground. Now it
seems the water has made itself an
other outlet and steps will be taken
to repair the break, as the water sup
ply is inadequate for the demand.
Boy Tramp Killed; Another Badly
Hurt.
Harry Harris and W. I. Holden, both
young men of Shreveport, were the
victims of an accident in the local
Kansas City Southern yards at Tex
arkana, Tuesday afternoon, the form
er being killed outright, and the lat
ter painfully, but not dangerously in
jured. The two boys were beating
their way from Shreveport to Kansas
City in a box-car loaded with lumbar.
The car was being switched when it
was jammed against some other cars
gers against the end of the car, with
and the lumber caught the boy passen
the result noted.
Charged With Larceny.
Charles Woodard, a visitor at Hot
Springs from Mississippi, was arrest
ed in Memphis Monday and brought
back to Hot Springs to answer a
charge of grand larceny. He is accus
ed of stealing $20 from a woman, who
is also a visitor. Woolard is a young
men of genteel appearance.
Injured By Falling Tree.
Ben Poe, a farmer near Uniontown,
had a very narrow escape from death
Tuesday and is now lying at the home
of Judge J. W. Fry, six miles north
of Van Buren, suffering from a brok
en shoulder, an ugly scalp wound and
a number of other wounds received
under a falling tree.
Fire at Texarkana.
The residence of Mrs. E. Howard,
on Rose Hill. Texarkana, was de
stroyed by fire Saturday night, to
gether with all its contents. The total
loss is estimated at $2,500; insured
for $1,400. It is not known how the
fire originated.
Union's Cotton Not Sold.
The much-expected sale of 6,000
bales of Farmers’ Union cotton held
at tne union's four warehouses in
Crawford county was not made Mon
day, nor was there any attempt made
to sell. No bids were asked, the Ex
ecutive Committee having placed the
minimum bid on the lowest grade at
12 1-2 cents. There were representa
tives of a Memphis commission firm
at each of the four warehouses and
they sought to induce the growers to
ship their cotton to Memphis.
Try It Once.
There is more actual misery and
less real danger in a case of itching,
skin disease than any other ailment.
Hunt's cure is manufactured espe
cially for these cases. It relieves in
stantly and cures promptly. Absolute
ly guaranteed.
Inspiration.
Little Willie—Say, pa, what is an
inspiration?
Pa—An inspiration, my son, is the
sudden recollection of someone who
will probably stand for a touch.”
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In ail business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
Waldiuo. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Mali's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
dl/ectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ot the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents pe?
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
The Winning Smile.
“Say, Mag,” said Maine, “I don’t se®
how you got so stuck on him. He
ain’t good-looking nor nothin’.”
“I know' he ain’t,” replied the love
lorn Maggie, “but didn’t yer never no
tice w’at a lot o’ gold he’s got in his
teeth?”
Macaroni Wheat.
Salzer’s strain of Macaroni or Kubanka
wheat is absolutely pure and is from seed
obtained from the Department of Agri
culture. Our strain is Dakota grown
which laughs at droughts and elements
and positively mocks black rust that ter
rible scorch and would be ashamed of
itself if it did not return from 40 to 80 bu.
of tiie finest wheat the sun shines on per
acre in good 111., la., Mich., Wis., Ohio,
Penn.. Mo.. Neb., Kan., and other lands,
and 40 to 60 bu. per acre in arid lands. No
rust, no insects, no failure.
JUST SEND 10c AND THIS NOTICE
to t..e John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis., and they will send you the
most original seed book published, to
gether with free samples of farm seeds
such as ^Macaroni Wheat. Billion Dollar
Grass, Victoria Rape, Sainfoin, the dry
soil luxuriator. Bromus Inermis, the des
ert grassifier. Emperor William Oats, more
original than the Emperor himself, etc.,
etc., etc.
And if you send 14c they will mail in
addition a package of farm seed never be
fore seen by you. John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
La Crosse, Vi is. K. & W.
TERRIBLE.
Minister—I'm afraid you men will
do anything for money.
Meandering Alike—Yus; some fel*
lows will even work for it.
Weather or Not.
A Germantown woman discovered
one morning recently that her maid
Nora had broken the thermometer that
hung in the reception hall.
“Well, Nora,” sighed the mistress cf
the house, in a resigned way, “you've
managed to break the thermometer,
haven't you?”
“Yis, mum,” replied the maid, in a
tone equally resigned. “And, now,
mum, we'll jist have to take the weath
er as it comes!”—Harper’s Weekly.
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.
A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work, but reared a
family, found in Grape-Nuts the ideal
food for brain work and to develop
healthy children. She writes: —
“1 am an enthusiastic proclaimer of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. I for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for S years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourishment
for them.
“Unable to eat breakfast I felt faint
later, and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies, dough
nuts or anything I happened to find.
Being a writer, at times my head felt
heavy and my brain asleep.
"When I read of Grape-Nuts I began
eating it every morning, also gave it
to the children, including, my 10
months old baby, who soon grew as
fat as a litle pig, good natured and
contented.
“Within a week I had plenty of
breast milk, and felt stronger within
two weeks. I wrote evenings and
feeling the need of sustained brain
power, began eating a small saucer cf
Grape-Nuts with milk instead of my
usual indigestible hot pudding, pie, or
cake for dessert at night.
“Grape-Nuts did wonders for me
and 1 learned to like it. I did not mind
my housework or mother’s cares, for
I felt strong and full of ‘go.’ 1 grew
plump, nerves strong, and when I
wrote my brain was active and clear;
indeed, the dull head pain never re
turned.”
“There’s a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read, “The Road to
Wellville,” in pkgs.