VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908.
NO. 9.
f NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Canning Plants for Crawford.
Sites have been purchased in Van
Buren by the Nelson Canning Com
pany and A- Bird & Company, and
they are expected and have promised
to have their plants in operation by
May 1, or in time to begin with the
strawberry crop. At Alma, the Ozark
Canning and Preserving Company has
Its buildings well under way. The
same company, under the name of the
Ozark Mountain Canning and preserv
ing Company, lias been incorporated
and has secured a site for a plant at
Rudy and has promised the fruit grow
ers in that section that it would have
the plant in operation before the first
of May of this year.
$25,000 Fire at Smithville.
Thursday rooming at Smithville, 12
miles west of Black Rock, the large
store of G. W. Brady, with all the mer
chandise in it, also the warehouse ad
joining were burned. The fire also
consumed the large double store of
Fort Ebury & Son, together with their
warehouse. The property was but par
tially insured and the loss will run up
to $25,000.
Goshen Plantation Sold.
John F. Rutherford has closed a
deal with John S. Bell, as agent for
the American Trust and Agency Com
pany, at Pine Bluff, In which he be
comes the owner of one of the finest
cotton plantations in this section of
the country. The Goshen place, near
Noble Lake, is the plantation pur
chased. It consists of 1,140 acres and
although Mr. Rutherford paid only
$15,000 for the tract, experienced
planters of this section say that the
property is easily worth $150,000.
Cripples Held for Arson.
Ed Welch and Henry Davis, two
white cripples, were arrested in the
Cotton Belt yards at Pine Bluff Wed
nesday night by Patrolmen Toney and
Minor on a charge of arson. They
are accused of having set fire to a Cot
ton Belt caboose, standing in the
yards. The caboose was almost com
pletely destroyed by fire. The men
were intoxicated and fought viciously
when the officers were taking them
to the city jail. They came here as
beggars and have no employment.
“Undesirable Citizen” Fined.
The first time that two big mitt men
were ever fined for their work at Hot
Springs in many weeks, was Wednes
day afternoon, when two men, E. Rice
and C. L. Dixon, pleaded guilty to
charges of vagrancy and of gaming
and paid fines of $50 each. They had
attempted to bunco two victims, it
is alleged, but had failed in both cases,
and were captured through the work
of a special officer of the Medical So
ciety.
Buys Improvement Bonds.
At a meeting of the Commissioners
of Sidewalk and Curb District No. 1,
who are W. W. Byrd, H. C. Fox and T.
M. Hooker, held at Pine BlufE Wednes
day morning, in the office of Mr.
Hooker on Main street, the bonds of
the district were sold. The purchaser
was Captain M. W. Ware of Moscow,
Ark. The bonds aggregate about $12,
000. The price paid by Captain Ware
was not given out.
To Build Bungalow Hotel.
J. Long of Topeka, Kans., has corn
completed arrangements to build a
bungalow hotel at Elk Ranch on White
r*ver, six miles north of Eureka
Springs. There is a herd of 50 elk on
this ranch which is conducted for com
mercial puropses and which in this
particular is the only one of its kind.
Shipments are being made to the
Armour Packing Company now.
Mills Resume Operations.
Saw and planing mills at Danville
na\e resumed operations since the first
of the year and are running at full
capacity, giving a great number of
men, who were laid off during the
financial stringency, employment.
New Arkansas Postmasters.
The following postmasters were ap
pointed Wednesday: Bellefield, Craig
ead county, Francis J. Bergman; Her
xv'; Stone county- Omar D. Nesbitt;
'•'is, Boone county, Frankie Fore
Texarkana Merchant Fails.
,r*'‘ "'■ M°ore, a retail grocery mer
ant on College Hill, Texarkana,
et a voluntary petition in liankrupty
uesday. He lists his liabilities at
an ' The assets are 'css than the
louni of exemptions allowed under
lae bankruptcy laws.
Saloonist Fined $200.
fot^' P- Bell of Bonanza appeared be
Wed Ju<*Be Tate at Greenwood
tv in* fS(*Uy mornin£ and pleaded guil
lne 1 iUr cases against him for sell
torv ^ey *n prohibition terri
y. He waa fined $200 and the cost,
Insane Prisoners Meet Horrible Death.
Caught like rats in a trap, surround
ed by walls of flames that shut out all
human aid, Will Bryan and Ed Porter,
the latter a negro, two insane prison
ers confined in the detention house at
the county poor farm, Hot Spring coun
ty, were burned to death early Monday
morning, before aid could reach them.
The men were locked in their cells at
the time. Evidence shos that the ne
the time. Evidence shows that the ne
gro prisoner set fire to the bedding
in his cell with a lamp, some strange
hallucination guiding him to his fear
ful end and taking with hm his dement
ed companion. Every effort was made
to get the men from the building, but
the heat was so intense and it burned
so rapidly that it would have been sui
cide to approach the burning structure.
White Man Kills Negro.
S. L. Wesson, a prominent citizen
living about five miles from Stephens,
in Columbia county, shot and killed
Isom Hodnett, a negro, Monday even
ing. It developed at the preliminary
trial that Mr. Wesson and the negro
had had some trouble before and the
negro being well armed, the matter
was passed over until their meeting.
Monday. Both men had their guns
and when the negro reached for his
gun Mr. Wesson fired, inflicting a
wound from which Hodnett soon died.
Mr. Wesson was discharged by the
trial court. Hodnett’s reputation was
bad.
Council Hoists the White Flag.
A resolution was introduced in the
City Council at Fort Smith Monday
night by Alderman Alford to withdraw
the suit which is pending in the federal
court and which was brought by the
city against the Municipal Water Com
pany of Fort Smith. This resolution,
which, it is quite certain, will be
passed by the council, is the City Coun
cil's white flag, showing that it has
surrendered in the fight which it start
ed against the Municipal Water Com
pany nearly a year ago. The Munici
pal Water Company is the city water
plant, and is owned by a corporation.
Fire Fiend Follows Him.
The store and residence of J. H. Kis
sire, one of the leading merchants of
Morrilton, burned early Friday morn
ing. The two buildings were no doubt
set on fire as they are at least 700
yards apart and burned at the same
time. The loss Is at least $10,000, with
$2,000 insurance. Mr. Kissire was a
heavy loser in the fire there last
March, when his store, wagon yard
and hotel were destroyed.
Has Nothing to Say.
Chancellor John M. Elliott of the
Chancery court has stated that no offi
cial order had been received from
United States Judge Jacob M. Trieber,
announcing the appointment of a re
ceiver for the Bluff City Lumber Com
pany. He refused to make a state
ment regarding any action that he
might take. This does not obviate
the possibility of a clash between the
state and federal courts.
$15,000 Fine for the Messrs, yotk.
J. B. York, former president and co
receiver of the Bluff City Lumber Com
pany, at Pine Bluff, an industry capi
talized at $2,000,000, was fined $10,000
for contempt of court Monday after
noon by Chancellor John M. Elliott in
the Chancery Court of Jefferson coun
ty, while a second fine of $5,000 was
imposed upon his son, Robert York,
who was secretary and treasurer of the
concern.
Officers Destroy Whiskey.
Monday Marshal Hawkins and Con
stable Dooley at Arkadelphia, destroy
ed, by order of the court, a 15-gallon
keg of whiskey, which they captured
before Christmas. The stuff was con
signed to Charles AVorthington, at Da
lark, but Mr. Worthington said he did
not order the whiskey and requested
the authorities to hold it, awaiting de
velopments. It was not claimed.
Will Have Opposition.
James H. Abrahams, who has been
sheriff and tax collector of Clark coun
ty for 22 consecutive years, will be
opposed at the approaching Democratic
primary by L. C. Newberry, former rep
resentative and for many years circuit
clerk at Arkadelphia.
Surrenders Charter.
The Johnson Investment Company
Monday filed notice with the secretary
of state that it had surrendered its
What Will Hot Springs Give?
The Business Men's Association of
Hot Springs has been called upon by
Rev. Dr. Corrigan of the M. E. church
and asked to express themselves in
regard to the funds which they can
promise to induce the location of a
great Methodist state sanitarium in
that city.
Costly Fire at Piggott.
Fire destroyed the livery stable of
W; M. Hampton, the Wiggins studio
and the residence of F. Carter at Pig
gott Thursday, and did much dam
age to other nearby dwt^liugs.
Solder May Get His Drink.
Because the saloons of Little Hock
refuse to violate the state law which
forbids them to sell intoxicating liquor
to regular army soldiers of the United
States army without the consent of ttie
soldiers' commanding officer, the con
stitutionality of the statute is about
to be contested, according to the state
ment of Capt. C. D. Clay, of Fort Lo
gan H. Roots. The attention of the
war department authorities at Wash
ington is to be called to the arid condi
tions surrounding the soldiers of the
fort here in the midst of so much mois
ture, and it is declared that the case,
if need be, will be carried to the su
preme court of the United States in
order to test the state law. The an
nouncement of the army officer follows
the refusal of a bartender in a Little
Rock saloon to sell liquor to several
men of Capt. Clay’s company. To sell
to them would, under the law, subject
the saloon keeper to a fine of $100 and
the forfeiture of his license. Capt.. Clay
pending the settlement of the affair in
the courts, has issued a wholesale per
mission to his soldiers to get all they
want to drink.
Want Law Enforced.
A mass meeting was held at the
court house at Paragould, Saturday
night, to secure a better enforcement
of the law. Drunkenness and crime
were too prevalent during Christmas
and vigorous resolutions were adopted
urging officers to suppress blind tiger
ing and a vigilance committee was sug
gested to aid the officers. Two blind
tigers were suppresed after the mass
meeting. The people are thoroughly
aroused and are led by the Soliphone
and the local temperance organiza
tion.
Many Companies Formed,
Secretary of State Ludwig has just
compiled figures which show that a
total of 935 companies incorporated
under the laws of Arkansas the past
year. Of the entire number only 29
were incorporated before the passage
of the Wingo act. Of the entire num
ber 456 were domestic incorporations
and 479 were foreign corporations,
the foreign companies being in the
majority.
State Horticultural Society to Meet.
The twenty-eighth annual session of
the Arkansas State Horticultural So
ciety will be held in Van Buren Jan
uary 21, 22 and 23, 1908, and promises
to be a large and enthusiastic meeting.
While the present stringency of money
matters is effecting the fruit growers
to a certain extent, yet, notwithstand
ing this fact, the fruit men will be
there in large numbers it is expected.
Placed in Hands of Receiver.
On application of the Kansas City
Trust and Fidelity Company, Judge
Humphreys has appointed Henry C.
Brent, vice president of the trust com
pany, receiver of the Citizens’ Electric
Company, at Eureka Springs, embrac
ing the electric light plant, street-rail
way, auditorium and opera house.
Suspected of Burglary.
Gilbert Bryant, a negro, was arrest
ed at Pine Bluff, Sunday at an early
hour, in an old vacant house in the
western suburbs of the city on sus
picion of having been mixed up in a
recent burglary. He is suffering from
a bullet wound in his left leg and tells
a complicated story as to how he re
ceived his injury.
Miller and White Held.
Coroner Grant Monday concluded the
inquiry into the killing of Charles
Teasley and held J. W. Miller and R
A. White responsible for the death of
Teasley. Both men are held without
bail for the Grand Jury. Teasley was
a one-armed man, who was beaten to
death with an oar in a difficulty about
his wife.
Farmers’ Union Paper.
On February 1 a new paper, the
Farmers’ Union Press, will be started
in Harrison in the interest of the
Farmers' Union of the northwest part
of the state. Dan Estes, secretary of
the county union, will be editor. The
union is very strong in Boone county,
and is growing all the time.
Bound Over to Grand Jury.
Two negro purse-snatchers, both of
them Boys under 20 years Qf age, were
given an examination and held over
to the Grand Jury at Hot Springs, Sat
urday. They denied on the witness
stand a former confession made to the
officials.
$75,000 Fire at Helena.
The box and veneer plant owned by
the W. D. Reeves Lumber Company of
Helena was destroyed by Are Thurs
day morning, entailing a loss esti
mated at $75,000. The loss is partial
ly covered by insurance, but the exact
amount could not be learned. The
plant will probably be rebuilt.
Negro Killed Under Train.
Tom Moore, a negro, tie loader on
the Iron Mountain railroad, fell from
a moving train near Hamburg Wednes
day and was cut to pieces. The entire
train passed over him.
State Capital Notes
Deficit in the Penitentiary Fund.
The long expected deficit in the pen
itentiary fund is now at hand. When
the state offices closed Wednesday
night there was just $4.90 in the fund
in actual money and about $18,000 in
bills to be paid out of the fund. There
is no lamp to rub and the day of fishes
and bread miracle is past, so the Peni
tentiary Board is now facing a serious
situation. There are still about $2,0(0
in bills from last month to be pai 1
out of the fund. Besides that amount
there are all of the salaries of em
ployes to pay and all of the bills for
this month. The bills for this month,
together with the salaries, will amount
to about $10,000. That amount, added
to the $2,000 carried over from last
month, will make a total of about $18,
000 owned by the board which must
be paid out of a fund whose vaults
at present possess the magnificent
sum of $4.90—not enough to purchase
chewing tobacco for the inmates of
one state institution for one day. To
all appearances there will be no re
lief for the situation until the state
farm cotton is sold. The cotton seed
money, amounting to about $4,
000, may be paid in at any time, but
it will be little more than a drop in
the bucket compared with the amount
of indebtedness. The question now
confronting the board is, When will
the cotton be sold? It is understood
that there has been an offer made
for the cotton at 15 cents, the price
for which the board has decided to
hold out, but the cotton is still on the
market. There seems to be but small
probability that it will be sold until
after the ninth of this monh, when the
ginners’ report will be turned in. Until
then the committee of board members
appointed to push the sale of the cot
ton will make no strenuous efforts to
dispose of it, as they believe that the
cotton market will be more settled
after the report is turned in. In the
meantime the creditors will wait.
Will Improve Insane Asylum.
The State Board of Charitable In
stitutions met Tuesday in adjourned
session and completed the work for
the month. About the most important
action taken was the decision to ad
vertise for bids for new heating plants
in the new buildings at the Arkansas
State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
and to purchase'20 or more beds for
the new hospital at that institution.
The board had dinner at the insti
tution and remained there during the
afternoon, making a thorough inspec
tion. Nothing but routine business
was transacted by the board during
its session. The usual grist of con
tracts was awarded, after which ad
journment was taken.
Twelve Commissions Issued.
Business is still _on the hum in the
office of Secretary of State Ludwig.
Wednesday a total of 12 commissions
were issued. Of the number 10 were
for notaries public. The commissions
issued were as follows: Notary Pub
lic, J. B. Sanders of Arkadelphia, R.
L. Hyatt of Monticello, C. C. Wosley of
Helena, R. E. Robertson of Jonesboro,
F. Moore of Plumerville, W. L. West
of Sims, W. H. Arnold of Texarkana,
R. B. Lawson of Fourche, H. H. Hayes
of Arkansas City and E. N. Killings
worth of Phoenix, justice of the peace,
S. Faulken of Greene county and A.
F. Sanders of Johnson county.
Increase Capital Stock.
Notice of amendment to the articles
of agreement and incorporation of the
Grant Timber and Manufacturing Com
pany, operating at Texarkana, was
filed Thursday with the secretary of
state. The amendment is to the effect
that the company desires to increase
its capital stock £rom $500,000 to $672,
000. Notice of amendment to the ar
ticles of agreement and incorporation
of the Grant Land and Lumber Com
pany, also operating at. Texarkana, was
filed Thursday in the same office. The
company gives notice that it desires
to increase its capital stock from $350,
000 to $420,000.
Has Not Resigned.
It has been reported that R. G. Mc
Daniels, corporation clerk in the state
secretary’s office, and representative
?>f Clark county, had resigned as rep
resentative and that Acting Governor
Pindall had appointed his successor
from Clark county. This report is
denied. Governor Pindall stating that
he has not as yet accepted any resign
ation from Mr. McDaniels, and that
consequently no successor has been
appointed.
Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the State Burning
Board, Which was to have been held
Thursday, has been postponed. The
board will meet for the purpose of
checking up all redeemed warrants
for the past quarter and then burn
ing the warrants.
Three Companies Incorporate.
Articles of agreement and incor
poration were filed! Saturday with the
secretary of state by the Teufel Lum
ber Company, which will operate at
Warren, Bradley county. The incor
porators are: A. E. Sweatland of Lit
tle Rock, I. J. Burbridge of Warren
and R. H. Teufel of Pine Bluff. The
company incorporates with a capital
stock of $30,000 of which $15,000 has
been subscribed. The company will
deal in lumber. Articles were filed
Saturday by the Southern Mercantile
Company. The incorporators are: J.
S. Pyeatt, S. R. Wilson, J. H. Sellner,
W. F. Bell, J. J. Baggett, D. N. Mc
Cormick, J. P. Edmiston, J. B. Pear
son, J. B. Brewster, J. T. Carl, R. A.
Barnes, R. B. Pyeatt, B. H. Harrison,
J. W. Edmiston, Ed F. Bain and L.
L. Baggett. The company incorporates
with a capital stock of $50,000, all of
which has been subscribed. It will op
erate at Prairie Grove. Articles were
filed Saturday by the J. C. Tilley Mer
cantile Company. The incorporators
are: J. B. Pearson, Allie Stephens, R.
A. Barnes, J. C. Tilley and Lee Steph
ens. The company incorporates with a
capital stock of $10,000, $5,000 of which
has been subscribed. It wll operate
at Rhea.
Two Cases Appealed.
The transcript in the case of Robert
Liddell against Louis Landau, Alex
Landau and G. Richter, on appeal from
the Clay County Circuit Court, was
filed Saturday with the Supreme Court.
The case is one in which the plaintiff
seeks to recover $300 judgment, over
which there has been an extended liti
gation. The transcript in the case of
W. B. Miller against the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway Com
pany, on appeal from the Nevada Coun
ty Circuit Court, was filed Saturday.
The case is one in which the plantiff
seeks to recover damages to the ex
tent of $1,250 for the destruction by
fire of an elevator, the plaintiff alleg
ing that the fire was caused by a spark
from an engine on the Iron Mountain.
Two Cases Appealed.
The transcript in the case of F. M.
Jaco against the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company, on
appeal from the Perry County Cir
cuit Court, was filed with the Supreme
Court Thursday. The plaintiff brings
suit for $2,000 damages, which he al
leges were sustained by him and sev
eral children. He alleges that he and
several of his children attempted to
board the defendant’s train at Casa,
some time ago, and that they were
pushed from the train by an employe
of the company.
Atcion Postponed.
Commissioner Guy Tucker of the
Penitentiary Board Committee, ap
pointed to sell the state farm cotton
at not less than 15 cents, stated Tues
day that the committee delegated to
push the sale of the cotton would not
make any more strenuous efforts to
do so until after the ginners’ report
comes in, January 9. The market will
then be in a more settled condition,
and it is thought that the board will
have no trouble in disposing of the
cotton.
Will Not Interfere.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall stated
Wednesday afternoon that he would
not interfere in the prosecution of the
pool room operators at Hopefield un
less it became absolutely necessary.
“They have a prosecuting attorney
and a judge there,” stated Governor
Pindall, "and whenever they cannot
take care of the matter, then I will
take a hand in it.”
Transcript Filed.
The transcript in the case of B. E.
Boone against Albert Holder, on ap
peal from the Logan County Circuit
Court, was filed Wednesday with the
Supreme Court. The case is one
which the plaintiff seeks damages for
$10,000, alleged to have been sustained
by the loss of his wife’s affections.
The defendant won out in the lower
courts.
Two Commissions Issued.
Two commissions were issued
Thursday by the secretary of state.
They were as follows: Justices of the
peace, B. C. Wilson of Peters; O. F
Beasley of Cabot.
Novel Damage Suit For $50,000 Filed.
A novel damage suit has been filed
in the Pulaski Circuit Court by G. E.
Sellers, as next friend of J. H. Sel
lers, a former brakeman on the Iron
Mountain railroad. It is aleged that
Sellers was ordered out on the run
ning board of the engine. The engi
neer blew the whistle, which burst
Sellers’ ear drums and resulted in un
balancing his mind. He is the father
of two children, and asks the court
I to give him $50,000.
Often The Kidneys Afs
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
It used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder ol
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify' the blood—
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or “ feel badly,” begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
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If you are sick you can make no mis
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The mild and the extraordinary effect of
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FOR SOLDIERS AND HEIRS
All federal soldiers and sailors who served 90 days
between 18C1 mid lNtiO and who homesteaded less than
IGOacres before J une 23,1874. are entitled to additional
homestead rights which 1 buy. If soldier isdoaa, his
heirs can sell. Talk to old soldiers, widows and heirs.
Find some soldier relative who went West or South
after the war an 1 homes-eaded government land.
Get busy and make some easy money. Write Henry*
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AND SHE BELIEVED HIM.
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After This Who Can D _bt the Power
of Love?
George had been away on business
for a whole long week, and during
that time he had sent Clara ten let
ters, six letter-cards and 42 picture
postcards.
Why, then, was there a touch of
coldness in her greeting when he flew
to her arms on his return?
“Dearest,” he whispered, “what is
the matter?”
“Oh, George,” she said, “you didn’t
send a kiss in your ninth letter.”
“My precious,” he replied, “that
night I had steak and onions for din
ner, and you wouldn't have liked a
kiss after onions, would you?”
And, such is the unfathomable pow
er of love, she was satisfied, and nes
tled to him. _
Many Shun Matrimony.
Out of each five persons in Nev
York city of marriageable ago two ar
married and three are not.
SYMPATHY.
He—Yaas! Several years ago I
fell in love with a girl, but she re
jected me—made a regular fool of
me, in fact.
She—How sad! And you’ve never
got over it.
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At druggists, 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle.
A man who says a mean tnmg
about another man isn't half as mean
as the man who repeats it