Sharp County record., 1880-05-20
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Salem has debat 24g society. %. The
grand jury, at the rec;nt term of circuit
court. returned "tweiv9 true bills of in
dictment, all of which hey are sure will
stick.". . . One Par8on Walton, who had
soiourned in the vicinity Of Salem long
enough to gain financial favors from sew
eral friends, Skipped OUT across the
Missouri state line dec ,iving his creditors,
thereby curtailing tn ,ir faith and throw
ing bit of cold water in the face of the
Good cause in that action. Fines to
the amount Of SIS were imposed, and
three divorces granted, at the recent term
of circuit court.
The Clipper makes polite bow to the
members of the Eyoaing Shade cornet
band for serenad during their visit
to Melbourne last week. "a man who
had been on drunk spree and "camped
out in the woods, q sd lost his raiment,"
with the exception ofa little underwear,
attracted some attention one bright morn
ing recently, by marching into Melbourne
in search Of clothing store, his shirt
tail futtering in TIE breeze, Rev. W.
B. Baird, Of Lacrosse, is sojourning at Eu-
reka Springs, with prospect of remain
ing permanently, it3s said. The total
amount of lizard county Indebtedness, at
ter deducting amount Of fines collected
and amount chargtl to the county COL
leotor on taz bcoEs = $6,l632l.
IN Z. d, Q, ,,DAsUz. --,
Capt. Smith, the popular steamboat
man, is having another boat built. The
sheriff of independence has collected %
per cent. of the taxes of that county for
the year 1872. Hiram Morris, who is
under indictment in Independence, but
has for several years resided in Sebastian
county, went up to Eureka Springs re-
Gently, where he was picked up by his
bondsmen, who delivered him to the
sheriff of independence, and he now oc-
cupies the countys stone house.
LAWRENCE.
Large quantities of pine lumber are
being RATED down Black river, from the
Spring river country. Margaret James,
aged l3 years, met with a fatal accident
on Monday, the 19:h ult While out in
company with two little bcys, assisting to
burn brush, her clothing caught fire and she
was soon enveloped in flames. Her cries
brought assistance from the house, which
was near by, but she was SO badly burned
that she dies on the following Saturday.
-, The editor of Che Powhatan Times
is occasionally presented with a sack OF
Aour by his liberal-hearted and admlring
friends, for which he returns "sincere
thanksh A little side-wheel boat,
built at Powhatan, has been named Fish
back. She will probably make trip up
| Salt river early in June.
JACKSON.
1 The youas crops are looking well, but
are beginning to nsed ......Ihe
sportsmen of Jacksonport indulge IN fish
ing excursions TO the lakes near by, and
the local candidates add considerable
to the enjoyment of such occasions by
meeting them at the lake and engaging IN
the pastime of fishing among the crowd
for votes, with "snake medicine bate
The result is that majority OF the ex'
cursionists get drunk, and the affair is
doomed a success .. Adam Richland,
| superintendent of the Empire saw mill at
| Newport, was accidently drowned in the
river there recently.
CLAY.
Rufus Hollifeld, who killed his father
and fed the country last fall, was arrested
in Waco, Texas, recently, and carried
back to Clay, where he will have
to answer in the circuit court to INT
dreadful charge of murder. ...Ihe
county central committee appoints
committees "to hold conventions IN thf