The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-02

caught the boat and managed to get out
but Mr.. Ewing says he went direct t,
the bottom before he could start up
When he came to the surface he lost M
time In making the shore. Nothing
but presence of mind and cool calcu
lation prevented the drowning of one Of
both of them. They say the bath wal
q cool one and chilled their fishing ar
dor to freezing point.
Enquire of Robert Chasteen anG
get an explanation of the Companion
| Policy offered by the Famous Life As.
| soclation. 1t is the best feature in the
way of insurance ever placed before the
people.
On yesterday quite a number OF
our citizens attended the first pic mic
of the season at Dover. From our per-
sonal knowledge of the success of pic
mics at that place, we know that all had
good time and had plenty to eat.
The editor of this paper is gone on
a frolic, but it will make its appearance
just the same, with Bradley to the bat
| Weimer on deck, Shields umpire, and
the two devils" as short-stops. We
will try and make 1t reach its usual
standard.
The whole town of Russellville
took holiday on Tuesday last, April
| 30th, business houses all closed, the
| boys went hunting and fishing and the
one hundredth anniversary of the COM
pletion of the American Republic was
appropriately observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittle of Washing
ton Territory have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Marshal the past week.
Mr.. Whittle is brother-in-law of Mr..
Marshall and lived in this county thir-
ty-seven years ago. He is delighted
with his western home and will return
in a few days.
Two negroes in Lee township fell
out about pig worth rs cents. A change
of venue was taken to Esq. Pollock's
court in Wilson township. The plain.
tiff won the suit and the pig, while
$4,000 in costs, including attorneys fee,
were taxed up against the defendant
Here's lot of expensive experience
this darkey won't forget soon.
1t is rumored that Judge G.. 5 Cum
ningham has opened a law office in
Guthrie, Oklahoma. The report is Civ
en- some coloring by the fact that the
Judges large law library has been ex-
pressed to him there. The news Is
quite surprise to his friends, as but
few if any of them, knew of his intend
ed visit to the new Eldorado.
Assessor John A. Hickman was in
town Monday. He is posting notices Of
the times and places of assessment of
ao1 for ha
1889. Mr.. Hickman will be assisted by
a deputy and will finish the work prin-
ctpally in the month of June. The new
law requires more time to be given each
precinct than formerly, hence the he
ccessity for deputy.
-Messrs. c. E. Garrison Of johnson
county and Thos. A. johnson of Yell
county, representing the w. f. South
ard Cotton Tramper is in town putting
up one of their machines for A. E. Lu-
ker 81 Son. AS its name indicates il is
designed to do away with the slow and
tedious mode of tramping cotton into
the baling press by foot power. The
Southland machine is simple, yet effect
i've, and comes to fill a want long felt.
The examing trial of A. Carpenter
charged with being accessory to the
killing of Kyser, in Gardens Bottom a
short time since, was concluded last
week. He was held for murder In the
second degree and his bail fixed at 49,
500. which he gave. Wells, the man
who did the shooting was removed last
week from the Russellville jail to Dan
vile where he is to languish until
court.
The Mail man had another conpip-
ton fit last week because it occurred to
him that we were 'assisting in bring
ing hard times on the country by send
ing all the money possible out without
anything returning to show for it,"
Well, we'll Wonder if he wants to
become the Car of all the people and
be clothed with the power of telling
them where to spend their money? III
he had such power we dare say but lit
tie OF the circulating medium would
get the right of way except through the
portals of his own office. Fortunately
the people are not in need Of a guard
ian to control their financial transact
ions, and if they were we have too much
confidence In their judgment to think
for moment that they would select
one who has exhibited SO much selfish
ness and Inconsistency as has the Mail
man.