The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-23
And Black sLAcK . ,e,cs Organdies at
 Russell & Bros

Whenever the country newspapers find foreigners invading the field Of the home merchant with goods and mer- chandise they arise and wback the in- truders and advise buyers to patronize the home merchant. And when foreign printing houses send their representa-
 tives among the merchants and busi-
 ness men, many of these same people
 give them their orders and get inferior
 work at Inferior prices. Thus the
 country editor is rewarded.
 Ut is expected that every live, pro-
 gressive, patriotic citizen of Pope coun- ty will attend the mass-meeting at the
 courthouse in Russellville, Saturday, l
 o'clock D. m., August 1, to assist in se-
 lecting delegates to the Worlds Far
 convention at Little Rock, and to give
 expression to the sense of this county
 touching the proposed exhibit of our
 States resources. There will be eight delegates to select, and the railroad has
 generously agreed to carry them at one
 fare for the round trip. Come and dem onstrate the interest you feel in this
 important movement.
 --Messrs. J. B. Evants and D. s.
 Hyatt paid visit to the farm of the
 former on Boston Mountain last
 week. They are loud in praise of the progress of farming interests up there as evidenced by the.display made at the last meeting of the Freeman township agricultural association
 which they attended. Among the exploits of Mr. Hyatt during the trip was the finding of bee tree and the killing of a rattlesnake with six rattles and button. The latter he brought home as trophy, and left at this office as coniirmatory evidence Of the authenticity of the snake story. As to the bee story we have to take his word for that, which by the way, Is good.
 Frank Buck and Jo Findley, young men raised in this vicinity. were lodg- ed in jail this morning, on the serious charge of personating an officer. It ap- pears that yesterday Findley bought a horse, saddle and bridle from strang- CT, paying $l5 for the property. The stranger passed on. Before reaching Potts Station he was overtaken by the young men, who told him they believ- ed the horse had been stolen and the money paid him must be refunded. It is charged that Buck claimed to be a deputy sheriff and threatened Go arrest the stranger unless he disgorged. Un- der protest he handed over the money. after which he was made to give bill of sale for the horse, and with horse and money the accused returned to town. Sheriff Johnson getting wind of the matter wired his deputy at Atkins to take charge of the stranger and re- turn him to Russellyille, which he did, and after his arrival here this morning the facts as above stated came out. The stranger is a young man, giving his name as Henry Henson. He says he was enroute from his brother's in the territory to his home in Alabama, and denies having come by the horse dis His appearance and manner Indicate the truthfulness of hts story. A telegram has been sent Co his brother in the territory and the response is awaited with interest. If he is shown to be innocent the enormi- tY of the outrage perpetrated upon him will be manifest, and will call for condign punishment for the 1 unlawful and unwarranted proceedings against him. But whether innocent | or guilty of wrong doing himself, Buck | and Findiey have not a shadow of ex- cuse for their conduct. Their action [ cannot be too severely condemned. | Since writing the above the young men [ have been released on bond pending \ their examining trial.