The Russellville Democrat., 1891-10-15
RusseIIviIIe, Arkansas.


The county court of Pope county
 last Tuesday upon proper petition
 made order authorizing a county road
 across Whig Creek which road will
 connect all that splendid body of iarm- l ing lands known as Holly Bend in
 Pope county with the Dardanelle pom
 toon bridge, as we'll az the city itself- Now let us see what we sball see. Dardanelle Post.
 Upon investigation you will see that
 the county court of Pope county ha
 made no such order s'upon a prope r
 petition" or otherwise. We common d
 for your consideration, Bro. Davis,
 Davy Crockett's motto.
 The residence of Jesse Strayhorn,
 near London, was en tirely consumed
 by fire last Thursday. One feather
 bed being all that was saved. Besides
 losing household goods and wearing apparel, sS0 in money was also de- stroyed. The family was away from
 home, and while nothing definite is
 known Of the origin of the fire, it is
 thought it started from an ash box.
 There was no insurance on building
 or contents. Mir. Strayhorn is one of Clark townships most industrious and
 worthy citizens, aud in his misfortune
 has the sympathy of A wide .circle of
 friends.
 Prof. J. H. Fry went to Little Rock
 last week to transact some business
 with the department Of education. Re-
 turning he brought with him one Gull lom, who has served two years in the penitentiary for breaking into a postoffice at Witt Springs. He is want ed here now for burglary committed in the northern portion of this county over two years ago. The testimony against him Is said to be concinsiYe, but he protests his innocence and claims to be able 10 prove an alibi. Tn box be- longing 10 him IS full set Of burglars tools indicating that he Is profession al. His right name Is said 10 be Sul- livan, and he Is undoubtedly danger ous character. He Is 39 years of age. Is in jail, and will be triad next month.
 --Messrs. R. H. Tate and W. NJ. Peeler have become associated in bus mess under the firm name of Tate & Peeier, and propose carrying & gen. eral line of merchandise. consisting of dry goods, groceries, etc. Having moved into their new and commodious stone business house on the south side of Main street, they will have every facility for serving the public and meet iBg every demand that may be made upon them in business way. Of the members of the firm it is hardly nec- essary for the DEMOCRAT tO speak, both being SO well known to the people. Mr. Tate has been in business here several years and enjoys an euyiable reputS- ton for promptness and fair dealing. l Capt. Peeier, our worthy County Treas, ! urer, and for many years book keeper 1 for Harkey & Bros, stands deseryediy l high in the estimation of the public, and will prove quite an acquisition 10 I the ranks of Russellville's business 1 men. We wish the new firm unbound l cd success.
 -One night last week about mid- | night -that solemn hour when grave I yards are supposed % yawn--a solitary | returning from pr )fession- | al call discovered light burning in | the Peoples Exchange Bank bnilding ! and hearing noise such as would be I made by burglar drilling in fo a vault, he hastened 10 the cashier of the bank ] and gave the alarm, and after arming themselves 10 the teeth set out to cheek the bold burglars in their wild career. As they approached The bank the doc. tor advised Ehs cashier Co shoot not to scare but Co kilt anything that he might see running out of tue building. 1 Cautiously approaching window from which a survey of the Interior could be had II was found that light blaze is- sued from the grate where a fire had been ail day. and the noise was found 70 be caused by pr. O'keliy's sign be- ng swayed back and forth by the gen. ile zephyrs which now FaDned the aeaIed brows Of the burglar-hunters. They separated, each promising never Q tell Of the adventure. and they never Id, but the office eat gave the whole hing away 10 the janltor next morn ng aud thns lE got out. Dr. alll and Fohn ". White are ''0at Of sikhtu in his story and lntefogxtories addressai Q them would be fatlie. Ask the cat.