The Russellville Democrat., 1892-04-28

by | peculiar. though simple mechanism is worked so as toforin q step WiIef ons is needed, obyiafing the necessity Q < climbing over wheels. feAf never agree able and mol always easily accomplished by the female portion uf q family. From q model submitted the invention appear to be good thing.
 -Kenaall B. r. Lowe of Occidental Cal. IS anxious to learn the whereabosit of his children, Amanda Ann Lowe ail' Thomas K Lowe. The father formerI] livee iu Arkansas and went to Caiifof mia in Is56, leaving his family here. n 1863 he joined the army and went nortl to fight Indians. Soon thereafter hi
 wife died and what became of the child ren he does not know He has heard Q them but once and then indirectly. any of our readers know of such partie it will he q great favor if the inforna tion is seat to the address above given
 -1he announcement Of w. R. IIal' of Liberty township for County Surveyor appears iii our columns to-day. He tai held the office of surveyor since 1882 with the single exception of an interreg mum of two years, 1SSs-9, and has ever be en regarded as diligent, faithful ana
 
 and perfect familiarity with the duties lof the place qualify him better than cv- fer for the position and will win for him q strong support from the people. IIe submits his claims to the democratic primaries of course. a
 -I'lie contest in Reclamation and rec iiation by pupils of the High School last Friday evening, was very interesting event. The audience was large and ap- preciative. Mr. k. II. Kolb won the medal in Reclamation, and Mir. J. ". Ferguson special mention. Miss Esteila Russell secured the medal in recitation, Miss 1sillie Jacobson coming out second best. Each speaker did we'll and deserv- ed medal. The judges were--Prof. T- i F. Murrey of Morrilton and Messrs. Will lie McGuire and Harry Farrior of Dar- danele. The medals were presented by Prof. Murrcy in a neat and humorous address.
 Last Saturday the supreme court affirmed the case of Cleary vs. the state, appealed from this county. The decis- 1 ion is important in that it interprets the statutes relating to performing other than customary household duties on Sunday. Cleary was indicted for putt ting in Il set of telegraph instruments and establishing q telegraph office at the town of London on the Sabbath day. The defense set up the plea that the cut ting of the wires necessary to the estap- lishment of the office could be done on q Sunday with less inconvenience to traffic and the public owing to the in- frequency of trains on Sunday, hence that day was selected. The court held | that mere convenience is not necessity, l and it was not shown that the work could nofvhaye been done on some otner day as we'll. Opinion rendered by MT. Justice Hughes.
 An immigrant train of about 250 de luded Tennessee negroes, ragged, hun gry, weary and dejected, passed through 1 town Friday afternoon enroute to klng- fisher, Oklahoma They presented pItl- 1 ful-looking spectacle, having been water bound and delayed to such an extent as to exhaust their commissary stores and ready cash. \ number of the party made tour of the town begging bread, and I poor, flee-bitten pony was sold to secure money with which to pay bridge toll at lDardanelle They say the white people along their route have been kind to them, contributing liberally to their wants. They will be forced to depend upon l charity the balance of the way, and what will become of them after reach ing their destination is past conjecture. l There the people have nothing, not even work. to give them One Russellvllle negro chided them for wanting to ex- change their homes for the trials of frontier life, and clinched the argument by observing "dars muffin fer you ter steal ont dar.r
 Much merriment was furnished the passengers of an incoming train the other day when a young couple boarded the train at ;l way station for Russell vile apparently to do some shopping, but not having decided where to do their trading they discussed the different bus mess houses of Russellville and who sells the cheapest and has the best assort- ment After arguing for sometime the l discussion got heated and the young man wagered fine parasol should he fail in selecting the best store or the young la- tdv to pay for six fine neckties should she be mistaken in her judgement, They arrived at Russellville and after visiting the several stores they drifted into the establishment of NJ. Jacobson, and after looking through his elegant stock and astonishingly low prices, they purchas- cd their entire bill and declared they had not seen finer stock of dress goods, clothing, men and ladies shoes for some time. They disappeared on the next train happy and contented couple.
 The highest praise has been won by Hoods Pills for their easy, yet efficient, action.
 I Hoods Sarsaparilla absolutely cnres where other preparations fail 1 It possesses medicinal merit peculiar to itself