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The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11
Beryl.

Generally speaking, people are happy and contented in this part of the country.
 Crops are all gathered and farm CTS are having a rest.
 Judging from the srnallness of the wheat sowed in this section there will be an increased acreage ill cotton next year.
 Married, near Liberty Church, Dec. ?, by Esquire Hartly, MT. Michael McHenry to Miss Jennie Reddick.
 John Gasaway leaves for Texas Wednesday.
 ]. B. Graddy contemplates visit ing his parents in Georgia Christ mas.
 L. w. Bowden and R. B. Grad dock will visit old haunts ill Mis- sissippi Christmas.
 Married, at the residence of the bride, Sunday Dec. 9, MT. J. c. White, of Fl Paso, to Miss Ann Hillard, of Beryl, the groom being 57 and the bride 52 years old. Their many friends congratulate wish them abundant success. Rev. K. K. Wilkerson officiated at the wedding.
 Rev. w. T. Locke has been re- turned to this part of the Methodist work for another year He preached last Sunday at Mt. Olive.
 Prof. c. H. Nelson, who is teaching here, visited his family near Cabot Saturday.
 MT. Ed Smith, of Cascade, will deliver lecture on penmanship at the school house Thursday night.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. R. K. Wilkinson, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, a girl. All reported doing we'll.
 John Payne returned from Texas last week.
 w. R. McHenry, we learn, has applied for the road overseership of road district No. 3. We hope he may be successful in getting the appointment.
 MT. Editor, what has become of all the country correspondents? l would like to suggest that we arouse ourselves and write up all the happenings throughout the county each week and make this paper more interesting to the country readers.
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NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
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 Gov. Dan w. ones last week re- ceived the following telegram from an eastern paper:
 'Last June you sent dispatch to a New York newspaper, stating that Arkansas had 5,0OO,0O0 acres of state and government land open for settlement by Boers in case they would come to America. Six hun dred families now at Lourenzo Mar ques have cabled us, stating that they are contemplating migrating, and want to know what can be done in the way of homestead farms. Will you kindly give this your immediate attention, and telegraph, or have your state commissioner of immi- grafton of lands to do so, today if possible, giving fullest details as to everything. Private advices indicate this is the beginning of consider able exodus"
 The governor replied as follows:
 "There are in Arkansas 5000, ,000 acres of state and government lands, subject to homestead entry by citi- zens, or those who may become citi- zens, in tracts not exceeding 16O acres to each adult settler, upon pay ment of trifling office fees and most reasonable conditions of settlement and cultivation"
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Three Robbers Captured.

The parties who robbed the mail wagon at Little Rock last week are now in custody. Their names are J. w. Miller, Green Williams and Will Young, all colored. At first it was thought that only one party was implicated. Young made con fession, duplicating the other two. Only small amount of the money in the registered pouch was recov- cred.
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Monroe Phillips Acquitted.

Monroe Phillips, who killed 3 negro gambler named Bill Jones in the latter's gambling house in Lit tie Rock about two months ago, was acquitted. Phillips testified that Jones made some insulting re- marks toward his wife as she was passing along the street, and as soon as he heard of it he went to the dive run by the negro and kill ed him.
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BRIEF MENTION.

This is the season of weddings and consequently the ministers and license clerks are enjoying pros perity.
 Love Ravburn has been sentenced to hang at Van Buren Feb. 22, for the murder of Almon l.. Carpenter Nov. 3.
 The machinists on the Cotton Belt system have demanded an in- crease in wages from $3 to $3 50 per day.
 The 4-year-old girl of J. N. Reayis, near Salem. was smothered to death in q pile of cotton, in which, with other children, she was play. ing.
 The citizens of Philadelphia offer reward for the arrest and convic- ton of the negro who assaulted Miss Josie Cleveland, a 17-year-old girl, Dec. 3. Miss Cleveland describes her assaiiant as a stout, black negro, with mustachc. He wore cap, light trousers and dark double breasted coat. He is rather below the me- lrnnl in height.
 Chas. Anderson, colored, whc was to have been hanged at Little Rock on the 7th inst for the crime of rape on white woman. has been granted an appeal to the su- preme court.
 A colored woman named Auburv living near Wilman, Drew county left her little child on a quilt befors a fire while she called on neighbor When she returned she found tho quilt had caught fire and the chile was crcmated.
 Bishop Galloway of the NJ. E church reports that Arkansas leads all other states in the south in tho twentieth century fund movement having raised the sum of $135,00( for the great educational work.
 X tredty whereby the Nicaragua government grants to the United States the right to build the canal has been signed by the proper au- .horities of the two governments.
 The United States supreme conrt has decided the separate coach law of Kentucky to be constitu- tional. The Kentucky law is similar to that of Arkansas.
 Richard Croker has been assessed in England for tn income tax at S100,0o0, levied on account of the Boer war. This means that he will have to fork over the sum of S5,000.
The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11
Three Engines for Sale.

have for sale at bargain on terms to suit the purchaser, three steam engines in good condition. Two of these engines are 20 H. P. each and the other is a5 H. P. Also one Kingsland x Douglass saw-rig and one first-class wood lathe. Address or call on me at Conway, Ark.
 7tf H. L. THOMPSON.
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Wants . Divorce.

Mrs. Lou Aycock, formerly of Harrison, this state, but now residing in Oklahoma, has brought suit for divorce from her husband, c. F. Aycock, who was sent to the peni- tentiary about two years ago from Boone county for embedding funds while county treasurer. Aycock was granted a pardon through the unceasing efforts of his wife. who stuck to him throughout his trouble despite the fact that for two years he was fugitive, when she knew lothing of his whereabouts. Ay' .ock claimed his downfall was duo o the disloyalty of friends.
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Appropriation Exhausted.

The appropriation of $6,00O made by the last legislature to pay the salaries of special circuit judges and chancellors has been exhausted, and there are already in the hands of the auditor several claims to be placed in the general deficiency bill. The salary of such officers is $10 per doy
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CA S To7IA. Bears the 1 The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature s' A1NAZzMw Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of Conway will be held at their office in the town of Conway, Arkansas, on Monday, Jan. ', 1901, for the purpose ot electing six directors, and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.
 l.. H. PYLE, Asst Cashier.
 Conway, Ark. Dec. IT, 1000.
The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11

McKinley's foreign policy pre- sents some strange anomalies. Al though he had firmness enough to
 cause England and Germany to back down from their blood-thirsty attitude toward China, he permitted England to seize a big tract of land in Alaska and to hold 1t until the question could be settled, simply because England claimed the land.
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Hard on Hoboes.

The able-bodied man in sshard luck" is being given but little en- couragement in Arkansas towns just now, when the citizens are aware of the fact that any man who will work can get plenty of it to do. Labor was never so scarce in Little Rock and still there are the usual num- Der of back-door panhandlers
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For a Federal Jail.

A bill has been introduced in tho house by Congressman Terry provid. ng for the erection of federal iai It Little Rock. IL is said the pro feet has been recommended by tho United States jndgc for the eaai ern division of Arkansas and other officials.
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NOTICE FOR punrIcAr1oN. NJ, os,4,

Department of the Interior, Land Office at Lit
 tie Rock, Ark. Oct. 20, 1900.
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will he made before the County Judge of Faulkner County at Conway, Ark, on Dec l, 1900, viz. wm. A. Hnsiey, II. E. No. 2l17s
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: John Stone, Wash Greene, Ark. HH MEYERS, Register
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Minister Conger says he lost thirty five pounds while living on horse flesh. Here's hint for a new obesity remedy.
The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11

One of the many things Congress is now considering is the Nicarau- gan Canal. This is very popu- lar measure, but Americans want it to1 be an American canal, not one to be controlled by Great Bri-
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Arrc.ted Fer selung whiskey.

William A. Jones and Harry Tucker, of Osceola, were .arresteG by United States Deputy Marshal Copeland on charge of illicit whisky selling. Both were held te await the action of the federal grand jury
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Rumor In Railroad Circles.

It is asserted in railroad circles that the Illinois Central is nego- tiating for the purchase of the Mis- souri X Arkansas railroad, with a view of extending the line via Pon- lar Bluff through the state to con- nect with the Illinois Central at Cape GirarGeau.
The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11

Morrilton, Lonoke, Fl Dorado Hope and Bentonville are al smaller towns than Conway, but they have waterworks.
The Conway log cabin., 1900-12-11

The prize-fghters should rise up and condemn the inhumanity of football and college rushes.
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Sues for Damages.

A. J. Starr has brought suit ir Pulaski circuit court against the Pa. cifc Express company and Geo. F Johnson for $1OO,OOO damages fo, alleged false imprisonment. The plaintiff alleges in his bill of com plaint that he was arrested without cause on a warrant sworn out by tht said Johnson, agent of the express company, charging him with steal ing q package from a truck at tht depot in Little Rock; that he was wrongfully detained in jail, and that at the hearing the case was dis missed for want of evidence against him.
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Two Big Stocks to Select FrOm.....

have two stocks dispay-one at the old stand in the City Drug Store and another at Mrs. J. " Hicks Millinery Store the just north of the postoice. It will be easy matter to buy but you had better early before the line is broken
 EuUravinU Free Icngrave two letters free on
 me- For ext charge Sc each.
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Increass In Revenue.

The receipts of the internl rev. enue office at Little Rock for the month of November were $24,- sS3 AT, being an increase of about $3,000 over November, 1899. For the same period the collections on ac- count of spirits tax was $9,840. 82, an increase of about 1000 over the corresponding month of 1899.
 The contract has been awarded for the erection of Jewish temple at Pine Bluff, to cost $15,O0O.
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Holiday Announcement
c. II. RoBlNETTE

The best, the newest the handsomest stock of holiday goods! An elegant assortment of Jewelry and Novelties Silver goods in flat and hollowware, plate and sterling. All kinds of Fancy Clocks, Watches, Watch Chains, Diamonds, Diamond Rings, Diamond Pins Latest Brooches I.orgnete Chains, Silver Hat Marks Shirtwais Sets in gold and silver, Philippine Shell Novelties. pms es
 Musical Goods-I have some very fine instru- ments and invite everyone interested in this line to come and see me. High class goods not high priced
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24

By Our Regular Correspondent.

Henry Garland is on the sick list.
Fred Vinegar returned to Pine
Grove Monday.
Jesse Glenn was down from East
Walker this wee k.
Mrs. B. F. Baker returned from
Dayton last Friday.
Rev. Van de Venter will be here
Sunday; (to-morrow).
Albert Hayes was an arrival from
Sodaville last Thursday.
Harry Bonham is spending few
days with Charlie Mcleod.
Mr.. Thrailkill and family have
moved onto the Bovard ranch.
Eight new pupils started to attend
the Yerington school this week.
Will Lampkin will leave for Plu-
mas County, CAL, the first of next
month.
Mr.. Spangler, the new minister,
and his family, arrived here last
Thursday.
Will Gruber and George Eglin
made trip to Pine Grove last Sun
day and returned to Dayton Tues
day.
Mrs. James Wright and the Misses
May and Ruth William were down
from East Walker to attend the
drama.
Andy Cooney and wife came down
from Pine Grove Monday and Mrs.
Cooney and the babies left for Day
ION Thursday.
The street was given a good wet
ting down by the fire engine boys
on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings'of this week.
J. B. Gallagher, while in Reno this
week, purchased two graded Here
fords and a Shorthorn bull, which
he brought to the valley to improve
his stock of cattle.
The drama entitled above the
Clouds" which was presented last
Friday night by home talent, WAS
quite success. The hall was well
filled, and everybody seemed to en-
Joy the performance hugely. At
the close of the play the hall was
cleared and dancing INDUCED in un-
til ago the next morning.
N |. X.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
The Verdi Coal Mine.

At J. II. Browns coal mine near
Verdi an important strike was made
the last OF the week, says the Reno
Journal. The indications for coal
have been growing stronger until at
last a ten-toot deposit OF first quality
Ignite was encountered. A big
chunk of the material was brought
to Reno last Saturday. Mr.. Brown
will send thousand pounds of it to
the city to be tested.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Medals Received.

Medals were received here this
week for Will Guild, Q. T. Guild and
James Loughlin, who were members
of Co. A of the Nevada Battalion.
The medals were sent by a commit
tee composed of A. G. Bragg, H. ].
Thyes, Jeanette K. Miller, H. P.
Kraus and Joe Zeigler, of Reno, and
are very neat little affair. They
are of bronze and about the size of a
fifty-cent piece. The name OF the
volunteer and his Company are en-
graved on the hanging bar, from
which the medal is suspended by a
piece OF sagebrush ribbon, and con-
tains the following: 1898. Present
ed by Nevada friends for his service
in war with Spain and the Philip
pines. 1892" On the reverse side
is the State seal.
Accompanying each medal was a
neat little address extending thanks
to the soldier boys from the citizens
of the State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
500 Reward SIO0i

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dress, F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
MS Life Was Saved.

Mr.. J. K. Lilly, prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had Won
derful deliverance from frighttul
death. In telling of it he says: 81
was taken with Typhoid Fever, that
ran into Pneumonia. My lungs be-
came hardened. / was so weak /
couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing
helped me. l expected to soon die OF
Consumption, when l heard of DR..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle
gave great relief. continued to use
It, and now am we'll and strong. |
can't say too much in it's praise"
This marvellous medicine is the
surest and quickest cure in the
world for alt Throat and Lung
Trouble. Regular size so cents and
SI.oo. Trial bottles free at I. J. A.
Flaws; every bottle guaranteed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
No Right To UgIlness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be at
tractive must keep her health. If
she is weak, sickly and all run down,
she will be nervous and irritable. If
she has constipation or kidney
trouble, her impure blood will cause
pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and
wretched complexion. Electric
Bitters is the best medicine in the
world to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneys and to purify the blood. 1t
gives strong nerves, bright eyes,
smooth, velvety skin, rich complex
ion. 1t will make a good-looking,
charming woman of a rundown in
valid. Only so cents at L. J. a.
Flaws
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24

rains l and run daily.
Train 3 runs Mon lays. Wednesdays ana
Fridays.
Train runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays.
Passenger trains make close connection at
Mound House with express trains OF virginia
and Tru kee Railroad, which connect at Reno
with east and west bound trains of the Cen
trail Pa ifc Railroad
STAGE CoNSECTIoNs.
At wabuska with daily stage for Yerington
and Wellington.
and Bridgeport, MA
Al Lunfne with stage leaving Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday for Downieville and lone
AT 5odaville with stage leaving fridays TOT
Glove dale, San Antonio and Belmont:
At Candelaria with stage leaving Mondays
for Columbus, Silver Peak. Montezuma Ahda
Valley and Gold Mountain r,,-...
At Keller with stage leaving TUESDAY, lhuIs-
day and Saturday for Cerro Gordo. Darwin
and Psnamint.
H. M YERINGT0N,
General Superintendent
X. J. LAWS.
Assistant Superintendent.
r. b. YERINGTON,
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24

Several of our Carson River ranch
ers have shipped a number of car.
loads of potatoes from this point this
week. Potato buyers are now only
paying from STA to SIG per ION for
spuds. Last year at this time pota-
toes were bringing $50 TO S35 per
ton, and our Italian friends were
told those were Mckinley prosperity
prices. They are wondering why
Mckinley has lowered the price of
spuds this year.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Cases Settled.

s. Ventura returned from Reno
the first of this week, and the three
attachment suits against him in the
Justice Court We're dismissed upon
his deciding to A. Panelli his one
quarter interest in the ranch. The
amount the quarter interest thus
brought, with costs, amounted to
nearly $1,000.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
CosmopoIitaa VS.. Badger Company.

The suit to restrain MeSsrs. Foote,
owners of the Badger mining loca-
ton in Silver City from extracting
ore within the boundary line of the
Cosmopolitan, owned bv Mr.. John
Landers, was begun in Carson yes
terday. J. K. Gignoux has been
busy this week making surveys for
the Foote's, and will be one of the
main witnesses in the case.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Serious Runaway.

James Mahoney and Thos. Burns,
two Virginia men, were badly in
iured in a runaway near Silver City
Wednesday. Mahoney hung onto
the lines and was dragged consid'
cradle distance, and when picked uT
was unconscious, while Burns re.
ceived many bad bruises. The horse
was so badly injured that it had to
be killed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
For Over Fifty Years.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fifty years by millions OF mothers for
cess 1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. II will relieve the poor
in every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle. BE sure and ask for 'sMrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and to re no other kind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24

Nv mother suffered with chronic
diarrhoea TOR several months. She
was attended by two physicians
who at last pronounced her case
hopeless. She procured one accent
bottle of Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, and five
doses gave her permanent relief. l
take pleasure in recommending it as
the best on the market. Mrs. f. K.
Watson, Aiken, Ala. Sold by I. J.
Flaws
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
A. X. De Fluent, editor of the Joul

A. X. De Fluent, editor of the Jour
nal, Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a
number of years from rheumatism
in his right shoulder and side. He
says: my right arm at times was
entirely useless. l tried Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, and was surprised
to receive relief almost Immediately.
The Pain Balm has been a constant
companion of mine ever since, and it
never fails" For sale by Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Prisoners Escape.

Two men, named Ramsey and
Collins escaped from the State Prison
this week. Ramsey was sent UP
from an eastern county, and Collins
is the lad who stole powder in Vir-
ginia City some weeks ago. Ramsey
was captured Wednesday but Col
Inns is still at large and is supposed
to be in or about Virginia City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
SCrlpfuraI Lectures.

Elders J. S. Harmon and A .
Kellogg, of Oakland, Cal, are in Day
ton and will begin series of lectures
on Bible Subjects at the Court House
Sunday evening. The subject the
first evening will be the "1nspiration
of the Scripture" All are welcome
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Volcanic fraptloas

Are grand, but Skin Kruptions
rob life of Joy. Bucklen's Arnlca
Salve, cures them; also Old, Running
and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boiis'
Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chii-
blains. Best Pile cure on earn,
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only
rs cts. box. Cure guaranteed. soia
by Y. 7. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-03-24
Blsmark's Iron Nerve

Was the result OF his splendid
health. Indomitable will and ire
mendous energy are not found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels are out of order. 1t you
want these qualities and the success
they bring, use DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. They develop every power of
brain and body. Only use. at I. J.
A. Flaws