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Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
FRONT ELEVATION.

gia pine finish; exterior painting, three coats; galvanized iron gutters and down spouts; front door, glass panel. The doors are ? feet inches wide by feet high, IFS inches thick; thefront door is 3 feet 4inches wide, by feet high, 1% inches thick. Shingles are to have one coat of paint. The attic has a single floor. All exte- rior walls have one coat of brown mortar for back clustering, and all rooms are finished with two coats of plaster. The hardware is of a sub stantial kind, and properly placed.
 The rubble stone wall is IS inches thick, and the basement floor is ce- mented. The house is piped for gas and furnace. There is a Georgia pine floor in the hall, parlor, sitting and dining-rooms, maple floors in bathroom, kitchen and pantry. The sink in the kitchen is porcelain lined. There is wainscoting in the kitch- en, bathroom, dining-room and halls, made with cement plaster and capped with wood molding. Laundry, coal bins, fruit-room and other store- rooms are in the basement. All rough ing in pipes laid to bathroom. Catchbasin and cesspool are built in the yard. Girders are by 10 inches, and posts supporting girders by s inches. Closets are provided with shelves and hooks. The front stairs, treads, newels and risers are of Geor- gia pine.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
The oldest Known Timber.

Probably the oldest timber in the world. which has been subjected to the use of man, is that found in the an- cent temple of Egypt, in connection with stone work, which is known to be at least 4,oO0 years old. This, the only wood used in the construction of the temple, is in the form of ties, holding the end of one stone to another. When two blocks were laid in place an excavation an inch deep was made in each block, in which tie shaped like an hour glass was driven. It is, therefore, very difficult to force any stone from it's position. The ties ap- pear to have been of the tamarisk or Shittim wood, of which the ark was constructed.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

THE nine-room residence here il-
 lustrated and described will cost S1,900 with a foundation of stone.
 The size of the parlor is 12 feet inches by 12 feet inches; sitting room, 12 feet $ inches by 12 feet 6 inches; dining-room, 12 feet inches by 16 feet, and has a bay window; kitchen, II by 12 feet; chambers, s feet by feet inches; 10 by 10 feet, feet by 12 feet inches; 12 feet by 12 feet inches; 10 by 13 feet, and alcove, feet inches by 9 feet 6 inches; pantry, feet inches by 6 feet inches; bathroom, 6 feet 6 inches by 10 feet. The three large rooms on the first floor are separated by sliding doors.
 A rear stairway leads to the base ment and second floor. The first and second stories are 9 feet inches high. All floors are double, having building paper between finished floors and sub-fioors. The sheathing is of fence flooring, having tar paper be- tween it and siding. All siding is A. inch face; studding, by inches; joist by 10 inches; shingles, cedar; ornamental carving; art glass; press brick chimney; American glass; Geor-
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Arkansas Crops.

Says the Arkansas crop bulletin: The weather continues hot and dry No rain of consequence occurred dur ing the week, except in the northwest section, where scattered showers oc: cured on the 18th inst. All crops are beginning to need rain badly. Corn and cotton have made rapid growth. Wheat yield is generally fair to good. Oats are generally short, and much difficulty will be experienced in gath ering this crop. Irish potatoes fair to good. Fruit continues to fall oil in some localities, while in most places the prospects are fair to good.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Interesting Census Figures.

According to figures given out re- gently by the census bureau there are 529,375 children in Arkansas between the ages of and 20 years, 265,5 be- ing boys. There are in the state 313.- S36 males of voting age, 20 per cent. of whom are illiterate, and 250,3S0 of
 military age. Of the native white voters, sons of native parents 1O.S per cent. are illiterate. Of the voters fully 98 per cent. are native born Americans.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

On the 2Sth, during a storm, light ming killed four men, all of whom leave large families, who were at work harvesting in a wheat field on the J. c. Halbert farm, near Lodi, Ind.
 On the 2Sth, at Christies' auction rooms in Lcndon, a pair of small Louis XIV. cabinets, with brass mounts, and executed by Caffieri, which were formerly the property of the duke of Leeds, were sold at auc. ton for G15O0O.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
The Ideal Motor Vehicle.

Everybody recognizes that the desi- deratum in a motor vehicle is that it shall combine simplicity and inability with cheapness. Public favor is not won by complicated, heavy and cum bersome machinery that is liable at any moment to get out of order. On the contrary it is demand of Amer jeans that an acceptable automobile shall be reasonably light and durable. They want machine that will last, and one that will be cheap enough 10 allow of its purchase by the class of people who today content themselves with horse and bungY.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Former Warren Man Dead.

MT. Selwyn Ederington, a former resident of Warren, was found dead i'll California. His body was found, evi- dently two or three days after death, and bullet holes in the head indicated the manner of his death, but how pr by whom remains a mystery. Mir. Ed erington was called home number of months ago by the death of his fa- ther, and only returned to California early in the present year. He was a native of Warrentoll, and his untimely 1eath is deeply lamented.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

country. The lines on which the resi- dence is planned give large number of rooms, and all of fair size, as shown by floor plans.
 The veranda ceiling is ceiled with narrow beaded ceiling of Georgia pine, finished with hard oil marine varnish.
 Veranda and porch floors are paint ed four coats good lead and boiled lniseed oil. The chimney is capped with stone. Chimney brace is of wrought iron. The outside cellarway leadssto the basement. The height of first story floor is feet 6 inches above grade. Stone work above
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
ADesperate Encounter.

: A desperate encounter occurred at Philadelphia between the officers and two negroes named Lewis and Will jam Glenn. Lewis Glenn was wantei on a charge of attempting to assas- sinate the watchulan of an elevator company at Philadelphia. In the melee William Glenn was shot through the chest and mortallJ wounded.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Purchased Little Rock Residence

Col. W. H. Eagle. of Lonoke coun- ty, has purchased the handsome resi- dence of Mrs. John D. Adams on East Seventh street, and will occupy it ;n the fall. It is one of the handsomest and best-equipped modern residences in the city, and Col. Eagle and family will be quite an acquisition to Little Rock socety.-LittJc Rock Gazette.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Prospects Were Never Better.

Says correspondent writing from Ola, Yell county: ''ln conversation with a number of Fourche valley planters your correspondent was in formed that the prospects in tha: section were never better, and tha, the usual quota of cotton and corr would be made"
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
TO succeed Prof. Kuykendal.

Prof. F. w. Miller, of Philadelphia. has been appointed by State Supcrin- tendent of Public Instruction J. J. Doyne as deputy to succeed Prof. J. w. Kuykendal, who resigned to ac- cept the principalship of the Un'ver- sity of Arkansas preparatory depart- ment. Prof. Miller was formerly principal of public schools in Arka- ielphia.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

grade is random range block lime stone.
 Sliding door partitions are lined with one-half inch ceiling. All ma- terial throughout must be of the very best. The owner will furnish bathroom fixtures, art glass and shelf hardware.
 GEORGE A. W. KINTz.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Not Quite All that Would be Desired

The Little Rock correspondent ot the E. G. Dun & Co.'s Mercantile agency says: "The cotton crop never
 recovered fully from the dry wealth
 CT which prevailed at planting time
 and during the dry weeks that fol lowed.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Mrs. Alice Hodges.

Mrs. Alice Hodges. native of Ten. nessee, died at Fayetteville, aged 1o7. She located at Fayetteville 54 years ago, and had lived in one house ever since She had been a widow since 1860, and leaves a daughter 66 years old. She leaves four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
Designed and Written Especially for This Paper

The parlor is tinted copper color; sitting-room, maroon; dining-room, peacock blue, dark; kitchen, straw color; chambers, colors to suit own CT. The size of the house upon the lot is 22 by 40 feet.
 The design is very neat and plain, and suitable for city, suburb or
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Asxlum Doors CIosed.

The doors of the state asylum for the insane, Little Rock, are closed against further admission. The ca pacity of the institution has been reached.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Appointed Miss Lucy rhach.

Gov. Davis appointed Miss Lucy Thach, his sister-in-law, clerk and stenographer to succeed MT. Wat kins, now clerk to Worlds fair com. mission.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
noom in RaiIroad BuiIdins.

Over 5000 miles of new steam rail- way will be constructed in the United States this year. Oklahoma and In dian territory are in the list for 61a miles.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
pope Ha, \ Silver CKair.

The most costly chain in existence belongs to the pope. It is of silver, is worth s9,Ooo, and was . present from wealthy admirer.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Site Selected.

The City park in Little Rock has been selected as the site for the Ar kansas monument to the confederate dead. Work will commence at once
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Mrs. Gcorge w. Murphy.

Mrs. George w. Murphy, wife of Atty.-Gen. Murphy, died at the family residence in Little Rock. She had been in bad health for five years.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
The Travels of . Pen.

A fast penman will write at the rate of 30 words a minute, which means that in an hours steady writing he has drawn his pen along space of about BOO wards.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Disastrous Fire at Chester Point

A destructive fire ragged at Chester Point, Howard county, destroying more than twenty business houses and dwellings, entailing loss of $10O,o0o; partially insured.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
TIE NORLD'S FAR STE.
The Forest Park Site, at St. Louis, Unanimously Approved by the
 National Convention.
OBJECTIONS TO THE SITE 0VERRULED.

An Understandins Reached With the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company as to the Powers With Which the National Commission is Invested.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
BRING THEIR MONEY
Land Seekers Coming Into North
west Prepared to Buy.
OCTOBER MOVEMENT IS LARGE
All of the Roads From the East and
south Participate In the
Business.

The October movement Of land seekers is
already taking on big proportions. The
number of arrivals yesterday and to-day
was large. The Minneapolis st. Louis
this morning brought the largest delega-
tion of actual land buyers In its history,
to Minneapolis. They are bound for nor
thern Minnesota and Dakota points. Other
railway lines report a big business with
the prospect that the movement will be
surprisingly large now that the low rates
will be continued through October.
The North Western, Milwaukee and
Wisconsin Central brought heavily loaded
trains to-day from Chicago. The move
ment through Chicago yesterday for the
northwest reached into the thousands.
The homeseekers' movement over the
Great Western was also very large. Many
of the new arrivals were bound for points
along the transcontinental lines. Railroad
men say that the movement between now
and January will largely favor the north
west.
The land departments of the roads say
that it is no more a question OF free land
with the land hunter. He comes now
willing to pay a reasonable price and that
means q figure far in advance of the quo
tations OF Ave years ago. 1t Is believed
that as a result Of the movement this fall
a very large percentage of the lands OF
northern Minnesota will be divided into
small tracts and ready for cultivation next
spring. Industrial Agent Cassiday OF the
500 road predicts at least as large an I'M
migration movement next spring as in the
early months of this year. Many of the
new comers are attracted to the grazing
lands Of the Dakotas.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
THEIR HEARTS BAD
Rrigands of the Turkish Border Are
Desperate Characters.
A. GOLDBERG KNOWS THE BREED
Keep Their Word About
killing Her.

A. Goldberg, of 416 Boston block, who
was born and bred in Roumania, and spent
many years on the Bulgarian Turkish
frontier, where Miss Ellen Stone, the
American missionary, is held captive by
brigands, says the only way to save her
life is to pay the ransom money. Mr..
Goldberg was a government contractor for
the Russian government during the Turko-
Russian war in 1878, and he knows the
country round about the Balkan noun
tains, in which the bandits have their
fastness like a book.
Said Mr.. Goldberg to-day:
The bandits under Bous Sarafou are a lot
of renegade ruffians recruited from Austria,
Roumania, Bulgaria and possibly Russia. They
are men without a country and they recognize
no nationality. They are the oftscOuring Of
that part of EurOpe-a band of desperadoes
who had forfeited all recognition from civil
lied society long before their miSdeeds forced
ons cells. They have taken the oath, "all
for one, and one for all, and once they have
executed such bold undertaking as the abb
duction of Miss Stone, you may be sure they
will show no weakness.
The mountainous frontier will make it well
night impossible for the Turkish and Bull
garian troops, which, l notice, are In pursuit
of the brigands, to capture them. Sarafou's S
men are at home in the mountains, and they
undoubtedly have secret retreats In which
they can subsist indefinitely, where it will
3 De pracQCdlly lupOSSlDle lOI Tue lIOOpS "
follow them, even should their location be
discovered. If present conditions are any
thing like they were there twenty years ago,
Sarafou probably has little principality of
his own in the mountains. l know the
bandits used to have herds Of cattle and
sheep, and they are we'll supplied with am
munition. They could put up a stubborn
resistance indefinitely. They hold the peace
able people Of the valleys in such abject
terror that the latter would hardly be in
strumental in bringing them to justice for
fear the bandits would be revenged upon
| them.
| While the combined forces of the Turkish
| and Bulgarian governments might possibly
bring the robbers to justice after a protract-
ed siege, and l very much doubt the ability
of the soldiers to run those wild fellows to
! cover-a declaration Of war will mean the
certain death Of the missionary. If her friends
want to save her life, their only recourse is to
see that the demand of the bandits for $110,
900 is satisfied, and that such amount be paid
| over to them as soon as possible.
! Mr.. Goldberg was born at Beresht and
was for many years resident Of Baku, in
Roumania
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
COMMON NAME, SURE
The Smith Family Numerously
Represented on County Payrolls
RELATIVES CHECK EACH OTHER
Likewise They Feel Grateful to
Brother and Uncle Andrew,
the Commissioner.

The name of Smith has been very much
in evidence on the pay rolls OF Hennepin
county since County Commissioner An
drew ]. Smith came into office.
In addition to l.. A. Smith, son OF
County Commissioner A. j. Smith, whose
road contracts were set forth in detail in
T HI Journal yesterday, there are
other road builders, notably George II.
Smith, a brother of the county commits
sioner, and Jesse Z. Smith. son OF George
H., and consequently nephew of the
commissioner. Both of these men have
done work for the county; not under con-
tract, but under the day labor system, the
Smiths bossing the job, and receiving the
money to pay for 1t. What's more both
have acted as inspectors OF road work,
and have been paid at the rate of So a
day for their services in that capacity.
These inspectors are hired to oversee
the work done, and to make certain that
no overcharge is allowed In other words
one Smith Is paid to see that another
Smith does his work properly, and they all
belong to the same family. For repair
ing roads in Crystal Lake and Brooklyn
townships G. H. Smith has been allowed
$S5.75 and Jesse E. Smith, $3.50; for their
services as inspector the former received
$72, and the latter $14.
Still another Smith-M. E. Smith-has
been paid $99.50 for certain plastering
done at the poor farm. In his bill he
makes a charge of IS per day for plas-
terer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
OYER TWO THOUSAND
Dollars Pouring In for the Sewell
Memorial Fund.
CONTRIBUTION FROM NAsHUA,N.H.
Total Contributed in and About the
Chamber of Commerce Will
Reach $1,000.

The Sewell fund now amounts to $2,275,
and it is growing constantly. This morn
ing James Marshall, who has interested
himself in collecting money for the fund,
at the chamber of commerce, reported
that he had already secured more ban
$500, and added that he expected to make
it $1,000 before turning the money over.
The amount has been raised through small
contributions entirely, no attempt having
been made to secure large donations.
One of the contributors whose name ap-
pears on to-day's list, resides in Nashua,
n. H. In T b ] Journal ] he saw the
story of Dennis Sewell's heroism and i'm
mediately mailed a contribution to the
fund, care of this office. The Security
bank employees are also among to-day S
contributors, and from few boys who live
along Bedford avenue So was received.
Never before have the people of Mime
apolis responded SO generally to such an
appeal; never before has an humble citi-
zen of this city been so honored. Sewell
was a common laborer. He worked at log
driving, and lost his life while attempt
ing to save child from drowning.
The fund appeals alike to the merchant,
the professional man, the mechanic and
the laborer; and all are sending their sub
scriptions to make it larger. 1t is to be
devoted to educating the children Of the
dead man. The following subscriptions
were received at T he Journa / Office
to-day:
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03

Judge Elliott yesterday issued an alter
native writ Of mandamus direct
ing Mayor Ames to show cause
next Friday why he should not sign the
permanent improvement bonds which Stod-
dard, Nye & Co. are anxious to purchase
The six months limit for the issue of the
bonds expires on that date, and If Judge
Elliott does not then make the writ
peremptory, the bonds may be permanent
| ly hung up.
The bonds, which have face value OF
$150,000 were issued by the city council
in accordance with an act of the late Leg
islature, which authorized cities of over
so 900 inhabitants to issue bonds for per-
manent improvements in excess of the
limit of indebtedness fixed in their charter
or otherwise. The law, while general in
form, was intended for Minneapolis alone
Among some Of the special provisions was
one invalidating bonds not issued within
six months of the passage of the act, which
went into effect on April 4. 1t Is expected
that the matter may be disposed Of on
Oct. 4, the last day of grace.
The bonds have had troublous time to
date There were many eager bidders
and high premiums were offered when they
were placed on the market, but when
such eminent attorneys as Story & Thorn
dyke and Judge Dillon were somewhat
dubious as to the legality of the issue
the eastern brokers pulled off The bid OF
Stoddard, Nye & Co., who were not
alarmed over the technical flaws raised by
eastern attorneys, for $165, 900 with ac-
crued interest, was accepted. The money
was rendered to Mayor Ames yesterday
and was refused, his general position be-
ing that the bonds are illegally issued and
are invalid
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
HOW TO END CRIME
Clerk Allen Carries Ames' Argu-
ment to a Logical Conclusion.
PRUNING COMMITTEE AT WORK
On the First Round 1T Increases Sew
eral Items-MayOr's Emer-
gency Fund Cut.

Ed Allen, clerk of the municipal court
made his reputation as a logician and a
wit before the council pruning committee
yesterday. Mayor Ames in giving his
reasons for cutting in two the fines i'm
posed upon houses of i'll repute said he
had made the change because the former
heavyfi fine had served TO increase crime. In
order to pay it, the keepers of low resorts
had to resort to force and drugs to rob
their patrons. By lessening the fine, he
decreased by SO per cent the temptation to
commit crime.
Very we'll" said Clerk Allen, remit
the fine entirely and wipe out crime alto
gether''
Then the pruning committee members
lay back in their chairs and roared with
laughter.
During the morning the committee lop-
ped Off some $500 from the boards rec
concentrations Of allowances for the may
or's emergency fund and for elections,
but Increased the appropriations for other
departments about $4,000 over the board S
estimate of requirements. The principal
additional allowances made by the com
mlttee were for the departments of health
and building and for street opening ex-
penses. The following table shows the
work OF the committee; the figures being
tentative:
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
PROF. PHELPS DENIES
Says He Never offered the Resolution
,3 Imputed to Him.


,5 Imputed to Him.
To the Editor Of The Journal
My attention has been called to the fol-
lowing in your paper Of the 28th:
State officials are wondering where the
money is to come from to pay contractors
for work on the Duluth normal school.
At a meeting Of the normal board, June Is
Professor Phelps introduced a resolution
which was passed, directing that work pro
ceed on the school, to be paid for when the
$40 600 subscribed by citizens should be turned
into the state treasury.
Not cent of this donation has turned VI
at the capital, but contracts are being let Al
Duluth. There will probably be trouble wher
the day Of reckoning comes.
In reply will you kindly allow me to
state that I never introduced any such
resolution as is imputed to me at the
June meeting or any other meeting OF
the normal board; that no attempt has
ever been made to raise $4,000 or any
other sum by the citizens OF Duluth; that
all the money that has been turned into
the state treasury is the sum of $40, ,OOC
saved for the state by the judicious in
surance placed by me upon the building
that was partially destroyed in February
last, much Of which is withheld by the
state authorities, although the contractors
are legally entitled to it under the terms
OF their contracts; that the donation
referred to in the paragraph exists only in
imagination; that not contract has been
let at Duluth save and excepting those
that bear the signatures Of the building
committee under the authority of the nor
NAL board.
From this statement 1t will readily b.
seen why not cent Of this magnifcen
donation Of wind ''has turned up at tht
capital w. J. Phelps,
Duluth, Oct. l.