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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
TESTING THE PHONE
PRANK PLAYED On A GENIAL
CLERK
BY Lady Clerk in Same Store
Makes Him Decide That Seeing
phone Is Necessary.

The telephone is probably one of
the most useful of the many public
utilities of the present day In fact it
has become necessity in tho busi
ness world. To say that material i'm
provement could be made upon the
telephone would sound like fallacv
All one has to do in this age of reve-
lations to inquire of President Roose-
welt as to when Booker T. will tea
with him again is to walk into a tele-
phone booth anr ring central, after
which you may ask for the president S
mansion. Then you drop in the slot
slug or two, and central does the
rest.
Though all this is true there is still
room for improvement in the tele-
phone. The telephone should be per
fected in such a manner that one
could see the features of the cOnver-
sationalist at the other end of the
line. The need of such an improve
ment is realized daily even in Pine
Bluff.
There is probably no more earnest
believer in the need of this improve
ment than certain popular clerk in
one of the largest stores of the city,
He is noted for his Chesterfieldian
manners and his always the-same sun
ny disposition While other clerks
are wearing countenances several
inches long he walks gracefully
around the store with luminous
smile upon his face. greeting every
one with robust "hello, Old man! u
or a pleasant "howdy-do!
In the same store. but in a differ
| ont department. is to be seen daily
one of the prettiest and most charm
| ing young ladies of the city. In her
CHEEKY manners and disposition she
probably excels the-clerk of the rude:
gender. Above all things she has the
knack of converting her surroundings
! into a practical joke which is sure to
result in the discontinue of someone
Not long since the polite clerk was
made the victim of her skill in this
respect.
| The establishment in which thev
are employed is one large enough to
need two telephones, whick@fact was
very convenient for her. She saw
the polite clerk bowing and shaking
hands in his usual affable manner
and she conceived the idea of imper
sonating central in a conversation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
PIN REMOVED FROM EAR
OF Mrs NJ G. Owens, of Fordyce,
After Thirty Years.

One cf The most remarkable cases
which has ever come to the attention
Of q local physician has been reported
by a specialist CT this city
Several days ago Mrs. NJ. G. Owens,
an estimabIe lady of Fordyce, came
30 this city 10 be treated for an ear
troGble of an acute nature. The
trouble develofed only few days be.
fore coming to this city. It was at
first thought to be earache, but the
pain become so sharp and acute that
It caused her great sunering.
As see suffered with an intolerabie
pain she thought of an incident of
thirty wears ego. which had to that
day remained mystery
About that many years ago she one
day attempted to remove foreign OBJ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
Ornan Recital,

At the Presbyterian church Tuesday
night Mrs. w. Fl. Langford will give
an organ recital She will be assisted
by Mrs. T. H. Anderson, Hannibal
Mo: Miss Leyman, Mesdames Toss
Fowler and G. l.. Morris, Messrs lri
Armstrong. Baulah and Mort
Levy. Mrs. Langford will preside at
the organ and will be assisted by 4
yiolinist. An elocutionist Will also
take part The recital would occur
at a later date, owing to the bad
weather, but for the fact that Mrs An
derson must return home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
BAD NEGRO RUN DOWN
?. l., Brown, a Forger, Whe
Operated in Pine Bluff
Christmas.
FORGED CHECKS ON FERp HAVlx
AND OTHER PROMINENT
NEGROES.
Skipped Out Just as HI. ForoerGea
Came to Light, But Chief CRAIG
Ran Him Down
Skipped Out Just as III. Forser1ea
BROUGHT BACK HERE yOR TRIAL

The local authorities assisted by
the authorities Of pesha county, hayt
succeeded i'll afrcstinR =. T.. Young
q negro badly wanted in Pine Bmn
for committing several forgeries. His
arrest was effected at Arkansas City
last Thursday by the authorities a
that place. officer Frank CnlpepBcf
loft Friday for Arkansaa City and re
turned last night with his prisoner
Young came 10 Pine Bluff during
Christmas week. He purported to-
represent large business interests ana
WAS here to secure labo, lie remain-
cd around the city about a week. IL
that time he forged several checks OK
different negroes OF prominence.
Two Of his victims were DR.. G. w
Bell and Ferd Havia. Their sigma.
turcs WorH forged in a very SMOOTH
manner and ii is stated the checks
won't through the banks
His operations We're very smooth
Ills operations were very successful
ly carried through, and by the tinis
he had prepared to seek other fields
he was about $loo TO the good, all of
which was illegally gotten
Simultaneously with the discovery
of the forged checks, the departure o,
Brown was noticed, which couples
with other things caused him to bs
suspected as the guilty party.
Chief Craig has been especially ae-
tive in pursuit Of the forger He dis
patched letters and kilograms all ovci
the southeast part of the state ana
in Mississippi
Browns inclination to drift back
home was the cause Of his capture
His wife lives near Dermott in ChicN
county. 1t was not far from there
that the Desha county authorities ar
rested him, upon information furnish
ed by the local authorities
His operations in Pine Bluff were
conducted in very smooth manner
and the local police believe that III.
has had a varied career in crime.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
SOUTHERN MANAGERS
OF CIRCULATION or THE DAILY
NEWSPAPERS
To Meet in Memphis on February 26
to Organize an Associa-
ton.

There will be meeting Of the news
paper circulators Of the newspapers
of various southern cities at Memphis,
Tenn, on February 26 for the purpose
of forming an organization of news.
paper circulators of the South.
There is q national organization ol
newspaper circulation managers, to
which most of the circulation manag
ers OF the larger cities of the south
belong the same as in the North and
East, but in the North and
East there are also organizations com
posed of the circulation managers OF
the daily newspapers of the smaller
cities, and the meeting at Memphis IS
for the purpose CT creating a similar
organization in the South, and which
the circulation mana gers of some OF
the newspapers in the southern cities
will be members of the proposed or
ganization. still it will be composed
chiefly of the managers of the dailles
CT the smaller cities.
The idea of such an organization
for the South was conceived by MI.
Humphrey, circulation manager for
the Little Rock Democrat, and Mr..
A. D. Macdonald, circulation manager
,, for the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. Mr..
Macdonald has devoted considerable
time and labor in corresponding with
the circulation managers of the many
daily newspeprs of the South, and it
is chiefly due to his efforts that the
meeting has been arranged for or
ganization.
Mr.. Macdonald is a splendid circu-
lation manager. as his work for the
Daily Graphic attests, and he has had
wide experience in the circulation
business on newspapers of the North.
He is we'll acquainted with the work
of circulation managers associations.
The purpose of such an organization
are two-fold-business and social. 1t
| brings the members together in SO
cial intercourse and they exchange
ideas and plans how to increase the
circulation Of the daily newspapers
| which is of great value to them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
(Iarke Turned a Deaf Ear.

mWa, Iowa, Jan. 6, 1902-There
|hree of us sent to Arkansas to
funds for the National commit
on. E. c. French, A. F. Krapfel
Vself. Before leaving st. Louis.
Flded the state north of Little
Mr. French going down the
lde OF the state, Mr.. Krapfel the
Ha went down the Iron Noun
pad. We agreed to meet in your
a given time. there to arrange
e for each in the southern part
state. Mr.. Krapfel was the
, get to Little Rock. Mr.. French
nj myself last. Mr.. Kranfel had
pea quite little before Mr..
Y and | got there. He met with
n cool recention from eX-Gov.
& 50 he Informed me, as did
french, who Interviewed the ex-
Fior with Mr. Krapfel after he got
Mr. French mot with about the
lfost as WAS given Mr.. KraD
fitef | got there all three of us
oh Ex-Governor Clarke. He
- lne very courteously-I having
''n ouFlng my visit to your city
11 90 but our mission was fruit
- ne would neither contribute
- !: hof assist us in any way
'lea to enlist his sympathy in the
- nave him send us to the prop
'f,'es to be7n us, etc. to all of
. he turned a deaf ear. and lent
:, : d ray Of encouragement. We
','oa ne was hostile to the tick.
~ especially toward Senator
'Ja VIII address letters to Hon.
/. ',ehch and A. F. Krapfel, Ot-
:, . io~a' they will give you the
c,a., .,s' as to their meeting with
oro n"'o seem q disgrace to the
- ,s =, OF Arkansas to elevate a
W. W. un't"d States senate who
. e''ner raise his voice, nor con-
NJ. 'o''ar, to the cause the
60 "'or'ty , y of the people of your
~, 'os''ly supported with their
No W. '''"ey daving the campaign
]. r. RIIRGFSS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
ILLINOIS CAPITALISTS
Who Have Been At Stuttgart Wish
Pine Bluff

The party of Northern capitalists
and prOspectors who have been an
STUTTGART for some tine, stopped over
in Pine Bluff for q few hours Friday
afternoon en- route 70 Hot Springs The
party is composed Of Messrs. r. NJ
Lynch, Chas e. Rudy and j. r. Bell
Of Newton, I'll John Belmar, Jr., anc
Michael Bausch, of Pontiac, I'll. Mr..
]. e. Timbrook, of Stuttgart accom-
panied them to Pine Bluff They Win
remain in Hot Springs until the pres
ent bad weather is over. when they
will return to Pine Bluff and inspect
the surrounding country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

iect in one of her ears. and a pin was
used by her, While engaged in }oeat-
ing the object she fell asleep. and the
pin dropped in her car and could nev-
er be located
During the lapse of thirty years she
has never felt any inconvenience from
the pin, except the nervous depTes-
sion which often accompanied thc
thoughts of it being lodged in hef
head. When the severe pain asse1 ted
Itself she thought of the pin that lad
dropped in her ear, and she decided
to see a Pine Bluff specialist.
Remarkable as it may seem the
specialist operated upon her and sue
ceeded in locating and extracting the
pin This pin was in two pieces when
removed and was as bright as a new
one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
Carried ~ the l-ate Geo. H. Wells
other Flews Picked l.p at the
Court House

Mrs. Grace B. Wells. administra-
triX ef the estate Of the late George
H. Wells, by her ATTORNEYS. White &
Altheimar, has fled suit in the circuit
court against the Mutual Life 1nsur
ance company of New York, in which
she prays for a judgement against the
defendant in the sum of $500, in
which amount she states that the de-
ceased George H. Wells, was insured
in the company.
She states that in 1894 the deceased
took out life insurance policy with
the defendant and had paid an annual
premium of $104 to the time of his
death. and that since his death no
part of that amount had been paid
The Cotton Belt Savings associa
ton sues R. M. Hall. Ferd Havis and
others in the ehancery court to fore
close mortgage on real estate for
s75360.
In the exparte action OF p G.. Dooley
the chancery court has confirmed the
title to all of section y, ~, 1873 8,
ct al lands.
Jones &, Hooker sun S. T. Reed in
the circuit court to foreclose a ven
doris lien on personal property for
81 900.
r. w. Goodwin has assigned to J. J.
w. Smith twenty shares of the capita
stock of the J. ]. w. Smith company.
Judgment has been rendered for
$117.15 in favor Of the Southern Gro
cery company against Stephen Pierce
A statement filed by the Gould Gal
braith Supply company shows assets
of $41,2f2O5, with liabilities the same
A statement filed by the Southern
Mercantile company shows assets OF
s12,31O, and libiltes of $4,000.
Fifty shares Of the caDital stock OF
the !. H. Eddins Dry Goods company.
held by d. G. koonce. were cancelled
and reissued to Mrs. w. j. McEwen.
A statement filed by the Pine Bluff
Prick company shows the paid up cap
ital stock to be s25 600; cash value o.
the real estate. $1,000: cash value OF
the personal estate. $34.061.25; cash
value of credits. s7.41517; cash value
of debts, 7460.6e.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
MRS. C. r. RRINkLEY
Of Pine Bluff Elected Matron of Meth
odist Orpi1anage.

At recent meeting of the board CT
trustees of the Arkansas Methodist
orphanage at Little Rock, Mrs. C. ..
BNnkley, of this city, was unanimous
ly elected as matron of that institil-
ton. Mrs. Brinkley is the widow Of
the late Rev G. B. B,inkley, who was
pastor Of the Lakeside Methodist
church several years. He was one OF
the most popular divines who ever
lived in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING.
The Jefferson County Worlds Fair
Board Meets at Pine Bluff

A meeting of the Jefferson county
worlds fair board of commissioners
and the auxiliary, or ladies' board Of
commissioners, has been called by the
president, Ben j. Altheimer, for next
Tuesday evening at s o'clock at the
court house.
The meeting will be one Of great
importance, and the success of the
worlds fail, work in Jefferson county
will largely depend upon the result
of this meeting
The ladies who are members OF
the auxiliary beard are especially re-
quested to attend this meeting. The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

that he would give us every reason
able consideration in his power. But
he absolutely refused to assist us by
contributing himself, Or citing us to
those who would. | am glad to be able
to say that we succeeded in our mis-
sion far beyond our expectations,
without the assistance of the national
committeeman of Arkansas, and l feel
justified in saying that more loyal lot
of Democrats than there are in your
state would be hard to find. Yours
very truly,
C. FRENCH
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

auxiliary board will be organized on
the same lines as the regular board.
Mr.. T. w. Milan, manger of the Ar
kansas state building and President
Whitaker will be present.
This will be Mr.. Milan's first visit.
to Pine Bluff since he was appointed
as manager Of the Arkansas building
and considerable interest is being
manifested i'll his coming.
The president of the jefferson coun-
ty board is especially desirous of a
large attendance of commissioners at
this meeting, and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

with the smiling clerk. She walked
to the telephone and gave the bell a
mischievous kind Of ring Central
answered.
Hello central. Give me the other
department" she said
The bland looking clerk was stand
ing near the other phone and ne an
swered the ring
Hello" he said
Hello, Is this Mr.. Blank?" was
answered back.
'Yes ma'am, this is Mr.. Blank" he
said in his most fascinating tone of
voice.
Mr.. Blank" she said, this is cen
tral. I'm testing the line. Will you
kindly stand to the right and say
hello?'
He told her the pleasure was all his
and repeated after her, "helloi'
Now to the left MI Blank. Please" "
she said
Yes ma am. y
Now stand away from the phone, "
she continued.
"Charmed,' he replied
Nov stand close to the phone =
she said
"Anything you say he replied.
'NoW stand on your head" the fair
deeeiyer said.
Then she laughed and rang off and
Mr.. Blank had occasion to 20 up to-
the front Of the store to sell plea
ninny pair Of shoe strings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
Lu,e,1ED HOSTILITY TO
.oNAl DEMOCRATIC
SUCCESS.
\, etters Showing His At
:. Democratic National
Committeeman.
k7o1Io INDIFFERENCE

ontinel,Record Of this city, III
to hoost ex-Gov. Clarke for
States Senator. has lauded
great and loyal Democrat.
Hot Springs News. They
serted that no man in the
contributed more of his time
how TO advance the interests
bnal committeeman from his
allenged and defed the Clarke
Is to cite en- instance in proof
We defed them to show that
eyer rendered his services to
3 central committee to stump
Il of the state. or had ever
is voice on the stump in be
fhe party. except when he was
date for Office himself.
low invite the attention OF the
tats to the letters below show
! fiat refusal 9f eX-Gov ClarEe
1onal committeeman from th.s
10 contribute q dollar to the
Stional campaign. or even to
by personal aid to the canvas
BIT out by the national commit
solicit funds. I his does not
much credit upon the Parts
fealty of a man who had been
b by the party in its last state
tion by being elected a mem
the national committee, and
ks0 asks the Democracy of the
f0 turn down Senator Jones.
an of TIE national committee.
him the seat of the latter in
[ited States senate. The News
nitted to publish the following
which came in response to
es from gentleman whose
we withhold. They tell the
n plain, unequivocal terms:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
DEATH RECORD.

Mrs. l.. A. Hall, an estimable lady liv-
ing at the Garrett boarding house on
East Second avenue. died last Friday
afternoon after several days illness.
The funeral services were conducted
from st. Joseph's church by Rev. j.
M. Lucev and the remains were in
tered in Bellwood cemetery. The de-
ceased left husband and three chill
dfen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
VcWeii-Wimner.

Mr. A. G. Vowel has surprised hif
friends aaA the public in general. Las
Thursday evening he went to Little
Rock where he was joined Friday by
Mrs Willie WINNER, most estimable
lady Of Laredo. Texas. At o'clock
Friday afternoon they were married.
and Mr.. Vowel returned with his
bride last night They are located at
Mr.. Vowell's home on West BarraQne
street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

Some years ago the president OF the
First National bank, at Braddock, Pa,
determined to investigate the results
of advertising. He began a systemat-
ic series of advertising, and soon the
results became apparent, and the
bank has grown to large proportions.
and there are scores upon scores OF
new depositors each month.-Bank'
ers' Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
SOLD FOR DEBT.
| ands and Mill Machinery of T. c.
Waters.

Pursuant to decree of the Jefferson
chancery court, rendered December
II. in the case of T. F. Tillar. ct al,
against T. C. Waters. ct al, commits
sioner Walter Goodwin on Saturday
sold at public auction farming lands
and mill machinery. the property OF
T. C. Waters. Mr. J. F. Quattlebaum
was the purchaser The land was sold
fo~ 5000 and the mill machinery
brought $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

| take it as the elementary and bas-
ic principle of advertising, that adver-
tising is good when you have a good
thing to advertise. and bad when you
have a bad thing to advertise.-Man
ager Blakely, New ST. Charles Hotel
New Orleans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
she said.
Grand l-cdNe RenresentatiNes.

Imperial lodge. No. "a, Knight OF
Pythias met Friday night and elected
representatives To the annual meeting
Of the grand lodge of Arkansas to be
held in Hot SPRINGS next May. Mr..
Arthur T Loving was elected grand
representatives, and Mr.. Harvey IFud=
son, alternate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
= Nv Refused to Assist

{Ifa 'T1USed 70 Assist.
vo,, io~a' Jan. II, 1902 am
to,.,,',! much indisposed, suffering
cara a.llltls, 81 and grip. and would
convaa ~ make a detailed recital of
win tlsation :. with ex-Gov. Clark.
that s =, and do so later on as I
sas so ,ne loyal Democrats of Ar
nar s'nould know of the chilly
e,.so,w = which We were received by
ofsc;s' who at that time was
I ma ana nead CT the marty in that
= "a, as the official head of the
mad every reason to expect
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
IN LABOR CIRCLES.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Federated association of railway
transportation department of this city
occurs at 2:30 o'cock this afternoon
at Imperial K of P. hall. The associa
ton is COMPOSED of the conductors
firemen and brakemen. The meeting.
will be addressed by Mayor Duley, of
Little Rock great friend of the Ia
boring people, and by other prominent
Little Rock labor speakers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

Pine Bluff Typographical Union Na.
447. meets at 2:30 this afternoon over
]. S. Altschurs store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

At Imperial K. of P. hall at 7:30 r
m. today Mayor Duley will address
the Central Trades and Labor Council
1t will be mass meeting which ths
general public will attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

Perseverance is the only certain
road to success.-Boot and Shoe Re
corder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02
SUIT ON POLICY

To RECOVER $500 LIFE iNSUR.
ENCE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

The Cotton Belt Savings associa
ton sues R. NJ. Hall. Ferd Havis and
others in the ehancery court to fore
close mortgage on real estate for
S753.60
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

In the eXparte action of P. c. Dooley
the chancery court has confirmed the
title to all of section -. ~, 1873 8,
ct al lands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-02

Jones e. Hooker sua S. +. Reed in
the circuit court to foreclose a ven,
doris lien on personal property for
81 900
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-15
Special COmmiSSioner.
CoMMIssTONER,S SAFE.

In pursuance Of a decree in the chan.
Gerry cause Of Richard T. LoWndes,
trading as B. T. LowndeS & Co., VS. D.
w. Kinney and others, made by the
circuit court Of Harrison county, West
Virginia, on the 4th day Of February,
1902, shall as special commissioner
appointed thereby proceed on
TUESDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1902,
at one O'Clock .. M, tosell at public
outcry at the front door Of the court
house OF said Harrison county, par
eel OF land lying in said county OF Har-
rison, situated In the city Of Clarksburg.
on the Northwestern Turnpike and
being lot No. II of "Stealey Addition"
to said city. This is desirable town
lot and valuable.
Terms Of sale. One-half Of the pur-
chase money to be paid cash in hand
on day OF sale, and the residue to be
paid on the 24th day of November
1902, The purchaser giving his prom
iSsory note, bearing interest from day
OF sale, with good personal security,
for the deferred payment Of the pur-
chase money and a lien will be retain
ed on said lot as further security.
r. S. DOUGLASS,
Special Commissioner.
l, E. c. TetTick, clerk of the circuit
court of Harrison county, State Of
West Virginia, do hereby certify that
r. S. Douglass, the commissioner in
the above styled cause, has given bond
as such commissioner as required by
the decree Of sale in said above styled
cause.
Given under my hand this 10th day
OF. April, 1902. E. c. TETRICK,
Ala Clerk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-15

DAVE D. JOHNSON, Counsel. 4l-4t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-15
nR1RCr a. sIr1r-

The object Of this suit, is to obtain
a rehearing ofthe judgment pronounc-
ed in said cause on the 18th day OF
June, 1899 by the said circuit court OF
Harrison county, and to revive and
correct said Judgment, and to require
the said Ellen Mines to refund the sum
OF 1851. Al, paid to her under the order
OF said court. And it appearing by an
SdaE psT meg sbn IN thiS BFSce s1d 6a5s
L. Morrison, are not residents of the
State OF West Virginia. it is ordered,
that they appear here within one
month after the date OF the first pub
LEGATION OF this order, to do what is
necessary to protect their interest in
this suit.
A copy-attest -
f, c. TETR1CK, Clerk.
DAVE D. JOHNSON, Counsel. 41-4t.