The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
IA GOOD LETTER FROM
RIPPING WAVES.
Luxora. Ark. Sept. IS. 1909.

LuxOra. Ark. Sept 10, ls0@-
Editor Herald The result OF the
election here was a grand victory for
temperance. The county went dry by
is majority. and there is much re1ole-
ing by the better element or society.
while the whisKey advocates don't
feel so good. Our newly-elected Sher-
if. Mr.. Jno. A. Lovewel says. al
blind tigers must go. and The people.
who nave known him longest say ne
will do as he says he Will.
Our people realize that whiskey mas
Increased the enormity of crime here,
creating poverty. misery, incnasuty.
social corruption. and swelled the
seethine. surging waves of hell with
naonIe. who might have been saved
for Heaven. Blind tigers are indeed
bad. but nothing to be compared with
omen saloons, and | trust God will
speed the day, when not saloon can
ne found upon this beautiful earth.
We have seen the fact clearly demon
strated here the past two years since
saloons were closed. There has not
been ne-fourth the vice and crime
that there was before. ana yet tn ere Is
vast room for improvement. l ala not
intend to write so much upon TINS
subject but l become enthusiastic
cover temperance victories.
Only last Sunday night week ago.
a terrible tragedy was enacted on the
train ten miles below Osceola. Some
of Mississippi county's citizens were
returning from Memphis and when
some colored passengers came aboard
tine conductor told them to go in the
smoker, as their department was al
ready crowded. AS soon as they be-
came seated, Mr. Bud Fisher OF Rosa.
remarked to a negro man, Badly
TAYLOR, that they were IN the wrong
new. who in return made an ungentle-
manly reply, but followed the W oman,
who had rusher out. In few min
ntes he returned and began firing,
shooting MIR. Fisehr and his compan-
ion. Mr.. Eugene Hughes. They then
returned the fire, tho Mr.. Hughes had
alreay received his death wound.
The greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the train ana when the
smoke cleared away. it was found that
Fisher, Hughes and Taylor were all
badly wounded and Mr.. Tschudy, bust
ness manager for the Three States
Lumber Co., and negro woman
were slightly wounded. They were
all taken off the train at Osceoia,
where all received medical attic ntlon.
Mr.. Hughes never regained conscious
ness and died in few hours.
Badly" Taylor died early M onday
night.
Another ugly and black crime was
averted, as an angry mob had OF
ganized and marched in to have
lynching about midnight.
The Drs. think now that Mr.. Fisher
thn, ho xxyaC shot TN r0nQn
the lung. All three Of the aggressors
had been drinking heavily. The two
white men were men of influence and
wealth in their community, but tbs
a tale too often told, whiskey was
blighting their lives The negro
TAYLOR had also accumulated some
proprety and had his followers OF
gamblers etc.
Arkansas has to bear bad name
because of such characters, but che
has many noble, high toned, educated
people, who deplore such conduct.
There is untold wealth within her
borders vet undeveloped, waiting for
more progressive and industrious
people to move in and take hold. In
addition to her rich farming sections.
she has rivers. where pearl hunting ID
becoming quite profitable industry,
many having been found and sold for
five thousand dollars each. White
river boasts of boats equipped for
pearl hunting only. Black rievr also
holds fine pearls; and now phospha ate
has been discovered in some of the
northern counties. in considerable ex-
tent and richness. These deposits oc-
cur at the same geological horizon as
those Of Tennessee and identical with
some of the rock of that State.
Messrs g. e. Butler and John +.
Cowan recently went out to War
tarce and Shelbyville, to purchase
stock, and as they were returning
home, Mr.. Cowan died sitting in the
train near Milan, Tennessee. 1t was
indeed, sad shock to relatives and
friends here.
Next day after arriving home, one
of the saddle and harness horses pur-
chased by Mr.. Butler, died from eat
ing too much green corn.
N. A. Nicholson is confined to the
bed with sciatica.
RIPPING WAVES.