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Woodruff County news., 1902-07-31
Lawsuit Over a Monkey.

A legal battle for the possession of money that will likely end in the supreme court is on between Dave Smith and Al Belding, of Hot Springs. The animal, which is val ued at $50, was attached by Mir. Smith for debt against the origi- nal owner, who had made a present of it to MT. Belding. The case was decided against Bedding, who took an appeal to the supreme court.
Woodruff County news., 1902-07-31
Six Mureerers Hanged.

day in this state.
 Dave McWhorter, who was exc cuted at Van Buren, spoke for ten minutes from the gallows, advising his hearers to profit by his fate On the 18th day of November, 1901, McWhorter shot and killed his wife, Mary McWhorter, to whom he had been married about one year. They lived near Mulberry, and some three weeks before the killing the couple separated, McWhorter leaving the place. On the day of the killing McWhorter went to his wife's house and tried to get her to allow him to come back and live with her, but she refused, telling him that she was done with him. She and her two children, George and Ester Snodgrass, aged respectively 8 and 10 years, were starting to the field to pick cotton, McWhorter accom- panying them and still begging his wife to make up with him. He was heard to say to his wife that if she would not allow him to come back that he would kill himself. She re- piled that she hoped he would not llo so, but that she could not help it. They were at this time. crossing ravine, and McWhorter stepped back to allow his wife to go ahead, and when a few feet ahead of him he pulled pistol from his pocket and fired, the first shot missing her, the second striking her in the back .f the head and passing through, coming out of her mouth.
 At Arkansas City, James Kits, colored, forfeited his life on the gal lows for the murder of Jim Come lately, also colored. The killing oc- cured November 13 last, in a crap dive run by the murdered man.
 Cy Tanner, executed at Forrest City, confessed his guilt on the scaf- fold. Tanner was convicted of the murder of another negro, Robert Black, in St. Francis county. The tragedy ensued over a debt of 25 cents, claimed to have been due Tan ner from Black. The latter offered to pay it when he could, but Tanner answered him by firing fatal bullet into his body.
 Dee Noland and Tom Sims, both colored, were hanged at Washing ton. Tom Sims shot and killed Nancy Seton and Tabitha Seton, mother and daughter, both colored, in November, 1901, near Spring Hill, Hampstead county He claim ed he was paid $6 to commit the murder by negress who was jeal- ous of the daughter. Dee Noland killed his wife near Wallaccburg, Hampstead county, by choking her to death. The evidence was circum- stantial until he confessed, but he claimed the killing was accidental.
 Lathe Hembree was executed at Center Point for the murder of W. NJ. Willis, in Polk county. The exc cution was private. Lathe Hem bree was convicted on circumstan- tial evidence for the murder of Col. W. M. Willis, tie inspector, in Polk county, March ?, 1900. Rob- bery was the supposed motive. Hem bree had several trials, the last be- ing in Howard county on change of venue. Every legal recourse was exhausted in his behalf.
Woodruff County news., 1902-07-31
Railroad Incorporated.
ture.

A charter has been granted the Arkansas Southwestern Railway Company, which proposes to con struct line from Fl Dorado to a connection with one of the large roads in Louisiana. The capital stock is $200,Ooo, and the -incor- porators are A. E., W. E. and A. K Silverstone, H. s. Powell and Wm McCullen.
Woodruff County news., 1902-07-31
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Staff Officers State Guard.

An official list of the staff organi- zation and captains of companies in the two regiments of the Arkansas state guard has been completed. It Is as follows:
 FIRST REGIMENT.
 North of Arkansas river.
 Colonel-John l.. Horner, Hell ena.
 Lieutenant Colonel-J. R. New man, Harrison.
 Major First Battalion = w. F. Harrison, Osceola.
 Major Second Battalion-John R. Frazer, Denning.
 Major Third Battalion = W. K. Surridge, Walnut Ridge.
 Surgeon = w. H. Abbington, Beebe.
 Adjutant-J. D. Mays, Helena Company A, Morrilton-Captain, Sig Hecht.
 Company B, Denning-Captain, w. L. Godsey.
 Company c, Siloam Springs Captain, Leon S. Brown.
 Company D, Eureka Springs Captain c. D. James.
 
 Company E, Beebe-Captain, R. B. Andrews.
 Company F, Harrison Captain, Robt. $. Murray.
 Company H, Walnut Ridge Captain J. B. Heister.
 Company l, Paragould- Captain. A. H. Glasscock.
 Company K, Jonesboro-Captain: W. M. Stoddard.
 Company L, Black Rock-Cap- tain, W. A. Beakley.
 Company M, Newarl1-Captain l.. s. Arnold. SECOND REGIMENT. (South of Arkansas river.)
 Colonel = Claude Sayle, Little Rock.
 Lieutenant Colonel-Charles T Duke, Monticello.
 Major First Battalion-John G 1onsdale, Hot Springs.
 Major Second Battalion-Henry Stroup, Paris.
 Major Third Battalion-Georgc Webber, Texarkana.
 Surgeon - c. M. Hay, Hot Springs.
 Adjutant-James B. Dickinson Little Rock.
 Company A, Booneville-Captain c. H. Carmichael.
 Company B, Hot Springs-Cap. tain, James P. Randolph.
 Company c, Little Rock-Cap. tain, Leslie t. Hawkins.
 Company D, Ola-Captain, Ed l.. Lucas.
 Company F, Dardanelle - Cap tain, G. l.. Wirt.
 Company F, Magazine-Captain. Chas. E. Scott.
 Company c, Fl Dorado-Cap- tain, R. F. l.. Giles.
 Company H, DeQueen-Captai Jacob H. Sanders.
 Company I, Arkadelphia-Cap- tain, c. NJ. Clark.
 Company K, Prescott-Captain, B. H. Blakely.
 Company L, Cabot-Captain, B. F. Cranberry.
 Company NJ, Little Rock-Cap- tain, c. Lavatte.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
1000 SQUARE MILES SWEPT
Central Illinois Experiences the
Worst of Storms.
LIFE AND PROPERTY LOSSES.

Bloomington, H., June 13.-Sveep-
ing over stretch of country 100 miles
in width and devastating territory
fully 200 miles long. and leaving its
mark clear across the face of central
Illinois, a tornado inflicted property
loss which will aggregate million
dollars and cost a dozen lives. The
brunt of the storm fell Upon Mclean
and adjoining counties. The wind
reached a velocity of 100 miles an
hour, and the visitation was the worst
ever recorded in the history of central
Illinois Not village or city of Nc
Lean county escaped, and from every
district comes the same report of de-
stroyed buildings, injury to growing
crops and razed fruit and shade trees.
Three lives were lost at Merna. The
aggregate property loss in the country,
not including thousands upon thou
sands of shade and fruit trees that
were leveled, will be between $500, 900
and $780, 900.
The heaviest loss in proportion to
population, fell on Merna, where the
town hall, used by dancing party of
$50, was destroyed, three of the women
dancers being instantly killed by fall
ing timbers.
Peoria, Ill.-At Kingston mines
three were killed and ten injured. The
double storm that struck Peoria was
the worst that central illinois has ex-
perienced since 1s43.
The Peoria and Pelxin union round
house was blown down. Samuel
Spence, an engineer, was caught and
seriously injured.
Thirteen locomotives owned by the
Illinois Central, two by the Iowa Cen
trail, four by the Toledo, Peoria and
Western, and five by the Big Four
were wrecked.
Lincoln, 1ll.-Hard rain and light
ming did additional damage here.
Public buildings, factories and resi-
dences were uhroofed and telephone
and electric street railway systems
were badly crippled. Most of the
streets are blockaded with fallen trees
and wires.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19


drive away-anywhere. I'll meet
them" Then she walked into the
waiting room and called the station
master, who was walking outside.
Going away?" he asked.
YES; one ticket to the Junction,
please" He drew it from its place
with maddening slewness. She tried
not to snatch it as he held it out.
Have l time to say goodbye to my
husband before the train goes? He
can't leave the horse to stand"
'oh, yesj that's the whistle. but it's
mile off yet"
She kept the valise in her hand and
walked back to the buggy.
Here's the ticket, Robert. The
mans busy and won't see you. Cross
the track, and you can hide in that
clump of bushes till the train comes.
Then swing yourself up on the back
platform. Quicki"-as he moved stiff
ly.
Goodbye, old GIRL" he returned,
kissing her hastily. You came out
fine tonight. Take care of the chill
dren, and don't let 'em hear any more
than you can help. You'll get on all
right; and he sprang away into the
darkness:
The train dashed up. She could see
him climb on at its further end and
hear the thump of baggage and boxes
under the station masters hands.
One sob escaped her. Then with
short, sharp puffs the train started and
the cars dragged out of sight.
Hey, there. Stop here, will your"
called a voice from a light wagon
drawn by a sweating, galloping horse,
as two men drove up to the platform.
TOO late" answered the station
master. What dye want? You amt
travelin', are you?"
I'VE want the man that got off on
that train"
There wasn't any man, nobody but
a woman"
What kind of a woman?"
"a little one-not up to my Shout
ders"
Sure there was no one else?" asked
the other man.
Not a soul. She bought her ticket
and got on while l was unloading the
baggage"
Fooled again." was the angry ex-
clamation. well, Jackson, we've
raced twenty miles, now l guess we'll
walk home
1T was mistake to go to Kate for
information" said his comrade. "She
told us all she. knew fast enough-she
won't have any more use for him-but
it was the wife we ought to have kept
our eye on. l told you that all along.
We might follow her up now, if it
wasn't likely to be too Late
The wife had driven away, alone,
into the black woods.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19

'Listenl' she cried.
Through the stiffness they could
hear a new sound, painfully distinct;
the quick trot of hoofs and the roll Of
wheels over distant bridge. They
listened, breathless, two interminable
minutes.
MY Cod" exclaimed the man.
that's no country team. They've been
to Riverton, and now they're coming
over the turnpike. I'm done for"
mo, you're not. 1t takes half an
hour to get here from RivertoIi. That
long stretch across the meadows and
the place where the road is being
mended will put them back five min
utes, too. We're close to the station
now"
Hurry, then" But the horse picked
his way slowly down the hill in the
darkness. The man was desperately
nervous; the woman calm as If looking
into the face of death.
Finally, they reached a little country
station in the woods, and the woman
handed the reins to her companion.
"Give me your valise," she whisper
ed, land keep we'll back. If they come
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19

''See here" she interrupted. t'You
haven't the slightest conception of any
brutality in what you are saying,
suppose; but please spare both her and
me the comparisons. 1 didn't ask for
any justification of your caring for
her. But, if she loves you, why is she
not with you tonight? Was there not
sufficient of the daredevil spirit in her
to face flight and danger with you?"
He did not answer at once; then he
muttered with an attempt at lghtness;
well, you know, Annie, all wom-
en- haven't the grit that you have. And
she's got other friends; she's too pop
ular to give up all her chances for
one" The bitter curl of his lip was
hidden by the darkness.
Robert" she said softly, 81 want
you to remember that one of the two
women loved you. l know nothing
about the other, and it does not mat
ter-now. But when you think of to-
nights ride. you may take that comfort
to your soul; and you'll need comfort
some day. 1t is breaking my heart to
let you go like this"
The man made no answer. Then
suddenly she drew in the horse till
he stumbled back on his launches.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Indian Territory Census.

Washington, June 16.-The census
bureau has just issued a report on the
agriculture of the Indian Territory,
showing that the As, sos farms enumer-
ated there on June 1, 1900, were valued
at SAG, 500, 44O. OF this amount 16 per
cent represents the value of buildings,
and "a per cent the value of land and
improvements other than buildings.
The value of farm implements and
machinery was So, 1899, $50, and livestock
Sal, 37s, SOS. The total value of farm
property was S92, ISL, 615. The total
vaIue of animal products in 1899. was
s27, 672, OO2, of which 80 per cent was in
animal products and the rest in crops,
including forest products cut or pro-
ducsd on farms. The gross farms in
come in 1899 was SEA, 237, 992, and the
gross income on investment % per cent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
CouIdn.t straighten up.

Breed, Wis, June 16th.-Charles F.
Peterson of this place. Justice of the
Peace for Oconto County, tells the fol-
lowing story:
For years l had an aching pain in
my back which troubled me very much
especially in the morning.
Il was almost unable to straighten
my back and the pain was unbearable.
Il did not know what it was, but
seeing an advertisement of Dodd's
Kidney Pills concluded to try a box.
Il can only say that that one box
alone has done me more coed than
anything else ever did.
81 feel as well now as ever l was.
81 have recommended Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to several others, who are
using them with good results"
Mr.. Peterson is a highly respected
man and one who would not SO posi-
lively make a statement unless it was
absolutely true.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19

Minneapolis, June 12.-Irwin Gard
rer was found guilty of having accept
ed bride as special officer to procure
police protection for shark gambling
establishments. The case of the party
who paid SIS is lost sight of in the
scandal that his conviction unfolds.
He was the amanuensis of Mayor Ames
and the prosecution sought to show
that such brides as he accepted were
taken with at least the connivance of
executive members of the city admins
tration
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Anthracite Stnkera.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 1o.-There
was absolutely no change in the an
thracite coal miners strike, which has
now rounded out its fourth week.
Here and there men who were on their
way to or. from work were assaulted,
but none of them were seriously hurt.
Much interest was manifested in the
strike of the West Virginia soft coal
miners. The anthracite mine workers
hope the strike in that state will
eventually have some good effect in
their own struggle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19

Some. extensive changes are being
made in the Burns cottage at Allo-
way, Scotland, where the poet was
born, but assurance is given that the
external appearance will not be in
jured, and in a way the place will be
made more like what it was in BURNS
day, for an outbuilding erected be.
tween 1905 and 1919 is to be removed.
There is now an entire electric tram
way running past the cottage door
and a road is being built between
"auld haunted kirk and the monu-
ment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Panama r1afs to Be Popnlar.

The Panama hat is to be the thing,
and a man who wears a rough straw
hat cannot hope for recognition. More
over, colored hat bands are no longer
in favor An exception in favor of col
lege men wearing colored hat bands is
made. The cut of clothes has not
changed much from the styles of last
summer Tan and russell shoes will
not be popular because they are too
cheap. They may be tolerated IN the
country, but not in the city The black
boot is the thing-New York Sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Another Illinois Tornado.

Elgin. Ill, June 16.-Three persons
injured and many hundreds of dollars
worth of property damaged are the re-
suits of a tornado that swept Elgin
and vicinity. Hundreds of persons
took refuge in cellars and out of the
way places. Charles Dane, night
Waterman at the watch case factory,
was hurt by a falling plank, Mrs. F.
Jane, of Algonquin, was buried under
the ruins of a barn. Charles Spiller
was cut in the breast by flying par
ticleS of glass
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Prosecuting Her Yet.

Guthrie, o. T., June 12.-Mrs. Helen
Bonner, the Cleveland county negress,
who has been appealing to the officials
here for protection and assistance in
holding her farm, was visitor at the
governors office. She made another
complaint that after the six arrests
were made in her case her house was
torn down and her goods moved in the
public highway. She states that she
has the names of the men interested,
and presented them to United States
Attorney Horace Speed for use in fur
ther prosecution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Thirteen Perished.

Chicago, June 11.-Twelve men and
one woman were killed and about
thirty persons injured in fire which
destroyed the sanitarium conducted by
the st. Lukes society, at Wabash
avenue and Twenty-frst street. The
greater portion of the patients were
suffering from delirium tremens and
some who were deranged by drugs.
Some of these were strapped to their
beds, and it was found it was impossi-
BILE to save them, SO rapidly did the
fire spread through the building.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
St. Louis Fair closed on sunday..

st. Louis, Mo-, June 14.-President
Francis has been authorized by the
Exposition directors to sign contract
with Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury, in which the worlds fair
management pledges itself not to OPP
crate the fair on Sunday at any time.
The secretary notified the company
that none of the vouchers of the ma
tional commission for salary or ex-
penses would be allowed until the con-
tract was signed as required by the act
of congress appropriating So 900, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
A Minnesota Tornado.

Milwaukee, Wis, June IA lorna
do swept across the northern part of
Minnesota killing four persons, injur-
ing ten others and demolishing the
homes of fifteen families. Among the
killed are Mrs. Berg, who lived near
Voss postoffice and Andrew Holm, who
lived four miles further north.
1t is believed there are other fatali-
ties. Hundreds of head of livestock
were killed. The path of the storm
was half a mile wide and ten miles
long.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Defeated Both Belmon

Now that he has been appointed
member of the naval committee, Con-
gresham Lessler of New York enjoys
the distinction of having defeated
both the Belmont brothers. Perry Bel
mont was the democratic candidate
for congress whom Col. Lessler van
pushed at a special election and Ollie
Belmont, now a member of the house
and a graduate of the naval academy
at Annapolis, was one of the foremost
candidates for the vacancy on the nav
al committee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
coIored Woman 1a1 Years Old.

The Oldest woman living at present
THAT is, the oldest known-is proba-
bly, Mrs. Nancy Hollifeld. She is
woman of color and has attained to
the age of 121 years. Her case was
investigated by the Rev. C. Lee some
six years ago and he then found her
age to be lis years. The gentleman,
who died in his Goth year, remem.
bered Mrs. Hollifield as his nurse and
that she had at that time several
children, so that the estimate cannot
be tar short of the mark. She lives
near Ellenborough, N. c..
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
In Binding Sheets.

St Joseph, Mo-, June 11.-Train
crews arriving here from runs extend
ing west into Kansas and Nebraska,
say they never encountered such severe
rain storms in their railway experience.
All trains were greatly delayed. A ST.
Joseph & Grand Island engineer, at
point 100 miles west of here said the
rain fell in such heavy sheets that it
was impossible to see even few feet
from the cab of his engine. He sought
refuge for his passenger train on a
siding.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Hirb School Graduate. Iniured.

Des Moines, Ia, June IA school
house near Washington was destroyed
by the recent storm, and nine high
school graduates who had sought shell
ter in the building were buried in the
ruins, eight were injured, two of them
perhaps fatally. The party was re-
turning in a wagon from picnic that
had beea held to celebrate their gradu-
alton. Wire communication with
Washington was destroyed two days
ago and news of the accident was de-
lived
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
sIoodIess Surgical Operations.

DR.. Jokichi Takamine, a Japanese,
claims to have discovered the posi-
bility of bloodless surgery through
the medium Of chemical composition
called adrenalin. By the local appli-
cation of adrenalin, in solution, opera
tions may be performed, it is said, on
the nose, ear and eye without the spill
ing of drop of blood. Thus has it
been demonstrated that the discovery
is the most powerful medicine known
AID at the same time it might be
said the most expensive. At present it
costs $1,000 a pound.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
kansu. Man Kills Hiehwaymen.

Talmadge, Iowa, June 1.-Two I'M
identified men, alleged to be highway
men, were shot and killed by Claude
Bristow of Cawker City, Kan. Bristow
was hunting. He alleges the men
sprang upon him from behind clump
Of bushes, attacking him with clubs.
He drew revolver, shooting one
man through the head and the other
through the lungs. He says both were
armed. Bristow exhibits a wound on
the back of his head, said to have been
caused by the highwaymen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Coal Roads win sufrer.

Wheeling w. Va, June 1o.-The
strike ordered by the United Mine
Workers of America to take effect in
West Virginia, was much more COM
plete in some districts than expected
and less effective in others than was
believed would be the case. The in
complete reports are conflicting, but on
the whole several thousand more men
went out than was anticipated. The
strike Elects not only the industries of
the state but also the railways and
river Navigation. ALI coal roads suffer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Carrying out a Doctors Advice.

An old Scottish minister gave up
his toddy for the sake of example. The
doctor said this change was bad for
him, and suggested his taking dose
surreptitiously whenever he sent for
his shaving water. Some time after
the doctor called again, and the old
servant met him with tears in her
eyes. "Oh, doctor, doctor!" she ex-
claimed, the meenister's game clean
daft, clean daft He's sending for his
shaving wather frae mornin' tae
nichti"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
AS Good as a comoass.

1t is well known fact that in the
Vast prairies of Texas a plant is al
ways to be found which, under all cir
cumstances of climate, change of
weather, rain, frost or sunshine, in
variably turns its leaves and flowers
to the north. If a solitary traveller
were making his way across those
trackless wilds without a star or COM
pass to direct him he ends an unerring
monitor in an humble plant, and he
follows its guidance, certain that it
will not mislead him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
A Creative Force.

A man of experience and observa-
ton who has watched the development
of advertising until it has become the
very lite-blood of business enterprises,
affirms that advertising does more
than attract from a given amount of
trade larger share to the advertiser.
He finds that it creates new customers,
and also that it creates a demand for
new or neglected products. 1t is a
force without which no striking sue
cess is possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Almost Converted.

Two Jews, wishing to become Cath
olics, called at the house of a priest,
and finding he was not in. decided to
wait. AS the day advanced and the
priest OH not return, one of the men
became restless. Come away" he
said to his companion, 'or we shall
be late for the synagogue"