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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
THERE'S NOT HING NEW
10 Report in the Cotton Sit
uatlon in Jefferson
County.
PICKING is SLOW ON ACCOUNT OF
HOT WEATHER AND MUCH
SICKNESS.
commissioner Hudson Gives Farners
Sensible Talk on Diver.
sjty of Crops.
S. c. ALEXANDER & co.'s LETTER

Inc rain Oh the 1st was a godsend
to this immediate section of country
II ihsufes an abundance of fall yepe-
,'pieS ana sweet potatoes. 1t also
heipeo All Iate maturing crops and in
sures good fall pastures.
Corn is being gathered hut if NOT
turning out as we'll as expected. How
ever, enough has been raised to last
until another crop can be raised. AS
soon as corn is gathered stock of all
klhas should be given the benefit of
'he spiendld pasturage furnished. and
DIS soon as the pastures are cleaned
hey should be poWed and sown with
oats, rye, wheat or barley This will
lafhlsh winter grazing for stock, and
can either be turned under in the
spring for manure or allowed to ma
lure crop next spring to be followed
by COW peas after the grain is har
vested. If more attention was given
this kind of farming inJefferson county
the lands would improve from year To
year, instead of getting poorer as they
do by the continuous cultivation Of
cotton. Ii the crops were properly di-
Verslfied it would be but a few years
before blight and rust would be I'M
known.
Show me farmer who has practiced
diversified farming, and will show
you man in good financial condition.
with money in bank and mortgages on
MS nelghbOrs. Diversification is as
necessary in agriculture as proper
food and stimuants to human beings.
unless we stop the all-cotton system
and diversity, Jefferson county. natu-
rally the richest county in Arkansas.
Will soon be second among the poor
est counties in the state.
There is nothing new in the cotton
situation in this county, Picking is
general but slow on account of hot
weather and much sickness on the
farms
Notwithstanding the government 1e-
port is the lowest on record, specula-
tors are manipulating the market so
the cotton growers cannot get the
benefit of the reported shortage in
the crop. J. M. HUDSON
Commissioner of Agriculture of JEFF
fersOn County.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
CoNSTARLES QUALIFY
TANDY BREWER AND DEPUTIES
SWORN IN.
John r. Bean, Newiy-Elected Con-
stable of Melton Township.
Gives Bond.

Saturday morning Mr.. Tandy Brew
er. the newly-elected constable of
Vaugine township. was sworn in and
took possession of his office. Mr..
Brewer was the ,lnopposed candidate
of the Democratic party for constable
the late general election. He succeeds
Mr.. Louis Cheek, who has been con-
stable for over year, being appoint
ed constable bv Gov. Davis to fill
the uneXpired term Of Mr.. A J. Stew
art. The ingoing constable is we'll
qualified to fill the duties of the Office
to which he was elected. He was
connected with the sheriff's Office here
for lengthy period.
His occupancy Of the office of con-
stable has developed several changes.
In fact. all of the deputy constables
retire with Mr. Cheek The new depu-
ties appointed by Mr.. Brewer are John
Bono and ]. p WoodaIl. Mr., Mason
Philpot. one of the retiring deputies,
is slated for one of Mr. James Gould's
deputies upon the latter assuming the
office.
Mr.. Brewers bond called for a Sc
curity of $4,000, which was furnished
with Messrs. C. H. TTriplett and S. N.
Reeder as indorsers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
PROSPEROUS YEAR
FOR THE LAKESIDE METHODIST
CHURCH.
Gix Societies Organized in the Church
and All Doing Good
Work.

Graphic: This has been a very pros
porous year for the Lakeside Method
ist church. Up to date there has been
net increase of forty in the member
ship. The Sunday school, with Capt.
n. T. Roberts as superintendent, is
one of the largest and best in the
city. There are six societies organ
lied in the church. and they are all
doing good work. The young people
have lately organized an Epworth
league, which promises to become a
force in the church. There are many
fine workers in this church. The
church has very efficient board of
stewards, composed of leading busi-
ness men of the city, and the board is
looking we'll after the financial inter
ests of the church. The church build
ing and the parsonage need some addi-
tions and repairs. If possible, the
board will have this work done this
fall
| The attendance at all the services
has been good through the summer.
With the return of the people from
summer vacations. and the coming Of
cooler weather we expect larger con
gregations than this church has ever
! known before. A few members have
not been attending as they should
i but special efforts will be made to Sc
cure their better attendance. The
church will begin special revival serv
ices the second Sunday in this month
Rev T. O. Rorie of Stuttgart will dc
the preaching. Everything seems il
condition for a good meeting
w. P. WHALEY, Pastor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
PROMINENT PEOPLE
OF the City to Be Pulled for Failing
to Obey Ordinances.

Monday will be a red-letter day in
the history of the police court. In
addition to the usual Monday retinue
of violators. number of the most
prominent citizens of the city will ap-
pear in response to warrants issued
by the police authorities, charging
them with failure to comply with the
terms of the sidewalk ordinance. The
following is a list against whom war
rants have been issued, but not
served:
J. H. Humbert. F. O. Bridges, Ellen
Johnston, S. Geisreiter Mrs. E. B.
Smith, Mrs. Lula Hazeltine. R. F.
Pretty Mrs. Eliza Holcombe, Mrs. A.
Holcombe, Louisa Vance, G. w. John
son. J. R. Robinson, J. NJ. G. Nogel.
H. Kellerman, Elizabeth Gill. Joshua
Taylor, ]. NJ Elliott. l.. P. Knox
Mrs. J. A. Cowan, H. Bringman,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
AFTER 36 YEARS
LETTER REACHES PINE BLUFF
POSTOFFicE.
Written by J. r. Powell, Of New Or
leans to G. D. Atkins Of Pine
Stuff

A mysterious letter has reached the
Pine Bluff postoffice. The letter is dat
ed February Is, 1866, and bears the
New Orleans postmark. 1t is remind
er of the old business Of the South
and the scarcity of cotton Immediately
after the war closed. The chirography
is rather quaint but business like, the
initial letter of each word being plain
and the following letters slightly
jumbled The letter is addressed to
G. D. Atkins, Pine Bluff, Ark, via
Memphis.
The postmaster at st. Louis was in
possession of the letter until yester-
day when he sent it to Postmaster
Furth. The letter reads as follows:
&C D. Atkins, Esq, Pine Bluff. Ark.
Dear sir: I send you our P. G. this
date per condition our market We
have placed to your credit on our
books. s9759, paid us by w. R.
Stuart We will be pleased to fill
your order for pork and will rty and
fill all your orders to help you make
a crop, if it is your pleasure to give
us your crop of cotton to sell and your
business yourself. We are not suppos-
ed to take such business but you are
an exception Your friend,
81. r. POWELL,
"By Stuart
Every word of the letter and the
manner in which it is arranged be-
speaks the letter of the typical south
erner who lived about the time the
south was so abundantly rich and each
man seemed almost king in wealth.
OF course in 1865 the south was practi-
ally in pauper condition but then the
same class of people lived then that
lived about six or seven years previous
when no greater people existed on
earth for social life.
This letter quotes on an adjoining
sheet the prices Of products which
will give an idea of the income of a far
mer who raised much cotton. Cotton
is quoted at rates varying from forty
to fifty cents per pound; sugar from
2 "a to Is % cents pound; coal oil
at 81 and $1.05 per gallon; coffee at
20 and 80 IL cents per pound; bacon
at 26 and 29 cents per pound. There
was one article which was not ex
cedingly high, and that was whisky.
the price being about the same as now,
The writer of the letter, J. R. Pow
ell, was a cotton factor and general
commission merchant. No. II Cort
;andt st:cet New Orleans. W. R.
Staurt was a member of the late firm
Of Stuart ard James
If G. D. Atkins or some relative does
not call for the letter Mr.. Furth will
send it to the dead letter office 1t
is quite curiosity for exhibition Let
ter postage then was three cents an
oUlce and it has a Scent stamp on
-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
ALREADY PLANS ARE NEAR
ENOUGH MATURED TO MAKE
1T A GO.
Geo. w. Blackburn and His Swift
Natchez Players Selected
For Pine Bluff.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR GOOD BALL

The following dispatch from Vicks-
burg. Miss, to the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal, contains some interesting
Intelligence of local interest:
"A meeting of Representatives of the
Cotton States League was held here
today. with President Wheatly presid-
ing One of the features attending
the meeting was a protested game be-
tween Baton Rouge and Greeneville.
which was eventually awarded to Bat
on Rogue. putting the Louisianians in
the lead by five points, her standing
being $40. 1t was agreed that the
$500 forfeit put up by the four cluDs
at the commencement of the season
remain as guarantee for continuing
next season. Pender and Blackburn
were selected as a committe to get
two more towns interested for next
season. with preference for Monroe,
La, and Pine Bluff, Ark"
An investigation into the probable
ity of Pine Bluffs being a member OF
the Cotton States League by Graph
ic reporter developed the fact that in
all probability Pine Bluff will have
professional baseball next season and
will be represented in the Cotton
States League.
The directors of the Citizens Light
and Transit company are credited
with being behind the movement, and
as such an enterprise would bring that
company big returns at almost any
cost the directors are sure to lend
all their efforts toward seeing the en-
terprise through.
AS the plans are at present, Geo.
W. Blackburn owner and manager of
the NatcheZ, Miss. team. is slated to
take the management and ownership
of the Pine Bluff team bringing with
him most of his Natchez players.
Blackburn is among the best known
baseball players in the country He
first became conspicuous in the south
while a member of the pitching corps
Of the Little Rock champions of 1901.
There he was dubbed Smiling. Geo.
Blackburn, which sobriquet he still
years Later he was sold to Nash
Vile, Tenn. and at the formation of
the Cotton States League he secured
the Natchez franchise and has made
a good thing of it.
This league is composed of Natchez.
Vcksburg. and Greenville Miss, and
Baton Rouge La The game was a
success from the go in those cities
SO successful in fact. that the direc-
tors contemplate adding two other
cities to the league making it a six
team league, and Pine Bluff and Mon
roe have been agreed upon by the di-
rectors as the two additions.
The contest for the championship Of
the Cotton States League is now nip
and tuck between Natchez and Baton
Rouge the percentage or both being
$40, while Vicksburg is 500 and
Greenville 1856 These percentages
Indicate the splendid character Of
baseball being played in this promis-
ing league, and Pine Bluff, with Geo.
Blackburn and his Natchez players,
together with other first-class material
obtainable, would have no trouble in
maintaining a leading place in the
league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
TOP CROP ONLY HOPE
OF 10
OF 10 or II Million Bale Crop, Says
S. c. Alexander G. Co,


S. c. Alexander & Co.
Following is copy of letter sent
out Saturday by S. C. Alexander e.
Co. to the manufacturers:
Pine Bluff, Ark, Sept. 6.-Gentle-
men: Since our last report local show
'ers have fallen in different parts Of
the state, followed by cooler weather.
have had no general rain since July
80. Rain at this time would do more
harm than good and would lower the
grade of the large amount Of cotton
that is now open. In the hill country
the crop is practically all open and
more than half in the bottoms and
river lands.
It is very difficult for any one to
form an intelligent opinion of the
crop now. We have examined it per-
sonally between here and Shreveport,
La, distance of It's miles, and along
the Arkansas river: also in the south
eastern part of the state, and find CON
dition to be about as follows: The
plant in the uplands, as we'll as the
bottoms, is quite large, averaging as
much as seven feet in many places
along the river. The excessive rains
around July 80 caused the lower bolls
of this rank growth to rot. ard the
sharpshooters and boil worms de-
stroyed the majority OF the remaining
young bols In addition to this the
extreme hot weather from August 10
to September l caused heavy shedding
of squares and blooms.
The present cool weather finds the
plant in healthy condition. but very
poorly fruited The only hone for a
crop of 0.5O0000 to 1000 900 bales
hes in the possibility of top crop.
The plant is blooming and taking on
fruit every day, but the nights at pres
ent are too cool to do any good. Should
the insects cease their ravages and
frost remain off until November, We
see no reason why a good top crop
should not be made. The crop is two
weeks earlier than last year on ac-
count of premature opening caused
by the hot dry weather.
Pine Bluff receipts so far are 1913
bales. Very truly yours.
S. C. ALEXANDER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Louisa Garfield.
The foregoing does not include all
against whom warrants have been is
sued Quite large number of war
rants have been served and returned
- Acting Police Judge Stewai:, whcs:
the Graphic reporter was unable to
see Saturday, so as to get the com
plete list.
A list Of the vehicle owners Of the
city, who have been tardy Ii paying
their vehicle tax comprising over 200
names, has been compiled for the use
of the police department. All will be
arrested. At least, that is the pro-
gram. In the list are the names Of
Nc by corporations and individuals
No arrests have been made and no
warrants have yet been issued. bit
the police will begin on the big task
Of arresting this host of violators in
the next few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
c,;led tn Make His Escape.

John Ross was arrested Saturday by
OAicer Culpepper for small crime.
Poss is a very determined negro. and
decided not to remain in jail, but make
. thrilling escape. He was caught
,sryino r,,@r 4Nn iron bars to make his
pscaaa psc s.a jut Hsf9re he was ready for
no drcY a., s.n officer caught him
Ia h. W ta'snn to ESQUIRE A. j.
Stova,,s s.h court fer trial. He was fined
go an the charge of malicious mis-
a1,;of Doubtless Ross would have
tna, se+ at liberty at IS fine had
he no tried to escape.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

wonderful story, which parallels
that of Enoch Arden, has just reached
Pine Bluff from South McAteatcr, |.
T. 1t concerns people, win until &
few years since, were promiAelt citi-
zens of Fort Smith, Ark. and prior to
that time residents Of Pine Buff. Mr.
and Mrs. l.. w Bryan are the princi
pals in tire story. For severc. months
tuey wed in the Indian Tel ita:E \
sl,rrt time prior to the Calves ~. dis
astel Mrs. Bryan and the conre's
Daughter went to Galveston. DL:.'y:s-
10 time of the disaster they N-e;o IN
Gal, eyton, and afterwards i.otl.i,.S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
An Enoch Arden Story About
Former Pine Bluff People

MS ctard Of thom. A careful inves
.sa'.cn was made. and no trace was
found Of them SO hey were mourned
as dead. Bryan married again, and by
his second wife a child was born. Sew
eral ays ago, in a Texas sanitarium,
wll;5:s she had been since the floci at
Galveston, the first Mrs. Bryan re-
.lai.fu her sanity and stated VIC Gle
Was Suddenly crazed by the awful
(n'aallty which had befallan her on
IT,, stiff coast. her mind was imra,' ed
aCt. she was taken to the sa.. u iun,.
W:,.rt she has since been. Those in
charge of the place We're ignorant of
Lev .0eEtity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
Rratton Prob b1bIy Elected Judae.

Considerable apprehension prevails
in the Democratic circles over the re-
suit of the election for Judge in the
Fourteenth judicial circuit. Judge E.
G.. Mitchell of Harrison. the present
circuit judge, was candidate for re-
election. He was opposed by I. S.
Bratton of Searcy county. one of the
best known active young Republicans
in Arkansas. He is assistant United
States district attorney and secretary
of the Republican state committee. If
Mr.. Bratton is elected he will be the
only Republican circuit judge in Ar
kansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
SOnE SURPRISES
Are Developing as the State Election
Returns Come In.

Little Rock, Sept. G.-Returns com
plete are in from thirty eight counties
with eleven estimated, giving Davis a
majority of 25,S0o in forty nine coun
ties.
The vote in thirty eight counties is:
Davis, 40,136; Myers II $780, Greaves,
4,5O0; Kimball, 200. Davis majority
1927.
Adding to this the estimated major
ity of $500 in eleven other counties,
the majority for forty-nine counties is
PAST
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
SWEDISH CONSUL.
Appealed to in Effort to Identify Late
Nejs LarSSen.

The identification of Nels LARSEN,
the stranger killed by a freight train
east of the Cotton Belt shops Thurs
dav night. has not been complete |.
and the Swedish consul at Fh, 7 =
nbia has been appealed to in order to
establish his identity as the follow
ing telegram received by the Cotton
Reelt Savings and Trust company from
the Philadelphia Trust society, indi-
cates: DO not know any relatives of
LARSEN. Have notified Swedish vice
,on.,. who will communicate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
The Vote for Seenator.

The election of ex-Gov. James p.
Clarke as United States senator from
Arkansas by the next session of the
legislature is now an assured fact, pro-
vided the representatives and sena-
tors from the different counties follow
the instructions of their constituents,
as expressed at the Democratic pri-
maries. held March 80 last. The in
structed vote, after the results of Mon
days election are excluded is as fol-
lows on joint ballot in the legislature:
Clark. u: Jones. s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

-Nr. ". Hamp Hall, stenographer
for Anstin & Danaher and for Austin
e. e. Tavlor before the dissolution OF that
srm Saturday. stood an examination
hafore i'l 70. number of prominent mem
,on, pe of the local bar, upon his appli-
oo.a oo4;on for admittance to the bar. and
,assed .as,a a creditable examination. He
pa1n ow q full-fedged attorney at law.
u H. Nv was examined by Messrs, N. T.
i1,h;te Il1 T w. Crawford. w T. Woold-
ridge s. M, Taylor and M. Danaher
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
Suit - Quiet Title,

Oscar H Hardin has brought suit in
the Jefferson chancery court against
Matilda Moore Tohn ] Hammett and
tho roknowa heirs of Laura RAY, de-
ceased. praying that a deed conveying
to hir? an acre Of land in Pine Bluff
be reformed to accord with the inten-
tions of the former owners of the
property. He alleges that a mistake
was made in a previous deed to the
property, which he seeks to correct in
chancery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

My Uncle From Japan" was the bill
last night at the park. The play is
comedy in three acts, and pleased
the audience.
The speecialties by Ruff and Cusicl7
brought encores for them. "A Wo
mans Honor" is the play for Monday
night New specialties will be put on.
The Tolson Stock company put on
a program of up-to-date vaudeville at
Bell park Friday night. Every num-
Der on the program was first class and
we'll received by the audience, which
was one of the largest at the park this
season. The garden scene of Faust
was put on very creditably. Mr.. Tol-
sons curtain talk was the hit of the
evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
The License Vote

So far as reported the counties have
voted as follows on the license ques-
tion:
Against License-Arkansas. Ashley,
Benton, Boone Bradley. Clay. Cleve-
land, Columbia. Conway. Franklin
Fulton, Greene Howard. Johnson.
Lawrence. Logan, Mississippi, Nevada.
Perry Saline Union. Washington.
White lell-24.
For Licese-Craighead Cross, Drew,
Hampstead. Jackson jefferson. Qua
chita Poinsett. Prairie. PuIaski-1O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Mr. ! Fl; lie arescot' s.i erintc:.-
dc:lt (f tn" Pine Bluff - tire ii,
rany 1'.Ntl. received painful III
iurc Y ;aa 81 ION of pot ef leaG
By vL;th be is incapacitated from
TX s. ne Of he molten metal wa
thrown On his ..,nd. inflicting several
Sc; iCus burns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

far beyond the amount now paid sen
ators and representatives. Not only
did many vote against the proposed
amendment. but it is generally be
lieved that it is defeated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
Legislative [ Salary ANendno emf.

Legislative Salary Amendment.
The prophesier of the Batesvile
Guard called the turn precisely when
he said that many electors would vote
against the legislative salary constitu-
tional amendment for fear that the
general assembly would fix the salary
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

The bond of John F. Bean. the new
ly-elected constable of Melton town
ship, was filed in the circuit clerks
office Saturday. The security required
was $500 and the indorsers were
Messrs Drew White and W. E. Multi
kin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Mr.. A. B. Graves of Little Rock,
formerly bookheeper for the Net or
Morris Packing company's local plant,
is visiting in TIC city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

The continuation crem,ral engine
and hook ard ladder truc0 has been
SHIPPED from Columbus. g.. and is
expected here on the boat next Friday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Mrs, Dorton has returned from
Louisville KY, where she has been
visiting Mrs. Meade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Clemming who
have been visiting Mrs. o. F. Clegga
have returned to Little Rovk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Miss lone Farrar. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Farrar. who has been i'll for
three months is slowly recovering.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

Mrs. E. r. Buster of Kingsland
was at the Trulock Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07
AT THE CHURCHES TODAY.
+ = + &

Lakeside Methodist Church. Fiji
teenth and Olive-Sunday school. $3.50
Capt. n. T. Roberts. superintendent;
preaching at 1870 by the pastor, Rev
w P. Whaley; subject, The Vine
yard, the Householder and the Hus-
bandmen"; communion after services;
Epworth league at 4 p. M, J. F. Wat
kins, president: preaching at 7:45.
Everybody invited.
St. Jeseph's Catholic Church-First
mass and communion at 6:30 a. M;
second mass at go ?. M, with ser
man by Father J. Il. Lucey, pastor.
! First Baptist Church-Sunday
school at $50 a M: preaching at II
a. n. and ct Z As D. m.
First Methodist Church-Sunday
school at 8 80 a. M: greaching by the
pastor Rev. James NJ. Hawley, at II a
m. and D. M. Seats free. Cordial
invitation to all.
First Presbyterian Cnurch-Sunday
school at $50 a. M; preaching service
~ 4 n. There viii be no evening
service.
There will be services at the Jewish
temple this evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

There will be services at the Jewish
temple this evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-07

First Baptist Church-Sunday
school at $50 a. M. preaching at II
a. n and ct 7:45 D. NJ