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Sharp County record., 1903-11-20
ASH FLAT.

The saw mill is busy every day
now cutting lumber for the farm
ers here.
Rev. Jake Smith of Fulton
county was in sowti the first of
the week.
DR.. Ashley of Agnos was trad
ing and shaking hands with
friends on our streets last week.
The gin at this place has put
up about 1870 bales of cotton, up
to date. There will be about 30
bales more to put up.
Miss Mary Heath died last
Thursday at the home of her
father, E. H. Heath, after linger-
ing with consumption for a year.
James Barnes will move to town
the first Of December. James is
an honest man and a good worker
and we will slsdly receive him in
our midst.
r. E. Scmple had his corn
shredded last week and now is
ready to feed. They say that
after the corn stalks, fodder and
shucks are cut up it is fine feed.
Miss M. j. Riggers was in town
the first of the week visiting rel
atives and friends. She is now
in her 10th year and is reasonably
stout and active, considering her
age.
S. P. Turner OF Hardy stopped
over night in our town last Fri
day on his way to Evening Shade
to attend the meeting of the CEN
trail committee, of which body he
is the secretary.
Hon. j. B. McCaleb passed
down last Saturday enroute home
from Little Rock, where he had
been to meet the capitol board
The Judge informs us that they
are getting along nicely.
Hon. j. N. Beakley Of Walnut
Ridge was shaking hands with
some of the boys in Richwoods
township last week. Mr., Beakley
is a probable candidate for the
senate. The scribe had the
pleasure of meeting him.
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Fatal Attack Of Kydrophebia.

Prescott, Ark, November 16.-
A negro by the name of Horn
lied here in the county Jail OF
hydrophobia. He was bitten by
a mad-dog about one year ago,
and became frantic Thursday.
His folks tied him to the bed and
Thursday evening he broke loose
and ran through NEGRO town"
with a spring mattress tied to hiIo'
The marshal put him in jail but at
night he got out and alarmed the
town generally. lie was finally
captured and put behind the bars,
and Friday morning it was found
Sharp County record., 1903-11-20
Senator Reed Smoot.

There has been a lively debate
in the Senate on the numerous
petitions from all over the coun-
try sent to that body, protesting
against the seating of Reed
Smoot, the Mormon senator from
Utah. Senator Hoar claimed
that the petitions were out of or.
der as the question was a judicial
one for the Committee on Privil-
eges and Elections, and it was as
wrong to petition that committee
as 1t was to petition the Supreme
Court of the United States. Sen.
ator Dubois Of Idaho took issue
with this statement and declared
that the petitions were entitled to
the serious consideration of the
Senate as they represented the
moral thought of the country.
AS there is little hope of proving
Senator smoot a polygamist, the
petitions declare that he is wholly
ineligible to seat in the senate
because he is an apostle of the
Mormon church, which claims
authority to control its members
In civil as we'll as religious affairs
and that he should be expelled
Tor giving his highest allegiance
to a government other than tha
Of the Republic of tho rr~i4o-
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]. N. Beakley.

In this issue of the RECORD
Hon. J. N. Beakley of Lawrence
county announces his candidacy
for State Senator from the district
composed of Sharp, Lawrence and
Randolph counties, and places his
candidacy in the hands Of the
democrats of the district. Mr..
Beakley is a resident of Walnut
Ridge, where he has for several
years been engaged in the prac-
tice of law with marked success.
He was born in Randolph county
and has always been identified
with the interests of this North
Arkansas country and especially
with the district which he now
aspires to represent in the upper
branch of the law-making body
of Arkansas. Mr.. Beakley's
early life was spent on the farm,
where his old admirers say he
was a "full team" Without ad-
vantages of wealth, Mr.. Beaklcy
by untiring energy and a deter
mination to succeed secured an
education, studied law and was
admitted to the bar, and in this
profession, as in private life, he
holds the confidence and esteem
of those who know him. Mr..
Beakley is now forty-two years
old. Being in the prime of life,
sober, honest, energetic, and pos
sessing high order Of ability
there is no reason why he should
not reflect much credit upon this
circuit should the people place
the senatorial toga upon his
shoulders. We present his can
didacy to the democracy of Sharp
county and ask that it be given
an impartial consideration.
Sharp County record., 1903-11-20
A GREAT HIT
For Sharp, Independence and
Adjoining Counties.

There will be a session of the
National Normal School OF Music
held at Cave City, beginning De-
cember 8, 1908, and ending jan
uary 1, 1904, under the control
and management of Prof. j. H.
Hall, of Dayton, Virginia. All
parties desiring to be instructed
in vocal music are requested to
attend as there will be an effort
to make this a profitable as we'll
as successful school. Board and
tuition reasonable. For further
particulars address,
W. Il. HORN or j. W. LAMAN,
Cave City, Arkansas.
Sharp County record., 1903-11-20

States. The petitions are signed
principally by women's and re-
hgious organizations. The
Daughters of the American ReVo'
luton and the W. G. T. U, aN
especially active in opposition y
the Mormon Senator. Ex.SG'
retary Carlisle is couhssl for ti'
petitioners and will make th'
leading argument before the SEM
ate Committee on Privileges snt|
Elections. There appears nottl1
slightest chance of the Sena@|
being forced to give up his seal
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Stepped Against -
a EaGt StoTt

A child OF Mr.. Geo. 7. Ben'0l
when getting his usual Sa'ufa'l
night bath, stepped back aga'm
hot stove which burned HIM seV0'
". Tie child was in great ssa'
and his mother could do nothing
paoify HIN, Remembering tha'' v
had a bottle of Chamberlalns r''
Balm in the house, she thougn'"
would try it. In less than nall ]
hour after applying 1T the emu " ".
quiet and asleep, and IN less "']
two weeks was well. Mrs. Dsu'l
is we'll Known resident OF hs'1
Vt. Pain Balm Is an ah''''F]
liniment and especially vaIu'O'
burns, cuts, bruises ana sp'"]
For sale by Snow, the drugg's"
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POUGHEENPSlE.
Health is good.

Health is good.
No disease among the hogs in
these parts yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jarrett
are parents of a new boy.
Frank Green and wife are the
happy parents OF new boy.
F. NJ. Biges is now putting up
a handsome and substantial
house.
If possible, that smile on Joe
Medlock's face is a little larger.
It's . girl.
William Massey now occupies
his new residence in this fast
coming town.
G, w. Smith Was at Little Rock
last week as a member OF the
Baptist convention.
DR.. W. O. Tibb,es made a fly
ing trip to Lake City last week to
see after some business,
Grant Neal is the most pleasant
looking mar in town. Two g.
pound boys at his house.
William Norris and wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
bran new girl at their home.
Calvin Watkins gin has put up
159 bales of the fleecy staple.
Taylor & Barnes gin has pat up
SO bales.
Charley Heath and Miss Ella
Tompson were quietly married at
the brides home recently, Esq
Gay officiating.
Richard Brandon and son of
Texas brought in drove OF
horses last week, of which they
made good saless
Things have sos shaped them.
selves in this part of the moral
vineyard that a man has to buy a
new buggy, build new home or
go to Cave City.
Jeff Norris came in a spat of
hanging himself the other night.
He drove in home late with load
of corn, and as he drove into his
barn he jumped from his wagon.
A rope with which he had hung
his wagon box caught around his
head and neck, slipped one ear
about half off, skinned his face
and creaned his neck. The ropes
are more carefully hung now.
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NEURALGIA PAINS

Rheumatism ,..lumbago and ~ y,
pains yield to the penetrat'ns, ,rs A.
snce of Ballard's Snow LlnlmsDSh n
penetrates to the nerves anu I'm n
and being absorbed into tne 1s,ys, sr
its healing properties are ad c"1,s 4,
to every part of the body aeu anu d i
some wonderful cares. Zo,, . '.,,I !
81. 90. For sale by ". A. h0'
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

The Record is authorized to announce Thos.
] Herrn of Sharp county us candidate Tor
prosecuting attorney of the Sixteenth Judlclal
circuit, subject to the action oil the dtAocratis
party,
We, are authorized TO announce Charles E'
ElmOre'of TuItot' eounty candidate for prose
cutinI attorney the sixteenth Judicial circuit
subject to the action of the democratic party
We are authorized to announce r b. MaNey II
candidate for the Office of Prosecuting Attorney
ofthe sixteenth judicial circuit, subject to The
action ofthe democratic parsy,
Sharp County record., 1903-11-20
New Mayor For Hardy.

John S. Thompson resigned
the Office OF mayor of the town of
Hardy and 7. ". Pepoon was
appointed by the council to fill
the vacancy.-Herald.
Sharp County record., 1903-11-20

II your druggist cannot supply you,
send us one dollar and we win express
YOU bottle. BE sure and give the name
~ vonr pearest express office. Address,
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STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized TO announce j. n, Beakley
comfy candidate Tor the once OF
STATE senator from this the Second senatorial
district subject 10 the action Of the democratic
party.
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AROUND NORTH ARKANSAS.

OmllDNlllG lldo
camp of Woodmen OF the World
A street fair, with its fakes and
crooks, did Newport last week
The Guard says Batesville IS
badly in need Of mora hotel room'
The Salem Banner is boasting
of a turnip that weighs over five
pounds.
Fx-sheriff Robt. l.. LGnders OF
Melbourne is a candidate for
county judge of lizard county
The candidates for governor
are putting the finishing touches
on the North Arkansas country
this month.
N. P. Goatcher of Viola got his
hand mixed up with a gin saw
one day last week and is now
minus two fingers.
A chair back factory is a new
enterprise at Pocahontas. The
company owning the factory will
put in $4,000 plant.
Lawyer John Woods of Mel"
bourne, who failed so often to
capture an office in the Sixteenth
judicial circuit, has removed to
Yellville.
A negro at Newport had a war;
rant issued for the arrest of a
professional horse trader, charg-
ing that the Grader forced him to
swap horses against his will.
Near holland, Randolph coun-
ty, team belonging to a Black
Rock livery stable was drowned
in Spring river. The driver Of
the team barely escaped from the
swollen stream.
Judge E. D. Robertson OF
Wynne held Chancellor Humph :
ries' court at Batesville last
week. Thero were thirty cases
in the chancery docket, sixteen
of them suits for divorce.
One day last week while the
operator and ticket-seller al Hoxie
were at dinner, and the waiting
room was full of passengers, a
slick thief got into the Frisco
ticket office and stole S10O.
Mrs. Rena Taylor, near Mel
bourne, died last week of typhoid
fever, aged rs. She was the
mother of a large family of child
rem, one of them being Senator
John A. Hihkle Of Batesville.
A son of Rev. Blue, a Christ
ian minister of Salem is in Jail at
West Plains, Missouri for forging
check on the Salem bank. The
check was for 5000 and had Sen
ator Joe Shorts name forged to
it.
Some Mammoth Spring boys
while out 'possum hunting one
night recently started fire in the
woods which resulted in the de-
struction of 10 panels of farm
er's fence. The farmer made the
boys replace the rails.
Lee Irlckey, SAID TO be tne
largest man in the world, died at
Newport last week. He weighed
619 pounds and was a member of
the Cosmopolitan Carnival Com
pany. He was 32 years old and
not more than five feet ten inches
in height.
One day last week while at
tempting to cut off the casing
from a can used for turpentine,
e. Goodrich, of Pocahontas, hap
pened to a serious accident. He
was stopping over, when the
knife he was using slipped and
cut into his leg, severing the an
terror tidal artery, Mr.. Good
rich came very near bleeding to
death from the wound, rendering
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BRIEF STATE NOTES.

Twenty five teams are en-
ployed in hauling slate from the
red slate mines near Mena.
The Banner declares Judge
Wood made many new friends at
Harris recently when he spoke
there.
A prairie fire near Lonoke
threatened to destroy the town
for several days, but was finally
extingulshed.
The State Baptist Convention
at Little Rock last week failed to-
bring about peace between the
two Baptist factions.
VIM. Lynch of Bradley county
met instant death Saturday by
falling from hickory-nut tree.
His neck was broken.
Mrs. j. H. Clay, near Paris
Logan county, fell dead while
doing the family washing. Heart
disease was the cause.
Five negroes confined in the
county Jail at Jonesboro attacked
the jailer, overpowered hi n, and
made good theiF escape.
The Greenwood Democrat says
mine No. IS at Jenny Lind broke
all former records by getting out
$40 tons of coal in eighteen hours.
Attorney General Murphy has
decided that a county examiner
has no authority to appoint his
successor in case the examiner
wishes to- leave the state.
The potato growers Of Sebastian
county are now digging their Sec
ond crop of Irish potatoes. Bot
the quality and yield of the sen-
ond crop are reported fine.
Charles Beatty, aged IT years,
was instantly killed while work
ing in a mine near Benton. A
rock weighing several cons fell
upon him, completely crushing
him.
Rev. R. s. James died at Eu-
reka Springs last week, aged 70
years. In his earlier days he en-
tered the practice of medicine and
was family physician to President
Franklin Pierce.
George Hampton, a convict
from Logan county serving a
term Of q years for murder, died
in the penitentfary a few days
ago. When convicted Hampton
travelled alone to the state prison
and was a model prisoner.
At L title Rock few days ago
a prisoner, seated in a buggy and
handcuffed, escaped with the
buggy and team and has not been
captured. 1t was a daring piece
of business and stupefied those
who witnessed the prisoners wild
dash for liberty.
Nolan Marvin, a ten-year-old
boy living at Mayberry, five miles
west of Cotton Plant, committed
suicide on November 2 by shoot
ing himself through the stomach
with % rifle. The cause Of the
rash act is said to be a scolding
given the boy by his father.
T. H. Swift, a druggist of
Houston, Texas, while asleep on
the train between Helena and
MARVEL, was robbed Of a S400
diamond. When the train reached
Brinkley a suspicious appearin 3
woman was searched and the dia-
mond found scwed up in her
dress.
A shrewd swindle is being
worked in some parts of the coun-
try. Men carrying sample cases
of high grade fence wire visit the
farmer and solicit his order, to be
maid for when deliyered. when
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The w. III. NJ. S. of Meridian-street NJ
Z. Church will meet this afternoon at 2:SO
oclock with Mrs. Alice Wood at the Pressly
flats on North Pennsylvania street.
The Pullman company yesterday filed a
petition for change of venue from the Su-
grounds that II Is nonresident of the
against it by Bertha Garshweiler.
Judge Anderson yesterday handed down
a decree of perpetual Injunction in the Fed
eral Court in the suit of the seven national
ct al. asking that the latter be restrained
from taxing the capital stock and the un~
divided profits of the companies.
Two petitions of voluntary bankruptcy
were filed yesterday in the Federal Court
One was by Matt Mathews. a bookkeeper.
to the amount of s2.6s7.15. His assets
amount to $40. The other petition was
filed by Albert Bragg, a farmer living near
Windfall Ind. His liabilities are So los. 30,
and his assets SIPS.
Probate Judge Walker yesterday ordered
Henry Russo, administrator of the estate
of Henry +. Habeney, to pay the sum of
5000 TO the widow of the decedent. The
decision was made on ante-nuptial
agreement entered into by and between
John +. Habeney and Anna Klein, the
widow, whereby Mr.. Haneby agreed that II
he should die before his wife she should re-
ceive $500 In cash.
A decree was handed down in the Federal
Court yesterday in favor of Clement Steph-
enson, defendant in the suit against Emil
w. Koehler ct al. for the infringement of a
patent The decree adjudges that letter
Stephenson. is good and valid in law and
that Stephenson is the true inventor of the
Improvement in waist belt attachments and
is the exclusive owner of the patent.
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COUNCIL WORKS FAST
ON MAYORS SCHEDULE
In All but One Thing 1t Carried
Out the Programme Arranged
for Meeting.
IGNORES ONE REQUEST

Except for one little hitch in the proceed
ings, the programme for the special Coun-
ell meeting of last evening, as mapped out
by Mayor Hoffman, was carried out In
one, two, three order. and without dis
senting voice being raised.
AS a result of the meeting the new wing
of the City Hospital will be put into imme-
date use. with the aid of 81, 900 appropriated
as per the wish of DR.. Paul Martin. super
intendent of the hospital, and the recon-
mendation of the mayor, and the financial
stringency that has troubled the controller S
office will be Immediately relieved.
Ordinances passed at the special meeting
were appropriation ordinance No. Il, Tor
repairing and remOdeling wards and rooms
of the City Hospital; appropriation ordi.
nance No. 20, "appropriating the sum OF
$3.50 to the Department of Finance Tor In.
terest and exchange to cover deficiency,
and general ordinances Nos. "a. 30 and 20,
making transfers from some funds to others
to supply the needs of different depart
ments, to the total amount of $15.319.53-
One ordinance, general ordinance NO. %,
which the mayor recommended should be
passed, was passed up by the finance COM
mittee without a word of mention. IL mas
had varying fortunes at the hands or the
Council for some time, and proposes TO In
crease the appropriation for the engineer
department by the sum of 5000. The
mayors little ruse of getting 1t passed IN
the special meeting did not seem 10 work,
as the silence on the question or general
ordinance No. 63 was oppressive.
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MISS HELEN GOULD
REFUSES TO SERVE
Presidency of Board of Women
Managers of the St. Louis Fair
Declined by the New Yorker.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, of Albany, n. Y, Mrs. John Miller Hor-
ton, of Buffalo, and Mrs. Mary Phelps Mont
gomery, Missouri woman living in Port
land Ore, are the three prominent cam
didates for the presidency Of the board of
woman managers of the worlds fair to
succeed Mrs. James l.. Blair, now In the
city. The board will meet tomorrow.
Mrs. John t. Davis is the only st. Louis
woman mentioned for the place. In her be-
half strong pressure is being used by
worlds fair directors and prominent St.
Louisians to induce the national commit
tee to suspend the rules and appoint her
member of the board with a view to
electing her president. Miss Helen NJ.
Gould. who asked to accept the presi-
dency, and who, ii is said, would have no
opposition for the place, informed MEM
bers of the national committee to-day that
she could not consider any offer of the office
as her other duties ana health would not
permit her taking II.
In order to make Mrs. Davis eligible the
national commission would have to suspend
the rule which provides that no more men,
bers OF the ladies' board shall be appointed
until the number in 1t falls below twenty
one. Mrs. Blair's resignation will leave
twenty-five members.
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EXPERT IN CITY READY
TO INSPECT GAS PLANT
R. w. Prosser Will Begin To-Day
to Examine Consumers Com
pany's System.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS

r. w. Prosser, of New York. the expert
engineer appointed by the Consumers Gas
Trust Company to examine the plant OF
the company, arrived in the city yesterday
morning and is stopping at the Ciaypooi.
Mr.. Prosser did not lose any time In begin
ming his work of inspection and spent most
of the day yesterday in looking over the
situation of the companys gas system. 1t
will probably take him week to complete
his work and report to the company.
Mr.. Prosser was selected by a committee
from the Consumers Gas Trust Company
to make thorough examination of the
mains of the company. to report on the cost
of extending the system TO all parts of the
city and to advise the company concerning
the plan of manufacturing gas and furnish
ing it to the city at a low price. Mr.
Prosser will receive 500 a day for his
services.
The work of the auditing experts, who
are now examining the books of the COM
pany, is going on rapidly. The committee
expects to be able within a few days to re-
port on the conditions of the accounts.
A meeting of the directors of the Con-
sumers Gas Trust Company will be held
tonight in the Commercial Club, at which
the organization of the committees will be
completed
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COLD WAVE SCHEDULED
TO GO ON WEDNESDAY
To-Day Will Be Warmer Than
Yesterday, Says the Weather
Man-Calls for Aid.

The weather conditions for to-day and
tomorrow will remain practically I'M
changed. The cold wave will remain for
few days, but the thermometer will prob
ably not go so low as heretofore. At 6
o'clock yesterday morning the thermometer
stood at 6 above zero, and from o'clock
until o'clock in the afternoon 1t registered
IL above, the highest mark it has reached
since the cold wave struck US. Last night,
however, the thermometer took its usual
drop, and early this morning the mercury
was lowering close to the zero mark.
The cold wave is prevalent all over the
United States, and sheet of snow covers
almost the whole country. In the North
west the storm is especially severe. In
Montana, Minnesota and North and South
Dakota the average temperature has been
10 degrees below zero.
The charity organizations of the city con-
tinue to receive more than the usual num-
Der of calls for help, and the extreme
weather has driven many to ask aims for
the first time. The Friendly Inn and the
Charity Organization have been liberal ben
efactOrs in dispensing cheer, and the de-
mands upon them have been heavy The
large number that received shelter in the
Friendly Inn Sunday night stayed over
yesterday and last night Calls for help
from destitute families in the city are re-
ceiving prompt attention. Most of the de-
mandS are for fuel and clothing.
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CLUB IS 4 WEEK OLD, HAS HAD TWO
NAMES---GIRLS DO AS THEY PLEASE
Young Society Women in Charitable Organization Fail to Agree
Working Plan--Dabate for Hours

Forty-five young society women of this
city have recently taken to their much
sought after hearts the troubles of the
poor, and have formed a society for the
alienation of the sufferings of humanity,
and particularly of that part of humanity
represented by the needy ones of this
great city.
This society has been in existence only
long enough to hold two meetings, but In
that short time ii has reioiced in two
names, THE Charity Club and THE
Utility Club The second name was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the organization
held yesterday. a meeting that was marked
by as much fervor of discussion and as
great a diversity of opinion as though the
club were political organization of years
standing.
The Utility Club has 500 in its treasury
and a desire TO do something. To be exact,
1t has several desires to do something. and
that was the chief cause of the difficulty.
A discussion arose as to the identical man
ner In which the members of the club
should go about doing good. and, incident
ally, how the 500 should be spent.
A comfortable majority of the clubs
members thought that IL was the proper
method Of procedure to make personal