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The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
BAD MANS TRAGIC FNn
One of Those "kiners" g.
ouietus from Little M,. III
with IA Hard Head

"Whoop Ia" cried Dangerous
as he jumped from his broucho ., pS', Z.
railroad station. I'm bad mo- 'as
hades, and I'm looking for troubIa aOa
stranger" he yelled, at quiet littlo~| Gay
who sat silently munching a s,s
why in blue thunder don't you % sa'
when | come into town. hey? Trau's
| am. eat raw meat and drink hlo' o'P
Fer two frijoles I'd blow your roso, o%
top off" '-''ssy
The little man-who was nono =,
than Humpty Dumpty, the famous 'IS' .'
Gus acrobat-did not reply to tbe t ~,
mans remarks, and the dozen s
ioungers who were killing time w,s
awaiting the arrival OF the ovsr,a-
with the daily mail, shifted their na'' '
tons so as TO get better view q, ~
proceedings, says the Los Angeles ~
aid '''''
Dangerous Dick had the reputan,.
OF being a killer, and seldom cam,
town that tenderfoot didn't bavo
dance for his amusement. He had ~
esteem OF every puncher in Inns.
county, and was feared by the grease.
for miles in every direction. His disln
Tor Mexicans being something \.
couldn't and didn't try to concss,
nothing aifording him greater pleasnr
than to shoot holes through a greaser,
ears. But sometimes it happened afs,
drinking freely of mesCal, that Dics,
aim had been a little on one side d,
the other, with the inevitable respl,
that his target took no further interes,
in this worlds proceedings.
Having tied his mount securely Dc,
moved toward his intended victim. Ba
seemed amused as he stopped befors
what he considered his prey, and wit,
a wicked grin on his coarse feature,
said: Stranger. reckon youll hays
TO be my little dickey bird this after.
noon, so hurry up, and We'll so rigt,
over to the Golden Eagle saloon, whers
you lt SUN W SllIS lei me,
AS the little man made no effort IA
move Dick lost his temper, and jumped
forward, intending to grasp one of the
fellows ears. Then something happened
that to-day is reckoned In Preston a,
part OF that towns history. Humpty
! Dumpty bent his knees, duCked hi,
head and gave the bad man sort Of
! perpendicular butt in the stomach tha,
| had enough force back of II TO caust
the bully 10 rise IN the air and turr
two complete tlips before reaching
terra firma. As soon as the dust hat
cleared sufficiently to make out th'
minute details, the little man was seer
seated upon the bad mans back, busily
engaged in cutting OF his long locks o
| black hair. Never before was there
more completely dumfounded audlenc
than that which beheld these proceed
ings II was full ten minutes betOr
anyone yentured near the prostrat
puncher, and he had scarcely been car
ried into a nearby, saloon when tn
Overland, roaring and Kissing, cam
into view. The committee that under
took to ascertain the extent Of Dick
injuries found nothing more serioO
than a broken arm and badly sprains
neck, and as one man they moved ou
OF the building just as the Overland
with the little man on the rear plat
form, grlnnlng broadly, pulled out to
ward the golden west
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
llrttitl

TO pay only three dollars, 30 that by
staying away he mndc S22i clc0r The
ludlOdy refused To- pay him his prof.
49," aud be- wanted Mr. Davis to bring
Wit against her fur him, "FUthri
laughed at him u hlt" Mr. Davis suNs,
"Aud Ac got indignant a couDhruoD h
u couthrurh' fnld rnt aud she ought
to ne made to live up to hprn Just us
well us me lu mine There we're sc,.
orul other lawyers In town, and some
uf them were pretty hard up for eases,
hut don't know Of Anybody that TOOK
that one after father turned IL down"
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
New Road Proposed,

The Hot Springs and Southwest.
ern Railroad Company last week filed
articles Of incorporation with the sec
retary Of state. The company pro
poses to build railroad from Moore's
Spur, on the Kansas City Southern
railroad, Garland county, through the
counties OF Sewer, Howard, Pike,
Montgomery and Garland, a total dis
tance OF seventy miles,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
The SheriHs.

At meeting of the State Sherffs
Association held in Little Rock last
week. the following officers we're elect.
ed to serve during the ensuing year:
j. H. Abraham, Clarke county, presi.
dent; Geo, r. Kelley, Saline county,
vice president Fred Scader, secre-
tary; Joe b. King johnson county, as
sistant secretary, James Gould, JEFF
ferson county, treasurer.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Some Temperance" Drinks.

United States Revenue Collector
Tucker states that q numOer Of TEN
perance' drinks sold in prohibition
districts in this state contain large
per cent of alcohol. When those who
sell these Temperance drinks take
out a government license Collector
Tucker does not bother them, but if
they fail to attend to tnis they are
summoned to appear before the feder'
al court.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
cherry Fri,t~rs.

Slft two cupfuls OF -four with
rounded tablespoonful Of baE'
ing powder and little salt, Beat
up an egg well, stir It into three-luar'
tcrs OF cupful Of milk, and stir grad
ually into the flour Beat well, and ada
a cupful and half Of stoned cherries
that have been well sprlnkled with pow
dored sugar and allowed TO stand Tor
.on or 10 minutes, Drop the batter Dy
tablespooniuls into deep smoking 'at
When u rich brown. drain on absorbent
paper, sprinkle with powdered sUsar'
and serve Immediately - lloGsohod
Ledger,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
levee Contract Let.

The executive committee Of the ST.
Francis leve board OF Arkansas at its
final meeting held in Memphis, decid.
ed to build all proposed leyes upon
the routes recommended by the engi.
neers Of the board, thus disregard.
ing the protest Of planters in the
areas concerned. The work costing
about 100000, was awarded to a
Memphis contractor, The committee
authorized the issuance Of s250,0O0 OF
bond AZ authorized by the last ses.
sion of the Arkansas legislature,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Counterfelter Bound Over,

Wash Camp and j r. Cowan, ar
rested at Stamps were bound over
by Commissioner Somerville At Tex.
arkana to the federal grand jury on
the charge OF counterfeiting The
men are accused Of having passed a
number of spurious silver dollars, un.
usually well executed and almost per.
feet In weight
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
G. A. r. Excursion to San Francisco.

Gen. J. II. Avery of Hot Springs
commanding the department of Ar
kansas, G. A. r.. has issued his gen.
eral order relative to the thirty.sev-
enth national encampment, which will
be held at San Francisco, Cal, dur.
ing the week commencing Monday
August II, 1903 Arrangements have
been made for a through sleeper, leav.
ing Hot Springs at 1:45 p. m. on
Wednesday, August 10, and Little
Rock at 3:45 p. m,, reaching San
Francisco at 4 p. m. on Sunday Au
gust 16, The official route has been
selected over the Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf railroad to Memphis, thence
via Kansas City, Denver and Ogden
TO San Francisco.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Fruit Rolls,

SIT q pint Of -four into bowl ana
into II stlp cupful Of thin cold cream
a spoonful at a time, when all tho
cream has ren added, gather all the
fragments Of dough together and kheal
thoroughly for ten minutes, then worn
into holr.cuptul OF Zanle currah",
which have been well washed, dfieu
and ll0ufed, Roll the dough inloA lohs
roll about an inch In diameter cut 'hI'
into two-lnch lengths, and bake ID .
moderate oyen.-tiood Health.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Injunction Denied.

Chancellor Hart Of PULASKI county
refused to grant an injunction against
the town Of North Little Rock to pre-
vent the holding Of an election for
the purpose Of voting on the question
Of anncsng tao Eighth ward of the
city Of Lit,lo Rock proper. The eloc'
tion was ordered 10y the North Little
Rock council urdor an act passed by
the last legislature
A large number Of delegates from
This state will attend the Mississippi
commercial congress which meets at
Seattle, Wash, August Is.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Sleep Cost Him His Life.

Jim Howard negro, met death in
peculiar manner at Little Rock
Howard went to the Choctaw freight
Office, where he had been employed,
to get his pay check, While await
ing his turn Howard sat down in "a
window and fell asleep, when he lost
his balance and fell backward to the
ground, distance Of twenty feet
breaking his neck,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Sure ndered to Serve Long Term.

George Hampton, white farmer Of
Logan county, voluntarily surrendered
himself at the penitentiary to serve a
sentence OF twonty.one years for mur.
der. Hampton was convicted In Jan.
uary but took an appeal being re-
leased on bail Last week the SUI
prcme court sustained the verdict Of
the lower court when Hampton
heard Of the decision he Immediately
left for Little Rock TO begin his sen
LCnCp.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
New Bank at Hardy,

The Farmers Bank Of Hardy has
been Incorporated The capital stock
IL $4,000, Of which half has been
subscribed The officers are \, y,
Turner, president, Il NJ Jackson,
vico.proedcnt, A. N, Mc,calf secfo,
lury, and Joel Turner treasurer, The
directors are n =, Turner, H. NJ
jackson, Doen PHILIPPE, j, b iGd'
wards and ], II Meteaf
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
In Homer OF Their Menory.

At meeting Of the j. NJ, Kollar
Chapter, United Daughters Of the
Coniedoracy, held a, Little Rock, a
resolution was adopted fayoring ap'
pfopriating certain sum Of the
money In the treasury as nucleus
of n fund TO be raised for the purpose
Of erecting n monument TO the mem.
ory Of the women who devoted their
efforts 10 the Confederate cause dur
Ing the war.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
4 Makers Dozen.

The expression bakers dozen"
which IL In point Of fact ~, has his.
tory For baker In the 0ldcn lmoe
to give short weigh, IN bread tfpoaed
him 10 considerable penalties, ard thus
the custom arose Of adding ah ,ylrn loaf
TO the dozen ~ compensation for any
posslblo deficiencies In the fer Of the
batch, The extra article wan originally
n safeguard "a avert the chance ai a
heavy fine,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Foul PLAY Suspeeted,

Jim MacKay, whose nome II In
Clark county was run over by II
freight train near Camden, II IL he
lioyod that MRGkayo was murdered
and his body placed on the track. The
trainmcn state that the body was cold
when they examined IL, Immediately
after the train had passed over Il,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Y. NJ. c. A. Work.

state Secretary j h. Schonold ot
the Y, NJ c. A. roportes gratifying
progress IN association work through.
ont the state, The Y NJ G. A. build.
ing at stamps, built for railroad men,
has been completed, and the contract
has been let for finishing work on the
Little Rock building
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Alunl. IN.

1T doesn't take much TO make soin'
people conceitcd,"
"What now"
why, since the village blackslh'.a
learned how to mend automobiles ~
calls himself backsmytbe, st PAU
Globe.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
4 Deferred whipping,

rete=W When yer dad MAS liekln W,
| heard him say II palned him mo''
than II did YOU, Amt dat a chestnut
Jlmmy-Naw twas do truth dis u"e
De switch broke an new In his '"
Philadelphia Record,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25

The different worlds Of the solar
family are at different stages Of their
evolution II The neon ~ walf Of
the past, Jupiter is world Of the iu.
ture,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
knnn,ls ENnlnsIAe,

Lynbomlf HslAkovlls wan one Of III,
leaders Of the Seylan revolt A man wht
can carry around a name luke that, say,
the Baltimore Herald, In NJ Tor any eorI
OF wlckednoFa
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Historical Committee of Confederate
Veterans TO Continue Work of
Preparing Roster.
EVENTS OF LWetK BRIEFLY CHR0AiClED

Desperate Jefferson County Negro
Suicides After Unsuccessfuly At
tempting to Murder His Wife and
an offieer-long Term Prisoner
Surrsnders.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Inl,nnrn In.nA

Alderney Ia the only place In the nrIt.
ish Islands who're tobacco ls how un.
taxed,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25

A now oil mill IL being erected AZ
Cotton Plant at u cost VI $4,000,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
Plaintiff oets Damages,

In the damage suit Of Rnlsol vs
Waiors.picroo on Company In Gar
land circuit court the plaintiff was
awarded $4,000 damages, This Ia the
second suit tried Of about thirty
growing out Of gasoline explosion IN
The Turf Exchange AT Hot Springs
laei Christmas, both going against the
defendant,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25

Several head Of live stock on the
plantation Of J. r Webb In Jefferson
county, were killed by nghtning dur
Ing u thmi,dor storm,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
nmn To MnauuIInn.

The horse sickness of Cape Colony
resembles human malaria, and At.
taeFS animals exposed in low.lIyInp
swaillps or LETT out At night Horses
pass safely through affected dIslrIcla
uorlng the day The government bac.
lorloloslSl ot Natal suggests lho, tho
mosquitoes carry the infection, and he
mas shown that horses protected nv
wire gauge or smoke may remain un.
harmed IN the midst of disease while
the unprotected uccumb
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-25
JrhInmsA

Jealousy at hcs, Ia but chronic ca,.
OF sell'Ioye Chicago Daily News,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
OIL MATTER
Mayor and Other Off,
Gals Personally InVeS-
5-::E- ~<Sz|ss5zEszzzEEzz
tigated Yesterday
VISITED :PLANTB
Standard Oil Company Official En-
planned Everything and Gave As
surance to Do all Necessary TO
Prevent Another Mishap-MayOr
Will Make Detailed Report to AL
dermen.
deFIllen

The official investigation or the oil
sive wharf owners and by the local
board of Fire Underwriters, took place
yesterday afternoon. 1t was made by
Mayor William Z. Springer, Police
Chief John J. Furlong, Fire Chief Chas.
Schnibben and City Engineer S. P. Ad-
ans, and the mayor will make a de-
tailed report OF the investigation to the
monthly meeting of the board of alder
men Monday night.
The city officials mentioned visited
the Standard Oil Company's plant
a bout l o'clock and spent several hours
carefully pursuing their work. They
were welcomed by Mr. w. r. BarksdaIe
the local manager. who after fully eX-
which caused the overflow of oil, con-
Quoted the gentlemen over the entire
plant and made them coIGyersant with
the workings of the pipe system, valve
connections, shut-offs, etc. He also as
sured the committee that whatever was
deemed necessary to prevent a re-oc
| currence of the recent dangerous mis-.
hap would be done
Ii is understood that there is d. snal
| drain for waste oil at the plant, bu
that that was not responsible fol tn,
great quantity of oil in the river, a.
| the petroleum flooded the yard and TIL
| through water-drains on the yard. Th'
| accident, it is said, was caused b7
some one willfully tampering with
| valve on the large tank.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
BACK IN JAIL.
A Negro Woman Could Not Keep Out
of Trouble OF Out of Prison.

One of the dusky damsels of Will
mington, Kate Smith by name, noted
for her turbulent character, emerged
Tuesday from the Jail a free woman.
Yesterday she entered it again and
became once more an imprisoned fe-
male. Her time of liberty was brief
but very exciting while it lasted.
The Smith woman Tuesday night
sought her fellow Thomas Will
liams. and found him at the home Of
Sarah Pollock, another negro wo-
man. Then ensued a first class row
during which Kate used plenty of
indigo language. Sarah used a half
of brickbat, and with it raped Kate
q severe blow on the head.
The consequence of this fracas was
a couple of cases in Justice Borne
mann's court yesterday. Kate charged
Sarah with an assault with a deadly
weapon and Sarah charged Kate
with disOrderly conduct. The former
case was sent over to the superior
court and judgment was suspended
upon payment of cost in the latter.
As Sarah could not give bond and
Kate could not pay the cost both
We're sent to Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
CET-ONE CLUB
Delightful Social Affair
at the 7. M. G.. A.
Last Night
JOLLY BANQUET
Boy Organized Into Two Opposing
Teams to Get New Members-Will
Wage Merry War-Men OF the
Association to Form a Membership
Club

TFp.- Ciet-One. Club Of the Young Men $
Christian Association held a pleasure
bic and jolly social meeting last night.
which really took the form of an in
formal banquet It also marked the
organization of u membership club OF
the boys. The organization was enthu-
ssiasstictlIy made and the boys divided
trrtO two teams. which between now and
January LIST. are TO strive to excel
each other in obtaining the largest
number of members. The two teams
are the Reds. captained by Master
James Wade, and the YellowS, Cap
tanned by Master Victor Granger, Jr.
The first of January a membership
dub VIII be formed among the men
stnd two teams selected to wage merry
gy5rr for u month.
The social affair last night was at
tended by about thirty members and
was j. delightful success. Mr.. Charles
DuShan. the affable secretary Of the
Association. acted as master of cere.
monies.
During the evening Interesting talks
were made and two enjoyable musica
lEumbers presented. Master Leon Jewel
cleVerly rendered a vocal solo and littIt
Miss Hazel DuShan artistically gave
piano selection.
Delicious refreshments were served il
the attractive boys room.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
Strike OF Messenger Boys Continues

Richr.ond, Va, December 1.-The
strike of Western Union Te!egra Oh
mes senger boys here against a twenty
five per cent. reduction in their pay.
and the employment of negroea in their
places continues One of the negro
messengers, named James RanGolph
was this evening attacked by strikers
or strike sympathizers and stabbed IN
the shoulder with a pocket knife. An
other was driven from a bicycle he was
riding by q shower Of brick bats from
the hands of party of boys, and his
bicycle stamped OH and broken 70
pieces. Public sympathy is largely
with the striking messengers. No ar
i rests have been made.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04

Mr.. Henry Bernard, business man
ager of the Mildred and Rouclere
Company, arrived in the city yester-
day to make final arrangements for
the appearance of his splendid at
traction at the Academy three nights
Of next week. commencing Thursday
evening, with q special matinee Sat
urday afternoon
The company will present The
Flight of Princess Iris" which is a
travesty made up of strong vaudeville
features, including the famed Colo
NAL Trio and the Kltamuras Royal
Japanese Troupe.
The company numbers thirty peo-
pie and is the strongest and largest
of it's kind that has ever been in the
south. An excellent brass band and
symphony orchestra are also carried
by tn company and the former will
give n superb free concert each day
of the engagement here.
The prices for reserved seats will
be reduced to 35 and so cents and
the sale of seats for the opening per
formance Thursday evening, will
commence Wednesday morning n
PIummer'S
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
The Position OF Rev. Dr.. Strange.

Richmond TimeS-DiSpatCh: 1t
seems that The Times-Dispatch. par
ticularly in its headlines. was led
into an error yesterday morning IN
its report of the sermon by the Rev.
Robert Strange. D. D., at st. Paul's
Episcopal church last Sunday morn
ing. DR.. Strange does not accept
many of the current ideas on the
question of eternal punishment" "
but his position was not stated with
great accuracy yesterday. DR.. Strange
says:
Il object especially to your head
lines, referring to my sermon last
sunday morning. 1 did not preach
on Life After Death nor did 1 say
that there was no eternal eXpiation.
1 believe in eternal punishment,
using the words of Scripture: but
refuse TO read into them metaphysi-
cal and medaevel interpretations
and l reject many popular miscon
ceptions.
Il am not at all indebted to Mr.
Chambers book for the truth which
I preached Sunday, but it is the out
come of my lifelong study of the ma
ture of God and of the holy Scrip
lures
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING.
Mathis-Wiggins Wedding Celebrated
ut the First Baptist Church Early
Last Evening-Bright and Beauti-
full Event-Happy Twain Went to
Their Future Home i'm Charlotte.

The First Baptist church was the
night at els o'clock in the marriage of
Miss Ethel Mathis. of this city. and Mr..
John Leroy Wigglns Jr.. of Charlotte
The wedding was consummated in the
midst of Il large assemblage OF rela~
tives and friends and was especially
marked for it's bright and lovely Ia
ture.
The altar of the church and nearby
appointments were profusely and beau
Ifully decorated and the edifice was Z
blaze of light. The always insplrin.
music which accompanies such happy
occasions was rendered on the lalge
pipe organ by Mrs. Matte ChastCn
The joyous chorus of Lohengrin's was
played as the bridal party entered TIE
church and Mendelssohn's wedding
march was played at the retirement.
The four ushers, Mr.. r. J. RiveTI-
bark, of Darlington. and Messrs. T. j
Virgins. J. H Bosuck and L. J.
ROWen, all of this city. entered the
| church by the two side aisles, and tie
rest of the party. save the groom ana
| his best man, Mr.. H. L. Graham, ell
| tered by the center aisle. Of this
| party first came the two ribbon girls,
| little Misses Nellie MacRae. a cousin
| of the bride and Hettie WinStedd
| followed by the maid of honor, Miss
| Daisy NJ. Davis, who preceded the
| bride accompanied by her uncle. Mr
! ". W. MacRae. The groom, escorted
| by his best man. entered from the
| lecture room and Joined the bride n
| the altar, where Rev. F. NJ. ShambuT-
| ger pastor of Fifth street NJ. Z
church. impressively performed tnt
| marriage ceremony.
From the church the briday part!
went to the Atlantic Coast Line depo
where the happy twain took the
| o'clock evening train for their futur
home in Charlotte. The groom is
| popular young citizen of the Quee
City and holds a responsible position
there with the Seaboard Air Line.
The bride was atured in handsOm
ana fashiOnably tailored travelling sui
of blue broadclOth. with hat to mater
and wore white gloves. She carrie
4 superb appearing shower bouquet {
[ brides roses.
: The maid of honor was becomingl
2 habited in a stylish gown of gray creT
de chine over blue. with large Gains
!. borough hat. and her bouuet was
' large one composed of white carna
| tons.
e The winsome little ribbon girls WEI
= prettily dressed in white, and u
1 ushers wore the conventional blacl
r with boutonnieres of white carnation
: Among the out OF the cIty guests ;
| the wedding We're Mr.. ]. L. Wiggin
Sr.. OF Lumber. s. c.. the groom
Y father, Miss Baldwin. OF Whitevill
d and Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Virgins.
Laurinburg&
Mr. J. Miggins is the able edit
: OF the Ia1 linburg Exchange ana u;
a host of m lends in Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
WILL MAKE ANNUAL REPORT.
County Finance Board Met YeSter-
day to Make Up Its Fiscal Year
Statement

The finance board Of the county held
quite a lengthy session yesterday after
noon getting ready for the monthly
meeting of the county commissioners.
which will be held Monday afternoon
as it will be the first meeting after the
fiscal year, which closed with the end
of November last Monday. The finance
board had to check up all accounts for
the past year SO as to be able to make
an annual report.
All the members were present at the
meeting yesterday afternoon. Commits
sioners d. McEachern (charman), Will
liam F. Robertson and H. L. VollerS.
The clerk, Mr.. Oven Fennell, was also
in attendance