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Sues His Partners.

Sa1nes Sapienza, by his attorney,
A. Miller, Wednesday filed suit !.
'ne chancefy court against E. nj. ant
M. Manner, partners with him in t,
restaurant business on Third ava
nue. The complainant alleges tha
the defendants refuse to report
the receipts and expenses of tho
BUSINESS and makes other charges
against them. He petitions III,
curt 10 compel the defendants :.
4epoft g 10 him as to the condition .
'he business and to appoint 70
celVer to take charge of tbe hus;,o.
o., 90. "'snings' etc. The defendants,
.'e' OH answer to the COMPLAIN.
making a sweeping denial
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June L., 1908. >
The Other Side.

Alderman J. E. Boyce was seen
and after a perusal of the statement
OF the mayors veto, said that the
mayor, as he is capable of doing,
had juggled the figures to fit his
contentious, regardless of the facts.
''In the first place, the city is in
debt nearly s17,0O0," said Mr. Boyce
latter all available money may be
collected The general has counted
$1,000 into the resources that does
net belong to the city and never will
the three-mills road tax, which i
in the hands of Judge Phillips, who
can spend it in Pine Bluff, and we
as a people can enjoy it, but the city
council can not in any manner get
that fund into the city treasury, sc
that we could pay scrip debts, or any
debt OF the city, consequently can't
be figured as resource.
another item he figures as re
source is the vehicle tax The law
states that the council shall turn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18
Through Joint Fate Tariff.

The Arkansas railroad commission
nave promulgated their through ioil
rate tariff upon which they hav
been working for the last month. un
der the supplementary act of the
last legislature. They have put ir
effect thcir standard distance tariff
which has hitherto applied only te
single lines Of railways, but is nov
applicable to through shipments OF
two or more lines in the state
There are certain arbitraries added
whore the shipments are over two
reads, and where the shipmenj
a.e over three or more roads, tn,
rate is to be the sum of the local,
less 10 per cent. This rate is I'M
derstood to be reduction from the
present rate Of from 10 to Is De1
, cent The schedule will become eff
fective July 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

President M. A. Austin, Of the
street railway company, stated toda.
that the Bell park management viii
give fho Fourth Of July celebra
ton At the park. Two brass bands
ere to be upon the gIcunds. 1t is ru
moted thai several very fine orator.
will be present. Monroe will play
Pine Bluff two games of ball tha
day-one in the forenoon and one
In tao afternoon. As soon as ia
evening is dark enough $4,000 wort
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

Mr. John Baldwin, of Pine Bluff:
ond Miss Helen Owen, of Mt. Yer
non Ind were married Wednesday
at St. Johns church, Mt Vernon.
Tho following is taken from the Mt
Vernon Democrat of Tuesday:
One of the notable social events
Of the season will be the wedding
of Miss Helen Owen and Mr.. Joh1
Baldwin, which will take place
st. Johns church, Wednesday even
Ing, June II.
The bride is young woman o.
exceedingly charming personality,
and is endeared by a 1oyable dispc
sition. to a large circle of warm
friends. She is the daughter of th
late Col A. D. Owen. member G
the illustrious Owen family, who
were the founders Of our neighbor
ing town Of New Harmony.
The groom, Mr.. Baldwin, is SO
of Capt. Henry Baldwin and is
Posey county boy although he ha
been engaged in business at Pine
Bluff, Ark, for the last few years
He has host Of friends in his adon
ed home, as we'll as here.
Mrs. Will Haas sister of the bride
will be matron of honor, and Mr.
Richard Barnett will act as best
man. Mr.. VIII Owen. a brother, will
give the bride away. while the Rev.
William DuHamel, of st. Johns Epis
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Of the latest improved fireworks arr
to be exploded. After this one G
the best companies that will be her
this year will give a performance
the summer theater The occasion
will be one that will teach the chill
dren to commemorate the indie
pendcnce day of our country, and in
still patriotism in everybody. Bel
park is the only well regulated outin;
grounds that Pine Bluff has ever ha
and is open to the free use of tn
public. :sT;;2XySy
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IS CITY IN DEBT OR NOT?
Mayor White Says 1t Is Not and Aid r.
naan DoyCe Says 1t Is.

about $500, leaving cash balance
in the treasury of about $40. 900, with
$4,000 more to come in before the
first of July, 1908 So the city will
occupy tne attitude of having $25,-
0eG in the hands OF the city treasurer
from July 1. 1903. to January 1, 1894
without single demand against
them.
Now | would suggest that if tn,
discount proposition is to be kept up
let the city go into the discount bus
mess itself There is 40 re&sGa Why
With all the available cash in the
hands Of the city treasure!. that the
eity should net fix q price each
month, equal ct least 10 the current
rate CT discount, and buy It's own
warrants | speak fer myself and
I think speak fer every emB!3Ve
fer the city government receising pay
in city warrants, and I might also
say for every person selling goods
to the city government, that we viii
give the city the preference. at the
same price for our warrants Re
spectfully submitted.
H. KING WHITE,
Mayor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

tain alleged overcharges On recon
signments.
A nine-year-old girl was assassinat-
ed and her brother brutally wounded
with an ak by an unidentified man
at Winona. Mo.
A prisoner leaped from a train ru:
ming forty miles through the Wash
ia canon in the Indian Territory an
made his escape.
A Louisville newspaper has file,
suit against Governor Beckham G
Kentucky to compel the chief execu
tive to allow its correspondent to
inspect the records of pardons. 1t is
said even Breathitt county feudists
have been pardoned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

Natchez telegram says: Man
ager Haupt has released Pitcher Xii.
lian and outfelder Essler. aud sign
ed Reynolds, who played with Vicks.
burg last year, and Mike Millett
who played with Baton Rouge
In conversation with Mr. B. L.
Owen this morning. when the ques
ton of business was touched, he
said: well, the merchants can't
complain. We don't want the plant
ers in town. Let them stay at home
and work the crop. Every man il
the field is worth five dollars
per day. This is the usual
quiet time and should be. OF course
I'VE would like to have good business
all the time. but that we ought not
to expect. The country people
should be in the country now. and
from my observation they are"
Prof Witherspoon returned Mon
day from Jonesboro, where he has
been conducting a summer institute
for public instructors. He reports
having fine institute. Seventy-five
teachers were in attendance. Prof.
Witherspoon was assisted by Prof
w. H. Watkins. of Walnut idge.
Prof. Witherspoon leaves Saturday
for the southern part of the state,
where he will work in the interest Of
the Arkadelphia Methodist college.
Mrs. Witherspoon leaves this week
for Knoxville, Tenn. where he will!
spend the season in the mountains
with relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18
Roosevelt KILLS ORPHEUS.
desperate Fight Between Two Lions
CT GasiII-Mundy Show.


The Gaskill-Mundy Carnival COM
pany is at Springfield. H., this weel,
with their show, and yesterday, II
the presence of 500 spectators, the
lion named Roosevelt attacked a
lion named Orpheus. A terrific figh'
ensued. Major Mundy jumped int
the cage, fired several blank shot,
at the beasts and succeeded in separ
ating them only after Roosevelt ha
severed the juggular vein of Or
pheus. After Major Mundy left The
cage Roosevelt continued the attac
until MS cellmate was dead. Tho
dead lion was valued at $4,000.
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+ THE NEWS IN BRIEF. :.
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+ 1. + + + + !. + + i !. !. + + + 1
IN GENERAL.

Experiments conducted by Yale
professors establish the existence OF
radio activity in surface water at
great depths.
7 The home of the poet T. Buchanan
Read was sold in Cincinnati for S13,.
200
%Thomas Donohue, of Harrison, N
j., became insane through excitement
over a baseball game in which the
score was 1 to o.
The general secretary Of the New
York charity organization declares
the conditions at Armourdale are
worse than they were at Galveston
or Johnstown.
Miss Pauline Schroeder. a belle OF
Omaha, Neb.. fell in love with Capt
Frank W. Irvine, of the steamship
Seneca, while making an ocean voy
age, and has married him.
Bishop McCloskey, of Louisville, has
issued an order against dancing and
the selling of liquor of any kind at
picnics.
Crazed by imaginary foes, a Maco'
Mo-, farmer, with his wife and chill
dren, abandoned his farm and stock
and started out wandering across the
country.
The executive committee of th<
Western Federation of Miners assert
that President Roosevelt is guilty of
treason to the principles of organ
lied labor" because, though a mem
ber of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, he ordered troops at Mo
renzi, Ariz., to preserve the peace.
A daring attempt was made tt
blow up the courthouse at Petersburg,
Ind, with dynamite.
The proposition to change the nam
OF the general superintendent to bish,
ops is agitating the Free Methodist
conference, in session at Greenville
Ill.
The Missouri supreme court quashed
Tie proceedings brought by Attorne,
INieneral Grow to oust thirteen rail
roads from the state because of ceT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18
Fine Plum Specimens.

MT, s. W. Dobbins, Elm stroo,
Drought to the Graphic office +h;.
morning some very fine specimons
-bufbank, Climax and one otber-
'he hnest being the Burbank which
IS one OF the largest and most nro
auct1ve plums grown in this sectio,
Mr. Dobbins every year raises mnct
me 1rult and vegetables in the gar
oen at his home on Elm street anf
MS practical experiments along tha
line prove conclusively that there !,
money for the Jefferson county farm
ers in other crops than cotton.
The wise man who is looking for ,
lob never gives his next-door neigh
30" as a reference.
Where there's a will there's 4,
ctiance for the lawyer to butt in.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

Look out for t7te az q man has
grind when he begins to Jolly you.
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NEWS AND INTERVIEWS,

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Mayor White has filed with the
city CLERK his reasons in detail foI
vetoing the resolution adopted by
the council at its meeting Monday
night by which the sum Of S2).GGa
was set aside from any future rev
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18
Fourth OF July at Bell
Park Will BE Big Event

President of improved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-18

Experiments conducted by Yale
professors establish the existence OF
radio activity in surface water at
great depths.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-21

In the interests of ante.natrimonial
honesty and pre-nubial frankness, the
German courts have given divorce to
a woman who discovered only after
marriage that her husband was bald.
Before the wedding he nefariously con.
cealed his capillary lack by wearing n
wig. The possibility Of that ruling In.
vading an American court Is food for
thought. However. should sweethearts
contide to one another their physical
decrepitude? Should the kneeling pc.
titiOner. asking for his loved ones
hand. plead I'm tender accents: ''Dearie.
my teeth were made In Syracuse" or
darling. the glitter of my eye will
fade"Y And should the coy and blush.
ing maiden, lOath to confess but eager
to he won, confess, "rake me. though
I am not what l SEEM? There are
many details Of makeup. charming to
the lovers biased gaze. that lose their
glory during the fourth quarter Of the
hOneymOOn--the removable complex.
lon. the adjustable hair. the jointed.
self-acting anatomy. to say nothing Of
the thousand and one appurtenances
which remain to the end mysteries to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-21

President Eliot has been telling the
good people Of Cincinnati that manual
training In the schools is worth nine.
tenths Of the work that comes under
the head Of arithmetic. This Harvard
official rarely minces matters. and his
statement may seem to those who hold
fond devotion to the three "li's" to Dor.
der decidedly on the radical. Yet teach
ers Of manual training relate curious
and interesting experiences. They give
rs a common occurrence the stupid pu-
pills marvellous development In all his
studies the moment he finds that he
can use his hands rs well as other
children who appear to be smarter
than he with their heads. All Of us
can do what we really believe we can
do. stupidity In more often than not
sensitiveness combined with lack Of
confidence. Remove those two unhap-
ny qualities and the fool Is replaced
by the competent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-21

For Rheumatism. Stomach, Liver or
Kidney troubles Deer Lick Mineral
Water has no superior. The following
testimonials fr"r vell.kn0wn physi.
clans and prom,1aa. citizens tell true
story: The Medical Standard for JAN
uary. 1901. says:
"Of the many natural mineral wa.
tiers on the market we have some from
American springs which meet the indi'
cations of many diseased conditions,
such as dyspepsia, indigestion, consti.
patton, Bright's disease. We wish espe-
cally to call attention to the Deer Lick
Mineral Water. The Sulphate Of Soda
il the chief constituent of Carlsbad.
Marienbad. Rubinat and Condal wa
ters, and 1t occurs, associated with
much magnesium sulphate In Aescu'
lap. Hunyadi Janos, Friedrichshan and
Kisslngen waters"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-21
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Chicago Newspaper Union will h.
held az the office NJ the Company, No. H3
South jefferson street, Chicago ILL.,, AZ 2;D
p. M, on the 18th day of April, 1903, for
the purpose ~ clecting Board of Direct
ors for the ensuing year.
GEO. A. STRONG, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-21

the masculine mind. Should all these
enter into the matrimonial problem.
then indeed Dauiel must come TO
Judgment.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
Mr.. C. F. Longfellow and family spent
Sunday at Bar Harbor.
North CornVllle.

Very sad news came to the family Of
g. w. Bates, last week, it being the
death of their nephew, Harry Earl Nc
Intire, only child of Danville l.. McIn
tire of Lewiston. He was instantly
killed at Old Orchard by being run over
by the cars, where he was spending his
vacation. He was Is years of age.
Charlie Small of Pittsfield is visiting
his grandfather, Mr.. David Small
Mr.. o. J. Holmes has visitors from
Massachusetts at his farm.
DR.. Merrill of Skowhegan was in town,
Tuesday.
Mrs j. Y. Wiley was in town a few
days ago.
G. W. Bates has just opened a new
line of jewelry.
Rev. Walter S. Aldrich, the evange-
list who has labored under the direc.
ton of the New England meeting of
Friends 80 long and faithfully, until his
health broke down from overwork,
also pastor of the Cornville meeting of
Friends, started for his home in Toledo,
Ohio, on Tuesday. He goes to Port
land, from there to Vermont to remain
a few days with Rev. L. Rugg, thence TO
New York, and expects to reach his
home about the middle of August. He
has gained many friends while in Maine.
All wish him a safe journey and a
speedy return to health and strength.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.

To the Honorable Justice of the Su preme Ju-
dicial Court next to be held In Skowhegan
within and for the County of Somerset.
Respectfully represents Galen Barnes OF
Skowhegan in the county OF Somerset and
State OF kaine, that he was married to Lizzie
May Barnes. at Bangor, Maine, on The 18th dsy
OF May, 1890, by person duly authorized to
The libelant and libelee have lived and co.. a
bited together at said Bangor, and that our
libeiant lived in this state when the cause Of
divorce accrued as hereinafter set forth, anc
had res ded here In good fait b at least one year
before the fling of this libel, that your libel
ant has ever been true to his marriage VOWS,
but that the said libelee has been unmindfu
OF the same; that on the first day of August, A.
d. 1899, she utterly deserted your libelant wit b
out reasonable cause and has continued said
desertion to the present time; that she has
extreme cruelty towards your libelant.
Wherefore he prays divorce from the bonds
Of matrimony may badecreed between the IL.
belant and libelee.
The libelant furtber alleges that reasonable
diligence has been used to ascertain the pre-
sent residence of said libelee and that he Is
unable to do so ard does not know where
she is.
GALEN BARNES.
State of Maine. Somerset s.. July 18th, 1908.
Personally appeared the above llbelsnt and
residence OF the libelee is true.
Before me,
FORREST GOODWIN,
Justice OF the Peace.
SOMERSET, IS. Clerks Once, Sup Jud Court,
Skowhegan, Maine. Received and filed 9Th
~ " Attest; W. t. sEEKINs. Clerk.
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IL 3 Z l..

To the Honorable Justice of the Supreme Ju.
dicial Court next to be held in Skowhegan
within and for the County Of Somerset.
Respectfully represents Vena Lumbra Of
Fairfield in the County of Somerset In the state
of Maine that she was married to Fred Lumbra
Comorant at said Fairfield on or about the tenth
day of April A. ID. 1901 by person duly author.
lied to sOlemnizs marriages; that the libeant
and ibelee cohabited in this state after their
marriage that the said libelant resided in this
state when the cause of divor, Q accrued as here.
matter set forth, and had resided here In good
faith one year prior to the date hereof; that the
libelant has ever been faithful to her marriage
vows but that the said libelee has been unmind'
full of the same. On the first day of April A, D.,
1903 he utterly deserted your libeiant: but being
OF sufficient ability and able to labor and pro
vide for her ,5he has grossly, wantonly and cruelty
neglected and refused to provide suitable main
ienance for our libelant; and since their mar
rage he has been addicted to gross and confirmed
HABITS of intoxication and has been guilty of
cruel and abusive treatment and extreme cruelty
iowarns her.
Wherefore she prays that divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony between herself and said
libelee may be decreed
The libelant further alleges that reasonable
diligence has been used to ascertain the present
residence of said libelee and that she is unable
to do 80 and does not know where he is.
vENA n K LUMBRA
mark
Witness:
Ethel G. Ward.
STATE OF MAINE.
SoMERsEr, 10. August Bird 4. d. lS5
Personally appeared the above libelant and
residence of the libelee Is true.
Before me, FORREST GOODWIN,
Justice of the Peace
SOMERSET, IS: Clerks Office Sup. Jud. Court
Skowhegan. Maine. Received and filed 9Th day
Attest: W. t. sEEKINs, Clerk
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
Bingham.

Mrs. Sherman Pishon of Brockton
Mass, aid Miss Hall of South Gardiner
have recently been visiting Mrs. Elijar
Hall.
Mrs J. E. Gregory of Gorham arrived
Thursday night at the home of her father
A. c Dinsmore. and will go to thei
Pleasant Pond cottage as soon as Mr.
Gregory arrives.
The Barnaby Dramatic company o
North Arson presented a very pleasing
entertainment on Monday evening and or
Tuesday evening the same company played
the same drama at Caratunk.
Miss katherine Haley OF New Bedford
Mass, is spending her summer vacation
with Mrs. Wallace Turner.
Sadie Foss of Caratunk was in town
last week visiting relatives.
L. w. Jordan's sister, Mrs. Soule ant
two children of Massachusetts, are II
town.
Gustavus Foss has been in very poo
health of late.
1ilson Baker and wife have been tn
guests of Mrs. George Miller and Mrs
Mark Dinsmore.
Little Gladys Bean is visiting tn,
family Of Cephas Bean in Moscow
F. H. Colby while surveying in thu
vicinity OF Pleasant pond cut his leg below
the calf quite badly so that seven stitches
were required to close the wound. He il
doing nicely and his family are with hin
at Martins.
Mark Savage and wife are enjoying
their trip 10 the west. A recent lette
stated that they were in Utah and wer,
soon TO return to Denver, Colorado.
The telephone poles blown down OF
the plains by the recent gales were reese
last week.
Mrs. Henry Collins returned from Solor
Saturday, where she had been spending
several Gays with her daughter, Mrs
Haley.
Mrs. Sherman OF Randolph and he
three children are the guests of he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Foss.
Jason Williams, who has formerly livec
in Moscow, is now living at his brothe
Llewellyn's in Bingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robinson, Simeon
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
West Athens.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Prince of Auburn
have been visiting her parents, Mr. a-d
Mrs. George Drury, the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Thibault OF Show
hogan who have been visiting her parents
have returned to their home.
Mrs Everett Williams and son Clifford
who have been visiting her mother in this
place for short time returned to their
home in Madison Sunday.
Miss Edith Devol. also A. B. Walker
and wife attended the childreL's meeting
at Brighton on Sunday last.
Mr.. Charlie Firth of Moscow was IN
town over Sunday.
Miss Bessie J French of Scion was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. Markie Draper of Brighton was in
town Sunday.
Mr.. Linwood Foss of Scion and Miss
Lora Goodwin passed through this place
Tuesday.
Mrs. Fanny Whittier of Cornyille was
in town Sunday.
Misses Edith Devoll and Belva Kincaid
attended the lawn party at Brighton Tues
day, July %.
Scott Jones of Scion was in town Sun
day.
Mrs. Fred Thompson of East Madison
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. P. Howell.
K.
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1926
What is 2525 Any How?
An Affair of Letters.

We are much surprised at meeting
little Polly Contossel, formerly of Bow
ersvflle, In England.
why, Pollyr we say. How Is 1t
we find you here7"
"Pollyv' she repeats. with a dignity
we never knew she possessed. Lady
Oledebts, If you please"
An apology on our part establishes
friendly relations once more, and she
tells US that she really has won and
welded Lord Oledebts and that her ia
theirs dollars are being expended in the
refurbishing of the Oledebts castle.
But" we say, sit was rumored In
Bowersville that you were hesitating
In your choice between three honest
farmer lads in the vicinity How was
1t, then, that you married his lordship2"
Dh," she filters, "he came to Bow
ersville one day. When l saw him
dropped my eyes and he began dropping
his his, and it wasn't long until he in
duced me to drop my is. and now we
are both making papa drop his VS. and
x's."-Judge.
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Canaan.

Mrs. Sarah Roberts of Hallowell has
been visiting for few days at Mrs. Geo.
Smiths.
c. d. Harris took blackboard party to
Good Will Pines, Wednesday of last
week.
The silver pitcher given by the Royal
Wonder Workers at Town hail last week
was won by Miss Shelle F. Harris.
Mrs. Nellie Atkins. her daughter, Ed
wilma. and lady relative, Mrs. Joy OF
California, were the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. Amasa Burril few days last week
Mrs. Albert Smell is very i'll at this
writing
Mrs. c. D. Harris and Mrs. Chas.
Kimball visited in Watervile, Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Annie Lancaster of Skowhegan is
visiting her sister, Mrs Henry Crowell.
Shelle Harris and friend, Lillian
Wildes, visited 10 Pitts field few days,
last week. Miss Wildes has returned TO
her home in Oldown.
Rev. Hannah J. Powell will preach at
the church in this village, Sunday,
Aug. %.
The wind storm of last Thursday after
noon made considerable devastation IN
places. Edwin Hollis orchard was
blown down, wood lots suffered, and
David Goodrich's barn injured, the roof
being partially blown off.