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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-19
oEpLoREs vNooDLlKE WEALTH
Roeksfeller.Jr., Tells Bible Class Of
Christian Duty.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. az his
Bible class IN the Fifth avenue hap
tist church. gave a feryent talk on
Christian service. ThrOughout M.
autumn Mr.. ROckefelleTa subject oi
diseusgion has been tho lives of the
Apostles and particularly the life OF
SO. Paul -
'Imagine where you Or 1 woula
have been" began Mr. Rockefeller
after The orchestra had played 90
Iection ana the emotions Of tho class
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Who is Rcsponsiblel

A,negro entered a plantation
store near Clarksdale, Miss,
brandishing a dagger and threat
ening the life of a young white
man who was behind the counter,
81 have got Roosevelt behind
me-" screamed the negro with an
oath, "you white people can't
bother me-" He was ordered to
leave the store, but he became
more enraged and made a lunge
for the white man, whereupon
he was fired upon and killed,
When he reads this incident Mr..
Roosevelt should inquire of him
self as to who is really response
bile for the violent death of this
poor benighted and misguided
negro. Memphis News.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
HARDY.

Ben N. Yates, the Williford
merchant, is at Hardy on busi-
ness.
The young people have a ball
at the court house on Monday
night.
Hon. y. |. Herrn of Evening
Shade is in Hardy this week on
business.
Con Williford of Williford met
Judge Phillips of Salem here on
business last week.
Judge John W. Meeks came by
the way of Hardy on his way to
Melbourne to hold circuit court.
Judge Phillips OF Salem stop
ped over at Hardy last week on
business on his return from Little
Rock.
Rev. Jones Of Mammoth Spring,
of the Baptist church, filled his
regular appointment here Satur-
day and Sunday.
, Philip Pepoon, proprietor Of
the Hardy roller mill, has novel
Rnto the residence lately vacated
by Glen Endicott, near the end
of the bridge.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
CENTER.
S. P. Murphy is putting up

S. P. Murphy is putting up
some more good wire fencing.
Alex. Paden's corn mill is
going again. Joseph Williams Of
near Evening Shade is miller.
Oat sowing is on at last, and
Everybody is trying to finish first.
Preparing corn and cotton ground
will be next and then corn plant
ing.
w. F. Stewart has lest 40 or so
goats, some of them Angoras, by
dogs. He has killed one or two
dogs, and thinks there are some
more needing killing.
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of attending the birth
day dinner made in honor of
Uncle Enoch Holt on Friday,
the 18th. The dinner was given
by his children, grandchildren
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

and put in first-class cora.aa
G 'ound has been laid for
hoop factory and a pressed brick.
yard near towr. Hone cae..ar
will he behind both enterprise
Arrangements are bcin maao
to begin work on the electric
light and water works plant
Randolph county has two new
postoffices - Surridge, on the
O'Kean road, and Lorine. on tba
Dalton road. Each will have
daily mails.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
KINGS NILL.
Oat sowing is on hand.

Oat sowing is on hand.
Gardeners are stepping around
lively.
Miss Ellen Nichols is visiting
near Ash Flat.
Health is very good in this
section at present.
At this writing singing school
has been going on at Bethel nine
nights.
Singing at Bethel last Sunday
was well attended. The more
singing the better.
Uncle Enoch Holt recently Gel
ebrated his S0tL birthday. A
number of his relatives and
friends enjoyed the occasion with
him.
Uncle Fount Rogers is home
again after a visit with his son,
who is pastor of Camp circuit.
Uncle Fount is making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. W. G.
King. He will soon be seen
among the people as tombstone
agent.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
FREAK LEGISLATION.

The bill to prohibit kissing in
troduced in the Tennessee legis-
lature has, with several bills Of
like import in other legislatures,
elected much humorous newspa-
per comment, and number of
other "freak" legislative bills
have invited attention, says the
Nashville Banner. A Missouri
legislator has introduced a bill to
brand and tax foreign noblemen
so as to protect Missouri women
from bogus lords who are seeking
marriage. A Nebraska solon
has proposed to amend the rules
fer playing seven-up. In the In
diana Legislature bills have been
introduced 20 make tipping a
misdemeanor, to require dog
owners to give an indemnifying
bond against bites, to make the
scratching Of chickens in the
garden unlawful, to forbid trav-
elers from stopping thirty min
utes on a highway without Ii
cense, and to establish a home
for inebriates by taxing drug
gists $40 each. A Michigan leg
islator has introduced a measure
authorizing physicians to publicly
read a list of their non- n-paying,
patients and to collect from the
township poor fund fees unpaid
by pauper patients. And the
Pittsburg Dispatch is responsible
for the statement that a Wiscon-
sin member has introduced a bill
to repeal the law of gravitation.-
Arkansas Democrat. '
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
ASH FLAT.

Oat sowir g is the order of the
day.
The Blair family started this
week for Oklahoma.
Mrs. Sidney Stephens visited
relatives at Hardy last week.
Joseph Walling was up last
week visiting his daughter, Mrs.
J. B. Ritchie.
The school is progressing nice
ly under the management of
Prof. Billings)ey.
James Martin is very low with
consumption, and is expected to
live but a few days.
E. c.. Hotchkiss was in town
Tuesday, and says he has COM
mence5 sowing oats.
Hon. W. A. Turner of Evening
Shade passed through town last
Saturday on his return home from
Hardy.
We are having some nice
weather now which enables the
farmers to plow, and they are
taking advantage of it.
Ed Paden says the town is dull
now. We guess it is for him, as
his best girl has gone to Okla
homa. Ed says he will 60 west
some day 10 view the plains and
prairies.
The Hon. Judge Meeks was on
our streets one day last week en-
route to lizard county where he
holds court this week. The Judge
says there is no bottom to the
roads. We are not surprised
when there are about 250 pounds
pounds of avordupois to mash
the vehicle to the axle.
Success to the Record and its
many readers.
COLD DAY.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
portation for the entire party.

! portation for the entire party.
Q-Have you had any CONVEX
sation with Gov. Davis today in
regar1 TO what your testimony
here tonight would be?
Thomason-Yes sir.
Q-What did the governor say
to you?
Thomason-He asked me if |
was going to tell the committee
of certain statements he had made
o me, and | replied that would.
Q-What were those statements?
Thomason-When We were out
on the hunting "Trip the governor
said that he had been offered a
private car and a dining car well
stocked with provisions and in
charge of a negro porter by the
Choctaw railroad in which to take
the hunting trip. The governor
said he had refused to accept the
car this time, but that he woulL
do so next September and the!
could 90 back and have a good
time.
Q-What did the governor say
when you told him this afternoon
that you would repeat these
statements of his to the committee
tonight?
Thomason-He first denied
having made them, but later said
if he had said any such things
as that he was either drunk or
had lied.
Taking Mr.. Thomason's testi-
mony as guide, it is not difficult
to figure out that Gov. Davis has
a nice stand-in with at least one
railroad.
The taking of testimony before
the committee closed last We'd
nesday night, and people of the
state are doubtless glad it is en-
ded. Many witnesses have been
examined, and lots of things
proven and disproven. The rec
concentrations Cf the committee
to the lower house of the legisla-
ture will be awaited with interest
by the people at large. The
Record predicts some stormy
times ahead.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

and friends, of whom there were
about one hundred present. The
day was spent very enjoyably.
After dinner there were recita-
tions by several boys and girls,
and singing by a good class.
Uncle Dave Spurlock was pres
ent, and is we'll and hearty for a
man of "a years. Uncle Enoch
and Uncle Davey have lived
neighbors for the last 56 years,
and have raised large families.
They each have about 100 grand
and great-grandchildren living,
and several dead. 1t is amusing
to anyone to hear these two old
men talk of the first settlements
here; of their hunting trips to-
gether back in the forlies and
fifties, and the amount of game
there was then. Uncle Enoeh
says about the biggest difference
in him and Uncle ravey along
those times was that Uncle Davey
did not hunt on Sunday, while he
did, at least for several years.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

Mr.. Hollands "polson la bel
ill, or formula bill, sleeps the
yleep that knows no waking. BY
unanimous vote the house de-
;ided to indefinitely postpone it.
80 Mr.. Holland will have to seek
)ther paths of glcry. The bill
'ichly deserved the death it met.
-Piggott Banner.
Please don't give the house
credit for this good deed. The
house passed that patent medi-
cine bill, and if we remember
correctly, by a unanimous vote.
Fhe senate put the bill to sleep,
and it was Senator King of Sharp
who made the motion to do it.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Notice For Publication -l0797.
Land onicc at Little acck, Ark, Ark

Land Office at Little acck AK,
March IA, 1903.
NOTICE is hereby given thai the ioiowIs
named -etIer has fled notice Ul hls l"len.1onW "
MAKE llnnl PROOF in support Ut his claim aAd
that sIm urOofwil be made before Inc I,GAG'
sharp county, Ars., at Evening Shade AfA'
on April %, 1885 viz:
William KIssingcr
II. T.. No. 2l54j for the southeast qsar.i,
northwest qur,er northeast quart Il sou,mr ~'sr
quarter and northwest qua southeast 4a'i"'
section u, township Is, north, range west ,vs
He names the following wlthesstS TO p,oo plVOo
his continuous residence upon AMI cU''''''O'
Ol said land viz: vorpl.
q. d Horton, J. P. Tennison, L' D. "0'''
i. g. Fowler al Of sh lat. Ark i,,or
II. IL, MNERS, Register
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
POCAH0NTAS NOTES.
Live Notes From a Progressive Nearby
Little City.

Sundays Gazette contained the
following live notes from Poca-
hontas:
Black river has been higher
this week than for several years.
The river in front of town resem-
bles a small sea, as the back wa
ter from the river has reached
the lake just above the depot,
making a very large body of
water.
A new heading and stayo mill
will begin operations just above
town in a few days. The mill
will employ twenty men.
The heading works run full
time and employ about fifty men.
The mill has recently purchased
some large tracts of timbered
lands near Pocahontas, and is
shipping all sorts of furniture
and wagon stock to Eastern fac
tories. This week the big mill
has been shut down on account
Of high water.
A new iron fence will be put
around the court house in a few
days, giving the square a better
appearance. The court house
will be repainted and plastered
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
THE TRUTH.

The man who tolls day after day
To betterfy his race,
Will soon be short in goods ana
cash,
But full OF grit and grace;
But he who looks after himself
And corners everything,
Will be a leader, big and grand,
Of whom the people sing.
Salem Banner.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

The impeachment proceedings
against Chancellor Leatherman
came up in the senate Tuesday,
with Chief Justice Bum presid-
iLg as the law requires. Leath-
erman denied every charge, and
the trial will proceed. AS the
Record has remarked heretofore,
things do not look rosy for Chan
cellor Leatherman, but it should
be remembered that the public
has heard only the prosecution s
side Of the case.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
HE RECORD.
BY CLAUDE l.. COGER.

The other day during the de-
.ate in the lower house concern
@ a bill to reduce the price paid
newspapers for publishing le-
al advertisements just half, Mr..
arks of Lafayette county, who
Q notice has something to say
,,out everything, declared that
le proposed bill gave the papers
lough for the work. OF course
tr. Parks) knows. but really we
Ill to recall just now what news
aper he was ever connected
ith.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

Senator Money of Mississippi
,ot In the game the other day
md dealt President Roosevelt
few hard licks on account of
ne course he is pursuing in the
5outh with tie negro. Senator
IIoney declared this is a white
1an's country and a white mans
government, and every federal
lffice should be filled by a white
aan. He declared, Roosevelt
> not so much an American
resident as he is president OF
he black belt"
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Notice For Publication -l077l
Land Ofllce al Little Rock Ark. !
Feb. q, 1903,

Land Once al Little Rock, Ark.
Feb. q, 1903.
ny office is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has nled aOiice of hii
intention to make fiL al proof in support of his
claim and that said proof viii be mai before
the Clerk OF sharp county, ark, at Evening
shade, Ark, on April II, 1903 viz:
Thus. J Tadock
T.. E. No 2l492 for the south hall southwest
Quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter and
northeast quarter southwest quarter section q,
townsh hIp Is, north range west.
lie hamcs the following witnesses to prove
his continuous res dence upon and cultivation
of said land, VI:
Andrew Casey, Walter. Kis.inger, John Casey
and q. W. Tad.Ock, all of Ash + lat, Ark.
IL H. MYERS, REGISTER.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Notice for Publication --l07G.

Land Office at Little Rock, Ark.
februaiy IA 1893 {
NO,ice is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice of his intention
to max" final pronf IN support of his ella m and
that said proof will be msds before the CLERK OIL
Sharp county, ARR. at Evening Shade, AIR.
on March d, 1893, viz;
Francis NJ. Birgs
H. r. 40 Pill hr the northwest qllarer
northeast quarter, section "a, township u, norm
range west.
IT.. numts the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitiYaiioh
fO said land yiZ
Wiley NanwinSle. W. II. liuctt, b T. beIuss
all Of Center, Ark, and }. I. Freeman 0i
pOushkeepsie, Ark.
II II. MYERS, Register
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Notice for Publication --lO751,
Land Onlce at Little RecG. Ark,

Land OGite ut Little RecL Ark
Feb. :, 1873
NyOtice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed hO'ice OF his in,
t,nii0n to make final proof IN support of hs
claim and that ssd proof will hr made before
the Llerk of sharp county. Ark. vi lyeninr
shade, ARK. on March Il, 1873, VIZ;
Rufus X. Arnold
II. T.. No. 25G07 ioi the West half l northeast
pulrler and northwest quarter southeast qua
Ter, north half lOl S. uthWest quarter and eas.
part lot southwest quarter, section &, township
il, l.Drh, range D wesl,
e names lhe following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of suil land viz:
levi Kelley, j. D Paden, W. G. King of
Kings Mill, Ark. and w. IL Price Of Evening
Shade, AK.
II. II. MYERS, Register.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

An exchange has discovered
the meanest man on earth. He
dumped water on his head during
the cold spell last month, let his
hair freeze and then broke it off
to save barber bills. Newark
Journal.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
HOT TIMES IN THE
INVESTIGATION.

A few days ago in the legis.a-
tive investigation one Col. Alt
heimer was being examined by
the committee. Col. Altheimer
is the owner of the plantation
which Gov. Davis wished to pur-
chase as a convict farm, and
which he tried to force upon the
other members of the penitentiary
board. During the examination
Of Col. Alt ein3r, when he was
b 9ing questioned as to Gov. Da-
yis' relationship with the at
tempted sale of his farm, and af-
ter cne of his answers, Attorney
General Murphy faced the wit
ness and said: "Don'tyo know
you lie like a dog; you tried to
buy me-" These words were
followed by intense excitement
and stormy times for few mo-
ments.
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27
Trustees Sale.

Nyoticc is hrrcby given thnl pnrTuan,' " e,e.
IN terms of n certain Deed OF 1rusi dsI
cuted by Richard + Tindei ana La"l ,ooo md
his wife. on the .4ih day OF Maich, toris lyVi Of.
which appears of record, IN me to".u',nir ip
flee IL the southern District ol SharP op Iol and
Record Book SOP at pages lgI, ~ "md "md1rr.icned
sald deed Of trust beng made To tHr SS.o Il in
us trustee to secure the payment "i HT,nS YIN been
Ia, or Of K. a, D0w'ly, aud dGl4tlt n,r m there
made IN the payne.d Of said debt ho"'
fore, will, on the tOO3,
3sth day Of March, a.. ~, !, Il,
at he south front door of the cour, uo"'' rkan.
town OF Evehi, Shade. sharp cou",2 y the high.
sas, offer lar sale ut public auction owns III real
est bidder for cash in hand, inc ,'t io, a, Sharp
estate, lying IN the Southern DiS"'''
cOIntN town.: A., ut0l IN tD'
LIT number one hundred anu len liwi Wing the
town of nv ming shade, Arkansas me north
rast mart of the northeast quarter 0l ~ W. towpship
west quarter , 1 section three W ~ hounda
sixteen (lGl north. range six ~ W@es', @ If stone
and described MS follows: Beginning "a lllams
ai ihe southeast corner Of the W H. ,arls 70
In runninr thence north seventy seventy
a sione thence north 50 degrees, Wts' yards 70
wards 10 a stake thence south st(env y}illians
lie south boundar, line of said W. W',norses, H. eaS
lot to n sore. thence sOuth O. lining, con-
seventy yards to the place oi Oes''
tanning one acre more or less .,,le between
Said property will b0 offered iol I,yo oclOcA
the hours OF ten O'Ilock u. n' anu W"
., IN. OF said day. ,xI WILSON,
CAL'lN'' trustee
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

was on the witness stand, and
when asked about the attempt OF
Altheimer to bribe him, said that
1t was a very delicate matter and
the conditions were strenuous in
deed that had made him refer to
it at all, but that he had lost his
temper a few nights ago and re-
ferred to the matter. He said
the offer was a very ingenious
thing and the circumstances were
very favorable. He had gone
to see Mr.. Altheimer, at his re-
quest, and they were seated at
his table when the conversation
drifted to music, and Mr.. Alt
heimer mentioned a daughter
who was then in Indiana and who
was a fire singer. He also re-
ferred to the fact that his daugh-
ter desired to 60 to Europe to fin
ish her education and that he
would like to send her. Col.
Murphy responded that he had a
daughter who was also a singer,
and whom he wished he could
send to Europe, but that was out
of the question, as he was not
financially able to crafty his de-
sire. Mr.. Altheimet replied !:
"Well, don't want to do any,
thing wrong, but if l sell this
farm to the state, both our
daughters will 60 to Europe" ."
Col. Murphy said he considered
this a bribe, and that it was made
in Col. Altheimer's own house,
where he could not resent it as he
desired to do. Col. Murphy was
asked if he did not think that
Mr.. Altheimer was possibly maxi
ing this offer out of the warmness
of his heart, to which he res
ponded that he thought that if
that S97,500 was to have come
from some other source he didn't
think his heart would have been
quite so warm. Col. Murphy
said he told the incident reluc-
tansly, as he was not proud of it
at all.
The testimony lrought out be-
fore the investig ating committee
showed that Altheimer offered his
farm to a private citizen for $780,
600. The price he offered it to
the state at was S87, 800. Gov.
Davis was bent on buying the
farm, and acted very much
like an agent for the place before
the board, of which he is mem
Der. The question naturally
arises, what was to become Of
that extra S57 800, or the differ
ence in the price of Col. Alt
heimer's farm when he was Of
fering it to a private citizen and
when he was offering it to the
state?
81
H. N. Thomason, a planter and
merchant of Lonoke county, tes-
titled as follows about hunting
trip:
Mr.. Thomason-Governor Da-
Wis called me up and told me he
had arranged for a party of
friends to take hunting trip in
the Indian Territory and that he
wanted me to be one of the party.
| replied that my wife was sick
and that ought not to go. He
then asked me if she was serious
ly sick, and | told him no, but
that / had another reason and
could not afford to spend any
money on such a trim. The oov-
Sharp County record., 1903-03-27

Consult your doctor. II he says take IL,
ther do as he says. II he tells you not
W tako ~ then don't take IT.. Ho knows.
Leave . with him, We are willing.
&c. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-13
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

Our compliments to the Car; he
Kept his feet off the Monroe Doctrine -,
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Castro rejoices that Venezuela's honor
is safe. He might have added tina [,
thanks to the Monroe Doctrine, So is
her territory.-Kansas City Journal.
A lot of people will be disappointed
that the Monroe Doctrine wasn't allow
ed to go off half-cocked this time.-At-
lanta Journal.
Foreign governments are doing what
they can to keep James Monroe's me-
mory green.-Rochester Herald.
The United States really does not
need navy to protect the Monro. Doc
tIlne' The yellow journals always do
that.-Detroit Free Press.
Every time Europe agitates the Mon
roe Doctrine, it makes it a more sub
stantial quantity in international af-
fairs.-Washington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-13
TOUCHING VARIED TOPICS.

A Chicago manufacturer declares the
Sermon on the Mount is NO business
guide, which is true-in Chicago.-Mil-
Waukee Sentinel.
Now there is beginning to be wide
spread apprehension that Colonel Wat
terson has OutgrOWn the Monroe Doc
trine.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Castellanes have butted in on
the GoIld's Christmas. Boni evidently
knows now to get an under-hold on the
giving spirit.-Atlanta Journal.
Countess Castellane is in New York.
1t is to be assumed that she left Count
Boni check book with which to am
use himself in her MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
The government is undecided as to
the statesman whose face should go on
the 3O-cent stamp. Who would think
that 3O-cent statesmen were so few?-
Denver Republican.
Mr., Morgan has secured $1,000 900
worth of Kentucky coal beds, and the
people of the stare are trembling lest
the Watterson mint beds will be the
next to gO-Denver Republican.
A boy at Pueblo has peculiar ting
ling sensation whenever he is near a
good oil find, That is the way Presi-
dent Harper of the Chicago university
is also affected.-Denver News.
The way John ID. Rockefeller gives
money to Chicago university and rails
es the price of oil at the same time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-13

The land question is not likely to be
disposed of in a few suggestions from
committee. Far more careful investi-
cation will be given, than was possible
the matter of land they came with pre-
JUDGED minds and they wanted to hear
nothing which clashed with their pre-
conceived notions. The leasing of gov
eminent land was claimed to be I'M
American, and yet Professor Alexander
cited six states where this policy was
carried out But this was not at all
what the members OF the commission
desired and they ignored the statement
of fact.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-13
THE RUBAIYAT OF ROBERTSON.

The Persian Astronomer Omar Kayya has thus delinlied
Man utmost need in very charming verse
A book of verses underneath the bough,
Jug of vine a loaf of bread, and thou
Beside me, sitting in the wilderness,
o. Wilderness Paradise enow
Editor Robertson Of the Maui News in everyday prose has
thus delned Wailukus most pressing needs;
"A druggist photographer and barber serious needs Of
Waluku competent in either line would do well here
If Editor Robertson could have spared time from his hotel
and other businesses have mounted his Pegasus he would
probably have written OF the subject thus:
No book OF verses underneath the bough
No jug, no loaf, for Waiuku, thou:
With barber, druggist and photographer -
Her wilderness paradise enow.