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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-25

Tenn, Mr.. Tom L. Blanford who
was telegraph operator at Leb
anon has LaFollete, while L. M
Apologize "Dude" has beer
given Jacksboro, Tenn.-Record
Conductor Ed Beall, Engineer
Bateman and Flagman Climer
had charge of the special train OF
the knights of Columbus to
GAINESVILLE Sunday and say they
were never better treated and
Toasted on the good things of the
land while on the trip.
w. F. Sheridan, formerly train
master of this division, but now
superintendent of transportation
of the Mexican international,
passed through Guthrie Sunday
night on his way to Louisville
and will be in Darlington about
the 25th of this month.
NJ. DEWEY, assistant superin-
tendent, has gone to Colorado
with his brother, Nal DEWEY,
who is in very i'll health.
Passenger traffic over the L. d
n. is very heavy just now and all
in and out bound trains are
crowded.
A few of the telegraph opera
tors employed by the Terminal
Association at st. Louis and E.
st. Louis went on a strike in
sympathy with the Katy opera
tors and the terminal people
have been using telephones for
several days and handling their
trains with very little delay.
Jno. W. Logsdon, superintend.
ent of the L. IL N, was in st.
Louis one day last week on bust
ness.
Lenard Carson, the genial
clerk in the store room depart
ment at Howell. rode his wheel
to West Franklin, Indiana, Sat-
urday evening, where he spent
Sunday with his parents and
friends.
j. W. McQuaGy, engine oiler
in the Darlington round house,
went to Howell last Wednesday
to take jaunt through the shops.
Fireman W. E. Ragsdale and
wife will spend a month with
relatives at st. Louis.
Engineer H. T. Mulvaney will
leave in a few days for Clncin-
natl, Ohio where he will spend
month with his parents.
For the benefit of the readers
Of Locomotive Blasts who have
occasion to patronize the Howell
post-office mention might be
made of the fact that has been
moved to the corner of Broad
way and Cumberland. In JUS
tice to Frank DeJarnatt post
master, who formerly was the
timekeeper for the Henderson
Division, let it be said that he
is the cleanest and most sys-
tematic postmaster Howell has
ever had. The citizens of Howell
are proud of him and the neat
of the office.
Henry Laswell, st. Louis Div
ision passenger engineer, with
his wife is taking in the Worlds
Fair.
That S. d. Hewlett is mex
perienced in mounting and dis
mounting moving trains was
evidenced by the manner in
which he jumped from No. SO
the other day at Elmwood. The
train was pulling out at the rate
Of about 8 miles an hour. Mr..
Hewlett got backward, and on a
cattle guard, at that. Of course,
he was considerably bruised up.
w. @. johnson, coal HEAVIER
at Howell, while switching some
empty coal cars on the coal track
stepped back into bed of hot
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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-25

Mr.. Denton, Of near Mannipgton,
has champion peach tree OF the
plum variety. 1t 10 20 years old, 80
feet high and bears large crop each
year. How's that for high?
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-22

queZ, rodriguez. Contrera, Oben, GI-
mencz Cared, Serges, Hernandez Se-
p1lveda, Hernandez Quinones, Serges,
Escalera Patron, Morales. Vale, Lopez,
Francioni. Miranda, Veintidos, Llorens.
SANCHEZ, Sanchez Rivera. Moreno, Ro-
driguez.
Humacao 81 Sal1dole afecsuosa-
mente deseandole grata permanencia en-
esta.
Jose Toro Rios.
Humacao 81. Reciba mi calurosa
felicitacion por su arribo estas plsyas.
Antonio Aldrey
Humacao 81 Mis- placemes de lle-
gada.
Argueso
Humacao q Nuestro saludo al que
rido patriots por su feliz arribo 6 esta
desgraciada Bor1nquen.
Rufino Camacho, jaime Janer, Jose
Marquee Roig
Humacso. 81. Felicito bienvenida
que Dios os proteja en- los prop6sitos
que Sc han de resolver para ell bien ge-
neral de nuestro pobre pals.
EulaIio Garcia.
Humscao 81. Reciba la expression
sincera de mi saludo cari1oso
Jose Collazo.
Humacao 21. En- nombre Comite
Maunsbo envfo cari1oso saludo de ben-
venlda al esfOrzadO patricia que tras lar
ga ausencia vuelve pisar las piayas de
su despraciada patria.
Rafael Ortiz.
Humacao 81. Reciba mi cordial
saludo.
Jose S. Janer.
Humacao 21. Bienvenido. Cele-
bro feiiz llegads. Salud; fuerza; union.
Buen exito.
Candido Martinez Rosell6.
Humacao 81. Bienvenido.
Lcdo Lopez Landr6n.
Humacao 81. LIE felicitamos por
81 feliz llegada su patria idolatrada en-
que tanto SO lie quiere.
Eduardo Lacroix, Eduardo BuieIla.
Humacao 81 LIE felicitan feliz lIe-
gada nuestra playa.
DR.. Vidal, Otero, Agrait.
Humacao 81. SaIuda 50 ilustre
jefe.
Bartolome Flaquer.
Humacao 81. Felicitole Dor Gu re-
greso, que sera beneficioso isla
Pedro Aldrey.
Humamao 81 Felicftole cordial
mente feliz arribo la patria.
Cosme Velazquez.
Humacao 81. Mi bienvenids afec-
tvoso saludo.
Jose Vicente.
Humacao 81. Patriota ilustre. ada
lid de las llbertades puertorriquefIas, re-
cibid mi hdmilde afectuoso saludo.
Francisco Vega
Humacao 81. Reciba mi saIudo
feiic. .tacion por felz regreso
Jose Ramirez,
Humacao 81. SalGdole fraternal- |
mente, deseandole la realizaci6n de sus
as piraciones.
Jes1s Carrasquillo.
Humscao 81. Mi benvenida afec
5uoso saludo.
Alloy.
Humacao 81. LIE saludamos Carl
losamente y lie envfamos nuestro mas
enthusiastic abrazo de bienvenida.
Font Martelo, Bernardini.
Humacao 81. Saludamos afectuosa-
nente al luchador constante, al valiente
'aladiL de nuestra noble causa. How
$ IN dia de gala para ell pueblo puerto
iquef1o.
Carrillo Rossner.
Humacao 81 Bienvenido sea FL
ustre Jefe. Su patria, que con ansias
aguardabs, abre hoy los brszos con
arlfo es acogido. Salud.
Mariano Martorell Cintr6n, Evaris-
Castro, Lorenzo j Martorell.
Csguas 81 Damos I'd. bienvenida
MON puertorriquefios sea hecha. jose
lolins. Pedro Csrdona, Miguel MufIoz
6pez.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-22
Honenaje de bianvenida

retorno
de Isla.
Su perme contestar peronamente
aimpobidad
ofreci6ndoe
al mas renddo su gratitud profunda.
Rivera debe sentirse atecho buena
distinction arribar
de de ausenca
no maxine propoaitos y
famila
los telegamas aludimos iremo
ndo EN- ediciones sucesivas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-22


rriquefIo por feliz arribo estas plsyas.
Mayagiiez 21. Comite federales
de Maysguez ssludan q usted cslurosa-
mente sienten algeria immense por fe-
liz arribo del ilustre querido compa-
triota.
Vicente Pagan.
Arecibo 21. Perez Avfles Nadal,
San Juan. Ssluden Mufoz nom bre Co.
mite y pueblo; manifestenle carino y
adhesion inquebrantables.
Ledesma.
Arecibo 81. Felicftale por su feliz
arribo su adorada y desgraciada patria
un humilde arecibeno.
Pedro Rios Olmo.
Arecibo 21 Saludo & Munoz dan
dole bienvenida.
Arturo E. Diaz.
Arecibo 21. Sea bien venido ell pa
tricta y ell hermano. Su desinteres sea
lszo de union para felicidad Puerto Rico
G. F. Garcia.
Guayama 81. LIE saluda carinosa-
mente su amigo de STEM pre-.
Celestino Dominguez
Guayame 81. Reciba mi cordial ga
ludo de bienvenida.
Julio Bruno.
Guayama 81. Un abrazo como fe-
llcltaci6n por su feliz llegada esta su
TERRA donde Sc le quiere muy de veras.
Miguel Romaguera.
Fajsrdo 81. Federales Tajardo ce-
lebramos su l!egada damosle nuestra
cordial bienvenida. Siempre & sus Or
denes.-Juan z. Acosta, Luis Rivera,
DR. Vizcarrondo, Carlos Martinez, Clau-
dio Rebollo, Esteban Guzman, Rafael
Calder5n, Luis Acosta, Jesns Torres,
Gensro Lopez. Maxim;no Morales, An
tonic Martinez, Jes1s Berries, Antonio
Vsz1uez, Jose d. EscobAr, DR. L6Dez,
Dr. Jose A. Vszquez, juan Penedo, Teo-
doro Vidal. Pedro Mercado. Juan Estra-
ds, Antonio Casas, Jose E. Melendez,
Heraclio Lopez, Agustfn CamufIas. Je-
s6s MARTINEZ, Ematerio Garcia, Carlos
Fuentes, Francisco Lopez, Carlos M.
Pepfn, E. Lopez Cruz. Modesto Bird
Belona, Jose L6oez, Enrique Vidal, Pc
dro Casanov&s, Joaquin Cerra.
Faiardo 21. Juventud federal dale
5ienvenida reiterale adhesion. Rafael |
j. Bird, r. A. Muf1oz. L. Vidal, Eduar-
do Acosts, Arturo Zalduondo, Rafael |
Baralt, Felix Sim6, Victor A. Santiago.
Demetrio Gimenez, Julio L6oez, Jesds
Pepfn, Francisco Lanuza, Rafael Lopez,
Carlos Soegsard, Francisco Rivers, Die
go Zalduondo, Luis Texidor, Emilio
Acosts, Arturo Bird, Carlos Penedo,
Juan Flores
Fajsrdo 81. Obreros Federales fe
licltanle felicitanse por su arribo q la
playa.
Felipe Martinez. Felix Vegs, Mar
,elno Rodriguez, Pedro M4ldonsdo.
J Juan Molina. S4ntiago Cardonas, Este,
pan Perez, Demetrio Ramos, Gumersin-
10 Lopez, Domingo Cortes. Floresno
Marti, Narciso Marquee, Carlos Castro. %
Jsnuto Castro, Manuel Cepeda, Avelino
'adron, Rafael Meyano, Triton Aleian-
Iro, Evangelista Calder6n, Adolfo Tri-
'ino, Narcelo Pineiro.
Fajardo, 2l. SslGdole afectuosa-
nente felicitandole por feljz liegads.
Jose Modesto Bird.
Fajsrdo, 81 Damosle nuestra afec- |
uosa bienvenids.
Bird.
Fajsrdo 21. Recibs atento saludo
ienyenida por su regreso Puerto Rico. i
Jose NJ Rivera. /
Fajsrdo 81 Feiicto listed lle0a
\ su querida Borfnquen. t
Francisco Trilia.
Fajsrdo 81. Fajardo federal felici- U
{ su ilustre jefe. \
Varios obreros. l
Fajardo 81. Felicito & listed lieg.-
y tambien pals 81
Bernardo Mendez. q
Fajardo 81. iSalve, ilustre puerto
luefo! Gloria Dios por vuestro fe- g.
arribo y paz entire Ia familia borin-
na.
Celestino Rodriguez Gonzalez.
Fajardo 81. Sal6dole cordialmen- he
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Masons Elect Officers.

The Masonic grand lodge OF Arkan-
sas in biennial session elected the fol.
lowing officers: S. T. Rowe, Green
wood, grand master; A. B Grace.
Pine Bluff. deputy grand master; !;
John VI. Oathout, Bonneville. grand
lecturer; F. G. Lindsey, Bentonville,
grand orator; Jacob Trieber. Little
Rock, grand senior warden; F. D.
Butt, Eureka Springs, grand junior
warden, 2. X. Roots. Little Rock,
grand treasurer: Fay Hampstead,
Little Rock, grand secretary.
The grand master announced the
appointment of the following officers:
.E. A. McCulloch, Little Rock, grand
senior deacon; A. j. Witt, Pocahontas,
grand junior deacon; F. n. Brewer,
Little Rock, grand chaplain.
A resolution was adopted dividing
the state into twenty districts instead
Of ten with deputy grand master for
each The lodge voted to discontinue
the payment of temple fees. An
amendment TO the constitution was
proposed and concurred in providing
for biennial meetings for ten years.
II will be voted upon at the next ses'
sion A board of control TO have
charge Of the temple was appointed
consisting Of Col. John G. Fletcher,
Judge Jacob Trieber II. II. Myers,
George Thornburgh and John I.
Hicks.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
County Examiners All Appointed.

With the appointment Of Ury BIC
Kenzie as examiner Drew county
he list Of men selected for that po'
sition in each county was completed.
In Sebastian. Desha, Carroll Clay'
Lawrence, Sharp and Lincoln, two
examiners have been appointed, LIN
coin. Lawrence and Desha have here
tofore had but one examiner, ana
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hinemon says there is no reason why
more than one examiner should De
appointed in each county. He makes
the following observation on thal
point in his forthcoming report
The law provides that two eXamin'
ers may be appointed in counties
which have been divided into two
judicial districts. This leads to con
fusion in securing correct statistics
for the county and brings about a
conflict Of authority, for a license IS
sued by either examiner is wand III
all parts of the county II would De
better to authorize the appointment
of only one examiner, who Is author
lied to deputize some one to hold eX-
aminations in the other district ana
thereby provide for only one eXamin'
er for each county in the state. There
is no reason why there should be two
examiners and only one sheriff, clerk
treasurer. Judge"
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Ieachers Of State viii Meet.

The twenty-seventh annual meet
ing OF the Arkansas Teachers Asso-
citation will be held in Little Rock
December 2s. 29 and 80. and from
advlces received by Corresponding
Secretary F. w. Miller il will prob
ably be the most largely attended OF
any of the sessions Of the association.
An extra effort will be made to have
a representative from every county
in the state present. and it is likely
that the plan will succeed At the
last annual meeting fifty-seyen OF the
seventy-fve counties sent delegates.
The railroads have offered rate OF
one fare plus fifty cents for those at
tending the convention. Several
prominent educators from other
states will be there. among them DR..
A. p. Bourland of the University OF
Nashville An invitation will be ex-
tended by Superintendent of Public
Instruction ]. II. Hinemon to Super,
intendent J. b. Aswell Of Louisiana
when the former goes to Natchitoches
December l6, to deliver an address
before the meeting Of the parish su'
DprinteDdentS
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
s.seLtement on a Train.

Passengers on an Iron Mountain
train we're much frightened by a man
who boarded the train at Warner ana
went through with big pistol in cnch
hands calling 20 the passengers to
throw up their hands All thought he
was u train robbcr but II developed
that ho was looking for man who
had run away with his wife, whom
he thought was on the train When
he satisfied himself that the man waa
not on the train ~ pulled the air
brake cord, and as the train slowed
up Jumped of
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Frick May Not Get License.

The city council of Little Rock has
adopted the recommendation OF the
city attorney that no saloon license be
issued to Henry Frick for the year
1905. Frick has operated a saloon
on East Markham stret for many
years and some time ago in the police
court at his trial for keeping open on
Sunday said that he had thrown away
the key of his door when he opened
his place and that it had never been
closed since that time. He has been
repeatedly fined for violating the
Sabbath law and for the past three
months has been arrested practically
every Sunday Despairing OF being
able to keep his saloon closed on Sun
day. the council will refuse to issue
him a city license next year and VIII
ask that the county Judge also refuse
to grant him lisense.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
ARKANSAS WORLDS FAIR EXHie'
ITS RETURNED TO OWNERS.
EVENTS Of 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHROSlGltD
J. w. Crockett Accepts Position OF
Chief Deputy Under Secretary OF
State-elect o. c. ludwig-C' t.
Lowry viii Be Clerk.
Hot Springs Special Wrecked Again

Fatalities seem to pursue the iol
Springs special. the fastest train on
the Iron Mountain road between Lit
tie Rock and St Louis. In April II
was wrecked at Kimswick, Mo, and
eight persons killed. Since then II
has been wrecked several times No
yember % ii was wrecked near Swif-
ton. Ark. by running into freight
which had not quite made the siding
and the fireman was killed. nine per-
sons seriously injured and three pas
s.enger coaches and ten box cars de-
stroyed by fire. The wreck was due
10 the forest fires which so obscured
the track that the engineer OF the
passenger was unable to distinguish
the lights of the freight on the main
line. Fireman Harry Wells, who was
killed. resided at Poplar Bluff, En-
gineer Andrew DeGuire was proba-
bly, fatally injured. He resided in
Little Rock. The news agent and ne
gro porter were injured and six pas
sengers. The wreck will cost the
road 100000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
veterans Of Mexican War

At a meeting OF the Mexican War
Veterans Association held in Little
Rock, Col. NJ +, Locke. the presi
dent presiding resolution was
adopted requesting the Arkansas rep
rcsentatiyes in congress to support
the bin presented to congress by Mrs
Murdock Of Fort Worth, Tex In.
creasing the pension Of Mexican wal
veterans to 81 per day A resolution
was also adopted requesting the con
gressmen to look to the interests OF
widows of deceased soldiers Of that
war in future legislation,
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Robbers In Helena Postoffice.

Burglars entered the Helena post
Office the night Of November Is and
after running all the vaults in the OF
Nee broke open the cash drawer and
took So First, they blew open the
supply vault In which only stationery
was stored Learning their mistake
only after the door had been blown
of, they turned their attention tc
the other vault. which contained
about $4,000 Three holes were drill
ed In this, but the vault could not be
opened. II is supposed the robbers
were frightened away.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
All Arkansas Exhibits Shipped.

There now remains in the Arkansas
building at the worlds fair nothing
but the furniture and the Iron Noun.
tain exhibit The work of packing
and shipping the various exhibits Il
the owners has been completed and all
are now in the possession Of the per.
sons who sent them there for exhibi.
ton. The furniture is the property Of
the Hot Springs Jockey club. The Iron
Mountain exhibits will remain until
the close of the fair.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Mreek on iron Mountain.

Southbound Iron Mountain passon
ger No. , was wrecked near Mineral
Point, Mo- Novcmbcr 10 by running
into u freight train, The accident II
said to have been caused by The crew
OF the freight train overlooking or
dora IN regard TO the passenger, The
mail cur and two freight cars were
smashed considerably and tho tank
of one of the engines was deraIod
Engineer klllchrew " the freight
and his fireman jumped and both
shaklngup none of the passengers
were injured
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Funds Needed by Historical Society

Secretary J. II. Reynolds of the Ar
kansas Historical Society has issued
an address in which he states that
the work Of gathering historical data
is greatly handicapped by public in.
difference and lack of funds. To
locate, and, where possible, to col
Iect for permanent preservation such
material as exists is one Of the OBJ
jects of the society. II also hopes to
encourage the study and the writing
Of all phases of the states history,
and. from time to time, to issue pub
IicaUons containing such papers as
may be Of permanent value, II Is an
effort to help redeem the history of
the state from oblivion, Hon James
X. Jones Is the president,
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Hurley Has withdrawn.

J. +. Hurley of Warren announces
his withdrawal from the race for sec
retary of the next senate. He had
served two terms. The remaining
candidates are John II. Taylor editor
Of the Paragould Soliphone. A. S.
Hays of Atkins. former clerk Of the
house. and John G. Holland Of Scar
cy. who was secretary of the senate
In 1888, 1885, 1887 and 1889.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Fight Between Negroes and Whites

A foud Of long standing between
the pupils OF a negro school and those
Of white school at Little Rock re.
suited in the shooting Of four negro
boys by unknown white boys The
pupils were engaged in their regular
afternoon fight when one Of the white
boys IL said to have called upon his
companions to pun their guns In
the fusilade which followed four ne.
gro boys were shot but not fatally
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
SchIierholz Case Decision.

The demurrer Of Chas. Schlierholz
to the indictment against him for EN-
bezzling public money was sustained
by Judge Adams in the federal court
at st. Louis. The demurrer was sus-
tanned on the ground that he took not
public money, but the money he took
was not public money and was not
guilty OF extortion because being a
government official he could not ex.
tort. The judge said that the govern
ment might find some statute under
watch he could be reached Schiller
holz was formerly special timber
agent for Arkansas for the govern
ment and it was charged that he EN-
bezzled and extorted $l,7S5 from the
Monroe County Lumber company OF
Arkansas. A special federal grand
Jury at Little Rock recently returned
an indictment said to be against
SchlierhOlZ.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Train Dragged Him Two Miles.

White Carter of JonesbOrO was
dragged two miles by a freight train.
hanging by his trousers leg from a
draw head. and will probably recover,
though he will be disfgured for life.
He attempted to climb up between
the bumpers ~ freight cars at Fish
er. but missed his footing. His
trousers caught on the drawhead
and with his head on the ground he
was dragged two miles, until he was
accidentally discovered, His face
and arms were frightfully mangled
and cut All the flesh on the left
side OF his face and his ear was
ground off
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
RESIGNATION Of T. B. Foge.

T. B. Fogg, industrial agent of the
Iron Mountain railway, has rendered
his resignation to General Passenger
Agent II. c. Townsend effective De
cember l. He resigns to follow Rus
sell Harding to the Pere Marquette
a similar position having been Great
ed there for the first time in many
years. That road passes through a
country which is very thickly settled
and the predecessors Of Mr.. Harding
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
J, V. Roberts Expelled by Masons.

The Masonic fraternity at SearGy
has expelled John V, Roberts, former.
pr worshipiul master OF the lodge,
and the one who presided over the
supposed body Of DR.. Lightle last
May, II is charged that at the time
Roberts knew that the body was not
that Of LIghtle. He has already been
conyised OF grave robbery In that
connection The case against Lightlc
was postponed by the Masons untIl
January lG. 1905.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Sinking OF Steamer hsrbin.

The steamer ], N. Hardin, Capt,
Stanfeld commanding sank in thirty
feet Of water November u near
Douglas, forty miles below Pine Bluff
No lives were lost and part Of the
cargo was saved The boat ran be.
tween Pine Bluff and Memphis. There
was a heavy fog and it is supposed
the boat struck snag in the low wa
ter. The Harbin was built in 1895
and was very light draught boat
She was recently oycrhaucd for the
winters traffic.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Examine for Civil Service.

The United States civil service
commission has announced that II
will hold a number Of examinations
in Little Rock during December EX
aminations will be held to secure
elgibles to MI vacancies in the po
sitions Of aide in the coast and geo
detic survey, and Of computer in the
supervising architects Office, on De
cember IA and Is On December II
examinations will be held to fill va
cancies in the positions Of stereotypeI
in the government printing Office anC
engineer in the government printing
office.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Force Of Secretary of State.

Secretary Of State.elect O. c. Lud.
wig announces that he has rendered
the position Of chief deputy TO his
present chief, j. W. Crockett, and the
latter states that he has accepted
E, l.. McHaney the present library
clerk will become corporation clerk
succeeding Walter Hendricks, who
will be deputy under Attorney General
Rogers, Clyde Il, Lowry of Huntsville
former treasurer Of Madison county,
will be library CLERK.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Forgery is CHARGED.

Ella NJ. Schaiffo, a bride Of a day,
her husband, William Schaiffe, and
Gus Schaiffc, were arrested at Little
Rock on the charge of forgery They
are charged with forging a certified
check for $500 ON the Butler County
Bank of Poplar Bluff, Mo, which was
Cashcd at the Little Rock Trust Com
pany and 5000 secured When the
bank officials learned that the check
was no good they caused the arrest
Of the trio. The woman claims that
she got the money for few days To
fash on Schaiffe before marrying him
and that she paid 81 for its use She
denies that there has been forgery
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Gave for Gov, EaqIc,

At the recent session OF the Baptist
state convention at Pine Blufr Ex
Gov Jas. =, Eagle retired as presI
dent after 25 years service as such
He positively declined to accept re
election, Just before the convention
adjourned Gen, W. T., Atkinson was
recognized and In neat presentation
speech presented Gov Eagle with an
ivory and gold gayel.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-26
Recalled lsaaes Comm Iss ion.

Gov Davis has recalled the com
mission issued by him some time agt
TO NJ lsaaos, appointing him county
Judge of ST. Francis county, to serve
during the absence of the regular
Judge, T. c, Folbre, In Texas, Judge
Folbre had not resigned and II was
eontended that there was no vacancy
hence could be no appointment The
evident intention was to give lsaaoi
authority to act during the absence OF
Judge FOlbrc.