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The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
sharps werk Georgia Farmer.

I. ]. Williams, farmer late OF For
sythe. Ga. was buncoed out of 5000
while on a Rock Island train en- route
with his family to Hickory, /. t.
where he intended to make his home.
When the train stopped at Argenta
two men near Williams seat got into
an argument over goods alleged to
have been shipped by one, for which
the other, who claimed to be the agent
demanded freight charges, The al
legged merchant said he had nothing
but a draft on a Chicago bank for $500
and asked the farmer if he would ad-
yance $500 and hold the check until he
could get it cashed. Williams agreed
and the men left the train. The train
pulled out without the two men and
when ii had made the belt Of the city,
Williams became uneasy at having as
be supposed $500 of the mans money
and got off to hunt him to return it..
When he told his story he was in
formed that he had been buncoed and
that the check was worthless, After
vainly trying to find the men, he TOOK
the next train west, having told his
family to wait for him at Holdenville.
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frauds the financial reward for the persoa persons peretang the
fraud and is with the oed weather prophets They care noun
ing for the advancement Of the of mcooogy they are IN the
business for the only The science mceorogy by reason OIL
its importance mankind and the great part plays in the economy OF
human efforts the object of much speculation by tins class OF weather
prophets they sincere in their belief they would be Wiling TO
allow recognized their methods thus doing all IN
their assist in the discovery of those unknown laws OF meteor
olog which all cncayorng ascertain The adj
yancment of meeoroogy hndered by encouraging peentonS that
have no standing among scientific men,
Astroog has standing science 1t makes It's appeal to the
ignorant supertoqs Astronomy of the genuine sciences
any pute will deny that gange weather predictions
weather character be based astronomical data
any whatever And with mecooog 1t is one OF the gen
nine and recognized Sciences and its conclusions everywhere received
with The time has not yet arrived when the torccang OF wealth
changes advance possible Any writer CT orecaste VINO
ndeayos to make believe that it possible either IN whole
or in mart either uniformed mndacou both In its
ro fine weather depends infinite variety conditions and
between them not susceptible of long predc
tor The weather forecasts published by the United States
Weather Bureau reliable because they made IN accordance with
known scientific principles They based observed phenomena and
on the calculated of storm cnters They are Tor specified
pco of time and limited and while they not always
fled by results in part of the territory they they success
fuv verified more than per the time The predictions Of b
ongrange ocacrs are crude indefinite they based upon
recognized law or physical principle and without legitimate standing
II is tre that many intelligent and generally wcnomcd people m.
confidence these cstyicd ngrange weather prophets but little
study and investigation their part will prove to the satisfaction Of any
rca casonabIc person that such confidence is misplaced.
In time it may possible forctc the general characteristics Of the
weather for a month a in advance general way, but that
time has not vet arrived 1t problem of the future Until it is pos
c 70 make these general seasonal forecasts better accept the
short range forecasts of the United States Weather Bureau
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Union County Treasurer Mus.,

There is now a muss in Union coun
ty over the refusal Of an old county
official TO turn over his Office to his
successor appointed by the governor,
Who construed that there was va
cancy. Y. F. Goodwin, appointed
county treasurer, took the oath OF Of
fee and asked Treasurer w. J. Hill to
turn the Office over to him. This Hill
refused to do. Hill was reelected in
September qualified and filed his hond
and says he will hold the Office unless
legally ousted. He had about $4,000
county funds on deposit in the Bank
of El Dorado when It failed. In max
ing his settlement with the county he
made report to that effect, and suit
was brought against his bondsmen.
He says the court did not declare him
a defaulter, and that he has accounted
for the money, therefore is entitled to
hold the office.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
BRIEF MENTION.

The Lockesburg high school has
added business course.
Many hogs are dying in Cleve.
land county from cholera.
Gus Roberts was dragged by mule
AT Russellyille and fatally injured.
The Forrest City electric light plant
has been acquired By Memphis CAPT.
talists.
Bergman has been reached by the
track laying gang on the White River
railroad,
The curfew law Is being enforced
in Teyarkana after lying dormant for
several years
w, II, Parker. arrested at Hot
Springs, had 400 81 bills In q roll be.
tween two tens,
Louis Houck, an Arkansas railroad
builder won $4,000 suit against
him at ST Louis
George Gross was shot and killed
by John Gross, his half brother, In n
fight at Coal HIll
Circuit Judge Moose gave n strong
charge against the pistol totcr" in
opening court at Clarksyille.
The Western Telephone Company
OF Ozark has nlod articles OF incor.
poration with the secretary Of state,
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Merchants Light and Cold Storage
Company of Russellvillc
The Arkansas school Of theology of
the Episcopal diocese Of Arkansas mot
at Mariana Monday
Fred Pierce dlod at Hot Springs Of
tctanus from sticking q splinter In his
hand
Thirteen men were required tO sub.
due George GrInlth, negro Insane
prisoner In the county Jail at Little
Rock
Mrs. Frederick Hanger Of Little
Rock has been selected special socro.
,ory to wind up the AFFAIRS Of the
board Of lady managers OF the worlds
fair
Much damage was done In White
county by forest fires.
The store of Swet Bros at Wdener
was burned and the town narrowly
escaped destruction.
The rainfall In Arkansas for the
month OF November was about one.
fourth Of the normal It was 1876
inches while the normal rainfall N
b27 inches IN November Of last year
the rainfall was hut 90 OF an inch
The rainfall has boon below the nor.
nal In nearly every month OF this
year, showing deficiency for the
year Of liis TO date,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
GERMANS EXCEL IN BOOKS
Their Exhibit at the Worlds Fair Re-
markably Creditable--Most In
teresting Ever Shown.

The exhibit Of books at the 81, Louis
fair IN one OF the most interesting ever
shown in America, or the foreign ma
tlons participating, Germany easily
takes the lead, followed by Great Brit
ain and France as close seconds Ma.
tional characteristics come cut strongly,
The English under the influence Of the
Morris art revival, show the finest book
bindings the French have an exhibition
samples of sumpluous editions de
luxe" The German exhibit is more
painstaking II shows samples from
all grades OF publishers In art literary
and music production. This Germans Ia
these exhibits still use wood engraving
for multIcolored work while waiting for
Photographic processes to develop them
selves further They make haste slowly
The Gothic text Of German books IL the
cause Of much of the prevalent German
shorl-sIghtodnoss, Publishers Of scion.
the books often use the Roman text.
Quite ~ often nowadays In their en-
doav TO compromise, they work out beau.
tIful Olack.lotter texts which combine
the Gothic art aspect and the Roman
clcarness-such texts az Morris would
have appreciated German publishers
prohl greatly by their Instinct of organ.
izatlon, shown In such as the Lepslt
Bookcraft association, which maintains
a museum OF printing, conducts schools
for apprentices and in other ways exert
n conservative influence upon the art
AZ It's capital,
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Injunction Made Perpetual.

The injunction granted six months
ago restraining certain residents Of
Mississippi county from hunting and
fishing upon the waters of Big Lake
and Little river stream which runs
through the lake, in Mississippi coun-
ty, has been made perpetual by Judge
Trieber in the Federal court at Little
Rock. The point at issue was wheth-
er the lake and river were navigable,
and if they were the citizen hunters
and fishermen could not be excluded.
The court held that they were not
nayigable and made the injunction
permanent This gives the Big Lake
Hunting Club, composed of residents
Of Memphis, possession of about 4S,
600 acres. An appeal was taken to
United States court of appeals.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Hanqina at Ell Dorado.

Ed Huey, a negro, was hanged at
FL Dorado December for the murder
of Lawrence Johnson, city marshal of
Huttig, last July. His attorneys pray
ed an appeal to the supreme court
which was refused by that tribunal,
and notice to that effect was received
by the sheriff only the night before
the day set for the hanging. The nogro
was calm, and ascended the gallows
without the least fear. He was y
years of age. Lawrence Johnson, city
marshal OF Huttig, Union county, was
shot and killed in July, 1904, by Ed
Huey. Huey was indicted and was
tried October 2l at El Dorado, the
jury declaring him guilty Of murder
in the first degree. He was then SEN
fenced by the trial judge, Judge Y, T.
Wood, to hang Friday, December 2,
at a. m. His attorneys appealed,
and it was supposed this would give
him a longer time to live, but the SUI
preme court passed on the case
promptly.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
THE LAKE CASE is SET FOR De
cEMsER IL.
EVENTS or A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROEIGltO
Gov. Davis Appoints L. E. Co~lln9 AS
SCISSOR Of Hampstead County and
Y. e. Goodwin Treasurer of Union
County.
Soldiers May Attend Inauguration.

According to Gen. w. II. Haynes,
commander of the Arkansas seate
guard. there is a possibility that
portion of the Arkansas militia Will
go to Washington March next and
take part in the Inauguration Of
President Roosevelt He says. 1t
is possible that an entire regiment
can be taken TO Washington, although
il may be that only one or two bat
taiions can be taken. In the latter
case, of course, the best drilled, best
officered and best equipped compa-
nies would be chosen. Preceding the
selection of the companies an inspec-
ton would be every company should
begin to get in shape for the trip to
the national capital, where they will
necessarily have to show up with the
beat troops in the country. Arkansas
need have no fears in this regard,
however since the Arkansas company
carried off the honors at ST. Louis. y
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Capt. Rice Files Suit.

Capt. r. r. Rice, through his attor-
neys. Rose, Hemingway & Rose, has
filed suit in the Lincoln county cir
cult court, to oust II. D, Palmer, who
is holding on to the office as the clerk
to whom no successor has been
elected and qualified. b. A. Meroney,
the circuit court elect, died before TAX
ing the oath of office, and acting un-
der the opinion of Attorney General
Murphy, Mr.. Palmer. decided to hold
the office. The opinion was that the
amendment TO the constitution CIV
ing the governor power to fill vacan-
cies was never adopted. Capt. Rice
was appointed by the governor and
took the oath Of office, but Mr. Palmer
will not turn the Office records over
to him,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Negro With Gun Caused Excitement

Henry Franks, Pine Bluff negro gam
bier caused much excitement by his
actions with Winchester and a brace
of pistols, He had grudge against
jim Moore negro deputy constable,
and had sworn to kill him. He found
Moore in restaurant and fred at
him, Policeman Carson saw the negro
fire and gave chase Franks took
refuge behind some boxes and a bat
tie ensued, which resulted in Franks
again running and hiding himself in
row Of negro shanties, making his
escape.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Filled Two Vacancies.

Two vacancies caused by the per
sons elected to the Offices falling to
qualify in the required time, were
filed by appointment by Gov. Davis
last week. l.. Il. Cowling was ap
pointed tax assessor Of Hampstead
county vice Captain X. A. Boyett,
who though elected in September,
failed TO get his commission in the
sixty days legal time A contest Is
probable. Y. L. Goodwin was ap,
pointed treasurer of Union county, c,
G, Hill, the person elected thereto,
not having made the proper settle
monts as required by the statutes
and certified to the governor by the
clerk OF the county.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Knocked Out Section OF Game Law.

In the supreme court of Arkansas,
section Of the De Rossitt game pro
lection law, making it unlawful for
non-residents to shoot, hunt fish OF
trap at any season of the year in Ar
kansas. which was passed by the gen
eral assembly Of 1903, was declared
unconstitutional in so far as non-res
ident landowners hunting and fishing
on their own lands are concerned. The
majority opinion was handed down by
Associate Justice +. A. McCulloch
Chief Justice Hill and Associate JUS
tice Battle dissented. The case was
that Of the state against Capt. w, B
Mallory Of Memphis, appealed from
the Crittenden circuit court, where
Captain Mallory won II. The section
passed upon by the supreme court is
as follows Section 4, II shall be
unlawful for any person who is a non
resident Of the state Of Arkansas to
shoot hunt, fsh or trap at any season
Of the year"
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Good Roads Executive Committee.

President j S, Hawkins OF the Ar
kansas Good Roads association, has
called a meeting OF the executive
committee at Little Rock December
10, at A p, mo for the purpose OF pre-
pairing program for the annual CON
yention which is to be held in Little
Rock Wednesday, January is. The
executive committee consists OF W, A.
Falconer of Fort Smith chairman, },
E. f. Mitchell of Morrilton, S, Q. Sc
vier Of Camden, VIM, S, Mitchell OF
Little Rock. President j. S. Hawkins
of Pine Bluff, Secretary George X.
Brown Of Little Rock and Treasurer
II. l.. Remmel of Little Rock, 1t Is
expected that the program to be out
lines at this meeting will differ from
the former programs Of the association
in one particular. There Will be few
er formal addresses and more time
will be given to delegates and I'M
promptu addresses by those actively
engaged in road building.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Deaths in Arkansas.

At Ben Lomond, Monroe Hamilton,
a prominent planter
At Memphis, Mrs. Mart Marshman,
a former resident of Little Rock.
At his home near DeQueen, j. j.
benson, for many years justice Of
the peace.
At Little Rock, Mrs. NJ L. Dunn,
wife of the commission merchant, Of
heart disease, aged so.
At Little Rock Bernard Cohen, a
prominent Jewish citizen, aged &C,
He came to America when II years Of
age, and to Arkansas in 1862, when
he opened the pottery at Benton, the
first in the state He was in the crock.
cry business for many years, and Of
late manager OF the crockery depart
ment of the Gus Blass company.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Lake Case Hearing Set.

The final hearing OF the bankruptcy
case against u, H. Lake has been set
for December II at Little Rock THIS
hearing will be on the review by
Judge Trieber Of the finding OF Ref
cree Doolcy, in which he stated that
he found that Lake had not accounted
for si04,9S7S2, which had been IN
his possession. Al the hearing before
Judge Trieber the case was submitted,
but few weeks later he ruled out
the deposition Of E II. Smith, former
cashier of the Bank Of III Dorado bu'
allowed the trustee time to again take
the deposition,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10

The greatest show man this
country has produced once
said that the American peo-
pie loved to be humbugged,
and there is abundant eyI-
dence to prove that Mr..
Barnum was an excellent
Judge of human nature.
There are many people,
with as many schemes, who
are constantly humbugging
the people; all are a detrl-
ment to the public, but none
are SO pcrniciously detF'-
mental As the selt-Styled
weather prophets. General
ly the average fraud is prac-
ticed upon a comparatively
few, whereas the so-called
long range forecasters prac-
ticc their arts upon the en-
tire public. The basis Of ali
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Negroes hsphyxiated.

VIII Thompson and Shorty VIII
lams, negroes, were asphyXIated while
at work in n trench at Little Rock.
The negroes were at work on a ser
vice pipe and gas accumulated in the
excavation in such quantities that
they were overcome and fell in their
tracks. A fellow workman discov.
cred them and summoned aid, Physi-
clans succeeded in restoring Williams
to consciousness In a short time and
he was able to 20 to his home Thomp.
son was in a much worse condition,
and had to be taken to the hospital,
where he was unconscious for several
day,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Cotton Slump Caused Losses.

The recent slump Of $l2 a bale in
the price of cotton is estimated to
have cost Arkansas operators more
than 100000. The farmers were
not seriously hurt, as about three.
fourths Of the entire crop had been
sold, but the country bankers and
merchants were the ones who caught
the full force Of the blow, The coun.
try banks have been loaning money
on cotton on a basis Of cents, when
the price was 10 cents. The bottom
dropped out Of the market and the
price went to seven and half cents
which squeezed the banks unless they
had been wise enough to call for ad.
ditional margins before the drop,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Attempted Double Suicide.

A double suicide was attempted at
Hot Springs by Jim Stickles, a soldier,
and his sweetheart, Maggie Martin,
The soldier has been under treatment
at the Army and Navy hospital for
some time and took an overdose of
morphine, a few hours after he had
quarreled with his sweetheart. A
stomach pump brought him around,
but when the girl heard Of her lovers
attempt she purchased some morphine
and going 20 the mountain swallowed
It, She was found shortly afterwards
and the stomach pump also restored
her sinking vitality
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
John V. Roberts is Disbarred.

John V. Roberts of Searcy. one Of
the principals in the Lightle grave
robbery and alleged insurance fraud
case, was disbarred in the federal
court at Little Rock An order to
that effect was entered by Judge
Trieber after evidence from justices
courts was presented to show that he
had been convicted in White and Pu.
lask counties of misdemeanors Rob.
erts was not in court, arriving on a
delayed train. Judge Trieber gave
him an opportunity to have the case
reopened bet he did not take advant-
age of II, 1t is understood that Rob
erts will move to ST. Louis and prac.
tice his profession.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Dates OF Arkansas Races.

The Western Jockey club at its an.
nua meeting held in Chicago allotted
dates for race meetings in Arkansas
as follows:
Hot Springs Jockey Club January 7
TO February II, thirty.one days,
Oakawn Jockey Club, Hot Springs,
February 10 to March is, thirty days.
Arkansas Jockey Club, Little Rock,
March 20 to March 25, six days.
The Monday after the Little Rock
meeting closes, the Memphis meeting
will open
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Republican Committee viii Meet

Chairman II, l.. Remmel of the re,
publican state central committee has
issued call for meeting OF the
state executive committee. to be held
in Little Rock December 20. to
make recommendation for the Office
Of United States district attorney and
register OF the land ONCE for the
Little Rock district, as well as for O
number OF postofiices,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
First Five Miles RuiIt.

The first FIVE miles Of the New Iron
Mountain line from Gurdon TO Fort
Smith was completed December 4, az
called for In the contract The con
structlon on this road has been proba
bly, the most rapid ever seen In the
state, as 10 was carried forward night
and day the night gangs working by
electric llghte. II was necessary that
this Ave miles be- built by that date
that the charter might be held, when
The remainder OF tho road viii be built
Ia not known
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
County and CITY Nav Eloht.

There is a probability Of an open
conflict at Little Rock between the
city and county authorities over the
right to lay street railway track over
the free bridge, built by the county,
which spans the Arkansas river at
that point. County Judge Coffman
says he will not allow the cars on the
bridge, but the city authorities claim
that he has nothing to do with the
matter, and say they will 20 ahead as
soon as an injunction suit now pending
is disposed or
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
state Capitol Work stopped AaaIn.

Lack OF water at the Batcsvillc
quarry almost completely tied up the
work Of getting out the stone for the
state capitol last week and the work
on the capitol had to again be stop.
ped The entire force OF thirty.seven
stone cutters was laid of December .,
and the only work continued was the
laying OF the small amount OF stone
already cut, Now that the drouth IL
over II Is expected that plenty of stone
will be received again.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Another Contest Probable.

Fred Wigstrand has been appoint.
ed surveyor of Polk county by the
governor, and a contest is probable,
II was certified to the governor that
S. NJ, Imoo. who was elected last
September. does not appear on the
records as having paid his poll tax
for 1903, and under the constitution
no person shall be elected to an Of
fee unless he Is qualified clector
To be qualified elector the poll tax
must be paid.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Vaccination Cannot be Forced.

Attorney General Murphy has Civ.
en- the Hot Springs school board an
opinion that rule providing that no
pupil shall lie received In school I'm,
less he or she can present satlsfac,
tory evidence OF vaccination. cannot
he enforced except when smallpox Is
epidemic, He holds that such au
thority is only authorized when dan.
ger actually exists
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Arqenta Forbidden to Soldiers.

An order has been issued by Capt.
Shaw of Company Il, 30th infantry,
stationed at Fort Roots. near Little
Rock, 10 his company, prohibiting
them from entering the city of Ar
genta. The order not only applies
TO making purchases in the city but
TO passing through that city en- route
to Little Rock. which is located
across the river. The reason given Is
that the police Of Argenta are ar
resting soldiers on the slightest
charges, catchiNg them as they come
from the free bridge after having
been TO Little Rock and assessing
heavy fines Any soldier found en-
tering the city limits of Argenta here
after will be tried at the post for
disobedience OF orders.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
STRANGER Shot.

A stranger named Roberts, was shot
and killed at Oaklcaf, Hot Spring
county, by Jesse +, Pratt, Jr. The
killing was unknown to the sheriff
until Pratt was brought to Malvern by
ex.Shorrr Morehcod, two days later
Pratt refused TO make any statement
further thnn that the killing was In
gclf.dcfcnsr
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Arkansas Internal Revenue Collections

The report OF the internal revenue
service for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1904 shows that the aggregate
revenue collections In Arkansas for
the year were SllG,l265i, There
were seven Illicit dis,illories seized
and destroyed and seven arrests
made
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
Electricity IN Far East,

Electricity never played 30 important
a role az II does a, present In the fai
east The Japanese generals use both
telegraph and telephone In Issuing theft
commands, A soon M airing Ia heard 10
any direction bamboo poles are planted
and wires strung, and IN 0 short s.lAi
the line Is ready for use,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-10
First Girl Born In pardanelIe

Mrs, Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Is
dead at Dardanollc, at an advanced
age, Mrs. Cunningham was the eldest
daughter OF Judge and Mrs H. A.,
Howell and was tho third child born
In Dardanollo and the first girl Mrs,
Cunningham is survived by four
daughters and two sons, and her
mother is also stlll alive