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The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
BRIEF MENTION.

w II. Wilson has been elected
mayor Of Lamar
There are no prisoners in the
Sharp county jail
Burglars and hold.up men are again
active in Hot Springs,
s l., Bowers, a section hand, Killed
himself at Hot Springs.
John Heath, aged . years, died In
Sharp county from burns,
There are about 100000 Elbcrta
peach trees near De Queen
Capt w s. Mccullough Of Brinkley
injured his eye and may lose it.
In nght among miners at Coal.
dale, Scott county one was shot,
The Arkansas river stage at Little
Rock December I was SO, the lowest
In n year
A tack stuck In n finger Of John j.
Johnston at El Dorado, caused the
ampuDatlon Of the finger
l'''vll VIII HuN' u N'A''l ldli Nh'
second week in December
The gin house OF the GatcsyIllo Gin
and Compro7s Company was burned
with a $4,000 loss
phllandor Morris was shot and
killed on the streets OF Warren by
Fount Pennington, aU The sequel to q
proyioua personal difficulty The KIN
ing took place the 0rst time they met
after this difficulty and Il ls not
known who made the nrst hostile
movement Both are prominent ollb
gen Of Bradley county Pennington
was arrested
A summer school of methods for
Sunday school workers viii be held
In Little Rock next summer for a
week
william Redwood, n negro porter.
was arrested nj Little Rock on the
charge Of killing Tom Potter "A fol-
low omploye nj dry goods store
Potter was found dead IN the cellar
OF the store eighteen hours after he
disappeared and Redwood was known
10 have been IN the cellar In the mean
time Tho post mortem by the cord.
ner showed that Potter had been kill,
ed with some blunt Instrument
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Albert Causby
"Of Cushman, Ark
Boy is Deaf, Dumb ard Blind.

Thomas Switzerland, an orpLat
boy from Alma, has just been admitted
to the Deaf Mute Institute, the frs
deaf-blind child ever received in ths
school, and 50 far as known the only
one in the state. There are no more
than eighteen or twenty Of this class
in the United States. There are
three in the Texas school, with an ap
preparation of $4,000 a year for Their
education. But there is no provision
in Arkansas for their training, as
special teachers are required for them
One citizen has subscribed consd
cradle amount toward his education
and It Is proposed TO start a fund for
him Miss Pauline Camp has been
assigned as special teacher for Tom.
mic Southorland, and has already
taken him in charge The next legis
lature will be asked TO male an ap
preparation. Tommie is l3 years old
and has been blind and deaf three
years.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Organization Of Liquor Dealers,

At meeting of the retail liquor
dealers Of the state. held in Little
Rock Thanksgiyng day state or.
ganization was effected with the fol.
lowing officers President. Il. j.
Badinelli Of Wynne first vice prcsl.
dent, r. B, Wyatt Of Fort Smith; sec.
ond vice president, j, H. Celia Of Tex.
arkana third vice president Joe Giles
Of Arceuta; secretary NJ = Forster
OF Little Rock, treasurer, j, j, Ma.
honey of Little Rock; sergeant at
arms, A. II, Fox Of Little Rock, as
s'stOnt secretary and state organizer,
r. A. Flannelly; executive board, Al
Rogers OF Hartford j A Palmer Of
Hot Springs, Joe Demarke Of Arkan.
sas CITY, Fred VOTERS Of Little Rock,
Peter Anderson Of Newport, A. N
Bradshaw Of Eureka Springs, Al Belt
Of Fort Smith. j, W Allen OF Pine
BmG, B. Cunningham of Helena, h.
Brown Of Dormott. A. G. Green Of
Camden and f. NJ Hopper Of Mena.
A constitution and bylaws was adopt
ed and the meeting closed with ban.
luct
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Struck Gas Well.

Gas has been struck on property
owned by Little Rock business men
near Bartesyiile, l. r. The well Is
monster one and the flow is estI'
mated at between twenty and thirty.
Ave million cubic feet day, enough
TO supply the city Of Little Rock with
gas for two months. The lease was
approved only three weeks before the
strike was made and drilling for oil
was at once begun This had so be
abandoned when gas was struck at
a depth of 500 feet as the tool weigh
ing 5000 pounds could be sunk no
curther. Another well for oil will
be sunk.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Self Accused Man Killed Himself.

Elmore Johnson. the man who gave
himself up at Jonesboro for a muir
der committed sixteen years ago in
Chattanooga, cut his throat from ear
TO ear while awaiting transition to
Chattanooga for trial The cell whore
he was confined was flowing in blood
and looked as If a hog had been
butchercd. Johnson obtained the
knife from a fellowprisoner who had
been placed in the jail for being
drunk, and the officers In searching
him did not find that he had the knife.
As soon as Johnson cut himself, the
man who gave him the knife, ran
down the steps and called for the
iailcr When he arrived Johnson was
walking the floor Of the cell and told
them to stand OFF or he would XIII
them II was difficult to oyerpowcr
the wounded man and get the knife
from him.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
POPULAR VOTE BY COUNTIES
Roosevelt Carried Eleven Countis
and One Was Tied.

President Roosevelt carried eleven
counties in Arkansas in the national
election held November S, 1904, and
one county, Scott, was tied. Presl
dent Mckinley in 1900 carried eight
counties The counties carried by
Roosevelt and the plurality he re-
ceiyed in each are as follows.
Clark, 10; Crawford, 66; Critten-
den. 6S: Garlond. so: Hampstead, 81;
Madison, So; Montgomery, l49; New
ton, 365; Pike, So; Prairie 9; Searcy,
3O5.
The counties carried by Mckinley
in 1900 were
Chicot, lG1; Crittenden, "a; Lafay.
ette 26; Nevada, -; Newton, 247;
Ouachta, 13; Searcy, 3O2; st. Fran
els, 60
The vote of 1904 compared With
that of 1900 is as follows:
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Arkansas Supreme Court.

November 20 was the last day o.
the supreme court and the call OF the
docket was suspended in the fellow
order made by Chief Justice Hill:
The court finds upon the docket
thirty-three cases heretofore sub
mitted, yet undisposed Of. and which
are not upon the calendar for 1904
1905.
1t is ordered that the call Of the
civil docket be suspended until the
first Monday of January, 1905. on
the first Monday in January there Will
be called for submission all cases
upon the calendar set for the first
Mondays of November December and
January. On the second Monday Of
January there will be called for sub
mission all cases set for the second
Mondays in November, December and
January. On the third Monday in
January there will be called for sub
mission all cases SEE upon the calen-
dar for the third Mondays in Noyem-
Der. December and January On the
fourth Monday in January there will
be called for submission all cases
upon the calendar set for the fourth
Mondays in November December and
January
This suspension Of the call does
not change the time for fling briefs
as required by the rules The briefs
must behlcd according TO the orig
nal setting. the suspension Of the call
only acting upon the time when the
cases are to be submitted to the
court
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
THE LITTLE ANIMALS.


Tto buN marc stands AZ m, Kitchen door,
And 1uUl, shakes her huuj
F.r "a bite NJ upp.o. pinch of solJ
ur u suguluj crust ot hrruI
Bot OH. Tor tho iIlJ.u wooden horse
round Ia "a uUrrur to-day
Anf Tie uU'r groom that sIultlrl him
And rglv him uul To pay
Oh Rovor maps on tho shaded porch
White his great, brown. kindly eyes
Follow me 10 the garden gate
Ana back to my broad ana pies
Dgl, oh, Tor the cotton doH on whcc'H,
That rUmpoi on the velvet nooG
And tlp iiItir master that shhl, como
Ana play with him no more
Tho spanish cock with the crimson comb.
when be- hears my feeding call,
Ito answers with a nnp Of wings
Ana n crow from the gnfdon wall
nut. Oh, for the plaster cock that cfowod
when my baby rressea the spring
NJ Uny poultrymnn that hauled
iiim round upon string
love ,hi calves IN the pealute.lot
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Press Association Committee.

The executive committee Of the Ar
kansas Press Association, has been
called by Secretary John r. lobe to
meet in Little Rock December lG to
mako arrangements for the winter
meeting of the association, which viii
be held in Little Rock in January.
Heretofore there has been but one
session held each year. but at the an
nual meeting held in st Louis in
May It was decided to hold a meeting
in January for business only and
to hold another meeting in the sum
mer to be devoted to social features
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
CAUSBY WAS HANGED.
Crime Was Murder Of Sheriff Jeff D,
MoInan of Indene nendrnce County.

Robert Causby, the white man who
shot and killed Sheriff jeff d. Mos.
gan OF Independence county at Bates.
vile September 10, was hanged at
that place November % at II a. N.
The execution was Witnessed by 25
persons, the legal number. For some
time prior to the execution Causby
lad refused to eat regularly and
when he mounted the scaffold was but
1 shadow of his former self. The day
before his execution he gave out the
following history OF his life and
crime, written by himself:
MY name Is Albert Causby. am
q years and II months old and was
born on the 1ith day of October, 1888
in Independence county, Arkansas. |
left home December u, 1900. | and
two others robbed a travelling mans
wagon, but afterward gave the goods
lack. Then | went to Indian Terri
tory. | worked there for a while
Then | went to Galveston, Tex, then
to Des Moines. la. There ! worked
for a man by the name of John
Smith; then went to St Louis and
stayed four days. At Salem, Ark on
the 10Th of December, 1900, was
accused of postofiice robbery. | was
guilty and was arrested and put IL
Jail. and stayed there about two
months. Then | and another prisoner
viii Lee, made up our minds to gel
away, and to think was to act, SO We
Knocked the iailer down with a stick
of wood. His name was Stanford
Lee did not go far until he was
caught, ! got away. That was before
| went from home, | came from
Newport, Ark, to Batesyille on the
18th day Of September, 1904, l mel
Jeff Morgan, the sheriff Of Independ
ence county, Arkansas He came onto
me all at once and said that he was
TO arrest me, Before | thought | drew
my gun He tried to get his gun anG
| fired, aiming to scare him, but not
to kill. | ran and afterward found !
had killed him. ! am sorry but if
cant be helped. My dear old mother
told me never to carry a gun, but |
ignored her good advice | am sorry
but it is all over now. | expect Mr.
Jones up in Iowa will think it a Ions
time before | get back. | was en-
gagged to be married and was to be
married soon TO a young lady Of DeS
Mones, la. I am sorry. | hope !
have not blighted her life by what !
have done | was arrested once for
assault and attempt to kill upon tbs
person of Hill Barton. but was found
innocent of the charge, | was not
guilty, | wish | had led a different
life. hope this will be a lesson tc
those who are in the habit of carry
ing a gun, and ! want the public tc
know that | am sorry for all concern
ed and sorry for Mr. Morgan's family
Goodbye.
ALBERT Causby,
"Of Cushman, Ark"
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Aorse Killed bY Street Car.

Mrs. NJ. 4, Howe and Mrs, j, G..
Wah were seriously injured at Little
Rock, by q street car colliding with
the vehicle in which they were driy.
ing. Their horse was caught beneath
the car, which had to be pried up
TO allow the carcass to be removed,
The shock threw the ladies' out and
though they fell clear OF the car, they
were injured internally by the force
of the fall
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Suit for Personal DAMAGES.

Adam Schmuck has filed suit at
Little Rock against the electric street
railway company for $4,000 damages
for injuries received when wagon
In which he was driving across the
track was struck by car He re.
ceived injuries which came very near
proving fatal and for several weeks
his condition was such that II was
not believed he would recover,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

The largest vote received by Par
ker was in Pulaski county, where his
vote was 1858 Washington was
next with 1878, then Benton 1863,
Lee 1859, and Sebastian l,645, The
smallest vote he received was 20i
votes in Desha county.
Roosevelt also received his largest
vote in Pulaski county--2,l5 ,l5O Lee
was second with 1863 Hampstead
third with 1,477 then Washington
1869 and jefferson 1924.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Startling Allegation Made,

Startling allegations were made in
the complaint for divorce filed at Lit.
tie Rock by r, b. Payne against Willie
Payne, In addition to statutory
grounds he alleged that about the
time they separated, in May 1902, hts
wife ondo0yorcd TO persuade or hire
0 liyoOrold boy to shoot and muir
der plaintiff while he was sleeping,
and the plaintiff was in great bodily
fear that his life was IN danger"
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Desperate Encounter over Dog Fight

Marion Pillgrcen and Allen Hull
neighboring farmers at Boggy, Miller
county, fell out over Il dog hght be
tween their respective dogs an2
fought with pocket knives. The on
counter was most desperate one
Pilgrecn received a deep cut in the
abdomen, while Hun was slashed in
the neck. Both will recover
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Express Company Safe Robbed.

The safe Of the Wells Fargo express
company in the Green Forest depot
was broken open with pick and
robbed Of SL0i0 ThanksgyIng night
The money was from ST. Louis to he
Greon Forest bank and had not been
delivered because of the holiday
The combination was beaten of and
the bolts Jared until the door Of the
safp swung open,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Fatal Result OF Knife Wound.

Henry Starncs is In Jail Al Bates,
vino ON the charge Of killing Bernard
Pate Both reside at on Trough, and
becoming engaged IN fight Pate was
stabbed In the arm Blood poison set
In ana death resulted week later
The wound of Itself was minor one
had not the complications set In,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
suIt hY oMners Of steambcat,

J, A. Harold, II. Riley and Il. Marsh.
owners of the steamboat Truman,
have fled suit at LIttlo Rock against
The Rock Island railroad company for
s0ij damages, alleging that the
steamer was delayed twelve days on
fourchc La feyre, tributary Of the
Arkansas river, because the railroad
bridge over that stream did not allow
the boat TO pass,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Attempt at Suicide.

Charles Swceten, Little Rock
hotel clerk, attempted to commit sui.
eide by shooting himself Az the first
shot. Miss Angie Wilson, a young
lady residing next door, ran into the
room and grappled with him for pos
session of the pistol Though three
more shots were fired she managed
to defect the course Of the bullets
so that none took effect Sweeton
was married in March and separated
from his wife three weeks ago,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Death of Pioneer Settler.

Isaac ~ Harper, Stuttgart's pioneer
citizen. is dead at the age Of 70 years
He built the first house on what Is
now the site Of Stuttgart lie came
to Arkansas in the early eighties from
Illinois, and drove a stake IN the mid
die of the prairc whore Is now located
one OF the most thriving towns IN the
state. lie had great faith in the tu'
ture Of that country and lived to see
his belief justified,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
oeyernors, PIetures Returned.

The oil paintings Of Former GOV.
emors Of Arkansas, which have been
hanging In the Arkansas building at
the worlds fair. have been returned
to the state house and again hang In
tho oflico Of the governor II is the
custom to have an oil painting made
Of each governor and all are hung
In the ofico of the chief executive.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Eneampment Of State Guard.

Jonesboro is making an effort to
secure the 1906 encampment OF the
Arkansas State Guard, which will be
held In September The last oncGmp'
ment was held In Hot Springs, Col
w. x .Surridee, of Black Rock, an
officer OF the guard, fayors jonesboro
and will champion the cause Of that
citv
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Complete Cotton Report Wanted.

The board of trade of Little Rock
has joined with the Memphis Cotton
Exchange in protest against the
present method employed by the
census department in issuing the
monthly ginners report II is now
issued in sections, showing certain
number of counties show SO much
cotton ginned, without designating
the the terrtcsy covered. 1t Is de.
sired that the report be issued com.
nleto each month.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Meeting Of State ua;yers,ty Trustees

At meeting held in Little Rock of
the board of trustees Of the Uniyer'
sity of Arkansas to consider the mat.
ter Of cnlarging the sanitary proyi-
sions Of that institution, committee
was appointed to make an inyestiga-
ton There have been fourteen cases
of typhoid fever, one dying and nine
recovering. j. w Ellis was elected
superintendent OF mechanic arts at
Pine BLUM Normal succeeding w. s,
Harris, resigned.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Names OF New Stations.

Stations on the Dcs Arc extension
Of the Rock Island have been an
nounced AZ follows Mesa, Watcrsaw,
Des Are. Hunterton, Stlnoyille, Stcr.
ling, Belchcr Hicksyille, Griflths.
vile Conant Hedrick, Hlggihson and
Searcy,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Work on State Digest is Completed.

Hon w. f. Kirby of TeXarkana, who
was appointed by the last legislature
TO revise and digest the statute laws
of Arkansas has completed his tosk
and has been paid $4,000, the amount
appropriated by the legislature for
the work, II is being printed by an
Austin, Tex, firm, and will be ready
for distribution by January /. The
examiner was Judge w. W. Mansfield
of Ozark, who has also completed his
work and will receive $1,000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
sudden Death az Fair.

James A. surby, aged 62. Of Yell.
vile, was found unconscious In a
roomIng house near the worlds fair
grounds and died few hours later,
sdrby had been employed at the Ar
kanaas building and also at other eS.
hlbits of the state at the fair, Tho
body was found lying face downward
In q tent and bore no marks of ylo'
lcncc. bui on autopsy was held M the
rare seemed TO DO peculiar one,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Shot CIV Mhrahal.

Tom Warncll, city marshal Of bar.
Ing Cross. was shot by hold.up mon
There were three friends with War
nell and as they noarod cut In the
railroad two men stepped out and
commanded that they throw up their
hands Warncll struck one Of the
mon and his companion ran, but turn
cd and fred the bullet striking the
officer In the thigh
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

And the cattle IN the barn,
Tho geese that squat by the watcr.trauyh
Ana gnhhlc through the tum
nut oh when the evening shadows fail.
Ana tho ache " the lonely dark
! turn 10 the painted animals,
I'm little wooden ark
And one by one, I take tlom up,
Ana rudd'u them TO m, breast
For TIE love " The careless iiulr Naah
That Fct them here To rcst -
Here hN The sunny win1ow.soal,
In u corner of hlg room.
Whore curious roses climb ana pcop.
Ana wonder into bloom
J have W1lErfcl many an 6FphauoI Vmb
For the faint ana fallen owe,
Ana many dnwny durklng housed
From the weasel ana The dew,
nut nov That oycN mothers babe
ON the farm IA snfo ~ rest,
turn to The little wooden shoup
Ana fold them TO nv breast
=AlONslua cole, IN n V Tribune,
Korean girls over seven are oil taught
et home by tutors.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
ennatahle Fired Flrel.

1acl, Dean. an alleged moonshiner,
was shot and killed at rn'tlgrew,
Washington county, by !, NJ Lane, n
constable, when the onlcpr went to
arrest Dean on the charge Of making
"moonshlnc' whisky he attempted TO
draw his gun, when the constable fred
and killed him
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Conspiracy Conviction For Roberta,

John v Roberts, a principal In the
Soarcy grave robbery cugo, was fined
$50 and costs IN the court Of Justice
Of the roocc SDobbIns at Little Rock
for conspiracy lie was charged with
conspirIng for the ruin of Walter
Gregory tho principal witness against
him, by attempting to bribc a woman
to put q watch IN Gregory's pocket
then claim that no had stolen II from
her The verdict was returned just
before midnight and RobcrDa gave no
tiec OF appeal hut at a m, hc paid
the fine and cost, amounting to ta3
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Arkannas Earm Owned by Mrs. David.

Mrs, Jefferson Davis, widow Of the
presidency of the Conrodoracy owns
farm In Miller county II consists
Of lOSG acroS though but atty acres
are In cultivation, tho balance being
rmhcrcd II Is located on Red river
and was acquired by President Davis
In the early sixties Her sonin'law
was recently there looking after tho
nrnnnrlN-
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Little Rock viii Build the Road.


At a mass meeting Of citizens Of
Little Rock II was decided TO under
take the building of railroad north
from that city, with the ultimate des-
tinntion as Leslie, the present term
mus of the s.. Louis and North Ar
kansas railroad 1t was decided to
secure subscriptions to the amount
Of 100000, and when that Is done,
Col c. c. Goldman agrees to organize
company and construct the road,
The actual work of construction will
begin not later than tho first of the
year. The plan is 20 build fifty miles
north from Little Rock at once and
the remainder within another year.
A committee Of fifty was appointed 70
raise the 100000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Luther Green, negro, pleaded gull
~ nj pine BlufI TO numbering Ora llol'
iday n neRress, ana was sentenced to
,wenty.one years In the penltentIary,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Motion to ouash Lake Indictments.

A motion was filed IN the PULASKI
circuit court OF Little Rock that tho
thirteen indictments against H. II,
Lake for false pretense be Quashed,
II is alleged that the indictments were
based upon Illegal evidence, In that
the grand Jury based It's action upon
written testimony instead Of having
the witnesses before them personally
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

4 burning order was made at Little
Rock by Judge Lea directed against
the gambling devices recently seized
IN ArRcnta,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

There has iccn n clash between
Mayor White md chief OF Police Cub
pepper Of rInf fmff over the appoint.
meni by The after Of Evan farnel az
night chief
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

The record majority is 72,59l for
Bryan in 1896 but this was obtained
on a DemocratPop fusion electoral
li.l-D.l
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Joe Borden was fined SO At Arka.
depbia for stealing Bottle Of whIs.
KY,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Night and day foreos are at work
ON the Washington county court
house,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
l1GI2tI27.S66I

The democratic vote shows a Dc
crease under 1900 of 20 per cent
while the republican vote shows an in
crease of four and one half per cent
The democratic plurality was de-
creased 50 per cent and the major
ity Ga per cent
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Claude ThomNs, n negro, was given
olgNtorn years for murder at Pine
NWu,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Arkansas Vote Since 1872.

Since 1872 the vote Of the two prin.
cipal parties in Arkansas in presiden.
tial elections has been as follows:
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Peter karalas, a Greek, was killed
by q train nj pareyould.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
HAPPENINGS 0F TIE STATE
WORK OF REDIoEsTlNG ARKAN.
sAs STATUTES is COMPLETED.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK sRlEFIY CHUOAlCltD

Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Widow Of late
President Of the Confederacy, owns
farm Of 1896 acres in Miller County
New Fast Service on Fort Smith
Road.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Korean girls over seven are eli taught
et home BY tutors.
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