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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
Gold Reserve Life Association.

Messrs. lioban and Taggart, state
managers of the above company, OF
Portland, were in ST. Johns yesterday,
arranging TO open up business. The
Mt. Pleasant, Mich, Courier has the
following 10 say;
"The Gold Reserve Life Associa-
tion of this city, has again come to
the front with another demonstration
that IL is an insurance company
which should be patronized by every
man in this city who desires a safe,
sure, investment, and one which IN
sures TO the immediate benefit of the
beneficiary. In the ease Of Jackson
johnson, whose death is noted else-
where in this issue, and who held a
policy of $1,000 in this company, on
Friday last, when the company heard
of his death. Col. Campbell, the seere-
tary, at once went to Mrs. jackson
with a check for 800. In this par
tieular ease it so happened that this
money was not needed to defray the
funeral expenses, as deceased carried
a funeral benefit certificate in another
company which provided for them'
but il serves to show the inestimable
blessing and benefits such an action
would bestow in the great majority
of eases. The Gold Reserve Life AS
soeiation of Mt. Pleasant has worked
itself to that place where it is eonsid-
cred one of the best operating IN
Michigan, and it has certainly proven
itself TO be the best for Mt. Pleasant
people. Other companies may do the
same for people in their home city,
but certainly can not be SO prompt
with those who are away. The Gold
Reserve Of this city should have nine
out Of every ten men in the city who
carry life insurance.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
Tho shuttles Are Clicking.

The first piece of cloth came from
the loom at the st. Johns woolen
mill Saturday, December 3. 1904. This
event marks an important epoch in
the history of 81. Johns. The fabric
woven is a light weight melton. in
tended for spring clothing. From
now on the output for the market will
increase daily, aud Il will not be long
until the full capacity of the mill will
be utilized to iill orders already con-
tracted.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09

All the smooth tongued piano sales
men with their cnticing Inducements
must take back seat when price "
the greatest salesman of them all,
rises. II Is the price linked to quality
who have won success for me. There
fore please just bear this one thing in
your mind: "No matter at how low
a price they offer their piano, no mat
ter how easy terms, no matter what
the inducement, | viii go them one
better."-Augus, W. Meyer, "a Sixth
street,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09

the boys can Z make much impression
with their hair-breadth escape tales.
They won't go, for many of us have
been in that country, and have seen
these long-eared creatures thicker
than flies around molasses barrel.
In fact, they are so thick that far
mers have regular "rabbit drives, y
when thousands of them are slain with
clubs. No. boys, tell your thrilling
Jack rabbit stories to the marines.
You were at "a corral at the windup
of "drive."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
st. Johns Abstract & Security Com
pary.

Another new business enterprise is
being promoted for st. Johns, one
that will no doubt he great con-
veninence. and should succeed. We
refer to the st. Johns Abstract, Trust
and Security Company. Stock suf-
ficient to guarantee the establishment
of the company has already been sub
scribed, and incorporation papers
have been applied for The incorpor-
ators are: w. II. King, c. c. Chip
man. and T. T. Parker.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
AN Outsiders Views.

Editor Review: | am not a resi-.
dent of the city of ST. Johns as yet,
n,, am an interested outsider. | am
Sayorahly IMPRESSED with your city
and a firm believer in its future, have
purchased prop.r,y here and expect
a. make II NV future home. There
a,o = so,nl. az things that struck me
'sh.n I arrived here some three
wseks a,o The first thing was the
IaeL ~ stree, improvements. Il was
NO., ~ had them beeauset il was dry,
hn, now ,ba, the rains have come. the
iaoL ~ Graded streets and sidewalks
i a serious Inconvenience. and dis.
er.ditabIe IA the coming commercial
center The mos, conspieious sight
,ha, s,r;kes the newcomer is the pedes-
,r;a, wadine In mud and water over
shoe ton 10 cross the street. l am
msL. ,hsss needed improvements, but
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
LOCAL ITEMS
AND CITY NEWS
a,ooned From Various Sources and
Condensed.
vor1cE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Tn future all subscrlbers III oV'
,ohns will be served with The Review
sSrouuh the postoffice, except those
subscribers in the center OF town. we
saro s tried the carrier system, and IL
nae nroved unsatisfactory. Subscrib-
nrs failing to receive their paper reg
ularIy please notify the publisher
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09

Boulevard Addition to st. Johns
High land between ear line and
river. Lot 5vxi60, alleys, 200.
Easy monthly payments.
@ H. VAN H0UTEN
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
COLLISION NEAR WINNIE.

Wynne, Ark, Sept. Cotton
Belt express No. 3S ran into a
westbound Iron Mountain freight
train about three miles east of
Wynne this morning about $40,
smashing both engines and derail-
ing five cars. None of the passen-
gers on the Cotton Belt was injur-
ed, the only sufferer from the ac-
cident being the fireman of the
freight train.
The Iron Mountain and Cotton
Belt trains use the same track
from Wynne to Memphis. The
Iron Mountain train was running
on the time of the express and had
orders to take the siding at Leves-
que, five miles from Wynne. 1t
is claimed that the engineer went
to sleep leaving the heavy freight
train to pilot herself.
No. 80 pulled out of W ynne on
time, and the engineer, George
Barnett, says he had no intimation
of danger until he rounded the
curve, three miles from Wynne,
and saw a headlight bearing rapid
Iy down on him. He shut off his
engine and applied the air and
succeeded in almost stopping his
train before meeting the freig ut.
None of the passenger cars was
derailed, though the forward cars
was slightly damaged and the pas
sengers severely shak up.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09

KILLED BY A VICIOUS MULE
Mrs. A. Hammond Paved
to Death by Mule.

James Hammond, the 13-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. \. Ham
mond who live about three miles
south Of town on Padgett Island,
lost his life last Friday by being
paved in the abdomen by vici-
Gus mule.
The boy and his father and some
other parties were en- route to
Batesville, each driving team of
mules to a wagon. While crossing
White river on the ferry at Bates
vile the boy was paved in the
abdomen by one of the mules
hltehed to his wagon while trying
to quiet the animal as they were
being ferried across the river.
The accident occurred about sun
down and the little fellow lived
until five clock Saturday morn
ING, but never regained conscious
ness.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity is extended the parents in
their sad bereavement.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
LYNCHED NEAR CROSSETT

Grossett, Ark, Sept. "a ne
gro who attempted to assault two
white girls Saturday night was
captured at this place Sunday by a
posse of farmers and lynched. He
was taken to a place about three
miles from Crossett and strung to
a tree, after which the mob vented
its rage by Kidding the body with
bullets. The assault upon the two
girls took place at the Bonham
plantation, about 80 miles from
Crossett.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
DR.. LlGHTLE FOUND GUILTY
Trial at Searcy Resulted in Conviction
and Fine of $4,000 and Six
Months in Prison.

Searcy, Sept. 3.-Dr. K. q.
Lightle was this afternoon adjudg-
ed guilty of the offense of violat-
ing the grave and his punishment
was fixed at six months in Jail and
a fine of $4,000. Under the laws
of Arkansas the offense is INSIDE
meanor, punishable by fine of
not less than 500 and imprison-
ment in the county jail not less
than six months. The trial was
by jury in the court of Justice w.
f. Harlan.
The sensational feature of the
trial was the appearance on the
witness stand of Walter Gregory,
who turned states evidence and told
the story of the robbery of Ed.
Pitts grave and the substitution
of the body for that of DR.. Light
lie, who had planned to leave in
order that life insurance to the a.
mount of sd 900 might be collect
ed on the representation that the
remains of Pitts were those of
Lightle. Gregory implicated DR..
Lightle and John V. Roberts.
Roberts is under bond to appear
for trial at Judsonia on September
q.
DR.. Lightle was adiudged guilty
and his punishment fixed at a fine
os $4,000 and six months in jail.
The verdict was returned after
only a short deliberation. 1t was
evidently no surprise to the citi-
zens of Searcy.
DR.. Lightle has taken an appeal
to the circuit court of White conn
ty: His bond is fixed at 50 900.
Dir. Lightle if a deacon in the
Presbyterian church at Searcv.
Gregory is the son of preacher
Roberts is Sunday School super
intendent, and officiated as Wor-
shipful Master of the Masonic
Lodge under the auspices of which
the body of Pitts was buried as
that of Lightle.
Roberts trial will come up be-
fora Justice f. S. Smith at Jud-
sonia September q, he having Sc
cured a change of venue.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
WANT TO GO TO JACKSON
Public Sentiment Favors Annexing
This Part of independence to
jackson County.

A strong sentiment has develop
ed within the past few days to pc
tition the coming session of the
legislature to cut off block Of
territory here and attach it to-
jackson county.
The people south of White riv-
er made an effort a few years ago
to have the legislature attach that
territory to Jackson county, and
they have never become thorough
ly reconciIed to remain a part of
independence county, even after
the refusal of the legislature to
grant their request, and strength
ened by the present strong senti-
ment In favor of the scheme In
this township, the legislature
would very likely grant the re-
quest.
The ma ority of those who favor
the proposed plan of annexation
to jackson county land that, by
the way, seems to be everybody in
the territory effected) seems to be
pretty well agreed upon the pro-
posed lines of the territory to be
annexed, which are about as fol-
lows: Beginning at the intersec-
ton of the county line with the
north boundary of Logan town
ship and running west along the
township line to White River
township, thence south on the
township line to Big Bottom, thence
west on the township line to Mag
ness township, thence south on the
line between Magness and Big
Bottom to the White river, thence
south around the township lines
between Christian, Salado and
Fairview to the Jackson county
line.
If the change should be effected
it would deprive Independence
county of its wealthiest territory
and perceptibly reduce her reven-
ue. But it would make Jackson
one of the wealthiest counties i'm
the state.
Sentiment in favor of the pro-
posed change is the outgrowth of
the shabby treatment given New
ark and Big Bottom at the hands
of some of the big high-cock -a-lor-
ums at Batesville in matters per-
tanning to the welfare of Newark
and this section of the county.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
Serious Cutting ARRAY.

Henry Mitchell was seriously
stabbed at meeting at country
school house near Bonneville last
Sunday night and is not expected
to live. The parties who did the
cutting are said to be Charlie, Ed
and George Halford, all of whom
are brothers. Tha trouble is alleg-
ed to have come up over false
report the Halford boys are sad
to have circulated about Mitchell S
sister.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
CHARLOTTE CHIPS.

Miss Josie Moore is visiting
friends at Sulphur Rock this
week.
T. Y. r. Dorr carried nice lot
of sweet potatoes to town the 9TH
er day.
Miss Ethel Long of Tennessee,
is visiting friends and relatives at
this place.
Miss Esther Churchill who is
quite sick with fever is not i'm
proving very much.
Some of the good looking peo-
pie of Charlotte attended church
at Convenience Sunday and Sun
day night All report nice time
Mrs. p. III. Harris and little
daughters, Helen and Violet, and
little son, Homer, left Saturday
for Biggers where they will spend
about two weeks, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. f. Rawlings.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
DROWNED IN WHITE RIVER
Gasoline Launch Ran Against snag
in White River near Clarendon
and Three Drowned

Clarendon, Ark. Sept. John
ii. Diggle and Miss Mamie John
son of Stuttgart and Mrs. Leta
Vasgein of Mullen, Idaho, were
drowned in the White aiver near
here about S O'Clock last evening,
while returning to Clarendon from
up the river in Mr.. Diggle's gaso-
line launch.
Two other members of the par
tip, V. J. Dawson and Miss Gret-
chen Shaw, were saved because of
their being in the forepart OF the
boat when the stern sank to the
bottom. They were coming down
stream at speed of about fifteen
miles an hour, when the boat ran
squarely into snag in such man
ner that her bow ran up clear from
the water and the stern sank. The
engine was located near the rear
and the weight of this caused the
stern to sink until it reached bot
tom. The three who were drown
ed were seated near the back end.
Diggle was lighting a lantern when
the boat struck the snag, and the
shock threw Mrs. Vasgein and
Miss Johnson back onto him, with
the result that none had chance
to secure hold on anything. Dig
gle was said to be an expert swim
mer, and was probably carried
down by the women, who chung
to him.
Dawson and Miss Shaw were
just able to keep their heads above
water, by clinging to the brass
rail on the front of the boat. They
were rescued from their position
In the water by some timbermen,
who were attracted by Miss Shaw S
screams and went out after them
in q boat. They were not in the
water long enough to suffer injury
from the experience.
The launch was owned by Mr..
Diggle and was one of the finest on
the river. 1t was about thirty feet
long and could seat about fifteen
people.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09

RESULTS IN BIG BOTTOM.
Big Bottom gave Davis 143,
Myers So, Wilmans, prohibition
ist, /, and Penrose, socialist, 0.
For license 202; against license
90.
For road tax III; against road
tax 8.
J. I. Tharp and w. H. Jones
were elected justices of the peace
and S. w. Clark constable.
The vote for the three candidates
for justice of the peace was as fol
lows: Tharp, 1913; Jones, lis;
Saylors, 104. Clark, for consta-
BILE, had no opponent.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09

Frank Butler committed suicide
near LATE, Greene county, few
days ago by shooting himself. He
was SIS years old and is survived
by a wife and several children.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09

For Sale. 10 acres of best bot
tom land two miles south of New
ark. Will grow alfalfa or any
thing else that requires good soil
Apply to L. j. Raney.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09

The 6-year-old daughter of Wal
ter SWANS, of Nettleton, was Bit
ten by snake Monday and only
lived few hours.
The Newark journal., 1904-09-09
DAVIS PLURALITY is 34,o74
Governor Davis Has Carried the State,
But Gets independence Coun-
ty by Only SO Votes.

According to official and unoffi-
cial returns the plurality of Gov.
Davis in the election Monday is
4,074 This leaves out of the cal
culations Madison and Little Riv-
er counties. Both these counties
are close, and the official count
will be needed to determine how
they went.
Myers is credited with plurali-
ties of 1, 100 in three counties, and
Gov. Davis with 30, ia in seventy
counties. 1t is not believed the
official figures will materially
change these estimates. In 1902
Gov. Davis plurality was IS, 103.
In 1900 it was 43, 936. In many
counties the vote was very close.
Governor Davis only carried this
county by So votes, Benton by 80
and Carroll by 20. He lost Desha
by 100 votes, Newton by 800 and
Searcy by 500.
jefferson county is the banner
democratic county, having given
Governor Davis 1000 majority.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
Returns from the county have
been hard to get, and the election
commissioners have seemingly
been in no hurry to give out the
results. A journal representative
went to Batesville Wednesday ev.
ening to try to get tabulateC
statement of the returns, but fail
ed to do SO.
The county went against license
by about 300 majority, and it Seems
that both the amendments are los
in this county. The road tax is
safe by an increased majority.
The total vote polled in the
county was 1862.
The vote received by each o.
the candidates was as follows:
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
THANKSGIVING.

For all that Love has given
We offer thanks to-day.
For gifts Of sweet indulgence,
Strewn thickly along our way;
The evcr-changing beauty
or earth's dear dwelling place,
The light Of faithful friendship
In many a gentle face.
For times Of Joy and plenty.
For times of grief and care,
For want that sent us hungry
To the Fathers feet in prayer.
For the hard. perplexing lessons
Blurred BY fearful eyes.
Where we spelled life's holy lesson
BY the light of sacrifice.
With yearning hearts we thank Thee
For constant ~fatherhood,
That lifts our low ideals
To the far-of perfect good.
That chides our idle footsteps.
Slackening In the race.
And will not let us linger
Below the highest place;
That sends the stroke of sorrow
To wake untimely sleep,
That Furnishes transgression.
Yet pities us while we weep.
Words cannot hold the measure
OF homage we would pay,
Because Thou art our Father
We keep Thanksgiving day.
MARY +. Butts. in s. s. Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
About Weather Forecasts.


So many Of our people being so
little acquainted eith the real sci
me of meteorology, or the art OF
weather prediction, and as Uncle
Sam has established this branch of
the government service particularly
in the interest Of the farmers of the
country, we give place below for the
following article on weather Fore
casting" from the pen of Mr.. W. s.
Belden, section director Of the
United States weather bureau sta
toned at Vicksburg. Considering
this subject, Mr.. Belden says:
Although much progress has re
Gently been made in the development
Nof the science of meteorology which is
leading high school and college u r
riculums, yet no meteorologist, noted
for his scientific attainments, will at
tempt to make weather forecasts for
more than two or three days In adj
vance Notwithstanding these facts,
there are within u broad domain a
few men who, for personal gain, seek
to prey upon the %credulity of the public
by representing themselves as being
especially weather-wise, or as having
within their possession some mysteri-
III power whereby they are enabled
to forecast weather changes for a
month or a year in advance. Some
times men of this class attempt to
represent that their forecasts are in
a large measure dependent upon infor-
nation obtained from a scientific
branch Of the government, in order
that they may thus gain standing with
the press, which will enable them to
disseminate their nefarious forecasts
and ecure remuneration for the same.
Those who will carefully investigate
for themselves by comparing those so
called long-range forecasts with the
daily weather, will soon become con-
WINGED that there is no reliance to be
placed in them. Almost any person
with average intelligence and an ele-
mentary knowledge of the movements
of storms, can make long-range
weather forecasts that will reach just
as high a percentage of verifcation
as those made by men who have Sc
cured notoriety for their supposed
wisdom in f~orecastins weather
changes.
The most erudite meteorologists, in
both Europe and America, have
thoroughly Investigated the subject OF
long-range ~forecasting with a view Of
establishing, If possible, some rela-
ton between weather causation and
any one of the following named phe-
nomena: Planetary movements, vary
ing positions Of the moon, increase
and decrease Of sun spots and appar-
ent variation in solar intensity. In no
case has the desired relationship been
established. Prof. ". M. Davis, of
n Harvard College, says, in speaking of
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
Mississippi State News

the influence Of the moon upon the
weather: The more closely the sub
ject Is investigated, the less reason
there appears to be in the popular be
lief that the moon exercises any sig
nificant control over the weather"
In the light of present knowledge:
weather ~forecasting, although limiteE
to two or three days in advance. is
nevertheless recognize as being oil
great value, and has, therefore, beer
authorized by the leading govern
ments of the world for the benefit OF
agriculture, commerce and navigation,
Within the United States there are
about 100 weather bureau stations,
each equipped with standard meteoro-
logical instruments and operated by
one or more trained observers. Twice
daily q am. tot pm. Central time)
weather observations are made and
t~elegraphed from each of these sta
tions to the central Office at Washing
ton, D. c. By special arrangements
with telegraph companies a large part
of these reports is also received at
nearly all the weather bureau stations
throughout the country. At each OF
these stations receiving the tele-
graphic reports elaborate charts are
Immediately prepared graphically rep,
~resenting the weather conditions that
prevailed at the moment observations
were made. Upon these charts as a
basis. trained and experienced fore,
casters of the weather bureau make
definite weather forecasts for a period
uorv;pD fror, <hirtv civ fn fort W. aiOnt
hours in advance for all parts OF the
United States, the States being sub
divided in case the kind of weather
indicated for one portion Of a State
differs from that indicated for another
portion. The forecasts thus made are
very rapidly disseminated by tele.
graph, telephone and mail. at govern.
ment expense, to more than 200 600
addresses. and also printed in nearly
all the daily papers of the country.
While no efforts have been spared TO
increase the accuracy Of the fore
casts to the highest possible degree,
still there remains an element OF
error amounting to about fifteen per
cent. In order to overcome some OF
the difficult problems that lie in the
path of further improvement in fore
casting the chief of the weather bu-
reau has built and equipped an obser.
vatory at Mount Gather, Virginia,
where meteorological research work
may be carried on under the super
vision of the most able scholars oh
tainable. This observatory is the
only one of it's kind in the world.
The solution Of problems such as re-
late to solar physics and terrestrial
magnetism and the exploration of the
upper atmosphere by means of kites
and balloons will undoubtedly yield
fruitful results. Indeed. the time may
come. when it will be possible to make
seasonal forecasts on a truly scien-
tifc basis, w. S. BELDEN,
Section Director,
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
PUNaENrs FROM RAMS HORN.

Holiness is the only livery of heav-
enliness.
Shredded Bible makes poor food for
any meal.
Painting the pump doesn't purify
the product.
Gingerbread en- the steeple cannot
feed the people.
Sundays appetites often interfere
with it's aspirations.
A tailor-made man will satisfy a
trinket-hearted woman.
The world is not enriched by wa
tered stock in religion.
1t often takes a great hurricane to
blow us a little way toward Heaven.
Goodness and Mercy" do not follow
the man who is fleeing from God.
Men who try to grind the edge OF
the Bible must fear the Sword of the
Spirit.
If wei labeled our troubles by their
right names they would not look sc
like strangers when they turn up
again.