Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-05-17


DR.. James w. Alternately of Wood
land, Miss, has patented an elevated
railway which will use a single rail.
He proposes to introduce it in Ar
kansas.
Sixty-nine students will be gradu-
ated from the state university next
month, all but four of whom are from
this state Thirteen will receive the
masters degree; fifty-two the bache
lor's, and four the degrees in music
c. E. Barrett, an alleged deserter
from the U. S. Army, who was cap
tured at Hot Springs and brought to
Fort Logan H. Roots, escaped recent
ly and $50 is now offered for his ap-
prehension.
The report of the finance committee
of Pine Bluff for the year ending
April l, 1906, shows that the indebt-
edness of the city on that date was
$79, 089.69 and increase of $14,393.50
during the past year
Red river is reported to be at the
highest stage of water ever known in
that stream, and the whole country
along its course is aroused to the pro-
lection of the levees. Below Fulton
all the levees are reported to have
given way and many plantations are
under water. Planters are preparing
to replant if the water gets off be-
fore June l.
Two revivals are being conducted
in Pine Bluff. Rev. Hammond, of
Maiden, Mo, has been conducting a
meeting in tent but the bad weather
caused him to give up the tent and
the Carr Memorial Church is being
used now. Rev. F. F. Gibson, of Fort
Smith, is conducting a meeting in the
new Ohio Street Baptist Church.
Both meetings are being well attend
ed
1t is announced from the Office of
General Superintendent w. S. Tins
man, of the Rock Island, that the Rock
Island, Arkansas & Louisiana, or rath-
er the Little Rock & Southern, will
be opened for traffic June 3. Consid-
cradle time has been lost from vari-
Gus causes, but now time card is
being made out for the operation of
trains from Little Rock to Fordyce, a
distance of fifty odd miles, beginning
June l.
VIM Gum and Lizzie Golf have been
arrested and jailed at Jonesboro, ac-
cused of planning to poison the entire
family of James Goad. near Black
Oak, in the eastern part of that coun-
ty. One of the Goad children is
dead and other members of the family
have been ill from the effects of poi
son. The coroner's jury declared both
Gum and the girl guilty. She is a
stepdaughter of Goad and is reported
to have written her parents acknow-
Lodging that she put Rough on Rats"
in Goads coffee. Gum is a married
man and denies all knowledge of the
crime.
Though the peach trees of Lawrence
county are said to be well fruited, it
is reliably reported that there is little
hope of many good peaches being
gathered this season. Some kind Of
a fly, they say, has stung almost
every little peach and planted in it
the germ of worm that will develop
in time and ruin the fruit. Mr.. Peace,
manager of the McNair peach orchard,
which consists of 10000 trees and is
located one mile west of Black Rock,
reports that he has made a careful
examination of the fruit on these trees
and thinks that there is no reason to
expect any perfect peaches. Last
year, one half was found at ripening
time to be wormy, and this year Mr..
Peace thinks that more than half
the crop will be faulty Other peach
tree men report the same conditions
exciting in their orchards.
The work on the new passenger
station at Hoxie is nearing compile
ton. The plans were changed to con-
form to the wishes of the citizens of
that place.
Five miles of concrete sidewalk
will be put down in Bentonville be-
tween now and next October. Not
less than two miles are now under
contract.
w. T. Hanson was kicked by horse
at Judsonia few days ago. Two of
Mr.. Hanson's teeth were knocked out,
and his jaw cut so that it had to
have several stitches taken in it.
The town of Foreman assessed a
fine of SIS against all persons boarding
train at that place who do not in
tend to become passengers or have not
some others lawful excuse, whether
the train is in motion or not.
The coal miners have been reconi
ciled, and the chances are that there
will be a settled condition of affairs
at the mines for. at least three years.
Let us hope that before the termination
of the present agreement a better un-
Outstanding may be reached by the
miners and operators,