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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08
NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH
BY THREE WHITE MEN.

Last Saturday night, Nov. 3rd.,
about 8 o'clock, just north of May
or Raney's home, in the south
part of town, was the scene of a
terrible tragedy in which one Sam
Hodge, (col) was killed outwright
by party of three white men,
Jas. H. Porter, and Joe Darling,
of near McCrory, and Hilerey A.
Lawson, of Judsonia.
1t seems as though some of the
men had taken a little too much
"booze" which caused them to get
on the war path. The three white
men were in town Saturday even
ing and about 7 AS when all SEEM
ed lovely and lonesome, they pro-
ceeded homeward. Sam Hodge, a
negro, realizing the treatment gen.
orally given negro by two or
three white men full of that red
fluid called whiskey, and knowing
these men to be down the road a
little distance was very slow in
making procedure to his home
which was also in the same direc-
ton to which the men were going
at that time. Sam stopped at the
livery stable of Mr.. j. |. Cain and
told Mr.. Cain that he was afraid to
go home while the men were in the
road ahead of linn. Mr.. Cain in
formed Sam to 20 on home and if
he overlook the men to get out of
their way and 60 ON home but if
they began to raise trouble with
him to come back to the stable and
he would have the officers 60 and
stop them.
After receiving the advice that
Mr.. Cain had given him, Sam pro-
ceeded homeward, Immediately
followed by Mr.. T. A. Jefferies, a
clerk for the firm of Thompson
Haley Co, who had finished his
days work at the store and was
also homeward bound.
Prior to this a negro named An
drew Patterson was assaulted by
these white men, but Andrew real
izing that his running gear'' was
in first-class condition, babe the
outlaws farewell whereby escap-
ing any injuries.
Sam overlook the white men
next, and was halted, after which
quarrel began. By this time Mr..
Jefferies had also reached the spot
where the men and negro were
fighting. The negro was backed
up against the fence along side the
walk. The men were cursing and
abusing the negro, when Mr.. jeff
ries spoke to them and told them
that ""Twas no place for a Difficult
ty and as he passed on, he heard
one of the white men say, "Pl
cut your Cd ID head off,"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08
DARLING'S STATEMENT.

He states: That there was no
difficulty between Porter, Lawson,
myself and a negro, that I know Of.
Says the blood on his hand was
from wound on his finger caused
by himself and cut with my own
knife. (Signed)
JOE DARLING.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08
LAWsON's STATEMENT.

He states: That he was carry
ing Jim Porter home and met Joe
Dollars eve suppose he ment Darl-
ing. Ed just across the railroad
track. Dollars went on with us
and a negro overlook us
soon after. He stopped and said,
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08

Alex Starks, negro, at whose
home Sam resided, was going to
town and found his friend Sam in
dying condition, on the side
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08

killing and carried the prisoners
to Augusta that night where they
were placed in jail.
The oasis., 1906-01-20
RAILWAY ITEMS.

Another heavy engine for freight traffic was added to the number in use on the Sonora railroad this week. Four or five more are ex- pected in the near future, the rap- idly increasing freight business making the increasei in the capacity of the road necessary.
 Mr. A. E. Roome, sup- erintendent of telegraph for the Southern Pacific, was in Nogales Wednesday night, from San Fran cisco, and left for he coast again Thursday.
 Work will soon commence on the stringing of another telegraph wire from Nogales to Guaymas, Sonora, on the Sonora Railroad line. The increase in business on the line is the cause of putting oh the additional wire.
 The first consignment Of four hundred carloads of rails. en route from Europe, via Galveston, Texas, to the extension of the Cananea, Yaqui River < Pacific railroad, reached Nogales Wednesday night
 General Manager J. 4. Naugle of the Sonora railroad, came up from Guaymas Thursday morning, in his special car. He was accom- panied by his daughter and re- turned to Guaymas Thursday night.
 MT. Charles Dean is now em- ploved as clerk in the offices of the Sonora railroad, in Nogales, Sonora.
The oasis., 1906-01-20
Rodrigues EstrelIa.

Wednesday evening at the Catholic church Rev. Father Duval performed the marriage cere mony uniting Miss Carmen Estrella of Nogales, Sonora, and Mir. Fer nando Rodriguez of Nogales, Ari- zona. The wedding at the church occurred at 7:30 after which the wedding party went to the home of the brides mother in Nogales, Sonora, where the civil service of the Mexican Republic was per- formed,
 During the evening, until short lv before the departure of the southbound train, the guests were entertained at the home of Mrs. Estrella.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rodrigues left on the southbound train for Guaymas and Hermosillo, where they spend ten days before returning to Nogales. Both the young people enjoy a large circle of friends in the two Nogales, having lived in the line cities for many years.
The oasis., 1906-01-20

0i tbe court arc Che various depart meuts. firsi Is lbe boiler room where are installed two 1O.H r. boilers, built iu Waynesboro. Pa., and adjacent Co that is the pump room where is installed Che ammo nia pump, a 50.H. F. machine, which pumps ammonia through the coils and pipes enveloping the various freezing, chilling and stor- age chambers. Adjacent to the pump room are the ice freezing tanks which have capacity of turning out five tons of ice daily in large 300 pound blocks. The next room is the ice chamber, wherein can be stored 100 tons. Then there are three storage cham bers for the keeping of butter, eggs, poultry, etc., with an aggregate capacity of one hundred tons. The portions hereinbefore described fill the building on two sides of the court. The third side is occupied entirely by the department for storage of fresh beef, and includes q chilling room and a storage room. The latter is S0x30 feet in dimen- sions, and has a capacity of one hundred beeves. The fourth side of the court is wall separating the premises, from adjacent pro- perty, and there is room for addi- tional storage chambers when necessary. But the present equip ment will suffice for some time.
 This fine establishment has been erected and is owned by Governor Rafael Izabal and Mir. Felizardo Verdugo, who are sole owners. operating under the firm name Of Verdugo < Go. 1t will prove a real convenience to the people Of Hermosillo, and a profitable in- vestment..
The oasis., 1906-01-20
Cold Storage at HermosiIIo.

Work of installation of the new cold storage warehouse and plant at Hermosillo is progressing apace, and machinery and equipment will be complete so that the work of freezing can begin by the middle oI February, and by the first of March everything will be in read- mess to begin storage.
 One day this week TIE OASIS man visited the plant. and was shown over it by Mr. Felizardo Verdugo. one of the proprietors. The plant occupies large brick building at the corner of Bavispe street, one block from the Hotel Cohen. The structure has been rebuilt and remodelled for the ex- press purpose. Entering the build- ing from the street one reaches large court lp1tio through vaulted passage way, and upon three sides
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
One from the Capital.

In Washington they are whispering
4 story concerning a very distinguish
ed statesman who attended the birth
day party in honor of Speaker Can
non. He and some thirsty friends de-
voted themselves with less wisdom
than assiduity to the bountiful supply
of refreshments available on that oc'
casion. Consequently he was in rath'
er a double-visioned frame Of mind
when he reached home. That evening
he wore for the first time one of new
batch of shirts which his wife had
bought for him. This fact bore heaN
lily on his mind when he began &c un'
dress. He tried half a dozen ways ia
pull off the new-fangled garment, but
failed, and finally called to his wife
who was sleeping in an adjoining
apartment: "My DEAR l am sorry to
disturb you, but l wish you would
show me how to get out of this con.
founded shirt" The lady came to the
door of his apartment, looked him over
and replied, in tones that absolutely
froze him stiff: 81 would suggest that
a most essential preliminary to TAX
ing off your shirt is first to take off
your coat and waistcoat."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
AMERICANS RETURNED HOME.

Bizbee, Ariz., June 4.-The situa-
ton at Cananea is again normal The
American volunteers who went across
the line at Naco with Governor Ysa-
bell of Sonora on Saturday morning.
returned here yesterday morning.
Their services were no longer need
ed, although their presence there
Saturday before the arrival of the
Mexican rurales held the situation in
check. The town is now under martial
law and Colonel Kosterlisky is dis
arming Americans and Mexicans
alike.
A telephone message to the Review
today says that not a single shot has
been fred since o'clock Saturday.
Colonel Kosterlisky, Governor Ysabell
and General Torres are on the ground,
and Colonel Greene makes the state.
ment that the trouble is over.
A conservative estimate OF the mum.
Der killed in the two days fighting
is thirty-six Mexicans and six Am.
orleans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Don't Forget the Women.

Almost the last of those who are
accorded honor for their heroism at
San Francisco are the women, and.
especially the trained nurses. 1t is
agreed that no others showed such
GOODNESS, such unflinching courage as
they. No call was awaited, but they
sought for the wounded and walked
without faltering amid scenes that
even strong men could not endure.
the sight of and from which they.
ran away. The good done by that
band of devoted women is not to be
estimated and it is only just begin
ming to be appreciated and put on rec.
ord. Due praise has been given Funs-
ton and his aids for their work. THE
police and firemen have figured large
ly in the dispatches. The doctors
have not been overlooked, but the
nurses are still awaiting their share
Of the common glory of fearless and
skillful service.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
MIDLAND cHAUTAUQUA.

There will be any number Of light
and popular features on the programme of
the Midland Chautauqua assembly,
In Des Moines. this year. The session
opens June 22d and continues through
July LIST, with list of noted men on
the program including j. Adam Bede,
Eugene V. Debs, Richmond P. hobson,
Governor Hanly of Indiana, DR..
Charles A. Eastman, DR.. S. Parkes
Cadman, Frederick Warde, DR.. George
e. Vincent and Father Nugent. But
these distinguished men make up only
small portion of the program, which
has been arranged to suit all tastes.
The very opening day the popular
features will begin, Nat Brigham COM
Ing first with an illustrated lecture
on THE Apache Warpath." SThe next
day he will deliver another of those
popular lectures which have made
him such a favorte, this time, prob
ably, on From Coronado to Kit Car
son." Mr.. Brigham's lectures are IL
Illustrated by the finest stereoptican
views shown by any man on the plat
form today.
w. |. Nolan, by all odds the best
story teller in the Chautauqua field,
the man who had everybody laughing
last summer until they were almost
ashamed of themselves. will be pres
ent two days with a bran new budget
of stories and jokes and puns.
The Robertson Moving Picture
Company will give exhibitions two
days, putting up an entertainment
which is certain to please every mem
Der of the family.
The musical attractions have been
selected with the utmost care and in
clude the Wilbur Starr Concert Co..
| the Midland Jubilee Singers the Mid
land Concert Company. and the Meis
tersingers. These organizations are
all in the front rank and have be
come very popular in this part Of
the country. In the Midland Concert
Co. are a couple Of popular Iowa:
girls: Rachel Steinman and Alice
brennan Robinson.
In addition to all these features Il
is proposed to turn over an hour each
day to the women's clubs for discus
sion of live topics of the day ant
still another hour to popular De:
Moines speakers, representing differ
ent professions and interests.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
ToRNADoEs VISIT IOWA.

On the oath and 25th of last month.
Monona in the west, and Buchanan
and Scott In the eastern part of the
State were visited by tornado that
destroyed buildings and live stock.
This is the time of year when we
may expect tornadoes or destructive
wind storms at any time. and no one
should be without tornado insurance
when 1t can be carried at SO small a
cost. We have here In Iowa the larg'
est, cheapest and best cooperative in.
surance association In the world; one
that the people are proud of and that
has met every expectation Of its mem
bers. The association has at the pres.
ent time $4,000 members, and STA.
100000 worth Of Iowa property insured
and cash surplus of over $4,000.
We refer to the Iowa Mutual Tor.
nado Insurance Association of Des
Moines, Of which N. Densmore is
President, and j. B. Herman, Sec
rotary.
The Association has been in opera
ton over twenty-five years. and has
paid nearly one-half million dollars
in losses, with a promptness not ex'
celled by any other company doing
business in Iowa. and the average
cost has been about S1.00 per $1,000
insured each year.
For economical management, amount
OF business done. prompt payment OF
losses and reliability, it marches at
the head of the procession. The AS
ISOLATION is increasing in membership
and popularity. The secretary in
forms us that he received over $50
applications last week and $50 on
Monday of this week. The Associa
tion is operated in connection with
the Farmers Mutual and by the same
men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
A. c. Ross, Pub.
Loopholes in the Law.
IOWA


British statesmen are again strim
ing to amend the law so as to permle
persons convicted of crime to appeal
to q higher court. The need of some
change in the law has long been admit:
ted, for although a man against whom
a verdict of hundred pounds has
been found in a civil court may ap-
peal, one who has been convicted or
murder must submit to the sentence
with no effective appeal save to the
clemency of The home office. The eX-
perience of a perfectly innocent man
who was twice convicted for crimes OF
which he was not guilty, and of which
he might have been proved to be inno-
cent if the full evidence in his defense
had been admitted by the trial court.
has reused the British sense of justice
till it has been decided that the law
must be amended. There is no agree.
ment yet on the details of the proposed
changes, but it is admitted that the
~ ~~N~N
to delay in the execution of sentence
on the guilty. The London Times re-
marks that Delay in disposing or
cases Of murder, for example, would
mean in effect the abolition of capital
punishment. The public would not en-
dure the thought of men lying in
prison many months uncertain OF
their fate" In America, where oppor.
tunities for appeal seem at times to
be almost unlimited, says Youths Com
panion, the public does not concern
itself much when convicted murderers
delay execution for years by resort to
every device for postponement that in'
genious lawyers can discover. Abuse!
arising from the freedom of appeal are
as great here as those in England arts,
ing from the summary execution OF
the sentence of the trial court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

A new Mark Twain" story is 60.
ing the rounds. The humorist takes
long rides in the country in his auto
and one day the mud was so deep
that the machine stuck in it. On a
railroad near by an Irishman was
seen bcssing a gang of Italians. Il
called to him." said Mark, land he
brought the whole bunch over to lift
the machine out. We clashed right
away. The Irishman insisted on boss.
ing the job and I wouldn't stand for
it. All right said the Irishman, and
he took his men back to the railroad.
There w&s nothing for me to do but
give i'll. / sat in the car for about an
hour and then called for the Irishman
to come back. Am l to be boss?' he
asked. You are l said. And he
was"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

The Roman characters were first
used in printing types in Rome in
1857.
Arbitration doesn't always work
Sometimes the dove of peace is mis-
taken for clay pigeon.
Cyclists. in Roumania, to insure
identification, must have their names
on the lamp glasses of their machines,
so that they can he read at night.
The natives of the interior of Bo
livia wear hats and shirts made OF
the bark Of a tree, which is first
soaked in water, and then beaten until
pliable.
In Ceylon there is a breed of oxen
which are less than thirty inches
in height. They are comparatively
swift travellers, and are known as
sacred running oxen.'
In the sea there are no vegetarians.
The denizens of the deep live on each
other, and the whole Of the immense
expanse of water is one great saugh.
ter-house, where the strong forever
prey upon the weak.
Professor Korn, of Munich, claims
to have despatched pictures by tele,
graph between Munich and Nurem-
berg, a distance of sixty-two miles.
He believes the results would be
equally good over an ocean cable
reaching thousands of miles.
While sinking we'll at Apaseo,
Mexico, subterranean stream OF
water was discovered at a depth OF
two hundred and forty feet, out OF
taE
fish about an inch in length. AS no
streams for miles round disappear
underground, it is supposed that the
fish are spawned and live entirely
under the earth's surface.
Women and young girls do all the
work of porters in Java. They carry
heavy loads on their heads, balanc.
ing them with great skill From the
time a Javanese girl is able to walk
she is taught the art of carrying
things on her head.
Cork bricks are in use in Europe,
for building purposes. They are OF
great service where extreme lightness
is desired, as in arches and various
forms of roofing. These bricks are
composed of a paste consisting of pull.
verified cork. together with plaster,
cement, lime, magnesia, or tar, which
is subject to pressure in rectangular
mods.
Six red haired talesmen. summoned
as Jurors. were objected to by an
Italian in Waterbury, Conn. who was
on trial for murder, The prisoner is
of a swarthy complexion. and his at.
torney thought red haired men would
not be likely to favor him.
An exasperating husband in Oak.
land, Cal. left an estate worth ten
thousand dollars. and nearly all of II
he bequeathed to his two sisters. He
affectionately reserved little, how
ever for his widow, 10 whom he willed
J ten dollars worth of handkerchiers
shell need Them" he sarcastically
remarked, when she hears the will
read"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Will Announce Gifts to Drake.

Fifty thousand dollars in gifts to
Drake university during the year will
be announced by President Bell dur
ing the commencement exercises.
This covers pledges for the theologi-
cal building and for the proposed
Carnegie library, as well as some
gifts for the endowment funds of the
school Unless additional pledges
from an unexpected source are receiv-
ed 1t will be impossible to announce
that the library building will be COM
menced during the present summer,
as the pledges to this are not above
the thirty thousand mark at present.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
May PROCEDURE Standard olI.

Des Moines-There is considerable
likelihood that the state of Iowa will
prosecute the Standard Oil company.
The last legislature enacted an Anti
discrimination" law, modelled after the
anti-discrimination statute of Kansas.
The bill creating the law provided
that the statute should 60 into efiect
upon publication. 1t has been pub.
lished and is now law of the state.
Attorney General Mullan has secured
printed copies of the law and is now
studying 1t with view to learning
just what it requires and whether.
under 1t, he should make an investiga-
ton of the standard.
The law does not provide any appro-
priation for an investigation OF tine
company by the attorney general, but
II evidence that the law Is being vio-
lated is placed in his hands, he will
have authority TO proceed under pre-
vious chapters of the code. 1t is prob
able that alleged evidences will be put
In his hands soon. Clifford Thorne of
Washington, Ia, secretary of the indie.
pendent Oil Mems association of Kan
sas, was instrumental in getting the
oil passed at the session of the legis-
lature just adjourned and it is under
stood he and his associates among the
Independent oil producers and refiners
Of Kansas and Indian Territory are
working up case against the Stand
ard.
The law prohibits the sale of petrol
cum products in one community for
more or less than Is charged in other
communities, cost of transportation be-
Ing added or deducted as the case may
be-. 1t is known that the prices on
oil quoted by the Standard now are
different In different parts OF the state,
sometimes varying as much as cents
barrel between cities on the same
line of railroad. This is believed to
mean that the Standard thinks the
new law is unconstitutional and pro-
poses to fight it on the ground, being
willing to have the state start action
as soon as it desires.
Lawyer members of the legislature
disagreed last winter on the question
of the constitutionality of the proposed
law, many holding that it would be de-
clared void in the supreme court if en-.
acted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Big Increase in Assessment.

The most remarkable increase the
city assessment list has ever received
is indicated in the reports for this
year turned over to Deputy Auditor
James Parker by City Assessor
Schramm. This increase is $780,
600. Assessors this year took only
the personal and new building assess.
ment. Hence the S2,500.000 increase
is divided into $1.500,000 in new build
ings and 100000 in personal prop
erty. In other words, the personal
assessable property, which was about
$12.O0O,000 last year, is $13,000,000
this year. The increase in assess
ment due to new buildings is $4,000
The report shows that there has been
erected 1922 new buildings in Des
Moines the past year and this with
out listing repairs. The greatest in
crease was in the Third assessorial
district, extending between Grand
avenue and Locust street west from
the river. Here the new buildings
footed up $250,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Bishop Cranston at Des Moines.

~ Bishop Earl CTdHSlUH, perhaps the
best known of the younger bishops Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, will
hold the sessions of the Des Moines
conference in this city next Septem-
Der. The conference will be enter
tanned at Wesley Methodist church,
although the other Methodist denom-
nations of the city will aid in the
entertainment of the 400 ministers
and an equal number of lay delegates.
The appointments Of ministers to the
charges in all of the towns in south
western Iowa will be made at this
time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

Science could hardly sustain a
greater loss than it has met in the
tragic death of Mons. Pierre Curie. He
was the codiscoverer, with his wife. Of
radium-that remarkable substance the
knowledge of which has practically
mase obsolete all theories heretofore
held Of the constitution of matter.