The Nevada County picayune., 1906-08-17

2lNtII A ANOs Q OS o ASSS lution unanimously passed by the Farmers Union at its convention in Little Rock, shows the healthful trend of public opinion on the all- important subject embraced in that amendment. It has been plainly shown by State Superintendent of Public Instruction John H. Hine- mon, in his unselfsh tour of the state in the interest of the proposed amendment to our state constltu- tion, that its passage into funda- mental law will not, cannot, increase taxation, but only gives those direct ly interested the power to tax them selves for the purpose of popular education. This true status has been so plainly established that even he who runs may read, and the result Is the people of the state, and espe- cially those most vitally interested, the country citizenship, are fully awakened to the importance of the matter, and will cast their votes Tn favor of progressive popular edu- cation at the coming election. The Farmers Union, representing tho bone and sincw of the land, and the fact that is has cmphatically en, dorsod the measure speaks volumes in favor of the enlightened forces Of the toiling masse2 of the common. wealth The fact is, what is called "the common people" have alway: been actuated by the principles of common sense; all they ever want or ask, is to have a subject clearly and plainly defined to them, in or. der that they may act promptly, in- telligently and wholly without pre- judice. The Farmers Union, speaking in their behalf, has declar~ ed in favor of Amendment No. S." and it will carry at the September election. And it is only fair to state that through the modest though strenuous and constant labors of Supt. Hinemon in making plain exposition of the matter, the pros- pective success of that amendment shall be in no small part due
 During a recent fire in Little Rock, the State Guard suffered a loss of something like $1,0O0, the state having on storage in the burn cd building large number of sup plieA Sixty old magazine rifles were ruined, only the barrels and some of the locks remaining not damaged. These can be made oven Many blankets and shirts were de- stroyed, as well as a great deal of camp equipment and cooking uten- sils. Over a dozen bugles were de- stroyed, and back of the state house, in the yard there is an immense pile of fre-scarred and twisted de- briS- out of which the salvable stuff is being sorted. A great many leg gins were saved, but more were de- stroyed.
 William Lewis, a unique charac- ter, 90 years of age, died recently in Washington county, He was vet eran of the Mexican and civil wars, He was born in Virginia and was at one time prominently identified with affairs in Indian Territory, At the time of his death he was living with his sixth wife, and was said to be the father of 28 living children. and his grandchildren are so numerous that the number was unknown, even to Mr Lewis. In the early days ha was a government scout, and was in Arkansas in 1886, when the state was admitted to the Union.
 Jack Cox, Floyd Stokes and AL bert Jones have been arrested on charge Of stealing a lot of dynamite and railroad tools from a car on the night of July l. They were arrest. cd first and fined on a charge of dy. namiting fish. Being unable 10 give a satisfactory account of how they came into possession of the dyna- mite and as they began using it day or two after the robbery they were arrested on the second charge Col. 6 " Peel of Benton county.