The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-07
Dinah Howard, the negro woman who shot and killed Richard Civ

who shot and killed Richard Civ ems, another negro, at Huttig, after- wards killing City Marshal J. W Morrison when he attempted to ar- rest her, has been adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and will pay the death penalty.
 A little three years old child of Ransom Palmer, living near Van Buren, was burned to death while playing in some high grass which her little brother set fire to- In attempting to rescue the child the mother was seriously if not fa- tally burned.
 The test suits of depositors against the directors of the Bank of New port, seeking to hold the latter re- sponsible for the losses of the for mer in the banks failure last May, have been taken to Batesyille on a change of venue.
 Two men suspected of being cracksmen, were arrested at Gra- vette recently but upon investiga- ton were found to be gasoline en- zine experts travelling about the country in search of repair work.
 A new Methodist church will be erected at Clarksville soon the Unit ed States government having con- tributed S3,590 to the fund on ac count of damages to church proper ty during the Civil war.
 The engineer, fireman and several passengers were injured in a wreck in the Cotton Belt south of Texar- kama, and a negro, who was stealing a ride was crushed to death between the tender and mail car.
 Miss Maggie Wilson, of Fort Smith, was recently seized with a laughing fit, and being unable to control herself, laughed for a full hour, when she became so exhausted that she collapsed.
 Thomas Furlow, a travelling salesman, who instituted suit against the Cotton Belt for SG5,000, for in- juries received by a pair of baggage trucks at Stephens, has compromiS- ed for 5000.
 Gov. Davis has received aR invi- tation to attend a meeting to be held in New York in January for the purpose of devising plans for the ex- tension of the commerce of the United States.
 Mrs. Lee May, of Auvergne, while at work in her yard, caught fire to her dress from the flames under a kettle, and was so seriously burned before help arrived that she diea shortly after.
 Thirty-nine bales of cotton, which were loaded on flat cars, caught fire while being hauled through field near Noble Lake by sparks from burning grass, and were destroyed.
 Two negroes and a white boy, ranging in age from 13 to II years. were arrested in Texarkana recently, and were committed to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury.
 J. NJ. Jefferds, an old man, liv- ing at Carlisle, was struck by Rock Island train recently, and received injuries from the effects of which he died few hours later.
 Mrs. Della Mcbride, widow living at Fort Smith, was shot recently, but refused to give any particulars of the shooting or to give the name of her assailant.
 J. |. Hall shot and killed G.. Morehead as the result of a quarrel over the hauling of some cotton. Both were prominent citizens of Parksdale.
 Cotton pickers are in great de- mand in Lonoke county and unless they can be secured large percent age of the yield will remain unhar- vested.
 E. c. Case, while at work on the White river bridge below Newport, was caught by the ropes of wind lass and seriously if not fatally in- jured.