The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-11-09

stances that indicate death from
poisoning. The two are alleged to
have eaten meal of mush and milk
in which rat poison had been mixed
in some manner.
A comprehensive report dealing
with the underground waters of
northern Louisiana and southern
Arkansas has been published by the
United States geological survey.
The rapid economic development Of
that region and the consequent
growth in population have caused a
great increase in the demand for
good water for domestic and indus
trial purposes. Mills, congresses,
cotton factories, ice plants and 9TH
er establishments require large
quantities of water, while towns are
looking to the underground supply
for water fer household purposes
and for protection from fire. The
Investigations made show that in the
area above mentioned several beds
Of rock at different depths yield
abundant supplies of water.
John B. Hay, county judge Of St.
Clair county, Illinois, one of the
most notable characters of the Prai-
RE state, and a man of national rep
utation, sat for his first photograph
a few days ago. 1t was only after
repeated urgent entreaties of close
personal and political friends that
he consented to do so.
Secretary Hitchcock has APP
proved an application of the Su-
perior Oil Co., of Bartlesville, |. T.,
for a right-of-way for a pipe line
to connect its lease with the Iron
Mountain railroad.
A. B. Allen, postmaster at Okee-
mana, |. T., and one of the most
prominent men in the western part
of the Greek nation, killed himself
by drinking carbolic acid, which he
mistook for cough syrup. When he
awakened in the morning he reached
out to get a bottle of medicine and
took carbolie acid by mistake.
The director of the mint, the 9TH
er day, purchased 100000 ounces Of
silver for delivery at the Denver
mint at 1l.431 per fine ounce.
Judge Frank +. Gillett of the Sew
cnth judicial district court of Okla
hona, fixed January 4, 1907, for
the execution of Jim wilkins, the
negro murderer of "Choctaw BIZ
Crcel, at Waurika, last March. VIII
kins was unmoyed by the words of
the court, and departed from the
court room with a smile.
The supreme court Of the United
States has affirmed the decision Of
the court of claims in the case of
Daniel Redbird, the Cherokee ma
tion and others, VS.. the United
States, known as 'the white mans
case" The decision is favorable TO
the Indians. The cases involved
the long pending claims Of 5000
white persons to participate in the
distribution of the lands and the
funds of the Cherokee nation be-
cause of marriage with members Of
the tribe.
Prisoners in the st. Louis jail
got into "A heated argument on re-
ligion, and a free fight followed.
Policemen and deputy sherifrs in
tcrfered.
Thomas Wright, perhaps the most
bullet-riddled soldier surviving the
civil war, died at Bristol, Tenn. He
was IS years old He participated
in the battles of Fish Greek, Ky,
Murfrecsboro, Shiloh and Chicka-
manga. and was wounded sixteen
times. Three bullets entered his
breast at Chickamauga, and passed
entirely through his body, near the
heart. These balls carried brass
button almost through his body, and
the button remained in his body for
- years. His breast bones were
shattered and worked as though on
hinges.
One of the most gigantic under
takings in the commercial world Of
Kansas is now being considered by
men of national note in financial
circles. In fact, it has passed the
conceptiyc state and is now in the
first stages of execution. A COM
pany is being formed to establish
and build a network of pipe lines
over Kansas TO carry crude oil from
southern Kansas and the Indian
Territory TO the various towns of the
state, to be used for fuel for cleo
trio lighting and heating purposes.
William Seymore, Of near Bryan,
Tex, offended several negroes in