The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-11-09
Dorset Carter. president Of the

Dorset carter, president OF the
Oklahoma Central railway, has in
formed the right-of-way committee
of the Paris, Tex, board of trade
that his company will be ready to
begin the construction of the road
from Lehigh to Paris about Deem
Der Is.
Investigation of the United
States subtreasury at st. Louis re-
veals SCI 500 shortage, but utterly
fails to fix responsibility.
Arkansas Baptists submit state
saloon law
Cattlemen are to demand that
congress empower Roosevelt to Sc
cure removal of foreign meat re-
strictions.
ST Louis has been selected for
the international balloon races for
the James Gordon Bennett cup next
year
In his semi-annual report, Secre-
tarv of State Shannon Of Texas saws
that during the two fiscal years that
ended September l, 2,534 domestic
charters were filed and permits to
do business in Texas were granted
to 127 foreign corporations. The
receipts for the two years were
5000, 566, which is an increase of
nearly 100000.
George B. Peck, a wealthy mer-
chant of Kansas City, died at his
home in that city of nervous pros
tration, aged 43 years. Mr.. Peck,
at the time of his death, was presi-
dent of a large dry goods company.
Col Clarence B. Douglas has sold
the Muskogee q. To- Phoenix to a
local democratic syndicate for S4G,-
900. Col. Douglas purchased the
paper lesss than five years ago for
$4, 500, at mortgage sale, after it
had suspended, and made it the
leading republican paper in the two
territories. The purchase price and
a splendid modern home and some
suburban property, making an asset
of more than $50, together with
his personal expenses. estimated at
$4,000, represents the increase in
value and the earnings Of the prop
crty. Col. Douglas had as a cash
capital, when he bought the Phoe-
nix, $3.50, and borrowed for the
first weeks payroll. This breaks
the newspaper record in the south
west.
J. S. Ellis, socialist nominee
for congress in the FL Paso (TeX)
district, died Of apoplexy.
Mrs. Margaret Bush, of Clymer,
\. y, sister of Horace Greeley, died
in that city, aged 50.
a special board appointed by the
secretary of the navy has under
consideration plans for the most
powerful battleship ever built. 1t
will be far more powerful than the
English Dreadnaught.
The battleship Virginia was
rammed in Hampton Roads by the
Old Dominion liner Monroe. Meth
er vessel, it was believed, was seri-
ousl y damaged.
King Leopold Of Belgium denies
the charges of cruel treatment Of
Congo natives. Every native, he
says, is compelled to work 80 hours
each month for the government, and
to encourage them to labor over 30
hours each month, the government
pays them. I've are really not so
bad, after ALL says the king.
William Greer died at his home
near Mount Vernon. H. He was
born November "a, 1900, and there
fore lived in three centurie.-3S
days in the eighteenth century, 100
years in the nineteenth, and almost
six years in the twentieth.
At Jackson, Miss, Mrs. Alice
Byrd, divorced wife Of a merchant,
has been enjoined from passing in
front of his store and telling Gus
toners he is fraud and
cheat.
1t is the intention of the provis-
nional government to have the Amer
lean troops make extensive practice
marches throughout Cuba. This
should not be interpreted as
threatening demonstration the step
is taken for its moral effect Oh the
restoration of confidence.
At Atlantic City, n. J., Coroner
GaskilI has announced that experts
in his employ have decided that
loose rail caused the accident on the
Pennsylvania railroad at the Thor
oughfare draw, in which more than
so persons lost their lives.