Woodruff County news., 1906-07-19
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

of stands. It was stated when the resolution passed that no more stands will be permitted after the first of next month. Even those dealers who have paid three or four months in advance will be forced to leave and will be refunded the amount of money they have paid to the city. The dis trict includes al that section between the river and Ninth street from Scott to Louisiana street. Stands of this character will be permitted outside this district, but with the possible exception of two or three there are none outside this district. The pass age of the resolution practically does away with this class of business.
 Sheriff c. c. Kavanaugh, as ex- ,oficio collector of Pulaski county, has collected during the past year a total of 668,469.53. This amount less the commissions allowed the collec- tor and treasurer, will be turned over to the various funds by Sheriff Kav- anaugh after the settlement has been approved by County Judge Coffman. The settlement will probably be pre- sented to Judge Coffman within the next few days and the sheriff then has twenty days in which to pay the money into the various funds. That part of the funds due the state will De paid the state treasurer, that due the city to the city treasurer and that due the county to the county treasurer.
 The Supreme Court has handed down a decision declaring the road tax amendment to the state con stitution valid, and thereby making it possible for the state of Arkansas to expend annually in the work of inn proving the roads of the state sum which is estimated at present at | $700,000. This decision is regarded as one of the most important ever rendered by the Supreme Court, inas- much as the state would have been left with practically no funds to be used in the improvement of the roads and streets of the state, had the | amendment been declared void. The convention of the Sixteenth | judicial circuit at it's meeting at Hardy l declared Judge John w. Meeks the nominee of the Democratic party for judge and Thomas L. Hearn nominee for prosecuting attorney. The Gen. tral Committee was organized for the ensuing two years by the election of Hon. D. l.. King chairman and B. l.. Hutchinson of Mammoth Spring secretary.
 A pet goat belonging to little Pau line Hickman was hanged in the court house yard at Perryville few nights ago by unknown parties whom | the Perry county authorities are try ing to identify. All that was accom- plished by the cruel joke was the torturing of the goat and the wound ing of the heart of a little child, who is sorely grieving over the loss of her pet.
 The Republicans of Independence l county have nominated the following ticket: Representative, H. A. Bick- | CTS and L. s. StarneS; county judge, J. w. Scott; circuit clerk, w. R. Bax- | ter; sheriff, Sam Tuggle; county clerk, c. N. Osborne; assessor, L. H.
 Bonner; treasurer, James F. Hud- | dleston; collector, M. F. Bruce; coro- ner, Joe Wells; surveyor, John Hind man.
 Charley Swadley, who lives upon | tol- 1 groundhog to Harrison to dispose Of | to raise some Fourth of July money. | The groundhog became unruly and 1 Charley's right hand is considerably l the worse for wear. The animal caught hold of his hand and could not be released until his throat was cut
 James Goodwin and Abe Greer en- gagged in a fight at Con Rays place, 1 near Mitchells Point, and as result l Goodwin is laid up with five knife wounds in his left side and back and one in his arm. Goodwin formerly | lived at Paragould. Greer is about | IS years of age, and was working for MT. Ray as farmland. Goodwin is cultivating crop on the Ray farm. | The two engaged in an altercation about some trivial matter, and Good win attempted to thrash the boy,
 when the boy used his knife and carved Goodwin up pretty badly.
 Julia Jones and Alberta Wright, | two negro women, had a quarrel over
 a bottle of beer at Marked Tree. l Alberta threw the bottle at Julia, but the aim was defective. Julia ran into her house, seized a 3S-calibre revol-
 yer, and taking aim at Alberta, shut her eyes and pulled the trigger. The bullet went through Alberta's mouth,
 cutting off half her tongue and lodg-
 ing under the right ear. Julia was
 fined s1 and costs for firing her pistol | in a public place.