The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10

ID hlS hand, fell and staD0ed hllnSel1 in the back. MT. Cunningham was near his home and at the time of the accident was walking on log with an open knife in his hand. His foot slipped and in falling he threw his hands around behind to catch himself, and in so doing the knife was placed in a position to strike his back a few inches above the hips, the knife penetrating to the full length of the blade.
 Guy B. Tucker, commissioner of mines, manufactures and agricul. ture, has purchased 100 bushels of Triumph cotton seed which he will distribute in bushel lots among those farmers desirous of planting this kind of cotton seed. This variety yields from 3S to fl pounds of lint to the hundred pounds of seed cot ton.
 Watt Martin, an old man living at Hot Springs, was drowned while attempting to cross Bull bayou, which was swollen by the recent heavy rains. The body of horse belonging to Martin was found in the bayou the day before and this resulted in the formation of a searching party.
 Several capitalists of Jackson, Miss, propose to establish a cotton mill in Batesville. The proposition is to establish in that city mill with a capital stock of $125,000, the persons behind the enterprise being however, that 19 new mines were opened during the year in six coal producing counties of the state, Sebastian, Johnson, Franklin, Scott, Logan and Pope.
 George Tiles, Republican candi. date for congress in the last elec- tion, has served notice of contest upon Ben Cravens, the Democratic candidate, who was declared elect ed to congress from the Fourth dis trict. Tiles claims that he receiv- ed a plurality of 1900 votes, al- though the canvass of the votes showed a plurality of 8,450 for Cravens.
 J. c. Branner, member of the United States Geological Survey, and former state geologist of Ar kansas, has rendered his resignation as a member of the government ge- ological survey. His resignation came about through the failure of the United States Geological Sur vey to resurvey the coal mines of Arkansas.
 Four men, Tom Allgood, Bernett Piles, Oliver Creviston and Ben Throckmorton, were arrested near Denmark, on a charge of counter feiting. There has been some spur ious coin in circulation in that vi- cinity for some time, and 1t Is thought these arrests may break up what might have developed into a big gang.
 Miss Emma Christopher, teach CT in the public school at Prescott, was struck by a random shot while on her way home from the school house. The bullet struck her in the shoulder and ranged downward thus giving rise to the belief of phy. sicians that the bullet was descend ing when it struck Miss Chrlsto' pher.
 P. E. Tabor, the alleged Cottor Belt train robber has been given { preliminary trial at Texarkana and bound over to the Grand Jury and committed to jail without bond
 Officers made a raid on the gamb lers of Hot Springs recently, an( all gambling paraphernalia foun( was burned in the streets.
 There will be no saloons in liar risburg this year, although eight Ii censes have been granted for othe points in Poinsett county.
 Work is being rapidly pushed ol the new line of the Missouri ant North Arkansas Railroad from Les lie to Pang6qrn. -----