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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-16
BACK TO PRISON
Convict Who Escaped From
Indiana Penitentiary
Returns and Surrenders to the
Authorities.
TO SERVE OUT TIME.
Had Turned Preacher While
Sojourning in the West.
Guiltless, He Says, of Crime of
Which He Was Convicted.

Chicago Oct. 16.-Imma cuiately attir-
ed as minister of the Gospel, a
stranger entered the office of the Indi-
ana state prison at Michigan City, In
diana, yesterday and. declared that he
was an escaped convict and had come
to serve the rest of his sentence.
My name is Allen j. Lawrence, and
escaped from this prison in Septem-
Der, 1885, he said.
Then he told Warden Reid his strange
story. He traced his wanderings in the
harvest fields of Kansas and Nebraska
where he sought only to keep from too
close association with his fellow men,
lest ms secret be discoXered He des-
meeting on the prairie where. in the
n1ckering light of torches, pitched in
front of the prairie schooner of
wandering missionary, there was opened
the vision of the comfort which came
with belief in God. Then he told of
his decision to preach the gospel and
of the success which had attended his
efforts as Methodist evangelist. And
at last his voice broken with tears he
which spurred him to reveal his true
identity and return to the prison from
which he had fed.
1T was hard" he sobbed, "but have
won and L will serve the sentence which
mans law has imposed upon me, even
though l am no1 guilty of the crime for
which / am being punished
Lawrence was sentenced in April, 1906
from Laporte, Ind, where he had been
employed as a laborer. He was found
guilty of attacking a girl and was sem
fenced to serve from two to fourteen
years After he had been in the prison
less than five months he was made a
rusty. Almost Immediately he escaped.
He assumed the name of James Will
liams.
His wife, whose belief in his innocence
had never fallen until he escaped, de-
clared then that if he had really been
guiltless he would not have run away
She applied for a divorce Immediately
and it was granted.
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apolis and Omaha 1ss points Colorado
and Southern second preferred rose IA
points and St. Louis and San Francisco
second preferred Ia points. Bonds were
Irregular.
Wholesale liquidation of the Copper
stocks weakened the market further.
Huge blocks of Amalgamated Copper were
sold, driving 1t down Q points to 50A. An
did American Smelling. Missouri Pacific
declined points, American Smelling 21z
points. Tennessee Copper 2K points. Ana
conda points American Smelling prefer
red and Corn Products IN points. South
ern Pacific and American Smelling pre-
ferred IL points, st. Paul IA points and
Union Pacific, Sugar, Great Northern ore
Certificates l point
Liquidation was pursued and embraced
the list more generally. The drop in the
price of United Copper in the curb mar
ket to IS after having been forced up to
SO yesterday and the day before, and a
break in Consolidated Steamship shares in
the same market, was believed to have
some connection with the liquidation.
By o'clock Third Avenue was down l3
points, Missouri Pacific 6A piints, Ameri-
can Smelling 6H points, the preferred and
Union Pacific Az points. United States
Rubber ga points, Amalgamated Copper
and National Lead 4 points, Tennessee
Copper 3A points. Anaconda 3 points, Corn
Products preferred 215 points, Northern
Pacific and CRANKY Mining points. ST.
Paul 1ss piints Reading and United States
Steel preferred III points and the list gem
orally point or more.
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Mnat l told them Abut went and saw
WIN Merrfheld. who was as anxious to
ma the person who wrote the letters
as was the father of the girl. Merrl-
neId tnen set about to learn who the
aulnor OF the letter really was. He
with others suspected Peckem, because
OF what had told them. Young Mer-
rinelo determined to get a specimen
Oh Feckem's hand writing SO that II
could be compared with that of the
writer OF the letter. Upon learning that
feckem was boxer he wrote to him
ASKING II he would give him some box
ing lessons The first letter never was
answered, but he answered the second
inquiry saying that he would give the
DESIRED lessons. The writing of the let
Ter IN which Peckem told young. Merrl-
neId that he would teach him how to
ocx, upon being compared, was very
much like that of the letter addressed
to May Sapp.
1t was because thought the man
VINO asked for the letter at the post
office to be Davis and because Peck
ems hand writing tailed with that of
the writer of the letter. which was re-
arrested.
The United States took up the case
ana IL was thrashed out in the federai
court with nothing resulting only that
Judge Williams gave Peckem terri
BILE lecture and dismissed the case.
Thinks 1t Was Murder.
Mrs. Webster has been a staunch
friend OF the Sapp family for years and
was among the first to come to their
aid at the time of the tragedy She
also believes May Sapp was murdered.
In speaking of the recent tragedy, Mrs.
Webster said: II can not conceive
motive why the girl should kill herself.
She was jolly. but was lady in every
respect, being refined and in fact hav-
ing every quality to make a sweet pure
young woman
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Oct 6.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts Sc cars, Market 1s@11Rc lower.
Dec, s9a4c; May. $1.o49s. Cash: No
hard, 1.02d1 05; No. 8 hard, $101@1.04;- NO.
2 red, s1O7; No. 3 red, s1O6@1. 061s.
CORN-Unchanged Dec, SEC; May.
571hc Cash: No. 2 mixed. 61s4c; No. 8
mixed, size; No. 2 white, 62@6214c; No. 3
white 62G6214c.
OATS-Unchangedt to 1c higher. No. 2
white 49050c; No. mixed, SIC.
RYE-S6Q91c
HAY-F'irm Choice timothy, $13. 25q13. 70
choice prairie 81. 25@11.5O.
BUTTER-Steady to firm. Creamery,
PC; packing. 201ec.
EGGS-Steady. Extras, 22c; firsts, zoe
per dozen
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and authority of the mayor and coun-
Gil, he is subordinate in his powers
About one year ago the previous may
or and council had a rupture with the
city attorney but the breach was
healed. This marks the first real al
tercation that has taken place during
this administration.
Drenning's Reply in Detail.
F. G. Dreaming, city attorney, takes
exceptions to the statements which
have been made by r. Winfield Eaton,
the chief of police, to the effect that
he has been running things in high
handed fashion in dismissing criminal
cases appealed from the city court to
the district court and of the. miscar-
riage of Justice thereby. He takes par
Chief Eaton regarding the dismissal of
the appeal in Hank Schaffer case
which he did yesterday in the district
court. Among other things that the
chief said concerning this case were:
I'VE presumed that Schaffer, who
appealed from the court. would be tried
in district court, and we had our evil
dence ready. We have learned that
Schaffer sent $25 to-DreHning with a
proposition that the case be dismissed.
Dreaming was angry. Just a week later,
Schaffer's case had been dismissed.
without the knowledge of the police or
the police court-and Dreaming was
not angry any more.
justice were conserved in this CASE
said Mr.. Dreaming this morning, lis
the fact that Schaffer is now in Jail
and serving out the sentence of 80 days
which was imposed by him in the po-
lice court. Schaffer and his friends
tried to settle this case in every posi-
BILE way so as to avoid his Jail SEN
tence, but nothing of the kind would
be tolerated by me. So when he saw
that he was up against it he agreed to
and did pay the 500 fine and costs,
amounting to $20.50 more. His appeal
was then dismissed and that placed the
case right where it was before under
the judgment of the police court and
he had to satisfy the Jail sentence of
30 DAYS which was imposed and which
he started in doing this morning.
'tAnd the same conditions will MAIN
tain in the other appeals which have
been dismissed by me at this term of
the district court. They have only
been dismissed where the defendants
have agreed to pay the costs and I'M
der the law they will have to serve out
the Jail sentences which were imposed
on them in the police court.
-'In the settling of these appeal cases
in this way do not handle any of the
for costs except on rare occa-
sions. 1t is paid direct to the city
treasury and as for this causing any
confusion in the keeping of the police
books-that is ridiculous. When the
of the district court concern
ing the disposition of the case is re-
turned to the police that shows that
the fines and costs have been paid and |
1t is up to the police to fix up their
books from that mandate and then
execute that portion of it which is un- f.!
fulfilled by taking up the party accused |
and placing him in Jail to fill out his |
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New YORK Stock Marker.

wall St. New York. Oct. 16.-STOCKS-
Opening prices of stocks showed buoyant
advances in several instances and the av-
erage of the gains ran well over half a
point There was sprinkling of losses in
Contrast including number of the prom
frent market leaders
kansas City Southern preferred rose 8
points, Northern Pacific 21s points. Great
Northern preferred IA points. B. and o.
and Kansas and Texas IA points and
Pennsylvania, Atchison and Erie second
preferred about point.
There was a further substantial rise
which lifted many of the leaders point
or more above yesterdays closing. After
this level had been established the de-
mand moderated and there was slight
easing off. Canadian Pacific. gained 2a
points National Biscuit and Northern
American 2 points, Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred ~ points. Atchison.. d. and R. G.
and American Smelling 1ss points, Union
Pacific and Missouri Pacific IA points.
United States Rubber yielded IA points.
Stocks turned weak in the second hour,
pressure centering in Southern Pacific
and the Coppers. Southern Pacific fell rs
points below last night and Amalgamated
Copper q point. Early gains were lost.
American Smelling preferred, United
States. Rubber first preferred National
Lead and Anaconda fell L point, United
states Rubber and the second preferred
"a paints and Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
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NEXT TO WEIR CITY.
Southeastern A. o. Z. w. State Con-
ventiOn Closes at Scammon.

Scammon, Kan, Oct. 16.-The dis
trict convention of the southeastern
Kansas A. Q. U. w. anniversary as
ISOLATION. held here Yesterday, voted
to hold next years celebration at Weir
City.
It was also decided to hold the next
celebration about a month sooner,
between the 1st and 10th of Septem-
Der.
The celebration was attended by
large crowd, the lodges of Cherokee
and Crawford county all being repre-
scented by large delegations.
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KANSAS CITY Live STOCK.

Kansas City. Mo, Oct, 16.-CATTLE-.
Receipts today 5000 head, including loo
head of southerns. Market steady to 1Oc
lower. Native steers, s4.Sod6. so; southern
steers, 50 66415; southern cows, $2.104
3. 40; native cows and heifers, s.. 00Q4 20
stockers and feeders. So. o0a5.2 IS; bulls. s.. 80
@3.75; calves, $3.5O@6.75; western steers,
HOGS-Receipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket 5@1Oc lower. Bulk of sales, $605@6 % /;
heavy, 10000. Is: packers, s6.05@630; pigs
and lights $575d6.30.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Market strong Muttons, $50045.50; lambs
s6.O0d7. 40; range wethers, $47oQ5.50; fed
ewes $4.75G6.O0.
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Kansans TO Tour Europe.

Pittsburg, kan, oct. 16.-Fred H.
Fitch. who recently retired as general
manager of the Pittsburg Railway &
Light company. that property having
been purchased by the Joplin and
Pittsburg Railway company. left last
evening accompanied by his wife for
an extensive tour of Europe. Mr.
Fitch has been actively engaged in
railway work for the, past twenty years
and is yet a young man
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Chicago live Stock Market.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day "a 600 head. Market steady to shade
lower. Beeves, s39od7.25; cows. $1.5o@5. Is;
Texans, s375@4.75; calves, IS. 50GS Is; west
ems, "a. 0016.0o; stockers and feeders, $3.50
OATS.
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady. Light, s6.1O@6.70; mixed, Sc. 10
pigs, IS. 25@6 %; bulk of sales, s6.35@65o.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head.
Market steady to strong. Native, 5000
$50; western, 3.OOG5 so; yearlings, $3.50
500; lambs and western, s475Q7.35
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New York Produce Market.

New York Oct. 16.-BUTTER-Mark
easy. Process butter. common to special,
19G26c.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. State full creamery.
small, tolored and white, Sept, fine, Ice;
good to prime, 151z@15s4c; common to fair,
13@15c; large colored, Sept, fine Ice;
white 1I4c; common to prime, 13@154c
EGGS-Market firm. Western firsts,
211k@23c: seconds. 19Q21c.
POULTRY-Alive demoralized. Spring
chickens, 12c; fowls, 13c; turkeys. lac
Dressed poultry irregular Western spring
chickens 12@1Sc; turkeys, 10@16c; fowls,
12115c.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'M
changed 70 1sd higher: corn unchanged.
liverpool second cables: Wheat s94d
lower: corn 1sQssd higher.
Car lots at K. c. today were: Wheat,
124: corn, 8; oats, 3.
ESTIMATED car lots at K. c. tomorrow
are: Wheat, Sc; corn. z; oats, IS.
Car lots at Chicago today were: Wheat,
"A; corn. 96S; oats, 173.
Car lots of wheat in the northwest to-
day were SIS
lower corn hG5sd higher.
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Chicaro Produce Market.

Chicago, III, Oct. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
strong. Daisies. 151zc; Twins, 15@151sc;
Young Americas, 1712c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry weaker. Tur-
keys 13c; chickens, &c; springs, 10c.
Observation-Disclosures easier. Creamery, 2312
0I271kc; dairy, 22@25c.
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 171zG30c.
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New York sugar and Cofree.

New York, Oct 16.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
steady. Fair refining, So 40; centrifugal IS
test, So 80; molasses sugar. $3.O5. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed. $50; powdered
$40: granulated. $500
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio
SIC; No. 4 Santos, SAC.
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Cotton Market.
Galveston

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 16.-COTTON-
1890 per pound.
New York, Oct 16.-COTTON-Sales to-
day 10 bales. Spot cotton closed steady.
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Chicago Market

FURNISHED by, ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Phone 4SS. ]
Chicago. Oct. 16.
Open High Low Close Us
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Range of Price on stoclxs.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6 ]
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Kansas CITY Grain Market

FURNISHED by j. L. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocda.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 49,
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Market Gossfp.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6. ]
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TopeIxa Market
Topeka, Oct. IS.

FURNISHED by Charles Wolff Packing Co.
Yards close at noon Saturday
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Kansas City, Oct. 16.
CATTLE-Receipts today 10000 head.
Market slow and steady to weak
I HOGS-Receipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket loo lower. Bulk of sales, s6.00q6 20;
top, $3.50.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
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HOGS.
.KEHLLEl

1
| FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co.
| l14-116 West Laurent street
POULTRY-Springs. 11zQ21s pounds. lie;
over 21a pounds, &c; hens. SIC; odd roost-
-ES;CSLFresh country, ISc.
BUTTER-Fresh country, 16422c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
lFurnshesd by Der :: box e; L ssco 40 Kan. Avel
SRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, $500.
HONEY-Per "a rack case. S.75.
ORANGES aleneia. $5.50Q5. Is.
EIORIDA ORANGES-Per box IS 90
GRAPES-Tokay, per crate, 500; Almi-
70 ner bbl IS. 5o66.00; Michigan and N
" Der basket. 35c.
IEMONS-Per box, LeffingweIl, seOOO
BANANAS Medium sized punches. sz.Oo;
large punches, $3.50; Jumbo, ~ 75d3 0o
TOMATOES-Home grown, per basket.
'OPfEACHES-Utah. per box. s12s
APPLES-New York. per bbl, 5000
CFcI ,ERY-Jumbo, per bunch. soc: Spin.
T2ihborl per bunch, 55c.
HORSERADISH ROOT-Per h. 4izc
CABBAGE-Northern Holland, per cwt
81 50:- domestiey per cwt., 800 '
CANTALOUPES-Per standard crate.
sWEET PoTAToEs-Per bu.. 75c
ONiONS-Red or yellow. per bu., s10o.
Spanish, per crate, N.W.
EGG PkANT-Per doz., @67So
MANGO PEPPERS-Per basket n,
0eTAToES-Northern Rurais' Soc: Co,t.
or Ef4f,L SV CREAM CHEEsE-Kansas
nc ID: N Y. State white, 1Sc Ib.; Bioci.
isc ID; Dairy Twin, 2 to box, Ice ID. Wiz,
VC.ANNED OYsTERS-N Y. Extra So
lects, Sc n. Y. Counts. soc; Standard
PEI BULK Tx VoYsTERs-N. Y. Counts mar
gallon. e. 90; Extra Selects, $3.50: Chase.
peake Standards. per gal. LEO.
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1.-THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City. Mo-. and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co, live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
narkets.l
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A WAR OF WORDS.

tcon,inued from Page oneo
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GREEN SALT CURED. ..-'.a. a oe 81 81
NO. HORSE Observation-Disclosures O7s N
NO. TALLOW ......................... e
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TOpelSa hide Marked

prices paid in Topeka this week, based
/ on Boston quotations.1
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Grain Market

FURNISHED by j. b. Billiard, corner Kan.
sas ave. and Curtis street,
No. 4, 7407Sc.
CORN-62c.
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Kansas City. Oct. 16.
= Omen High (Low Close Yes
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and authority of the mayor and coun-
ell, he is subordinate in his powers
About one year ago the previous may
or and council had a rupture with the
city attorney but the breach was
healed. This marks the first real al
tercation that has taken place during
this administration.
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Vas Not MerrffeId

THE Sapp family was not satisfied
with the conclusion they drew from
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Us S Sss 5t SE Ts S Is 81 o g. sG SfssS
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

A report reached Little Rock last night from Conway that Geo. W. Donaghey of that city will an nounce his candidacy for govern or in this weeks issue of his home paper. MT. Donaghey is well known throughout the state as having attacked the state capi- tol commissioners and the con. tractors, claiming that the build ing is not being erected accord ing to plans and specifications.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15
Liquor Mems Politics.

It is the duty of the liquor men throughout the country to spot every congressman and member of the legislature who is suspected of strong temperance proclivities, and exert themselves to the utmost to defeat him."
 Texas Liquor Dealer
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

If aspirants for public office are found to be in harmony with us, work as unit for their cleo. ton regardless of party. If known to be opposed to our wei fare, move Heaven and Hell to defeat them. Do not allow them to escape they are breeders of trouble and they must be exter. minated. Pres J. w. Morrison to Liquor Dealers Association Washington, D. c.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

Suppose allgood christians do like certain "cult" advOd have no government, nevet
 at all, not even for good what kind of condition thlnE would reign, with this awta of evil plunging down theS time, wrecking young maa and endangering young WI hood?
 Let us teach our chlldH cleanse our governmento ol Augean stables and then
 it as a symbol of that hlgn1 ernment of the spiritual I
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15
News from Liffle Rock.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-The Ark ansas railroad commission today decided to make fiat rate on cotton shipments to and from points in Arkansas. The commis- ion also gave the railroad com panies permission to apply con centration rates whenever ship pers so desired it. The commits ion issued an order for a hearing on the subject for Aug. 28, when it will be determined what the fiat rates shall be.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

such statements from such a source should nerve the will of every patriot to do all in his pow CT to counteract such an infiu- ence.
 What If the brewers and dis. tlllers were in the maioritvY wouldn't pandemonium reipng
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Local and Personal.

Local and Personal.
 $2.50 ladies oxfords at $1.95 at Hart's.
 Mems $3. 90 oxfords at $2.75 at Harts.
 Mems $4.00pat. oxfords at $3 at Hart's.
 $1.50 straw hats at $1.00 at Harts.
 $2.O0 straw hats at $1.50 at Hart's.
 $500 panama hats at $4.00 at Hart's.
 $3.5O ladies oxfords at $2.5O at Hart's.
 Cut glass at the right price at E. A. Shorts, the jeweler.
 New lot of stationery just re- cejved at Howard Terry's.
 Fresh potatoes, onions and melons at Richardson X Potter's.
 Barbecued meat every day in the week except Monday at Ben Roberts.
 Edwln Clapp's pat, Oxfords are reduced to S4.5O while they last. W. T. Hart
 Get under the fan at Howard Terry's Fountain-co cole S place in town.
 Pennsylvania Cider Apples from Tontitown, Arkansas at Geo. J. Terry & Go.
 Miss Betsy Hinton will leave tomorrow for a weeks visit to relatives in Little Rock.
 Burney Clack is agent for Philadelphia Steam Laundry. Good work and splendid service.
 Wanted-A cook, not under 20 years. old. White preferred. Alp ply at the old Black restaurant. l
 Try our Farmer Jones Sor- ghum. Quality and price both will suityou.-
 Richardson X Potter.
 We have complete new stock of fancy table syrups. Sugar Glen, Georgia Ribbon cane, Pen gro, and Sorghum at
 Richardson X Potter S.
 Wick Scott, who is stopping at Lackland with his family, came in this morning, and reports a splendid shower there yesterday afternoon. The rain extended several miles north.
 Sheriff Hood made a trip yes terday to Ashdown after Joe Flowers, who is wanted here for an aggravated assault Flowers had already been fined, but es- capped before the fine was paid. CIThere was but one message sent from this place, yesterday by the Western Union and that was message sent by Cotton Region Observer Ellsworth to the government weather man at Little Rock. Deputy Constable Moon yes terday arrested John Reynolds, wanted at Patmos, Ark, on the charge of petit larceny. Key holds will be bered as the party fined few months ago for cutting Red Gibson.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-15

Attorney General Kirby spent the greater portion of the day preparing the opinion requested by the state capitol commission, as to whether or not they may spend more than S1 100000 in the erection of the building. It is generally believed that the at torney general will hold that the commission is limited to $1,OO0,- 900, the amount originally appro- priated for the erection of the building. In that event the com missioners can do but little work until the meeting of the next leg, islature, when additional appro- priatiOnS will be asked for.