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The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Killinq Jews.

Odessa. Sept-Black Hundreds be- gan rioting here Monday, alleging that the Jews were responsible for the eX- plosion of bomb i'll the court yard of the central police station Sunday which resulted in the death of an ar tillery officer and four policemen, al though it was stated at the time that the bomb was accidentally dropped from the hand of an officer. Rloter9 ran through the streets inhabited by Jews, shooting promiscuously right and left. Many were killed and in jured.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Crops WiIl.Be Short.

According to the monthly crop report of the State by counties, issued by Guy B. Tucker, commissioner of mines. manufactures and agriculture. the cotton and corn crop of this year will be anywhere from 10 to 50 per cent under that of last year in the various counties of the State. Phil lips, Randolph and St. Francis coun- ties report that their crops of cotton will be equal to the crops of last year. The recent rains have been of great benefit to the corn in many of the counties.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Steamboat For Black River.

The largest boat ever set afloat on Black river for transportation pur poses will shortly be launched by Capt G. w. Huff of Corning. liar grove & Ruth of Poplar Bluff are building the boat. The vessel will be used for carrying both freight and passengers, having about 15 state rooms and a spacious dining hall. In length the boat will measure 100 feet. while 1t will be 20 feet in breadth.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Arkansas Rice Crop.

The rice fields in the vicinity of Lonoke are reported to be looking fine and prospects excellent for large crops, one man expecting to harvest 5000 bushels from a 90-acre field. For this he will get in the neighbor- hood of $1 per bushel. A rice huller is now in process of erection at Stutt- gart and it is expected it will be ready for business this season. The estab- lishment of the huller in this State is calculated to lower the price of hulled rice. which is now : 1-2 cents per pound.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
New Farmers Union Gin.

The plant of the Farmers Union Gin and Milling Company at Para gould, being erected under the di- rection of A. s. Snowden, president the end of the week. It will consist of four buildings, gin house. mill, cot ton house, cotton seed house, and probably a warehouse. Among the equipments will be a 40-bale gin ani a 1.000-bushel capacity corn mill.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Sewer Contract Awarded.

The sewer commissioners of Para gould have awarded the work of con structing a sewerage system for that city to a Kansas City company for 4 1-2 per cent of the cost. The sys. tenn will cost approximately $40,000, for which the city will issue bonds. Work will begin in a few weeks, and 1t is more than likely that by Christ mas the system will be complete.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Appointed on Levee Board.

Acting Governor Pindall has a,
 pointed Lawson Hughes of Marfanna' Lee county, to succeed Frank o. Love as member of the St Francis Dis
 trict Levee Board MT. Love is a member of the legislature. and as such was held to be disqualified to hold membership on the board. MT. Hughes is merchant in Lee county.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Harvest Fair Homecoming.

One of the features of the harvest fair which will be held in Camden, October 23, "A and %. will be a home coming of all the former citizens of Ouachita county Invitations will be sent to those out of the State, urg ing them to come home during fair week. Much interest is being mani fested in the fair and exhibits of all sorts are being prepared
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
She Experimented.

A little girl of five was taken to church one Sunday. and listened with unexpected attention to the sermon, which graphically told the story of the stilling of the tempest on the Sea of Galilee, and how Christ walked on the waves. In the afternoon her moth CT missed her and began an anxious search of the house. As she neared the bathroom she heard sounds of splashing. and hurried to the door to behold a small, excited face peering over the rim of the big white tub. and to hear a small excited voice ex- claim Say, mamma. this walking on the water is quite trick.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Banks Consolidated.

The Chicot' Bank and the Bank of Lake Village have been consolidated with a combined capitalization of $5o,- OO0 The new institution will be known as t&e Chicot Bank and Trust Com pany, and will occupy the building which formerly housed the now merged Bank of Lake Village.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Jumpec to His Death.

While an Iron Mountain passenger train on the White river branch was passing over Georges river, on the long trestle that spans the stream, an unidentified man. apparently 45 years of age, leaped from the rear end of the smoker to the water, t00 feet be low. The body was recovered several house later and taken to Newport.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Madison County Apples.

It is estimated that the receipts from the sale of apples in Madison county this year will not be less than $100,000 Dried fruit, it is believed, will net the farmers about S25,000. The fruit industry in Madison county is greatly hampered on account of the lack of transportation facilities.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Escaped Panther Killed.

panther, which has kept sections of the country around Hot Springs anc Benton in terror good part of the time since last October, was shot and killed a few days ago. The animal escaped from the Hagenback animal show when the show train was wrecked last October near Benton.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
RuiIdlnu Collapsed.

Padueah, Ky, Sept.-The American Express Company,s building collapsed at 5:10 o'clock Monday afternoon. A. F. Ingersol. agent of the American Ex- press Company. was caught in the de bris and it required more than two hours to dig him out He was not badly injured.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Active Head of State Guard.

Col. W. K. Snrridge of Black Rock of the Arkansas National Guards by Acting Governor Pindall. Col. Sur ridge has had long military training and has made good record IS cot onel of the First regiment. So far as completed the Governors staff and official roster of the State Guard are as follows: Governors Staff-Thomas C. Trim ole. Jr., Lonoke; Berry King. Harrison; l.. P. Berry, Jr., Marion; Abner McGehee. Jr., Little Rock; Guy B. Tucker, Little Rock; Reuben G. Dye Forrest City; Harry l.. Ponder. Walnut Ridge Richard Rice, Benton vile. All members of the Governors staff are commissioned with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
 General Headquarters-Pau Little. adjutant general, Little Rock; John E. Martineau, assistant adjutant general. Little Rock; Eugene Jett, assistant quartermaster general and chief ordnance officer, Little Rock.
 Brigade Headquarters William Surridge, Black Rock, brigadier gen eral William NJ. Stoddard, Jenesboro. inspector general Roy D. Campbell. Little Rock, judge advocate. o. B. Gordon, Prescott, paymaster general. Harry N. Pharr, LaGrange, chief of engineers. G. L. Grant, Newport. chief of signal corps. R. l.. Russell Leslie, surgeon general.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
New Law Enforced.

The new statute forbidding the wearing of a society emblem unless the wearer is member of such organ ization was given its first test in the Little Rock police court recently. The victim was F. N. Frazier, who was wearing an Elks pin, and was fined $25 on his plea of guilty.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Court House to Be Lighted.

The court house at Ozark is being provided with electrical fixtures. Each of the offices, jury and witness rooms will be supplied with lights. and the main court room will have two chandeliers of four 32-candle- power lights each, also lights at the clerks desk and at the bench.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Pardon Granted.

Governor Pindall has granted a par don to Henry Scott, a negro, con yicted al the Miller County Circuit Court in December, 1906, and sen tenced to serve three years in the pen itentiary for robbery. In making an inspection of the prison Governor Pin dall was struck by the emaciatel con dition of Scott, and, upon inquiry. learned that the prisoner was afflicted with tuberculosis. The pardon was granted without being asked for, the Governor acting upon his own voii- ton.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Cotton Prospects Good.

It is estimated that full two-thirds average cotton crop will be made in Miller county this year. The dry weather has greatly injured the plant in the hill districts, but on the bottom lands the crop is fine.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Cholera at Yokohama.

Yokohama, Sept.-The first case of cholera in this port reported Monday The victim is Japanese sailor of the steamer, Takasigno. It is supposed he contracted the disease at one of the ports between here and New Chang
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Convict Pardoned.

A pardon has been issued to Lafay- cite Allumus of Chicot county by Act ing Governor Pindall. Allumus was sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary on conviction of a charge of assault with intent to kill
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
A Kncck.

Jimmy" said the father, there's rip in your bathing suit. Go and sew it up
 "Bnt papa growied the boy, moth CT will sew it for me.
 Never mind. I want you to learn to sew yourself. For" said the father, some day you will get married. and then you won't have any mother-you uill nnlY have a wife
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Evidence Not Sufficient.

The two negroes arrested at Helena a few days ago on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of J. M. Scott of the Helena World, have been released for lack of sufficient syt- dence.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
 Reward for Neqro.

A reward of s2OO has been offered by Acting Governor Pindall for the arrest of a negro, Gilbert Brown, who is wanted for assault. The alleged assault was committed August r in Faulkner county.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Retail Jewellers Oraanize.

The Arkansas Retail Jewellers Asso- citation held a two days meeting at Prescott and effected permanent or
 ganization. The next meeting will be held at Little Rock February II. 1902.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Involuntary Bankruptcy.

E. H. Murphy, a general merchant of Fl Dorado, has gone into bank ruptcy on the petition of his creditors. Liabilities are stated at s7,500 and assets at 2500.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
First Bale From Dallas.

The first bale of this seasons cot ton to arrive in Philadelphia was grown by Sam West of Dallas county, and he received 15 cents pound for |,
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
To Locate Iron Foundry

MT. Lebherman of Louisville is in Fayetteville looking for site for a foundry. It is expected that MT. Lebherman will invest about S25.000 in the establishment of the plant.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Improvement Found Necessary.

Owing to the large number of wrecks that have occurred on the Hoxie division of the Iron Mountain re- gently, an inspection has been made by prominent railroad officials and a thorough overhauling and renewal of ties, rails and bridge timbers or derpd
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Announces eubernatoriaI Candidacy.

Attorney General W. F Kirby has made formal announcement of his can didaey for the Democratic nomination for Governor at the primary election to be held on the fourth Wednesday in March next
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Fles5aqe from fAarie.

America is Gods own crucible- Time only can tell the civilization he will make cut of your country Marie COrelN
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
New Bank at Warren,

A new bank, to be known as the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, has been organized at Warren, with cap italizaticn of $100,000.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Fair Association orqanized.

At a recent meeting or the citizens of Hope the Hampstead County Fair Association was permanently organ
 ized and full official roster elected.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Habits of Sperm Whale.

The sperm whale can remain below the surface for about 20 minutes at time. Then it comes to the surface and breathes 50 or 50 times, taking about ten minutes to do so.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-05
Possibly Had to Economize.

At recent golden wedding in Eng land the aged bridegroom wore tho snit in which he had been married.
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
TO SUPPRESS LOTTERY BUSINESS
Operations I'm New York and Chicago to
CuIminate in Trial at Mobile.

Washington, Feb. THE govern
ment's aggressive plans for the prose-
cution of the Honduras lottery because
of big operations in New York, Chi
cago and other large cities are to cul-
inmate In an important trial at Mo
bile. A grand jury is soon to be sum
moned and a special session of the fed
eral court convened by Judge Harry T.
Toulmin. Whether there Will be other
trials than that arranged TO be held at
Mobile is not known. There have been
conferences here this week over the
matter. Attorneys for the lottery have
participated in some of them and prop
ositions for a settlement in some Of
the cases have been considered As
sistant Attorney General Cooley who
has the litigation in charge, imposed
severe terms incurring a fine of $3.50,
600 for each of the several officials of
the company. The lottery company has
been greatly surprised at the govern
ments determination to put It out of
business.
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
HON. S. C. DWYER.

Under a caricature Of S. c. Dwyer.
Lake and Newton counties representa-
tive, the Indianapolis News has the
following about the statesman:
''Dwyer, Schuyler Colfax, Lowell.
Lawyer. Lake and Newton"
Sounds like a page out of Who's
Who in America For that matter. IL
wouldn't be strange to see it in Who's
Who and it will doubtless be there
before very long, if the big man from
up the state continues to make prog
ress as rapidly as he has since reach
ing the halls of the Indiana legisla-
ture-and cares to pay the price of one
insertion.
Not many folks knew him when he
came. but most folks know him now
Every once in a while the tall man
with the deadly black whiskers gets
up and talks on the matter before the
house. When he sits down everybody
has a pretty clear conception OF the
point he was endeavoring to make.
which is a sufficiently rare occurrence
in the house to attract notice.
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
TAYLOR HOMESTEAD
TO Be MADE A PARK
Much Litigated Property to
Be Taken on Indemni-
flying the Land.

The South Park commissioners. II Is
reported, viii take steps TO assume pos
session of the Taylor homestead in the
East Side for park purposes by filling
an indemnifying bond of 1892. goo. The
property, which has been the subject of
condemnation proceedings on two sep
arate occasions, is owned bv Mrs
Esther Taylor, widow of James +. Tay-
Tor, q pioneer citizen of South Chicago.
who plated district formerly known
as Colehour and latterly called the
East Side. and lies between Ninety
seventh and Ninety ninth streets. and
Avenue G and Lake Michigan, compris-
ing about fifteen acres. Its location is
directly north of the present boundary
Of Calumet park. one of the largest and
most favorable situated small parke in
the city on the first suit to condemn
it Mrs. Taylor appeared on tech
nicality involving her claim for com
pensation for riparian rights to sub
merged land The second hearing of
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
ENGINE STRIKES
CONDUCTOR z|ESE
Employe of Street Railway
Co. Sees One Train and
Not the Other.

Albert ziese. formerly of Crown
Point, a conductor on one of the street
cars on the East Chicago run was
struck by Monon switch engine at
the State street crossing and severely
injured this morning at about 1925.
The gates were down to protect the
crossing while an Erie train and Mo-
non switch engine were passing.
Zeise saw the Erie train but failed to
notice the approaching Monon switch
engine and crawled under the gates to
be in a position to signal his car when
the Erie train had passed
The noise Of one train evidently
drowned out the noise Of the approach
of the other and before he could get
out Of the way the corner of the ten
der OF the switch engine struck him
and knocked him to one side.
The switch engine was not moving at
a rate of more than ten miles an hour
or the young man would have been
killed. Fortunately he was knocked
to one side OF the track and the train
did not run over his body.
The accident happening as it did
so near the heart of the city was wit
messed by quite a number of persons.
The injured man was picked up and
taken to Kussmaurs cigar store and
was later removed to St. Margaret s
hospital in Emmerlings' ambulance.
The engine which hit Ziese was
known as Monon light engine. 121 and
was in charge of Engineer Joe Beltz OF
Lafayette and f. c. Fisher, fireman of
Indianapolis
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
SLICE FOR INDIANA EMPLOYEES

Washington. Feb. S.-Postal employees
in Indiana Will receive big slice of
the big salary melon which the house
committee on postofflces and postroads.
of which Representative Ovestreet is
chairman. Is preparing to have con-
gress cut for the postal employees OF
the country. There are about six
hundred clerks In postoffices in the
state who will come in for a 500 in
crease. Then there are about $50 let
ter carriers who Will get a similar in
crease, the total of which will be Sc.
500. There are some 500 railway pos
tai clerks in the state who will also
get 800 a year each or $4,000 and
there are 2,130 rural free delivery car
risrs in the state wile are down for
$3.50 each increase a year, the total OF
which class increase will be $3.50 900
The February 1 report of the rural
delivery division of the postofflce de-
partment for Indiana shows that there
are in operation now 2.130 rural routes
in the state. This in an increase of
twenty-five since June 80. 1906. There
remain twenty-five pending petitions
for Indiana.
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09

city has been sold for $4,000 net. AS
a matter of secondary Importance it is
reported that the agreement has been
made between the bondholders and the
South Shore Gas and Electric company
by which Mr. Gels is to become the
owner of the East Chicago plant.
Some time ago the bondholders
made proposition to the city which
was turned down and the alternative
Of taking the matter into court or com
promising was put UP to the bondhoId-
ers. They evidently decided to compro-
mise for a few days ago an agreement
was practically reached between the
contending parties and was consumma-
ted this afternoon.
Leonard Metcalf, representing the
bondholders today met a committee of
citizens and a committee of the coun-
ell and made the following agreement:
The bOndholders Of the company who
are purchasing the city's equity in the
two plants agree to assume all of the
bonded Indebtedness against the two
plants, rebate the city to the extent of
$97, 500 for excessive water rentals. paw
$4,000 in cash, give the city the old
5 u,
pay all court costs and receivers costs
amounting to $4,000 and guarantee
free water for all city purposes. In
addition the rental for arc lights is to
be reduced from s72 to $50 per month
and the hydrant rentals are to be re-
duced from s45 to $40 per month
In return for all this the city is to
pay $4,000 for the redemption of the
intake bonds and grant the new com
pany a twenty year franchise with the
reservation of the right to revise the
schedule of rates at the end of the first
ten years.
In commenting on the matter Mayor
DeBraie said he regarded the deal as
a good one for the city. When asked
If the $4,000 would represent the
original investment minus the natural
deterioration he said that it would not.
The mayor said that the city had been
held up for thousands of dollars on
this plant by grafters and that this was
a dead loss to the city.
When asked. however. if the s11s.ooo
would represent the difference between
the amount which should have been
honestly invested in the plant and the
natural deterioration, the mayor said
that he thought it would.
The people Of East Chicago have
made the experiment with municipal
ownership and the result was that
those Of the citizens who were not
corrupted We're disgusted and the rot
tenness that has been uncovered in
that city from time to time has hoy
cred over the city as a hoodoo and a
disgrace ever since. Every citizen sus-
poets every other citizen and as one of
the residents of East Chicago put 1t
the other day. if a man should knock
an East Chicago man down and take
away his money. he would get up un-
concernedly and say. That's just what
II expected
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
MET. BILL STRAIGHT
TO THE GOVERNOR
This Seems Likely Unless
the Situation Changes
Chances are Good.
Especial to Lake County Times).

Indianapolis, Feb. 9.-Unless the sit
uation changes materially within a
week the metropolitan police bill will
be put straight UP to Governor Hanly.
The Mccullough bill has passed the
house. And what is more surprising
1t is not at all certain that it will not
pass the senate.
In fact the sentiment in favor of the
Mccullough bill grows stronger every
day in the senate. That this bill could
pass there was laughed at two weeks
ago. Now that seems to be the most
likely guess. Here, again the oppon-
ents of the present system have been
doing the talking. The lassitude of
the governor in many of the cities of
the state has entered in; and these
two factors. taken in connection with
the democratic doctrine of home rule
will just about administer the poison
pill in the senate. Then il will be up
to the governor to pass on the meas
ure.
The Lake County times., 1907-02-09
APPEAR IN BEHALF
Of COURT BILLS
Hammond Lawyers In In
dianapolis Go Before
Joint Committee.

Three attorneys of Hammond ap-
peared before the two committees on
the organization of courts which met
in joint session yesterday afternoon,
after the adjournment Of the two
houses. The three were W. S. Whin-
cry, Virgil Reiter and John V. Petor-
SON.
They spoke in favor OF Senator Bow
ser's BILL providing for the organiza-
ton Of continuous superior court IN
Lake county. Two bills have been in
troduced along this line one provid
ing for this separate superior court for
Lake county. and the other providing
that in case the court is created the
salary of the circuit Judge remain the
same as formerly.
The three who spoke showed to the
members Of the joint committee the
necessity for a new court They spoke
Of the growth Of the population Of the
county recently. and the wonderful in
crease in the court business.
That there was no opposition to the
measure on the part of the Lake coun-
ty citizens was shown by the fact that
Judge TuthilI, who is the superior
judge up there now, appeared before
the senate committee Thursday after
noon, and advocated the passage Of
the bill. He gave as his reasons, the
lagre increase in the court business.
Members OF neither the house nor
the senate committees have expressed
| themselves as being opposed to or in
favor of the bill. The fact that the
Hammond attorneys were asked down
here to appear before the joint COM
mittee is to be taken as an indica-
tion of nothing except the desire of
the members Of the committee to get
at the real needs of the county in a
court way. Senator Bowser, who in
troduced the bill, says that he thinks
the bill will pass without much op-
position
Bowser introduced yesterday a bill
that has for its object the limiting Of
the hours that railroad employe must
work continuously. The bill fixes the
limit as eighteen hours continuously
and provides that after such a stretch
he shall have eight hours rest.