The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Corela Jenkins and Fannie .Stad-

are Tn a critical condltl0n at the city hospital. The fight started in dispute concerning man. The con- troversy waxed hot and soon the two came to blows. The Staden wom- an is said to have struck her ad- versary on the head with a stone, cutting deep gash in her forehead. Both women then drew knives and proceeded to carve each other, the cause of their strife standing by and watching the battle. The women fought until exhausted.
 Four boys, Paul Green, 8; Jean Green, II; Jim Kelly, 8, and Tobe Kelly, 10 years old, sons of Mrs. W. W. Green and MT. and Mrs. James Kelly of Fort Smith were badly injured by the explosion of dynamite cap placed in a bonfire. Paul Green will lose the sight of one eye and may not live. The oth- CTS were badly cut by flying stones and copper. The boys say they found piece of copper wire in an alley and were burning the insula- ton off to sell it as junk. They didn't know it was loaded.
 Work on the construction of the Marianna, Brinkley & Western road will be commenced at Marianna Sep temper 1st. The new line will open up an extensive territory and will give Mariannaits second railway out let. The land contagious to the rail- way is especially favorable to the growing of tomatoes. It is said that tomatoes grown in that section will mature earlier and are of as fine a quality as are those grown in the famous Humbolt district in Tenn essee.
 The 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. W. J. Smith was badly burned with cresoline at Eureka Springs recent ly. The mother had put the child to sleep and left a cresoline yaporizer burning on the table near the bed. After the mother left the room the child awakened, seized the vaporizer and held it over its head. The hot fluid was spilled over the child's face which was badly burned.
 A movement is now on foot to organize a stock company for the purpose of operating boat on White river from Cotter north to reach the territory cut off from transportation. There is a rich stretch of country to which the White river route is com paratively inaccessible, and 1t is to market the products from that sec- ton that the enterprise is being un- dertaken.
 A family by the name of Ware, living in the Stuart settlement, four miles from Parma, in Stone county, were poisoned recently from drink ing water from spring. A meatskin had been placed in the spring during the night, and it is supposed that it was covered by some kind of poison. The family of seven were all very sick for several days and one little girl died.
 Initial steps have been taken to build the England and Clear Lake Railway to Lonoke, connecting there with the Rock Island road. From Lonoke the line is to be built west to the Arkansas river to a point where connection can be made with the Iron Mountain, thus giving Eng land the advantage of three rail- ways and Arkansas river freights.
 Jno. Hathcock and Hugh Thomas son, two farmers of Calhoun county, are reported to have had difficulty over a dog which had been accused of killing sheep, and Hathcock is said to have stabbed ThOmasSOn in the left eye. They were riding along the road together quarreling, when, it is said, Hathcock struck Thomas son with the knife.
 Dave Chatham, a white man, liv- ing at Little Rock, is under arrest for attempting to kill his daughter, Mrs. May Wetzell while he was in an intoxicated condition. He was re- fuSed adm itfopco fO his home hy his