Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-02-14
To Drain Large District.

To Drain Large District.
pronertv owners in Jefferson coun-
~ are formulating plans to construct
q canal 10 drain O large area OF land
noor Pine Bluff. If this district is
formed it will be the first drainage
district in the county. but the subject
Of drainage has been given consider
able attention recently by property
owners who realize the necessity OF
taking some action to reclaim land
NOW rendered useless for cultivation
on account of the water which stands
unon 1t most of the year. In this con-
nectiou considerable interest has been
aroused by the promised visit of gov
ernment and railroad officials for the
purpose of beginning campaign for
education along the lines of drainage
and road improvement.
Forced To Associate With Negroes
Della McCarrell, white girl, COM
planned to the police judge of Hot
Springs that she had been forced by a
white woman with whom she had been
living. to associate with negroes. The
eiYl stated that several weeks ago the
woman sent money to buy ticket TO
Hot Spring, writing to her that she
had procured her position. The girl
declared that since her arrival she had
been kept virtually in slavery and COM
pelled to associate with negro men.
The woman later left town by order of
the authorities.
Road to Be Completed at Early Date.
Thirty additional miles of trackage
on the Gurdon and Fort Smith road,
extending out of Antoine in the direc-
ton of Greenwood, where it will con-
meet with the Iron Mountain, has been
completed. Half of the track has now
been laid and the remainder of the
proposed route passes through a sec
ton Of country whore construction will
be comparatively easy. 1t is thought
that the road will be completed at an
early date.
Bank Case Postponed.
BY agreement of counsel, one of
whom is Ex-Governor Jeff Davis, the
cases against the officers and direc-
tors Of the Bank of Newport, who are
under indictment on charges growing
out Of the failure of that institution,
have been postponed All of the in
dictments charge the officers and di-
rectors with receiving deposits when
they knew the bank was insolvent.
Rumors of New Road.
AS soon as the branch line of the
Missouri Pacific is completed from
Crane TO Springfield, in Missouri. it
is stated on good authority that the
road will be extended south into Ar
kansas to connect with the main line
at Fort Smith or Van Buren,. The
proposed route will tap Arkansas coal
heids and open up undeveloped min
eral bearing section.
Will Operate Own Cars.
The Bluff City Lumber Company of
Flnt Bluff has placed an order for
Ten cars of $4,000 pounds capacity,
winch will bear the marks and num-
oefs OF the company. 1t is expected
.nat TINS will do much toward reliev-
ing the car shortage which this COM
pany has experienced during the year.
ana especially during the winter.
4 Vinegar Factory at Fayetteville.
T. +. Melvin of South Dakota, has
purchased five-acre tract of land at
raSeueVllie and will begin the cree
sioh OIL vinegar factory at once. The
i"eIory Will also make preserves and
1o'iy' and will be ready for operation
at lAe opening of the next season.
Knocked Off Train.
oscar Waters who was swinging on
ohe SIDE OF train on the Arkansas
central, was knocked off at Paris while
P"ssihs some wood which was cord
81 up on the side of the track, and
nao one of his legs and all of the toes
'" me loot Of the other leg, cut off.
unknown Parties Fire Into Negro
House.
ONNhown parties fired into a house
:" 'he Williams and Burrows farm
~ ~s harrisburg. occupied by number
~ w. negroes, frightening the inmates so
"' 'hey left the plantation and have
"o' peen heard of since.
Alleged Fugitive Captured.
w. D. oFarrill, who it is alleged,
DIV and killed William Reddert at
ba a ea about a year ago, and who
os as peen at large since then. has been
h W. at Houston, Texas, and will
ON brought back to the scene of his
'esed crime for trial.
eo% Factory at Clarendon.
co ne chillicothe Box Manufacturing
tah, ipahy of Chillicothe. Mo-. will es.
T lnnsh box factory at Clarendon.
b,, ~ pant will manufacture boxes used