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MONROE NEWS.

Mrs. J. W. DeShazo. of.Welington, Texas, arrived here Sunday morning. being called to the bedside of her father. A. c. DeShazo, who is yet suffering from the fall which he re- ceived. but we are glad to note that he is improving.
 Messrs. w. T. Riner, 1. E. De- Shazo. Buck Williams, Lee Grimes, Charlie Crume. lack Henson and Charlie Tucker. of this city. went to Marianna Monday to attend court.
 Mrs. J. A. Williams and pretty daughter. Miss Bertha, went 10 Brink ley Tuesday to do some shopping.
 Quite number of people of this city went to Brinkley Tuesday to at tend the show. Among those who went were Mir. and Mrs. John Grimes. Mrs King. Mrs Tucker, Miss Olga Ryals, w. T. Riner and Horace V. Cannon.
 Miss Katie Cannon, of Biackton, was in our town Tuesday, remaining until Wednesday.
 l Mrs. R. V. Wallace, son and daughter. Tom and Margaret. return ed Tuesday from a pleasant visit with relatives at Shreveport, La. They report delightful trip; but we regret that Mrs. Wallace's health was quite bad the last few days of her stay, and there is yet no improvement in It.
 Rev. Gibbons. of Pine Bluff. preach ed very interesting sermon at this place Sunday night. Rev. Gibbons is J to serve as the pastor of the Richness church at this place until the Council in September, when pastor will be sent us.
 The death angel, who often comes into our homes and takes away the most priceless jewels which we po- sesS, visited the home of Mrs. Hattie Corley and took away her beloved son, Luther. Luther had been sick some two Or three weeks with rheu- matic fever, and was taken much worse Friday and died Saturday. He was indeed model young man; al- ways kind and loving to his widowed mother and little brothers and sisters. His father died several years ago,
 leaving all the responsibility of caring for his mother and brothers and sis ters upon him, who bore it all with courage and loving kindness. His last words before he became uncoH- scous were: "l have left nothing un- done. What consollng thought to 1 his loved onesl An. that we all. when we come to press dying pillow can 1 look back over cur past life and say truly: "l have left nothing undone , that 1 should have donei" I uther was buried Sunday afternoon at White : church cemetery by the members of i the w. o. w. lodge. of which lodge {! he was member. His relatives have our most profound sympathy In i their bereavement. JOHN. Just tell 'ern you saw it in the
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The Monroe Hotel.

For the convenience of the frs class colored trade, we have opened up in the w. E. Kelly old stand, The Monroe Hotel. Everything brane new and up-to-date. Only first clas: patronage solicited. Barber shop ano restaurant in the building Short or ders and lunches served at all hours Rates Sl.OO per day.
 C. WESLEY WALTON, Proprietor.
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REWARD FOR LOST DOG.

A liberal reward will be paid for any information leading to the recovery oi a small black dog, answering to the name of "Nigger Pup.
 Strayed or was stolen from our residence Monday night, Oct c. Apply or notify.
 Mrs. C. F. SIMMONS, Al Nick P. Lawrence, old home.
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quite a nice pile of corn.

quite nice pile of corn
 This part of old Monroe county has had three nice frosts, Oct. 18th, l4th and 18th.
 Miss Claudy Williams is now be- hind the counters at J. W. Lair's.
 H. M. Peete, ST., can be seen at work in the store of Mayo & Mayo
 We have three gin plants which are running regular now, and are gn- ming lots of cotton.
 The people as general thing are opposed to the s5o,ooo court house proposition.
 Listen to what George w. Dona- ghey said in his speech at Morriton on the Eth inst. It would be better to put dynamite under what has been done on the Capital building and blow it into the smallest atoms rather than continue the graft which is now leach ing the tax payers of their money. say this with due consideration for the apparent extreme statement. If the present self confessed boodlers, who have admitted in our courts that they put up twenty one thousand dol lars for the purpose of brlbing mem bers of our legislature to secure the endorsement of the voters of the state for what they have done anc what they will, if continued in the states service, the state will cer. tainly pay from five million dollars te ten million dollars for less than ont million dollars worth of actual service So in order 10 get rid of our Whols evil before if assumes greater pro portions, it would be economy for th state to/dynamite the whole thing graf!ers and all, if need be, rathe than continue existing conditions | The commissioners, the architect ant the contractor should be discharged and the work should be placed il charge of someone who will protec the state. This old scribe thinks the whole push, the commissioners. con tractors and the architect should have gone like Butts went, for the whole push had confederated together tc roll the state out of millions of dollars It was the biggest piece of graft tha was ever attempted to be thrust on the tax payers of Arkansas, and there is no telling how much money would have been stolen from the state if nc one had interrupted
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u
 The Price Of Health.

The price of health in a malarious district is just 25. cents; the cost of a box of pr. Kings New Life Pills. :" Writes Ella Slayton, Of Nolan. Ark. New Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm part new life and vigor to the system, 25c. Satisfaction guaranteed at all druggists.
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Rabbit Metal at Half Price!

A fine grade of nickle alloy Rabbi metal, in any quantity, at about half the price that is usually charged. Should be of special interest to mill and factory men. Phone, address or
 WM. B. FOLSOM.
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Total No. of bales l1

Total No. of bales l2lO Cotton worth llc; seed $500: ginning $500; picking Soc. Weather for the past week favor able for gathering. To-day. 10th. cool and cloudy.
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PERSONAL NOTES

,n you saw it in '"'
 bpry fer best pu's''
 liner, of M0nr'S' W '
 day.
 Hall. of whsa''s'' was
 ,ssday'
 I,rstt ate 'dsi court in
 5 week
 c,.rk, Jim Enge'' 0' 0'A'
 Ire sund y ]
 bv.rton, of Ksevil' visited
 Br:nkIey this week.
 snIses ElIas. of claren-
 ths circus Tuesday
 ,ditn returned Saturday
 of a few days in NIGHT
 Riosr. the Ke'vil mer-
 Brinkley first Of this l,Is Buck, of Paduka. Ky''
 the guest of Miss Jessie ebsr Lewis, now editor of
 ,ibune. was here over sam Westbay returned |m a visit to relatives in hcNeece, of Newport, is bf his mother, Mrs. Mary hrs sumpter left this week i |.. ,sl,tives in Pulaski, hes Claude and F. B. l 10 Memphis Saturday, Hays.
 hable Thomas, of Claren- 5 guest of Miss Kate Mur- |sday.
 Jessie Hartley returned h a month s visit to friends g. Ky. ,ne Anderson. of Dark Cor the city Tuesday the guest Ie Neagle.
 N. N. Cain, of Cotton the guest Of her sister, {. Pope, this week. i. T. Owen and daughter. 3. visited Mrs. Mamie : days this week. 'rown, of Forrest City. was week visiting his brother. n, on South New Orleans Hartley was over from few days this week visit Its, Mir. and Mrs. 1. E.
 DeLila Harrison and st, of WheatIey, were in sday attending the Bar sy Circus.
 dith Tabor returned Sun from Pine Bluff to accept 'osition as night operator e Exchange. i J party composed of Miss 'le, Leone Williams and came through the coun- arendon to attend the cir race remaining the guest nie Biaett. |tttelttsIIIsIlIIsflgleEssr
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Just tell 'em you saw 1t in the ARGUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
| MAY INCLUDE TAFT I'M sun
Mrs. Ayres Claims to Have Received
Letter Upon which she May
Base Case,

NEW YORK. June lO-The statement OF
Mrs. Ayres, wife OF Lieutenant Colonel
Charles @. Ayres, United States army. IN
which she spoke of the secretary OF wars
letter to her husband forbidding her to
trespass upon the reservation in West
Point as $50 insulting and despicable that
1 will not repeat 1t or show IT," and which,
she said. she had placed in the hands of
her lawyers, was considered an intimation
at West Point, according to dispatches to-
day, that she intended to include Secretary
Taft in the suit for damages she has an
nounced she would bring
While Mrs. Ayres refused to explain fur
ther what was in the order which prevents
her from seeing her son, Fairfax Ayres,
who Is cadet at the academy, Il was
stated at West Point that Secretary Taft
approved the recommendation OF Colonel
Mills and Colonel Scott in their reports to
the department on Colonel Howse's COM
plant against Mrs. Ayres which is the
basis OF her suit.
The secretary. instead of ordering Colonel
Ayres to remove the wife from near the
post. instructed him to prevent her from
''trespassing" upon the West Point reser-
vation. 50 long as their son shall be IN
the academy. II young Ayres should be
severity i'll, the secretary adds. she will be
notified and and u permit for her to see
him will be issued either by the secretary
or blythe adjutant general forthwith.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
POSSE KILLS TRAIN RoBBER
One OF Men who Held Up NOrthern
Pacific at WeIeh Spur
Dead.

SHERIDAN, wyo.. June lO,-(specisl
Telegram.)-The sheriff and his deputy Of
Rosebud county Montana. pursuing North
ern Pacific train robbers and horse thieves
overlook them near the 20. w" ranch Of
j. B. Hendrick Sunday. A battle ensued.
in which one robber was killed and the
other escaped 80 the hills No trace has
yet been found Of him, but a posse is
securing the country. The dead man had q
check drawn by A. II. Hin on the Gila
Banking and Trust company In favor OF
Frank Stainer. No other means OF identi-
fcation was secured. The sheriff is posi-
tive these are the parties who recently held
up a Northern Pacific train and killed
Conductor Glow at Welch Siding near
Butte. Mont. The dead outlaw was buried
In the hills where he fell by the sherinrs
posse this morning.
The thieves were travelling south and had
laid over one day after crossing the Tongue
river near Barney, which enabled the
sherif 10 Overtake them. When he found
he was 80 hot on their tran he used the
telephone from Barney to Sheridan and the
20. W." ranch. notifying officers and cow
boys 70 be on the lookout. The hills are
full OF officers and cowboys looking for the
escaped robber. who will likely be captured,
as officers believe he was wounded
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
INSANE MAN kIDMPs A BOY
Citizens Are Aroused and Capture
Him After a LtveIy
struggle.

MITCHELL. s. d. June 10.-(special.)-
While the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs j. n.
Cook, a barber. was playing in front OF
his home this afternoon. a stranger going
by picked the boy up in his arms and
started on a run down the alley. The
mother did not miss her boy until ap-
praised of the kidnappin ga few moments
later by one of the neighbors. The mother
became frantic. and started in pursuit, call
ing the assistance OF people she met on the
street, and in a short time dozen were
in hot pursuit OF the kidnapper. He was
traced several blocks away and was finally
located In the hay loft OF barn, where
be had taken the bay and was tearing the
clothes from his body.
A hard fight resulted In getting posses
sion OF the boy. the fend seeming de-
termined TO keep him in his possession.
The kidnaper was guarded in the barn
until sheriff Cook arrived on the scene,
when the fellow yielded to arrest and was
placed in jail. followed by an angry crowd
OF people who wanted to take their re-
venge on him. II was afterward discovered
that the fellows name is Frank Martin
and that he Is partly insane and could
offer no excuse for committing the act.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
HUNTINGTON TO GRADUATES
Chancellor OF Nebraska wesleyan
University Delivers Bacca-
laureate Address.

LINCOLN, Neb.. June i0N-Cspeciall -
Chancellor d. w. c. Huntington OF
the Nebraska Wesleyan university de-
llvered the baccalaureate sermon yes
terdiay in the chapel His subject
was The Sincere Unbeliever." He said
he would not address the graduating
class as a company Of unbelievers. Il
have no reason for doing CO." he said.
You are graduates Of an institution which
was founded and is sustained by men and
women who believe that the highest educa-
tion is Christian education. Every brick In
these walls has been consecrated to that
type Of learning which adores a personal
God and trusts a personal Christ. You
come TO these halls that you might secure
the advanced scholarship OF your time,
combined with deepened loyalty to the
Christian faith. in both conviction and life.
II your years at this university have failed
to bring you into this higher as we'll as
broader life, you have still 20 grasp the
highest and best meaning OF education"
The commencement address will be de-
livered at the Wesleyan university wednes-
day at 10 a. m. by Rev. w. F. Anderson,
d. n. of New York.
The State university commencement pro.
gram for the week includes the following
events: June 10. s p. M, Phi Beta Kappa
Grafton; June II. IL a. m. class day. class
day play, matinee and evening; June Il,
alumni day. class reunions. field day,
alumni address and business meeting;
June Is, 10 a m, commencement grafton
by Bourkc Cochran at the city auditorium
and cOnferring Of degrees.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
FIRE RECORD.

NORFOLK, Va. June l0.-The famous
Princess Anne hotel al Virginia Beach was
destroyed by fre. which had its origin in
the kitchen. early today. In two hours the
hotel and It's adjoining buildings had been
wiped away There were ii8 persons, guests
and. employees. IN the hotel All are thought
20 have escaped, with the exception OF
Emma Clark a negro chambermaid, and
John Eaton. the white steward. There
were no hre escapes That a score OF
more persons were not lost Is aserIbed 70
the herOism OF Carl Boesehem. a young
sergeant with the Richmond Light Artil-
Iery Blues. who rushed from room TO room
ana awakened the sleeping occupants IN
IN he fell from exhaustion. The loss on the
bullding Is ssS.Ooo with only $500 insur-
ance.
The safe. IN which the heavy receipts of
veatsrday and thousands OF dollars worth
of paiuables placed there BY guests fos
nafs kseplng. vas not lOcksd ana its en-
~ oontaa13 EMe -
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
IOWA POLITICS LESS MIXED
Only Three Contests ON Republican
state Ticket Aside from United
states senatorship.

DIES MONIES, June 1O-(special.) THE
prospect Of elimination OF any personal fac
tional lineup from the political contest in
Iowa next year appears to be good. There
viii be but three places contested for on
the state ticket aside from the Endorsement
OF the choice Of the republicans Tor United
States senator. The only position on which
there Is likely to be a factional hght in the
candidacy for governor. For every cam
paign in the past two years there has been
a factional lineup and candidates FIRST Of
one faction and then OF the other have
won out. But II could hardly be said that
the candidates who are now being cJNleid-
cred are Of this kind; IN fact. there are
but two names being considered. and both
OF these men desire to be candidates II at
all without any reference TO factionsl mat
ters. Inamuch as they probably do not
differ a hairs breadth In their views on
state and national policies which ought to
be pursued It Is hard to pee how there can
be any factional night 40 between them.
Lieutenant Governor Warren Garst and
State Auditor B. f. Carroll are the two
men whose names are being discussed more
than any others with reIation to the gov
ernor's ONCE Some other names mem
toned would Indicate factional fight. but
sfble Both were on The ticket last year
and both were indorsed by large votes
Both have been memD-rs OF the state SEN
ate and have served long and faithfully
in that dlgnifed body. Both are in Official
position now and have had heavy respon-
sibiiities placed upon them, and in the
eyes Of the people OF the state they
both fairly represent the conservative and
substantial business interests OF the state.
Neither Of these men has made any an
nouncement for himself as to his plans
but they are both being considered. II they
are the only candidates before the republi-
can state primary next June, or the lead
ing candidates for governor, the contest
will not take on any factionsi form, but
the fight will be purely personal
Despite that Secretary Taft is coming to
Iowa the coming week and II Is expected
that a considerable boom win be given him
for the Iowa delegation, the friends and
admirers of Fairbankaia are at work and are
confident that in the eriti the Indiana states
man will have a good show IN this state
The Fairbanks address on Grant day at
the Grant club in this city has been printed
in pamphlet form and II is distributed we'll
over the state, especially among the poll
ticians. II was a fine address. At the
same time GONernur Cumnins ana some OF
his friends are insisting that the delega-
tlon shall be pledged for the denomination
OF Roosevelt and shsi only go TO some
other candidate when II is shown at the
convention that RooseFelt win not accept.
The Fairbanks people believe that an effort
is msS' to get a Taft delegation in Iowa
they will be easily able to capture the state
\ convention. as Taft is not personally pop
ular. The coming OF Taft TO the state this
week will probably revive political interest
! in presidential matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
WATERLOO MAN TAKES POISON
FOrEer, Tracked by Police, Ends Life
Rather Than Face
Disgrace.

WATERLOO. Ia. June io.-(special Tele-
gramG'-Fugitive Forger Frank Jackson
committed suicide Sunday night In a Min
neapolis hotel by swallowing carbolic acid
when confronted by policeman to arrest
him on charge Of forgery. Death followed
In the patrol wagon rushing him to a hos
pitaL Jackson passed forged checks at
Waterloo several months ago. Detectives fin
ally located him at Minneapolis. When con-
fronted at the door by a detective and the
police ne denied the charge. Smiling he
said: Let me get my hat in the next
room" He snatched from his pocket a
bottle containing the poison and the men
were powerless to prevent his taking It.
The bottle bore the label OF a Waterloo
drug firm. showing he had prepared to
meet death rather than face degradation.
The body has been shipped to Waterloo.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
HASKELL WINS IN PRIMARY
Receives Majority of $4,000 over Lee
CFNee-0wen asd HoRnan
~ for seDators. ~

GUTHRIE, Oli.. June io--The Daily
Leader at noon today says: In the demo-
cratic primaries II. N. Haskell of AuslIogee.
]. T., for governor has received a majority
OF I4,o00 over Lee Cruce of Ardmore and r.
L. Owen OF Muskogee and Roy v. Hoffman
Of Chester have been nominated for United
States senators by majorities ranging from
5000 TO 5000.
Robert L. Owen is one-eighth Cherokee.
He was born at Lynchburg, Va. and was
educated at Washington and Lee univer-
stiles He has been teacher in the Chero-
kee orphan asylum for a time, edited the
Chieftian. a newspaper az Vinita, was
Indian agent to the FIVE civilized tribes
from 1882 to 1884. organizing the First Ma
tionai bank in Indian Territory, was sec
retary OF the first bar association organ
lied in Indian Territory and as counsel
has for the last seventeen years repre-
sented the Indians in various suits against
ithe United States government. some Of
them notable. He was a delegate 70
democratic national conventions and a
member of the democratic national con
gressional campaign.
Roy " Hoffman came to the territory
from Kansas eighteen years ago. He was
first employed in the land Office at Guth-
RE. Later he practiced law and became
known as an orator He organized the
Guthrie Leader and was the first editor
OF that paper; he was private secretary OF
both Governor Renfrow and Governo d
Barnes and assistant under United States
District Attorney Caleb r. Brooks. He
was lieutenant OF the Oklahoma volunteer
infantry regiment in the Spanish -Ameri-
can war and later he was made com,
mander OF the Oklahoma militia with rank
of colonel
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
BROOKLYN MAN DEMENTED
Foaaa by Farmer WanderinE About
COuntry in Vicinity OF Grand
IaInnd.

GRAND ISLAND. Reb.. June iO.--(Spe-
cial Telegram. John Schweizer was found
lodged In a lagoon by two farmers last
night. The man had evidently stepped
from a train at this point and wandered
twelve miles away. He had several hun
dred dollars on his person and transporta-
tion TO san Francisco. punched from Omaha
10 Grand Island He believes he is IN
New York and 10 plainly demented. His
home is in Brooklyn. II appears, and rela-
tives have been telegraphed 70, He was
discovered just before dark last night He
Is said TO have a family. consisting Of a
wife and eight children. and gives every
Indication Of coming from a refined family.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
TO JUDGE MRS. EDDYS MIND
Court mt Concord, n. H., OFderH Mas
ter 10 Make Examination as
&c sanity.

CONCORD. N. H., June 1o-The testi-
mony on the questions OF Mary G. b.
Eddy's competency 10 manage her affairs is
TO be taken by master in chancery ac-
cording TO the decision of Judge Chamber
lain. In the superior court today This de-
cision was announced at the close of a
hearing at which counsel for Mrs Eddy and
for her three trustees argued a motion ask
ing TO have the suit brought by the rela-
tives Of Mrs. Eddy as next friends" dis
missed on the ground that the proceedings
were not brought in good faith.
The master is expected to be named this
week
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
Con SsON OF CROPS
Decrease - g Wheat Acreage is
5 %:> 'r Cent.
sWTTER wHA4r OFF SO PER CENT
Average is TIA Against a Ten-Year
F, Average of s1.1.
NEBRASKA Is OFF 2 PER CENT
Condition in Antelope State 30,
Against Ten-Year Average of 81.
INCREASE IN OATS ACREAGE
over Half Minions More Acre. sovn
Than in IoOs--Condition az Per
Cent Less Than Ten-Year
Average.
NEBRASKA IS OFF 2 PER CEN
Condition in Antelope State 30
Against Ten-Year Average of 81.
INCREASE IN OATS ACREAGE

WASHINGTON. D. c., June lo-The
crop reporting board OF the bureau Of sta
tistics Of the department OF agriculture
fnds, from the reports of the correspond
ents and agents Of the bureau. as follows:
Preliminary returns on the acreage of
spring wheat sown indicate an area of
about IB.i6i.oo0 acres, a decrease OF 1,242.Oco
acres, on per cent as compared with the
final estimate Of the acreage sown last
year uT.706,O00).
The average condition OF spring wheat
on June ! was s7, as compared with 9S4
at the corresponding date last year, sS7
on June /, 1865. and a ten-year average of
s3s
The following table shows for the five
principal spring wheat states the acreage
compared with last year on a percentage
basis. and the condition on June / in 1907
and 1906 with ten-year average:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
KURoKI EXPRESSES THANKS
sends Message of FeIicitatiOn ON Eve
of His Departure from
United states.

WASHINGTON. June lO.-General Kuroki
today autographed the Navy department
thanking the secretary for the courtesies
extended him while in this couktry. The
dispatch 10 dated at Seattle and reads as
follows.
His Excellency. the Secretary of the
Navy; ] have the honor to express my
wArmest thanks for the great courtesy and
kindness you so generously extended while
in your country. leave your beautiful
soil tomorrow with most pleasant mem
Ories. GENERAL KUROKI."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11

The acreage reported as under barley Is
less than that finally estimated as sown
last year by about 1Tl,ooo acres, or 81 per
cent.
The average condition OF barley is a.s
per cent. as against ss.5 a year ago, 937
on June /. 1906 and ten-year average OF
SIS per cent
rho average condition OF rye is sS1 per
cent, as against 500 a year ago. $50 on June
/, 1905 and ten-year average OF 9o2 per
cent.
The report also indicates several other
crops and fruits, the details OF which will
be published in the crop reporter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-11
TORNADO CLOSE TO oTTUMWA
First storm OF This Character Ever
Known I'm Southeast lows
Does Damage.

oTTUMwA, Ia, June Io.-The FIRST tor
nado ever known in southeastern Iowa
devastated a path 100 feet wide and two
miles long through farming section six
miles north Of Ottumwa. No houses were
IN the storms path and no persons were
injured, but orchards were torn up and
live stock killed. hog lifted from a pen
was carried a quarter Of a mile.