The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-26
Tho Circuit Court of Garland

tried. One hundred and eight of these are criminal cases and the re- mainder, civil cases. There are only two murder cases on the docket, while in 1906 there were twelve homicides.
 Charles A. Reed, a barber of Fort Smith was stabbed in the head by Lee Brown, a car repairer, who ac- cused him of insulting his wife. The point of the knife entered the brain of Reed, causing partial paralysis, which had the strange effect of ren- dering him unable to open his left eye or to close the right one.
 There is a movement at Fort Smith to organize a law library. The plan is to secure a room and place there all the law books owned by tho various attorneys, which are not fre- quently referred to. Under such con- ditions attorneys who become stock holders in the library would have ac- cess to any book in the library.
 The body of an unknown negro was found on the tracks of the Rock Island near Argenta recently. A heavy iron rod, covered with hair and blood was found near the body, and the negro's head was crushed, showing the marks where he had been struck with the rod.
 The body of a young white wo- man, apparently 25 years old, was found in the Mississippi river at Old Town, 15 miles below Helena, by some government workmen. The body was fairly we'll preserved, al- though it had been in the water sev. eral days.
 The little daughter of George Na- bors of Nashville was severely wounded recently while gathering persimmons in company with her brother. The boy was clubbing the fruit from tree when the stick he was using struck his sister in the head.
 Engineer James c. Atkinson of Pine Bluff, one of the oldest engi- neers on the Cotton Belt, was killed by the overturning of an engine near Stephens, in Ouachita county. Two mail clerks were also badly injured at the time.
 The bonds known as University bonds," which were issued by the city of Fayetteville at the time the university was located at that place have been redeemed, and the city's annual expense will be reduced about $7,OOO.
 Charles P. Fry, government cattle inspector, has just put the ban on the tick infested cattle of Carroll county, by ordering that they be kept in quarantine for 30 days to undergo treatment.
 Mrs. W. s. Thomas of Freeman was seriously if not fatally injured by a runaway team recently. One of the horses stepped upon her breast and a wagon wheel passed over her abdomen.
 Mrs. Lowe Sevedge of Belton, aged 79 years, is cutting her second teeth. one being through and Mrs. Bob Jones of Unity, about the same age, is also teething, having cut several.
 George Nelson, 22 years old, was cut several times in general mix up at picnic at Mount Etna re- gently. It has not yet been deter mined who did the cutting.
 H. F. Choate of White Cliffs, who was employed in bridge gang, fell from a bridge beyond Little River, receiving injuries which will proba- bly, result in death.
 A young man by the name of Robinson, bridge tender on the Iron Mountain near Wynne, was struck by a train and one side of his face was torn off and his skull crushed.
 Ben F. Davis, 57 years of age, fell from a ladder, distance of 16 feet, at Fayetteville, and was painfully