The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-29
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 ducted into the house by means of a telephone wire. \ pocketbook hang ing on the wall, which contained three silver coins, was found to have been torn open and the coins were partially melted. The solid wood part of a sewing machine was split a distance of several inches. The weather boarding on the house near the telephone wire was split and warped, and the wall paper in the building was torn to fine pieces in places.
 Oman Cardwell, whose home is in Ohio, was accidentally killed at the sawmill of J. G. Birchctt X Co.,. at Earle. He was engaged in superln- tending the drawing of logs when the cable which hauled the cargo broke and hurled the load on Card well, crushing his body into jelly. He was 26 years of age, and repre- sented his stepfather, Dr. J. c. Burchitt, in the management of the plant.
 A movement 10 secure new rall- road between Pine Bluff and west Mississippi towns still continues, and the various business organizations of the points the desired road would tap have taken the matter up. It Is claimed that produce of West Mis- sissippi becomes congested in Mem phis yearly and that Pine Bluff IS 20 situated that Is should be the outlet for products of this section.
 At the points of their revolyers, fifteen members of the Citizens lm- proyemont Union, commissioned as deputy constabIes. effected their en- trance into Oaklawn race track, Hot Springs. and arrested eighteen men who were alleged to have been bet ting on the races. No opposition was made to the work of the officers by those arrested. who took the affair in a very sensible manner.
 Richard West. who was 90 years If age and known as "Unele Dieky,' lied at his home at Coal Hill re- gently after having been in feeble health for five years. Mr. West came from Tennessee about 60 years 1go, and possessed the reputation of being the kecneSt deer hunter in t.at section of the country, and was a part and parcel of the history of the community.
 Col. James \. Gibson. one of the best known citizens of Arkansas county. died at his home at De Witt recently. Col. Gibson was a lawyer of considerable distinction and was the acknowledged leader of the bar of his county until stricken with paralysis some eight years ago, from which he never recovered.
 The Southwestern Package Con- pany. of TcXarkana. has filed arti- cIes of incorporation with the clerk of Miller county The capital stock is $25.o0o, of which $15.000 has been subscribed and 5000 paid The company will engage ill the manufacture of paper boxes.
 County Judge Milwec, of Monroc county. refuses to allow q street fair to show at Clarendon. claiming that he k strictly opposed to them for moral and business reasons. He said he would rather inhict his town with contagion than to permit a street fair to enter it.
 John II. Patterson died at his home at High Rock of pneumonia, making the fourth death which has occurred in the Patterson family of the same disease within the past two weeks. His death was preceded by that of two brothers and a sister.
 Carroll Mantooth, a young man 19 years of age, died recently at his home at Oil Trough. This was the third and last son of l.. W. Man. toath to die of this disease in the past two weeks.
 The body of ~Jo' Lee. the young white woman who ended her life bv jumping into the Arkansas river at Pine Bluff January 29, has just beer found in q sandbar near New Gas