The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

 caped to the roof of the building. He took with him the blankets from his cell, and tearing them into strips made a rope, by means of which he attempted to decend to the ground, 30 feet below. Hardly had he swung himself from the roof when one of the knots in the improyised rope slipped. He endeavored to climb back above the knot, but failing, he abandoned the rope and hung to window sill until his strength gave way and he fell to the ground, break ing both legs. Some time ago Beck with attempted to starye himself to death in the jail.
 Jim McCrete, a resident of Red- field, fired at the city marshal three time with double barrcled shotgun, hitting him in the back, but not otherwise seriously injuring him. It is said that the city marshal whose name could not be learned put one of McCrete's friends in the city lookup for some minor trouble, and that McCrete who was drunk at the time, took a shotgun and came to the calaboose and demanded hls friends release. When this was de- nied him he shot at the marshal, sending large number of small shot into his back.
 Some time since a fetal disease developed among the cattle in and around Midland, and farmers and veterinarians were puzzled and alarmed. The general opinion was that the disease was hydrophobia, as rabid dog had short time before the disease began to develop bitlon several dogs and COWS before 1t had been killed. Recently 1t was decided that all dogs should be kept tied, and since that time there has beel, remarkable falling off in the deaths among the cattle.
 Claiming that she wanted to make her husband jealous, 19-year-olo Mrs. Paul Smith, ran away from her home in Winchicliffe, Miss, to Mark Tree with Curtis Bailv, a handsome young Arkansan. The husband fol lowed the elopers to Arkansas, and upon catching up with his fleeing spouse, forgave her amid shower of kisses and embraces, and took her back with him to his Mississippi home on the next train.
 The Arkansas Railroad Commls- sion proposes to tour the state this summer and make thorough invest igation of railroad conditions. The commission will sit at all towns where complaints have emanated against the roads and hear the ship pers grievances. The schedule of the tour has not been completed.
 The wife of Thomas Bulis, a carpenter at Hot Springs, went to the home of his mother where he was staying, and attempted to win him back by means of a razor, whereupon Burris opened fire on he1 with a Winchester. The wife fled and the husband was arrested aI,d fined $10
 Deputy Sheriff J. P. Henderson, of Cleveland county, shot and killed William Hill, a negro, near Kedron, because the latter objected to his sons arrest. Hill is alleged to have attacked the officer with the coltel of a blow, and he was compelled to fire in order to defend himself.
 Three boys, the smallest one weighing three pounds, were born recently to MT. and Mrs W. A. Franks of St Paul. The youngsters are creating a great deal of interest in Madison county, over 300 people going to see the babies the first few days of their existence.
 W. H. Neal has brought suit against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company for $5,000 dam ages, claiming that he was put off a train at Clarendon, when his child was dying at Ulm, and that the de. lav caused him to reach home after