The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
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Fort Smith and Marshall Trimm, another negro, is charged with the crime. Trimm, it is alleged, was in love with Connor's wife and tried to induce her to leave the country with him, which she refused to do. He then concealed himself near the front gate and fired upon the couple with shotgun, inficting wounds that proved fatal a few hours later.
 Rev. P. P. Hampton of Argenta, negro, has filed suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company for $1,00O for alleged failure to de- liver a telegram. The message which it is alleged was not delivered is said to have been sent from Au- gusta, on September Il, saying "Come at once and take charge of Auvergne." The preacher claims that he lost a good position by not receiving the telegram.
 After IA years of freedom, Mark Tallett, a negro, has been arrested at Fayetteville as an escaped convict He was convicted at Fayetteville on charge of grand larceny and was sentenced to three years in the pon1- tentiary. He served four months before making his escape. He has visited Fayetteville often in recent years, and had been living here seven months when arrested.
 The 11-year-old son of F. M. Rainer was shot near Mammoth Spring while hunting with Otis Harbiston, IF years of age. The elder boy was carrying the gun, when in some manner he tripped and fell The gun was discharged, and but for a rail which intervened, the boys head would have been blown oil. Only one shot took effect, however, and the boy will recover.
 George Davis, a youth 16 years old, has been sentenced in the Fed eral court at Fort Smith, to five years in the National Reform School at Washington, and to pay fine ot $500 for bootlegging. He has a brother, John Davis, who is now serving a ten months sentence in the Federal jail at Fort Smith on a similar charge, and who is only 19 years old.
 Sam Glover, a lineman, while working on the line of the Home Telephone Company at Jonesboro, fell from the top of a 3O-foot pole to the ground, and died from his injuries a half hour later, never hav- ing regained consciousness. Glover's fall was caused by his coming ln contact with a live electric wire.
 John Riley was found dead in his bed at his home at Swifton recently He had been drinking, and during the night, while trying to kindle a fire his clothing took fire. His cries attracted the attention of a neighbor who went to his assistance and extinguished the flames. lie died a few hours later.
 The first case for violation of thq Sunday law at Fort Smith was de- cided in favor of the defendant Frank Brun, a confectioner, claims that the goods sold by him were necessities, such as ice cream, cakes and bread, and that they otherwise would have been made in the house. hold.
 A couple of drunken negroes caught a little negro boy near the rock crusher north of Fort Smith and tied him to tree, telling him to stay there and starve. He remained tied to the tree several hours before attracting the attention of a man driving by in buggy who released him.
 According to estimates there were 3,OO0,OO0 bushels of apples raised in Benton county last year. They brought in the market s676,29O, the average price being $1.50 barrel. | On account of the low price it is claimed that 100000 bushels were wasted.