The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-01
Willard Mainard of Roland shot

oic touolliS. NtlI llluO all edllH5 house operated by James Davis at Roland. It is alleged that Mainard had been drinking and that he drew a 32-calibre pistol out of his pocket and placed it beside him. Davis said to Malnard, so the testimony show ed, put up that gun" Mainard refused and Davis made a dash for the pistol and so did Mainard. A scufi1e ensued and the weapon was discharged twice, both balls taking effect in Davis body just below the heart. It is said that the death of Davis was instantaneous. Mainad claims that he remembers absolutely nothing of the shooting, and officers say that he is grief-stricken over the death of his cousin and chum, with whom he was on the best of terms.
 NJ. s. Kennedy, night switehman in the Iron Mountain yards in Ar genta, was mashed almost to a pulp i'll a freight wreck which occurred in the Iron Mountain yards, near the North Fort Smith crossing, at II o'clock last night. Kennedy was standing on the foot board of an engines tender and was in the act of coupling the tender to a string of freight cars, when the cars, which were moving at the time, crashed into another engine. AS a result, the engines tender and the freight car next to it crashed together with terrific force, crushing the life out of Kennedy instantly.
 William Swan of Tuckerman died recently while on his way to dance. It Is said that he had been drink ing, and when about three miles from his home he fell from his horse. He was assisted back into the saddle by a friend who was with him, but had gone only a short distance when he fell again. He was again put back upon his horse, and this time lis companion mounted the same horse to hold him in the saddle. After going a short distance the friend found that Swan was dead. It is supposed that his death was due to the falls.
 J. NJ. Osborn, a farmer living near Monette, has an odd freak in the shape of a calf. It had the body and form of a calf, with the exception of the head, which was almost a perfect mans head, with long hair, eyes and thick lips. It was two feet long. and the body was in proportion to its length. It lived only a short time after birth.
 John R. lobe, assistant state au- ditor, estimates that Amendment No. s to the state constitution. will in- crease the state revenue by about $290,Q00 year. Last year the total revenue accruing to the state for school purposes from the ? mill tax, the sale of school lands and in- terest on bonds was about $679,000.
 II. W. Wilson of Charlotte, N. C., was found dead in his room at hotel in Hot Springs. There were no marks of violence on the body, and no drugs of any description found in the room, but a letter of instruction in regard to the disposal of the body was left by the dead man.
 A proclamation has bean issued by Acting Governor John I, Moore declaring Amendment No. s to the constitution of the state effective. This amendment provides for the increase of the state school tax from two to three mills and the district tax from five to seven mills.
 Five thousand dollars has been subscribed by citizens of Eureka Springs to sink deep we'll in that locality. The object of the drilling is to ascertain the kinds of mineral that abound in the Ozarks and to see if there are deposits of oil or gas in this territory.
 Robert Thrcct stabbed Eli Reton near Rogers recently, Threet used a butcher knife and struck Reton in the left side, breaking the knife blade off in the wound. Trouble had been brewing between the young men for some time.