The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-12

the United States Circuit Court, Tn which Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton is seeking to recover 4or the State S50.o0o for an alleged failure to file a copy of incorporation, and a.so SI .S33, 900 for an alleged violation of the statute against pools and combinations. filed two notions. re- gently 10 quash the service of sum mons The company claims that the serving of papers on the audi tor of the state was not service, a1 such manner of service Is not pre- ,cribcd bv law. Ii also claims that at the time of the alleged service Of summons. and at the time of the alleged olicnse. the company was not transactlng any business in Arkm- sas.
 Bee use three indictments were re- turned against him for malfeasance in off cc. R. l.. Williams. sheriff of Garland county, has been disquaIi- fled oy Circuit Judge Evans and Reb tIoupt appointed in his place until such time as the governor takes furtl CT action. The indictments were the result of the alIegel non anfo cement of the Ami; law. This k the second time within q year that Sheriff Williams has been hSquali- fled, he being deprived of hi, com mission last fall when several ln- diet nents were returned against him.
 Rudolph Crowell, who was em- ploled as a clerk for the Wells-Far- go Express Company, and station ed it the Rock Island depot in Lit tie Rock, is missing, and so is q pac sagc containing $2,000 for which the company holds his receipt. He had worked for the company only six days when the package was pla,ed in his keeping and exactly when, where or how he disappeared Is not known to the company
 Two negroes are dead and one is seriously wounded as the result of the caving in of d sewer ditch in the east end of Pine Bluff. The dead are Joe Johnson and Jesse Darling, and the rescued negro is Charles Havnes While Haynes was rescued within four minutes, the bodies of the other two negroes were not recovered for fully an hour owing to the fact that the earth packed from its own weight.
 Tiemakers are strung up and down the Missouri and North Ar kansas Railroad for 60 miles. and ,00O teams and 2,OOO men are at work grad ng and clearing the right of way. Bridge work is being push ed rapidly, and altogether railroad work has never progressed so rapidly in north% est Arkansas in the cen struction of any road before.
 James Carson, young farmer, committed suicide at Beebe by shoot ing himself through the heart with a double larreled shotgun. It seems that Carion had sold his farm a few days before and was very much dis satisfied with the sale and he told his wife that if he failed to get his place ba,b he would kill himself.
 James W. Thompson, State scn&- tor from Washington county. died recently after short illness of measles. Both bodies of the General Assembly adjourned as tribute to his memorT and a large delegation accompanied the body to Farming ton. near Fayetteville, where the flu. neral services were held.
 The big Danyillc-Trumbull saw mill plant at Red Bird will be re- movad to Black Springs. owing to the delay in the building of the rail- road east of Mena. The plant is valued at $3O,0OO and will he en- larged after its installation at Black Springs.
 Walter Walker, t white man, was shot to death recently at Riverside and negro by the name of Neal, and Mrs. Jean Lewis. a white wo- man are in jail at Augusta charged with the crime.