The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-05
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the State Reform School. They are: Eddie Nickle, age IF, con- victed in Crawford county of burg lary and grand larceny; Walter Cochran, age 16, convicted in Se- bastian county of assault with intent to kill; Charles Mccullough, age 15, convicted in Hot Spring county of grand larceny. A reward of $1O is offered for their arrest and any citizen has the right to make the arrest.
 John Miller of De Queen received from Germany a few days ago a check for $8,750, left to him by his mother, recently deceased. Mir. Mill Ter has lived at De Queen a number of years and has been working on the railroad as a section hand. When notified of his good fortune he was working on the section, and. throw ing his pick as far as he could, he said: 'I will never need you any more."
 The Farmers Union of Benton county is handling large portion of the apple crop now being shipped from Rogers. Up to date it has shipped from Rogers 43 cars of sum- mer apples. The farmers are receiv- ing from $3 to $3 per bushel, the union furnishing the barrels.
 There are four boys, brothers, liv- ing near Clarksville, whose aggre- gate weight is "A pounds, as fol lows: John Simmons, 13 years of age, 174; Duster Simmons, aged II, weight, 190; Floyd Simmons, aged 16, weight, 220; Frank Simmons, aged IS, weight, 190.
 Work on the levee at Old Town Point, near Helena, Is progressing under the direction of Montgomery, Gardiner, assistant United States engineer. Over $150,000>will be ex- pended on the work, which will be completed within the next two | months.
 w. H. Davey, of Siloam Springs, sold this year from AIS Elberta trees 3,351 crates of peaches to the gross amount of S3,034.49. The ex- pense for crates and labor was $52S.94, leaving net returns of S2,- 5O5.5 an average of S4.6O per tree. The Cabot and Lonoke Telephone Company at recent meeting de l cided to dissolve the company and surrender the charter The enter prise, it is said, has never been suc- cess financially, the stockholders hay ing lost money on their investment The Business Mems League oi Helena will soon issue a pamphlet setting forth Helena's advantages as d cotton market. About 15,000 cop ics will be distributed and 1t Is eX- pected that this will serve to materi- ally increase cotton receipts. Louis Massey, young man liv' ing near Moorefield, was hauling logs from the woods to the mill re gently when a log he was trying tC load slipped from the wagon and rolled over his left leg, breaking Ii just above the ankle.
 While dynamiting fish in the South Fork of the Saline river John l.. Robinson, a middle-aged farmer living near Owensville, lost his left hand by the explosion of 2 stick of dynamite His right arm was also injured.
 Jesse Crosson, 19 years of age, g farmer, living near Board Camp while cleaning out a well on his father-in-law's place a few days ago was overcome by firedamp gas, deatf resulting before he could be rescued from the well.
 According to the statement of T W. Williams, county clerk of Unior county, the county's indebtedness al the end of the fiscal year July l 1907, amounted to $42,054.21 against $3S,512.15 on the same date last year.
 The national Slave Company oi Peoria, H., proposes to establish stave mill in De Witt within the l