The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-12

were disposed of during the day. The costs of the term amounted to S253.25, while the fines aggregated s1.795, of which $1,O75 was paid.
 W. H. Davey, of Siloam Springs, sold this year from 47S Elberta trees 3,351 crates of peaches to the gross amount of $3,034.49. The ex- pense for crates and labor was $52S.94, leaving net returns of S2,- 5O5.55. an average of S4.60 per tree.
 While some workmen were tearing down a tent at Benton, one of the center poles fell, striking a 12-year- old boy, son of Dr. Walton's on the head, fracturing his skull. The boy is now in a dangerous condition.
 E. P. Virgin of Louisville, Ky, found a large diamond on a farm near Dardanelle, which he had re- gently purchased. He had the stone examined in New Orleans and was offered $1 ,000 for it.
 MT. Hail, an old man who runs shooting gallery at Helena, was beat en ever the head with a gun recently by drunken negro who had been refused admittance, and was badly hurt.
 Mrs. E. P. Elliott of Little Rock was struck by a street car recently and hurled eight or ten feet to pile of earth from which she was picked up bleeding and unconscious.
 John Anderson was drowned while bathing in a bayou four miles south of Foreman recently. He was son of Prof. T. T. c. Anderson, county examiner of Little River county.
 By the breaking down of an en- zine of a local freight at Poping, station on the Iron Mountain, five miles west of Ozark, six people were injured, none of them seriously.
 United States engineers have just completed an examination of Saline river, 30 miles below Benton to it's mouth. It is believed the govern ment will improve the river.
 Dr. w. B. Hendricks of Westdale, La., fell from train near Yellville and was instantly killed. The train was crossing a trestle 80 feet high at the time of the accident.
 William Betts of Poff's Bluff, sold S77 worth of watermelons from one- half acre of land this season, and $1O5 worth of Irish potatoes from three-fourths of an acre.
 Joe White, a 15-year-old boy ot Palmyra, was struck above the cheek bone with baseball bat by Iris Col lins, another boy about the same age, and died shortly after.
 While some men were at work cleaning a portion of land near Net tleton recently, a den of moccasins, consisting of 43 of the reptiles, were discovered and killed.
 The Arkansas State Rural Letter Carriers Association IS in session Tn Little Rock, and from the standpoint of attendance and enthusiasm, is the best in its history.
 The ministers of Russellville have passed resolutions, which they read in their respective churches, request ing the members to boycott women baseball players.
 From the lakes near Holly Grove, Monroe county, several large pearls have been taken recently-one sell ing for more than $200 and others for $1OO each.
 Wick Fagnani, a young white man of Texarkana, was slashed with Il knife and dangerously wounded by negro woman who afterwards made her escape.
 w. NJ. Robinson, a brakeman liv- ing at Little Rock, was caught be- tween two freight cars which he was coupling, at Donaldson, and badly injured.
 Arrangements are being made to establish hospital at Fayetteville on the site recently donated for the pur- pose by Mr. and Mrs. $. K. Stone.
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