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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
No More lYnchina.

Hahnville, La, July.-Following the
excitement attendant upon the at
tempts to lynch the Italian prisoners
held in the st. Charles parish jail,
Hahnville was quiet Sunday. Three
companies of state militia still guard
the men and women recently convicted
of numbering the kidnapped Lamana
child, and all signs of violence have
now passed. AS the jury brought in
a verdict of guilty, without capital pun
ishment, it will be necessary for the
judge of the court to pass sentence of
life Imprisonment, which will probably
be done when court convenes Monday.
Two more Italians, Leonardo Gebbia
and his sister Nicolina Gebbia, remain
to be tried on the same charge. They
are held here with the Italians con
victed last week, and their trial will
be taken up Monday.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
For Transports.

Tacoma, Wash, July.-After the re-
turn Of the Boston Steamship Com
pany's liner fremont from the Puget
Sound navy yard dry dock at Bremen
ton, it was learned on good authority
that the inspection of the steamer
just completed by Pacific Mail Steam
ship officials and others was made ON
behalf of the United States govern
ment, the men having been deputized
for the work. The fremont is not the
only large steamer on the Pacific to
be inspected by the men who were in
port early in the week. 1t is said
there are at least 10 vessels scheduled
for inspection, the list including the
American Hawaiian liners and some
of the Pacific Mail Company's steam
ers. Reliable authority states that
this inspection is being carried on by
the government with a view of char
tering the steamers for government
transports should occasion require it.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Boil WeeviI in Bradley.

J. J. Moore, special agent OF the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, United States
Department of Agriculture, who was
detailed by the government two weeks
ago to visit the southern tier OF AT
kansas counties and make a careful
examination of the cotton crop has
discovered the boil weevil in Brad
ley county. Last year boil weevlls
were found in Union and Columbia
counties, but they did little damage
to the crop in the two counties. Ell
forts were made to destroy the pests
and most of them were gotten rid OF.
In many places they were eXterml-
mated last year and thus far have not
been heard of this season. The boil
weevil is migratory pest and travels
about 40 miles each year. 1t Is not
expected to reach Hampstead coun-
ty before next season. An effort Will
be made to prevent the weevlls from
advancing beyond the Bradley Sec
ton. Mr.. Moore says they are doing
a great deal of damage to the cotton
in that locality.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Terrific Fall Of Hail.

A terrific fall of hail visited Hatfield
recently and did considerable damage,
nearly every building in the town
showing some results of the storm
The hailstones varied in size rang
ing from the size of hickory nut TO
several pounds in weight. One which
was found the following morning was
as large as a mans head and weighed
five pounds. The fall of hail began
in the evening and continued two
hours without intermission and with
destructive violence. Cattle were killed
in large numbers in the fields, and
houses, barns and fences were broken,
while vegetation was cut down, and
the trees stripped of their foliage.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Chicot County Drainage.

Chicot county, in the southeastern
corner Of the state, is planning to take
up a drainage proposition in the near
future. According to present arrange.
ments, a. canal 40 miles long will be
dug along Macon bayou. 1t will emp
ty into the Boef river, and will eventu-
ally be discharged into the Red river.
The strip of country drained through
Chicot county will be about Is miles
wide. Another system that is now be-
ing organized will have canal IA
miles long, originating near Dermott
and emptying into the Bayou Mason
canal, west of Lake Village. Consid-
cradle interest is being manifested in
the success of the projects.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
- W~
e ARKANSAS X
ESTATE NEWSQ
Insurance Men Meet.

The Arkansas Life Underwriters
Association met in Little Rock re-
Gently for the purpose of electing
of Life Underwriters to be held at
Toronto, Canada, August II to %.
After the work of electing the
delegates was finished the convention
went into a discussion of fraudulent
insurance schemes and alleged viola
tions of the Holland bill, which was
passed by the last General Assembly.
The Holland bill was aimed against
companies engaged in selling what
is known as board contracts, or
special contracts, permitting discrim-
ination in favor of one class of policy
holders against other classes. I'm
der the board contracts it is alleged
certain life insurance companies have
permitted their agents to place poll
cies with wealthy applicants with the
understanding that the men insured
would have an interest in the pre-
miums paid by other holders.
By unanimous vote the following
resolution was adopted on the sub
ject: ...-.
Be it Resolved, by the Arkansas
Life Underwriters Association, in
regular convention assembled, That
every effort snous4 De. made to secure
prompt and energetic enforcement
of the Holland bill, passed by the last
Arkansas legislature, fOrbidding all
forms Of discrimination among policy
holders in life insurance companies
Be it further resolved, That the
kindly interest and cooperation OF
Avery Moore, state commissioner OF
insurance be respectfully solicited
and that the prosecuting attorneys
in the several judicial districts of the
state be requested to proceed toward
the prompt enforcement of the law.
The convention gave special atten-
ton to the action taken by Georgia
officials against the State Mutual OF
Rome. At the request of one of the
speakers, review of the Georgia
situation was made part OF the
minutes.
The Georgia company proposed to
establish a cooperative agency com
pany. to write insurance for the
mutual. The agency company pro
posed to sell stock to the extent OF
s1O,OO0OOO, as permitted under its
charter, according to the report pub
lisMed by an Atlanta paper. The
proceeds of the sale of stock were
it Is alleged, to be turned over to the
insurance company, thus leaving the
agency company without the assets
derived from the sale of the stocks.
Attorney General Hart of Georgia
held the plan illegal, so far as the In
surance company is concerned, be-
cause it is not within the scope OF its
charter powers
Based on the attorney generafs
opinion, the comptroller of Georgia
will, it is said, prohibit the company
from putting its proposed plan into.
operation.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Drowned While Bathing.

Chism Hanley, until recently a resi-
dent Of Helena, was drowned while
bathing in the Missouri river at Coun-
ell Bluffs. Iowa. Hanley was born and
reared in Phillips county. At the age
Of IS years he enlisted in the Provis
ional Army and served three years in
the Philippines. Returning to Helena
at the end of his term of enlistment he
was appointed deputy circuit clerk
and continued in the clerks Office for
four years. After his retirement from
the clerks Office he was appointed a
member Of the Helena police force,
and made most efficient official. A
few months ago he resigned from the
force and later went to Omaha, Neb.,
where he has since lived.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
THIRTY DEAD
Horrible Wreck On Pere Marquette
Railway Kills and Injuries 100
People.

Salem, Mich, July-Thirty people
are dead and more than 70 others are
injured, several of them seriously. as
the result of a head-on collision Sat
urday between a Pere Marquette ex-
cursion train, bound from Ionia to De-
trolt and westbound freight in a
cut located at sharp curve of the
Pere Marquette railroad about a mile
east of Salem.
The passenger train of II cars, car
rylng the Pere Marquette shop en-
ployes of Ionia and their families to
the Michigan metropo.i is for their an
nual excursion, was running at high
speed, probably so miles an hour.
down a steep grade. 1t struck the
lighter locomotive of the freight train
with such terrific force as to turn the
freight engine completely around.
The wrecked locomotives lie side
by side, both headed eastward. On
ly a few of the freight cars were
smashed, and it was only few hours
work to remove all traces of them
from the scene, but behind the two
wrecked locomotives six cars of the
passenger train lay piled in a hope
less wreck Four of the passenger
coaches remained Oh the track I'M
damaged, and were used to convey the
dead and injured to Nonia; one coach
was entirely unchanged, with only
its forward trucks off the rails. These
were the rear five cars. The two
coaches next ahead of these were tele
scoped. The next car forward stood
almost on end after the wreck, its for
ward end resting on the roadbed and
the rear end high in the air upon two
telescOped coaches that had been fol-
lowing it. Two coaches were thrown
crosswise of the track and lay sus-
pended from bank to bank of the cut
five or six feet above the rails. OF
the baggage car not enough remains to
show where it had been tossed Por-
tons of the baggage car and of the
locomotive tenders and freight cars
were piled in a tangled mass of de-
bris. The cause of the wreck is
said to have been forgetfulness on the
part of the freight train crew.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Fayetteville Wants New Road.

The railroad for which the CONNER
cial League of Fayetteville has been
working for several months will, it
now seems, be secured. The road will
be branch from Caney, Kan, of the
Cherryvale, Oklahoma and Texas Rail-
road, better known as the Porter
Stabbs line. The company has cap
ital stock of s18OOO,OOO, and the line
will run southwest from Caney,
through Oklahoma, to FL Paso, Tex.
The line to Fayetteville will be one Of
two branches, the other leaving the
main road at Childress, Tex, and run
ming to Arkansas Pass by way of Abb
lene, Tex.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Pioneer Killed.

Lancaster, Tex, July.-A fast Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas passenger
train struck a carriage containing J.
r. Lavender, a pioneer merchant of
Texas, Ethel and Ruby Fondren and
two little girls named McCallum. Law
endar died shortly afterward and Eth
ell Fondren. aged IL, had her skull
crushed and may die. The others
were more or less hurt.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Killed By Mule.

Prof. John Blair was found dead in
his field near Charlotte, Independence
county, few days ago. The back
of his head was crushed and his mule
was standing near the body. Blair had
gone to work in the morning, and
when he did not come to DINNER, his
wife went to the field, and found his
dead body. 1t is supposed he took the
mule from the pillow, at the noon hour
and that the animal in some way kill
ed him.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
County Fair For Camden.

The Board of Trade and the County
Farmers Union will hold three
days harvest fair at Camden this
fall, at which an exhibit of the agri-
cultural products, live stock and
poultry of Ouachita county will be
made. Premiums will be offered
and awards made for the best of
each, then the blue ribbon stuff will
be displayed at the State Fair at Hot
Springs as a county exhibit.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
G. w, Prutsman Killed.

George w. Prutsman, of Argenta,
assistant yardmaster in the Iron
Mountain yards, was run down by a
switch engine and killed at what is
known as Puzzle Switch This trag-
edy marks the fourth of its kind at
this place in the past twelve months,
and an unrecorded number occurred
prior to that time.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Work Being Pushed.

Grading for the new railroad be-
tween Leslie and Searcy, distance of
about rs miles, running through the
counties of Van Buren,, Cleburne and
White, is almost completed. Steel is
being laid out of Leslie, and already
nearly three miles of track has beef
put down. Track laying out of Scar
cy will begin in few days.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Arrested In California.

Andrew J. Workman has been ar
rested at Santa Cruz, Cal, and held
awaiting the arrival Of officers from
Little Rock. Nearly one year ago
Workman was in Little Rock and posed
as an Elk and a railroad contractor.
He secured the signature of M. P.
drafts which it is alleged proved
worthless.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Negroes Engaged in Fight.

Isaiah Hunter, a negro, was fatally
injured in a fight with another negro,
James Ferguson, at Ozark recently.
Ferguson attacked Hunter with
stones, cutting a big cash in the back
of his head, breaking his nose, tract
uring both his jaws, knocking out his
right eye, and loosening several teeth.
The negros had quarreled beause
one of them had removed the axle Of
a baby's buggy.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Prominent Man Killed.

Macon, Miss, July.-Mayes Hun
ter, son of a prominent railroad con-
tractor of this city, was shot and kill
ed by Albert Carr, negro early Sun
day at Aliceville, Ala, and a posse of
several hundred citizens is in pursuit
of Carr. The negro. it is stated was
creating a disturbance, and Hunter
was killed while he was endeavoring
to quiet him.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Child Has Hydrophobia.

Emma, the little daughter of j. c.
Carnahan of Fort Smith who was bit
ten by a mad dog and taken to New
York for treatment at a Pasteur in
stitute developed hydrophobia and
death resulted a few hours later. j. P.
Martin, who was bitten by the same
dog has experienced no trouble from
the bite.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Richard Pate Killed.

Richard Pate of Plumerville was
killed at Morrilton, where he had gone
to take part in the festivities of the
Fourth, by falling under the wheels Of
a passenger train which he was at.
tempting to board.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
MYSTERIOUS kiilinu,

A second coroner's jury at Mountain
View, after celebrating two days, re-
turned the following verdict in the
case of King Thomas, whose body was
found with bullet wound in the head:
I'VE find that King Thomas was shot
through the head by unknown parties
from ambush" Frank Ring, we'll
known citizen of that place is under
arrest for the crime.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Fine Peach Crop.

S. E. McMichael a farmer at Hatton
Gap, last week shipped carload of Ell
berta peaches to New Orleans. These
peaches, the fruit buyers say, are the
best that have ever been shipped from
Arkansas. The extent of the fruit
industry in Arkansas is indicated by
the fact that Hatton Gap will ship
more than four cars of peaches this
year.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Tom Doggett was killed in
the collapse of the peach packing
nouse Of the Southern Orchard
Planting Company, at Horatio, recent
y. The building was crowded with
women and girls at the tine of the
col apse, and about a dozen others
were seriously injured, one of them
fatally
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Expensive Hogs.

After having expended about S40e
in court costs in an effort to replevin
hogs worth bout SIS, Frank Cox, a
farmer living near Searcy, lost his
case in the White County Circuit Court
a few days ago. Proceedings were be-
gun in the lower courts and the case
has been tried several times.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Monroe County Cash.

Probably for the first time since
the organization of Monroe county
her treasurer is paying in cold cash
all holders of county scrip who pre-
sent their warrants to him, and there
is enough cash on hand not only to
pay off all outstanding Indebtedness
but to leave a surplus of $4,000 or
$4,000 in the treasury.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
.JeaIous Man Kills Wife.

A. o. Gholston, of Fort Smith, cut
his wife's throat with a jack-knife,
the wounds causing almost instant
death. He was in an intoxicated
condition at the time and accused
his wife of being unfaithful.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Child Killed By Brother.

Mamie, the S-year-old daughter of
W. F. Sprinkle, of Rogers, was shot
and killed by her 12-year-old brother
recently. The boy was playing with
an old muzzle-loading shotgun, which
was supposed to be empty, but which
was suddenly discharged, the entire
load striking the little girl in the right
side just below the breast.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Killed by Train.

David Evans, young man, aged
about 81 years, was run over and
killed by an Iron Mountain train at
Knoxville. He laid down to sleep with
his head on the track. The young
mans home was at Pottsville, Pope
county.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Interest on Deposits.

1t is estimated that the interest
Madison county will receive under the
new depository law will amount to
$500 or $500 annually, which goes to
the unapportioned school fund. Here
tofore the county has received no in
come whatever from it's idle cash.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Child Killed Accidentally.

A little 5-year-old child of Matte
Ames, living near Clifty, accidentally
killed himself while playing with a
revolver. The ball entered his breast
killing him instantly.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Star City Anxious for Road.

Star City is anxious to get the rail-
road that is now being built from
Monroe, La, to Crossett, and which
will later on be extended to Pine
Bluff. This road would give Star
City direct connection with the
various railroads entering Pine Bluff.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Bow Fatally Injured.

Albert Green, a boy of II, whose
home is in Texarkana, was run over
by a Kansas City Southern freight
train at Index, ten miles north OF Tex
arkana, recently, and was fatally hurt.
His left arm was crushed off at the
shoulder, one of his thighs was crush
ed and he sustained other injuries.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
illness Follows Ice Cream Supper.

The ladies of the First Methodist
church of Lewisville gave an ice
cream supper recently after which all
of the physicians of the town were
kept busy saving the lives of about
twenty people who partook of the sup
per. 1t is supposed the sickness was
caused by ptomaine poisoning COM
ing from the ice cream.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Disastrous Fire At PlumerviIIe.

A DISASTROUS ere occurred, the sec
ond within a year, at Plumerville re-
Gently, in which twelve buildings in
the business section of the town, were
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 with insurance at $4,000.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
Uncle Eben.

when l goes to de cot house. said
Uncle Eben, "it sometimes looks to
me like de jury was a committee to
award a prize to de smartest lawyer"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25

doing a rushing business ,n the sabbath
MORN. Several thirsty citizens We e. found
shaking their thirst With the tnbo, Cd SUM
day beer. and Oncer Waters ct aed the
saloon. takiEs the proprietor ard 1ig bar
tender G. l.. Bpmng;on. 20 the Ct Jail
u IL not holiVcd that n convic ion will
be secured against Blind. NJ Once Waters
ala not see the beer sold or am. money
passed 10 tho bartender.
The officers detailed yesterday ~ Chief
Donahue 20 conserve the public Ieaco by
keeping arm grasp on the n were;
Waters. Aughe Russell. Deverccse E. Hud-
son Goodrich. Dibhlo, Van Deusen Brown,
Herald, Trohy, jackson and Reigi man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25
DEAD MAN MOI zIEeELMIER
Latter's Appearance Expiode- Theory
Regarding Body Found on
Davenport street.

The body Of an unidentified man, who
had apparently frozen to death. was found
late Saturday afternoon under a board
sidewalk opposite the Windsor stables on
Davenport. between Fourteenth and FIT
teenth streets, with his head resting on
a bundle OF old papers. The body was dis
covered by two boys. who were playing
'hide-aud-seek," and was first thought 20
be that OF August ziegelmier OF Lansing.
Ia. as note book, giving Zegelmier =
name and address, together with a request
that relatives at Lansing be notified IN
case of accident, was found in one of the
mans pockets.
This story was exploded Sunday morning
when Coroner Bradley was startled to have
Ziegelmier appear in the flesh at his once.
Ziegelmier is an employee OF the Sunder-
lund Rros. company and resides at the
Northwestern hotel. The note book had
probably been found by the dead man.
His identity is still a mystery as. with
the exception OF the note book, nothing
was found among his few personal effects
by which he could be identified.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25

last year admitted and our state hoped soon
10 come into this area. Missouri and Kan
sas are looking toward a similar law. For
all this work no pay has been allowed the
board except a small monthly fee to the
executive office, where the blanks were pre-
pared and sent out and the reports are re-
oeived and tabulated. and the necessary
correspondence carried on. The cost of time
and money has been far less than Tor the
same accomplishment in older states.
II now no appropriation IL made all this
work must stop. except merely the licensing
Of physicians.
Rapid strides are being made the country
over in the study and prevention Of dis
ease. Our state has rapidly caught up with
the procession In fundamental work, though
not yet a leader. Let us beware of taking
backward steps that we shall regret and
that must be retraced II we are to progress
at all in public health in the future. Very
possibly, in its earnestness to do things, our
state board has been remiss in not publish
ing more to the enlightenment Of the citi-
zenship Of our state. This letter is written
upon my own initiative only. Very re-
spectfully, SODOE r. TOWNE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25
ANNUAL EDITION OF HoSPoDAR
Bohemian Farm Paper Issues Number
Telling of Development of
Great west.

The annual Illustrated edition Of Hos
podar, Americas only farm paper printed
in the Bohemian language, has just been
issued from the press of the National Print
ing company. This edition is issued pri-
marily for circulation in Bohemia, with
the object of attracting attention to the
possibilities OF farming in the western
states, and each year 1t contains special
matter designed for that purpose.
This year the leading space is devoted to
the American Indian, his history and life.
the Sioux being the especial tribe consid-
ered and the, work of the United States
in educating them is set out. all freely
illustrated.
Agricultural departments are all well
illustrated, photographs telling better than
words the development of the west. Be-
sides this, many farmers and their wives
tell of their success in the new land. The
typographical appearance or the edition
speaks we'll for the National Printing COM
pany and It's text and arrangement is a
credit to the editors.