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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

The merchant who advertises gets the cream of the holiday business. Consist ent advertising consistently continued is never known to fail.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Fashion decrees that coats shall be worn longer this winter. So does neces. sity. Other styles are not popular, such as small checks for the common people,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29
Pointed Paragraphs

No, Alonzo, it isn't the bad eggs that produce tough chickens.
 When woman takes the eonceit out of a man she adds to her own.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Ash Fork is without a justice. Pret- ty tough on Ash Forkians. Can't even hold an inquest now.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Remember that it isn t the prosperous man who needs boost. Cities and towns likewise.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29
Hard Times Have Passed

Join the happy crowd at the Iris and forget your troubles. Enjoy hearty laugh.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29
Globe Steam Laundry G. BOISE, Proprietor

This is to notify the public that I have again taken full charge of the Globe Steam Laundry, and that Copas & Richards, to whom leased the plant some time ago, have retired, and are no longer in any way connected with the business.
 l wish to assure my old patrons and the public in general that all work will be first-class and that prompt service will be given. Give me trial
 Nov. 2l, 1907. c. BOHSE.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

"Mysterious Armour" beautiful hand eolored picture, at the Alexander tonight.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

De Witt's Little Early RIsers are the best pills made. They do not gripe. For sale by Hanna s Drug Store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Good soft coal delivered in ton lots at SIP per ton. Globe Hardware Go.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Keegan's Is one of Globes oldest and best known cafes; everything first-class in his line. Call and be convinced.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

The honest man has nothing to fear if he has lots of ready cash.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29

Do your Christmas shopping early and give the clerks chance.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Household goods, third house from railroad hospital. J. H. Blackford.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-29
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR RENT-Desirable furnished room. Mrs. l.. C. Coombs, Baliground.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
YOUNG PEOPLE TO WED.
Miss Allie ROWell and James r. Crawford Will Be Married This
 Evening at 6:3O O'Clock.

Miss Allie Powell and James r. Crawford will be quietly married at the residence of the Reverend Doc tor T. Y. Ramsey, pastor of the Main Street Methodistc church, to- night at 6:30 o'clock. They will go to New Orleans on their bridal tour.
 The happy couple will be attend- ed by MT. and Mrs. John Day, the latter being a sister of the prOspec- tive bride.
 Miss Powell is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. s. Rowell, two highly respected residents of Pine Bluff. She is young woman of many personal charms and has been quite-popslar in social circles here for several years. She is a sister of,h Representative Alex Powell.
 John P. Crawford is member of the firm of Crawford and Reap aad | onk of the most. progressive of Ping ssBluff's young business meqa ,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
|0CAL LAW FIRM
 SUCCEEDS AUSTIN Bridges and Woodbridge ,Appointed Assistant Gen eral Attorneys for the Iron Mountain.
APPOINTMENT TODAY
AY WAS HER ASSAILANT
Rpcomes Effective Februar! 1, but May Assume Duties Earlier Young Lawyers Who Have Won Many Legal Battles.

W. T. Woodbridge and Frank E. Bridges. of the law firm of Bridge: and Woodbridge, were this morning appointed assistant genera attor- news for the Iron Mountain Rail- road company with headquarters i'll this city
 Bridges and Woodbridge were named as successors to NJ. \. Aus tin, who, for more than twenty years, represented that road here as assistant counsel, but who re- gently rendered his resignation. The appointment was made by I M. Mehany. of Little Rock. who recently succeeded Ben $. Johnson there as general attorney for the Iron Mountain system in Arkansas. Official announcement was made of the Brid9 and Woodbridge ap- pointment today.
 The appointment is effective Feb ruarvZ l. but there is a possibility of the new attorneys assuming their new duties January l5, as Mr. Aus tin wishes 10 be relieved of the business of the railroad company on that day.
 Bridges and Woodbridge is one of thc best known and most popu- lar law firms in this section of the state They are comparatively young men, but stand at the head of the legal ladder in Arkansas. Their appointment is being re- ceiyed with satisfaction in this city and it is the opinion of the legal faternity here that a better selection could not have been made.
 Bridges and Woodbridge repre- sent several large corporations and have been very successful in caring for their interests in the courts oi this state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
Live Litigation Promised in the $8,00o,000 Coal Deal at St. Louis Recent lv.
KANAWHA COMPANY
Defendant -(!eOrge J. Gould anG Other IiliiOnaireS in Member ship Which Plaintiffs Seeks tN Disclose.

St. Louis, Jan. 1O.-Suit for an tcrday in the circuit court by E. D. Fulton, d member of the Little ka- nawha syndicate. George J. Gould Joseph Ramsey Jr., and stephen F. Elkins are among the defendants named in the suit, which grows out of an sS,O00,0OO deal by the syn dicate in West Virginia coal lands and in two small railroads.
 Mir. Fulton asks an accounting of the funds for profits alleged about to be distributed. which, he says, he is in part entitled to, and for $103, 407 he claims as a balance due on a transaction in coal tracts.
 Fulton names these defendants
 The St. Louis Union Trust com pany, George J. Gould, William Guy, Joseph Ramsey Jr., John s. B. Elliins. He asks in his petition that the full membership of the syndicate be disclosed.
 December ,, 1902 Ramsey, Gould and Guy formed what is known as the Little kanawha syndicate. Later Davis, Elkins, Jones and other capitalists were included.
 In his petition Fulton says the members of the syndicate agreed to spend $S.00O,0O0 on projects em- 1 bracing the purchase of coal lands and certain small railroads, and then when money was needed the members were to be liable in proportion to their subscriptions to the stock of the syndicate. Calls were issued for 75 per cent of the SS,0O0,0 900, it is stated. and pay ments on them were made to the St. Louis Union Trust company. Fulton further declares in his petition that after purchases had been made the syndicate sold vari- ous properties at an advance, and he believes the syndicate and trust company intend to disregard him in making a division of the profits.
 He asks that Ramsey, Gould anl Guy. whom he denominates man.
 He asks that Ramsey, Gould and Guy, whom he denominates man. agers of the syndicate, be compelled to disclose the identity of all the other members and give a full ac- counting of the concerns affairs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
VICTIM ACTS
 TIE DETECTIVE Mrs, Theodosia Crawford Follows Purse Snatcher Several Blocks and Causes His Arrest.
Po>iti,el. Identifies Nathaniel Corley as Negro Who Assaulted and Rob. bed Her Saturda! Wight on East Fifth Avenue.

Acting as her own detective. tral- ing her asSailant several blocks and pointing him out to policemen. Mrs. 1 Theodosia Crawford, Of No. ,l4 East Fifth avenue, this morning brought about the arrest of Nathaniel Corley, the young negro whom she says at 1 tackled her at Filth avenue and Ala bama street Saturday night and re- lieyed her of her handbag, containing s9 in money. The negro also struck her when she resisted him and after securing the handbag escaped.
 Mrs. Crawford is employed as book keeper at the office of the Southwest efn Telegraph and Telephone compa- ny This morning while going to her office she saw a negro walking west on East Fifth avnue. al State street. She recognized the negro and upon getting closer to him, she said she was positive that he was the man who had attacked her several nights ago She kept behind the negro and when he turned north on Main street she followed.
 Mrs Crawford kept at good dist ance but the negro happened to look around and when he saw Mrs. Craw- ford behind him he hastened his step. She also quickened her step and at Fourth avenue she ran across PatrOl- men Evan and Oscar Parnen and she hurredly pointed out the fleeing ne- gro and they gave chase. The negro tried to get away. but was captured and taken to police headquarters. He strongly denied the charge against him and up to late hour this after noon had not given way under the sweating process of Chief of Police Stewart
 Mrs. Crawford visited police head 0uarters at noon to take a closer and better look at the prisoner. She posi- lively identified him as her assailant and said she was sure he was the man. She could not be mista ken, she said. because she passed him standing on corner on the night of the rob- bery before he attacked her.
 The police exerted every effort to capture Mrs. Crawfords assailant since the night of the attack. :. They had about given up hopes of capturing the purse snatcher when Mrs. Craw- ford temporarily joined the detective force and caused his arrest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
NO CHANGE IN
 OFFICIAL COUNT Toney Vote as Originally Reported Unchanged i'll Recount-Vote of Prim- ary Canvassed.
1885 VOTES CAST
City Treasurer Alexander Lost Only One Vote in the Grand Total Other Slight Changes Made-Ofii- ciaI Figures.

The city central committee met ! yesterday afternoon at the office of ] Chairman W. $. Alexander on Pine ] street and canvassed the vote case ] in the Democratic city primaries on 1 the day before The results as an- ] nounced in the Graphic yesterday i are unchanged Some slight changes were made in the total vote as originally reported. but there was not enough change in the count of : the ballots in any one contest to change the general result.
 The vote as originally reported for Judge w. l.. Toney in the mayoralty contest remains the same. General H. Rink White lost six votes in the recount.
 A. B. Tony" Smith also lost four votes in the recount when the vote in the police judgeship was gone over. Frank B. Pierce, candi- date for alderman in the Second ward received 10 votes less than were originally returned for him and w. T. Dwyer l6 less. The other candidates. successful and unsuc- cessful. retain the same totals as reported in the Graphic Wednes- day.
 The canvass shows that 1,3S3 Of that number, City Treasurer Joe P. Alexander. who was reelected without opposition, lost only one vote.
 The vote as canvassed shows the following official totals:
 Mayor-W. l.. Toney, 990: H. K. White. 100.
 Treasurer-,Joe P. Alexander, .3S4.
 Police judge-J. R. ('Sonny'D Stewart, 460; R. D. McGaughy. 269:: w. E. Sallee, 75: s. A. Miller. ll9; A. T. Whitelaw. 301; w. D. Vance. 37: A. B. ("Tony') Smith 7s.
 Alderman-First ward-,Iohn H. Dellmon. 72O: l. F.. Boyce. 652. . Alderman-Second ward-Frank R. Pierce, 56S; w. T. Dwyer, 136: r Wnl Nichol, GAG.
 Alderman--Third ward-R. w.. Lane. 653: Dr. A. C. Jordan. 672.
 Alderman---Fourth ward-Gabe Meyer. 7OS; l. M. Hightower, Gil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
CAMDEN FOLK COME HERE ID WE'D Miss Elerie Hale and George
 R. Shankle, Prominent
 Young People, Married
 Today Noon
 JUST FOR NOVELTY
LUST FOR NOVELTY
Brought Their License and the Min ister With Them, Besides the Best Man and Maid of HOnOr-Wed at Trinity.

Two young people prominent i'll business and social circles of Cam den. Ark, were married today, high noon, at Trinity church in this city. The contracting parties were Miss El- erie Hale and George 6. Shankle. The ceremony was performed by the Rev erend Doctor Howard M. 1ngham, of Camden, and was attended by Miss Mamie Brummett and J. l.. Scales, also of Camden.
 The party came here this morning and brought their license with them. Mir. Shankle stated that the wedding was not the outcome of an elopement, but they came here because of the novelty and that they wished to be married in Pine Bluff; "as this,' he said, was good marrying town.
 After the ceremony the bridal party enjoyed an elaborate luncheon at the Hotel Jefferson. They left this after noon for the East. where they will en- ioy a honeymoon trip of several weeks.
 Miss Hale has been social leader in Camden for the past few years and enjoys the distinction of being one of the most popular and talented young ladies of Ouachita county. George R. Shankle is member ol the firm of Shankle and StringfelloW gents furnishers, and is one of Cam den's best known and most popular business men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
AT THE MAIN RINK.

A large crowd attended the Main rink last night notwithstandinG the very disagreeable weather The Taylor Twin Sisters closed their en- gagement, giving two exhibitions yesterday. On Friday pfght, one mile race will e ruY between the two fastest skatarsM the state. It will be very interesting and ex- citing event, and will delight anl please the large crowd of people who love roller racing. Full par ticulars will appear in tomrrow s Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
HAS PROMISED
 N0 APPOINTMENTS Judge w. L. Toney, Nonli : nee for Mayor, Declares No Slate Has Been Fixed for City Officials
HAS NO OBLIGATIONS
Saloon Must Remain Closed on Sab bath and Gambling Will Not Re Tolerated--WilI Run City as Here. tOiOre.
1 have made no promises to any

Il have made no promises to any one"
 Such was the declaration of Judge w. l.. Toney, who was Tuesday non- mated for mayor of the city of Pine Bluff, this morning when asked if he 1 had decided upon any of the appoint ments which he will have to make up- on assuming the duties of mayor, three months hence.
 T don't know what the situation I will be three months from now he continued, and therefore cannot say
 who will be appointed in the various city offices l am to fill by appointment. Il can only say this, that 1 will
 make all appointments for the best l interests of the city and our people. l The affairs of this city, under my ad- ministration, will be run the same as
 heretofore. in the same broad guaged
 manner
 What about Sunday closing?" he
 was asked
 ] T can only say that the saloons
 must close on the Sabbath day, the
 same as now. l will not tolerate any
 gambling houses. nor will 1 be un-
 reasonable in my demands or edicts
 toward any other establishments that
 might come to my attention. In dis
 charging my duties as police judge Of
 this city 1 have always been fair and just. That same conduct will char
 acterize my administration as chief
 executive of the city. I have fined
 saloonists who violated the Sunday ! law, wherever the evidence showed l that they merited it. l will continue to do so. if violations are practiced As far as I know there is no gam bling going on in Pine Bluff now.
 "I am under obligations to no one.
 Some one appeared at the polling places on the day of the recent prim- aries and stated that l had promised one job to six different persons. ] immediately told him that if he | would bring one or all six men. who
 claimed to have been promised any | thing, before me, and prove their | statements, l would gladly give each $50 in money. He failed to do so.
 t'I feel grateful to all my friends and supporters as it were, and will ever be grateful to them, but I prom ised no one an office The people of Pine Bluff know that 1 am not nar- row minded. My views are liberal on alni0st every public question and
 will continue to be SO in the discharge of my duties. ...:
 No. I do not propose to make a Ischurch town out of Pine Bluff, and Hhe persons who circulates such a keport has no Foundation for it The 1laws of the city. however, hust be respected while I am mayor"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
A lady writes the Courier from

A lady writes the Courier from Memphis. Tenn, and asks if large class of girls can be had for les sons in cooking at $2 each for 12 lessons. Our editor wrote her thct the Tyler girls jast now are learn ing to skate and that they would hardly undertake so learn to skate and cook too. Here in Tyler. s;nl' best cooks are our poorest skaters and We are glad of it; and as they already know how to cook and can't avoid the doing of it, they would hardly patronize a cooking school. Tyler (Texas) Courier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
Our Stock of / Carpet Remnants ook over the list and see if there is anything that will fiji vour ro0m Come early and get pick
VELVET CARPET.

IA yards. red ..............,..5s .5sc 16 yards, red ......... toe 20 g.: wards, tan 70c 19 3-4 yards, mottled ............ .6Oc % yards, red 'sc 20 yards, tan Zoe % 1-l vards. green soc 9 1-2 yards, tan ................' 'Oc Al 1-4 yards. red =. ...............' 'Oc o1 yards, green ................s s"c
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
HOURS OF TRAIN SERVICE BILL

Washington, Jan. IO.-The vot- ing on the hours of train service bill will take place in congress late this afternoon. The measure is known as the La Toilette bill and is introduced for the purpose of limiting the hours of train service spoken on the measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
BRUSSELS CARPET.

THESE VALUES IF YOU CAN FIND WHAT YOU WANT oyE.HALF THE REGULAR WAKES.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10

It is the cut. that gives distinction to the garment We cut special pattern for each garment We have la nice line of suitings from $25<sup. Eisenkramer the Tailor. over Citizens
 bank. Second avenue. Ncofher Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
"PUCk" DARBY IMPROVING.

Clarence. Puck Darby. who was seriously stabbed last Saturday night by G. N. Gamble, is some better today. While his condition is vet serious, his physicians say that improvement is shown ana hone is now entertained for his recovery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10
SUITS TO BE FILED FOR TAXES
I 7 "
 Attorneys Preparing Fifty Suits Against Delinquents in Sewer . . District No. 3.

Attorneys Crawford and Can't are preparing fifty suits, which. are to be filed in the circuit court within the next few days against the deiinquents in sewer district No. 3.
 This district comprises about fourteen blocks square, bounded by the southern city limits, Seventh street, Tennessee and Louisiana streets.
 It is to be alleged in the petition that the property owners, to be named as defendants, have failed to pay their sewer tax as agreed and an effort will be made to col lect them according to law.
 Rabbi E. Frisch is in Little Rock today m a buSjoacS mission
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-10

Rabbi E. Frisch is in Little Rock today on business mission.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Thu State at q Glance
TIE Best Of All tie News Tersely Told

looks like a safe forecast. Every
article of food, from meat to milk.
mas made n or more sharp adj
vances in the past few months. Ev-
erything that is eaten or worn is
higher now than it was twelve
months ago.
While there is some reason for the
advances in wheat, corn and one or
two other articles, on account of the
shortage of the crops as compared
with last year, many increases in
prices have been arbitrary. They
have been imposed on the old-tima
railroad mans principle Of charging
all that the traffic would bear. The
wholesalers have been putting up
prices to the highest figure which
they believed they could %eXtort, and
The retailers have been compelled to
advance their prices to the consum-
ers in order TO leave themselves 4
margin of profit. 1t has been the
same in clothing and in nearly every
thing else which enters into the sum
" 4 human INVIS. y IoNttii'' - W many
| sorts, or the middlemen, have been
putting a heavy load on the back of
prosperity.
But the Wall street scare has
brought a halt on these advances in
prices, and it has started o move
ment in the other direction. This
is one of the benefits of the recent
little setback. Prices all around
have been put up to such extreme
| figures that the stock of fluid capital
exchanges. Prices are coming down.
and in the new adjustment every
body will be better off than II has
been recently. The Wholesaler who
are now beginning to cut prices will
rccoup themselves by larger sales
and by the lower prices which they
will pay producers, and these, in
turn, will be benefited by the reduc-
lions in all the things which they
have to buy. In a double sense,
the country has been living too high.
1t has been trying to lift itself up
by its bootstraps. and it has found
that the regular laws of sravitation
are beginning TO resume sway. For
a little while water may be made
to run up hill, but sooner or later
the current will turn in the other
direction. In the new price level
which will soon be reached the ma
jority of the people will be benefited
and real prosperity will be estab-
lished.-Globe Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
The Governors Proclamation.

Governor Crawford has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, which
is as follows:
from the time when the American
colonies had a population of three
million struggling people, paying
tribute to an English king, forbid
den under heavy penalty to manu-
facture goods and build commerce,
down to this present day when our
great nation has become the COM
mercial and industrial mistress of
the world and the peace arbiter of
international disputes, it has been
the established custom at this sea-
son of the year to set apart for the
people a day of thanksgiving and
praise.
In accordance with this time
honored and beautiful custom, and
in compliance with the proclamation
of the chief magistrate of the United
States, |, Coe L. Crawford, governor
CT the state of South Dakota, do
hereby designate and set apart,
Thursday, the 2Sth day of Novem-
Der, next, as a day of Thanksgiving
and prayer.
Conscious of blessing and privi-
lege vouchsafed to us, and conscious
Of our responsibilities and short
comings, we should lift up our hearts
in sincere gratitude to the great
Givor OF All Good for that guidance
u-hinh hoe ,,o1n -,c ~ ,,o{i~, ,t,,J:,.
not for despotism, not for special
privilege, not for ~aristocracy, but for
civil and religious liberty, for equal
ity before the law, for justice for
ali people; thankful for the enjoy
ment OF equal opportunities to make
life strong in body and mind, beauti-
full in service, active in civic right
eoNsness, uncompromising in defense
Of right principles, public and pri-
vate morality; thankful for abund-
ant labor and it's rich reward; for
health and plenty; for comfortable
homes; for wide prosperity.
The past year has been the most
prosperous in the history of this
SoiIh. SoitSLlClllC'lll, nap
piness, health and plenty are uni
versal blessings throughout the
state. In the midst of material pros
perity there has come an advance
ment toward higher ideals in indi-
vidual, social and political life.
l earnestly recommend that the
people of this state on the day named
observe it in the spirit of gratitude
and Thanksgiving, and that in their
homes and houses of worship crate.
full acknowledgment be made to the
Almighty for his kindness and care
during the past year.
In testimony whereof, l have here,
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State Of South
Dakota to be affixed.
Coe l. Crawford, Governor.
D. d. Wipf, Secretary of State.