The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-28

the North Fort Smith crossing, at II o'clock last night. Kennedy was standing on the foot board of an engines tender and was in the act of coupling the tender to string of freight cars, when the cars, which were moving at the time, crashed into another engine. As a result, the engines tender and the freight car next to it crashed together with terrific force, crushing the life out of Kennedy instantly.
 William Swan of Tuckerman died recently while on his way to a dance. It is said that he had been drink ing, and when about three miles from his home he fell from his horse. He was assisted back into the saddle by friend who was with him, but had gone only a short distance when he fell again. He was again put back upon his horse, and this time his companion mounted the same horse to hold him in the saddle. After gong a short distance the friend found that Swan was dead. It is supposed that his death was due to the falls.
 J. M: Osborn, a farmer living near Monette, has an odd freak in the shape of a calf. It had the body and form of a calf, with the exception of the head, which was almost a perfect mans head, with long hair, eyes and thick lips. It was two feet long. and the body was in proportion to its length. It lived only short time after birth.
 John R. lobe, assistant state au- ditor, estimates that Amendment No. 8 to the state constitution, will in- crease the state revenue by about $290,000 year. Last year the total revenue accruing to the state for school purposes from the ? mill tax, the sale of school lands and in- terest on bonds was about S619,0O0
 H. W. Wilson of Charlotte, N. C., was found dead in his room at hotel in Hot Springs. There were no marks of violence on the body, and no drugs of any description found in the room, but letter of instruction in regard to the disposal of the body was left by the dead man.
 A proclamation has been issued by Acting Governor John l. Moore declaring Amendment No. 8 to the constitution of the state effective. This amendment provides for the increase of the state school tax from two to three mills and the district tax from five to seven mills.
 Five thousand dollars has been subscribed by citizens of Eureka Springs to sink a deep we'll in that locality. The object of the drilling is to ascertain the kinds of mineral that abound in the Ozarks and to see if there are deposits of oil or gas in this territory.
 Robert Threet stabbed Eli Reton near Rogers recently. Threet used butcher knife and struck Reton in the left side. breaking the knife blade off in the wound. Trouble had been brewing between the young men for some time.
 John Mcintosh, a negro of Tex arkana was seriously injured by the accidental discharge of a gun, which he was cleaning, preparatory to go- ing hunting.
 William Miller has been arrested charged with stealing large quanti ties of timber from a tract of land owned by the Singer Sewing Ma chine Company in the northwest partion of Cross county.
 Mrs. Andrew Campbell of Van Buren mistook a bottle of carbolic acid for paregoric and gave her To- vear-old son a dose of it recently. It was with difficulty the life of the child was saved.
 Willard Mainard of Roland shot and killed his cousin, Will Davis recently. Witnesses to the affair stated that Davis and Mainard, who are cousins, went into an eating house operated by James Davis at Roland. It is alleged that Mainard boJ bao,, T rip zipor o,o6 tbot ba 6raw