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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
State Capital Notes
Walked rs miles to Surrender.


Learning that he was wanted by
the United States government for
selling liquor without license and
chat a warrant had been issued for
his arrest, Thomas Stanley walked IS
miles to the office of the deputy mar
shall who held the paper and vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered. Stanley's &C
ton has received wide comment and
1t goes on record as one of the most
unique cases of self-imprisonment in
this district. He was under indict-
ment in the western judicial district
of this state, but left the jurisdiction
of the court before he was summoned
for trial. Deputy United States Mar
shall Freeman of Freeman, P. o., Pope
county, was in Byzantine, Van Bruen
county, recently and acquainted
friend there with the information that
be had warrant for Stanley. The friend
said that he knew the man and would
communicate with him. This was
done and Stanley who has been 8
resident off and on of Byzantine Tor
more than year, decided to give
himself up. Freeman had returned
to his home in the meantime and,
therefore, he was dumfounded when
Stanley walked into his house stating
that he was wanted. He confessed
that he had travelled the distance on
foot. Word was Immediately sent to
Little Rock that the man was IN
custody and he was taken to Russell
vile, from which place he was
brought to Little Rock. Stanley was
arraingned before Commissioner Allen
for the eastern district and after a
hearing was lodged in the county jail
to await the issuance of an order by
United States District Judge Trieber
for removal to Fort Worth. He is
about 80 years old and shows no
signs of his long jaunt~ His conduct
warrants the supposition that he did
not know that he had been indicted.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Large Plant at Alma.

The Ozark Preserving Company
will establish large plant, consisting
of a group of six buildings, at Alma.
The company will manufacture from
Crawford county fruit all kinds of pre-
serves, jelly, jam, apple and peach
butter and cider vinegar. Its initial
capacity will be the consumption of
200 to 500 bushels per day, all of
which will seek the Northern markets.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
business may be gathered from the
fact that their first order for cans,
when the plant is located will be for
20 900.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
r. J. Gosiger Shot.

F. j. Gosiger, a travelling freight
agent of the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road was shot and killed ky Nathaniel
Mulholland, nineteen-year old boy,
in Little Rock. The trouble arose
over a calf belonging to the Mulhol-
lands straying into the Gosiger yard,
and which led to a quarrel between
the two families. The boy claims that
he fired to protect his mother and in
self-defense.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Sues For $4,000 Libel.

Philip Dart, blacksmith, has filed
suit against the Daily Texarkanian OF
Texarkana, for the sum of $4,000
which he alleges he has been damag-
ed in character and reputation, by
reason of an item which appeared in
the paper about three weeks ago CIV
ing an account of plaintiffs arrest on
a warrant charging him with aggra-
waited assault upon his step-daughter.
The plaintiff alleges that part of the
allegations, as printed in the article,
are untrue and libelous.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
a..a~.---ul -u 81
g ARKANSAS Y
ESTATE NEWSQ
Gold Discovered In Arkansas.

Gold, believed to be in paying guam
titles has been discovered in Mont
gomery county, about a mile and
half northeast of Womble. Messrs.
Blair and Thompson made the discov-
cry on their farm ]. ]. Thompson
was formerly miner, having worked
in the pit in this and several other
states. Finding what he believed
from indications to be goldbearing
rock, he traced the leal to a bluff on
the farm. Then he blasted off a num-
Der of specimens and sent them to a
firm of assayers in Los Angeles, in
whom he had perfect confidence.
Blair and Thompson recently received
the result of the assay, which showed
that the rock tested carried gold in
the proportion Of $11.88 to the ton,
with traces of silver. The rock is
dark colored, streaked with layers Of
quartz. A shaft has been sunk to the
depth of Is feet and the owners say
that the ore shows greater richness as
the depth increases. They have sent
specimens of this deeper ore rock to
be assayed and are now awaiting a
report on it. Mr.. Thompson claims
to be sufficiently familiar with gold
bearing rock to reconize it when he
sees it, which facts led to the dis
covery. He believes Montgomery
county contains gold, silver, lead and
zinc in paying quantities and that all
that is needed is capital for the de-
volopment of her mineral resources.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Bitten hY Rattlesnakc.

John Marford, while hunting near
Ultima Thule, in company with Henry
Wright, was bitten by RATHER. They
were about miles from home and
before the injured man could be taken
home and a doctor could arrive, he
was almost dead from effects of the
poison and loss of blood. There is a
possibility of his losing his leg to save
life. The RATHER measured IL fee
in length.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Fell From Train.

Walking in his sleep, S. L. West, 40
years old, who lives in Dyer, Tenn,
a passenger on an Iron Mountain train,
fell from the steps of a coach, 40 miles
from Bald Knob, and when he awoke
he was lying on a pier of bridge.
He sustained serious injuries about
the head and arms. He was dreaming
at the time that he had left his grip
in another car and went to get it.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Biu STORAGE Plant.

The Border City Ice and Cold Stor-
age Company of Fort Smith have com
menced operations for the erection in
that city of one of the most modern
cold storage plants in the Southwest.
The building will be 60x130 feet, will
be constructed of brick and will be
three stories in height. 1t viii have
a storage capacity of $4,000 barrels.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
First Mayor of Hermitage.

N. P. Wadsworth, who was recently
elected mayor of the comparatively
new town of Hermitage, was in the
city recently, and received his COM
mission from the secretary of state.
The municipal election at Hermitage
was held few days ago. The other
officers elected were: DR.. w. P. Rea-
sor, treasurer; ]. w. Creed, recorder;
]. P. Lansdale, M. A. Jackson, E. A.
Baker DR.. G.. L. Wilson and E. c..
Young. Mayor Wadsworth says that
many improvements are going on in
the building line, among which is the
erection of a $4,000 school building.
Hermitage is one year old and has q
population of about 600.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Accidentally Killed.

Barney Myers, aged Is years, was
accidentally shot while hunting With
his brother, near their home, two miles
below Morrison Bluff. Barney was
standing under a bluff and his brother
who was on top, loaded his gun and
whennhe threw the breech into position
it was discharged, the contents enter
ing his brothers abdomen.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Arkansas Presbytery,

The Arkansas Presbytery has just
closed it's session at Walnut Ridge,
after a four days meeting. j. P.
Coffin of Batesville was chosen
moderator, Rev. S. L. Grigsby of
Jonesboro, slated clerk, and Rev. S.
G. Hutton of Argenta, clerk of the
presbytery. The next meeting of the
presbytery will be held at Des Arc in
April, 1908.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
VIII Build Calaboose.

For fear that their present jail.
which is a boxcar, may be removed
by the railroad company, arrange
ments are being made for the erec-
ton of a calaboose at Melbourne.
1t will be made of 2x4s, spiked to-
gether, and will have two cells and
a hall where a stove will be placed.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Kicked BY Mule.

Henry Thomelson, young man re-
siding near Halliday, was kicked by
a mule recently, and is thought to be
fatally hurt. The young man was pass
ing near the animal when it suddenly
whirled and kicked him in the stom-
ach with both feet
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Street Fair.

The merchants and citizens of Null
berry will give a four days street
fair and carnival, October 16 to 10
A number of premiums on cotton
cattle, hogs and poultry will be given
They will also have folders con-
test and young iadies' race.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
And Not Much Doing.

A Philadelphia preacher says it is
possible for a man to be a consistent.
Christian and a politician at one and
the same time. Perhaps; but it must
be a very trying job in Philadelphia.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Woman Seeks Death.

Abandoned by her husband, and re,
fused recognition by his relatives,
Mrs. H. G.. Brickhouse, a bride of only
a few months, attempted suicide al
Hot Springs by shooting herself.
Her condition is serious.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Feast for Buzzards.

The dead body of an unknown man
was discovered by party of hunters
rounded by buzzards, which had
devoured about one-third of the body.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Retained Vitality Long.

Last spring farmer living near
Memphis, Tenn, unearthed a vessel
containing corn while excavating near
one of the forts made by the mound
builders. He planted some of the ce-
real, and, strange as it may seem, got
a yield. The kernels were small in
size and sooty black in color.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-10-10
Sent CHARGE Through Heart.

Frank Buck, a farmer living three
miles from Marked Tree, killed himself
by firing the contents of a II guage
shell into his heart, showing the trig
ger with his right hand while with
his left he held the gun in place.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
Japan Paid Not Ia Hit France.

Frances agreement 10 admit Japan
To her money market for something
like a billion dollars in loans. with
the understanding that terms ~ 90
be mad much more favorable than
could be had by an unintroluccd
borrower. brings her in return some
thing easily worth the cost. To hav"
Japan guarantee French possession Of
IndO-China relieves the French COZ
eminent and people of "A very seat
anxiety. Fear that the over-popula,el
island empire would seize so con-
venient an outlet has long been Tres
ent in the minds OF Paris statesmen,
and guilty cOnscicnCes OF French
wrongs against Japan has tended 70
%heighten the u~neasineSS. In the inter
est of her Russian ally France not
only took part in compelling Japan to
drop the fruits of victory over China
but. as is well remembered, grossly
violated the rules of neutrality by per
hitting Ro~jestvensky's feet TO make
free use OF this very colony'3 harhors.
Obviously she could afford To "a a
good price by way OF insurance upon
so doubtful a risk. She has dcne
enough for Russia, and, in particular
is under no obligation To pour moe
of her money down the Russian rat
hole. 1t is even more clear that finan-
cially embarrassed Japan fares we'll,
receiving rich pay simply for promis-
ing to be good. That the transaction
is mutually profitable there can b. TO
doubt, but it is hardly creditabie 10
Japan and too much like paying trib-
ute 10 be at all creditable TO F'"nc".
The American people are warliEc as
compared with wealthy but degene ate
Gall. Who can imagine the United
States paying Japan to forego any de-
signs she may entertain upon the Ihll-
ippines?-ChariOtte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
TURNED STATES EVIDENCE
But Signal Given by "Black ffdhu
Caused Witness to Collapse.

New York, June 18.-Ignazio de
Leonardo and PietrO Pam;nellla were
today convicted Of Kidnapping ana
EMPLOYING BLACK Hand" methods OF
extOrtiOn. De Leonardo was nrst
found guilty and at once offered 70
turn states evidence. At the
he took the stand P9mincllia placed
his hand on his temples n brought
them down slowly until they met az
the throat. The effect on Leonardo
was startling. The witness turned
deathly pale. Then he managed to
say: ~ am sick. I ann testify"
.'Whv?" demanded Judge O'Sulli-
van.
With an effort De Leonardo replied:
'Pampinellia has just given me the
sign Of death. 1t is the black hand.
will not testify"
The witness was removed from the
room anu given a chance to ecover
himself Later he was returned to the
| stand only to collapse When his eyes
met those OF his partner n crime.
He positively refused to give evidence.
Pampinellia was, however, con
Victed as De Leonardo had been, chief
" on the TESTIMONY of seven-year Did
Salvador Siatta, who was stolen from
his home last winter and held a Dris-
OnCr while " black hand" letters de-
manded from his father. q prosperous
barber, q ransom of $4,000. The
youth was eventually released, though
the father denied that he had settled
with the abductOrs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

11s orphans and the orphanage Is cer-
tainly prospecting in every way
Since the last annua! report there nave
beer several important additions 10
the endowment fund. Mrs. Fannie W.
Johnson OF Durham. gave $1,000: Ms.
Frank \. Daniels of Goldsboro. sl.e1,
In memory OF his wife. and Mrs. Char
les II. Belvin OF Ralaish, $1,000. There
was besides a special gift OF 5000
TO L. general fund and several small
er Contributions. The total receipts
from all sources during the year were
s16.212.
To show how great IS the scarcity Of
labor. Mr.. Eugene Maxwell who IS In
charge OF the construction work Of
the Electric Power Company at Buck
horn Falls. on the Cape Fear river.
says he wants 500 nero men To wol k
there and : offering $3.50 per day "ni
also quarters to live in, and y,t cannot
get the men. He also wants hEcmen
who get So a month and board out
they are nor 10 ne had.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
INTEREST IN ROWLAND CASE
Cotton Crop Worst on Record-Suc-
cessor to DIR. Dubose Eiected-Be-
quests 10 Methodist Orphanase.
Messenger Bureau.


1SA3 ~ 20 ul1c Is.
Public interest centered in the case
Oh Dr. n Mrs. E. S. Rowland today.
potn Of whom are in Jail, where Mrs.
Rowland was placed last night about
, o'clock. She was taken to Jail by
TWO of her attorneys and was met at
the Jail by the jaiIor and the deDuty
sheriff. First they all went to Row
lands cell, which is in the new annex
to the Jail, and she stood outside talk
Ing to him. The two officers were not
IN hearing distance but the attorneys
heard the conversation awhile ana
then moved away a few yards and left
her talking to her husband for several
minutes. hen she was taken TO her
cell which is in the tower lately built.
81 she reached the door of her cell
and pulled it open and looked in She
said that 1t seemed very small.
Of course lawyers talked a great deal
about this case and one of them re-
marked today that he thought an at
tempt to get bail for the prisoners
under habeas corpus proceeding would
be futile. The charge is OF course a
capital one. He remarked further
that so far as the evidence given yes
terday before the corOner's jury vas
concerned. it showed motive and also
showed falsehOOd, but not the corpus
deficit. Another lawyer remarked that
a case in the last federal reports was
on a~ll-fours with this Rowland case,
in which no poison was found, but in
which there was nevertheless coHvIc-
ton upon circumstantial evidence.
Secretary T. B. Parker, of the North
Carolina Cotton Association tells me
that from all the counties where that
crop is grown the reports come il Of
poor stands, many saying it is the
worst on record.
The trustees of ST. Mary's Female
school here have elected Rev. George
W. Lay, rector, TO succeed Rev. DR..
McNeeley DuBOse, who resigned last
spring and retired al the end OF the
term. Rev. Mr.. Lay is a son Of The
Episcopal bishop of Maryland, a grad
uate Of Yale and for almost 20 years a
master al ST. Paul's school in New
Hampshire.
The people in the vicinity of Wake
Forest, this county. are making eTery
effort to secure the removal of the new
board of highway commissioners. ap-
pointed by the legislature as a part Of
the new road law.
-
phanage met here today and inspect
ed that institution. Among the trus-
tees is Congressman Page. There are
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

veloue. The first letter so fixed came
TO this once today. though IL was
ahead Of time, 1t was deliverei OF
course.
7, is learned that n great many i'm
movements are To be made at the farm
Of the A and VI college here and mat
the dairy will be brought up 10 q
high standard. The agricultural! Sec
ton of the board Of trustees has secuE-
ed a loan from tho collge OF S-.SoO
which is to bring up the cattle partic-
ularlv II has been very well SAID
that It costs no more to Keep socu
cattle than IL does poor ones. Inc
purpose is To make the herd OF y
college one OF the best Of the class IN
the state. There are now some Ne:y
fine herds notable among these bcinS
the ones at BiltmoTe and Pinehurst.
and there are other catered here anu
there. practically unworthy OF atten-
ton.
Everybody seems to he OF the opin-
ion cotton will be high next season.
Il is noticeable that very le" seem u
have any hope OF their being much
of a crop in this part Of the country
Ii Il Way the conditions here have
prevailed in some other sections Mr..
=. {. Odds writes from Waco Texas
that the west Texas crop seems 10 he
quite promising and will be the hes
in that state. This great west Tex
cotton growing territory has been
brought in during TN" past few years
ana rs a matter OF |act ten years aSo
most people would hIvc ridiculcd he
idea Of attempting to raise cotton
there as the seasons are dry general
ly, but cotton is a pl1Ht that can stand
a lot of dry weather. provided II Il hot
as it is Of all Other plants th' n
which can stand most OF this sort OF
weather
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

3rrs. Rowland Held "a Accessory Be
fore ;he Fact and "a Co-PrinCipaI.
Especial to The Messenger)

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, June 8.-Mrs. Rowland's
attorneys notified Coroner Separk.
the committing magistrate, that they
desired TO get the $4,000 ash bond
she had put up when she was arrest
ed May Goth on the charge of being
accessory before the fact to the pois-
Oning Of c. r. Strange. her husband.
He said that in order TO do this she
must be brought before him as magis-
tarte and surrendered. They said they
wished this course taken. He ordered
the sheriff to bring her from jail. Her
counsel surrendered her and Separk
held her in default OF $4,000 on the
charge above set OuI He then paid
over the money to her attorneys.
Thus she is held OH two charges. as
accessory and also as c0-principal with
Rowland, the latter on the unani-
o recommendation of the cOrOner's
jury yesterday.
The magistrate said that thus, if she
was released on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings on the latter charge, she
would be held on the old one. 1t does
not appear tonight that there will be
any habeas corpus proceedings.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

iment, Lexington, has been received
Governor Glenn and all the other
members of the board of education, ex-
cept the attorney general, leave Thurs
day to visit the places which are COM
peting for the eastern training school.
It was said by a committeeman from
Elizabeth City that place would prof.
ably drop out Of the contest, but this
will not be done. the board informs
me.
NJ. Foy, a native of Pender, died here
where he had lived four years mani:
at the soldiers home. He served IL
company c, 21st regiment \. {. troops.
His wife. who was Linda Bats, oL
OnsloW, survives him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
TO GREECE AND MONTENEGRO
Richmond Pearson. of North Carolina,
Appointed Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipOtcntiarX.

oyster Bay n. Y, June 1S.-The
pr esident today announced the follow
ing appointments:
Enjoys extraordinary and minister
plenipOtentiary, Richm"nd Pearson,
of North Carolina to Greece and Mon
tenegrO; S. PerciVal Dodge, of Mass
achusetts, to Honduras and Salvador:
John 3. Jackson, Of New Jersey, to
Persia.
Secretary of Legation at Gaute-
mala: VIM. F. Sands, of the Distritc
o. Columbia.
Secretary of Embassy at st. Peters,
burg, Russia: Irwin B. Laushlin, of
Ter nsyIvania
Interpreter to United States Consul
late at Naga4aki. Japan: Carlton
Miller,'+of Iowa.
Postmasters-Sidney J. Fetre. RUS
sellville, Ala; James H. Wright,
Hartford, Ark; j. A. Holderman,
C~ovington, Tenn; E A. Fotts, Cald-
well, Texas: 6. r. Goldbeck, UvaIde,
Texas: Q. H. Whitney, COokeville,
Tenn; VIM. M. Waterford, Abel, Ala.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

Accompanying United States L,pI-
ty Marshal John a. Sims 70 Al MA,
Ga, this morning was besides a. anC
II. Jones, the King Of MOonshiaCrs'
This interesting person Is Air d sew
art. IS years old. OF the Kings mrun-
tain b~Iockadiug district. VINO was con-
yicted at the present term OF federal
court and sentenced b. Judge EOyd
10 serve l. months in the pCnitcnt.ary.
But the sentence will not reform the
king for he has openly declared that
as soon as he is liberated al the ,ADi-
ration OF his term h. will c-n,lnue
his evil dOings. He claims 10 have
relatives living in the vicinity OF At
lanta and instead OF operating Il
Kings mountain he viii start q bust
ness Of Illicit distilling in the Creek
er' state where he hopes TO prosper
and evade the law as successfully as
he has done in this state for a greater
part Of his life.-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

ing Of the directors held tonight at
the exposition grounds.
The resignation of Mr.. Cottrell was
accepted and his position will be fill
ed by Mr.. Barr. The resolution
passed practically makes Mr.. Barr di-
rector general of the exposition COM
pany and he will Immediately take
charge. n bend every energy to
complete the show within the next
three weeks.
n second bond issue was author
lied To cover outstanding obligations
to the amount of 5000 They are
TO be covered by a second mortgage
on the property Of the company. and
will bear six per cent interest. They
run twenty years from 1907 II is
also agreed that the bonds will be
offered 70 creditors willing To accept
them. Refusing. il Is believed. they
can be placed elsewhere.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
y. c. NATIONAL GUARD.
To Wear Regular Blue Dress Uniform
at Observation-Disclosures of Soldiers
Home Dead.
Especial to The Messenger)

especial TO The Messenger
Raleigh, n. c.. June IS.-AI a on
ference today of the adjutant general
and quartermaster general with the
governor it was decided that the new
fun dress blue cap be recuisitioned
for the entire national guard. Tie is
sue will be made in July. The brigade
will wear at Darades and reviews at
the jamestown exposition the regular
blue dress, white gloves, standing COL
lars and black shoes. Governor Glenn
told the officers he wished the guard
to look as we'll as possible at the expo
sition. He had been much impressed
last week there by the appearance of
the Georgia guardsmen. At military
headquarters the resignation OF Capt.
H. Fl. Springs, company H., Third reg