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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14
WILLIS SIDE
 OF THE CASE Declares He Will Eventually Secure Possession of Lit t..e Mary Willis, Held Here by Relatives.
TALKS IN INDIANA
Makes Charges and Says He Is Will ing to Do His Part-!4ittle Mary Now With W. E. Bell and Her Mother in This City.

Parker Willis was in the city an story of his efforts during the last three years to secure possession of his child, little Mary Francis Laura Willis, who by the way is named for Mrs. l.. l.. Culver, her great aunt and the lady who gave CraWfords- vile the Culver hospital, says the l Charlottesville Qndiana) Journal of recent date. A few days ago the Journal reprinted from Pine Bluff paper an account of the latest devel- opments in this contest between l father and mother for the rights to i this interesting little piece of hu- | manity, which in several points, MT. Willis says, is incorrect and design 1 ed to place him in false light, his only purpose being to give his daughter a good home and give her the educational advantages which in his prosperity he is able to afford her. Further than that it is his purpose and always has been his purpose if given custody of the child to permit her to see and enjoy the company of her mother at ire quent intervals. Mr. Willis says that he has always proceeded ac- cording to law and that he IS bringing the present suit in Arkan
 sas for the purpose of giving the child the comforts of his home at 2037 North Delaware, Morton Place, Indianapolis, where he lives with his mother. This is one of the finest homes in that city.
 About three years ago the court at Indianapolis decided that the child, then eighteen months old, should remain with the mother, but that she should not take it beyond the jurisdiction of the court. l few months later, said MT. Willis, without the consent of the court, the child was taken away and since that time he has known nothing of it's whereabouts except through the efforts of detectives.
 Lateiy the mother and child were found in Spokane, Wash, where they had lived several months. m that city the little girl was sick six weeks in a hospital with scarlet fe- yer, and after partially recovering was placed in an orphans home by 1 the mother, according to informa- 1 tion received from MT. Willis de- ] tectives. Later on the child was put 1 in charge of crippled woman liv- 1 ing in a three roomed house on l the outskirts of Spokane. Becoming aware of the fact that investiga- tions swere being made, said MT. Willis, the mother then took the child to Pine Bluff, Ark, where 1t was adopted by legal process by her
 brother. All this was done with out the knowledge or consent of
 MT. Willis.
 Last October MT. Willis secured a divorce from his wife in the su- perior court of Indianapolis, and he says although he made every effort to have her and the child present, even offering to pay all their ex- penses and attorneys fees. she did rot nut in an anpearance He also
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14

Mrs. J. A. Franklin and son, Henry, will arrive in the city this afternoon from Camden, where they have been visiting relatives They will remain here a few days with relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14

white storekeeper at Kearney, this county.
 Blanche Hall, a white woman of the underworld, was fined $50 for aggra- vated assault She also entered a plea of guilty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14
RING

351 ola phone or 313 new phone for hox factory wood. Special attention t. telephone orders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14

Tor ua,, panar ana paint ses. Claut C.egg and cornnanv. 417 Mir stree'
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20

piece of Light Blue Albatross soc value soiled
to go at half price.
pieces green Mohair to go at 40 cents
pieces Novelty Dress Goods blue and purple
all wool, worth 35c. to go at II 1-2 cents
pieces brown Henriette, sold everywhere for 4oc
going at 20 cents.
pieces all wool Challie, pretty patterns for XII
monos' former price 75c now IS cents.
pieces same goods, guaranteed to be wash colors.
special 20 cents yard.
y, piece all wool Scotch Plaid just the thing for
childrens dresses, worth o5c, IS cents.
- piece each of pink and grey Cashmere, the zoe
kind, now for o cents yard
extra heavy all wool Sc inch suitings were 75c
now 40 cents piece same goods ooc, now 50 cts
"A big assortment of braids, in all colors, value
TO- IL I-2 and sc yd, your choice for sc yard
we make 1t rule to never carry over furs and
cloaks Special, one dozen furs, worth $I25 each
to go at 90 cents Another lot to go at ooc pric
$50. few of the $500 kind in brown and grey,
to go at $275.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
HERE'S YOUR BARGAINS!

piece OF all wool Mohair, IS cents quail
lty, to go at As cents.
piece OF black Cashmere, rs cent quality,
to go at IL Il cents.
piece of 36 inch grey Venetian Flannel,
50 cent quality, to 60 at IS cents
piece of green Venetian Flannel, IS cent
quality, to be sold at as cents
pieces extra heavy suiting, IS cent quail.
ty suitable for cloaks, to go at 40 cents
piece same goods, blue.
pieces Cashmere rs cent quality 2 Il
piece Cashmere, 40 cent quality 20 cents.
piece Cashmere 20 centSquality, 10 cents.
I all wool covert in tan, suitable for cloaks.
So lnch pI.oo value, to go at DO cents.
pieces Plaid Sutngs, Soc value 40 cants per
pattern.
3 pieces Navy Blue Voile CSC quality, 40 cents
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20

This not Especial 80 Days Cost Sale" but simnlv f.
our trends telling about Of the very bargains we hi
nat matter but only quote few exceptional bargain
lo you IN our dress goods department. We YOU
% ana tha we will sell at exactly the prices quoted Come and
the goods and bring this adv you as YOU might ornet mr.;
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
How One Girl Found a Husband.

All pretty girls travelling ara not ad.
vised to follow the example set by
the heroine Of this true story. Last
week Miss Droop of Washington was
married to young merchant of Bre-
men after he had journeyed far to
find the lady Of his love. Two years
ago Miss Droop, with friends. was
travelling from Bremen to Berlin when
4 handsome man entered the car. He
proceeded to read German paper.
She said to another girl: How fine
looking he is. wouldn't mind being
married to German II | could get
such handsome one" She spoke in
English. and the young man sat with
stolid countenance. as II he
couldn't understand word. Really,
he knew English thoroughly. The
marriage 10 the sequel
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
OLD FACE IN NEW PLACE.

w. II, Duncan, who is president Of
the Western Negro Press Association.
is now doing the editorial work on
the Despatch, which Is a new publica.
tion In Colorado Springs. Mr.. Dun.
can was associated with the earliest
publications In Little Lunnon" and
his versatility and experience will
mean much to the new venture. Be.
sides his newspaper career, Mr.. Dun.
can has long been actively engaged
In politics and his knowledge Of men
and measures assures the public thAt
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
Air de Luxe,

W. P. Northrup, In the Medical Rec.
ord. says that civilized man has
learned how to eat and drink and how
to wash, but he has not yet learned
how to ventilate. The author depicts
The unhygienic conditions existing In
most places Of public assemblage,
owing to the lack Of fresh ar. and says
that the need for reform In this re.
gard Is also great in private dwell
lngs. The curse Of modern living 10
overworking, overheating and lack OF
ventilation. not To mention worry and
Aasty eating. The suggestion is made
II utilizing the roofs Of dwelling.
houses az sources Of fresh cir. BY COZ.
H-ucting root gardena
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
WE OUGHT TO BE
ASHAMED OF OURSELVES.

A few days ago a Chinese restau-
rant was opened on Arapahoe street
among the colored businesses operat-
ing there. The proprietors have no
friends among the colored people of
the city, have no past reputation to
commend them, give a service SINH
lar to colored restaurants, excepting
few foreign dishes, yet are able to
command our trade at once in an as.
tOnishing degree. 1t is a shame that
the negro race contains individuals so
lost to all sense of fairness as to de-
sert at the earliest possible moment
their own whom they know for the
other fellow no matter who he may
be. Division along the lines Of race
- iOt " Uc cuCOul dScu, Uut is COll-
mon sense that we should patronize
our own men when we have a full
and perfect knowledge Of what we
can do, but must accept the service
Of others on faith. Add to this fact
that patronage Of colored restaurants
and In fact Of all colored businesses
Is the one way to demonstrate our
possibilities, and the utter lack of pol.
Icy in sacrificing our own businesses
In the shameless manner now prac-
ticed, is the harder to understand.
Suspicion Of each other and dissen-
sion was taught to us in slavery days
by our masters, but we ourselves con.
tinue to display our disgusting unrea.
condolences without outside encour.
agement.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
THE LIBERAL INSURANCE.
Denver, Colo.

Denver, Colo.
Commonwealth Life, Denver, Colo.
Gentlemen:-I have just drawn
$500 benefits for an accident caused
by cut to my hand by glass which
broke while was drying it. Your
promptness in paying explains your
popularity among the people. hope
you will be successful
Yours truly,
MRS. MAMIE HARRIS,
152 York St.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
Consider the Wasp.

"The wasp is disputatious crea.
ture, to be sure" observed the profes.
sor, "but It always carries its point" :"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15

the Despatch will be up to the min
ute. We wish him and his associates
we'll
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-15
Right.

Right.
you're Just q poem. Bess." said
And l was right. you see.
I knew the way she tossed her head
She Was . verse to me.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
ILLINOIS

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Traveling sew
enty- two miles day to ana from ms
office. John b. Mcneil, senior member
of the Chicago wholesale grocery nrH
of Mcneil & Higgins, has covered uur
ing the thirty-five years he mas HVeu
in Elgin and come to Chicago some,
thing like 756,000 miles The trip TO ana
from ElEin requires an hour so Mr..
Mcneil consumes 900 hours of his year
on the train. and has spent 1926 WORK
ing days, or seven years, In traveling.
His railroad tickets have cost MIN
$4,000.
DECATUR-Mrs. Maggie cochran mas
filed a bill for divorce.
Eva IIilbrant, a 17-year-old girl, was
sent to the School for Girls at Geneva
f. A. Garlick. national president of
the Gideons, was in Decatur TO-
day to address a meeting.
Charles Clark of the Decatur nre ue-
partment has gone to Panama TO take
position in the government fire de-
partment.
The affairs Of the Decatur Chair
company. which went into bankruptcy
over year ago. are being wound up.
The creditors will receive about per
cent of their money.
C. S. Batchelder of Warrensburg won
the blue ribbon at the international
stock show in Chicago on Herefords
/ year OIL. and under 2. This makes
the second time in succession that ne
has carried off this prize.
Mrs. W. l.. Shellabarger is entertain
ing old schoolmates at st. Marys They
are Mesdames Ferdinand Luthy of Chi
cago. Harry B. Smith of Monmouth,
Virginia Curry of Mount Sterling,
Frank Greene of Chicago and William
Dighton of Monticello. luncheon Will
be give in their honor Wednesday.
Frances Parkhurst is asking for a
divorce.
cARBoNDALE-The fftieth anniver-
sary of the instituting Of Shekinah
lodge. A. F. and A. NJ. in this city Will
be celebrated Tuesday night. Several
hundred invitations have 9een issued.
The Missouri Athletic club basket
hall team of ST. Louis has game
scheduled in this city Friday night with
the '.Maroons" or the State Normal uni
versity.
Rev. c. F. ]. Tate, who resigned his
pastorate of the Carbondale Baptist
church. has taken up the work or evan
gelist for the new BAPTIST State asso-
citation and is now conducting meet
ings at Anna
Miss Helen Weeks, secretary of the
Y. W. c. A. of Illinois. spent several
days the past week visiting the asso-
citation at the State Normal at this
place.
Miss M. Buck of the faculty of the
Southern Illinois State normal here
closed her forty-second year as
school teacher last week. OF this per-
iod for thirty three years she has been
a member of the normal faculty. Dur
ing the week Miss Euck was presented
by her pupils with handsome ola-
mond pin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
WASHINGTON

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 15-J. j. White,
receiver for the Washington Home COM
pany, reported that the defalcation of
E. E. Martin, former secretary of the
company, is more than $4,000.
EVERETT-Mayor Jones appointed
under the new city charter Frank A.
Pendleton and A. G. Collins, Republicans,
and ]. B. Fogarty and T. e. Skaggs,
Democrats.
NORTH YAKIMA-After twenty years
of service as cashier of the Yakima
National bank, j. D. Cornett has resigned
to get needed rest. He will tour Eu-
rope. He was presented with $1,000 by
| the directors.
BELLINGHAM-Cou Attorney Per-
| niger says If the new administration fails
to "close up the town he will take steps
| to close theaters, saloons and public
rooms on Sunday.
| Testimony was presented at the trial of
Harry Watts, who is charged with the
killing of Addie Roper at Blaine last
| January. The jury is complete and
the case now is proceeding rapidly. Will
| lam Allen Dell was convicted of the crime
some time ago and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. Watts is charged Jointly
with Dell with having committed the
| crime.
| SEATTLE = Martin Lundberg COM
planned to the management of the Pa
cific hospital that several bottle of cham
pagne left for his wife, who is i'll in the
hospital, had been stolen from the ice
box. Investigation proved that the wine
was taken by two physicians.
| A record has been established by the
5-days-old son of Thomas. Ivers of S19
Twenty-first avenue. On the fifth day
of his life the child cut two teeth. DR..
Lyons removed the teeth, much to the
relief of the child and the mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
IOWA

MARsHALLTOWN, Iowa, Dec. 15.-
President M. e. Justice issued the call
for the annual winter meeting OF tne
Iowa state league to be held at Quincy
I'LL, on Monday, December 10. Az the
meeting plans for next season Will pc
perfected and 1t is probable that the
membership of the circuit Will be de-
termined.
CEDAR RAPIDS-The official can
vass of the vote recently taken here on
the commission form of government
was completed. The commission plan
carried by majority of twenty-five.
MUSCATINE-Lying face downward
in pools of blood, the bodies of Mr.. ano
Mrs VIII Van Winkel, a newly married
couple were found murdered this morn
ing on the blood-stained floor OF a llttle
cabin at Fairport. While the perpetra-
tor of the deed is not known, q tramp
named Harry Jones is suspected. lie
was seen driving along the road near
the house with club in his hand late
Tuesday afternoon, and as the murder
was probably committed with similar
club the authorities are hunting him.
MARSHALLTOwN- out a
plan of consolidation the Western Gro
Gerry company, with a capital of $5,-
100000 with branches In many western
cities. will consolidate all of its bust
ness in this city under the management
of A. D. Stevens of st. Joseph, Mo-, for
merly manager of the tea department OF
the Let's Spencer company, st. Joseph
BOONE-Mrs. Mary Whalen, wife OF
superintendent WhaIen of the North
western railroad, died following LONG
illness. few minutes before her
death the telephone rang and a mes
sage came for Mr.. Whalen, calling him
to the bedside of a dying mother two
blocks away. II can't" he replied, "my
wife is dying" His mother is at the
point of death and her mother in Hart.
ford, Mich, is very low and can live
but a short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
PENNSYLVANIA

MEDIA, Pa, Dec. 15.-WiIiam Singles,
aged q, of Chester, was convicted of at
tempting to burn the building of the
Junior Hanley Hose company in that city
last month. Sentence was suspended,
pending argument for new trial.
NORISTOWN Pa, Dec. 15-Freder-
lex and Samuel Strong of Amber were
convicted in criminal court here of the
larceny of a sum of money from a box
at the engine house of the Wissahickon
fire company. They were sentenced to
three months in Jail. The defendants
were members of the fire company, and
marked money, which had been taken
from a pool box, was found in their pos
session.
sTRAFFoRD-Th Chester Valley Hunt
club had as its special guests members
of the Whitemarsh Valley Hunt, of which
Mr.. Welsh Strawbridge of Germantown is
master of hounds, but the heavy snow
prevented an enjoyable fox chase.
| HARRISBURG-Co Congressman John G.
McHenry of the Montour- Columbia
Northumberland district has reappointed
his private secretary George d. Her
bert. we'll known Harrisburg newspaper
man and resident secretary of the Demo-
cratic county committee.
NORRISToWN-C. ]. Buckley, who
was recently elected sheriff on the Re-
publican ticket filed his expense ac-
count here. 1t cost Mr.. Buckley s47S13.
| OF that amount $500 was paid to the Re-
publican county committee
STANDARDIZATION Bobcheski met a
horrible death at the Enterprise Colliery
when he was cut in half in the cog wheels
on scraper line while oiling a journal in
full view of Mortified workmen.
| PINE GROVE-The coolest weather for
this season prevailed this morning. The
thermometer dropping to 12 degrees above
Zero skating Is enjoyed
| HAMBURG-This morning was the
coolest of the season, the thermometer
at six O'Clock registering eighteen de-
grees.
| LEBANON-After a duration of four
| days, the strike of the chain workers
employed at the Lebanon and West End
| Chain works here has ended The men
will return to work Monday at the old
| scale IF wages They had refused to ac-
cept ten per cent reduction. claiming
the condition of the business did not
| warrant it.
| EAzLETCN-The vestrymen of St.
Peters Episcopal church received word
that Rev. Malcom Shipley of Philadel-
phia had accepted the call to become rec
tor of the local congregation to succeed
Rev. Frances Yarnall, who has gone to
| Birdsboro, Pa.
! READING-Joseph e. Whitman of this
city has goose bone which indicates
that the wlte weather will not be Sc
we're until about the latter part of Feb
ruary, but from that time on the
weather will be severe.
BANGOR-Rev. I. NJ. Beavar, for nine
| years pastor of st. Johns Reformed
church, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of Reading charge. succeeding
Rev. HI. Jerome Lernbach He will also
publish the Reformed Church Record.
| NORRISTOWN-Miss Ardele Stone and
Miss Lena Herman of Centre square
narrowly escaped death by being asphyx-
| lated. Physicians worked on the young
! women for several hours before they
were reported ou- of danger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 15.-To the
unsteady aim Of an intoxicated man, Po-
liceman John Ward probably owes his
life. Santonie Otana, thinking the officer
was about to pace him under arrest for
being drunk, drew a revolver and fred
point blank at Ward. The bullet went
wide of the mark and Ward arrested the
foreigner and charged him with attempt
to commit murder.
NEW CASTLE-The new annex to the
Delaware state hospital for the insane at
Parkhurst, now in course of construction
has been named by the trustees of the
building "The DIR. John j. Black annex"
In honor of DR.. John j. Black of this
city, who has been the president of the
board for nearly twenty years.
DOVER-Delaware now has two women
bridge tenders, and they found the rigor-
GUS weather of this morning, with the
temperature standing below twenty de-
grees, with snow and ice on their bridges
and the wind whistling through the crank
house, severe, Indeed. on draw turner's
Mrs. Annie Gibbons is bridge tender at
Flemings, position which she has held
since the death of her husband The
other is Mrs. N. ]. Caulk, who has
charge of Fennimore's bridge.
GEORGETOWN-Wh willard Glen
daniel of Lincoln City received a hand
some new carriage he was so elated that
he Immediately hitched up his team Of
fast horses and took drive. The horses
ran away, throwing Clendaniel into a
ditch and completely demolishing the car
riage.
GEORGETOWN-Risk her own life,
Mrs. Mary Conaway succeeded last night
in extinguishing the flames that enveloped
her 4-year-old niece, Sara Shane, but not
before the child was so badly burned that
physicians can give but small hopes of
its recovery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
NEBRASKA


ST. PAUL, Neb., Dec. 15.-Dwight E.
Williams of Gushing and Miss Rae Covey
of this city were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. Covey, Rev George A. Ray, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
NEBRASKA CITY-C. F. Collins, pub
Usher of the Dunbar Review and owner
of the gas works at Dunbar. is suffering
from the financial furry, as four suits
were filed against him in the county
court The aggregate of the suits is
about $780,
BEATRICE-Earl Carson, a 17-year-old
boy, was brought here from Barneston
and lodged in Jail on the charge of steal
ing Sc from James Gallogly. His parents
live at Oketo, Kas., and he will probably
be sent to the reform school,
WALTHILL-Lenora Springer Baxter
died here at the home of her son-tn-laW,
James Hogan. She was mixed blooc
Omaha Indian woman and is the mothet
of a large family. She was well known
in Nebraska, having lived here and at
Belleview all her life.
PAPILLION-Th water company is
having trouble with its well. At the
depth of thirty-two feet the workmen
struck sand, Whlch runs III unuer Tie
wall as fast as they take it out with
the steam dredge. They are now driving
two-inch planks outside the wall to stop
the flow of sand.
GRAND ISLAND-The new high school
building is practically completed and will
be ready for occupancy Immediately after
the Christmas holidays. The furniture Is
now being installed. There is some OBJ
lection to the same as not coming up TO
the samples and the contract.
AINSWORTH-The residence of A. L.
Sisson was burned with nearly all of the
contents. The damage, he says, is over
$500, and no insurance. He lives on his
farm five miles northwest and is In town
purchasing material to rebuild. A defec~
tive fiue caused the fire.
TECUMSEH-Rev John N Funk OF
this city has received a call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Carroll
Wayne county, and he will begin his
duties there the first CT the year. The
gentleman was at Carroll over last Sun
day, filing the pulpit in the church men,
toned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-16
UTAH

BINGHAM, Utah, Dec. 15.-George
Wynes carpenter on the new Bourgard
building, fell from the scaffold about
twenty feet high and was rendered un-
conscious. He was carried to the office
of DIR. N. C. Ray, when 1t was found
that his back was injured and the thumb
Of his left hand nearly severed. 1t is not
thought that the injuries will result seri-
ously.
COALVILLE-William ChatteH, an old
settler of Summit county, and prominent
In civic and church affairs at Coalville, is
dying, at the age of Il. Mr.. Chattell fell
from a flue which he was repairing last
August and received injuries on his head
from which he had apparently recovered.
PROVO-Frank Mason. 25 years old,
and Herman Atwood, 10 years old, were
arrested here and are now in the county
jail awaiting transfer to Salt Lake. They
are wanted by the Salt Lake police on a
charge of obtaining goods and money un-
der false pretenses.
Marriage licenses were issued to Edwin
]. Smith and Mary A. Mayberry, both of
both of Provo Bench; William J. Keeteh
and Laura E. Fage, both Of Lindon.
eNEPHI-At the recent meeting of the
Nephi Commercial club for the annual
election of officers. T. c. Winn was elected
president, T. l.. Foote secretary, A. A.
Allen treasurer and t. II. Burton libra
rian
one of the saddest child deaths that
has occurred here for long time hap
pened when Boyd Chase, aged "a years
died OF pneumonia. He was the only child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon D. Chase. all
their previous children having died. The
parents are nearly heart broken over the
sudden death.