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Sharp County record., 1907-07-12
A great race for United States

A great race for United States
Senator is on in Mississippi.
Congressman John Sharp Will
liams and Governor James K.
Vardaman are candidates, and
plenty of fur is in the air. Ac-
counts Of their meetings on the
campaign very forcibIy remind
one Of strenuous times in Arkan-
sas.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

Miss Vera Berry, a prominent
young woman of Fayetteville,
publicly horsewhipped a young
man of that city several days
ago, because the young man had
circulated false stories about her.
The whipping is said to have
been a severe one, and deserved,
no doubt.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

"Whon Jefferson wrote the
|ause, All men are born free
|hd equal, he had no moro ref
Ponce to tho negro than to the
Pild a9oes that roam the proI-
ios,' says Gov, James *,
|ardaman Of Mississippi, And
b doubt if Jefferson could speak
Pov. Vardaman could prove 1t by
I'm,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

A Memphis paper calls at
tention to the fact that John d.
Rockefeller's face lavors the face
Of a fox. Yet they are different.
We cannot believe that Rookie
teller would steal chickens,
Neither would the fox tako
money.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

a law recently passed by the
Texas legislature requires that
bed sheets in Texas hotels and
lodging houses shall be nine feet
in length. This looks like freak
legislation, but it was demanded
by the drummers, who generally
get what they want.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

In St, Louis ono day last week
pxty divorces were granted and
kventy'eight marriage lioenat9
lere Issued, which shows that,
p spite Of. the divorce record, st.
Iouis people are etill game to
BET 'hooked up"
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

Says the Pocahontas Star
Herald: "Gov. Pindall did eXo
actly what the people Of Arkan-
sas prayed for when he pardoncd
Senator Butt, who stands much
higher today in the estimation Of
the people than does Prosecuting
Attorney Rhoton."
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

ESeyoral days ago at Pine Bluff
hioh Goings, a negro, attempted
$criminal assault upon q white
Ply Of that city, ana four days
ter was in tho penitentiory
Prving o sentence Of twenty'one
ears for tho crime. The Circuit
pdgo promptly called u special
|rm Of court to try tho negro,
hd thus a lynching was averted,
all courts were this prompt in
pch cases, you would read Of
Pwor lynchings,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

Inasmuch as this paper has
GENTLY had something to say
but ministers Of the Gospel
hd-jamming with each other
er matters Of doctrine, a sub
Pibor writes uS that he believes
b nor any other secular paper
\ not the right to discuss relig-
Is matters. We see now that
h efforts were wasted, in this
rtioular instance at least, The
cord has not been discussing
6gious matters. 1t had some
|ng to say about debates"
b was attempting to score the
INT that debating is not reli.
IN.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

l.. W. Browning, a farmer
living near Eureka Springs,
committed suicide few days
ago. lie had q thousand dollars
in a bank, which failed at Eureka
recently and the loss un"
balanced his mind.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

n w luOWS oluD HAS DcCli VI
ganized at Melbourne.
independence county has 140
Confederate pensioners.
Thirty-one homesteads were
taken up in Stone county during
last month.
The amount of road tax col
lected in lizard county this year
is $4592,97.
An unknown disease is killing
many cattle in the vicinity Of
Tuckerman.
Tom Arnett caught 40-pound
catfish out of the Bayou near
Salem recently.
John Eldridge Of Kenyon took
a plum from his orchard weigh
ing half a pound.
The poultry house Of W. IA
Meers at Cotter was destroyed by
fire one night recently,
j. L, Cunningham Of Tucker
man caught a 50-pound catllsl
in Black river last week.
Twenty arrests, for all sorts o
olfenses, were made in Cote
during one week recently.
The Woodmen of the Worl'
will give a picnic at Holmes
Randolph county, August 10.
AT Pocahontas a few days agC
II, Meior's bakery, with all th'
fixtures, was totally destroyed by
fire.
The Batesville District Con-
ference will convene in the new
Methodist church at Calico Rock
July IS.
A hard hail and windstorm vis-
tied the section around Calico
Rock hast week and seriously in
jured crops.
Charley Merrill, n 3"year'oId
lad at Batosvillo, foil from the
porch at his parents home Fri
day and broke both bones in the
right arm.
While driving homo from Nam
moth Spring l., W. Hamilton had
the misfortune to lose a good
mule. The animal dropped dead
IN the harness,
The manager Of tho Black
Rock fruit farm expects to begin
picking peaches by the 20th, and
believes ho will gather about d
dozen carloads.
Joe Verdot, who lives two milos
from Salem, made u record
breaking run to town one night
last week when a bug became
lodged in his ear. 4
z, p, Umsted Of Newport re.
Gently lost $3.50 in cash and
pearls TO the value Of $4,000 in
Augusta, A drummer found and
returned The vNluables,
The mail line between Noun
tain Home and West Plains, Moo
was discontinued recently, after
being in operation continuously
for twenty-five years,
Guatave Jones Of Newport, who
has been frequently mentioned
as a candidate for Congress in
this district, announces that he
will not bo in the race,
Walnut Ridge and lloxie are
growing together 20 rapidly that
a stranger Is Nt a loss 10 know
where ono town leaves off and
the other begins, says the Walnut
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12
NORTlI ARKANSAS

Fielding Harris, the drummer,
who was shot by Rev. G. 7.
Arnett at Mammoth Spring last
week is not seriously injured, the
wound being in the arm.
B. e. Bigger, a Randolph
county farmer, was last week OK
hibiting in Pocahontas a cockle-
burr stalk, 18 inches high, which
had G2 fully developed burrs.
While J. w. Gordon and fam
lily, who live near the town, were
celebrating the Fourth in Bates
vile a thief entered their resi-
dence and took S15 in money.
Crops are a month late around
Ravenden, says a correspondent
to one Of the county papers, and
the cotton crop, compared with
last season, is about one-half.
The Law and Order League OF
Cotter has asked the deputy
prosecuting attorney for Baxter
county to resign, alleging that he
is both incompetent and unfaith-
full,
Mrs. Alicia Morrison Of Saiado
township is thought to be the
Oldest native resident Of Inde-
pondence county. She was born
one mile from Batosville % years
ago.
Leo Dearmore, living near
Mountain Home, plants 40 acres
in oats every year. He finds the
crop profitable, for II the yield is
not good he has an excellent pas
ture.
In tho recent teachers exam
ination at Melbourne there were
thirteen applicants for license,
three Of whom were granted first
grade license, five socond-grade,
four third.grado, and there was
one failure. ,,
A Mrs, Holt, an inmate Of the
independence county poor farm,
died lest week Of consumption.
Her husband died in the poor
house some time ago Of the same
disease. Several children of this
couple, also consumptives, are on
the poor farm.
Eighty farmers in Fulton coun-
ty contemplate tho establishment
Of u creamery ut Mammoth
Spring, Each proposes to take
one share of stock Of the value OF
S25 in tho company, and each
will furnish the creamery with
milk from five COWS.
, John and Albert Varnell, two
brothers living near Salado, aged
20 and II years respectively, be-
came involved in difficulty one
day last week, while both were
drinking. Albert received O deep
cut in tho back from q knife in
tho hands of his brother,
The Black Rock Telephone an
nouneos that IL will be neutral In
the county seat fight in the West
ern district Of Lawrence county.
Geo, Dent, one Of tho owners OF
that paper, is Interested In I'M
boden, while G, A, Bedgood, the
other owner, IL for Black Rock
County Judge poindexter OF
Lawrence county has granted a
petition calling for an election to
vote upon the question of county
seat removal in the Western
District Of the county, Black
Rock and lmboden want tho court
house, and Powhatan will make
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

The usual large number Of
fatal and serious accidents are
reported IA u result Of Fourth Of
July celebrations, The country's
birthday is hardly celebrated
sanely.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

The State Printing Board re-
Gently let q contract for q large
amount Of printing to Missouri
concern, Looks like Arkansas
establishments might take oare
Of the Arkansas printing,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

A seven-year old boy at
Rogers killed his little sister a
few days ago while the two were
playing with an old gun, and
you read Of just such instances
almost every day. When will
people learn to keep firearms out
Of reach of their children?
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

The State Board Of Penitentiary
Commissioners last week created
q new position, that of manager
Of tho State convict farm, and
the plum fell in the lap Of Cover
nor pindal's daddy.in. law,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

That Mr., Brundidgo is conc Of
the most attentive, brilliant and
useful members who has ever
occupied q scat in either house Of
Congress from Arkansas" is the
opinion Of the Melbourne Times,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

The chronic bellyaoher we
have always. Something io
always out Of gear with him--the
cold, the heat, the crops, the wet,
the dry, Everything is wrong
with the bcllyaohor,
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

a citizen Of Washington coun.
ty recently wrote to Secretary of
State Ludwig asking what steps
he should take to set his name
changed, This same question is
also worrying some women.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12
Midsummer
Clothing
Sale.

we believe i'm keeping things moving all
year, and i'm order sO do 80, we are going
90 Cut AN Prices ON !SNHmer clothing
to the marrow.
lust shink Of IL. Summer fS not yet haW
cone, and Tire time that YOU take your
vacation iS Just az haHd.
we could use much space ia describing
the different patterns ana styles Which
we win offer az Cut Prices, but we w0UId
mUch rather you W0Hyd come in, see Che
Goods ard satisfy yourself aS 10 whether
we are offering bargains or nOt. ~ we
are and can sHH yOu, we win trade. ~
nor there IN no harm done, and yOg have
been to very Hftie trouble.
Sharp County record., 1907-07-12

II takes jeff Davis to blister
the recent legislature But that
gentleman's vocabulary 10 all
hliatering,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
INDIANS SEEKING DIVORCE
AT THE FAIRFAX TERM

Fairfax, S. d.. June 2S.-Judge f. g.
Smith. of Yanlston. opened the regular
term of circuit court for Gregory coun-
ty here yesterday. The calendar is UNI
usuallALlaree-aAd- it-is-saeHaisea the
term will last from ten days to two
weeks.
Among the out of town attorneys in
attendance are Judge Orvis, of Yank-
ton: NJ. F. Harrington. of O'Neill, fIeb.:
Judge Kenaston. Butte, Neb.; Stillwell,
of Tyndall: w. Mcdonnell and w.
Doherty. of Gregory; Messrs. Backus,
Jones. Donohue. Hooper and letters, Of
Bonestee!: j. w. Lindsay and G. P.
Harden, Geddes.
Among other cases to come up is the
case against Doc Wilson for the murder
of Charles Myers last winter.
The usual large number of Indians
are here either as divorce litigants or
as witnesses for those who are.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
FORMER IOWA MAN a..
NOW ALASKA MILLIONAIRE

Spearfish, S. D.. June 2S.-From
Alaska comes the news thai John
Johnston. famous in the history OF
the Black Hills. is slated to become
equally so in the present day doings
of the northern gold country. 1t was
this man Johnston who headed one OF
the first expeditions into the Black
Hills in &c. 1t was known as the
Centennial expedition because of the
year, and started from Ames, Ia, all
of the members of the party, with one
exception, being natives of that town.
After thrilling experiences they ar
rived. six in all in the Hills, and finally
founded the now well known city OF
Spearfish. Johnston, who was the
principal mover in the enterprise
throughout. had also the distinction Of
being one of the founders Of the first
newspapers in Spearfish. and for a
number OF years was identified with
numerous mining and business enter
prises. Now. he has become 4 million
are, having struck 1t rich in Alaska.
Just now he has jumped into public
notice. because Of a famous suit which.
he has. just brought against the Tread
well Mining company. one of the rich
est and most profitable mines in North
America. and involves the possession
OF a strip of lam which the company
thought it owned. but which, Johnston
alleges. was never properly located. He
has now located the strip and applied
for q patent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
BOY OF SIX R
SWITCH AND HEAVY
TRAIN LEAVES TRACK

yanktcn, June 2S.-Wha: at first was
thought to be y derailrnent owing to
the spreading OF Il soft track. has
proved to be an accident caused by the
opening of a switch by u precocious
younSster OF six years.
y double header Milwaukee and st.
Paul stock train Sunday came to a
standstill here when both engines sud
denly left the track. The train was
going very slowly and the engines did
not topple over and We're replaced on
the track after several hours work.
One hundred yards of track was TORI
up and only the slow pace OF the train
prevented tine piling up of thirty heav-
lily loaded stock cars. A switchman
had left an unlocked switch for a min
ute while the stock train Wen by and
in that short space OF time young An
ton Niagara saw mis- ance and half
opened the switch, his strength not
being equal to more. The trains were
tied up here the best part of the day
by the accident.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
NORMAL TEMPERATURE
AND BOOMING CROPS

Huron. s. d., June 2s.-The official
weather and crop summary for South
Dakota for the week ending June "a.
follows:
The weather was s~easonably warm
the mean temperature being about nor.
ma The highest temperature of the
week. ~ degrees, was recorded at Elan
dreau. Moody county. on Monday. the
18th. n a maximum temperature Of
81 degrees occurred at Faulkton. Faux
county. Howell. Hand county, and,
Pierre. Hughes county. on Friday, The,
lowest temperature. AZ degrees, was re-
corded at C~astlewood. Hamlin county.
and Frederick. Brown county on
Wednesday. The local maximum tenn
p%erature was above so degrees gener-
ally. and the local minimum tempera-i
ture was 80 degrees. or slightly lower.
over most of the state.
The rainfall averaged below the nor
NAL. and over much Of the state only
light amounts occurred. There ia. how
ever. no lack of moisture in the soil.
and in places some low land is still
very wet as a result of the rains of the
preceding week. Rain, in Il few eastern
localities rather generous In amount
was fairly general on Monday, the nth.
and light scattered showers occurred,
ON Friday n Saturday.
While there were some partly cloudy|
day. there was. on the whole. about the,
normal amount OF sunshine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
WATERFOWL BOY IS :
INVENTOR OF UNIQUE !
AUTOMOBILE ENGINE

Watertown, S. D., June 2S.-Water-
town has a young inventor whose name
bids fair to become known throughout
the country. Steve Briggs is the youn
man, ana he has a patent pending on
IA gasoline engine that for the great
power generated and the small space
occupied by 1t and its light weight is
far ahead of any other automobile en-
CINE on the market.
That the invention is unique is
proved by the large offers being re-
ceived from automobile manufacturing
companies for the patent. but the In
ventor is too shrewd to sell. He has
decided to give the exclusive right of
manufacture to a Milwaukee
which for the control of the patent is
to give him IL liberal royalty on each
machine put out. MIR. Briggs leaves
for Milwaukee next week to superin-
tend the construction of his invention.
He has just graduated from the en-
gineering school of the state agricul-
tural college at ~BrOokings. and is an
expert mechanic.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
DRUG FIRM DENIED RELIEF
UNDER BANKRUPTCY ACT

Sioux Falls, S. D.. July 27.-An inter-
csting bankruptcy case has lust been
determined by Judge Garland. OF the
United States court in this city. NV
approving the findings of Special Mas
ter Muller denying the discharge from
bankruptcy of Robert o. Sperry and
Henry H. Hewitt. who carried on a
drug business at Salem under the firm
name of Sperry & Hewitt.
The members Of the firm wer.
charged with having failed to keen.
books with intent to conceal the true
financial condition Of the firm. yvhen
the firm was about to be discharced
from bankruptcy. the COMMERCIAL STATE
bank. of Salem, ~.le of the creditors ~
the firm. filed a petition asking thai h
members of the firm should not he die.
charged from bankruptcy.
Henry A. Muller was appointed o
epecial master to conduct the hesrir~
on the petition. n as a result of thts
hearing he filed with Judge Garland =
report recommending that the annisc..
ton of the Salem men for 6iscbaraS
from bankruptcy should be denied
Exceptions to this report were 1,.a
by the members of the arm. ana ~.
now has been overruled by Judrs az,
land. who confirms the report ~ -.
special master and thus denies the S;Ss
charge of the members Of the Hrm ,s ~
bankruptcy. ''o"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
FIRST ACQUITTAL OF
ALLEGED HORSE Thief
IN PAST FIVE YEARS

Ooacoma, S. d., June 27.--Fc- the
first time in five years a jury in the
state circuit court here has returned
q verdict of not guilty in a case where
in defendant was charged with horse
'rustling."
Az Fulwider. a pioneer resident of
this part OF the state, was arrested
about three weeks ago on the charge
of having stolen a number of horses
about two years ago. When taken be-
fore a justice, Fulwidcr waived his
preliminary hearing and furnished
bonds for his appearance. During he
trial one of the jurors was taken ill and
had to be excused, and the defense
and prosecution agreed to continue
the trial with the remaining eleven
4urymen. On the first ballot nine of
the jurymen declared themselves for
the acquittal, the other two for con-
viction. The second ballot stood ten
for acquittal and one for conviction
On the third ballot all the jurymer
voted for acquittal. During the pas.
-four OF five years about two score mer
nave been convicted in the circuit
court here of horse and cattle rust.
ling" So Fulwider has reason to con.
slider himself in great luck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
FLANDREAu PEOPLE FETE
kAUFMANN's PROSECUTOR

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 26.-George
X. Egan. of Logan, Ia, the energetic,
and eloquent attorney who so success-i
fully prosecuted the case against Mrs.
Emma Kaufman. was here en- route;
home. ,
Mr.. Egan a been invited to fill al
date in the lecture course at FIan-t
dreau next fall. on the subject "The;
Educated Man," and efforts will also
be made to induce Mr.. Egan to deliver
the address in the lecture course in,
Sioux Falls next fall. Prior to his
departure from Flandreau, the people,
pr that place showed their appreciation
OF the manner in which Mr., Egan had
mann.
hundreds Of people called at the
81. vincent hotel. where Mr.. and Mrs.
Fgan had apartments, to personally
congratulate Mr.. Egan upon the man..
rer IN which he had conducted the
Ease. A delegation of brother Irish
men visited Mr.. Egan and presented
alm with a fine %blackthorn cane. which
ZANE from County Wexford, ireland.
me ancestral home Of the Egans.
lra biewttt. states attorney Of
Moooy county, gave a dinner party to
MI. and Mrs. Egan, at which the most
prominent residents of Flandreau and
Moody county were present. Among
tne gifts made them was a handsome
SHnd costly cut glass vase. The a
accompanying the beautiful gift had
Spon II the names of a dozen or more
ureau. VI riah-
Heiore leaving Flandreau, and after
me jury In the cas- returned a YER
Nlct OF granddaughter in the first de.
Tree against Mrs. Kaufman, the resi-.
nents OF Flandreau showered invitation
T..er invitation Upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04

Sixteenth century law students werc
hard workers, as is shown by the fol-
lowing. taken from the Memoirs OF
Henri de Meemes." descriptive Of a
days work Of a law student at Tou-
louse: w used to rise from bed at
B O'Clock TO our studies. our big books
under u arms, our ink horns and an
dies In Our hands. We heard all the
lectures without intermission till 10
O'clock rang. Then we dyed after
having hastily compared during q half
hour u notes OF the lectures. After
dinner we read as u recreation
Sophocles or AristOphanes, or Eurip-
tdes and sometimes Demosthenes,
Cicero. Virgil or Horace. At ! o'clock
to our studies. at 8 O'Clock back to our
dwelling places there to go over
and verify passages cited in the lee
lures until 6. then supper, and after
supper we read Greek or Latin. On
holy days we e to high mass and
vespers; the rest OF the days "a little
music and walks"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
T%HREE-FOuRTHS OF
A MILLION ACRES
ADDED TO ROLLS
Great Number OF Settlers Prov.
UP on Farms in South
Dakota.

Pierre, S. d., June 27.-State Audi
toy Herring has received reports from
h various and offices in the state.
which reports show that a greatly in
on the assessment rolls this year.
Reports by districts show the largest
number of titles to have been trans
ferred from the government to private
owners in the Chamberlain district FOL:
the past year, with 2,21l proofs: Rapid
City district shows $50: Mitchell, 49,:
Pierre, Az; Huron, 313; Aberdeen. 81;
WATERFOWL, PAS. These proofs will COW
err over 10000 acres of new lands for
assessment, at an average rate of about
So per acre. increasing the real estate
assessment OF the state the coming fiS-
cal year I'VE $3.50, COO. 600.
The list by counties shows h a proofs
are yet being offered in even older
counties of the state. one coming from
Union county, n of the oldest settled
counties In the state. Clay, Douglas,
Moody. Turner and Yankton are the
counties in the state which make no
showing of final proofs.
Counties Showing New Land.
The counties that make a showing OF
'sew lands with the number of proofs
are Aurora, 6: Beadle. 5; Bon Homme,
!; BIookings. 4; Brown. IS: Brule, 13;
Buffalo, IS; Butte. 1903: Campbell, l04;
Charles Mix, 40; Clark. 16; Codding-
ton, l3; Custer. "a: Day. rs: Deuel.. 9:
Edmunds, 100; Fall River, As; Faulk.
45: Grant. 6; Gregory, 100; Hamlin. 4;
Hand, 102; Hughes, &c; Hutchinson. 2;
Hyde, SO; Jerauld, 8; kingsbury, 1;
Lake. /; Lawrence. 46: Lyman, 1884;
McCook, l; Mcpherson. Sc; Marshall,
5S; Meade. 1873: Miner, 2: Pennington.
162; Potter, 1888; Roberts. 116; Sanborn,
Z; Sphinx, Ii: Stanley, $40; Sully, 40;
sioit..i..I
counties. 81.
Outside of the Gregory county bust
ness the Mitchell office had but 81
proofs. n the business of that county
is keeps the Mitchell Office in
existence. Lyman county shows the
greatest number of proofs with 1854,
while Stanley county is far below tina
record. with the proofs which are be-
ing made i'm that county this summer
and fall. next year thai county will
very likely lead in the amount OF new
land to go on the tax lists.
If the influx of new settlers into
South Dakota is kept up for a year
or two more as at the present rate
the population II the wealth OF the
state will be something immense.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
REST Of BAL IOWA
GANG IS CAPTURED
IN NEBRASKA

gram this morning from Grand Island,
Neb.. announces that Frank Rogers and
James Corcoran, two safe blowers
wanted here for burglary OF the Mar
shall Vinegar company's plant April 49,
1906. are under arrest.
Sheriff Hillson left at $3.50 for Des
Moines to secure extradition papers. He
expects to reach Grand Island FRIDAY,
morning. Rogers 10 the man shot BY,
Omicer Haas when making the arrest
Of a gang Of I'VE single handed. The
entire bunch broke jail April l6, 1906
Three were captured a month later a.
Mitchell. 8. d.. and are now SERVING
p~snitentiary sentences. :.