The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-21

cis Levee District. They are: Ol- lie N. Killough, Cross county; J. c. Hawthorne, Craighead county; c. NJ. Bell, Mississippi county; John Emerick, Poinsett county; James Russell, St. Francis county; l.. J. Berry. Crittenden county; James T. Robinson, Lee county; John Mcdonald, Phillips county. It seems probable from what is be- lieved to be the future policy of the board that Ollie Killough will be president and J. c. Hawthorne, sec- retary of the board. The St. Fran cis Levee District Is composed of Crittenden and Mississippi counties, and parts of Craighead, Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis, Lee and Cross counties, and is the largest district in the state. At present there are ten miles of levee constructed three feet above the 1903 high water mark. The district is at present bonded for $1, ,250,000, the bonds drawing 6 per cent interest. The government annually appropriates $110,639. The value of the property protected by the levee is estimated at $29, ,787, ,060.
 W. W. Orr, a young man about 25 years of age, was found dead up- on the floor of the barn at the home of his father at Mt. Morla, 12 miles southeast of Prescott, with his skull crushed. The manner in which he met his death is complete mystery although several theories have been advanced. One theory is that he was murdered but the officers do not place much faith in this idea. A second theory is that he fell from a loft in the barn, and still another that he was kicked by a mule. The officers are inclined to the latter theory.
 A MT. Isaacs of Noble Lake who declared that his granddaughter was "o'er young to marry yet" was the means of separating Miss Belle ls- aacs and Steve Driver Payne inn mediately after the ceremony in Pine Bluff where the young couple had eloped. Miss Isaacs has the appearance of being about 13 years old and Is still in short dresses, al- though the groom declared her age to be Is years. Young Payne who Is employed by Isaacs at Noble Lake, would not remain away from the girl, and returned on the same train as the grandfather and his bride
 Eastern capitalists and experts in the manufacture of glass have dis covered an excellent and inexhausti- ble quantity of the proper kind of sand near Fort Smith and may es- tablish a large glass plant there. Their purpose is to use the plant in the manufacture of. bottles and fruit jars. Glassworks are among the highest class of paid wage-earn- CTS, the pay being from $35 to $40 per week. There is such a demand
 for their labor that they can choose their place of employment and it is hard matter to get them to go where there is only one factory.
 Miss Dotsie Cooper of Little Rock took poison with suicidal intent and was later found by her sister in an unconscious condition. The young lady is only 16 years old and the only possible reason assigned by her friends for her rash act was the fear that her father would censure her tor aDsentlng herself from school against his wishes. She will recover.
 Mrs. Mary A, Walton, for many years a resident of Mt. Carmel, Lon- oke county, died recently. She was the daughter of Taylor Whitley, who with his wife and two small chil- dren immigrated horseback from Mississippi seventy years ago and settled at Mt. Carmel.
 Rev. J. H. Carr of Iowa, serving as district evangelist of northern Arkansas for the Disciples of Christ, has started a movement for the es- tablishment of a church at Piggott. A building Committee has been ap- | a1. II