The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-18

many questions are confronting the passenger department of the diff erent soads. For instance: The Cot ton Belt depot at Texarkana IS only few feet across the Arkansas line, but traveller purchasing a ticket there for a point in Arkansas must pay at the rate of three cents mile. The new two-cent rate law Is ellec- tive only between Arkansas points: and although the station at Tex arkana is within a stones throw of the boundary line the Cotton Belt holds that the old rate of three cents should be charged for tickets bought to Arkansas points. The Iron Moun- tain depot is within short distance of the Cotton Belt. but is within the boundary lines of Arkansas, hence tickets over the Iron Mountain for Arkansas points can be purchased at the rate of two cents a mile. How ever the Iron Mountain maintains the old rate for tickets purchased at any place within the state to points outside, and has done away with the old 1 1-2 cents per mile clergy and charity rate.
 W. c. Thompson of Tex arkana, recently picked up some small white stones about a mile and half outside the city linn it's which he suspected might be val uable. He accordingly sent one of them to a jeweler at St. Louis for examination. He received 1t back from the jeweler, together with note saying 1t was a genuine dla- mond and offering to pay Mr Thompson $50 for it. MT. Thomp- son says there are quantities of the stones to be found in that vicinity.
 Mrs. Ada Jones has filed suit at Nashville against J. R. Mcclure for $10,0O0 damages for the alleged kill ing of her husband several months ago. Jones was a tenant upon Me Cures farm near Corinth and in difficulty Mcclure is charged with inficting wounds upon Jones with d knife, from which he died. At the February term of the Howard Cir cult Court Mcclure was indicted for manslaughter.
 The Bankers Real Estate and h. yestment Company of Little Rock has filed articles of incorporation and agreement in the office of the secretary of state. The capital stock of the company is $100,000, of which 5000 has been subscribed by the corporations. The stock is divided into 4,00O shares of $25 each.
 Misses Beulah McWalters and Ollie Naples of Provo committed suicide by taking strychnine pois- oning. Miss McWalters assigned no reason for her rash act, but Miss Naples said that she was tired of li7- ing and no one cared for her. The two young women were bosom friends.
 F M. Bray of Atkins, while in the Grand Jury room at Russell vile being questioned by a juror, suddenly threw up his hands and died in the chair in which he sat. The first intimation of his condi- ton was noticed from the fact that he could not answer intclligently.
 A report sent out by the Board of Trade at Little Rock recently states tbat cotton planting in Arkansas is about half completed and that about all the old crop has been marketed Much cotton, the report says, is congested at concentration points, especially Little Rock.
 Charles Hay, prominent citizen of Brookland, was run over by a horse at S1nithville and killed. He arose after being run over and said he was not much hurt but had a peculiar feeling in his breast. In few minutes he dropped to his knees and fall over dead.
 The Arbuc1le Mining and Milling Company composed of New York canitalists with a maid LID canital