The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-18

a strip of woods near her fathers home not far from O'Neal, in h. dependence county, recently. The young lady had been working in the field with her father chopping cot ton. and was taken sick and left the field to go home. She had to pass through the strip of woods, and there, two hours later, her mother found her corpse. It Is supposed she she died of congestion. There was no suggestion of violence.
 John Anibel, a prominent white farmer, iivlng nine miles north of Van Buren was found dead beside the public road leading past his farm, with Winchester bullet through his brain. The bullet was fired from ambush. Anibel was not known to have an enemy in the world as he was quiet, inoffensiye man, and the cause of his assassination is a mystery. His family and the ten- ants on his farm heard the report of the gun used by the assassin.
 Uncle Sam has given employment to a number of Arkansans recently, among them being R. L. Curtis of Little Ro<k. laborer in the treasury department; E. l.. Stockton, Little Rock, messenger in the Weather Bu- reau service; Bessie G. Rumbaugh, Fort Smith, a clerk in the agricul- tural department; J. M. Moore, Howard county, messenger in the census office; Oscar F. Miller, Little Rock, immigration service at La- redo, Texas.
 A hog case in Independence coun- ty. involving the possession of four shoats, valued at about $20 promises to be very expensive to all parties concerned. It has been twice tried by a justice of the peace in Bates vile, appealed to the Circuit Court and will be finally taken to the Su- preme Court. The costs in the case already amount to more than three times the value of the hogs.
 
 According to information recelv- ed from Washington, soil survey of Arkansas will be made in the near future. The object of the govern ment in making this survey Is to ascertain just what kind of soil Is in various parts of the state, and to give out the best information pos sible as to what kind of crops to plant in various sections.
 Becoming angry at one of his play mates while playing ball, Logan Green, negro, 12 years old, struck James White, another negro, 16 years old, over the head with a base ball bat, fracturing the skull, and causing the death of the boy while being carried to the hospital. Both boys lived in Little Rock.
 The ten-mile railroad line built for lumber carrying purposes from Wesson to Fl Dorado is nearing com- pletion and rails will probably be laid into Fl Dorado within the next week or ten days. The completion of this lines will give Fl Dorado five lines of railroad.
 Patents have been issued from Washington to John W. Dickinson, Jr., of Little Rock, ball-bearing :; James T. Olive, Dalascus, har- .ow, planter and cultivator; An thonv W. Silvis and F. A. Dudley Dutton, sanding attachment for lathe.
 Dr. J. F. Godbey has been ap- pointed to the chair of philosophy in Hendrix College, and has resigned the pastorate of the Methodist church at Prescott, which he has held since December, 1905, his resig- nation to take effect August 1.
 1he annual session of the Camden district conference of the Methodist church, South. with Rev. B. B.. Thomas, presiding elder of the dis trict presiding, is in session at Steph- ems. A great many delegates and wis., itors are present.
 Two negro, Will Kitchens, con- victcd of murder, and James McCol- Inn. convicted of criminal assault,