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Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
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Tragedy at Texarkana.

B. M. Sumner was shot and killed by negro, Monroe Ballard, while sit ting on his front porch smoking a pipe. Both the men were labol CTS and lived in the same neighborhood, their houses being only a few yards apart. The two houses were owned by the same landlord. The presence of the negro as a neighbor was objec- tionable to the white man, and it is said he complained to the landlord, The latter served notice on the negro that he must vacate. This so incensed the negro that he shot Sumner. Upon the arrival of the officers the negro barricaded himself in his house, but was later shot on exposing himself at an open door, his body being literally riddled with bullets.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Found Dead in Bed.

Richard Owens of Fort Smith was found dead in bed recently, and the police are Investigating the cause of death, fearing murder. The dead man was known to have had sum of money in his possession the day be- fore, which could not be found in his rooms
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Take Case Under Advisement.

The mandamus suit of w. B. Alex der, state capitol commissioner, against State Auditor Avery E. Moore, was argued before Judges R. J. Lea and E. w. Winfield Saturday morning. At the conclusion of the argument the court asked for citations of the au- thorities relied upon and indicated that it would hand down decision within a short time.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Region of sponqe Divers.

In many of the Green islands div ing for sponges forms considerable part of the occupation of the inhabi- tants. The natives make it trade to gather these, and their income from this source is far from contemptible.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Prominent Physician Stabbed.

Dr. George Smith, prominent phy- sician of Lary, was stabbed through the lungs in an altercation with a young man whose name could not be learned, and who afterwards escaped and is still at large. Dr. Smith is in a critical condition.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Charned With RiaamY.

William Davis is under arrest at Newport charged with bigamy. He is alleged to have married Miss Scud- der five years ago and Miss Stoner in September of last year. He is said to have deserted both wives.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Will Make Boxes.

The Rogers Canning Company will locate a sawmill on White river and make boxes next year for their own noyance was experienced this year, and no little loss, by a scarcity of boxes when they were most needed.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Press Association Meeting.

Owing to the small attendance at the meeting of the Press Association in Fayetteville two weeks ago, a meet ing has been called for Rogers on Saturday, October 26. A program has been arranged and large attendance is expected.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Paid Charter Fees.

The American Lumber and Manu- featuring Company of Pittsburg, has filed a certificate of it's incorpora- tion with the secretary of state and paid it's charter fees amounting to $1,00G. The company is capitalized at $200,000, and designates the secretary of state as it's agent in Arkansas upon whom service of process may be had.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Found Dead By Track.

The body of an unknown man was found beside the track of the Iron Mountain at Shepherd, a station below Hope. The man is supposed to have fallen from a fast freight. Papers on his person indicate that he had been a telegraph operator
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Convention Has Adjourned.

The convention of the Medical As sociation of the Southwest, represent ing Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, which has been in session at Hot Springs, adjourned at- ter three days session to meet in Kansas City, Mo-, next year.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Trial Now On.

The trial of Mayor w. c. Faucette of Argenta and former Mayor Frank CUmnock of Barring Cross, who are under charge of a conspiracy to bribe the jury in the trial of Senator A. T. Gross at Perryville last August, is ill progress in the Pulaski County Cir cult Court before Judge Robert E. Lea,
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Planted seventy-Five Years Ago.

The first apple tree planted in Arkansas is said to have been brought from Tennessee seventy-five years ago by William Skelton and planted about a mile northwest of Fayetteville on what is now known as the Cardwell farm. This tree from which many others have been grafted, was still alive only a few years ago.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
New Bank Orqanized.

A new bank to be known as the Rose City Bank, has been organized in Little Rock, with a capital of $100,- GOO. J. M. Stewart is president of the bank, S. D. Knox vice-president and A. H. Lange, secretary. The bank will be open for business in about 60 days.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Pardon Granted.

George Merritt, convicted in the St. Francis Circuit Court recently on the charge of assault to kill and sen fenced to four years in the peniten- tiary, has been granted a pardon by Acting Governor Pindall.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Successful County Fair.

One of the most successful of any previously held was the fifth annual North Arkansas Fair which has just closed at Berryville. The attendance on the last day was about 5000.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Dream Cominq True.

J. J. Farmer, who lives near Green wood, had a dream 34 years ago that he was the father of A children. Sev- eral days ago his wife presented him with a girl his twenty-frst child. MT. Farmer is 65 years old and has been married four times.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Found Dead In Road.

The dead body of M. M. Gillian was found in the road near Newport re- gently. He had been hauling lumber and his team became frightened and ran away, throwing him out to instant death, The team taking the family of the dead man to the scene of the acci- dent also ran away, wrecking the sur rey, but none of the occupants were injured.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
ScaIded by Enqine,

Joe Ballon, a fireman on the Iron Mountain, was caught under an Over- turned switch engine near Little Rock. and seriously scalded. The accident was caused by a defective track
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Fayetteville Daily Discontinued

The Fayetteville Daily Sentinel has suspended publication, but the Weekly Sentinel will be continued under the management of Miss Meah H. Merritt.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
In Annual Convention.

The Anti-Horse Thief Association. an organization for the suppression of every kind of crime, and which num- bers smong it's members almost every sheriff in the State, is holding its an nual session at Fayetteville with no delegates present.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
May Share In Estate.

Mrs. James Pagan of Jonesboro, may share in an estate amounting to ST. 100000, which, it Is said, has just been left to her father by relatives in Eng land. The father now lives in Ken lucky.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Still Suffering.

Henry Crouch of Independence county was bitten by a snake B years ago, and has been an invalid ever since that time. For three years he has been unable to work.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Caught In FlyWheel.

While engaged in putting rosin on the pulley of the engine ofthe Rubbetke Milling Company's plant at Bonneville, Walter Parks was caught in the belt ing and horribly mangled in the band and f1ywheel
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Killed by Tram Car.

James Taylor, mill boss for the Grant Lumber Company at Grapevine. was run over and killed by car on the tram. MT Taylor was thrown under the car and horribly mAngled.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Money Plentiful.

It is said that money was never now. The two banks at Gravette have a paid-up capital and deposits amount ing to nearly S2500O0.
Woodruff County news., 1907-10-24
Shipments From Canning Factory.

Four cars of canned tomatoes have been shipped from the canning factory at Cotter. Out of the lot only 15 cans swelled or were spoiled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
ON GOD
TO SAVE THE
y. COUNTRY

To newspapers throughout the
land Henry Hansen, from the Sol
diers' home, Sonoma, Cal, is send
ing the following plan for combin.
ing political with spiritual saliva.
ton
"Forty years the democratic
party has wandered in the wilder
ness in deepest sorrow because
they looked not to God for help
but courted the help and support
of the devil and his vile crews of
saloon men and whisky trust
gamblers. But God alone can give
us victory. and now when all hope
Us gone we turn to God with our In
dependent platform for our next
president: For God and home and
our country; for Christ and no
more saloons nor whisky trust nor
lharlot houses. No more gambling
hells, legalized and protected. No
more opium trusts. No more des-
troyers of mankind legalized to
drug and rob and murder our peo-
pie for their honest earnings, No
more Goddess, worthless school
books. but the first lessons in all
school books shall be TO love God
with all thy heart, and love thy
neighbors as myself and give
warnings to the young as to the
pitfalls of hell that are in their
paths. +
Now when God and the angels
and all the good people are our sup
port victory is sure.
Republican or democrat which
even wins the people lose.
Turn us again. Q. Lord Of Hosts,
and cause Thy face to shine on us.
and we shall be sayedissgf@ 49,
"Our flag shall not float over and
protect the enemies Of our country.
There is good protection for our
game and fish but none for our
people.
bad men In a good party can do
some good, but good men In bad
party are worthless"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

York or Liverpool with all the ease
that the most modern docking ma
chinery makes possible.
In this manner Is fulfilled the
dream of Cortes, who in the 1520's
was so sure that ocean would meet
ocean across the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec that he asked for and re-
ceived from Charles V of Spain an
immense tract of land on the is
thmus. This land Is now known as
Las Marquesanas, or the estates of
the Marquis, Cortes having prior to
the time of the land grant been
made the Marquis Of the Valley of
Oaxaca.
The map of the world best illus
trates the commercial importance
of this great project which has now
become a reality, especially so
when it is understood that it is
claimed by the builders and ad-
united by the best shipping au-
thorities of the world that the cost
of unloading, shipping across the
isthmus and releading it at the
other terminus will not be as great
as that expended In the longer haul
to the Isthmus Of Panama, and the
necessary canal tolls.
The actual difference in distance
from New York to San Francisco
between the Tehuantepec and the
Panama route is 1882 miles, the
former being 1925 miles and the
latter 6,107. The average saving
in distance Is about 1850 miles
The ordinary freight steamer
makes about 10 miles an hour, or
$50 miles a day. 1t will take a
steamer about one day to pass
through the canal and the freight
about two days to cross the is.
thmus, inclusive of the docking, un.
loading and reloading, leaving still
four days to the advantage of the
Tehauntepec.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
CLUBS CLASH IN
SEATTLE TONIGHT

The athletic clubs Of Seattle and
Spokane meet tonight in the
Sound city in boxing and
wrestling tournament. Spokane has
been preparing for this for a long
time and the S. A. A. C. athletes
are in excellent shape. Ed Hub
bard, of Seattle, ard George Doug
las, of Spokane, should furnish the
most excitement at 1873 pounds.
Eddie Hope was to box Douglass
at 100 but took sick. Douglass has
also been sick. Eddie Faust, of Sc
attic, will box Johnny Parsons at
1T pounds. Eddie Murphy and
Ray Stansbury, of Spokane, should
give a good account of themselves
on the mat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

II Japan should determine to
make war upon the United States
1t is not probable that she would
attack San Francisco or any other
Pacific coast American seaport. 1t
would be much easier and cheaper
for her to move quickly upon the
philippines and, perhaps, Hawaii
The financial feature of war max
ing is one of vital moment to the
Japanese, particularly just now,
when the enormous expense of the
war with Russia has placed the mi
kados empire in straitened circum-
stances.
A sudden attack by Japan upon
the Philippines would probably be
successful. With her strong fleet
and strong army, both more for
midable than the American forces
In the orient, the Philippines would
almost surely fall prey to the ia
'panese with little delay. The close
ness of the islands to the Japanese
bases would facilitate the attack.
~ The Hawaiian islands, which at
this time are not well fortified.
would. nevertheless, be somewhat
more difficult to capture by reason
of their distance from the Japanese
bases.
Should Japan with her character
istic policy of daring and surprise,
attempt to assail our Pacific coast,
1t is unlikely that San Francisco
would be the point of attack, be-
cause San Francisco is strongly
fortified. and even il taken, could
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

three years of savage plugging at
naval architecture, Miss Weld grad
uated at the head of her class.
Miss Weld one day amazed the
millionaire owner of big steam
yacht by running the pilot house
out and the engine room in on a
cruise in a heavy sea,
President circuit, of the big New
port News Co., Is very proud of his
fair employe, and says that he
hopes that his company will get
the contract for the "Skeered-o-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
BOSTON GIRL may PLAN UNCLE
SANS BIGGEST BATTLESH|P
Special Correspondent to The Press.

Special Correspondent to The Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 23.-There is one
Boston girl who may look the part
of a secretary for some home for
stray cats, but who is building bat
tleships.
She is Miss Lydia Gould Weld, of
famous and wealthy old New Eng
land family. She is employed by
the Newport News Shipbuilding 4
Drydock Construction Co.
When just budding into woman
hood, Miss Weld concluded to be
of some use In the world. A little
story is told concerning an interest
ing session between Miss Weld and
Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead, sometimes
termed "a temporal vice regent of
the Prince of Peace" Miss Weld
had announced her intention of
learning to build battleships. Mrs
Mead was Mortified.
MY dear Miss Weld" acclaimed
Mrs. Mead, zone battleship costs as
much as an entire university. One
is educational and the other is total
ly destructive. | am astounded.
My dear Mrs. Mead responded
the girl, your mathematics are cor
rect, but | question your logic. Ere
quently there are occasions In the
onward march of civilization when
one good battleship, properly han
died, is worth more to God and hui
manity, than 40 average universi-
ties"
So. Miss Weld fitted for technol-
ogy and matriculated. Downing her
leather apron, barring her well-bred
arms, greasing. oiling and blacken-
ing her pretty fingers, she worked
at the bench, the forge, the lathe.
the anvil, and at her books. After
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

not be held for long period. 1t is
more probable that Puget sound or
Los Angeles would be the objective.
Puget sound is not as well fortified
as it should be, and Los Angeles
has practically no fortification at
all. A foothold secured at either
Of these points would cause the
United States great embarrassment.
At any rate, whatever point or
points might be selected by Japan
for attacking this country, it must
be borne carefully in mind that the
success of the attack would depend
upon the naval force that the
United States presented in opposi-
ton. The united States navy, as a
whole, is more powerful one than
that of Japan, but at the present
time its principal factors of
strength the battleships are
nearly all in the Atlantic. Should
the Atlantic fleet of the United
States navy, or fleet even less
formidable than it, be assembled in
the Pacific ocean, Japan could
make no attack more serious than
a sudden foray. With strong
American fleet in the Pacific the
Japanese expeditions could be kept
from sailing, be destroyed or, at
least, crippled before they had done
much damage In maritime war
it is upon the navy, by reason Of
its mobility, that the greatest reli
ance must be placed, The navy
clears the way for the army, pro
tects its lines Of communication
and repels the enemy's forces.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

What was 1t Adam got from Eve?
An apple?
That's not what scientists believe
Who grapple
With learning deep and lore pro-
found.
Who everything can thus eXpound
And wear strange buttons all
around
Their lapel.
Not to be out of date, or worse,
Was Eden's,
For there things happened which
you scarce
Give credence;
And. so these learned men declare
With gesture dett and debonnair,
The story that We used to hear
Is pretense.
The ancient tale is one to ban
Both them on,
And one that we should any man
Condemn on;
For, II the truth you would receive.
The fruit that Adam got from Eve
Was only. these wise men believe.
A lemou.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

The whole length of the road is
100 miles, while the distance from
one port to the other, as the crow
flies, is 125 miles.
At Coatzacoalcos the freight that
yesterday or the day before was
lifted from the hold of the vessel
from San Francisco, Honolulu or
the orient, will be taken from the
freight cars and deposited in the
hold of the vessel bound for New
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
TOBACCO ChEWERS
CAN'T KISS THEM

r'No fellow. no matter hod good
looking. shall kiss us II they chew
tobacco unless they swear to quit
right there"
This awful oath has been
solemnly taken by the girls of NeZ
PIERCE, Idaho. The girls of White
Bird, IN the same state, put the ban
on cigarettes, and the girls OF Nez
Perez went them one better.
9 That the habit OF eating tobacco
from the plug In the old fashioned
Southern style will disappear in
Nez Perez, except out in the woods
or In the barn with the door shut,
is foregone conclusion A Nez
PIERCE smack is appraised at more
than chew OF tobacco any day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
By FRANK E. ROBERTS.
Special Correspondent to The Press.

SALIVA CRUZ, Mex, Jan. %
When General Porfirio Diaz, presi-
dent of the republic of Mexico, and
Sir Weetman Pearson, today NOM
inally superintendent the unloading
of the first ton of freight from the
steamship Venture and saw it load.
edlnto a freight car ready to be
transported over night across the
lsthmus of Tehuantepec on the Te-
huantepec National railroad, to
Coatzacoalcos, ready for reshipment
by steamer to New York, they COM
mercially brought San. Francisco
11,627 miles nearer New York. The
distance around the Horn between
the two points Is 1852 miles, while
that via the Isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec, practically an all-water route,
Is only 1925 miles.
The great Tehuantepec highway
from one extremity of the North
ern hemisphere to the other, the
competitor of the Panama canal,
was opened to the traffic of the
world and the dream which was
born in the mind of Herman Cortes
almost 400 years ago came true.
Today, eight years before the pos
sible completion of the Panama ca
nal. there is opened from one ocean
to the other an American isthmian
route-contemplated by its builders
not as a makeshift pending the
opening of the Panama route, but
contemplated to actively and eff
fectively compete with the Panama
route when the canal shall have
been completed and shall have. been
developed to its greatest extent
Thirty live millions of dollars.
gold, have already been expended
in perfecting this project, and $751;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
FANCY ROLLER SKATE.

a masquerade on skates will be
.s.ven at the Princess rink ON the
e&aing of Jan. 2S. Prizes will be
TY,au for the most elegant cos
ttUe. best sustained character etc.
Tae heating apparatus has been en-
nrged SO the management kuaran-
taes the rink will be comfortable
frTr -spe ctators.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
HOLD DISTRICT CONVENTION,

A convention of the Rathbone
Sisters of this district will be held
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in
Knights of Pythias hall. In the
evening class of 20 will be in
itiated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

100000 more will be expended be-
fore all is completed.
A land-locked, .commodious and
almost ideal harbor has been built
into sandy beach at Salina Cruz.
Docks and wharves and warehouses
sufficient to accommodate the ship
ping for years to come have been
constructed. Upon these has been
erected the most improved and
modern docking machinery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
SUSPECTED OF CRIME

Elmer Garfield. age 23, arrested
last night by Patrolman Marshall
on description from Valley, N. D.,
will be held here until further iden-
tification can be obtained. Garfield
Is suspected Of being a murderer.
He stoutly denies the charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23

Nothin'." If he does. Miss Weld, a
frail, gently-bred New England girl
will have the proud distinction Of
making all the working plans for
the greatest. most powerful, fastest
and most terrible upholder of peace
that the world has ever known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
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SERVE NOTICE ON COUNCIL.

The Teamowners' union notified
the city council last night that
their daily wage scale had been
raised from Sc to $3.50 day be-
ginning March 1. 1t was referred
to the committee of the whole.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
THE AUDITORIUM.

In The Indiana" played by the
Jessie Shirley Co. this week, the
entire cast Is given opportunities
for good work. The play Is well
patroniZed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
THE COlUM BIA.

The engagement of "Nettie the
Newsgirl' closes tonight after a
successful run. The house will be
closed until Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
THE WASHINGTON.

The show at the Washington this
: eek Is another six act bill. Two
:; the acts are novelties that have
:, been seen at that theater be-
= .Tc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
SUM MONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
the State OF Washington. in and
for the County of Spokane.
Clara Oleson, Plaintiff, -.
va ~
Louis Oleson, Defendant.
State Of Washington to the Said
Louis Oleson, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap.
pear within go days after the date
Of the first publication of this sum.
mons, to-wit. within 80 days after
the 18th days Of January, 1907, and
defend the above entitled action In
the above entitled court. and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff,
and serve copy of your answer
upon the undersigned attorneys foN
the plaintiff. at their Office below
stated; and in case Of your failure
so to do. judgment will be rendered.
against you according to the de-
mand Of the complaint which has
been filed with the clerk Of the
above named court.
The object Of this action is to
procure decree Of said court, dis
solving the bonds of matrimony .ex@
listing between plaintiff and defsn.
'dant upon the grounds Of the de!
PENDANTS neglect and refusal to
make suitable provision for the
plaintiff. and for the purpose Of
awarding to the plaintiff here forms
er name. Clara Thurston.
e. C. MACDONALD.
DONALD F. KIZER.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Post office address: 530-533 The
Rookery. Spokane. Spokane
county. state Of Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
Thedters
THE SPOKANE.

The house is dark until Friday
night, when The Sultan of Sulu"
opens double engagement with
Saturday matinee.