The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Jack Le Grand, a miner of Gala

in Joplin claims she was married to Le Grand in 1903. Le Grand de- clares the woman is a stranger to him.
 A man giving his name as Mitchell, and wearing badge of the H. c. Webber Detective Agency, h. dianapolis, Ind, attempted to arrest a young man at Leslie a few days ago, claiming he was fugitive from justice. The alleged detective was arrested and placed in jail at Mar shall.
 The Little Rock Board of Trade has revised the shipping terms in reference to shipments. Under the new ruling by prompt" is meant 10 days; quick" five days; ''imme- diate," three days. Under the old rule a shipment made in three days was quick and ''immediate,' meant to ship at once.
 Car repairers in the Frisco yards at Fort Smith found a shriveled hand firmly caught between the draw-bars of two freight cars few days ago.. The hand had been cut off smoothly at the wrist. An effort will be made to find out how the accl- dent occurred.
 A. E. Joblin of Russellville Is prospecting for coal for the Faulkner County Coal Company two miles south of Conway. The indications for coal in that locality are said to be very fine, the drill already having passed through a small vein of coal.
 The Hawkins dam near Hunts vile was blown up with dynamite last week. About 60 feet of wall was torn out. There is no clue to the identity of the guilty ones. This is the third time the dam has been destroyed within the last seven years.
 One of the largest cotton deals ever made at this season of the year at the Little Rock Board of Trade was transacted recently. The deal consisted of 2,2S9 bales, grading between strict low middling and middling, for $150,000.
 During the preparations for bal loon ascension at Huntsville Friday, the pole which held the balloon fell, striking a 16-year-old boy named Ratliff on the head and fracturlng his skull, from the effects of which he died few hours afterwards.
 The Arkansas Railroad Commis. sion has notified the Frisco to appear September 4, and show cause why an order should not be made to erect a new station at Bonanza, Ark. The station there was burned down and has never been replaced.
 Crowded out of the insane asylum at Little Rock where Garland coun- tvs apportioned quarters are over' flowing, Charles Williams, formerly of Denver, died at the county jail at Hot Springs where he had been placed for safe keeping.
 It is reported that the road-bed of the Iron Mountain between Pine Bluff and Alexandria, La, IS in very bad shape. The railroad commls- sion will probably be called on to take some action regarding the mat ter.
 The rooms of the Memphis Mer- chants Exchange will be used aa Arkansas headquarters during the Deep Waterways Convention al Memphis, October 4 and 5.
 Hundreds of farmers in Marion county are putting in their spare time cutting ties. It is intimated the tie business in Marion county will amount to $35,000.
 Under the auspices of the Tax payers League, canning factory will be established in Pine Bluff within the next few months, with a capital stock of $5,70O. c. D. Elliott of Washington coun- ty last week refused an offer of S205 an acre for his apple crop, consisting of 127 acres, the total amount ot- fered being $26,0OO.