The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-19
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 kee Indian, left Gravatte recently in company with three brothers, for New Mexico on a prospecting trip. Fred is said to have become dement, ed while enroute home, and leaped from the rear of the train just over | the state line in Missouri. The train was stopped and backed to the point where the leap was made but the man could not be found Just what became of him immediately after the leap is not known, but it is supposed that he dragged himself short dis tance from the track and hid in the weeds. Twenty-four hours later he crawled to a farmhouse and asked for aid when it was discovered that one leg was broken, and he was bad ly cut and bruised. With the physi- cal shock reason returned and physi- clans claim that he will recover de- spite the pain and exposure to a cold driving rain during the night.
 Griffin Gray of Newport was shor and probably fatally wounded by man named Parker, as a result, it Is said of Gray going to Parker's house while the latter was absent and in- sulting the women members of Parker's family. The trouble IS said to have started from Gray try ing to get his 13-year-old brother to whip boy of Parker's about the same age. The Parker boy ran to- wards home, and both the Grays pur- sued him almost to the house, where a number of women demonstrated with them, whereupon Griffin Gray, it is alleged, used very insulting lan- guage to them. When Parker re- turned home he was told of the af- fair and started out with his shot gun with the result stated above.
 Prospectors are in the field in and around Fort Smith Investigating the oil conditions in that vicinity, and also the reports of the high grade of potter's clay existing under the sur face. Holes have been drilled through beds of this clay 700 feet in thickness. The drill has shown that this shale is of excellent quality, buff, blue and black, soft, medium and hard. It is without a break and is suitable to manufacture brick of every conceivable variety. 1t is rich in aluminium and easy of access and will make a high grade tiling. In addition to this, gas has been found in such quantities as to lead oil and gas men to say that this field when more fully developed, will be the largest gas field in the United States.
 The State Board of Trade which was recently organized in Little Rock, has for its object the looking after the material development of the resources of the State, and is composed of representatives from all over Arkansas. The presidents of the various local organizations compose the yice-presidents of the State organization, while the other officers are: Geo. W. Rogers, Little Rock, president; Robt. J. Brown, Little Rock, secretary; c. F. Cooley. Hot Springs, assistant secretary; Robt. E. Wait, Little Rock, treas urer; B. F. McRae, Malvern, Hamp Williams, Hot Springs, J. F. Max ey, Ozark, Steve Carrigan, Hope, F. A. Schicker, Camden, board of di- rectors.
 The Board of Equalization of Garland county, now in session, will make an attempt, so it is said, to boost taxation to the highest justi- fable notch. The county's finances are so low that several bridges on important highways have been closed, there not being sufficient funds to repair them or build new ones, and the citizens have been con-
 
 pelled to advance money to the county in order to have roads put in seasonable shape.
 Burt Chandler of Nashville was shot and painfully burned by the accidental discharge of gun which he was carrying recently. The bull let. striking rib and being de-