The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-11

| winch Grosecullng httoTney hlio'oii is seeking to recover for the State S50.00O for an alleged failure to file a copy of incorporation, and also |$1,S33, 1000 for an alleged violation of the statute against pools and combinations. filed two motions re- gently to quash the service of sum mons. The company claims that the serving of papers on the audi tor of the state was not a service, as such manner of service Is not pre- scribed by law. It also claims that at the time of the alleged service of summons, and at the time of the alleged offense, the company was not transacting any business in Arkan- ses.
 Because three indictments were re- turned against him for malfeasance in office, R. l.. Williams, sheriff ot Garland county, has been disquall- fled by Circuit Judge Evans and Reb Houpt appointed in his place until such time as the governor takes further action. The indictments were the result of the allegel non- enforcement of the Amis law. This is the second time within year that Sheriff Williams has been disquali- fled, he being deprived of his com- mission last fall when several in- dictments were returned against him.
 Rudolph Crowell, who was em- ploved as clerk for the Wells-far- go Express Company, and station ed at the Rock Island depot in Lit tie Rock, is missing, and so is package containing $2,000 for which the company holds his receipt. He had worked for the company only six days when the package was placed in his keeping and exactly when, where or how he disappeared is not known to the company.
 Two negroes are dead and one is seriously wounded as the result ot the caving in of a sewer ditch ID the east end of Pine Bluff. The dead are Joe Johnson and Jesse Darling, and the rescued negro is | Charles Haynes. While Haynes was rescued within four minutes, the bodies of the other two negroes were not recovered for fully an hour owing to the fact that the earth | packed from its own weight. Tiemakers are strung up and down the Missouri and North Ar kansas Railroad for 60 miles, and GOO teams and 2,00O men are at work grading and clearing the right of way. Bridge work is being push ed rapidly, and altogether railroad work has never progressed so rapidly in northwest Arkansas in the con- struction of any road before James Carson, a young farmer, committed suicide at Beebe by shoot ing himself through the heart with double-barreled shotgun. It seems that Carson had sold his farm a few days before and was very much dis satisfied with the sale and he told his wife that if he failed to get his place back he would kill himself.
 James W. Thompson, State sena- tor from Washington county, died recently after short illness of measles. Both bodies of the General Assembly adjourned as tribute to his memory and large delegation accompanied the body to Farming ton, near Fayetteville, where the fu- neral services were held.
 The big Danville-Trumbuh saw 
 mill plant at Red Bird will be re- moved to Black Springs. owing to the delay in the building of the rail- road east of Mena. The plant is valued at $3O,00O and will be en- larged after it's installation at Black Springs.
 Walter Walker, a white man, was shot to death recently at Riverside and a negro by the name of Neal, and Mrs. Jean Lewis, a white wo- man are in jail at Augusta charged with the crime.
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