The log cabin Democrat., 1907-06-13

| gently when John F. Rutherford, capitalist and wealthy lumberman, purchased all the real estate of Wiley Jones, the negro capitalist who died nearly two years ago. The deal in- cludes Jones' Park, beautiful plot of ground in the southern part of the city, covering thirty-seven acres two two-story brick buildings on Main street and residence lots in al most every addition in the city. The consideration is said to have been more than $100,000. It is the in- tention of MT. Rutherford to ter race the park, build macadam streets and establish a residence dis trict to be known as Rutherford Place." for fashionable residents of the city. It will be laid off in lots and none but the wealthiest people will be permitted to buy them, each deal to be accompanied by the pro- vision that only handsome brick residences are to be erected by them.
 The State Sunday School Conven- tlon is in session at Fort Smith, with about 300 delegates in attend ance
 Leake Mclean, a railroad man from Springfield, Mo, shot and killed Joseph Jeffries at Fort Smith recently, and after making sure that his victim was dead, drank a quan- tity of prussic acid and fell dead after walking about fifty yards. Mclean had accused Jeffries of alisnating the affections of Mrs. Me Lean who had secured a divorce from him and married Jeffries, and was at the time under bond for a previous attempt to kill him.
 An old negro "voodoo woman" ;" has been arrested at Lake Village on a charge of poisoning several members of a negro family. As a result of the poisoning one man is dead and several others are so seri- ously i'll as to make their death probable. After the first sick ness had been charged to the water, a bag containing rough-on-rats was found in the well. As the illness con- tinucs, the flour used by the family is being examined.
 l.. W. Andrews of Imboden, gov ernment stock inspector, has com- pleted his work in Imboden town ship, Lawrence county, and reports that he has found the cattle in 9 healthy condition, and the complete absence of fever ticks. There are HOO head of cattle in the town ship. He will continue his work in other townships of the county.
 J. R. Simpson, living six miles west of Smithville, discovered cop per near the surface on his farm. In prospecting along some outcrop- ping he struck a lead that runs through the center of the farm. MT. Simpson feels confident that greater depth will reveal paying quantities of copper.
 Gambling paraphernalia to the value of $2,000 was burned at Hot Springs recently by Sheriff W. D. Sandlin, of Garland county. The place raided was that of Harry Tur- her. Faro tables. roulette wheels and bushels of poker chips were de- stroyed.
 Fireman Jack Pepper and the baggage checker, name unknown, were killed in a railroad wreck near Sloan Springs recently. It is sup posed that the wreck was caused by rock lodging on the track in such a manner that the engine was de- railcd.
 A Law and Order League has been organized at Morrillton for the ayowed purpose of aiding the auth critics in the suppression of the illegal sale of whisky, rowdyism and Sunday fights.
 Ebert McAdams, a student in the University of Arkansas from South McAlester, l. T., was drowned i'll White River, near Fayetteville, while swimming with two com