The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-29
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 doIph county, recently presented to the museum of the Department Of Mines, Manufactures and Agricul- ture a miniature steamboat made by | his brothcr-in-law, Dallas Long. a | 10-vcar-old boy of Argenta. The steamboat is complete in the minutest details. It i, about three feet long. and is painted red. white and blue. The boy says that t is modelled af- ter one of the excursion steamers on the Arkansas river and has named it the Rose City. An oId river pilot who dropped into the department saw the boat and pronounced it ae- curato in is dimensions and con -truction The exhibit is attracting considerable attention from visitors Co the museum.
 Under indictment on a charge of having been responsible for the wreck of Rock Island passenger train No. C, on the afternoon of March 15, at Cunco, a loading switch about four miles from Ilazcn. which result eel in the killing of the engineer and fireman of the train and the in- turing of eight members of the trai in crew. 'Fillis Matthews, a 15-ycar-old hoy. was arrested and placed in the Prairie county jail. The boy was in- dicted on testimony of Rock Island special men but denies that he l. guilty. Under the laws of Arkan- sas train-wrccking is a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the penitcntIary of not more than twen- ty-onp years nor less than five.
 The transcript of an appeal in the ease of the Hammond Packing Com pany ys. the state has been prepared at the Supreme Court of the state and k now ready for transmission to the Supreme Court of the United States, where the case has been ap- pealed from the State Supreme Court. It is the welI-known an ti-trust case which k being used a. q test of the validity of the anti trust law.
 Six negroes were seriously injured at BrinkIey in a wreck which occur red in the Rock Island Railroad wards at that point They were in d freight car, known as Il boarding ear which was struck by switch engine at work in the wards. The ear was demolished and it is eon,id- cred remarkable that the occupants escaped instant death.
 The first installmcnt, consisting of a few hundred volumes of the ninth biennial report of the Department If Mines, Manufacturers and Agri- culture has been printed and receiy- ed by the department. The reports are for the ycars 1905 and 1906. There will be 10000 copies printed.
 Rev. and Mrs. Horton of WiImar. a highly respected and aged couple, 1 died of pneumonia recently. the death of Mrs. Horton occurring a few hours aftorthat of her husband.
 Mrs. Jane Cargile died at her home near Springfield as a result of a fall from Fortlgo. She wa about S5 years of age. and had lived near Springfield 10 years.
 Henry Buddenmre, Sr. resi- dent of Little Rock. and head of the Buddenberg Manufacturing Com pany, died at hi, home in that city of cancer of the stomach.
 Rev. James Vest who lives near Cook, in Lard county and who is so years of age, 4as prepared his .omb witH lis own Hands in a shady grove near his home
 One of the saws in Foudra's mill. near Bl}theyiIIc, burst recently se- riou~Iy injWing one of the cmplo1es of the mill and causing considerable damage to the property.
 ,, Coal ,and gas are reported to have been discovered hear Lono, in Hot Spring county The discovery was made by E. F. Ellis. resident of ! that nciesborhood.
 Mrs. Fuss Bulhm, aged 6> years,