The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-02

. 25 cars have been shipped from Van Buren alone, although the heavy movement of the crop will not be- gin much before May 1, about the usual time, that being shipped now being the result of the extreme warm weather during the month of March. Notwithstanding the many reports to the contrary, the late frosts did not injure the berries in Crawford county in the least, and with favor able weather for ripening, such as can be reasonably expected at this time, the crop will be as large as usual. The vines are heavily fruit ed and owing to the cool, cloudy weather no reports of rottlng have been received. The berries, on the other hand are solid up to the stand- ard in size and color and are carry ing even ta the farthest markets bet ter than ever before, and with much less refrigeration.
 A number of applications have been received by Insurance Commls- sioner A. E. Moore for blanks to be used by insurance companies ln applying for permission to do busl- ness in the state. Among the num- Der are the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn.,, the Jefferson Fire Insurance Company ot Philadelphia, St. Paul Fire and Ma rine of St. Paul, Minn., and the New York. North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Companies.
 Arthur Elder, F years old, hv- ing near Star City, died recently from injuries which it Is alleged, were inflicted by lilly McClain, 16 years old. McClain is said to have struck him with a club, fracturing his skull. Various statements as to the cause of the quarrel are given, one of them being that jealousy played part, both boys being in love with the same girl.
 J. F. Hart of Philadelphia was ac- cidentally killed by shot from his own revolver. He went into the ex- press office searching for contrabrand 7hiskey and when he stopped over to inspect a jug his revolver fell from the scabbard under his shoulder and vas discharged, the bullet striking him squarely in the breast. He died within 30 minutes.
 The Harris Lumber Company of Junction City, has been organized. The capital stock of the company is $6.00O, divided into 60 shares of S10O each, all of which is subscribed by the incorporators. The general business of the company Is the man ufaeturing, buying and selling of land and timber"
 Eighteen hundred acres of the state farm in Lincoln county which has been planted il. cotton will have to be replanted, as the bad weather has kept the cotton planted from coming up. Part of the cotton was plant ed on the farm the first part of March.
 A difficulty occurred on the streets of Jasper between Roy Hudson and Austin Harrison, two young men, sons of well-known families, in which both were seriously wounded, Hudson being shot in the abdomen and Harrison sustaining serious in- iuries on the face and head.
 Charley Kirrent was killed at Happy Bend, near Atkins, recently by Jesse NOWlton. hlrrent, It was alleged was drinking and went to the home of Nowlton and commence cd abusing him, whereupon the lat ter struck him with a rail, killing him instantly.
 Since the discovery of the dia-  mond field in Pike county a total of so stones have been found, tn. lat est discovery being a rock foot square in which was found dia- mond as large as the end of per sons finger.
 Andrew Coleman was accidentally killed on one of the Union Sawmill