The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-25
The sheriff of Pulaski county hs.

thC CHdiS SC Ol opIdllIlig iIloi-Cy 9 der false rretenses while in Little Rock several months ago.
 Mrs. Holt, an inmate of the h. dependence county poor farm, died of consumption, a short time >af- ter her husband died of the same dread disease. Several children of this couple, also consumptives, are on the county poor farm.
 M. M. Rentz, 70 years of age, walked from Clifford to Nashville, a distance of 100 miles, in four days. The aged pedestrian seemed none the worse for the long wolk, declar. ing that he felt better than he had in number of years.
 Pillard Marshall, farm hand at Swan Lake, shot his father-in-law, recently, during the progress of a fight between the two over a mule, and killed an innocent negro by- stander. Marshall escaped and is still at large.
 A drainage proposition is being talked of in Chicot county for a canal 40 miles long. The ditch will be along Macon Bayou and empty into Boef river. The strip of country drained will be about eighteen miles wide.
 Will Carter was painfully burned while at work in the vinegar fac- tory at Springdale, by a bucket of boiling tar tipping over on him. His neck, breast and arms were severe ly burned.
 Woodward Brown who lives near Sedgwiek was severely cut with a knife by man named Kinter recent ly. He was cut in the intestines, six feet of which protruded from the wound.
 A pearl about the size of pee wees egg, perfect in shape and color, and valued at from $200 to $500, was found in White river a short distance from Cotter, by Ben Boden- hamer.
 An insect which was at first thought 10 be a boil weevil was dis covered in a cotton patch in For gy, Howard county, but upon exami- nation was found to be a pumpkin bug.
 Rev. J. B. Searcy has resigned the pastorate of the First Baptist church at Malvern to become editor of the State Baptist church paper which is published at Little Rock.
 Chism Hanley, until recently resident of Helena and former coun- ty and city official, was drowned while bathing in the Missouri river at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
 Prof. John Blair was killed by mule while blowing in his field near Charlotte, Independence county. He was about 3S years old and leaves wife and five children.
 A little 5-year-old son of Hattie Ames, living near Clifty, cidentally killed himself while rlaying with a revolver. The ball entered his breast causing instant death.
 The engineering department of the Iron Mountain railroad has con- demned as unsafe the ''Valley" de- pot located at the foot of Commerce street, Little Rock.
 A certificate has been filed with the Secretary of State announcing the voluntary dissolution of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Green Forest.
 F. Clemmons of Arden struck Will liam Fortune with hatchet, cutting his car off and fracturing his skull. The cause of the trouble was not learned.
 Construction work is in progress on fifteen miles of the Little Rock, Maumelle x Western railroad. The total length of the road is to be 2S miles.
 John Henson shot and killed his brother-in-law, Tom Pullam, about three miles north of Brinkley. Both men have families.
 A draina2, system is being organ jed near Dermott for A canal IA