The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22

I lllC l lIlC DlUll LNOltIl duu SOuNlA Railroad has been somewhat delayed on account of some doubt existing as to the legality of the action of the County Court in joining the railroad company in constructing a free highway bridge in connection with a railroad bridge across the Ar kansas river at Pine Bluff. It Is said the money has been secured to com- plete this important enterprise and | that active operation has been de- layed simply because of the techni- cality referred to. The people behind this proposition in Pine Bluff as we'll as the capitalists in the East, have so much faith in the financial success of the enterprise when com pleted, that they will not only build the road as promised, but will also construct the bridge. It will not, however, be a free bridge The com. pany will, in the near future, ask the County Court for authority to construct a toll bridge in connection with its railroad bridge.
 The timber business at Ozan con- tinues active. About 20 cars have been shipped since August l, and from three to four cars are now go- ing out daily. It is estimated that not less than 100 cars will be ship ped from Ozan during the coming Fall and Winter. Aside from the large amount of heading, spoke and ax-handle timber that is being shipped from that point, over 2,000,- GOO feet of ash timber Is being de- livered there for shipment to a Camden concern.
 The report of the Little Rock city physician for the year 1906 shows that a total of 801 deaths were re- ported. Of this number 46 were violent and nine were caused by poison. The report further shows that the number of deaths were ex- ceeded by the births, there being 641 of the later reported. There were 222 cases of contagious dis eases and 5,943 written prescriptions were authorized by the city phy- sician.
 lX The raising of $30O,O00 will shortly be completed for the build ing of an addition to New Subiaco Abbey. German Catholic College near Paris, Logan county. New Subiaco College is the largest re. ligious college in the Southwest, and was made possible by donations of German Catholics in all parts of the world. The greater number and the largest of the subscriptions were from Switzerland.
 Robert M. Horn, a carpenter at Pine Bluff, returning from a trip to Hot Springs attempted to leave the train at a crossing a mile from the depot to avoid a long walk home. As he stepped from the car, a sud- den jerk threw him under the wheels of tho Pullman, both legs being cut off close to the hips and causing death in a few hours.
 w. C. Faucette and Frank Cum mock, of Argenta, were arrested on bench warrants issued on grand jury indictments from Perry county, charging them with entering into a conspiracy to bribe the recent Gross jury. Both men gave bond in the sum of $500 for their appearance at the February term of the Perry Circuit Court.
 An attempt was made recently to burglarize the Iron Mountain depot at Forrest City. A hole was drilled in the door facing of the safe, and a charge of powder exploded, blow ing the outside of the door to pieces, but the burglars were frightened away before they could finish the job.
 o. L. Rozier, a travelling man whose home is in Little Rock, com mitted suicide at Camden. Rozier entered a hardware store and asked to be shown some revolvers. While examining one, he slipped a car fridge into it, placed the weapon under his right ear and fired. Death was instantaneous.