The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07


corning the death of j. A. McVitty,
who was supposed to have lost his
life in the fire which consumed the
Haglin building in that city recent
ly. The letter was from Mrs. Nc
Witty, the wife of the deceased, stat
ing that the payment of the policy
was being withheld pending the final
report of his death.
In the case of Fred Birch against
1.-The Iron Mountain road for person.
al injuries the Hampstead County
Circuit Court rendered a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $1,000.
Birch sued for $4,000. Birch claimed
to have been crippled by timbers
falling upon him from loaded car
that was being coupled.
G. G. Lowery of Kennel in
friendly scuffie with a companion
cut himself with a knife in the
throat, inficting a wound from
which he came very nearly bleeding
to death. lie was whiting a piece
of wood when he became engaged in
the scuf1ie and was accidentally
stabbed in the throat.
The report of Albert Sims, clerk
of independence county, for the
quarter ending April 80, shows that
he received during the quarter
1880 and a total of $1,629.10
during the past six months. During
that period 161 marriage licenses
were issued.
Deputy Sheriff Brummett of
Stephens drank a glass Of lemonade
recently that had been standing over
night in tin vessel and in a few
minutes afterward was seized with
violent pains. For several hours he
was in a precarious condition.
By order of the sheriff of Saline
county all meat markets at Benton
are required to remain closed on
Sunday. Sheriff Hochersmith has
announced that he intends to en-
force the Sunday law in Saline
county to the letter
The new ice plant, built in connec-
ton with the Warren Cotton Oil
Company's plant, has been complet-
ed and is now in operation. 1t is OPP
Grated by the Warren Ice Company
under the management of L. c.. Cas-
letter.
George Robertson, employed at
the Bohannon-Jackson Lumber Com
pany's mill near Marshall, was seri-
ously injured Monday by log roll
ing on his arm, which was badly
crushed, necessitating amputation.
W. G. McHaffey, rs years of age,
and farmer living near Hardy, has
a mule 33 years old, which has as
sisted him in making 80 crops on
his farm. Mr.. McHaffey bought the
mule when it was 3 years old.
John /. Baker of Logan county
has purchased the Magnet newspa-
per plant at Paris and will take
charge of it at once. Mr.. Baker was
formerly editor of the Logan County
Herald.
H. F. Nix has completed arrange
ments for the establishment of a
sawmill plant on the river three miles
north of Heber. The mill will have
a capacity of 10000 feet per day.
Vera Spencer, G years of age,
while skating on the sidewalk in
front of her home at Sloan Springs,
accidentally fell and one Of her arms
was fractured near the elbow.
Judge S. A. Gooch, county Judge
of Cross county, held an adjourned
meeting of his court at Wynne Mon
day and granted a license to a firm
to sell whiskey at Fair Oaks.
Mrs r. j. Laird, whose home near
Batesville was destroyed by the re-
cent storm, and who was injured at
the time, died Friday night. Mrs.
Laird was 65 years of age.
A meeting will be held at Leslie
Wednesday evening, May 6, for the
purpose of organizing company,
which is to become a part of the
Arkansas National Guard.
At a mass meeting Of citizens of