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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

From Tussday's - -.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Porter left
this morning for a visit to friends
in Pine Bluff
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton McRae
left for their home at Mt. Olive
this morning.
Miss Taylor of Texarka1a Wis
tied the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Caruthers yesterday.
Miss Effie Carruthers is visit
ing the family Of her brother,
Jim Caruthers, in this city.
w. J. White left on No. % this
morning with his grip of samples
in one hand and sack of sam
Piles in the other.
J. C. Brown, a successful far
mer on R. F. D. 5, was in town
yesterday and dropped a wheel
in the Picayune till.
Rev. T. H. Ware, presiding
elder of the Prescott District, re-
turned last night from Chidester
after filling his appointment at
that place Sunday.
Prof. S. J. Gentry of Mt. Mo-
riah, who is taking a course in
book keeping in Draughan's
business college at Little Rock,
was a caller yesterday afternoon.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16
BIARD-NEAl.

Though fools spurn Hymen's gentle
powers,
We, who improve the golden hours
By sweet experience know.
That marriage, right understood,
Gives to the tender and the good
A paradise below.
Cotton.
Last Saturday afternoon, at the
home of the brides mother, in
this city, Miss Nola Neal became
the wife of Mr.. Dick Biard, the
Rev. T. D. Scott, pastor Of the
Methodist church, officiating.
The wedding was a quiet one,
there being only a few relatives
If the bride and several close
Hriends of the groom present.
The bride was one Of Prescott's
most popular young ladies. She
had been for a long time employ
ed as operator at the telephone
exchange. and the many patrons
will miss her kind and pleasant
Hello.
The groom is proprietor Of the
Electric Theatre here, at Arka-
delphia and Camden. While he
only recently came to Prescott he
has made many friends, and by
his conduct has proven himself
to be a gentlemanly young man.
Mr.. Biard's home is at Paris,
Texas.
The bride and groom left on
yesterday mornings train for
Camden where they will reside
for the present.
This paper extends congratula-
tons.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

O. R. Mcdaniel and wife spent
yesterday with friends in Bough-
ton.
A. E. McLelland, of Beirne,
was in the city Saturday after
noon.
Attorney T. R. Haynie went to
Homan this morning on legal
business.
DR.. E. Y. Cloud, of Hope spent
yesterday and todav visiting
friends in this city.
Col. G. C. Handy and DR.. j.
L. Bell are attending court in
Washington to day.
w. B. Hannah, of Morris, was
an interesting visitor to our
Sanctum this morning.
A telephone message from Gale
this morning reports that James
w. Duke is improving.
Jimmy Harrison is the guest
of his brother, Prof. Harry Har-
rison, at Camden today.
Miss Phlez Stone returned
from Hope this morning, where
she had been the guest of friends.
Misses Ophelia and Nellie Lev.
ms and Dora McLelland, of
Beirne, are shopping in the city
today.
Pomeroy Written has resigned
his position with the Hesterly
Drug Store and will go to Hot
Springs.
The two Misses Hoffman re-
turned this morning from EN-
met where they had been visiting
their sister.
A. B. Clark, and A. M. Clark
of DeAnn, Hampstead, were
here yesterday to meet their
uncle Jno. H. Clark.
Miss Leon Kelly has been CIV
en- the position as operator at the
telephone office made vacant by
the marriage of Miss Nola Neal.
w. B. Virgins has resigned
his position as section foreman at
Hope and accepted a similar po-
silion with the P & N. w. at Nor
vile.
Choir practice at the Methodist
church tonight. Every singer
from all the churches of the town
are respectfully invited to come
and assist.
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Local News.
Interesting Happenings in and
Around Town.

Ice cream at Fred Murrah's.
Mrs. J. A. Moore, of Emmett,
IS in the city today.
Nice line of wall paper at the
Variety Store.
Have your pictures framed
at the Variety Store.
Miss Lalla May of Caney will
visit a few days in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Boney, of
Stamps, are visiting in the city.
Ice cream today at the Ne
vada County Drug Store.
New supply of Post Cadrs
Just received. Fred Murrah.
Hon. Sam Langley of Murfres-
boro is in the city today on bust
ness.
Miss Minnie Scanlin, of Bee
Branch, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. 0, L. Dunaway.
Buy your flowers, bulbs,
plants, etc, from Vestal & Son,
Little Rock.
Buy your rough lumber from
the Hatley yard or mill. Prompt
delivery made.
Misses jamie and Velma Young,
lot Okolona, are the guests of DR..
and Mrs. w. w. Rice, while
here attending the Epworth
League.
Little Miss Veta Caruthers,
who has been suffering with an
attack of measles, is betteI.
Miss Julia Taylor of Texarkana
Who has been visitidg Mrs. Ca
tuthers, returned to her home
this morning.
Sawed Oak fence Posts at
Hatley yard.
For Sale. Some good mules
ana horses at reasonable figures.
HARRY BLYTHE.
hev' j. H. Barkwell expects to
meet the membership of C. P.
.nurch at preaching servicesApril
18th. Come.
Col. c. c. Handy returned
from Washington last night.
where he had been in attendance
TO circuit court.
new W. K. Harrison, pastor at
peQueen, is here attending the
league Conference, visiting his
'o'i ana numerous close friends.
:, Let me sharpen your lawn
a s,rower Will call and get them
I p. return them free of charge.
- rice. !. reasonable, work guaran-
u fhone2 l9. John Lancaster.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

Will A. Chapelle went to Little
Rock this morning.
]. S. Reagan and Wren Scott
were proven in the Rank Of the
Squire in the order of Knights of
Pythias last night. Chapel says
Wren says the goat is hard to
ride.
l. L. Keith, brother of Chas.
Keith, the ball player, with ten
other delegates from Amity, ar
rived in the city last night. They
were the first delegates to the
League conference to arrive.
The Pulaski county republicans
are today holding primary to
elect delegates to the county con-
vention. This is their first prim-
airy election, so far as we know,
in this state.
w. L. Miller and daughter,
Miss Blanche, returned from Du-
rant, Okla, this morning. Mr..
Miller has given up goirg to Du-
rant and will remain in Prescott
and continue to run the Miller
Bouse.
Deputy Marshall Cummins, who
was shot yesterday, is reported
bv his physician as to be getting
along as well as can be expected;
that there is not necessarily any
danger Of the wounds proving
fatal unless blood poison should
set in.
Mesdames Duly Gorham and
Julia Duckett, of Blevins, are
among the first delegates to the
Epworth League Conference to
arrive and are being entertained
at the elegant suburban home of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Handy.
Mrs. V. O. Buck of Pine Bluff
is visiting in the city. Mrs. Buck
formerly lived here and has many
friends who will be glad to meet
her. She will leave Thursday for
Nashville, where she goes as a
delegate to the Home Mission So
ciety.
Iron Mountain Agent Dawson
today received word from rail-
road headquarters that No. 6
would stop at Prescott for Little
Rock passengers, as well as st.
Louis passengers. This means
that Prescott will be a regular
stop for No. 6, as we can always
dig up a passenger for Little
Rock.
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Rev. C.. D. McSwain of En-
met is in the city today.

best assorted drug stock in
South Arkansas. Nevada Coun-
ty Drug Store.
Every 81 worth that you buy
from Short, the jeweler, entities
you to a ticket to the Electric
Theatre.
Misses Berta Sewers and jamie
Mum of Monticello are attending
the League Conference and will
visit in Prescott a few days the
guests of Miss LYDIA Marsh.
Col. L. w. Brewer, the veteran
tie inspector of the Iron Noun
tain, informs the Picayune that
the Iron Mountain will begin to
take up ties within the next ten
days.
Call at our store for any,
thing usually sold at a first class
drug store. If you can't call,
use your phone. NEVADA CoUN-
TY DRUG Co.
i have bought the Daniel
Shoe and Harness repair shop,
and will continue business at the
same stand, doing all kinds of
repair work at reasonable prices.
Give me a trial. |. 2. SEAL.
One of the features of interest
in the League Conference will be
the devotional exercises by Rev.
James Thomas. His talks will
de of a high order and on line
issues.
Another car of Hope Cotton
Grower, about 900 sacks. Come
and get it. Cash or Credit.
John M. Haltom.
w. B. Wallach, of Carlinville,
ILL.,, arrived in Prescott yester-
day. He will do the baking for
the city Market and Bakery. Mr..
Wallach formerly resided in
Prescott and was employed as
baker by Gee Bros.
ALI small goods cash, and all
who have notes and accounts due
me will please come and settle
or send me the money. A. Mon
son.
By special request of many who
have seen the pictures, Paul
Reverie's Ride, the Electric
Theatre has consented to run
this again tonight as their fea-
ture. 1t is good. Go see it. 1t
will only cost you a dime.
Ice cream today at Fred
Murrah's. next door to postoffice.
Tom Purtle of Laneburg was
caller today. We are always
glad to have him call.
The celebrated H. P. Nelson
piano is advertising itself. A..
Monson recently sold eight pur-
chasers, and all say there is none
better in tone or quality.
The Picayune is a democratic
newspaper and is the only news
paper in Nevada county that is
carrying the Democratic nomi-
nees at it's masthead. The Plea
yune is of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people-and the
people are showing their appre-
citation by giving it their patron
age.
The Briggs-Blake ball teams
played the opening game yester-
day afternoon on the local dia-
mond and the score resulted 9 to
6 in favor of the former team.
Batteries, for Briggs team was
Bush and Briggs, and for Blake's
mi
team was Jones and White. The
feature of the game was the
noise made by the winners.
Last night while the Ebworth
Ceague Conference was in ses-
sion the Electric Theatre was
running. Their large phono-
graph could be heard distincly by
those who were in attendance at
the conference and one of our
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,nseo,t & Northwestern Railway 10.

80 No. 8. 5 and 6, freight only:
!r ram Dunlap. Patsville. Redland McCas-
Afcs1 sina and Cooleyville will be stops for
slns ANU o. H. HELBIG. G. P. & T. A.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-16

Ice cream. pure as the
thoughts of childhood, at Neva-
da County Drug Store today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
LOST BOYS ASSERT
THEY WERE KIDNAPPED
BY 2 STRANGE MEN
Lads Leave Their Home and Mother
Asks Police Aid In Finding Them.
Say They Were Driven
into Country

Harry and Willis Thomas, small
boys left their home yesterday morn
ing early for play. They did not come
nome all day and last night their
nlother became alarmed and telephoned
the police OF their disappearance.
AT about the same time Mrs. Mary
GROVE or Oneonta Park telephoned to
the police that she had two boys at her
home who told a strange story of kid
naping.
The boys proved to be the missing
sons OF Mrs. Thomas, and over the
telephone they stated that a short time
after they had left their home at 351
Date street they had been accosted by
two men who induced them to get into
q wagon to take ride and that they
were then driven rapidly into the
country in the direction of Monroyia.
but that a road toward the hills was
taken.
After driving the greater part of the
morning the men camped in the foot
hills and while one left the camp for
water and the other was preparing to
build a fire the boys managed to es-
cape and ran from the place.
They tramped all afternoon, trying
to find their way back home and late
in the evening got to the residence of
Mrs. Grove and sent "a telephone mes
sage to town.
The boys were taken to their home
last night. They could give no reason
why the men tried to kidnap them and
no explanation was offered them by
their captors,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
POMONA
Office 1Ba w. Second Be-
Home Phone x88.
NEWS OF POMONA AND THE
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF

Special to The Herald
POMONA, Sept. 2.-The annual
stockholders meeting of the Claremont
Citrus association was held yesterday
afternoon, when the reports for the
seasons work were given and the di-
rectors elected, who are Ira Scofield,
]. j. Becker, V. V. Leroy and E. S.
Vail.
Miss Ella Heath. daughter of Mrs.
Emma Heath of West Third street,
was married to f. A. Link this after
noon at the home of the brides moth
er. The wedding was very quiet one,
only the families of the bride and
groom being present. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Van Arman of
the Fir. Methodist Episcopal church.
A reception will be given by the pri-
mary teachers to the officers and
teachers of the main school of the
Christian church in honor of Miss
Mamie Mock tomorrow evening at the
home Of Mrs. M. A. Matthews of North
Gordon street.
The Philathea class of the Trinity
Methodist church gave a most pleasant
social last evening" in the Palomares
hotel ounds, which were decorated
with Japanese lanterns. Ice cream and
candy were sold during the evening,
from which about SIS was cleared. This
amount will be used toward furnishing
their class room.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Special 10 The Herald.

PASADENA, Sept. 2-By devoting
all it's energies to recruiting company
I, local branch of the national guard
has raised itself to a point where, with
one exception, it is the largest company
in the Seventh regiment. At least q
dozen new members have been secured
during the past few weeks, and its roll
of sixty-nine is eleven more than is re-
quired.
When the fall maneuvers are held In
the north, from October to 10, com
pany / will be there in full force, and
the officers confidently expect to have
the largest company at the encamp-
ment.
At present a drill is being held each
Monday night in the armory on West
Union street, and every Thursday night
there are a recruits drill and non-com-
missioned officers school. Saturday
evenings a large percentage of the
company usually takes advantage OF
the weekly regimental lectures in Los
Angeles.
At p. m. next Sunday the company
will leave for a two days hike to one
of the nearby canyons, returning late
Monday evening. Capt. C. F. Hutchins
will lead the detachment The lieuten-
ants are A. P. Harrison and c. H.
Hunt.
The men recently have received the
regulation olive-drab uniforms and
blankets of the United States army, as
we'll as Sibley tents. They will make
every effort to reach a state of perfec-
tion in drill before the maneuVers, and
hope to gather in all the rewards of
merit issued by the commanding Of
ficers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
"AD" CLUB MEMBERS
MEET AT BARBECUE
RESUME REGULAR MONTHLY
GATHERINGS
Weekly Luncheons viii Be Again in
Order and Cards for Use
Among Business Men
Are Instituted

Fifty members and friends of the
Los Angeles "Ad." club held bar
becue at Schuetzen park yesterday af-
ternoon. Not only was a good time
enjoyed, but the future of the club
was discussed with beneficial results.
After a sumptuous dinner of roast
OK, veal and mutton under the trees,
addresses were made by Robert Read,
president of the club, DIR. w. ]. Hib-
bard, vice president,N w. j.. Connor,
second vice president, David White,
master of ceremonies, William A.
Mears of the Collins Wireless Tele-
phone company, Charles A. Elder,
president of the Los Angeles Invest
ment company, j. l.. Grover of the
Peck-Judah Information bureau, Ben
1arnin Taylor, president of the Los An
geles stock exchange and c. X. Gem
try, advertising manager of The Her
aid. Mr.. Fuller of the Arrowhead mag
azine and Mr.. Woodhead of the Sun
set magazine also delivered short talks,
mainly appertaining to the advertising
department of their publications. Mr..
Woodhead was made an honorary
member of the club.
The barbecue was in the nature of
a resumption of the monthly meetings
of the club, which were discontinued
during the summer months. The regu-
lar weekly Wednesday noon luncheons
which have in the past proved source
of great profit to the members, who
found them convenient for the ex-
change of new ideas In the advertising
business, will be continued. In the
future members will be furnished
with cards which should gain them
consideration among business men and
help to eliminate the irresponsible.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
OBTAINS CLUE TO SERIES
OF PUZZLING ROBBERIES
Special tn Tho Herald.

Special tn Tho Herald.
PASADENA, Sept. I'm the belief
that he is on the track of a set OF
thieves who perform their work in the
most thorough manner, Constable Har-
ley Newell is endeavoring to locate the
persons who conducted a German
American sanitarium in a house al
California avenue and Huntington
drive last year.
After the sanitarium burned down II
August the family moved to Rose ave-
nue., but left there suddenly in May
It is said that at that time their pos
sessions were loaded into vans at night
from a second story window at the back
of the house.
Constable Newell is in possession o.
a letter which was dropped on a San
Pasqual street ranch at the time a
number of sacks of grain were missed
there; and also of a collar, necktie and
diamond stickpin found at a place from
which forty-two boxes of oranges were
taken.
The letter was addressed to the sani-
tarium people, and the collar as been
traced to them by its laundry mark.
1t is stated that at the time the sani-
tarium burned the household goods
were insured for $500, of which about
$1,000 was on fine linen. The owners
claimed that they lost a large guam
tity of cash, in gold and German scrip,
as we'll as two pianos and many othe,
extraordinarily valuable articles.
Residents of the district was kept IN
unrest for nearly year by a series of
robberies which stopped suddenly when
the family moved away.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
WILL LAY CORNER STONE
WITH FITTING CEREMONY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Sept. 2.-The pro-
gram for the laying of the cornerstone
of the new Carnegie library in Pacific
park next Saturday afternoon was
made public today. The Masons, who
will be in charge, will assemble at
their temple at 2:30 and march down
Pine avenue to Ocean avenue and west
to the park.
The program will be as follows;
Music by band; prayer, grand chap
lain; Masonic ode, by quartet, Mines.
Wiseman and Hartman and Messrs.
Parmley and Jones; Introductory ad-
dress, Mayor c. H. Windham; address,
Most Worshipful Grand Master George
NJ. Perrine of San Francisco; laying
of cornerstone, Masonic ritualistic
ceremony; Masonic ode; address, the
Rev. Charles Pease, grand orator; Sc
lection, Municipal band; address,
Charles +. Lummis, librarian, Los An
geles music by the band; address, p.
e. Hatch; doxology.
In the cornerstone will be a sealed
bronze box in which will be placed the
following articles: History of library,
last annual report, list of board of di-
rectors 1907-8, names of library staff
and constructors of Carnegie library,
plans and specifications of new Ii
brary, photographs of Andrew Carne-
gle, c. H. Windham and Rev. Charles
Pease, list of city officials, statement
of population and revenues of city,
last annual report of city. copies of
daily papers, programs and invitations
and photographs of old and new Ii
brary building.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
SCHOOLBOYS FIGHT
FIRE; SAVE TWO BIG
APARTMENT HOUSES
Dangerous Blaze Breaks Out in Cottage
Adjoining TWO Large Buildings.
Lads Do Valiant Service with
Hose Lines and Buckets

Boys trained in fire drills in the pub
lie schools prevented a destructive
blaze when a fire started in the resi-
dence of Emil Honegger at 236 Nortn
Bunger Hill avenue at $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The house. a one-story frame cot
tage, is Immediately adjoining two
large four-story apartment buildings,
with but a few Inches separating II
from one and a passage way two feet
wide separating 1t from the other.
The fire started in a storeroom flled
with clothing and other combustible
material and had gained great head
way when the fire department arrived.
A stream was turned on just as 1t
burst through the roof and within a
few minutes would have caught the
rear of one of the apartment houses
Previous to the arrival of the de-
partment a volunteer fire brigade
made up of schoolboys, ranging in age
from 10 to 15 years, attacked the blaze
with buckets and garden hose and this
first work, according to Assistant Chief
O'Donnell, did much toward prevent
ing a bad blaze.
The fire was extinguished after doing
damage to the amount of 5000 to the
contents of the house and 500 to the
building. Both losses are fully covered
by insurance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
ROBBERS ACTIVE;
GET LITTLE LOOT

Burglars were quite active early
yesterday morning, but owing to the
vigilance of their would-be victims had
strenuous time and their loot was
small If in the future the thieves
receive such a reception as they did
yesterday they will soon quit the city
and conduct operations in poorer
guarded localities, say the police.
James F. Bean, a private patrolman,
detected a man leaving the home of
Fred Boynton, 1926 South Figueroa
street, shortly before midnight, The
man was carrying a large bundle
under his arm. Bean commanded the
burglar to halt and the man threw
down the bundle and attempted to
draw a weapon. Bean opened fire on
him and the burglar fed in the dark
ness. The bundle was found to con-
tain a quantity of various articles of
clothing
]. H. Hilson of S45S Stephenson ave-
nue. was awakened shortly after
O'Clock by a noise at screen door. He
seized a double -barreled shotgun and
investigated. He saw a man trying to
force the door. He fired point blank
at the intruder, but was unable to find
any indications of having scored hit.
gaping hole was torn in the screen
where the shot plowed through.
Hearing noise at a rear door late
Tuesday night James Shaw of 627
South Flower street walked to the door,
opened it and saw two men, standing
on the porch. He demanded their bus
mess and one of the men asked for
small loan, then both jumped from the
porch and ran away.
The room of John Zorich of $50 South
Olive street was entered and watch,
chain and locket taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
DETAILS OF FORTHCOMING
SAENGERFEsT NOW COMPLETE

The program for the saengerfest.
which is to be held in this city Sep
tember 10, 20 and q, has been COM
pleted and the special feature of the
three days fest will be the concert
Saturday evening in Simpson audi
torium. A volksfest will be held at the
Chutes Sunday and Sunday evening,
and Monday will be given over to an
excursion to the beach.
Professor julius Albert jain, direc-
torof the Fidelia maennerchor, will
direct all the chorus numbers, both at
the Auditorium and at the Chutes.
The soloists will be well-known singers,
some of them from the Los Angeles
English singing societies.
Preparations are we'll under way for
the entertainment of the Germans
from the northern cities, and the pro-
gram has been so arranged as to give
the visitors an opportunity Of seeing
the city and beach towns.