The log cabin Democrat., 1908-01-16

| Oldacre was Friday morning released ! from the railroad convict camp near Fl Dorado, Union county, but was immediately rearrested and confined in the stockade there to await the arrival of Sheriff J. W. Farris of Walker county, Texas, who wants Oldacre on a charge of murder, the crime being committed in Groveton, Texas, in July, 1902.
 The petition of Terre Noir Drain- age District signers was taken up by Judge Hardage at Philadelphia and was granted, the bond approved and he appointed J. A. Ross, r. T. David son and NJ. l.. Richardson as re- viewers, with M. P. Jackson as civil engineer, and J. E. Galloway as at- tornev. The reviewers are requested to make preliminary surye,., to as- certain costs, etc., and were given un- til March ? to report their findings to the county court.
 Deputy Revenue Collector True of Fort Smith has just completed his round of his district for the purpose of taking an invoice of cigar factor ies therein. His district is compos- ed of 20 counties, the output of which is something like 1 1,250,00O cl- gars of which number Fort Smith manufactures about 100000. Ma | ior True says he found most of the factories in fnecondition and enjoy ing good trade.
 Lee Holder, aged 19, who was to have been hanged Thursday at Un- ion City, Tenn, for the murder of his father, Rev. B. l.. Holder, prominent Cumberland Presbyter- ian minister, was respited for nine days. In the shadow of the gallows, as he thought, he warned all against the use of cigarettes, saying they were responsible for his crime. Hol- der was a cigarette fiend.
 The Franklin County Farmers Union shipped from Ozark to Mem- phis recently a carload of cotton, con- sisting of 30 bales, 12 of which it or dered to be sold to the highest bidder. This is the first cotton shipped from Franklin county by the union. An other carload will be sent to Mem- phis during this week, all of which will be held for the minimum, b cents.
 The Washington county court house at Fayetteville has been ln- sured in a half dozen large compan- ies for $5O,OO0 against loss by fire and tornado. All the agencies in Fayetteville took part of the risk. Edward V. Pugh, a bartender, was found dead in his room at Fort Smith. heart trouble being the cause of his death. He died sitting ln a chair.
 The fruit growers of De Queen held their annual meeting Saturday and elected the following officers: T. J. Wolf, president; J. D. Brizendine, vice president; A. Johnson, secretary and treasurer. A. Johnson was ap- pointed as delegate to the Arkansas state horticultural meeting to be held at Van Buren.
 The Hine-Locke Land Company, |, with paid-up capital stock of $1Oo,- GOO. was organized at Philadelphia recently. The officers are: k. w. Huie, president; George II. Locke, vice president; J. F. Galloway, secre- tarv, and N. D. Huie, treasurer. The company owns about 6,500 acres ot land in Clark county.
 James Lynch, an Iron Mountain engineer running out of Van Buren, has been granted patent for an inn proved air brake which is said to be very valuable. The new brake does away with the triple valves and the auxiliary reservoir, which makes it less complicated and less liable to disorder.
 The total valuation of real and personal property in Yell county as shown by the books of the assessor IS s4,68S,7O The total tax on real es- tate is $57,75O; on personal proper tv, $43, 1895, an increase over the pre-