Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-01-09

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The president has signed proclama
ton creating the Verde National For
est in Arizona, with an area of 721,-
$50 acres, located in Maricopa and
4ayapai counties.
During the year 1907 the total num-
Der of vessels arriving at the port OF
| New York, according to the books of
the government at the barge office,
was II 1872, of which 1924 were steam
ers and 4,498 sailing vessels. This
shows a decrease of 5S4 vessels, COM
pared with the year 1906. There was
an increase of PIP in the number of
steamers and a decrease of 700 sail
ing vessels.
An evidence of the country's pros
perity and remarkable purchasing
power is to be found in the annual
report of the appraiser Of the port of
New York. The value of merchandise
| imported in 1907 in excess of imports
| IN l9Oo was i,0OO,OOO.
George H. Reynolds, formerly one
OF the leading mechanical engineers
and authorities on gun construction
In the country, died in Mansfield,
Conn, aged 70 years.
The administrator of the late King
Oscars estate says it is expected that
it will amount to 25,000,000 crowns.
Exports from Japan last year
amounted to more than 435,500,000
yen ($217,750, OOO) aud the imports to
almost 494,20O,O00 yen ($247, 100000
The grand total of the foreign trade
in 1907 exceeds that of 1906 by more
han 100000 yen ($41, O0O,O00).
Mrs. Mamie G. Hoagland aged 80
years, widow of the late millionaire
philanthropist, George T. Hoagland, is
dead. She was prominent in church
work and was member of the Meth
odist church in St. Joseph, Mo-, for 80
years. She was a native Of Havernill,
Mass.
In letter received at E1ncoln, Neb.,
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland
q
ic dollar dinner of Jan. Is for the
reason that the SC fare is to go into
effect on street car lines of Cleveland
| the same date. In letter expressing
his regret over inability to attend the
Nebraska feast, Mayor Johnson says
he does not want to be absent from
Cleveland just at the elimination of
his long fight.
A car on the Suburban dovision of
the Memphis street railway system
turned turtle shortly before noon Fri
day, and IL persons were injured, two
fatally. The car left the track while
moving rapidly down grade in the out
skirts of the city.
| President Roosevelt wired Governor
Sparks of Nevada that unless Govern
or Sparks issues a call within five
days for a special session of the leg
isIature, the troops sent to. Goldfield
on account of the fear of miners riots
there will be withdrawn. He ordered
Gen Funston to disregard his previous
| instructions to withdraw the troops.
and to leave them in Goldfield five
days longer.
Sorrowing over his sons disgrace,
Ira C. Hoops, 60 years old, a wealthy
attorney of Kokomo, Ind, committed
| suicide at his home in West Taylor
street Unobserved by members of
his family, Mr.. Hoops quietly entered
the parlcr, made a pillow of his over
coat, lay down before the CRATE and
| fired shot from revolver into his
right temple The bullet killed him
| instantly.
Women stenoographers and type
writer's are not wanted for the gov
| eminent service on the Panama canal
or in the Philippine Islands. This
announcement is made in black type
in a circular of the civil service COM
mission, announcing a general exam
ination for stenographer and typewrit-
er to be held Jan. II in various parts
of the country.
While the 3-year-old son of Alfred
Thomas of West Scranton was play
ing at the home of a neighbor, he
blew off the head of Annie Mentally,
his 6-year-old little friend, with shot
gun. The gun was left within reach
of the children, and the boy could not
| lift it from the floor, but in some man
| ner he managed to pull the trigger
with the tragic result related.
The old battleship Hero, of the
British navy, has been battered into
scrap iron by modern she'll fire rained
into her by two of the newest men,
o'-war in King Edwards fleet. The
twenty year-old worship, long since
useless as fighting machine, has
shared the tate of the veteran Bellisle,
which two or three years ago sacri-
feed to modern gunnery.
By an order entered in circuit court,
all claims for damages against the
Illinois Traction Co. as result of the
interurban wreck of Aug. 3d. in which
IS were killed and so injured, are
.nx4ro5 ~, hocic Of Sd1 000 and