davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
300 Will Attend Pythian Meetino.

The officers of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Arkansas, are making extensive preparations for the Grand Lodge meeting, to be held in Little Rock. May IS, 19 and 20 On those days it is expected that 200 delegates and at least 100 visitors who are not regularly elected delegates will be present at the meetings.
 Arrangements have been made for the use of the House of Representa- tives for holding most of the sessions, but several meetings will be held at the Coliseum rink, which has been SC. cured for the three rays.
 The first day of the session will be given over to committee meetings in the hall of representatives. May 19, the regular Grand Lodge session and election of grand officers will be held there, and May 20, the final session of the Grand Lodge and addresses by grand officers will take place at the same building.
 On Monday night. the first and third rank work will be exemplified at the Coliseum rink On Tuesday night the Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras- san will hold forth at the rink, and 1t is expected that 100 new members will be taken in with appropriate ceremon- ieS at that time
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Soon te Have Police Matron.

It is said that another of the things recommended by Mayor Hollis in his message to the council will be car ried out soon. namely that of securing the services of a woman as police ma tron. Mayor Hollis named this as one of the urgent needs of the city and the proposition has been sanctioned by most of the aldermen Though the council may not act on the matter im- mediately, it will only be short time, ii is believed, before a matron is en- ployed.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Bids For School Building.

Bids for the contract for the con struction of the new two-story stone and brick school building at Van Bu- ren will be opened May II.
 BrinkIey Man and His Money Missing.
 T. H. Thornton, a wealthy real es- tate man of Brinkley. Ark, disappear ed from Memphis Saturday morning. May 2. and was last seen at the Union depot with $6000 on his person. Thorn ton had been in Memphis several times. He left his wife at Brinkley Friday and came to Memphis Friday night. Saturday morning he told a chambermaid at Ford's hotel, = Beale avenue, to keep his room for him until Wednesday night of this week. As he had not returned, the Memphis pc lice Department was called in and De- teetiyes Foppiano and Carmichael as- signed on the case Chief of Detee- tiyes Edward Kehoe is of the opinion that Thornton has met with foul play of some sort. Thornton is 56 years of age
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Doodle Cases Set For Trial.

If all the poodle cases set for trial the present term Of the Pulaski Cir cult Court should come to trial. the court will be grinding until the last of July Nc cases have been set be yond July r, and it Is reasonably eer. tain that Judge Lea will not sanction the setting of cases in August. Cases against the recently indicted senators were set for trial as follows:
 July 6-Thomas Hardy. perjury.
 July ST. H lobe, perjury.
 July 10-George F. Floyd, perjury.
 July 13-John H. Holland. perjury.
 July 15-William F. Harrison, per jury.
 July 17-John A. Hinkle, bribery.
 The case against C. " Andrews. bribery. is set for June 24 A w Gov. ington, perjury, June %, and Claude Fuller, July 3.
 The only one of the men recently indicted who has been in Little Rock since the bench warrants were served is Thomas C. lobe of Hope He was at the court house early Tuesday morning and looked over the indiet. ment. He also called upon Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton. The trial of lobe is set for July s. The former senator said he was informed that he could not obtain trial any sooner, and in asmuch as that is the state of affairs, he is satisfied
 The bench warrant against Senator John H. Holland, who is a candidate for reelection to the Senate from Sc. bastian county, was served at his home in Greenwood Tuesday. Senator Holland is accused of perjuring him. self before the Grand Jury when he said that he did not receive $1,500 to influence his vote on railroad legis- lation.
 All of the warrants against members of the 1905 Senate have been served. Doodle warrants not yet served are understood to be against persons who were not legislators.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Will Wage War On Does.

Dick Reynolds, prominent whole sale liquor dealer of Fort Smith, is on his way to Chicago for treatment in Pasteur Institute. He was bitten Mon- day by pet dog. which showed signs of rabies. The dog is said to have been bitten by the dog which bit the little Carnahan child, who died of n.y. drophodia last summer.
 The City Council at Fort Smith, in special session Thursday afternoon. ordered all unmuzZled dogs killed found on the streets on and after Monday
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Wants 25-Cent Hair Cut.

Acting Mayor Hollis has received a communication from a resident of Lit tie Rock whose name is withheld who asked that the mayor recommend to the council some action to reduce the price of haircut, the latter saying the Barbers' Union is making the peo- pie pay 8 cents for haircut when. in his opinion, p cents, which used to be the price, was extortion, He asked that the council regulate charge made by barbers for their work. Mayor Hollis will turn the com munication over to the council
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Texarkana Store Robbed.

The Ben F. Smith Dry Goods Com pany's store, on East Broad street, Texarkana, was entered Wednesday night by burglar who carried away silks and other dress goods and other articles of an aggregate value of per haps S150 or S200.
 Entrance was obtained through a rear window The officers secured a clue early Thursday morning which resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old boy during the day at Shreveport. This boy, whose name is not given, is said to have gone there recently from Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Hanna Shot Up in Cowboy Style.

Shawnee. Okla.-One man dead, one dangerously wounded by pistol shots, and one with two legs broken, is the result of three men shooting up the town of Hanna. northeast of Shawnee. George Strong, Henry Whiet and Will Stevens rode into the town in a buggy and began shooting at everything they saw, and when Dep uty Sheriff Abbans called on them to surrender they turned their guns on Tim. In the fight, Strong was killed. White shot in the arm by the deputy, and Stevens attempted to get away in the buggy, but overturned the vehicle and broke both legs.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Loses s5.ooo In Three Minutes.

In the federal court Thursday after noon, the personal damage suit of J. E. Swain of England against the Cot ton Belt Railroad Company for S5,- GOO personal damages was tried and the jury, after deliberating about three minutes. returned a verdict for the company,
 During last October, Swain was struck by a train conductor Swain claimed the alleged assault was en- tirely unprovoked and that inasmuch as he had been a passenger on the train the company should pay for the act of the conductor.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Ships s3oo Worth of Meat.

D. NJ. Goodlett of Ozark, has ship ped more than $500 worth of meat to Little Rock the past few weeks. MT. Goodlett is perhaps the most exten- sive hog raiser in Arkansas. He kill ed one hog in the winter that weighed l,100 pounds. and a number that weighed more than 300 each. He ship ped 5000 pounds to St. Louis a few days ago
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
instantaneous Action.

q was almost distracted by a ter rible itching which defied all treatment until I obtained a box of Hunts Cure. The first application afforded instant and absolute relief. The one box ef- feeted a complete cure.
 Tt is simply wonderful in it's in- stantaneous action"
 GEO. GILLILAND,
 Manitou, O. T.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Would-Be Assassin Shoots From Am
 bush

nesday night. Joe Spears, who resides near Paragould, was shot three times from ambush. The man who did the shooting was disguised and escaped
 Spears says he thinks he knows who shot him, but refused to divulge the of the shots took effect and Spears is seriously wounded
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
State Farm Cotton Sold At 10 1-P
 Gents.

The state farm cotton was sold Tuesday morning by the Penitentiary Board Cotton Committee to T. B Byrd & Co. cotton buyers of Pine Bluff, for 10 1-2 cents per pound. A total of 1,266 bales was sold, and the entire amount will bring between $60.. GOO and $S0,000. The cotton will be weighed at once. and as soon as 1t is all weighed in the Penitentiary Board will receive cash for tAs entii. amount.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Preparinc Biennial Report.

Assistant State Superintendent Of Instruction ". A. Crawford is now en. gagged in the preliminary work of pre-. pairing the biennial report of the state superintendent of instruction. The re. port will be published in the fall. It will be very complete one. showing the progress of school work generally throughout Arkansas during the past two years
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
A Household Necessity.

I would almost as soon think of running my farm without implements as without Hunts Lightning Oil. Of all the liniments I have ever used. for both man and beast, it is the quickest in action and richest in results. For burns and fresh cuts it is absolutely wonderful. I regard it as house. hold necessity. Yours truly,
 s. HARRISON,
 Kosciusko, Miss.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Freight Train Drops Into Creek.

Made a raging torrent Monday night by a fall of rain estimated to have been fully 14 inches, Big Creek. stream four miles south of Mammoth Spring. rose to such a height that the middle pier of the Frisco railroad bridge was washed out, and No PAP, north-bound freight train. ran into the bridge and went to the bottom of the creek. The engineer and fireman escaped serious injury by being wash ed away from the wreckage. Tkay then swan to shore.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
est Case In Court.

Oral argument will be made in the railroad test case, known as the Chi cago, Rock Island & Pacific against the State, in which the railroad com pany is charged with violation of the three-brakemen law. The law requires three brakemen to each freight tram Of twenty-five cars operating in Ar kansas
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Lemon Largest In Collection.

Ed Counts of this city has presented the agricultural department with a huge Ponderosa lemon, which lacks but one-sixteenth of an ounce of weigh. ing two pounds, It is the largest lemon in the agricultural department. It was grown by Birdie Heinke at Mabelvale
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Bolt Stons Electric Cars.

night lightning struck the power house of the Texarkana Gas aAd Flee trie Company. completely burning out the generator for the street railway and doing damage to the amount Of about $500. All the street cars on the various lines stopped on the tracks where they chanced to be at the time the flash came, and remained there until late Tuesday afternoon. when the damage was repaired and the mo- tive power restored
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Farmers Union Meetinq.

The Lawrence County Farmers Union closed two days meeting near Walnut Ridge Saturday evening. About 150 delegates and visitors were in attendance and various subjects were discussed, among them diyersi- fled farming and the holding of the present cotton crop. Several speeches were made by the various members.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
AmiabiIitv Plus Science

The public expects much of the modern nurse-the same self-sacrifice. righteousness and pureness of liv- ing as in the past, but combined with a technical skill and an amount of learning unknown to our predecessors. -The Nursing Times.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Rouoh on the Candidate.

There's a candidate outside, want in' to see you" said the hired man.
 Hang the candidatei" exclaimed the farmer.
 And the hired man went out mutter- ing:
 T haint lynched man in a mighty long time, but eff he ain't too much fer me III foller instructions" ."-AtlantA Constitution.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

A powder. It cures painful smart ing, nervous feet and narrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy 4 certain cure for sweating feet Sold by all Druggists. 25c. Accept no sub stitute. Trial package. FREE Ad- dress A. S. Olmsted. Le Roy N Y
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Berry HeIohs An Ounce.

w. A. Jeffers. president of the Null berry Horticultural Society, has been a very fine specimen of the Candy va riety of strawberry. This berry was four and seven-eighths inches in cir conference and weighed full ounce.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Wind Carried Paper 20 Miles.

pr. Harrod. who lives five miles issued in Little Rock this year, that belonged to a Polander at Marche. The tornado Monday evening blew the paper about 20 miles. A great deal of timber and four houses were blown down west of Cabot
 Many of the farmers say it will take ten days to clear away the logs and brush out of the fields where their cotton and corn have been planted.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Miss Marshall a Candidate.

Miss Mary Ellen Marshall of this city is a candidate for enrolling clerk of the Senate at the next session of the legislature. Miss Marshall has all ready started in on her campaign She is the first to announce for that office.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
arporteot to Mothera.
The Problem.

Literature is very difficult" said one authoress.
 Yes answered the other. "The problem is to be a financial success without being a social failure. '-Ex- change
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
S1oO Reward Offered

Governor Pindall has issued 8 proc lamation offering S100 reward for the capture and conviction of Dan Lillard who is alleged to have killed B. |. Smith in October, 1906, ;n Chico' county.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14

SORE EYES, weak, unframed red, watery and swollen eyes, use PErTIT7S EYE SALNE, 25c. All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. !.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
CAUSE FOR HIS HURRY.

"Ah, love to see little boy in such hurry to get to sehool..
 Yes. sir. Me little brothers got de measles, an I'm hurrying up to get excusedi"
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
The Reason.

wouldn't you be better of without your husband? 9"
 T don't think so-his life isn't in- sured."
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14

Will Belin, negro brakeman on the Warren road. was killed at that place Friday evening by being run over by a freight train.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Carriage House Burns.

The carriage house of J. NJ. Hendrix was totally destroyed by fire at Ham. burg. with all of it's contents. The most valuable was an automobile. be- sides a number of other articles of value
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Ambition and Love.

Ambition is like love; impatient both of delays and rivals.-Denham
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Seating Arrangements Completed. Seating arrancamentS tn accnrnrnf

Seating arrangements to accommo- date the crowd in the tent, under which the Musical Festival will be held at Little Rock, are now perfect ed In the center on the ground, will be seats for about 2,000 people, and this will be surrounded with an amphi- theater for 5000 more. All of the re,- served seats are in the center. The stage at one end of the tent will measure 25 by 50 feet. and this is for the Innes band and solists alone The chorus will flank the stage with seats in the amphitheater on either side
 Hamburg Commencement.
 The commencement exercises of the Hamburg High School took place at the Methodist Church Friday night at s o'clock The address was delivered by Dr. c. H. Brough of Fayetteville. The graduating class was the follow ing: Misses Exis Ramsey, Mamie Richardson. Hosea George. and Messrs John C. Norman. Harvey Gladney, William Spivey and Clifton Simpson. Diplomas were presented by Col. George w. Norman, president of the board of directors of the Hamburg High School.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
. NEWS OF ni
 ARKANSAS 1
A. H. Hamiter Takes Governors
 Chair.

Allen H. Hamiter of Lewisville, speaker of the Arkansas House of Rep resentatives, is now acting governor of Arkansas, taking the place of Act ing Governor X. o. Pindall, who left Little Rock Friday night for Washing ton, D. C., to attend two national con ferences, to be held there during the week. Mir. Hamiter was sworn in early Saturday morning by Justice Battle of the State Supreme Court, and assumed the duties of governor shortly afterward
 After being sworn in, Speaker Ham iter went alone to the governors of flee. where he found the door locked, Adjutant General Paul Little, son of Governor John s. Little, and private secretary to Acting Governor Pindall. having stepped out of the office for a few minutes. Mir. Hamiter. upon find ing the office closed. returned to a party of friends in the Supreme Court Chamber and the entire party then re turned to the office with the intention 1t is claimed, of breaking in the door of the governors office, if the latter was still closed.
 Secretary Little had returned in the meantime. however, and welcomed the delegation. Without demonstration, MT. Hamiter and friends entered the office at MT. Little,s invitation. and MT. Hamiter informally announced to Mir Little that he had come to act as governor during the absence of Acting Governor Pindan.
 He immediately assumed control without opposition on the part of any one. His first official act was to change the date of negro's execu- tion, set by Governor PindaI He spent the entire day receiving scores of friends in the executive office and transacted practically no business
 He has done nothing to damage the Pindall interests or organization, and, according to statements Saturday by him, it is not his intention to attempt to wreck or damage that organization.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-14
Mrs. w. J. Martin Killed in Storm

A terrific storm. accompanied by much lightning and thunder and rain, struck in the vicinity of Dumas Mon day night about o'clock It was evi- dent that great damage had been done toward the west and Tuesday morning news was received at Dumas that the home of Will J. Martin, who resided with his wife near Mills Postoffice, in Lincoln county, had been completely demolished; that Mrs Martin had been killed and Will Martin himself escaped with his right leg fractured in two places.
 The Farmers Union warehouse at Alma still houses more than 300 bales of cotton of last years crop belonging to the farmers of that neighborhood. It is their intention 10 hold the cotton till fall, in the hope of securing a high CT price for the product.
 A COW belonging to Lee Hill of AL ma has suddenly gone mad and has symptoms of hydroDhobia The COW made efforts to gore every animal on the place, but was fnally secured in a barn, where she still exhibits dap gerous traits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29

Some pyrotechnics of the oratorical
order will be fired off at Chapman on
July by j. Ralph Burton, one of the
few United States senators who has
served term in Jail.
Not long ago a street fair exhibited
the fire department. and the funds of
this institution were actually augment
ed thereby to the extent of $50. That's
quite remarkable showing.
Atchison is noted for it's bright peo-
pie. Two of them commented the 9TH
er day on the running Of a fat man.
One said he ran like a sewing machine,
straight up and down. and the other
said he ran too fast in one place.
Hutchinson feels that it has been
cheated because it was unable to fig
ure prominently in the flood news"
this year. Hutchinson has drainage
board that built drainage canal that
really drains, says the Kansas City
Star.
A Hill City couple who were very
young and very much in love, decided
to elope. They got team and buggy
and started for Norton, where they
expected to be married. Their parents
heard of the affair several hours later
and securing an automobile. overlook
the young things and carried them
back home.
Two enterprising Winfield mer-
chants sent away 81 each for the
much advertised proposition offering
"a first class Panama for ST." They
got the hats all right. but it cost them
another dollar each to have the hats
blocked and bands put on them. They
could buy the same thing for $1.75
in any store handling hats.
Mrs Frances Sage of Oxford, Mich,
probably thinks Kansas Is the wettest
state in the union. In the spring of
1903 she started to visit friends at
a week at Atchison. This year she
decided to avoid Atchison and to trav-
ell over the Union Pacific by way of
Manhattan. She arrived in Manhat-
tan last Friday afternoon after train
service on the Blue Valley line had
been abandoned and had to wait there
several days.
salina is developing in more ways
than one. She's actually getting in
the same class with Kansas City, Mo.
They're beginning to talk Of erecting
union depot in the town that rests on
the bank of the Saline river. But If
Salina has the same luck in this regard
that Kansas City has experienced at
least quarter of century will roll
around before the union station be-
comes reality.
w. e. Blackburn of the Anthony
Republican exposes one of the newest
gratis. He says: "a widely advertised
eastern magazine writes to people who
are well known and asks them to be-
come associate editors of the maya
, zine, assuring them that the duties
will be light and consist in passing
upon matters which may be referred
to them from time to time by the
management for their advice and
council. Preliminary, however, to be-
ing Associate Editor life subscrip-
ton to the magazine is needful."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
HUAOR or THE Day

Excuse me for not stopping" exclaim-
ed Little. Tn in a hurry to get home"
That's rather unusual" said Large
MY wife has a cold" explained Little.
land she can't speak a word above .
whisper. bohemian.
First Club Member-I hear it's been
touch and go with poor old Carter.
sb,s he sns touched me for
Taller.
We'll" said the cannibal chief as his
followers brought in the lean but plucky
explorer who in blazes ever said The
bravest are the tenderest' ?'-PfincetoD
Tiger.
Mrs. Bland-A pretty wedding. wasn't
1T? So well matched pair!
Mr.. Gruffy-Yes; but don't you think the
not to sing the "Te Deum'' before the bat
| tle?-Town and Country.
Tody-Jennie tells me young Woody
proposed to her last night
well or?
Tody-He certainly is. She refused him
london Tit-Rits.
you are cheerful as tombstone this
morning..
why Ert,rally?'
IT am buried in thought. Nashville
american.
How do you like living in a prohibition
town."
| FIRST rate" answered Colonel stillwelI
I IT have several neighbors that / don't
think much of. and positively enjoy see
| ing them go thirsty. "-Washington Star.
Does money really make you happier
| in any way?" 49, .s
Yes. since / have become rich nobody
ever attempts to offer me any good adj
vice."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Here is a new invention Nobody but
a man would have thought of it,
What is it?''
"A pocket in a stocking.
American.
A-Tll bet you see more tongues in one
day than you do.
B-Done. I'm q doctor.
Aim a postoffice clerk.-Cleveland
Leader.
Every one says baby is very like me-"
said young Mrs. Papley fondly.
Yes, the cute little thing!" remarked
Miss Diggs, what fat ankles she has
Philadelphia Press.