The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-15
THE TOPICS
OF A WEEK

MlCuuet lCllIAs lludolNi dt Ian
vile, ILL.,. caused a small panic when
he swallowed his false teeth. When
Reillys teeth became lodged in his
throat, he dropped his pudding bar
and without a word dashed from the
mill Workmen standing nearby,
not knowing what had occurred, and
thinking Reilly was seeking safety
from an accident in the mill, joined
in the flight. The fleeing men were
Joined BY the whole mill force, At
Top speed Reilly ran for the Office
of doctor. and on the way hundreds
of curious persons joined IN the
chase. Then the minimi2ed Mara
tbm ended, for in the meantime Il
doctor was probing for Reilly's mo-
lars.
Despite protests of the Fort Wroth
Federation of Nomen's Clubs, Po-
lice Commissioner George Mulkey
Saturday put women prisoners To
work on the rock pile, No other city
in Texas employs this system Of pun
ishmcnt, but Mulkey said the city
prisons are filled with women and
only the dreaded rock pile will keep
them out Of jail. Ten women were
given large hammers Saturday and
worked 10 hours breaking up stones
under a torrid sun. Four Of the
women were white and three were not
ont of their teens. The hard work
exhausted them, but they were fore
ed under the eye of a guard to con-
Time their labors.
Although the river where his body
went down was dragged all Friday
night the body Of DR. \. X. Smith.
who was drowned in the Chattahoo-
chez river at keith's Ferry, Ga,
Thursday afternoon, has not been re-
covered. He was seining with a par
tv Of friends when he was drowned.
Henry johnson, a negro assail-
ami of a four-year-old Girl, was
hanged shortly before noon Satrr-
day at Memphis, Tenn Sheriff
Ships rope, which had already seen
service at 1909 hpgings at Ghatta-
nooga and elsewhere, was used. The
negro's last two meals ON earth, i'll
ACCORDANCE with his desires, were Of
2biIen.
The body of Joseph ParelIo
Of Detroit, Mich, who gave his life
IN saving the Michigan Central
train from being wrecked Saturday,
was taken to Wyne. The railroad
track westof there is undergoing re-
pairs and several rails were unsafe
when the fast train was due, ParelIo
was sent to flag the train. Noting
that the train Md not slow down in
response to hi4 frantic signaling, he
remained close to the track, misiudg-
ed the spefd of the train, and did not
Jump until the locomotive was near
~ upon him. One of the cylinder
S6feads struck him as the engine pass
ed. killing him instantly.
Mrs. Douglas Gilbert. aged 70, Of
Pana, ILL.,, the oldest person to par
ticipate in the annual worlds spell
ing match in connection with the
Winona Lake Assembly program at
Warsaw. Ind, won first honors and
will be awarded a prize Of $50.
Without hesitation she spelled Con
catenation." on which A. B. Curry
of Memphis. Tenn, and Helen Ser
voss of Muncie, Ind. who carried
off the second and third prizes, fail
ed. Other words that proved Stun
bling stones to the so contestants
were erysipelas, surrogate, preroga-
tive, pIebeian, chaotic and innuendo.
Five failed on plebeian.
John Lyles, a farmer, and family
of Princeton, Ind, went visiting
Thursday morning after locking
hog Inv the house to keep it from
straying. The hog rooted over the
cook stove and the house was burned.
While sculrling for the possession
Of shotgun. Victor Swanson of st.
Charles. Ill.,, shot his friend, Regnow
Nelson. Seeing what he had done,
Swanson then shot himself Mel
son is diving and Swanson is dead.
The head and the clothes Of the
dismombercd boy found in the Drain
age Canal and Mud Lake at Chica-
70, have been identified as those of
Totfe Shishcin. Syrian, 10 years
old, who disappeared Aug. ,,
The building of the Chicago
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