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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
The Wind.

The senator pushed into the crowd
that surrounded the automobile.
"what is the trouble here?' he in
quired.
"Punctured tire" replied man with
a dinner pail. 'Make a speech into it,
will you, senator ?'-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
Two of a Kind.

; "Oh, George" sighed the loyesick
maiden, 'I'm sure I'm not worthy to
be your WIFE"
"Well," replied George YEARLY, "Pm
mot worthy to be your husband, so
we're just about evenly matched."-
philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
TIT Eor Tat

Affable Barber-You're very bald on
top, sir. Self Conscious Customer
(much annoyed)-What if am? You
needn't talk so much. low about that
squint of yours ?-London Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
How Ii Hapnened.

"True, the night was dark, but he
appeared to jump deliberately in front
of the automobile"
''Force of habit. The poor fellow
was an actor and naturally dived for
the spot light. kansas City Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18

The colors on the artists palette
make no show, but when they are
spread on the canvas we see their
beauty.-Geikie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
silver in the ocean.

A German technical journal mas
gone to the trouble of estimating that
the water of the whole ocean contains
in solution over 100000 tons of pure
silver
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18

Inquisitive people are the tunnels Of
conversation. They do not take in any
thing for their own use, but merely to
pass 1t to another.-Steele
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18
Babylon First Great City.

Babylon was probably the first city
- attain a population of a million.
RE area of the city was 2z5 square
niles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-18

Better be poisoned in ones blood
than to be poisoned in ones principles.
-COnfuciuS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
COWBOY PREACHER
PECULIAR BUT FETCHING METH
 ops HE EMPLOYS.
Uses the Blunt But Forceful Lanauags of the Plains to Bring Hard ened Sinners to Repent
 ance,

Seattle. Wash.-In the course of an hours preaching at the Volunteers of America mission, Samuel s. Bettes, the Cowboy Preacher" roped, ihrowed and hog tied Baptists, Meth odists, Presbyterians. Catholics and quite a number of other religious bodies. After getting his rawhide se- curely around the orthodox denomina- tions he proceeded to brand them with marks not exactly familiar to the cat tie ranges in Texas, where the cow boy preacher used to ride the round up.
 Bettes. who says the prefix Rev" is the grease some ministers use to slide into heaven with, faced mixed but entirely receptive audience when he launched, or rather rode, full speed, into his discourse. There was the usual shouting coterie of Volunteers. but the rest of the hall was packed with men from the streets, who were attracted by the faring signs outside the basement entrance, advertising the Cowboy Preacher" and by the uproarious chorus of cries that varied the singing.
 The preacher got some enthusiastic yells when he delivered himself of especially caustic epigrams. A few of his choice ones were as follows:
 You never hear of man back sliding from the Presbyterian church, because he had to backslide to get t33ere," 3
 '"Some people talk about the Metho- dists converting sinners. Why, I can hogtie any Methodist in catching sin ners"
 I'd rather be a religious fool than devilish sharp"
 The hard shell Baptist may get to heaven, but if he does he'll find out
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
State Capital Notes
pr. Bond Defends His Bill

Dr. J. B. Bond of this city, author declared faulty by Deputy Commis- sioner of Agriculture William Stod dard on the ground that it is not prac- tical in many respects, Tuesday con ferred with MT. Stoddard at the state house regarding the law Dr. Bond declared that he believed the law a good one, and defended it. The con ference was not held for any specific purpose, the two simply talking the matter over. Mir. Stoddard thinks the law is weak and has already an nounced that he will suggest that either a new one be passed or the old one be changed at the next session of the legislature.
 Dr. Bond, in the course of the con versation with Mr. Stoddard, declared
 that he did not believe it is right to compel maa who puts out hundreds of bottles of soda, pop or anything else day to label each bottle, talk ing the stand that it is a waSto G. time. Mir. Stoddard merely listened.
 It is known, however, that he is op-
 posed to the present law. He declares | that it is impossible to investigate | conditions affected by the law in the state in the first place, and that it is impossible to prosecute cases of vio- lation of the law afterward. No ar | engagements have been made for
 either investigation or prosecution.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Reports Unsatisfactory.

State Superintendent George B. Cook has received reports from sey- eral county examiners that are far from being complete, and will have to be returned for correction. In one of the reports the examiner omits everything in relation to the enroll ment of pupils in the schools of his county Another failed to report the number of school houses in the coun- ty he represents and another failed to designate, in giving the number of teachers, those who are white and those who are negroes. Other reports contain minor omissions, all of which will have to be supplied in order that the state superintendent's statistical reports of the schools may be abso- lutely correct.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
NEWS OF
 ARKANSAS
Has an Old Petition.
- '-'0!AT

Capt. P. H. Wheat of Lonoke has in his possession a petition signed by himself and other citizens of Prairie county in 1855 to secure aid for the building of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, the first railroad built in Arkansas. At that time Lonoke county was not created out of the Prairie county territory. Many of the names attached to the petition were prominent in political affairs at that time. The petition was addressed to the Hon. Joseph Evans, judge. and associate justices, constituting the county court of Prairie county It was as follows: We, the undersigned subscribers, citizens of above state and county, most respectfully pray and petition your honorable body to subscribe the internal improvement fund of our county as capital stock in the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company on the following conditions, to-wit: That it be expended in the grading of the third division of said road from White river to Little Rock, and be due and payable to said com pany or their authorized agent at any time after five miles of said third di- vision of said road is graded, and your petitioners will ever pray, etc. The petition is signed Ey r. H. Wheat, William c. Hagen, A. F. Mann, Will liam A. w. Mann, William G. Hazen, J. w. Mann. J. w. Blanton, w. A. Nc Cain, l.. w. Mann, John W. Hudson, John Hardin, John H. Perceful, H. Reynolds, Henry Evans, Josephus Tucker, l.. w. Arnold, Wesley Hyer, Jacob S. Gray, W. J. Sheets, A. Viii Hams, s. Mills, Earl C. Branaugh, NJ. T. Boyd, John Wright, I. s. Hicks, George Hallum, H. W. Gray, c. N. Mitchell, Edward L. Hicks, R. C.. Hicks, L. w. Monroe, J. W. Cfayy. 4. J. Legate.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Joe Shields Pardoned.

Joe Shields, convicted at the spring term 1908) in the St. Francis county circuit court on the charge of robbery and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary, was We'd nesday granted pardon by Governor Pindall Two sons of Shields were convicted on the same charge as the father, and about two months ago the sons were pardoned Shields is an old man, and the petitioners for his pardon urged that, inasmuch as the boys had been released from prison and that Shields wife was feeble and needed the support of her husband, he should also be pardoned. The petition was presented to Gov ernor Pindall by T. Buford of Forrest City.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Witnesses Form Caravans.

Sheriff Hugh Miller left Van Buren Monday night for Paris, Logan county. with w. F. Jones, white prisoner in dicted by the recent Crawford County Grand Jury for murder in the first degree. When arraigned for trial at Van Buren, Jones, through his attor- neys, s. R. Chew and w. H. Neal, ask ed for and was granted a change of venue, Judge Evans sending the case to Paris, Logan county, for trial.
 Jones lived on farm at Natural Dam, in the northern part of the coun- ty, belonging to Horace Swearengen, for whose murder he is now being tried. He was a justice of the peace, having been elected on the Republi- can ticket two years ago. For some cause Jones went into the field where Swearengen was at work and provoked a quarrel, or rather tried to, Swearen- gen keeping his team between him and Jones until he thought the lat ter was leaving the field. Swearengen had picked up his lines and started his team, when Jones ran up behind and, it is alleged, reaching around him, disembowled him with one stroke of a large knife, Swearengen dying 30 minutes later
 Fully 100 witnesses have gone from the little hamlet up in the mountains of Crawford county to Paris, the most of them making the trip overland and in covered wagons, taking their provi- sion with them, with the intention of camping out near Paris, should the weather be favorable. The little com munity thnt has always lived in peace and harmony has been torn asunder by the tragedy While the caravans of covered wagons en route to Paris from the vicinity of the tragedy were compelled to travel the same road, the witnesses for the state led that bear ing the witnesses for the defense by several hours. The dead man was very popular throughout the county and his many relatives have employ ed Colonel O. l.. lilies of Fort Smith Smith to assist Prosecuting Attorney Cochrane in the case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Barnett Has Long History.

letter was received by the detec- tive department from the bureau of criminal Identification giving a com plete history and description of FL more Barnett, whose arrest for ai- legged complicity in the robbery of the Bell pawnshop, in Little Rock, oc, cured some weeks ago. According to the information contained in the let ter, Barnett has had wide criminal career and has gone under a number of aliases, among them being John, Elmer and Jack Barnett, George Avery, Frank Locke, Frank Chester Charles Hall, John Granam, Kid Bar nett, Robert Granberg and "Broncho" Kid. Detective Morgan, in addition to the evidence brought forward by the bureau of identification, has a cir cular and photographs rom the state prison at Canon City, Coi., where Bar nett is wanted for violating his parole Barnett is also said to be wanted at Dawson Springs, Ky, where he IS charged with being implicated in the robbery of jewelry store, operating much as he is said to have worked in this city
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21

what an awful old fool he was on earth
 Religion is a good cure for dyspep- sia. The man who curses generally has stomach ache coming to him.
 No true Christian will smoke a cig- arette. A cigarette is a fool at one end, fire at the other, some paper. and dust in between"
 Some Seattle ministers let their hobbies run away with them. They need a religious bronco buster" i.
 Long hair don't let preacher through the eye of the needle any easier than long legs
 Incidentally, MT Bettes wears good deal of hair himself, which he losses back on his forehead when he gets well under way with his pictur- esque sermons. He took for his text. "Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners" which he said was from the Songs of Solomon, 6:10.
 Before the sermon began one of the Volunteers arose and asked for contributions. When the plate came back to the platform, Bettes arose and remarked that he needed 12 more dol lars to pay for a new suit of clothes, but the $12 were not forthcoming.
 His sermon dealt chiefly with the glories of unorthodox religion. He calls himself a free-will Baptist, and frequently broke off short in his talk to hand out some scathing denuncia- ton of certain aspects of present-day religion. Striding back and forth on the narrow platform, his long iron-gray hair falling in disorderly masses across his brow, his face flaming red and perspiring. his arms waving, fists often clenched, he poured forth a tor rent of words, at times ascending to heights of uncouth eloquence, at oth- CT times dropping back into slang or the grotesque language of the plains.
 Once he stopped short in the mid dle of talk about the beauties of the story of salvation, leaned forward over the edge of the platform and shouted at two girls on the front seat. who had been whispering: Shut up! want you to shut up as long as I'm talking. I've got something to say. and you, old curiosity box" addressing the girl who apparently had started the conversation. you want to know how your hat looks, I suppose"
 The cowboy preacher has been in Seattle for week, and it was stated that he will be here a week longer. He has preached all over the United States. He used to be a cowboy in Texas and herded cattle for six yearAk
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Seeking Her Lost Son.

Mrs. Ellen HensleN Of Pittsburg, Kan, has written to Chief of Police Frank McMahon asking that she be given information which will aid her in locating her 20-year-old son, who was at one time an inmate of an or phans' home in Little Rock. The Iet. ter stated that Mrs. Hensley was obliged to do washing to support her self and that she needed the aid of her boy.
 The police were in possession of no information that would aid her and at the orphans home it was impossible to find out the present whereabouts of the boy. The matron at the home stated that eight years ago two boys by the name of Hensley were placed in the hands of the Home Finding So- ciety and were placed at the home to board while homes were being found for them. In few weeks both boys county, but did not long remain and were passed about from home to home until all trace of them was lost by those in charge of the nome.
 About three years ago the oldest of the two boys was In Little Rock and stopped at the home to make in uuiries about his brother and his mother, stating that he was seeking to find them and reunite the family, This is the last that was heard of either of the boys at the home until Mrs. Hensley wrote letter to the matron about eight months ago. The matron was unable to give the infor- nation desired by the mother ana her letter to the chief of police fol- lowed
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Fourche Has a s7o,ooo Fire Loss.

Fire completely destroyed three business houses, one of which was a large structure with three business rooms, and also two small houses at Fourche at an early hour Saturday morning, resulting in loss of about $70,000. The fire practically wiped out the business section of the town. It started in the rear of the Forte store and it's origin is unknown. There is said to be but little insurance.
 When discovered the rear door of the Forte store was open and the theory has been advanced that the store was burglarized ana then set on fire to hide the theft.
 The fire spread rapidly to two ad- joining business houses and to the two cottages, one of which was oc- cupied by T. A. Reichardt. railroad agent there, and the other by W. H. Riley. Mir. Reichardt lost about $50 in cash and gold watch in his hurry to move his household goods out. The household goods in both houses were saved. The postof1ice and local telephone exchange were destroyed.
 The principal loss was on the build ing<and stock of the Forte store. The stock was owned by H. w. Forte and J. NJ. Swilling. The building was owned by MT. Forte. The loss on the building and stock is estimated at about $6O,0O0. The remainder of the loss is estimated at between S5,000 and $10,000.
 All of the buildings were of wood and burned rapidly, but bucket brig ade was formed and other adjoining buildings were saved.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Street Gar Collision.

Six persons were badly shaken up and bruised in rear-end collision be- tween two cars on the Pulaski Heights line shortly after 30 o'clock Sunday night. The injured are:
 Mrs. w. A. Walker, 514 Main street, Argenta; Mrs King, 513 Main street, Argenta; J. H. Sangston, 515 Main street. Argenta; O. R. Hurt, 1922 See ond street; two children of Mr Hurt
 All of the injured were removed to their homes. The wrecx took place about 300 yards east of the fifth sta ton. One of the cars was standing on the track awaiting the signal 10 go ahead, when, suddenly, the other car dashed into it. The platforms of both cars was split into kindling wood According to persons on the car struck, the other car was coming down the hill at a slow rate of speed, when suddenly it shot forward at a high rate, and struck the other car. While the real cause of the wreck could not be learned Sunday night. owing to the fact that the railroad officials had not completed their in- vestigation, it was stated by some, who witnessed the accident, that the air brakes on the car going down hill failed to work This, however, could not be confirmed.
 Immediately after the news of the wreck was received at the car barns, word was sent to Superintendent c. J. Griffith That official in company with several other officers Of the street car company, went at once to the scene of the wreck, and rendered every as- sistance possible in removing the in jured to their homes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Old Pension List All Checked Up.

The state pension board has finish CTS on the lists, of whom there were about 5000 last year There are TOO or 800 new applications to be consid cred yet, and 1t will probably be Sep tember l before the worA is entire:y completed. These new applications are first submitted to the county pen sion boards and by them forwarded to the state beard for consideration. The amounts these pensioners draw each year may be anywhere from $23 to S100. The last legislature made an increase in some of the pensions, notably to those of all widows of Con federate soldiers who were entitled to a pension. The amount allowed 10 such widows is the maximum of S100.
 The amount of money available for the payment of pensions mas not been sufficient to pay them in full Last year they received 46 per cent of the amount allowed them by the board. If there was no change in the number of pensioners this year the percent age they would receive would be more, as the levy for this purpose was increased by the last legislature from 1 mill to l 1-2 mills. But there will be the new names on the list, and some increases on the old roster, while there are some who have died leaving no widows, and whose names will be dropped. So no accurate esti- mate of the percentage the pensioners may receive this year can be made at this time.
 Under the law no warrants can te drawn for the payment of these pen sioLs until the first of September
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Woman's Body Found in cistern.

Jumping or falling into a cistern full of water, Mrs. D. N. Dial, wife of Dr. Rial, one of the most prominent women of Pocahontas, came to her death by drowning Sunday morning. No cause is known for the action, which has created big sensation there owing to the social prominence of the lady.
 Mrs. Dial was missed at her home early in the morning. Nothing was thought of her absence, at first, but sieta becoming uneasy, her family w3NLtuted a search About that time <. was noticed that the covering of the cistern at the dial residence had been removed and the body of Mrs. Dial was found floating in the water. Theories to the effect that it was an accident have been discredited by some because of the allegation that Mrs. Dial could not have fallen into the cistern accidentally, but the top have been removed by someone <.else and the lady have fallen in
 No note of any kind was left and the affair is complete mystery.
 Mrs. Dial was the wife of a we'll known optician.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Sheriff,s Case Appealed.

The case of w. R. Cain against Woodruff county, on appeal from the Woodruff County Circuit Court, in which the law enacted by the last legislature allowing sheriffs 75 cents per day for each prisoners fare is tested, is now before the Arkansas case was filed with the Supreme Court Tuesday. The county of Wood ruff allowed Sheriff Cain 65 cents and he brought suit Judge Hance N Hutton of the Woodruff Circuit Court held the. law unconstitutional and Sheriff Cain appealed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Now international Affair.

Count z. Morani, chief consul for the Italian government in the United States arrived in Van 3uren Tuesday morning from New Orleans and spent the greater part of the cay in the of flee of Superintendent Murphy of the Iron Mountain, gathering facts con- corning the mobbing of the strike breaking Italian laborers brought to Van Buren last June by the Iron Mountain to supplant the striking car men there.
 It will be remembered that mob of blacks and whites went to the yards where the Italians were quarter ed in bunk cars and opened fire upon them, slightly wounding a number of the Italians. The visit of Count Morani at this time was to gather such evidence as his government would need in presenting their claim at Washington for damages. The count before leaving secured all the names of the men indicted for participation in the riot.
 It has been feared by the railway officials and many citizens at Van Buren that international complica- tions would arise from the affair and the visit of a representative of the Italian government at this time shows that their fears are well founded
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Send 10000 Pieces of Mail.

The force employed in the office Of Mayor w. R. Duley mailing out liter ature on the bond amendment ques- day when they stamped and addressed 10000 pieces of mail. The letters filled two mail sacks and are to be distributed to every part of the state. In mailing out the letters, the mailing list of George w. Donaghey, tine Democratic nominee for governor, Is being used. This is said to be the most complete list ever owned in the at atA
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
loses Nose When Axe Slips.

Late Tuesday while some men were working a road near Caddo Gap an axe slipped from mans hands and struck Austin Wilson on the nose, cutting entirely through the nose and into his cheeks on each side. The wound is very severe.
 Cell Rather Than Slide Down Rope
 Because she was afraid to risk her life on an improvised rope or possibly because of modesty, an 1S-year-old girl prisoner at the Searcy county jail was the only one out of eight prison. CTS left to face the jailer Thursday morning. Seven male prisoners escaped from the jail at an early hour Thursday morning, but the girl re. fused to go with them. Six of the escaped prisoners were whites. A large posse of citizens Is securing the country for the escapes, bNt as yet none has been captured.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
Neoroes Would Kill Crime.

Chicago.-A Law and Order League composed of negro residents of the South Side, to stamp out lawlessness and crime in the "black belt" of Chicago and to prevent any such hap. penings as have marked the last two days in Springfield, will be formed Tuesday night at mass meeting In the African Methodist Episcopal church. The decision to form such an organization was taken Sunday as the result of stirring appeal by the Rev. H. E. Stewart, pastor of the church