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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Assaulted With Knife and Robbed.

Will Stephenson was arrested at Cerro Gordo Tuesday and taken to DeQueen and placed in jail on a charge of assault with intent to kill. It is thought that Wallace Sheffield. the victim of the alleged assault, can not survive.
 According to Sheffields story, he was lured into Rolling Fork bottom. about four miles from DeQueen, and there assaulted with knife and rob bed of his watch and S36 in money. Sheffield described his watch and also the man who assaulted him. Upon this description, Stephenson was ar rested and the watch was found on his person. He claims he won the watch in a game and protests his in- nocence.
 Sheffield's home is in Hot Spring county, and he went to DeQueen few days ago to work in an orchard. Stephenson went there from Texas and has worked in that vicinity for some time. Stephenson was taken be- fore Sheffield Tuesday and the wounded man asserted that he was his assailant.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Pindall to Leave State After Sept. A.

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 Acting Governor X. O. Pindall will attend the sixteenth annual meeting of the National Irrigation Congress aG Albuquerque, N. M., September 29 to October 3, inclusive, and the Lakes-to- the-Gulf Deep Waterways Convention, to be held in Chicago October ', 8 and 9, and all other national conferences in which Arkansas is interested, when the duties of the office of governor will permit, following September 14 of the present year. Mir. Pindall is authority for the statement.
 On Thursday he appointed twelve of the fifteen delegates to the Irriga- tion Congress, as follows: George w. Donaghey, Conway; o. C. Ludwig, Little Rock; Guy B. Tucker Fl Dora do; Jacob Fink, Helena; Hal L. Nor wood, Mena; W M Kavanaugh, Little Rock; H. L. Ponder. Walnut Ridge; Sid B. Bedding, Little Rock; Hughlett Coleman, Dewitt; Jas. H. McCollum, Hope; Roy D. Campbell, Little Rock; James Gould, Pine Bluff
 
 delegates from Arkansas to the Lakes to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways Confer ence in Chicago in October. He is especially anxious to have the deep waterways conference hold its next meeting in Little Rock, and when the delegates are appointed he will ask that they assist him in urging the confereDce to vote to meet in Little Rock.
 The remark of Acting Governor Pindall that he will attend these con ierences after September IA" of the present year, recalls the visit of the acing governor to Washington, when Allen H. Hamiter, speaker of the house of representatives assumed the chair. The term of MT. Hamiter will expire September II, the date his successor, Tillman Parks, will be elected.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Chinamen Will Emiarate,

One-half of Fort Smiths Chinese population was assassinated a few nights ago by murderous thieves and the other half is living in a state of mortal terror. There were but two Chinamen. in the city and the remain ing cne, Jim Lee, since the murder of his fellow countryman, is afraid to sleep at night. Saturday night he telephoned the police for protection, stating that men were attempting to break into his place of domicile. An officer was stationed in the neighbor- hood
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Sues for SlO,COO.

Claiming that her character was damaged to the extent of $10,000, through being publicly charged with the theft of an ordinary cotton um- brella, Miss Mamie Simmons at Hot Springs Thursday filed suit against H. A. English for defamation of char acter. Miss Simmons sets forth in the complaint that English made state ments several times in public places that she had appropriated the um- brella described in the papers, and that she has suffered to the extent Of $10,GO0 by these statements.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Treasurer Holds School Fund.

"In reply to query by s. B. Cotton of Marshall, Attorney General Will liam F. Kirby has rendered an opinion to the effect that the school funds of county are to be held by the treasurer of the county and paid out by him upon lawful warrants drawn by the school board for legitimate ex- penses of the district, and that war rant drawn flor deposit" need not be honored by the treasurer. The at torney generals opinion is that the treasurer of the county is the right full custodian of the funds of the coun- ty, and that should this fund be de- posted to the credit of the school board, to be used by it as it became necessary, the money would not be in his custody
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Land Sales Not Reported.

The clerks of eight counties in Ar kansas have failed thus far to report the lands sold for taxes in 1905 to l.. l.. Coffman, state land commissioner, as they are required to do under the law. The list of forfeited lands from 77 counties have been filed with Com missioner Coffman, but he cannot complete his lists until those from the eight remaining counties are received. The counties from which lists have not been received are Sebastian, Prairie, Searcy, Desha, Newton, Dal- las, Clay and Clark.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Want Murderer Run Down.

So worked up is Fort Smith over the killing of Lee Ham, the China man, that a fund is being created to be used as a reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer. So brutal was the murder, which followed sev eral hold-ups, that the citizens feel that some move should be made to put a stop to the lawlessness. The matter has been agitated, and We'd nesday afternoon S100 was raised without paper being prepared, and it is the purpose to fix the reward at S1 900.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Amputate Colts Leg.

A. J. Lawler, residing near Buena Vista, took a 7-day old cold to Cam den Saturday that had five well de- veloped feet. The left front leg was normal to the knee. There two legs were formed, both of even size with hoofs touching the ground. In every other way the colt is fine specimen. A local veterinarian amputated the extra fore leg at the knee. and the animal was able to travel to it's home nine miles from Camden, after the operation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Held as Countefeiters.

At Hilltop, Ark, Saturday morning two men passed counterfeit money on Walter Stephens, merchant. Steph- ems discovered the counterfeit later and wired the sheriff at Huntsville, and a few hours later J. c. Wilcox and L. w. Blanchard were arrested at Huntsville by United States Mar shal Bryant and charged with passing the money. Eight counterfeit half dollars and full equipment for turn ing out more were found on the men.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Pardon Granted.

Tom Norwcod, convicted in the White county circuit court at the July G907) term on a charge of burglary and grand larceny and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary, has been granted a pardon by Governor Pindall The pardon was granted at the request of the prosecuting at torney of the district, who wanted Norwood as a witness in several i'm portant criminal cases.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Paid Taxes Too Late.

Poll taxes paid after the first Sat urday preceding the first Monday in July are of no value as qualification to vote, according to Attorney General William F. Kirby. who was called on to decided this question Wednesday. It appears that in an Arkansas county about 600 poll taxes were paid at one time on July 5, of the present year, and, it is held by the attorney general that poll tax receipts issued for these payments will not entitle the holders to vote in ike coming general eisc tion.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
An Arkansan IncorrigibIe.

Fred Locke. aged 13, was taken to the Reform School at Mayfield, Ky. He is said to hold the record for horse stealing. having gotten away, it is alleged, with five animals and one buggy within the past several weeks. His home is near Jonesboro, Ark, and the horses are alleged to have been stolen from this state, Missouri and Kentucky. The last theft was near East Prairie, Mo. His parents are Gcad and he has been tramping ovcl the country for two years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Two Hurt by Train.

While driving across the Rock Island tracks at the Arch street cross. ing Monday, w. D. Perry and son, Leon, of Ironton, nine miles south of Little Rock, failed to hear the ap- proaeh of the Hot Springs Memphis train and the engine struck the wagon, injuring both occupants. The father sustained fracture of the bruised, but not seriously. They were put on the train and brought to the Choctaw station, whence they were taken to St. Vincent's Infirgaary.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Shot Ihrouah the Head.

Mary McFarlane. a negro woman, was shot through the head and killed at her home at New Boston, twenty miles west of Texarkana, at g o'clock Monday night Her husband, Richard McFarlane, was discovered in cotton pen three miles from the scene of the tragedy at daylight and arrested on a warrant charging him with the kill ing. Jealousy is given as the cause of the tragedy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Fisherman Fined $50.

William Brooks was fined $50 and costs in Justice E. H. Sanders court for fishing in the river above the Barring Cross bridge, at the mouth of Worthen bayou with hoop net hay ing mesh of unlawful size. His mesh measured 3 12 inches, whereas the law requires one of inches. John Serio an Italian fisherman, was the principal prosecuting witness in the case, and after the hearing he was arrested on the same charge.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Names Drainage Delegates.

Governor Pindall has appointed the three remaining delegates to the Irri- gation Congress to be held at Albu- querque, N. M., September 29 to October 3, as follows: George B. Pugh, Little Rock; Joe P. Eagle, Lon- oke; Senator A. F. Yopp, Hazen.
 Governor Pindall will accompany the delegation and will render what ever aid possible to the organization, but may deliver an address to the effect that Arkansas needs drainage rather than irrigation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Sentence commuted.

Acting Governor Pindall has lessen ed the term of imprisonment of Rich ard Robbins of Sebastian county by ten months Robbins was sent up from Sebastian county for four years, on charges of burglary and grand larceny
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Preacher Fined,

Rev G. T. Ford was find in Justice of the Peace Joseph Nuttes court recently on the charge of participat- ing in a fight at a Farmers Union meeting held recently in Rankin township Perry county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Dropped lead.

Albert Hopkins, employed as feeder at the stone crusher of the Fort Smith Light and Traction Companys plant dropped dead Thursday afternoon. His death was due to heart trouble.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Loses Arm in SaWrnili.

Fred Simmons left arm came in contact with rapidly-revolving circu- lar saw at Simmons mill, near Con- way, and was severed few inches helnM the shoulder
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Horse Fell on Him.

While w. N. Godbold was riding at a rapid gait through the streets of Hcpe recently E:s horse stumbled and fell and Codbold's right leg was caught under the horse and broken above the ankle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
eff to Arbitration.

The wage scale difficulty between the miners and operators of the Paris Goal Company has been left to be settled by board of arbitration. The crbi.rators arc Tom King of Bonanza and James F. Hoy of Fort Smith.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
DritIinq for Oil.

The big drill at the salt works on Saline river, near Lockesburg, is down about 400 feet. It is expected that oil will be struck at Q depth of from 1900 to LOO feet.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Milk Must be Clean.

Dirty milk bottles must go in Fort Smith The milk must be clean and delivered in clean bottles or 1t will prove costly to the milk seller Mon- day morning a bottle of milk, which contained a yellow streak and grounds in the bottom, was left at the home of Mrs. Gunter. The Gunter family turned the bottle over to Health Officer Hardin. Consequently E. E. Taylor of the Fort Smith Pure Milk Company. through his attorneys. was broken He is said to be in a day morning and fined S10.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
NUMBER 20
Finds Body in Clothes Basket.

Murdered and robbed, Lee Ham, one of the only two Chinamen in Fort Smith, was found at his house Tuesday morning. The greusome find was made by Helen Watkins, who was employed in the Chinamans laundry. She was first attracted by a pool of blood on the floor, and dis covered the man in a basket under the table with his skull crushed by a blow from window weight. The box in which the Chinaman kept a large sum of money and his valuables was missing.
 When his body was discovered more than $100 was found on his per son, which had been overlooked by the assassin, as it is now certain the motive of the crime was robbery, al though it was believed for a time he was a victim of a Chinese Tong" war.
 Lee Ham had been in Fort Smith for eighteen years and is thought to have been rich, as he has been send ing money at intervals to relatives in San Francisco and China. The coron- er's inquest was held Tuesday even ing, but nothing definite was brought out, although Earl Mccoy is under arrest as a suspect.
 The affair has caused more than the usual comment, as several hold-ups have occurred recently and the peo- pie are apprehensiYe.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Private Levee in Saline County.

Although no permanent organiza- tion was formed. owners of planta- tions along the Arkansas river in Campbell and Perkins townships. in Saline county met at the Mutual Life building in Little Rock Tuesday and took up the question of building about nineteen miles of levee. Lund & Hill, consulting engineers, are em- ployed to make preliminary survey. and as soon as their report is filed. another meeting will be held and 1t is expected that stock company will be formed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
State Normal School Expenses $6e,5

State Superintendent George B. Cook has completed his estimates of the approximate cost of the building and equipment of the State Normal School at Conway and of it's running expenses for the first year of it's operation, all of which will come with in the amount of the appropriation and the donations, leaving a margin, unexpended, of about S1,7O0.
 There were two donations to the school, one from Conway amounting to S51,753, and one of S1,500 from the Peabody Board which, with the legis. latiye appropriation, makes total of S66,753 The Peabody donation of S1,500 is for the payment of the salary of teacher of agriculture
 Superintendent Cook estimates the aggregate expenses will be as follows: Building, $50S02.S0; expense of facul- ty, $11,010; general expenses, $4,0S7.- 20; expenses of board meetings for year, $500. The total expense, $66,50O, leaving an approximate balance of about $1,700.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
Denning Miners Are Now on Strike.

The strike of the Denning miners employed by the Western Coal and Mining Company, is now on in earn est Monday afternoon and night the 1000 workmen that have been made idle on account of the shotfring diff culty were called upon to cast a vote to determine whether they would re- turn to work under present condi- tions or uphold the action of the dis trict officials and remain idle until satisfactory settlement could be per fected
 The final count was made M )nday night. The men endorsed the action of President Pete Stewart, Secretary Fred w Holt and State Mine Inspect or Young in the stand they have taken against the Western Coal and Mining Company. The miners also declared that they will re-enter the mines only under conditions as rec commended by State Mine Inspector Sweeney of Iowa, who recently rec commended that shotfirers be employ ed
 There was only one vote cast favor- ing the return to work. This was in the case of a foreigner who went to the field only short time ago. He has family and has been out of work so long that all his funds have been eXhaused.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-31
State Capital Notes

Rev. A. c. M'iar to Report July 30.
 The Board of Commissioners of the state penitentiary held an informal meeting Tuesday at which Rev. A. C. Millar was present to arrange for an official meeting of the board, at which the latter would be given an oppor- tunity to present his report of the investigation he has made regarding conditions at the state convict farm in Lincoln county. There were pres ent at the meeting Governor Pindall, Attorney General ". F. Kirby, Secre- tary of States o. C.. Ludwig and Com missioner Guy B. Tucker It was the expressed desire of those present that Dr. Millar should not make his re- port except at time when every member of the board should be pres. ent. The only absent member was State Auditor A. E. Moore, president of the board, who is detained at his home at Enders, Faulkner county, on account of the sickness of one of, the members of his family
 ft was announced that Dr. Moore would be able to attend a meeting of the board July 30, at which time it was agreed the meeting should be held and that Dr. Miller should file his report. Dr. Millar volunteered his services to continue his Investigations so as to embrace the several convict camps in the state, but as there had been no complaint Of the management of these camps or the treatment of the prisoners employed in them, no action was taken upon the suggestion. None of the members of the board questioned Dr. Millar regarding the nature of his report. All preferred that he keep all matters relating thereto to himself until the full meet ing of the board on July 30.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-05

Mrs. j. P. Graft and children have
been spending the week with friends at
Shakopee.
The Misses Ross entertaind the Mis-
ses Maria Vahle of Tracy and Vero-
MIA Anderson of Winona the forepart
of the week.
Henry Gleisner and Miss Louisa
Ferber of West Newton were united in
marriage by Rev. Pozek at the ST.
George Catholic church yesterday.
Major w. w. Smith and wife Of
Sleepy Eye are enjoying a boat trip
down the st. Lawrence river this week,
their intention being to go as far as
Queoec.
Ed. Wagner, young Milford farm
err, was married last Wednesday in
Minneapolis to Miss Christina Bertel-
son, who for the past four years has
been a popular saleslady in one Of
the general stores in Gibbon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-05
FORT RIDGELY THE MECCA
Hundreds of New Ulnites to Enjoy
Outing on Historic Grounds
on August 22nd.
Company A and the Second Regi-
ment Band to Assist in the
Celebration.

Thursday evening a few determined
citizens gathered at Turner Hall to
see to it that New I'm was properly
represented in the celebration on
August 22nd of the forty-sixth ami
versary of the battle of Fort Ridgely.
New Ulm was the chief beneficiary
of that memorable event and for her
to fail now, or at any other time,
to show her appreciation would, ac-
cording to the ideas of these few
determined citizens, be public dis
grace.
Therefore they appointed Richard
Pfefferle and Ben Juni as committee
to solicit funds and VIM. Pfaender Jr.
and J. A. Ochs as a committee to pre-
pare program.
The former committee got to work
at once and found, as they had ex-
pected to find, that New Ulm citizens
generally were responsive. Plenty of
money was raised and arrangements
will now be made for conveying to the
old fort grounds the band, the militia
and an octette of singers. These, with
the attractions offered by the commit
tee at Fairfax, should be ample to af-
/ ford entertainment for ali.
Another meeting will be held some
time this week to complete arrange
arrangements.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-05
Baseball Notes.

The New Ulm Regulars have dis
banded for the season, the reason adj
vanced by Manager Hackbarth being
lack of local patronage and conse-
.quent lack of funds with which to
maintain a winning organization.
This is to be regretted. Out of a
series of sixteen games played during
the season the locals plucked eleven
well-earned victories and of late they
appeared to have struck gait which
bid fair to land them in the class of
the strongest amateur clubs Of the
state.
The Autos played two games at the
fair grounds Sunday, one with team
from Hanska and the other with a
team from ST. George. Neumann and
Alvin constituted the battery in the
contest with Hanska and succeeded in
pounding out victory with a score OF
6 to 4. The game with ST. George
club likewise resulted in a triumph for
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-05
BINGHAM SURPRISES HIS FRIEND.
Slips Quietly out Of Town and Takes
Unto Himself a Wife.

NJ. A. Bingham may not be the
smoothest diplomat that ever was
born, but certain it is that he knows
enough to keep some things to him
self, particularly when those things
are of the kind that excite the keenest
curiosity of neighbors and friends.
He demonstrated this when over a
week ago he quietly slipped out of
town, telling no one whittier he was
going or what was his mission, and
returned Saturday evening bringing
with him, to the surprise of everyone,
bride.
The wedding occurred on the 27tn of
July at Baraboo, Wis, and the woman
whom he married was Miss Grace
Knudsen, formerly of East Orange,
New Jersey, but for the past Two years
an instructor in the Normal school at
Whitewater, Wis. The romance, it is
limited, was not one Of sudden culmi-
nation, Mr.. Bingham keeping the Sc
cret to himself for months if not for
years, but be that as it may New Ulm
congratulates him because of his prize
and welcomes to her society the wife of
his choice.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-05
NEW UIM. COUNTY, MINI. WEDNESDAY aug $ zoos

the locals, the score being Il to 4.
Seifert did the tWirling for the Autos
in this game and Alvin played behind
the bat.
The Arlington Greys, after suffer-
ing defeat at the hands of New Ulm
week ago. tackled Gibbon and Fair
fax at Gibbon Sunday, winning both
games easily. The score in the Ar
lington-Gibbon game was Is to 2 and
in the Arlington Fairfax game IL to 6.
Comfrey administered a defeat to
the ST. James Tigers Sunday after
noon, the score being I to 2.