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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-09-18
In Good Luck.

About two years ago my IA her
came here from Mason City, Iowa,
ON a visit" writes .. L: Scott. Duff
field, Mich. "While here he was TAX.
Ell sick with diarrhoea and cramps.
l gave him several doses of Chamber
lalns collie, Cholera and Diarrboen
Kennedy and it cured him. This
remedy always cures. 1t is for sale
DyColumbia Pharmacy.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Plan to Revoke Lewis License.

Amovement is on foot to revoke the
license of DR.. F. NJ. Lewis, an East
Second street druggist, following his
recent conviction in Police Court on
the charge of selling cocaine without
a written prescription. 1t was under
stood Saturday night that Police Judge
E. R. Ratterree would act, and should
he not do so it is authoritatively stat
ed the Arkansas State Board of Phar-
macy will take up the matter of revok,
ing the license.
Application was made to Attorney
General W. F. Kirby for an official
opinion on the subject, and he held
that either the court or the board
could take action.
The arrest of Dr. Lewis was the first
in a campaign that has been inaugural
ed to stop the sale of poisonous drugs
to dope fiends" in this city. He was
fined 500 by Police Judge Ratterree.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Genuine Case of Rabies.

DR. Charles A. Chretian Tuesday af-
ternoon destroyed a nine-month-old
fox terrier that was suffering from a
case of rabies. The surgeon had the
dog under his care for about Is days,
having performed an ordinary opera
ton on it. The dog was in good shape
until Sunday, when it showed signs of
hydrophobia. Tuesday morning the
case was we'll developed and the ami
NAL was put to death in a humane
manner. DR.. Chretian stated it was
the first case of genuine rabies that
had come to his notice in more than
three years. The dog had no oppor-
tunity to bite any one.
About $50 Tuesday morning a dog,
supposed to be mad bit another dog
at Fifteenth and Cumberland streets
and another dog at Fifteenth and Sher-
man streets. The dog made his as
cape.
Still another dog, presumed to DO
mad was killed by an officer near
Sixth and Rector.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
PindaIl is Silent.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall re-
turned Thursday morning from Fay
etteville, where he has been attend
ing the annual meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the state university.
The governor when asked as to what
statement he had to make in connec-
ton with the present status of the
Williams case at Hot
Springs, and his action in appointing
Simon Cooper of that place sheriff
of Garland county, stated that he
had nothing to say, other than that
the office was made vacant when R.
l.. Williams resigned and that he deem
ed it necessary to appoint some one
to fill the place.
He had nothing to say as to his flu
ture plans in the matter. There has
been considerable speculation as to
whether the governor would move in
support of his action in appointing
Cooper as sheriff.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
. NEWS OF -
ARKANSAS |
nenro Wanted In Memphis.
Ia

Constable Frank Stewart of Pine
o,,,r Wednesday night received a
..ooage from the officers at Memphis
ling him to hold Will Jackson, a ne
~.o who was arrested by Constable
S,ovart in Little Rock Monday, and
.tho is in jail at Pine Bluff on a
o,arge of grand larceny. The negro
,s wanted at Memphis on a charge
- slashing a white man with a knife
~ the Gayoso hotel The charge
aaainst Jackson at Pine Bluff will be
disposed of before the Memphis au-
tsorities are permitted to take him.
BRAKEMAN Killed On Rock Island.
In trying to set the brakes OF the
-sor section of broken train, A. j.
McCabe a Rock Island brakeman, was
RIM over and killed Thursday morning
at 9.05 o'clock near Widener, about
On miles west of Memphis, in st. Fran
ois county He and his wife boarded
at Col Olive street, Argenta, and the
bodv, which was badly mangled, was
taken for burial to their former home
at Chester, III.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Fatal Cutting ARRAY at Wick.

James York, prominent young man
at Wick, cut and fatally wounded HON.
er McClain, another young man liv-
ing at the same place, in the York
store at Wick Saturday afternoon. Nc
Claim was cut in the breast, just above
the left nipple. He died 20 minutes
afterward. York has been arrested
on the charge of murder and is now in
Jail, pending a preliminary hearing.
York and McClain were alleged to
have quarreled Saturday afternoon.
McClain, according to the story of the
fracas as given out by officers, walked
into the store owned by young York 5
father, who is a prominent man in
Bradley county York is alleged to
have charged McClain with stealing a
case of soda pop from the York store.
Ne is also alleged to have struck Nc
Claim and to have knocked his hat off.
McClain, according to the story, turn
ed and started to walk out OF the store
when York stepped up behind him and,
reaching over his shoulder, stabbed
lin in the breast with knife,
McClain ran out of the store to a
physicians office nearby but died
shortly after reaching there.
McClain was a timber buyer York
worked in his fathers store.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
YOUNG Man Drowned.

Frank E. Willis Jr. fell from a gaso-
line launch and was drowned in White
river about 5 o'clock Thursday after
noon The accident occurred at Beav-
er, where a Sunday school picnic was
being held. Proctor Johnson, COM
panion, attempted to rescue Willis, and
was dragged under the water. He was
taken from the water unconscious.
Willis was secretary to Manager
Baron of the Citizens Electric Com
pany of Eureka Springs, and was a
years old
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Convicted of Riotine.

At trial held Wednesday afternoon
before Justice of the Peace Owen
Banks. negro, at Fourche Dam, C. E.
McCloskey who has been living as
tenant on a farm near Fourche Dam,
owned by Guy n. Chenault, was fined
$1O9.60 on two charges, one of resist
ing an officer and the other of rioting.
1t was charged that he ran negroes off
his place when Chenault, who claims
that McCloskey did not farm his land,
attempted to farm the land with ne
groes. McCloskey was unable to pay
the fine and was taken to Little Rock
to Jail
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
ARB NARROWED IN HOUSES.
Hundreds Afloat on Inland Sea In
Louisiana-Swamp Fever
RACES.

New Orleans.-News that scores Of
persons are camping on the roofs of
their houses, and descriptions of inn
proVised, floating barnyards are among
the striking features of the reports
reaching here Sunday night of dis
astrous flood of the Black river in
northeastern Louisiana. About 1900
persons have been either driven from
their homes or else cooped up in them
by an overflow which started weeks
ago and has been relentlessly rising
ever since.
A dispatch from Jonesville, in this
district, says:
There are miles of land where there
is from 6 to 10 feet of water on the
fields. In these sections people are
living in the second stories of their
houses. In several cases they are camp
ing on the roofs of cottages Only the
tops of corn crops are seen above the
floods.
I'm some sections, hoping that there
would be a fall, the inhabitants have
built RATS OF drift logs, planked them
on the upper surafec and are keeping
their stock penned on these, The ami
mails are kept alive with brush and
willow leaves, brought to them by
their owners.
There are fully $500 men, women
and children, who are suffering and
fully half that number are in abso-
lutely destitute circumstances. They
have not even food to eat TO last them
a week The poorer white and negro
families are in a pitiable condition.
The swamp fever, which is common
in that section, aided by privation
and exposure, has begun one of it's
most active campaigns"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
CHARGED With Earle Murder.

W H. Barnes, accused of murder
ing W. H. Lewis near Earle three
weeks ago, was placed in Jail at Ma
rion Thursday morning. Lewis was
murdered at his home on Black Fish
bavou, and at the time no one in par
ticular was suspected. He kept a
large sum of money with him, and
this is missing. An investigation was
commenced by John Milan, constable,
who learned that Barnes, who was liv-
ing near Lewis, had disappeared the
same day. After trailing him through
four counties, he was finally captured
near Dyersburg, Tenn.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Strange Rise of Branch.

Cyrus Stratton, a prominent farm
er, together with his son, residing a
mile east of Mammoth Spring, drove
into Warm Fork branch Saturday
morning, when the branch was seen
to be considerably on the rise His
horse lost his footing and was drown
ed. The buggy turned over, catching
his boy under the top and floating sew
eral yards down the stream. The boy
was rescued in safety, but the buggy
and horse have not been found. The
branch is shallow, scarce more than
a ravine, and was never so high before,
and as there has been no rain here for
several days, the cause of the rise is
unaccounted for.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Kills Woman and Self.

Birmingham, Ala.-T. Luther Birch
field, a young electrician, Sunday af-
ternoon shot Mrs. w. A. VanHooser
and then fired a pistol ball through
his own breast. Both died shortly af-
terward The tragedy occurred at the
home of Mrs. Van Hooser, 712 South
Twentieth street. 1t is said that Birch
field has formed an attachment for
Mrs. Van Hooser and that she declin-
ed to have anything to do with him.
Late Sunday he went to the house,
called her to the porch and began
firing. She run into the house and
sank to the floor with a bullet wound
in the abdomen He then went into
an adjoining room and fired a bullet
near his heart The home is located
on a prominent thoroughfare and the
shooting caused considerable excite
mpOt
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Asks That He Be Placed In jail.

The first step taken toward estab-
fishing the guilt or innocence of one
OF the men who have been suspected
Oh having criminally assaulted Miss
Vadle Trout, the 17-year-old daughter
OF Tom Trout, near Kibler recently.
was taken late Sunday afternoon when
Rube Ellsworth, a brother-in-law of
the girl arrived in Van Buren, from
KILLER and, going to the home of Sher-
If Miller, asking to be locked up for
protection, claiming that he was in
danger of being killed and that as he
was innocent he could not afford to
flee.
Almost from the commission of the
crime that aroused the entire county
I1tsWorth was suspected by those liv-
ing in the vicinity where the crime was
committed. Knowing this and realiz-
ing the feeling of the community
against him, he preferred to surrender
himself at once, and, accompanied by
Representative Walter Haley and two
or three of his neighbors, he gave him
self up. He was taken before Justice
Harp, in the Prairie Grove neighbor-
hood, and given a preliminary hear
ing Monday afternoon He appeared
to think that he would have no trou-
BILE in proving an alibi
Ellsworth would have been arrested
by Sheriff Miller the day following
the outrage, but for the fact that he
claimed that he could prove his where
abouts at the time the assault was
committed. AS the victim of the as
sault was unable to see the mans face
by reason of the mask he wore, there
is some doubt as to whether she will
be able to identify anyone as her as
sailant.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Two Men Injured in Wreck caanot
Live.

The man thought to be j. R. Lewis,
who was killed in the wreck of the
two freight trains on the Iron Noun
tain between Judsonia and Kensett
Saturday, is now supposed to have died
by drowning, as there was no serious
injury on his body. The car in which
he and his three companions were rid
ing, was turned over into the ditch,
which was full of water, and it is the
opinion that Lewis was slightly
stunned and being absolutely helpless
was drowned.
John Green, whose head was SO Sc
verely crushed that his jaw is ground
to pulp, and J. J. Carroll of Des
Moines, whose legs were broken, and
who was otherwise severely injured,
are not expected to live. cap" Scott,
thought to be of Chicago, will give no
information as to his friends. The dead
and injured were turned over to the
White county authorities.
Twelve cars of fruit and potatoes
out OF the north bound were thrown in
to the ditch and demolished and one
car in the south-bound train was shat
tered. The two engines were damaged
to the extent of about $4,000 The
wreckage was cleared away and the
track opened by shortly after o'clock
Sunday morning, after having blocked
the main line for IS hours.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Thompson Likely To Recover, Say
Doctors.

DOCTORS.
Following an operation on Patrolman
E. j. Thompson, who was stabbed and
seriously wounded early Sunday morn.
ing by Robert Curry, a negro, physi-
clans say he will probably recover
from the wound, barring complications.
1t was found the knife had not pene-
trated the wall of the stomach.
The negro, who is in the city hospi-
tai in critical condition, Sunday ad-
mitted he was Robert Curry, and that
he lived at Fourche. He said he had
come to Little Rock to find his wife.
The negro was shot through the liver,
left hand and left leg and his wounds
are very serious. His vitality is re-
markable, however, and the physicians
now say there is a possibility he may
live. He has already been arrested
on the charge of assault with intent
to kill Patrolman Thompson.
Patrolman Thompson rested well
Sunday and encouraging reports were
given out at the City hospital in an
swer to inquiries concerning his con-
dition A cash about one and one-half
inches long was cut in his abdomen,
but the cut did not penetrate further
than the outer wall of the bowels
Thompson was stabbed by Curry in
an alley near Third and Byrd streets,
| when the negro made a sudden and
| successful attempt to escape Thomp-
| son, although seriously wounded, in
stantly drew his revolver and fired five
shots at the retreating negro. Patrol
man Harp fired twice. The fugitive was
| found later within a short distance of
the place where he had escaped, thrice
wounded and unable to move
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
States Cotton Crop.

Regardless of the fact that the Ar
kansas river is above flood stage and
thousands of acres of cotton from Fort
Smith to the mouth of the river have
been inundated, the majority of plant
ers in the state have nothing to COM
plain about. 1t is estimated that not
more than ten per cent of the cotton
lands of the state are subject to over
flow, and of this percentage all is not
under water.
The upland cotton is in fine shape.
While rains have not been extensive
in the state within the last ten days,
there has been enough rainfall to keep
the staple from suffering. At this par
ticular time of the year planters say
that rain is not needed except in occa-
sional showers. Later in the season,
when the cotton is in bloom, heavier
rains are more beneficial to the crop
The situation in the flooded districts
is now very acute. The cotton under
water has probably been destroyed,
and the season is getting so far ad-
vanced that replanting will be only an
experiment.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Convict Drinks Poison.

Frank McAfee, convict at the state
penitentiary, died at the walls" in
this city late Wednesday afternoon.
The cause of death is not known, but
it is thought by the penitentiary au-
thorities that McAfee drank wood al
cohol. There was bottle of wood
alcohol in the shops, where he work
ed, and upon investigation it was
found that a portion of the alcohol
had been consumed in some way, and
it is presumed that McAfee drank it,
possibly with suicidal intent. No in
quest was held over the body.
McAfee was sent up from Woodruff
county to serve eight years. He was
an escaped cnvict from the Indiana
peHsss1tiary.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Threet Is Arrested.

Dispatches have been received stat
ing that Robert Threel of Ritzville,
Wash, has been arrested at Lind,
Wash, on the charge of having COM
mitted murder at Bentonville, during
the month of February, 1907 The dis
patches say Threel broke down, after
his arrest, and admitted he was the
man wanted.
Although the dispatches give the
mans name as Threel, it is said, to
be Threet, and is entered as such in
the secretary of states Office, where a
proclamation was entered about year
ago offering reward for the capture
of Threet,
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Guards Child In Flood.

Shreveport, LATHE state levees,
three miles north of here, broke Sun
day, flooding a wide area. The Red
river is still rising and lacks only six
inches of breaking all previous rec
ords.
A woman was found on Douglas Is
land Sunday keeping watch over her
sick child. The rising flood was up
to the first floor of her home, in
which she had stored vegetables and a
coop of chickens. She refused to leave,
saying she was afraid to trust the
sick child in an open boat
So far, the flood has claimed two
lives in this parish.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
snider,s Body Not Yet Found.

Word was received Monday from Dr.
John B. Christian, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church, that he arrived
with his wife at Bloomfield, Ky, Sun
day morning. They were called there
on account of the drowning of their
son-in-law, ]. Ely Snider Mr.. Snider,
in attempting to ford Salt river in a
buggy, was drowned The horse, bug
gy and some personal effects of Mr..
Snider have been recovered, but up
to Sunday the body had not been
found Mr.. Snider was married to
Eloise Christian in Little Rock about
three years ago.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
LinkWiler's Body Found.

Amory, Miss.-The body of c. A.
Linkwiler, vice president of the
Painters and Decorators National
Brotherhood, whose headquarters were
in Decatur, Ill, was recovered Sun
day and the coroner's jury returned
a verdict that he came to his death
by jumping from a moving train as it
Ter, who was demented at the time,
leaves a wife and four children and a
father and brother in Decatur.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Fourth of July at Heber.

Great preparations are being made
at Heber for July 4, when the first eX-
cursion train will come in from Searcy
with ten coaches. Prominent speakers
have been invited. Hon. ]. H. Harrod,
Ex-Gov. Dan w. Jones of Little Rock,
Sam Frauenthal and George w. Dona-
ghey of Conway, Judge B. B. Hudgins
and e. G. Mitchell of Harrison, Gar
ner Fraser of Clinton, Congressman S.
Brundidge of Searcy and Hon. w. A.
Oldfeld of Batesvile are among the
speakers invited by the committee.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Great Volcanic Eruption.

Auckland, N. Z.-Advices received
here state that for three nights, be-
ginning May 10, there was a remarka-
Bile volcanic outburst on Savii, the
largest of the Samoan islands The
first eruption was followed by the
greatest flow of lava in the history of
the island, it being estimated at near
ly 5000 tons per minute. Soon there
was an almost continuous sheet of
lava eight miles wide and from six
inches to six feet deep, flowing down
the mountainside. 1t overlooked the
cliffs, destroying many native houses
on its Way
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Postoffice Robbery CHARGED.

Pryor David was Thursday discharg-
cd from the Arkansas Reform School
ana at once was arrested by a deputy
united States marshal on a charge of
rooong the postoffice at Gravelly, Yell
county. Judge Trieber issued an or
uer removing David to Fort Smith for
ulal' as the alleged crime was in the
western federal division of the state.
David was sent to the reform school
year ago from Crawford county on
larceny charge.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Woman Is Killed BY Train.

Mrs. Sallie Gingles, aged 40, wild
ow, was struck by the engine of a
fast north bound Iron Mountain freight
train at o'clock Sunday afternoon, at
Cabot, receiving injuries from which
she died 80 minutes later. Beside
her when she was hurled from the
track stood her father, R. A. Stovall, a
prominent merchant of that place, and
a number of friends. Her skull was
fractured and she never regained con-
seriousness.
The tragedy occurred at the Iron
Mountain crossing just beside the sta
ton.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Fire DESTROYS Farm House.

frank McAllister, farmer, who re-
"'ues IN Mountain township, twelve
a iuiies north of Ozark, lost his resi-
ee ana the contents, with the ex-
p'ioh OF few bed clothes and half
~ NoAeh chairs, by fire. The fire start
~ from some shavings which had been
n, INTO the kitchen for kindling.
d. hre occurred at IL o'clock Tues
hlght, and some members of the
~ barely escaped with their lives.
No loss is estimated at 1000, with
no insurance.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Build Canning Factory.

At recent meeting of the citizens
OF Wallaceburg, a company was or
ganized and $4,000 worth of stock sold
Tor canning factory there. The ma
chinery and cans were ordered, and a
building is now under construction.
An attempt is being made to COM
plete the factory within the next three
weeks, in order to be ready for the
alberta peach crop. Many are plant
ing tomatoes to be canned.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Present Finest Plums.

Ed Cawne, 231S Adams street, Mon
day presented the Department of Ag-
riculture with some Damson plums
raised by Mr.. Cawne that are said to
be the finest of the kind ever received
by that department. Mr.. Cawne pre-
scented the department with branch
bearing 81 plums.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Fire Causes Heavy Loss.

Fire at Corning destroyed the resi-
dence and adjoining storehouse owned
by William Frame, at 1870 O'clock
Saturday night. Mr.. Frames property
was only partially insured. JoAn
Abram, tenant of the storehouse, SUI
fered about $4,000 loss on his stock,
He carried but little insurance
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Partnership Dissolved.

A G. Morris and George w. Reed
of Heber have dissolved their law part
nership, and Mr.. Reed has taken as
partner James Irwin of Xenia, H., re
Gently graduated from the Columbia
law school of Missouri.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
To Issue New Books.

Printing Clerk Earl Hodges is pre-.
pairing to express out new personal as
sessment and personal tax books to
all the counties of the state. The per-
sonal assessment books will be ready
this week The others have been
ready for several weeks.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
New Church At Atkins.

Inc cornerstone of the new Pres
oyterian church was laid at Atkins
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
WIN an impressive ceremony conduct
W ny Rev. f. Sanders, pastor The
.nurch Will be ready for occupancy
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
CHARGED With Dynamitinq Fish.

Grover Suttle was fined $50 in a.
justice of the peace court at Heber
Saturday on the charge of dynamitang
6sh. He denied the charge and appeal
ed the case to the Cleburne County
Circuit Court,
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-18
Many Miles of Sidewalk.

Lonoke now has II miles of side,
walk, the construction of which cost
100000, part of the walk being built
by the Rock Island road and costing
$1,000.