The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-16
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a question llldl Has DcCu dSl'"U
ing the minds of the voters of MGl-
roe county for some weeks past was
brought to an issue Monday when a
petition was presented to the county
court asking for an election to decide
whether or not the county seat shall
be removed from Clarendon to Holly
Grove. The petition was filed by
Attorney c. +. Greenlea of Brink
ley. Immediately afterward Judge
j. S. Thomas of Clarendon asked
fer time to look over the petition,
stating that he and his partner, Sen
ator j. p Lee, and III. A. Parker,
ali of Clarendon, would appear for
the citizens who opposed the
removal.
The City Council of Hope, at its
meeting Tuesday night, passed an or
dinance prohibiting the operation of
pool rooms and billiard halls within
the corporate limits of the town, and
also issued instructions to the Police
Department strictly to enforce from
date the provisions of the curfew
ordinance. This ordinance was pass
ed several years ago, but has never
been enforced. 1t requires that all
persons under a specified age shall
be off the streets after S:25 p. m.
Failure to comply with the ordinance
subjects the child to a fine and i'm
prisonment unless the fine is paid.
There is war on between the
Hot Springs Street Railway Com
pany and W. Scott Smith, super
intendent of the government reser-
Walton at Hot Springs, the cause be-
ing the trolley poles of the company,
which are now located on Bath House
Row. 1t is said that the order has
gone forth from the superinten-
dents office that the poles on the
row must be removed within 80 days,
it being held that the wooden poles
are not the kind specified in the per-
NIT given to place them over the curb
line and on the property of the gov
eminent.
The posoffice at Vaudeville, eight
miles north Of Texarkna, on the
Iron Mountain railroad was burg
larized and robbed between mid
night and daylight Monday morn
ing. About 81 in cash was secured
ana $3.50 in stamps of one and two
cent denominations. W. X. Pugh,
the postmaster, keeps the postoffice
III his store, and the robbers carried
off about $50 worth of his wares,
mainly shoes, dry goods and cigars.
There is no clue.
At the recent meeting of the
Farmers Union of Hampstead coun-
tv. at Patmos, the following officers
were elected: President, H. W. Cros-
noe; vice president, L. J. Huddles-
ton; secretary and treasurer, A. G.
Monts doorkeeper, w. A. Reed con-
ductor, w. H. Beavers; delegates to
state union, H. w. Crosnoe, W. L..
Compton, J. T. NJ. Holt and A. X.
Holt.
The three poolrooms of Fayette-
vile have closed in compliance with
an order issued some weeks ago by
the city council, the result of a
monster petition asking that the IL
censes for the halls be not renewed.
Two of the poolrooms will seek bust
ness in other cities. The third will
settle down just outside the city's
limits and expects to do big bust
ness.
W. F. Norton, proprietor of the
Lincoln County Enterprise, has sold
his paper to Messrs. James T. Kim
berly and E. c. Norton. Wimber-
ly and Norton are the nominees for
clerk and sheriff, respectively, of
Lincoln county. They assumed con-
troll of the paper this week and have
employed Alex Boyd as editor and
publisher.
Two hunters from Stephens kill
ed large alligator in the canebrakes
in Smackover bottoms Friday. The
saurain was killed by shot FROM a
rife. This is the second alligator
killed in the Smackover bottoms
within the past five years. The