The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-22

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Robert Tally. who resides in the
northern part of Sewer county, is III
a peculiar miN-up in regard to his
matrimonial relatives. lie had been
separated from his first wife about
fifteen years and a few years ago IL
received what he considered reliable
information that she was dead. In
1905 he remarked and IS still living
with his second wife. Recently his
first wife appeared in Sewer county
and he was indicted on the charge
Of bigamy. The ease came up for
trial last week and it developed that
Tally and his second wife were mar
ried by Mayor W. S. johnson Of
Gillian, but that the ceremony had
been performed outside of the
mayors jurisdiction, The court
ruled that Tally had not been legal
" married to his second wife, and
was, therefore, not guilty Of bigame.
Rats carried off roll Of currency
amounting to 1887 in W. R. O'Neal
& Co.'S saloon at Newport Friday
night, and used the money in build
ing nests. Before closing his saloon,
as it was his custom, Mr.. O'Neal
counted the money on hand, lie
counted out S437 in currency, which
he placed upon box at the side Of
the safe while he checked up the
silver. Being in a hurry he put the
silver in the safe and forgot to lock
up the paper money. Saturday
morning, the porter, in sweeping out
the saloon, found several bills torn
and scattered about the floor The
balance of the money the rats carried
into the holes. Part of the flooring
was taken up, and it was found that
some Of the money was used by the
rats in building their nests, About
5000 Of the roll is still missing.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Kansas City Southern EMPLOYEES
Hospital Association at Mena last
week it was decided not to begin
the construction Of the proposed
railroad hospital at that place, De-
preston in business is given as the
reason for the delay in the construe-
ton Of the building. \ large fund
has been subscribed by the citizens
If Mena in aid of the enterprise,
and much of the money has been IN
the bank at Mena for nearly three
Years. The contributors Of the fund
are expected 10 hold meeting soon
with the view Of adjusting and, i
possible. devise some plan by which
the work on the building may be
started.
Dir. Frank Morrical, who is pros
pecting for oil near Arkadelphia,
was compelled recently to suspend
work at the well because Of the fail
ure of the drill to penetrate some
unknown substance in the well.
Nitro-glycerine was used to discover
the cause of the trouble and it was
found that chunks of iron, tool
steel and a drill head four feet long
had been thrown into the well. A
year ago DR.. Morrieal had some
trouble with his workmen and he
believed some of them placed the OBJ
stuetion in the well.
W. H. Terrell, a farmer whose
home is near Murfreesboro, was kill
ed instantly in a runaway Thursday.
He was hauling a load Of fodder
from his field when his team became
frightened and ran, the fodder slip
ping forward and throwing Mr. Ter
rell upon the double tree, His skull
was crushed and his left arm was
broken in three places
The Lonoke county grand jury,
in its recent report, stated that the
building at the county farm is over
run by bed bugs and recommended
their determination 1t also pro-
tested against the use Of the house
as storage for potatoes. There are
six inmates of the farm, all of whom
are insane.
Steven Reed captured three cat
fish in Petit Jean river weighing
fifty, forty-eight and forty-three
ponds respectively. He caught them
in trap.
At a meeting Of the Helena city
council the Missouri and North Ar
kansas road was granted fran
chise to use certain streets in Helena
for 90 years. The railroad company
agrees to keep the streets it uses in
constant repair during the life Of
the franchise.
Emmett Mayes, confined in the
Arkansas county Jail at Dewitt for
the nonpayment of a fine for selling