The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-06-18
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As a result of a contest over the
rights of property between the town
of St. Francis. in Clay county, and
a private citizen, the mayor and
marshal Of the town and the con-
stable of the township were arrested
recently. J. A. Snyder, mill man
of st. Francis. and also mayor Of
the town. claimed that a certain
street. known as Front street. was
his property, and had a fence placed
around it. A justice of the peace
ordered constable to destroy the
fence and to arrest the marshal,
whereupon the mayor issued a war
rant for the arrest of the constable.
| The warrants were served and the
defendants were brought into court.
The criminal charges have been dis
missed against all parties and the
question as to the rights to the prop
erty will be adjudieated in the civil
courts.
A. l.. Claborn, wife and three
sons, who live on farm near Gran
mis-, were shocked to point Of tenn
porary helplessness, and six hogs.
two turkeys and a hen were killed
by lightning recently. One of the
boys had just left the hog pen when
the bolt struck the end Of bottom
rail of the pen, completely splitting
the rail from end to end, knocking
the boy down and killing six out of
seven hogs in the pen, and two tur-
KEYS and a hen that were standing
near by. Mr.. and Mrs. Claborn and
two sons were at the house, a short
distance away. and were so severely
shocked as to be unable to 90 to the
assistance Of the boy at the hog pen.
After leaving the rail the lightning
plowcd deep fulIow in the ground
for about Is feet and then struck
tree
Deputy Sheriff Ed Clinton of
Polk county destroyed large guam
titv Of liquors at Mena Saturday.
The stock of liquors is said = have
been formerly owned by Cannon &
Beavers, who conducted a saloon at
Grannis prior to January l, when
Judge Prickett refused to reissue IL
cense to the firm. The liquors de-
stroved consisted Of whiskey, peach
and apricot brandy and wines. The
stuff had been in the hands Of the
sheriff several months and is said
to have been destroyed upon the or
der of Circuit Judge Steel.
The last will and testament Of the
late Joseph Huckins ST.. proprietor
of several hotels, was filed recently
in the Probate Court of Miller coun-
tv at Texarkana. The value Of the
estate, including real and personal
property, is placed at $4,000. By
the terms of the will there will be
no division of the property among
the heirs until the expiration of 10
wears, pending which time the bust
ness of the estate shall 90 on as here
tofore. The State Savings and Trust
Company of Texarkana is named as
executor of the will.
Miss Bertha Loughrdge, who re-
Gently completed her entry to home
stead in Marion county, had ler
first experience this season in grow
ING strawberries. She put out 1900
strawberry plants on her little farm
last fall. and. although number OF
the plants were lost by reason of the
dry weather. she sold $129.45 worth
of berries from her patch, the har-
vest lasting II days. The expense
of picking and marketing her straw
berry crop was $34.35, which left
her a net profit Of 500.
The Crawford county canteloupo
crop will be short this year ON ac-
count of the poor stands and excess
sive rains during the months OF
April and May. There was increased
acreage planted this spring, but
practically every acre had to be re-
planted, and even then good stands
were not secured in many fields.
The Catholics Of Batesville have
purchased a lot in that city and viii
erect a church on it, which they
hope to have completed by October
The Catholic organization IN Bates.
| ILL :, con,pocn1 of 53 members