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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Severe Storm at Fort Smith.

In a terrific rain and thunder storm
which swept over Fort Smith Thurs
day afternoon one woman was killed
and number of residences were dam
aged by lightning. The victim is MIS-.
Isabella Baxter of S street, aged 81
years. She was at work in her kitCh-
en- and a bolt of lightning struck the
house and killed her instantly.
The downpour assumed the proper
lions of a cicudtGrst and for time
a tornado was feared, as dangerous
looking clouds gathered in the sky
and the wind blew at terrific rate.
Within an hour the rainfall reached
1.76 inches, which is the average rain
fall for the entire month there. After
an hour the storm ceased and it was
found that wires had been put out OF
commission and streets and stores
inundated. Several business houses
on Fifth street were completely flood
ed.
In speaking of the storm, Weather
Observer Guthrie said
Il have been in the weather bureau
service for seventeen years in TINS
country, Central America and the
West Indies, and | never saw rain
and hail fall so fast as this afternoon
The record breaks all records OF this
office"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Iiohtnino Kills Will Roper.

Lightning struck blacksmith shop
at Buckville, in Garland county, Kill
ing VIII Roper, a well-known young
farmer. instantly and burning Walter
Pool severely. Will Mehaffey, Dr.
Pool and Eli Robbins were slightly
burned by the electricity
The lightning melted large nails IN
the shoes of the victim, Will Roper,
and melted three large chisels, near
where he stood when killed. Young
Pools clothing was set on fire by the
flame and he was injured from burns
before he was removed from thelll'
The party were congratulating each
other on the coming of rain to the
drouth-stricken section, when the
lightning entered the shop.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Carter Is Bound Over.

Pine Bluff. Ark. w Carter, the
negro preacher of Little Rock who is
held in connection with the murder OF
Albert McVay, was given prellm-
mary hearing before Justice OF the
Peace l.. f. Cheek here Monday. The
court, after hearing the evidence, look
the case under advisement for three
days.
At the hearing the defense introduce
ed the evidence of two negroes OF Lit
tie Rock. who sWore that Carter was
elsewhere than Pine Bluff on the night
McVay was murdered. The prosecu-
ton, on the other hand attempted to
convict Carter on the strength or the
two letters that he admitted he wrote.
One letter was written, to the authori-
ties of this city telling them that
Charley jackson, negro OF this city,
could give them all the information
wanted concerning the murder OF Nc
way. Carter admitted today that he
wrote the letter, but stated that he
had done so in order to get Jackson
out of the way, as he was jealous OF
Jackson. Carter declared that Jackson
had no part, so far as he knew. in the
murder of McVay. The second letter
was written to the woman here and
in this Carter asked her to prepare to
leave the state with him at once.
Those were the important develop
ments in the hearing.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
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.
1t is thought that Wallace Sheffield,
the victim of the alleged assault, can
not survive.
According to Shefield's story, he
was lured into Rolling Fork bottom,
about four miles from DeQueen, and
there assaulted with a knife and rob-
bed of his watch and $50 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.
Sheffields home is in Hot Spring
county, and he went to DeQueen a
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 log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Conscious But Speeches..

Chicago.-Mrs. Don Farnsworth,
bride of less than four weeks of Don
Farnsworth, a Chicago clubman. brok-
err and politician, died at 5 o'clock
Monday morning at the Baptist hospi-
tai of blood clot on the brain Her
death was particularly affecting, not
only because of her youth and beauty,
but because she was conscious until
the last and although unable to
speak, wrote her message of love and
farewell while waiting for death to
come.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
PlndaII to Leave State After sept. "a.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall will
attend the sixteenth annual meeting
of the National Irrigation Congress at
Albuquerque, n. NJ, September 20 to
October 3, inclusive, and the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterways Convention
to be held in Chicago October Z, ana
8, and all other national conferences
in which Arkansas is interested, when
the duties of the Office of governor
will permit, following September IA
of the present year Mr.. Pindall Is
authority for the statement.
On Thursday he appointed twelve
of the fifteen delegates to the lrriga-
ton Congress, as follows: George
w Donaghey, Conway; o. c. Ludwig,
Little Rock; Guy B. Tucker, Ell Dora
do; Jacob Fink, Helena; Hal l.. Nor
wood, Mena; W. NJ. Kavanaugh, Little
Rock; H. L. Ponder, Walnut Ridge;
Sid b. Redding, Little Rock; Hughlett
Coleman, Dewitt; Jas. H. McCollum,
Hope; Roy d. Campbell, Little ROCK;
James Gould, Pine Bluff.
Mr.. Pindall will this week name the
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 it's next
meeting in Little Rock, and when the
delegates are appointed he will ask
that they assist him in urging the
conference to vote to meet in Little
Rock
The remark of Acting Governor
Pindall that he will attend these con-
ferences 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 Mr.. HAMMER
will expire September IA, the date AIS
successor, Tillman Parks, will be
elected.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
. NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Gov. Little Goes to ST. Joseph, Mo.


Governor John S. Little, accom-
panied by Dr. Hesterly, left Green
wood Saturday morning for st.
Joseph Mo, where Governor Little
will be treated in a private hospital
During the past several months sew
eral prominent specialists have been
in Greenwood for the purpose of
examining Governor Little and all
have made the same diagnosis, that
he is suffering from melancholla
and that there is every indication
that he will recover. None of the
physicians were able to say how soon
the governor would recover, but all
were emphatic in their opinion that
his intimate recovery is certain.
About three weeks ago an eminent
specialist from st. Louis went to
Greenwood at the request OF the Lit
tie family, and, after spending a week
at the Little residence, advised that
the governor be sent TO private
sanitarium After an investigation,
the physician suggested the SAM
tarium in st. Joseph and the governor
left for that city Saturday morning.
DR.. Hesterly, who has been with
Governor Little almost constantly,
SAYS the governors general health
is excellent, but that he is still
nervous.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
MADE COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
J. c. Wilcoxson, Arrested With Dr.
blanchard at Huntsville, Says
blanchard Has Been Counter
feiter IS Years.

Fayetteville, Ark.-Charging that
DR. L. w. Blanchard of Hill Top,
Boone county a leading citizen OF MS
community and superintendent Oh
thriving Sunday school, has manufac-
tured counterfeit money for the past
Il wears and that Dr. Blanchard had
been operating a counterfeiting plant
at Hill Top, where, he claims, tney
had the equipment to turn out dlines'
quarters. half-dollar and dollar pieces,
for the past five months, j. I. VIII
coxson. charged with passing counter
felt money, Monday turned states ev1-
dence before Unitel States Commas
sioner Nathan B. Williams and gave
startling testimony, following MS ana
DR.. Blanchard's arrest at Huntsville
Saturday.
The two are charged with having
passed counterfeit money on Walter
Stephens, a merchant at Hill Top, sat
urday. Stephens is said to have dis
covered the counterfeit money shortly
after and to have wired the sheriff at
~
coXson and Dr. Blanchard were arrest
ed Eight counterfeit half-dollarS ana
full equipment for turning out more
were found on the two men.
They were given preliminary near
ing Monday before Commissioner VIII
liams and after WilcoXsOn had turnea
states evidence, both were bound over
to the Federal Grand Jury.
Wilcoxson declares he joined
Blanchard in the manufacture OF coun-
terfeit money about five months ago.
and that, although he helped to make
the money, he never knowingly pass
ed any of it. He stated that although
DR.. Blanchard had been following the
business of manufacturing money Tor
10 years, this was the first time he
had ever been under arrest.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Mad Doo Bites N. 3. Dunnam.

Norman B. Dunnam, a salesman en-
ployed by the Hoffman Hardware
Company, Texarkana, was bitten by
a mad dog Saturday. The dog, which
weighed about rs pounds, attacked
him unexpectedly while it was being
pursued by a crowd of men and boys
who were endeavoring to kill it. Mr..
Dunnam kicked the dog away, but II
returned to the attack and sank its
teeth into the calf of his leg. The
wound was cauterized by physician
a few minutes later, and Mr.. Dunnam
left on train Saturday afternoon for
the Pasteur Institute at Austin, Tex.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Amputate Colts Leg.

A. ]. 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 log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Finds Body in Clothes Basket.

Murdered and robbed, Lee Ham,
one of the only two Cinnamon III
Fort Smith, was found at his mouse
Tuesday morning. The greusome fnd
was made by Helen Watkins, VINO
was employed in the Chinaman
laundry. She was first attracted by
a pool of blood on the floor, and dls-
covered the man in basket unoer
the table with his skull crushed by
blow from a window weight. Inc
box in which the Chinaman Kept a
large sum of money and his valuables
was missing.
When his body was discovered
more than 500 was found on his per-
son, which had been overlooked by
the assassin, as it is now certain lhe
motive of the crime was robbery, al
though it was believed for time he
was a victim of a Chinese Pong
war.
Lee Ham had been in Fort Smith
for eighteen years and is thought 10
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 PEG
pie are apprehensive.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Major William j. Watson.

Little Rock-Major William John
ston Watson, a resident of Little Rock
for the past 35 years, and one of the
best-known residents of this place,
died at his home, 1922 North street,
at 3 O'Clock Monday afternoon. He was
stricken with paralysis one week ago
last Thursday and failed in health
rapidly after that time. His health
had been failing previous to the time
of the paralytic stroke, however.
Mr.. Watson was born at Leith, Scot
land August 10, 1871. He moved to
Little Rock 80 years ago.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Dennina 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 maze
idle on account of the shottring din
GUILTY were called upon to cast a vote
to determine whether they would re
turn to work under present condl-
tions or uphold the action OF the dls-
trict officials and remain idle until a
satisfactory settlement could be per
fected.
The final count was made Monday
night The men endorsed the actloh
of President Pete Stewart, Secretary
Fred w. Holt and State Mine Inspect
or Young in the stand they have
taken against the Western Coz! ana
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 a short time ago. lie
has a family and has been out OF
work so long that all his funds lave
been exhaused.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Paid lakes loo Late.

Poll taxes paid after the first Sat-
urday preceding the first Monday in
July are of no value as a qualification
TO vote, according to Attorney General
William F. Kirby, who was called on
to decided this question Wednesday
1t appears that in an Arkansas county
about 600 poll taxes were paid at one
time on July G, 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 the coming general cleo
ton.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Shot THROUGH the Head.

Mary McFarlane, negro woman,
was shot through the head and killed
at her home at New Boston, twenty
miles west of TeXarkana, at 9 o'clock
Monday night Her husband, Richard
McFarlane, was discovered in a 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 log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Held as Countefeiters.

AT Hilltop, Ark, Saturday morning
two men passed counterfeit money on
Walter Stephens, a 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
shall 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 log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
An Arkansan lncorrigible.

Fred Locke, aged 10, was taken to
the Reform School at Mayfeld, Ky.
He is said TO hold the record for
horse stealing, having gotten away, 1t
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 dead and he has been tramping
over the country for two years.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
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 reward for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer SO brutal
was the murder, which followed sew
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 Wed
nesday afternoon 800 was raised
without paper being prepared, and
it is the purpose to fix the reward at
81 600
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Important Indian Land Decision Made

st. Louis.-Many land purchas
from Indians in Oklahoma and states
where there were large Indian reser-
vations are invalidated by a decision
handed down Monday by the United
States Court of Appeals at st. Louis,
which upholds the law in which Con-
gress had decided that an Indian can
not sell his allotment within 20 years
from the date of his land patent The
case just determined is a suit brought
by Arthur Buffalo, minor, against c.
d. Goodrum and others in eiectment
proceedings in 1896
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Milk Must be Clean.

Dirty milk bottles must go in Fort
Smith The milk must be clean and
delivered in clean bottles or it will
prove costly to the milk seller. Mon
day morning bottle of milk, which
contained a yellow streak and
grounds in the bottom, was left at the
home of Mrs Gunter. The Gdnter
family turned the bottle over to
Health Officer Hardin Consequently
f. 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 $40
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Sues for $4,000.

Claiming that her character was
damaged to the extent of $4,000,
through being publicly charged with
the theft of an ordinary cotton UNI
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 UNI
brella described in the papers, and
that she has suffered to the extent OF
$4,000 by these statements.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Cinnamon Will Emierate.

Onehalf of Fort Smiths Chinese
population was assassinated few
nights ago by murderous thieves and
the other half is living in a state of
mortal terror. There were but two
Cinnamon in the city and the remain
ing enc, 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 log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Private Levee in Saline County.

Although no permanent organlza.
ton was formed. owners of planta-
tons 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 EN-
ployed to make a preliminary survey,
and as soon as their report is filed.
another meeting will be held and I,
is expected that stock company will
be formed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Loses Arm in SaWmilI.

Fred Simmons left arm came in
contact with rapidly-revolving clrcu-
lar saw at Simmons mill, near Com
way, and was severed few inches
below the shoulder
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
eft TO Arbitration.

The wage scale difficulty between
tn miners and operators OF the Paris
Coal Company has been left to be
settled by a board OF arbitration. The
arbitrator are Tom King Of Bonanza
and James p. Hoy of Fort Smith
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Dropped Dead.

Albert Hopkins, employed as feeder
at the stone crusher of the Fort smith
Light and Traction Company's plant
dropped dead Thursday afternoon.
His death was due to heart trouble
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Drilling for Oil.

The big drill at the salt works on
Saline river. near Lockesburg, is down
about 400 feet 1t is expected that OH
will be struck at depth of from l,3oo
to 700 feet.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30

While w. \. Godbold was riding al
a rapid gait through the streets OF
Hope recently his horse stumbled and
fell and Godbold's right leg was
caught under the horse and broken
above the ankle.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Preacher Fined.

Rev G. T. Ford was find in Justice
of the Peace Joseph Nutte's court
recently on the charge of participate
ing in fight at a Farmers Union
meeting held recently in Rankin
township, Perry county.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Shippers May Combine.

Washington.-Th Interstate Com
merce Commission Monday decided
that shippers might combine small
quantities of freight of various own
ership, either by arrangements among
themselves or through the medium of
the forwarding agency and ship the
combined lot at the relatively lower
rates applicable to large shipments.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-07-30
Million Copies of Speech.

Washington,-One million copies OF
the speech of acceptance of Judge
VIM, H. Taft, as Republican presi-
Dental candidate, were printed In
pamphlet form for general distribution
over the United States.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
NEW YORK.

Goo crop reports, the advance of the
peason n growth in confidence as to the
trade outlook are reflected in reports OF
moderate enlargement of future buying at
a few large ~centers, notably in the West
and Southwest. Industrial lines, too,
have been benefited by, evidences of re-
vival in demand md the number of idle
operatives has been reduced as a whole.
Still the progress making is Of a very con-
servative kind, curtailnent Of industry is
still a marked feature and small orders
for Immediate shipment largely make up
the volume Of busin ess doing by jobbers.
Retail trade Is fair as a whole, being
stimulated by price reduction sales,
though complaint Of stocks not moving
rapidly con from some cities, and col
~lections show little if any improvement.
Best reports come from the central West,
Northwest and Southwest and the excel
lent outlook for the cotton crop makes
fer a better tone Of advices from the
South.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending July % number 263,
against 25S last week, 155 in the like
week Of 1897, III in 1906, 1877 in 1905,
and 174 in 1904. Canadian failures for
the same period number "a, against ~
last week and "a in this week last year
Bradstreet's Report.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

GEN. JAMES WOLFE. Premier Laurier n
and other noted speakers made ad-
dresses. There was a review Of the
English, French and United States YES
sells in the st. Lawrence river. Thanks
giving mass was held on the Plains Of
Abraham by the Catholics Of the city,
headed by the Canadian primate, and
thanksgiving services were held in the
Episcopal cathedral. There was a great
shore parade and a scene enacted rep
resenting the landing of Wolfe's force,
the ascent up the heights and the battle
Of the Plains of Abraham. Then fare
wells were exchanged and the British
squadron took its departure. The next
day the French vessels followed suit,
and finally the New Hampshire heaved
anchor and babe farewell to Quebec.
Battlefield a Park.
Additional interest is lent to the cele-
bration by the proposal of the Govern
or General Of Canada, Earl Grey, that
the 3O0th anniversary Of the founding
Of Quebec be commemoroted by obtain
ing for national possession Is a park
the famous battlefield of the Plains of
Abraham, where Wolfe worsted Mont