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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
THE WINNERS,

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 Frst Prize, Boys Declaration Eugene Brady, Little Rock High School.
 First Prize, Girls Recitation-Mis Alice Morton. Little Rock High School.
 Second Prize, Boys Defamation Christopher Otto. Hot Springs High School.
 Second Prize, Girls Recitation Miss Florence Smith, Arkansas Con- ference College, Preparatory, Siloam Springs.
 Third Prize. Boys Defamation Ernest T. Hays, Amity High School.
 Third Prize, Girls Recitation-Miss Lillian Fortune, Clary Training School, Fordyce.
 Fourth Prize, Boys Defamation Ellis Butcher, Prescott High School
 Fourth Prize, Girls Recitation Virginia Buxton, Nashville High School.
 The Auditorium rink on West Mark ham street, Little Rock, where the contests were held, was elaborately decorated. From every beam and rafter in the huge building streamers and festoons of bunting, lavish dis plays of the national colors and gar lands of colored crepe paper appeared. In the center of the east side of the building an elevated platform was erected, and this was banked about with dozens of large palms. The cups contested for were displayed on pedes- tals.
 The elimination contests held at the Y. M. c. A. Auditorium Friday morning resulted in the selection of ten young women who had part in the final contest Friday night. These girls, the schools which they repre- sent and their subjects were;
 Mary Louise Hammersley, Fort Smith High School, Mark Anthony s Oration.'
 Marie Bennett, Hope High School, "How the LaRue Stakes Were Lost"
 Clare Curry, Texarkana High School, 'sAs the Moon Rose"
 Violette Park, Pine Bluff High School, ''The Battle of Ivry."
 Lillian Fortune, Clary Training School, Fordyce, Come Here"
 Virginia Buxton. Nashville High School, sZingarella."
 Florence Smith, Arkansas Confer ence College. "Hagar."
 Hazel Davis, Stuttgart Training School, "The Soul of the Violin.''
 Sallie Bain, Portland High School, "A Mornings Mail"
 Alice Morton, Little Rock High School, Chariot Race From Ben Hur.' 9
 The program for the afternoon be- gan promptly at 2:30, State Superin- tendent J. J. Doyne presiding and in- troducing the various speakers. The Hendrix (Conway) male quartet were first on the program. The first con- testant to appear on the platform was Ellis Butcher, representing the Pres colt High School, and he was followed by Woodlief Thomas of Fl Dorado, Christopher Otto of Hot Springs, Charlie Smith of Wynne, Will O'Shea of Fort Smith. Ernest T. Hays of Am ity, Robert w. Freeland of Malvern, Edward McFadden of Hope, <nd Ben Carter of TeaXrkana.
 By winning first place MT Brady secures for his school the silver loving cup, valued at S20, which was donated by the Bates Catering Company. For himself he wins prize of $25 in gold.
 The second prize, won by Christo- pher Otto. was $10 in gold; the third prize, awarded to E. T. Hays. s in gold, and the fourth prize, awarded to Ellis Butcher. consisted of ten vol umes of Bryan's World Famous Ora tions. All the young men were called to the platform after the decision had been announced and given their prizes by J. J. Doyne, state superintendent of
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Return From Farm.

Agricultural Commissioner Guy B. Tucker and Secretary of the Peniten. tiary Board John H. Page, both re- turned Saturday from the state farm days, with Governor Pindall, inspect ing the work on the farm They re- port favorable progress along all lines. Much new ground has been broken, and the work on the new levee is progressing very rapidly.
 Governor Pindall and wife did not return until Saturday night.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Preacher Offered Chair in College.

Rev. c. c. Cline, pastor of the Chris tian church of Pine Bluff, has been of Tered the chair of science and mathe- 'matics of the new Maddox Seminary It Eureka Springs. As yet he has not
 ecided as to whether or not he will $ccept the offer.
 He has also been offered the vice Presidency of the same college, and
 as taken the matter under advise bent with his congregation. He will bach decision within the next few
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Methodist Church Dedicated.

Rev. J. A. Anderson, editor of West ern Advocate, Little Rock, dedicated the new Methodist church at Poteau, Okla, Sunday. The church is hand some brick structure and cost more than $16,000. A large concourse of people attended
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Death Sentence commuted.

Governor Pindall Tuesday commuted the sentence of Dennis Sherrill, ne gro who was convicted at the Febru- ary term of the Jackson County Cir cult Court of murder in the first de- gree, from hanging, to 21 years in the state penitentiary. The governor com muted the sentence after a petition over the names of the jurors who c, ,n- victed Sherrill had been presented to him
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Wolf Jumos Flat Car.

A wolf escaped from bunch of hnters and hounds at Caddo Gap in Rther a sensational and an unusual |anner. The wolf was hard pressed
 both hunters and hounds when 1t Is near to Caddo Gap, where tho (ddo river cuts way through the Runtains. Just at that time a freight
 in was passing through the gap,
 the wolf jumped into an empty
 car.s It passed on through Caddo
 p in safety.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Bio Verdict for Widow.

Mrs. Louise Freeman, wife of
 Charles Freeman, who was killed in
 a wreck on the Iron Mountain at Key holds Spur, December 8, was awarded damages in the sum of $20,O0O in the courts at Yellville Thursday. The |complaint filed by Mrs. Freeman asked for s5O.0O0. Relatives of Lee king, the fireman of the engine have Ia suit pending because of his death 2in the same wreck
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Dies of Broken Heart,

Mrs. Sue O'Neil, about 59 years old, died suddenly Tuesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. M. C.. Morris, in Pine Bluff. Before her death, Mrs. O'Neil requested that she be buried beside the body of her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Tomlin, who died about week ago. Mrs. O'NeiPs friends state that they believe she died from broken heart, as her grief since her daughters death has been almost continual.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Store Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation and agree ment were filed with the secretary of state Tuesday by the Spot Cash Store Company, which will engage in gen. eral mercantile business at Brinkley. The incorporators are: E. c. Brown c. T. Hudson, L. K. Brown and W. S. Brown. The company incorporates with a capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Horatio Has No Newspaper.

L. E. Scarborough has sold the Hora- tio News-Record to persons in New Mexico, and Horatio is now without a newspaper As this is a good field for local weekly, it is expected that some enterprising man of journalistic turn of mind will soon install aother plant
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Iranscripts Filed.

Transcripts in the following cases
 have been filed with the Supreme
 Court:
 Gussie Fambo against the St. Louis
 Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, on appeal from the Miller
 County Circuit Court. in which the plaintiff brings suit for s1,500 dam ages.
 w. H. Baty against the St. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
 Company on appeal from Miller Coun- ty Circuit Court. in which the plain. tiff brings suit for s3.013 damages.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Cotton Shipments to Memphis.

More than 300 bales of cotton have been shipped from the Farmers Union warehouse at Cabot to Memphis firms,
 who advanced money on the cotton At the regular monthly meeting of the Hot Springs City Council Thurs day night an ordinance was adopted levying a tax of one-fourth of a mill or all real and personal property, the fund derived thereby to be used in furnishing and maintaining a free
 public library. The Woman's Chris tian National Library Association of the city has secured an offer from
 Mir. Andrew Carneg:e of S15,000 for the erection of building on lots owned
 by the association, provided the city will give assurances that the library will be maintained as contemplated.
 Caught Under Train.
 George Carson, man about 45 years old, fell beneath the Iron Noun tain, St. Louis special, as it was leav- ing the station at Hot Springs at 5:15 p. m. Thursday, and both his feet were badly injured the left one being so badly crushed that it will have to be amputated. Only his feet were under the train and he managed to roll from the track before more than one truck had passed over him. He was in the act of boarding the train as it was leaving the station when he slipped and fell.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Will Roll Winner in Barrow.

A unique election bet will be paid at Prescott next Saturday when Otis Moncrif, an ardent supporter of Attor- ney General Kirby, will roll J. B. Stone, strong Donaghey man, down Front street in wheelbarrow. A large crowd will witness the sight.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Tammany Man Tn the Valley.

w. A. Watson, big Tammany chief, who usually represents the organiza. tion at Washington during the session of Congress, is a visitor at Hot Springs.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Eoroerv Charoe AuainSt Cozart,

When w. A. Cozart, alias w. E. Kennedy, Q ball player, was arrested
 at Pine Bluff Wednesday by Constable
 Frank Stewart at the instance of De- putty Sheriff R. M. Browning of Mon- roe, La, and charged with forgery.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Mill Damaged By Fire.

Fire, caused by a hot-box on some of the machinery. broke out in the Cotton Plant Oil Mill Thursday morn- ing, and before it was put out dam- aged the Inter room to the extent of s3,000. The loss is covered by in- surance. The mill was just about to close A buSy season,
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
. NEWS OF
 ARKANSAS

Fights Brother and Four Nephews.
 Marion Cook, residing 15 miles south of Camden, had desperate encounter with his, brother, James Cook, and his four sons Tuesday. The trouble arose over a horse which had been a subject of contention for nearly 30 years.
 Jim Cook and his sons and Marion Cook met at the home of the latter and had a fight in the morning, in which Marion Cook was cut with a hoe and otherwise hurt. He attempted to get his gun. but his wife pre- vented him. He then went to the field to work, taking his gun with him. Later in the day the men met again, all being armed, and shooting began at once. At the second round Marion received a Winchester bullet in his trigger hand which ploughed up his arm and shattered the bone near his shoulder. He was also hit in the face with some bird shot.
 Jim Cook and his boys went to Camden and surrendered to the sher- iii. They are out on bond.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Company Incorporates,

Articles of incorporation and agree ment were filed with the secretary of state Saturday by the Farmers and Merchants Bank and Trust Company, which will engage in a general bank ing and real estate business at De Queen. The company incorporates with a capital stock of $50,000, of which $7,000 has been subscribed. The incorporators are: T. E. Brown, c. A. Archer, w F. Thomas, w. H. Masher, T. o. Poole, H. T. ,Shull, Jacob Brown, r. l.. Riser, w. o. Fenton and A. l.. Tribble.
 Arkansas in New Text Book.
 George R. Brown, secretary of the Little Rock Board of Trade, Saturday forwarded to Prof. Tarr of Cornell University pictures showing views of Arkansas forests, the Arkansas river and cotton fields in the vicinity of Little Rock. He has also secured from Prof. Ivy of the Carlisle High School promise to forward a picture of an Arkansas rice field. These views are to be used in text book on phy- sical geography, which is being com piled by Prof. Tarr and his associates st the university.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
State House Gossip.

Capt. John A. Hinkle of Batesviiie was visitor at the state house Sat urday.
 Dr. Sims of Fort Smith called Sat urday at the state house. While in the city he visited the insane asylum also.
 Dr. Avery E. Moore, state auditor, was in Conway Saturday attending to business matters.
 Sheriff A. L. Dunlap and County Clerk Albert Sims, both of Indepen- dence county, were visitors Satur- day at the state house.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Intend To Build Interurban Line.

w. F. Campbell of Redeld announces that the Pine Bluff-Little Rock Tran sit Company, a company which intends to build an interurban line from Pine Bluff to Little Rock, has already been formed, and that the company is now preparing to receive it's charter. Ac- cording to the statements of MT Campbell, who is president of the company, it is the intention to begin work on the line as soon as all of the right-ofway is secured.
 The officers of the new company are as follows: President, w. F.. Campbell; vice president, Ben F. Foreman of Texarkana; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. F. A. Gibson of North Carolina, now residing at Redheld; board of directors J. A. Woodson of Little Rock. c. w. Turner of Casa, H., and J. w. Corber of Pine Bluff.
 It is said that the company has al- ready secured a portion of the right ofway between Pine Bluff and Little Rock, and that the remainder will be secured at once.
 The line is to be built along the south side of the river and is to be 40 miles long.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Arkansas Bear Cubs.

-rkansas' fame as 'sThe Bear State live if two cubs. captured by Z.
 Hodges near Earle, Ark, and sold he Memphis zoo Wednesday enjoy II health. The little teddys were Pbited at the city hall at Memphis given home for life in the zoo afternoon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Fire In Business Section of Hope.

Fire which broke out at Hope about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, de- stroyed several buildings Tn hte center of the city and threatened to consume thousands of dollars worth of proper ty in the business section of the city before it was brought under control. Three one-story brick buildings, own ed by Henry Yerger, negro school teacher, which were occupied by a negro restaurant and a negro barber shop, were destroyed with all their contents. The buildings were valued at about $3,000, with 51,700 insurance. The loss on the contents of the three buildings was about $1,000, with no insurance. The fire spread to frame residence owned by s. W. Cox, which was destroyed with loss of s1,200, covered by insurance. The rear end of the Capital hotel building was dam- aged to the extent of about $100. The fire sarted in the negro retaurant, but it's origin is unknown.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10

Edward Yates, who recently died in Walforth, England, leaving fortune of $5,000,O0O in real estate in and about London, began business life as poor bricklayer.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
$3,oeo,coo Compress Merger.

A New Orleans company, which controls the Luce system of compress
 ing cotton, and Little Rock concern which controls another system, will be merged into a $3,OO0,0OO corpora
 tion with headquarters in New Orleans and then campaign will be started
 to introduce the system into every cotton gin in the south The two systems are somewhat similar, but other; and, by combining, it is claim ed, the best of the two will be in- cluded in one device. The new system
 will permit of 100 bales of cotton be- ing placed on one car, and this means enormous saving in local and ocean
 freights. It is claimed that this pro- l cess will solve the question which seemed to be uppermost in the minds of the English spinners on their re- cent visit to the souh-that of i'm proper packing of the cotton. w. G. Wilmot, of New Orleans, is now in
 Chicago perfecting details of the new corporation.
 The Little Rock Company is the
 Thomas Gin Compress Company. Dr. A. D. Thomas, who lives at HIS Cum berland street, Little Rock, is the in- ventor of a machine to compress the
 bales at the gin. Some time ago the Luce company in New Orleans was sued by the Little Rock company for alleged infringements of the Thomas patents.
 Recently overtures were made look ing toward the consolidation of the two companies, and the details of the consolidation have been arranged, so it is stated by Dr. A. D. Thomas. The new company will be known as the Southern Gin Compress Company. The consolidation or the two inter
 ests will not affect Little Rock It means simply that the new company will use the patents of the Little Rock company. The Thomas Gin
 Compress Company will not be moved from Little Rock. Dr. Thomas con f1rmed the statement in the New Or leans special to the effect that a cam
 paign to place the compress in com
 mon use throughout the south will be commenced at once.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10

r William Henry Broadbent, phy-
 |n-in-ordinary to King Edward, Be death was recently announced, Eved $5,000 a year from Lord lschild for a visit once a week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10
Certificate Filled.

The certificate of commissioners to secure subscriptions for the Little Rock, Maumenue and Western Rail- way Company, has been filed with the secretary of state. The certificate showed that $7,0O0 in subscriptions had been secured for each mile of the road.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10

A petition for a vendors lien was filed Saturday afternoon in the Cir cult Court against Caldwell 6 Drake by the Thomas-Fordyce Manufacturing Company. It is alleged the contract ing firm owes the company $324 for merchandise
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-04-10

A proclamation offering $100 reward for the capture and conviction of N. L. Albright, who is wanted at New port on the charge of shooting and seriously wounding City Marshal w. c. McDougal of that place, has been issued by Governor Pindall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
High School Notes.

Great preparations are being made
for the coming minstrel show to be
given by the High School Athletic as
ISOLATION on Friday, Jan. s, 1909. The
boys are prepared to give the public
a rare treat and hope to have a good
crowd in attendance. General admission
will be rs cents and reserved seats S5
cents.
Several of the high school students
for periods of one day for talking in
the assembly room. The teachers have
found this to be one of the most eff
fective means of punishment.
Professor w. w. Holiday gave an
interesting talk on hazing in the high
school on Monday morning. and in
connection with this he also read the
speech on "hazing" by Professor James
of the Northwestern university, which
Professor James has sent to the prin-
cipals of several of the high schools
Professor Holiday also spoke of the
great freshmen and sophomore scrap on
the lake front two years ago in which
the classes of '09 and 10 participated.
that no other classes will ever attempt
having a class scrap.
Miss Carlisle, who teaches the COM
mercial course has been giving the stu
dents some interesting talks on the
commercial methods of business and
banking and has put to test the knowl-
edge of the students in this line by ask
ing them various questions.
There will be no more basketball in
the Whiting high school for this school
year misunderstanding has UNI
fortunately occurred between John Kol-
lar. owner of the basketball hall. and
the boys, so the faculty taking action
| in the matter have decided that there
| will be no games.
To say the boys are filled with
gloom is to put the matter mildly, fol
they had good team for the coming
season and a long inter-class schedule
had been arranged, the teams winning
the most games to get banner.
The girls are the ones who have {
perfect right to feel put out by th'
stern rulings of the faculty, because
although they were not in any way i'm
plicated in the affair, which brought tbs
matter about, there is also no NOR
basketball for them. Amt this awf'i
Mabel?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
LOWELL.

Mrs. Ray Nichols who was called to
Kansas a few weeks ago on account
of her husband getting seriously in
jured by an explosion of molten lead
in his eyes and face, writes to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powell,
here that his conditions Is not very
encouraging. He can sit up but a lit
tie at a time.
He has not regained his eyesight yet
and will probably be brought back and
put under the treatment of eye
specialist. His case is a very sad one.
and his many friends in Lake and Port
speedily and permanently restored.
Lewis Folk has moved into Mrs. C. G.
Sanger's house on Castle avenue. Mrs
Sanger will occupy a part of the house
until her fine $4,000 house in CONNER
cial avenue is completed. Mrs. Char
lotte Sanger has purchased and moved
into the house vacated by Mr. Folk.
William Taylor, who left here with
his family a few weeks ago for Jar
dine, Mont, writes back that he is hav-
ing a fine time hunting. He has killed
one elk, and remembered his cousin
Charley Palmer, back here by present.
ing him with some dried elk, of which
taste 1t was our first taste of elk
meat and pronounce it delicious. 1
made US think that if there was any
thing we like better than elk mea
it is more elk meat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
High School Notes.

Tuesday morning in the high school
room Mrs. Lyeth held quiet little
Christmas program. All present enjoyed
it,
Did you see the play? Well, it was
a dandy and everybody present thought
it was good. The students are glad it
is over for no more practice.
Come to the basketball game Satur-
day eve. A game with Valparaiso here
we expect to play better than we did
a week ago.
test last month had a chance to take
it over Thursday.
The play pictures are finished, which
are dandy and all the high school
kids" have ordered one.
Ask the students in the Caesar class
how they liked chapter XIV. book T.
Gee! but we're glad this is the last
week of school this year. Oh. for a
good long two weeks rest.
The basketball hald has been all
fixed now, having the electric lights
put in and a dandy big stove.
Friday night, Dec. Is, the boys and
! girls basketball teams go to Gary to
compete with the Gary teams. They
have practiced all week, and expect to
win If they lapy as they do at prac-
tice.
The following schedule the Hobart
teams have so far, as follows:
Dec. Is at Gary boys and girls.
Dec. 10 at Hobart Valparaiso and
| Hobart (boys).
Dec. % at Hammond, Hobart ant
| Hammond (boys).
Jan. at Hobart Wheeler VS.. Hobar
(boys).
Jan. 1e at Crown Point (boys ant
girls).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
BRIEF NOTES OF THE DAY.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE annual
championship trap shoot of the New
York Athletic club began at Travers
Island today and will continue over to-
morrow. One event on the program is
carded as being for the amateur cham
pionsbip of America.
Vale, Ore, Dec 1.-THE convention
of the Oregon Idaho Development assoc
citation began work in earnest today IT.
rigation, railway development and
transportation are the principal sub
jects up for discussion.
Lawrence, Mass, Dec 17.-Jim Stew
art of New York, and Jim Prendergast,
the Boston heavyweight. are in good
condition for their twelve-roun bout
which is to be the main event of to-
nights boxing show at the Unity club
in this city.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 17s-Uniformity
in freight rates and IN other railway
matters formed the chief topic of con-
sideration at a conference here today
of the state railroad commissioners of
Missouri. Iowa, Illinois. wisconsin, Min
nesota. North and South Dakota.
Jackson, Miss, Dec 17.-Arrange-
ments are being made for the annual
sissippi division of the Farmers Ma
tional union. The convention will be in
session three days and will be attended
| by delegates representing $4,000 men,
bers of the union in this state.