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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-08-14

Ask Z. l.. Moe of Paw Paw township,
who bought 100 acres of land, what he
thinks of it,
See what Ray Harvey of Waverly
township says of the trip, the conditions
there, which explains the situation as
seen by one who went and saw.
July 80, oS
Decker & Bailey
Paw Paw, Mich.
Dear Sirs:-
Yours of the goth inst at
hand, and regarding the trip which
took to the Big Laramie River Valley
Wy. and from which just returned,
am pleased to say that we left Chicago
Tuesday, the 2Ist, via the Chicago and
Northwestern Ry. and arrived at our
destination on the morning of the 23rd
Thursday morning
he train was one of the best, the
dining car service could not have been
better, and in fact every arrangement for
our comfort was of the best, nothing was
left undone by the Tallmadge- Buntin
Land Co. to make the trip going and
coming one of enjoyment, and this idea
was universal with all the party
Upon arriving at the Big Laramie
River Valley we were sidetracked, and
used the Pullman sleeper, during our
stay there. We were shown the country,
conveying US around in automobiles and
was given grand opportunity to see
this fertile valley, an the great idea of
irrigating as established by the state of
Wyoming and it certainly is great sys-
tenn and there is no question in my mind
but what this land in the valley will soon
be worth from $500. to $500.
The land Co. have not misrepresented
the situation at all but quiteto the contra
~ they done more tor US than they agreed
to do in all particulars.
We talked with Mr. Bell who owns a
ranch joining this land and who has been
very successful; he gave us valuable in
formation regarding the crops and meth
DDS of rrigatng and farming in that
country.
From what we saw, and from what we
learned from reliable information, | am
not backward in stating that this is the
most wonderful country for raising crops
and successful farming that | ever saw,
taking first the climate and second the
chance for irrigatlng in consideration.
Any young man who is able to make
a payment and get start farming should
not hesitate at all in going at the first
chance and grasping at this opportunity,
for the way this land is being grabbed
, it is not going to last long. The COM
buy land
ght before starting, they were fully up to
be, and the trip itself was worth fully
g the party on the return trip.
lie company and the opportunity in taking
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-08-14


River Valley where the climate delightful social conditions the best the Uni
a door
will full and provide with
Golden Opportunity, which will not last long.
NJ c. R R
Don the ate m and
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Hacks of Head With An Axe.

What was probably the most ghast- ly and uncanny murder in the history of Saline county occurred two miles west of Hensley late Monday after noon. when Alex BrHnson, q negro about 45 years old. killed Fred Al ford. another negro, aged 65 years. by chopping off his head with an axe After severing Affords head from the body, Brunson is alleged then to have placed the head on block and hack ed it into four pieces. According to one report of the killing, Brunson then took the brains out of the head and placed them OH a table, intending to feed them to his dog After killing Afford, Brunson sat up all night over the body and was still watching the body Tuesday morning when he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff T. P. Byrd, and taken to Little Rock. and from there taken to Benton, where he is held on the charge of murder. It is thought by many that Brunson is in sane It is alleged that Brunson, after killing Afford dragged the latter's body around to the front porch of the Brunson home and. standing on the body, crowed with joy.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Home estead Riqhts.

A wife who has been deserted by her husband. or whose husband is ab- sent and final proof of homestead must be made. has The right, accord ing to an opinion given by Attorney. General Kirby to make final proof of residence and improvements and provide all necessary evidence of homestead right. the same as would be the case if the requirements were met by her husband.
 The opinion was given in answer to an inquiry from State Land Commis- sioner Coffman. who was in doubt as to whether or not woman could make the final proof necessary for the issu ance of the homestead deed Com missioner Coffman desired to know Il the deed could be issued directly to the woman, instead of being made 10 her husband.
 The attorney-general instructed that the deed be made to the hus- band but. since the wife would be the homestead resident she would enjoy the possession and income of the farm the same as if the deed had been made to her individually.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Runaway Boys Caucht.

City Marshal Arnold of Corning re ceived a telephone message from Sheriff Robinson of Ripley county, Missouri. asking him to look out for four youngsters who had run away from their home at Doniphan, Mo The boys arrived at Corning Thursday about noon, footsore and weary, hay ing walked the entire distance, 31 miles, with scarcely any food They seemed glad when they were notified by MT Arnold that their tour was at an end.
 Stockholders of the Farmers Union met at Conway Saturday and decided to hold the cotton now in storage for a 15-eent market, and also to reduce the acreage this year. There are S87 bales in storage at that place, and more than 600 bales scattered over the county. The meeting of stockholders was largely attended.
 Revival services that have been held at the Baptist church at Corning for two weeks, conducted by Rev. H. L. Winburn of Philadelphia. closed Monday night. There were many con versions.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Wind Killed IA Near Hot Springs.

News of fourteen additional dead by the recent tornado in the country west of Hot Springs was brought in Tues day. Four of this number were white and the remainder negroes.
 An aged white man, named Wander venter, and two women. living at his home, were instantly killed at Peak postoffice
 A white man named Page, was kill ed at Ashley, and ten negroes, com posing two families, were wiped out of existence.
 The territory in the storms path was covered with some of the finest hard and soft timber to be found in the South, and this was devastated. The roads are impossible on account of millions of feet of timber being blown down, and direct communica- tion with the desolate district is cut off. From reports received. il seems that three distinct storms wrought the havoc.
 It is known that the suffering is acute in parts of the territory. Per sons were not only rendered homeless, out many persons were more or less injured As is the case in all such storms, there were some marvellous escapes from death. The residences of Green Houton and Bob Menzer, ten miles west of Hot Springs, were blown away, but the inmates were not injured
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
SckooI Directors Election.

The election of new school directors throughout the state will be held on the third Saturday in May. One new director will be elected in each com mon school district and two new di- rectors in each special school district. The amount of school tax to be as- sessed in each district will also be voted upon at the same election. The question of county supervision" will not be voted upon until next years school directors election. as even then the county superintendents cannot be elected until the year following. 1910, owing to a section of the law regard ing the election, which requires that the question of county supervision" must be voted upon the year preced- ing the general election at which county superintendents may be elect ed
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Convict Killed In a Landslide.

Felton McCarroll, a negro convict sent up from Lawrence county to serve was almost instantly killed Thursday a three-year sentence for robbery. morning by fall from the bluff at the rock crusher near Big Rock. Me Carroll. with a number of other ne groes. was at work al the top of the bluff leosening quantity of stone and earth. The surface on which they were at work suddenly came loose from the surrounding earth and, while all jumped for a place of safety, Me Carroll was unable 10 reach solid ground. and fell with the maiss of rock and rubbish 10 the ravine below. a distance of probably 150 feet The force of the fall and the mass of rub bish which overwhelmed him caused almost instant death
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Building Business Houses.

The Wolf-Goldman Company of New port is erecting nine one-story brick business houses on South Front street.
 It is the belief of many at Newport that a daring plan to rob the postoffice or one of the banks there was frustrat- ed Tuesday when the prompt action of Sheriff Simons placed two negroes known to be desperate characters be- hind the bars The arrest was ac- eomplished after a vicious fight, in which tie assistance of half a dozen citizens was necessary to disarm the negroes, and they were overpoWered only after one of them was badly wounded and finally covered with a pistol in the hands of Assistant Post master Holly Cobb.
 William Bunion Brumhelow. 11S North Ringo street. Little Rock, aged 24 years, a former employe of the Little Rock Railway and Electric Com pany, was caught between two street cars on Main street, about S:45 o'clock Wednesday night, and fatally injured. Both of his legs were badly cut and almost mashed to a pulp from a point just below the knee to the ankle The right side of his head was cut and bruised His entire body was bruised Brumbelow was taken to the City hos pital. where he died at 2:50 o'clock Thursday morning
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Hollis Hobby Is Sanitary City.

Mayor Hollis administration. though it promises to be of short duration. is being made a busy one by that off cial His hobby is better sanitary con ditions and better streets. and he is riding them hard Every day Mayor Hollis may be found at his office in the city hall working hard, and there is usually some council committee eloseted with him
 A rigid enforcement of the sani- tary laws of the city has been started and results are already being accom- plished. On the Police Court docket nearly every morning now appears the names of several property owners who have been guilty of permitting unsan- itarY conditions to exist on their prem ises and these people are often some of the most prominent people of the city. If the present system of law enforcement is maintained for a few months there will be a wonderful change in the appearance of the city and minimum of disease when May or Hollis retires from office.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07

The third annual field ana track meet under auspices of the Arkansas State Athletic Association, was held Saturday at West End park, Little Rock, with even better success than has marked preceding meets, 10 out of ? state records being smashed.
 More than 2,600 people saw Tender son College win first place in the meet held for college athletes in the after noon, while a lesser but enthusias- tic crowd viewed the morning strug. gles between younger lads represent ing high schools and academies of the state.
 Not until the last event had teen finished and official scorers announced the points scored by each team was il decided that Little Rock High School had won the secondary meet by the narrow margin of one point. Following is the summary:
 Secondary Events (Morning).
 1o0-Yard pash-C. Bragg GA NJ Al won, l.. Mclaughlin fHot Springs) sec ond, s. Ward Qittle Rockl third, R. Baker { 4. N. Al fourth time, 10 2-5 seconds.
 220-fard Dash-L Mclaughlin G4ot springs) won, R Doyle Qittle Rockl second. c. Bragg (A. N. Al third, Y. Ledgerwood Giot Springsl fourth.
 l Mile Run-R. O'Hair dittle Rock first, Cunning EittIe Rocha second. kaiser Pine Bluf) third. ". Warr (Alalvern) fourth. Time :53 Ii.
 440=Yard Run-R Doyle d4ittle Rockl won, Buchanan Gittle Rock1 second, Sparks CPine Bluff third. Baker (Pine Bluf) fourth Time l minute
 120-Yard Hurdle-R May dittle Rockl won. Mabie "A. NJ. Al second. Terry "A. N. Al third, T Doyle. O4it- tie Rock fourth. Time, :19.
 220-Yard Hurdle-T Doyle qittle Rock won. Terry GA NJ Al second. s. Ward qittle Roek third, Sparks fPine Bluff@ fourth. Time :29 3-5.
 Relay Race-A NJ. A team won. Little Rock High School second, Pine Bluff High School third, Hot Springs High School fourth, Time. minutes 2 seconds
 Ss0-Yard Run-E. Buchanan CHot Springs1 won, Cunning (Hot Springsl second. J. Bateman Gittle Rock third, T. Doyle aittle Roek) fourth. Time, 2:25.
 Shot Put=Barker GA. NJ. Al 45 1t. l 12 in, Adams GA NJ. Al g. 1t. 4 in. Weeks fA. NJ Al 8 fl. 2 1.2 in, Deloney (Ltttle Rock) B t. II 1-2 in.
 Hammer Throw Barker GA. NJ. Al III fl. , in, Adams fA NJ. Al 123 ft S in. Walker GA NJ. Al He feet ? in.
 High Jump-R. May Gittle Rockl } ft. ? in, B Williams Gittle Rock , ft., J. Dickson Gittle Rock) 1 fl. l l in, MeWilliams GA N. Al -.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Companv- -Incornorates.

Articles of incorporation and agree ment have been filed with the secre- tary of state by the Pike County Dia- mond Mining Company which says it will engage il the mining and sale ot diamonds The company will operate at Delight, but will have its office at reXarkana. Ii incorportes with a capi- tai stock of Sl00,000, of which $50,- 100 has been subscribed The stock is divided into 10000 shares at $25 each The incorporators: J. G. Bick. Icy, Reece and A. c. Lamb
 State Superintendent of Instruction J. J. Doyne Ls preparing manual ou teachers institutes, which will be fur nished the teachers throughout Ar kansas before the annual teachers institutes are held in June The teach CTS are required to hold a session in every county during the month ot June, and Mir. Doyne. in his manual, will map out the work which should be done at these meetings Both he and his assistant, W. A. Crawford, will attend as many of the institutes as possible. delivering lectures and helping in the work.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Boodle Cases Set For Trial.

The first week i'll July and for scN- eral days thereafter the Circuit Court First division will be busy with the trial of poodle cases. The first ease will be that of (. E. Andrews, accused of boodling on the St Francis leyee bill The next will be A w Coving ton. accused of perjury in connection with certain statements made relative to the state capitol appropriation bill. and the last case will be the one against Claude Fuller, who is charged with receiving transportation from the Iron Mountain Railway Company. The cases against Govington and Andrews are felony charges, and the one against Fuller is misdemeanor.
 Web Covington. who was the presi- dent of the Senate in f905. needs no introduction to the people of Arkansas. He was before the public eye during his term as president of the Senate and has been before the public ever since. He was first tried in Pulaski county on a charge of bribery in con nection with the capitol appropriation bill A mistrial resulted, and on the second trial he was acquitted. Within a f11 weeks the Grand Jury return ed a bill against him charging him with perjury.
 During the first and second trials, cotingtea denied that he got any money from any person 10 influence his vote on tie capitol appropriation or any other bill The charge against Coyington is that he perjured himself when he made the statement.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
State Capital Notes
Board Appoints Sanitation Expert.

1~et' NA fff'~'itA' SSAill Lo NtOil GNDGIks
 At a meeting of the city Board oi Health Tuesday afternoon in the may ors office, Dr. Horace Rice. the iur for member of the firm of Rice X Rice. was employed by the city as expert sanitary inspretor to inspect the dai- ries, meat shops. restaurants and such places. for the detection of disease germs. His work will be more es- pecialiy with the dairies. the cows, the milk and the people who have charge of the milk. for the detection of tuher- eulosis baeilli. Dr Rice will make chemical analysis of the milk and wat CT used at the dairies, and will do everything to compel the proprietors of the dairies to keep their dairies as sanitary as possible. He will De assisted in his work by the Police Department Dr. Rice will begin his work May 1.
 The board, while in session Tues day afternoon. listened 10 lecture on Tuberculosis Baeilli" by Dr. Lin ton, of the State University experi- ment station
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
NEWS OF -
 ARKANSAS
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Former Senators indicted.

Although it has been rumored for more than a week that the Pulaski County Grand Jury, when il took a recess a week ago Friday, had return ed Indictments against men who serv- ed as senators in the General Assem- bly of 1905, it was not until Saturday that the warrants were served and five men were arrested and placed under g 900 bonds each to appear for trial In the Pulaski Circuit Court. Senators Hardy, lobe, Floyd and Harrison were arrested on warrants charging them with perjury, and Senator Hinkle on a warrant charging bribery.
 When the Grand Jury took it's re- cess b indictments were returned to Judge Lea, and it has been rumored that among the ten bench warrants not yet served some are for men who are also charged with boodling. It is not believed these warrants are for members of the General Assembly of 1905
 The indictments allege that Hardy and Harrison periured themselves when they testified before the Grand Jury that they did not receive any money during 1905 for their votes on legis- lation affecting the railroads and par ticularly Che Iron Mountain; that Floyd perjured himself when he said 10 the Grand Jury that he did not receive 5 ,5o0 for his vote on the bill to pro hibft gambling, and that lobe like wise periured himself in denying that he received $1,50O from NJ. D, L. Cook for his votes on the state capitol ap- propriation bills, and the Argenta bill.
 The indictment against Senator Hol- land was not accessible to newspaper men, but il is known almost positively that he has been indicted for perjury This was stated positively on the streets of Little Rock Saturday, but not from any authoritative source
 Under the present Arkansas statutes a man may go into the Grand Jury room and admit that he gave a bribe to another man The man who receiv- ed the bribe may also admit it before the Grand Jury and may admit it in court at the trial of the man who gave the bribe. But if the man who gave the bribe refuses to testify, as he has a right to do, and if no other witnes ses saw him give the bribe. he will be liberated as the law expressly states that a briber may not be con yicted on the uncorroboated testimony of an accomplice Neither may the person who received the bribe
 l. was learned that the cases will be set for trial for this term of tho Circuit Court. Three old poodle cases have already been set, one to begin on July 3 Whether the cases can all be tried this term is uncertain, but they will be set up to August l.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Officers School to Open May 20.

The school of instruction for the line officers of the Arkansas National Guard will open at Fort Logan II. Roots May 20 and remain in session for eleven days The date for the opening and closing of the officers school was set Monday afternoon at the close of a conference between Maj. Thompson. in command of Fort Logan H. Roots. Adj Gen Paul Little and Maj. E. B. Jett. the latter two of the Arkansas guard. Other arrange ments for the school of instruction, which will be the first of it's kind Tn the history of Arkansas, were also made.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Fights Farmer With Hatchet

Craton Thaeker. a young farmer, who lives four miles west of Mammoth Spring, went to the home of Henry Guscheke Saturday and demanded to know whether or not Guscheke had charged him with having given false testimony in a divorce suit. Guscheke is said 10 have admitted making the statement, whereupon Thacker attack ed him with hatchet, inflicting a bad wound in the arm with the first blow and splitting Guschekes head to point below the eyes with the second. Guscheke is still living.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Killed Bio Lynx.

J T. White. living in the northern part of Crawford county. was attack ed by a fierce lynx in the mountains near Cove City, and but for the time ly arrival of friend might have been seriously, if not fatally. injured MT White had ridden between the animal and it's den, in which there were two newly born kittens. The lynx be- came greatly enraged and was about to spring upon Mir White when his friend, Mir. Mangoal. arrived upon the scene and with clubs and stones killed the animal Il measured little over four feet in length. it's heights being 22 1-2 inches.
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
HENDERSON FIRSTIN STATE MEET
Scores 67 in Athletic Eents---ltte Rock High School
 Gets First Among the Secondary Schools of the State

Pole Vault-R. May Gittle Rock) 9 ft. 3 in, F Letzig dittle Rock 9 it., S Ward Uittle RoekD 8 f; 6 in. Buchanan (Hot Springs) s fl. in
 Barker 6A. N. Al 9S fl. 6 3-4 in, Walker (A M A S4 it. s in. T. Doyle (Little Rock) 7S ft. in.
 Broad Jump-MeWilliams "A, NJ. Al l9 ft 1-4 in, Ward QLiale Reek) ll 1t. in, R. Barker GA. NJ. Al 19 ft, C. Bragg CA NJ Al IS fl.
 College Events (Afternoon).
 100-Yard Dash-Dougan (Hender- som won, Cargle (Ouachita second, Simmons Hendri0 third. Robertson (Hendrix) fourth Time, 10
 220-Yard Dash-Dougan tHender- son) won, Robertson CHendrix) sec. ond Kimsey GA (. e third, Stead (Hendersonl fourth. Time. :23 3.5.
 Mile Run-R Mead fA. C O won, Jean Henderson, second, Kimsey GA. .C. e third, Stead Henderson, fourth. Time, 5:23.
 4f0-Yard Run-Stead Henderson, won, J Ferguson GA. (. @ second, Dean Henderson, third, Garet t0ua- chita) fourth. Time, :56
 120-Yard Hurdle-A Taylor eHen- dersou1 won. Huie CHendrixA second. Butler f0uachita1 third. Sage tIieE dersonl fourth. Time, 1T 3-5.
 220-Yafd Hnrdle-A Taylor GHen- dersonl won. Harris e0uaehit@ sec ond Robertson CHendfix) third, Lacey CHenderson) fourth. Time, :27 3-5.
 SS0-Yard Run-Carnes (Ouachita, won. Gibbs Henderson second, Agea (Henderson) third, t'rizzell GA. C. e. fourth. Time. 2:16 3-5.
 2.Mile Run-Crow (Ouaehita) won, R. Mead (A c. @ second. Blakely (OuachitaA third. H. Taylor eHender- som fourth. Time. 12.45 D.
 Hammer Throw-Rogers tHender. som 40 it. 1.2 in. Henson tHendrix) 122 fl. in, McGraw (Ouachita) third, Kemp, fOuachita) fourth.
 High Jump-E. Mead GA. C. O ] 1t. ? in. Harris (Ouachita) fl. l in , Gilman Henderson, and Dougan Henderson tied. fit. II in.
 Pole Vault-Sammons (Ouachita) 9 1t, E. Mead GA. C. @ it. Few (HendersonD 1t. 10 in, Riley (Oua. chita) ft in
 Discus-Harrison CHendrix) 8 it. 9 in, Rogers fHendersonD S9 ft. 9 in. Agee (Hendefson s6 ft. 6 in, O'Neal (Ouachta) S6 fl. in
 Broad Jump-Butler tOuaehita1 20 it., Gilman Henderson, 19 ft. 9-4 in. Dougan Henderson, IS ft. Norcott (HendriXl r fl. 10 in.
 Shot Put-Henson GHendrix) 36 1t 9 II in, O'Neal fOuachita) 36 1t, s in, McGraw tOuaehita) 8 1t , in
 Relay Race l AIile-Henderson wor, A. C. C. second, Ouachita third, Glen drix) forth Time, 3:54 1-5
The Monticellonian., 1908-05-07
Offer Prize For Essay.

President Tillman Tuesday received a message from the secretary of the Arkansas Division of the Daughters of the Confederaey, saying that the organization would give a cash prize of $25 for the best essay on the life and character of Jefferson Davis, writ ten by collegiate student of the Uni versity of Arkansas, the award to be made on June 3.
 The message also expressed the hope next year to offer a scholarship at the university.