davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
|EVVS OF THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE l WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
|lRTA EAST, SOUTH, WEST
.ei1n Lands, Throughout the Ma ton and ParticuIaIy From the
 Great Southwest.
i CONGRESSIONAL.

Thesundry civil appropriation bill,
 pw6fiating over $105,71 ,369, which
 Is &ported to the house Saturday,
 utA<1s many items and provisions
 t1e middle west. One item espe-
 A1lXEwill affect the government test
 gnjant which has been maintained
 E Louis. The appropriation for
 at15g structural materials is cut in
 Nbeing reduced from $100,000 to
 D0, while that for coal tests is
 Ned from $250,000 to $150,000. The
 Dpriation for water resources,
 1h was also under the geological
 &ey, was cut out entirely. It re-
 fed $50,000 last year and S100,O00
 year before.
 n the absence from the floor of the
 6usor of the four battleships amend
 nt, the senate, without demand jEa record vote, defeated the, pres ht's naval expansion program.
 Under suspension of the rules, the iouse passed bill readjusting and hcreasing the salaries of officers and tmployes in the customs service.
 The house adopted, 217 to IS, the Durleson resolution requiring the sec retary of commerce and labor to traB shit to the house at once the re- port of the commissioner of corpora ti0ns on the causes of fluctuations in the price of cotton.
 j Arguments in favor of the presi- dents program for four battleships engaged most of the session of the aenate Friday.
 Senator Bankhead spoke in favor of national appropriations for good roads. .I A bill appropriating $100 for a sur tey of an inland waterway from Bos Non to Wilmington was passed by the senate Friday.
 # The house passed 1000 pension bills Friday, the largest batch of the ses- 2Bion. The house also passed bill providing for the protection of life on Navigating waters during regattas and 4marine parades.
 N House passes senate resolution au- 1thorizing attorney general to file suits Hhgainst Oregon & California Railway 'Co. for forfeiture of 2,S00,0o0 acres of Hand grants in Western Oregon by a sVote of 245 to s.
 E The Mccall campaign publicity bill swas unanimously reported to the Fhouse for passage by the committee 'on the election of president, vice |president and representative in con- sgress. Though introduced by Repub- Slican, the report had the undivided Support of the minority members of 2the committee and of the National Publicity association.
 Senator Piles introduced an amend Ement to naval appropriation bill au- athorizing increase from two to four Sbattleships.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
POO More convicts Will Be Needed.

POO More Convicts Will Be Needed.
 Superintendent J. A. Pitcock of the penitentiary, who has just returned from a trip to the state farm, where he inspected the work that is being done by the convicts on the leyee and the cotton crop, stated that he would | ask the Penitentiary Board to send about 200 more convicts to the farm, | if possible, to help hoe the cotton. which has already been planted, and which is now being narrowed There | are already 230 convicts at the farm but Superintendent Pitcock states that | it will be necessary to almost double
 the force when it comes time to hoe | the cotton. 1t is thought that the cotton will be ready to be hood about next week.
 The extra eonvicts for the farm will | be taken from the convict contractors,
 who are obliged, under the terms of | their contracts, to give up convicts | when so ordered by the board. A few | months ago the board took about 50
 convicts away from one of the contrac-
 tors and sent them to the farm to as-
 sist in the work of picking the last | crop of cotton.
 | About 400 more acres at the state
 farm will be put out in cotton this year than last. Superintendent Pit
 cock estimates that between 2,800 and 1 5000 acres will be planted in cotton. A portion of the new cotton land was
 formerly planted in corn. There will
 be but about 100 acres planted in | corn this season.
 l MT. Pitcock reports that favorable
 progress is being made by the con-
 victs in the work of building up the
 levee at the farm. The old levee is
 being built about three or four feet
 higher When completed it will stand
 about 12 feet higher than the top of
 the natural bank, or about 22 feet
 above the level of the river when the
 latter is at it's ordinary stage. Forty
 convicts are employed in building up
 the levee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
To Dine With Roosevelt.

Governor Pindall has received an invitation from President Theodore Roosevelt to be entertained at dinner on the evening of May 12, the day on which the national drainage confer ence will be held at Washington. Gov ernor Pindall has accepted the invi- tation and will be one of the guests at dinner at the White House on that evening. The governors of all the states of the Union have been ured to be in Washington on May 12 to attend the dranage conference and for several days following to attend the national conference for the conserva- tion of natural resources.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

8 John McCarty of Fort Worth, Tex, Awas shot and killed at Claremore,
 Ckla., and William Howell is held. MThe shooting took place at the OK ##for6 hotel. McCarty was shot through &the heart.
 # After losing the sight of one eye 8when hot bolt flew into it, Arthur &BIeckwith, an iron worker of Sheboy- &g1l, Wis, resumed work, wearing #green goggles. An Italian whom he 8 had displaced hit him for revenge, x sn ashing the glasses into his good 2 eye and making him blind $ bill prohibiting the use of In q dian figures as cigar or tobacco signs $ has been introduced in the Oklahoma & legislature by Senator Landrum, a \ Cherokee. As the large Indian vote Is the balance of power, the bill Is re- \ garded as certain to pass. Railway officials are stirred over the operations of an employe of the 1nterestate commerce commission who Hobbies openly for legislation favor able to labor interests and inimical to the roads.
 Seven persons attempted suicide in various parts of Chicago within an hour, and three succeeded The other four did little injury to themselves. The depressing effects of dark morn ing and inability to get work prompt ed most of the attempts. A serious native rebellion has bro ken out in Northern India. The Mo- hamand tribe, 10000 strong, is in the ! field Many Afghans are joining them. It is understood all available British troops will be mobilized on a war foot ing.
 Homer l.. Higgs, editor of the Green field (Tenn.) Times, has been indicted py the Weakley county jury on an ar- son charge. It is alleged that he gave | fannie Jordan, a domestic employed
 py him, $75 to burn his house, hoping
 to collect $1,400 insurance. The Chicago limited express on the
 Erie was ditched at Canisteo, N. Y., while going 60 miles an hour. Every
 car except the rear Pullman left the
 rails, but the coaches remained right
 Side up. Twenty persons were thrown
 rom their berths and some were bad
 iy bruised
 The Manhattan club, the most exclu-
 sive social organization at Jersey City,
 whose membership includes many New
 fork and Philadelphia millionaires,
 was raided for alleged gambling. A
 foulet wheel and other gambling para
 pnernalia were found and conf1scated.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Indian Killed By Train.

When the Fort Smith and Western arrived at Fort Smith Friday night a man's hat and part of coat were found on the pilot of the engine A car and returned at 1 o'clock Satur- day morning with the badly mutilated body of an Indian, found near Braden, Okla., 12 miles west. There was noth- ing on the body to identify it. It has been partially identified as that of Cephas Scott of Stigler, Okla, who has been away
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Policeman Kills Neuro.

At 3 o'clock Sunday morning the police on the Arkansas side of Tex arkana raided a negro crap game in a vacant house on an alley at the rear of Laurel and Sixth streets and made several arrests. Powell Trimbles, one of the players, resisted the officers and in the scuffle which ensued he was killed by shot from the pistol of Policeman Kuhn. It is said the off. cer was trying to subdue the negro by beating him with the pistol when it was accidentally discharged, with the fatal results noted
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Lively Farmer At e7 Years.

James Sturgeon of Camp was in Mammoth Spring Saturday and bought implements for his farm He is 97 years of age and as active as many men who are his juniors by score of years. It is his pleasure to relate in cidents of the early days, both in Ar kansas and in Kentucky
 MT. Sturgeon is so energetic that he would not remain long in town but was desirous of getting back to his farm, claiming that it needed his personal attention. Sturgeon has 8 daughter who has reached the age oi S2 years
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Federal Liuuor Cases.

w. J. Rogers in the United States District Court Thursday entered plea of guilty to having sold liquor at re- tail without having paid the special tax.
 The case of Jasper Starr, accused of the same offense, was called. Starr failed to answer, and the government took forfeiture on his bond
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Officers School Allowed.

Several days ago Adjt Gen. Paul Little requested the War Department to allow an officers school of Arkan- sas National Guard officers to be held at Fort Logan H. Roots this spring or summer for the purpose of allowing Major Thompson, in command of the post, to instrNct the officers. Thurs day morning Major E. B. Jett receiv- ed letter granting the request, and the school is now assured. The date for the holding of the school will be set later.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Robber Runs Dogs Tongue Out.

After following the trail of robber for 72 hours, bloodhound which was taken to Austin immediately after the attempted safe-blowing at the store oi T. J. Young, fell, utterly exhausted and all efforts to get the dog to con. tinue further trailing were unsuccess- full.
 The owner of the dog declares that he has handled bloodhounds since the Civil var and that this is the longest and hardest chase he has ever engaged
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Negress Acquitted.

Annie Clements, the negress who was accused of receiving stolen prop erty, was Thursday acquitted by the jury that tried her There was no dispute as to the fact that the goods alleged to have been received by her were stolen, but the defense was she died not know the goods had been stolen.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Conductor Fatally Crushed.

L. c. Hogue, conductor on the Midland Valley, fell under the train while switching at Nancy Junction crushed from the knees to the feet. He was taken to the hospital at Fort Smith, dying half an hour after his ar rival. The body was taken to his home at Excelsior.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Creamery For Des Arc

Messrs. Watson & Aven of Little Rock, well-known creamery operators, are installing creamery at Des Arc. It is expected that the creamery will be in operation within 30 days Mir Aven is personally experimenting the work of installing Che plant and ma chinery.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Jackson Held Without Bond.

Preliminary hearing of D. E. Jack son, who, it is alleged, shot and killed Dick Richardson at Hardy, was con- cluded Monday, after a four-days' ses- sion before Justice Dovie. The court held Jackson to await the action of the Grand Jury without bond.
 Attorney King, for the defense, i'm mediately instituted habeas corpus proceedings. before J. w. Meeks, Cir cult Court judge.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
May Select Faculty.

At the next meeting of the State Normal School Board, which will be held in Little Rock May 21, the mat ter of selecting the faculty for the new State Normal at Conway and equipping the new school will probably be taken up. If the matter is taken up it is probable that only part of the faculty will be selected at that meeting, as the task of selecting teach CTS is one which demands time and care.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Sentenced to Atlansa.

John Kerse, the negro who WIS found guilty by jury in the federal court on last Saturday of having robbed the postoffiee at Pettus, was Monday sentenced by Judge Trieber to serve a year and day in the fed eral prison at Atlanta, Ga.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
NEWS OF ARKANSAS
-''.V@P
Expelled From Helena During War.

Expelled From Helena During War.
 After an absence of more than 40 years, Mrs. Emma Morris has returned to Helena, which she was forced to leave in her girlhood days because she dared to wear the colors of the flag she loved upon her hat, after the fall and capture of Helena by the Federals in the Civil war.
 It was Mrs. Morris, then Miss Elm ma Rightor, who presented to the gal lant Capt. J. c. Barlow silk flag, worked by the ladies of Helena, when he mustered his battery of guns and marched away to the front She was loyal to the flag which her hands pre- sented, and it was this unwavering devotion, coupled with brilliant dar- ing, that brought on the command which drove her from the city.
 Mrs. Morris was presiding at the or gan for the Baptist church on a Sun day following the fall of the city, and she showed her spirit by donning a hat bearing the colors of the Confeder- oSy. h ilouleidHI lIolu tue SleIdi troops was in attendance at church and after the services he notified the daring young woman that she might consider herself under arrest and re- quested that she report at headquar- ters Monday morning, Gen. Beauford, who was commanding, upheld his jun for officer, and Mrs. Morris was com pelled to leave the city
 She went from Arkansas to Ken lucky, where she met the young man whom she afterwards married-Ben- jamin Morris-and in Kentucky she has lived ever since the day that she donned the hat trimmed in the stars and bars of the Confederacy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Union Holds Much Cotton

o. E. Collum, county secretary of the Crawford County Farmers Union, says there are moro than 1,5OO bales of cotton in the warehouses at Van Bu- ren, Mulberry and Alma
 The cotton acreage will be greatly reduced this year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Girl Graduates Banqueted.

The High School Alumni gave a banquet to the graduating class of 1908 at Basin Park hotel, Eureka Springs, Tuesday night. One hundred and twenty-five guests were present Not boy graduated this year and 10 girls, composing the class, participat- ed in commencement exercises at the opera house Monday night
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Corning Revival Ends.

Revival services that have been held at the Baptist church st Corning for two weeks, conducted by Rev. H. l.. Winburn of Philadelphia, closed Monday night. There were many con versions.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Electfic Iiahts AnIow

The electric light plant at Danville owned by A. Pace, is now in opera tion and gives perfect satisfaction The machinery is operated by a 20 horse power engine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Jailed at Evening Shade.

B. E. Jackson of Hardy, who shot and killed Dick Richardson at that place, was taken to Evening Shade and lodged in jail. He is held for the Grand Jury on charge of murder in the first degree.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Orders Better Food Inspection.

At meeting of the Board of Health of the city Thursday afternoon, movement was inaugurated to im- prove the sanitary condition of the city. A resolution was pssed in which the board insists that every home in the city that is within 300 feet of sewer must connect with the sewer at once. There is already an ordinance requiring this, but 1t is not being strictly enforced, and it was the sense of the board that it should be. The resolution also called for a daily in- spection of the meat shop, restaurants and places where foodstuffs are kept. This will be radical change if it is enforced, as the inspection is not made regularly now. The resolution also calls for a special officerr to inspect the dairies from which milk for the city is furnished, as to sanitary condi- tion, also the health of the cows and of the people who do the milking and have charge of tke milk until it is de. livered. This, it is said, will necessi- tate sending an officer to Carlisle and other places out of town where dai- ries that furnish milk for this city are located.
 The board ordered several pools of stagnant water in the city filled with in 30 days. ]
 The action of the board came as the first action on the message of Mayor Hollis to the council in which he rec commended just such action as was taken by the board
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
To Protect Visitors.

The Visitors Protective League of Hot Springs will shortly establish headquarters in that city, where visi- tors will be welcome and will be fur nished with all the information that a new arrival in the city may desire The association was organized for the primary purpose of prote cting visitors from the wiles of hotel and doctor drummerS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Preached Anniversary Sermon.

Rev. A. c. Cloys delivered a sermon at Central Avenue Methodist church at Batesville Sunday, in commemora- tion of the eighty-ninth anniversary of the establishment of Odd Fellow ship.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Bouuht Cannjnu Plant.

F. w. Brown of Cave City has pur- chased the necessary machinery for establishing canning factory at that place. The plant will be ready for operation in June.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Injured Miner Dies.

Frank Blonski, the miner who was so severely burned in a mine explo- sion died at the Belle Point hospital at Fort Smith
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Slaves Lost.

During the recent overflow in Lit tie Buffalo, in Newton county, the American Land, Timber and Slave Company lost $1,500 worth of slaves that were being floated down from Murray to Jasper
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Sold Whiskex. Fined Sz5

Tobe Langford was brought before Mayor Arnold at Prescott Monday, charged with selling whiskey, and pleaded guilty, without going to trial He was fined $76
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Park Hotel Closes.

The Park hotel at Hot Springs closed it's doors for tae season. Next year this hotel will reopen as a per manent resort.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Pin Scratch Is Fatal.

F. Galloway, lessee of the Chau- tauqua hotel at Eureka Springs, died Thursday from blood Poisoning, which resulted from slight scratch on the cheek. He was in perfect health un- til a few days ago, and up to Wednes- day night it appeared there would be no serious results from the abra- sion
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Names New Agent.

The American Bridge Company Thursday notified the secretary of state that it had appointed a new agent in Arkansas. The new agent is J. w. Blaekwood of Little Rock, where the company's offices will be located in the future.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Increases Stock.

The Buena Vista Veneer Company of Des Arc has notified the secretary of state that it had increased it's amount of capital stock from $10r 900 to $75,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

Rev. w. R. McHwen of Ozark is holding a very successful revival meet ing at the Baptist church at Coal Hill
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
State Capital Notes

Governor Makes Last Appointment.
 Governor PindalI has completed the list of appointments to the St. Fran cis Levee Board when he reappointed Walter Higinbothem as representative from Craighead county and appointed J. R. Wigginton to succeed J. E. Clan ton as director from Poinsett county. In all, the governor has appointed nine directors in the past two weeks. He is supposed to appoint eight a year, but he had nine vacancies to fill this spring, owing to the resignation of John Lovewell, who was a director from Mississippi county.
 The entire nine appointments are as follows: J. R. Bush of Phillips county. A. H. Hammett of Cross county, Tom A. Buford of St. Francis county, Will Eberhart of Mississippi county, Hugh Tomlison of Mississippi county, Dr. J. NJ. McVee of Crittenden county, Walter Higginbotham of Craighead county, J. R. Wigginton of Poinsett county, H. F. Roleson of Lee county.
 Two directors were appointed from Mississippi county on account of MT. LovewelPs resignation.
 Six of the foregoing, Messrs. Bush, Hammett, Buford, Tomlison, Higgin- botham and Roleson, were reappoint- ed. The other three are new men.
 The six men reappointed were form. erly known as staunch Jeff Davis SUD- porters, but they revolted when Sen- ator Davis came back to Arkansas to take the stump in support of w. F. Kirby's candidacy for governor. They were not for Kirby and asked Davis to keep hands off. This Davis refused to do, however and the levee board men threw their strength to Donaghey, who was being backed by Governor Pin 1 dall and his friends, and it was gener- ally understood at the time that the former Davis men on the board would be reappointed if they carried eastern Arkansas for Donaghey, which they did, So it happens that six out of | nine directors were reappointed, and are now known as Pindall men,
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Killed Larae Rattlesnake.

D. B. Bolden, a negro mail carrier on Rural Route No. 1, out of Pine Bluff, killed large rattlesnake on the Sulphur Springs road Thursday afternoon while returning to that city from Sulphur Springs. The reptile had seven rattles and button, indi
 eating that it was eight years old
 Bolden was riding in mail cart and had passed over the snake before he saw it. He jumped out of his cart
 and, with his whip in hand, fought the snake from one side of the road to the otAer, finally whipping it to death
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Marked Tree Needs Money

Marked Trees new mayor, Dr. J. A Fergus, and her new Board of Alder men created two new ordinances, the first being privilege tax on forms ol business from tamale vendors to large stores, something never before done II the history of the town. More than $500 of revenue will be derived. The second ordinance is tax on dogs of $1 each, which, if every dog is paid for by it's owner, would net $5O( or $500.
 The town at present has little mon ey in the treasury.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-11-27
RICHARD A. BALLTNGER.
peddlers retailers wholesalers commission men, can
on the whole, be branded as bad bunco
Mr. Foraker is among those not prominently mentioned
for cabinet postons.-C Chicago News.

If in any way the Supreme Court of this state has
been approached by Judge Gordon any else, with
the view Of corruptng the any member thereof
then such woud-be corruptor should
Probe Gordons be brought before the bar Of justice
Bribery Charges of this state tried and convicted for
the offense The friends Of Judge
Root believe he is absolutely gutess Of any crime,
though he may have been indscreet No. not ndscreet
but betrayed by he thought his FRIEND but the
general public, since Judge Root has gned is not
willing to let the matter rest there. It is inclined to
believe there is something in the story than has
tom. There justice in making Root the scape goat
of the mudde and then dropping it, for that's just what
those who had gotten into trouble expected to
plsh If there any crooked work it should be exposed
If Judge Gordon spent the money Of his company other
than what he directed then he is amenabe to the
law and should be made to for his transgres-
sons If the officers Of the Great Northern Railway Com
pany sent money Judge Gordon corrupt the Supreme
Court Of this state then those officials should be indicted
and brought into court for their ansgressons
then he, too should be indicted and tried for his trans
gresons 1t is unfair to the general public to hush the
matter up by suppressng the facts. Too much of Just
such things have been going in the past and it is
time they come to abrupt end Let the investigation
committee continue its work despite the resignation of
Judge Root and completely clear up the now becouded
skies.