The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-06-25
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| CITY authorities lor permitting gam
bling on Sunday in Fort Smith.
The criticism is aimed at the billiard
and pool rooms, in which it is claim
ed that the play, known as Kelley
pool is permitted. '"The past and
present attitude of our city goven-
ment," says the Grand Jury in It's
report, Gin regard to this matter
simply results in continuation OF
the same old thing. We have had
before us our chief of police and
police Judge, who inform us that ar
rests are made every Sunday and
that the parties appear usually by
proxy and enter plea of guilty. A
fine of S., the minimum, is invari-
ably assessed. Your Grand Jury be-
lieve that if the maximum fine of
$25 should be imposed it would put
stop to Sunday pool gambling.
Believing, as we do, that evil is ccn-
stantly growing under the city's pre-
sent method of procedure, we have
unanimously requested Police Judge
Frank Freer ts ass|as in the future
a fine Of from $40 to $2j. VIII he
| do it? We believe that he will, and
we will close this subject by saying
that it is up to him.
Moyor J. A. Fergus of Mark Tree
| has addressed communication to
the Frisco officials demanding that
they clean and drain and fill in the
cess pools on their right of way near
that town by September 1. Mayor
Fergus states that unless cess pools
are abated suit will be brought
against the railroad company for
maintaining a public nuisance.
Lee Jennings, charged with steal
ing a pocketbook containing $50
from Alfred Widener at Amity, was
held to await the action of the Clark
County Grand Jury. 1t is alleged
that Jennings took Widener's pock-
etbook from the latter's hip pocket
while he was watching the progress
of game of checkers.
The school directors of Hot
Springs organized an association at
Hot Springs Monday, Twenty di-
rectors attended the meeting. Rab-
bi A. B. Rhine was elected president
Of the association and DR.. Pittman,
secretary. There are 100 directors
in the county.
At meeting of Company G, Sec
ond Regiment, Arkansas National
Guard, at Dardanelle, Tuesday, Wal
ter G. Brasher was elected captain
to succeed W. L. Fowlkes, recently
resigned. The company is holding
nightly practice drills for the benefit
of recruits.
I. Clayton, conductor on the Mis-
souri, and North Arkansas road, was
| injured, when, while assisting IN
putting a car on the track, his right
foot was caught under wheel and
was so badly mangled that amputa-
| ton near the ankle was necessary.
E. R. Gather of Wichs, with 9TH
ers, is engaged in promoting the con-
struction of railroad from Paris
to Hot Springs. 1t is proposed that
the road shall cross the Kansas City
Southern between Wicks and Hatton
Gay, near Bogg Springs.
Burke & Co. have completed their
| ice plant at Wynne and are now
| operating it to its fullest capacity.
The firm. in addition to supplying
the local trade, is shipping ice to all
| the small towns within a radius of
rs miles of Wynne.
Jay Burns of Nevada county,
whose home was nearly destroyed
by the recent storm, has been pre-
sented with a urse of 500 by the
Knights of Pythias lodge of Pres
colt, of which he was a member.
P. D. Whatley of Ell Dorado has
purchased T. H. Purcell's lease of
the Commercial hotel at Gurdon and
he assumed the management of the
hotel Monday.
Mount Pisgah Lodge I. 0. 0. F.,
will celebrate the Fourth of July
at Harrison. An elaborate program
has been arranged for the occasion.
The Improvement Club of Ash
down held its annual meeting re-