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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
More Hogs, Less Cotton.

Farmers in the vicinity of Conway have realized that the cotton crop is not paying as it should Nearly all of them are disgusted with the crop and the price which they receive. More hogs and less cotton seems to be their motto for the ensuing year.
 The local papers are full of news almost every week concerning what would be best to raise the next year. The farmers have found that they can raise soy beans in Pope county; can raise two potato crops each year; they can raise sweet potatoes which will weigh 10 pounds each; they found that their soil can produce enough corn to run from one season to the other; they have found that hogs will thrive there as we'll as in Texas.
 Some of the farmers have com menced the poultry business, others are interested in creamery, which they want located in Russellville Cotton crops are thing of the past in Pope.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
R. B. Casey Is Missing.

R. B. Casey, night shipping clerk for the Pacific Express Company, mysteriously disappeared from his rooming house at Sixth and Spring streets last Sunday. His wife has been almost distracted from grief, be- cause she is afraid he has met with foul play. He returned from work at o'clock Sunday morning, but left soon after, telling his wife that he had an engagement at 7:30 with the manager of the express company. Later in the day he called her up over the phone and told her that he would not be at home all day, as he had to work. When asked as to when she might expect him, he replied that she need not look for him until she saw him. He had not returned up to late hour Tuesday night.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
State Capital Notes
Three-Cent Rate Prohibited.

Announcing that the railroads pres ent passenger rate of three cents per mile is unjust, the Railroad Commig- sion, after it's monthly conference Wednesday issued the order that after November 16, the three-cent passen- ger rate is prohibited and that if the railroads continue to enforce this rate the commission will then bring action for damages against the roads similar to those it has threatened to bring, in the case of violations of it's order against the enforcement of the in- creased freight traffic.
 The confernece with the railroad passenger traffic officials lasted only 15 minutes. The commission wanted to know first, if the passenger officials had taken into consideration the fact that the freight rates were to be ra1s- ed when they complied that three cent passenger tariff The railroad passenger officials answered that they had not considered the freight |ques- tion at all that their advances had been made without any reference WudteNeI JO luG llelSHl IdLS dd' ohSS'
 The commissioners then dismissed the conference, and after luncheon de liberated on the matter for an hour They then ordered the prohibitive or der issued, arguing that if the freight rates were found confiscatory and, alone, would bring the railroads an increased and exorbitant revenue, it was highly unnecessary for the rail- roads to charge the new three-cent passenger rate.
 Accordingly, if the roads shall con tinue after November Is to charge three cents per mile, the commission will start penal proceedings in the courts and will sue the railroads for damages just as it has pormised to do in the matter of freight rates.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
ChjtWood Gets Sn Appeal.

Judge Jacob Triebe- in the United States District Court Wednesday sen fenced Rellis D. Chitwood of Hot Springs to serve four years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga Col. Murphy, counsel for Chitwood, was granted an appeal to the Court of Appeals and Chitwood gave a S4,000 supersedeas bond and was released from the custody of the United States marshal
 Chitwood was convicted last Monday by a jury in Judge Trieber's court of having sworn fasely in regard to a confession. The government claimed that Chitwood signed the confession Of his own voltion. The defendant did not deny his signature, but denied that he ever made a confession of rifling the mails at Hot Springs, as the alleged confession stated.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Sanders Gets 21-Years Sentence.

For the killing of Zadie Patterson in Perry county in May, 1907, Alfred Sanders must serve 21 years in the Arkansas state penitentiary, unless by legal process or by executive clemency the sentence should be re- moved. The jury that heard the testi- mony rendered a verdict of murder in the second degree Tuesday night at 10:30 o'clock This is the heaviest sentence inflicted on a white man by a Pulaski county jury in several years.
 The killing of Patterson by Sanders was not in dispute. It was admitted by the defendant that he shot and kill ed Patterson with a shotgun, but he claimed self-defense. The theory of the state was that Sanders shot Pat terson wilfully, and it was even argued to the jury that first degree murder sentence would be the verdict.
 Sanders is farmer of Perry county, and some years ago served year in the penitentiary. He married sister of the man killed and she separated from him. He testified that he went to her home and asked her to return to him, and that she consented He claimed that Zadie Patterson then at tackled him with rocks and that he killed him to save his own life.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
w.uId Have Only One Election.

A bill seeking to consolidate the state and presidential elections ill Ar kansas will be introduced in the Sen ate at the coming session of the leg islature by Senator-elect John Keel of the Twenty-ninth senatorial district.
 Concerning his bill, MT. Keel Satur- day said:
 "I believe that the state and presi- dential elections in Arkansas should be consolidated and held on the same day, by all means. The cost of hold ing two elections is great, and l can see no objection to eliminating great deal of this expense. Such bill has been introduced before, but was de- feated. It is said that it was feared at that time that federal authorities would interfere with the election, and that Democratic voters might be coerced into voting for the Republican ticket. I do not believe that there IS any such fear in existence now, how ever, and see no reason why my bill should be opposed"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Farmers, Union Offers Reward.

A The Randolph County Farmers Union, in session at Pocahontas Sat urday, passed the following resolu- tions with regard to alleged night rider threats in that county:
 Resolved by the Randolph County Farmers Union in special session, That it will pay $25 for the arrest and conviction of any of it's members who are guilty of night riding or of post ing notices threatening to burn or de- stroy property or to do personal vlo- lence to any person in this county"
 This action of the union was prompted by the excitement caused there by threatening letter found ln the yard of County Judge s. M. White, which threatened not only personal violence to some of the prominent citizens there, but also threatened to destroy the town unless certain re- form orders contained in the letter were obeyed. The letter is looked upon by majority of the people as a joke.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Stays Friend Who Stabbed Him.

Claud Layton, a carpenter, is dead and Tom McElwee, bartender, is sui fering from serious stab wounds and must answer to the law for Laytons death as a result of a quarrel at Me Gehee between friends.
 McElwee's story is that they were going home together and that Layton suddenly stabbed him after few harsh words had passed between them He then pulled out his pistol and shot Layton, killing him.
 Layton was married and had one child
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Neqo Made to Leave.

The report that gained wide circu- lation to the effect that a negro had been lynched at Hope Saturday night is groundless and doubtless had it's ori- gin from whipping administered to negro Ev white men that night. The fellow had been molesting white wom- en and a band of men took him to the corporation limits, logged him and, after firing a few revolver shots to frighten him, told him to leave the town never to return. He has evident ly taken heed of the warning, for he has not since been seen there.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Cut in Seventeen Places.

Ocean Ralston, ex-constable of Ho- gan Township, and Ben Holmes, miner, got into a dispute at Ozark Sunday over the strike at Denning, which ended in a serious affray in which each cut the other with their pocketknives. Ben Holmes was cut IF times and his recovery is doubtful. Ralston was not seriously stabbed, though he received several severe cuts on his bead.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Historic House Goes Into River.

The residence at one time occupied by John Seldon Roane, governor of Arkansas before the war, tumbled into the swift current of the Arkansas Tuesday morning and was swept off down the stream.
 The old house, which in recent years was known as the Boyd place, stood on point of land opposite Pine Bluff, about two miles distant.
 Sunday morning the land supporting the foundation caved in. The historic old house, creaking and crashing, gave a convulsive shudder and a moment later toppled mass of wreckage into the river
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
NEWS OF -
 ARKANSAS
Layne Released After the Inquest.

Layne Reeaced After the Inquest.
 George Layne of Argenta was Sat urday afternoon cleared of charges in connection with the death of Alex Snyder, who died at Lonoke Friday night as the result of knife wounds inflicted by Layne Sunday, Nov. 1.
 we the jury find the deceased came to his death as the result of wounds inflicted by knife in the hands of George Layne and that the killing was justifiable," was the yer dict of the coroner's jury after an in quest had been held by Coroner F. A. Corn Immediately after the inquest a preliminary examination was held before Magistrate w. E. Dempsey, at Lonoke, and Layne was formally freed of the charges.
 Laynes exoneration was due chief 1y to the testimony of Joe White, who accompanied Snyder and Layne on the hunting expedition from Argenta to Lonoke, and to the testimony of Layne himself.
 The testimony of both was that Shy der was the aggressor and that Layne would have been seriously injured or killed if he had not defended himself.
 rSnydew, they said, who had been drinking, said he could ''cut the - heart out of Layne" because the lat ter, he said, had gotten him to go on the trip under false pretense. Shy der then rushed toward Layne, who ran around wagon several times and then took refuge behind tree. There he was attacked by Snyder, whom he stabbed, infiicting two wounds with his knife. The jury found no wounds in Snyder's back. It was reported that he had been stabbed from behind.
 Pate Travis, the fisherman who took Snyder to Lonoke after the stabblng, testified that Snyder had been drink ing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
chas. F. Evers Held to Jury.

Charles F. Evers was Tuesday given a preliminary hearing before Justice Goodwin at Warren on charge of act ing an officer of law without authority and was held to the Grand Jury under bond of $750. Evers, it is alleged. went to Warren for the purpose of breaking up blind tigers Testimony was brought out to the effect that Evers associated with negroes and drank beer and whiskey with them in order to gain their confidence and cause arrests.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Hotel and Court House Safe.

The Hotel Jefferson and the Jeffer- son courty court house at Pine Bluff have been saved, and the hotel is per fectly safe, County Judge Gould had the rear wall of the court house inspected Thursday, and it was pro- nounced unsafe, in view of the fact that it is slightly cracked and it's foundation sank slightly during the recent caving. A notice to that effect was posted by County Judge Gould Thursday, who states that the wall has been pronounced dangerous by the architect.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Civil Service Examinations.

Commission announces the following examinations for applicants for gov ernment positions: Junior chemist, geological survey, December and B; at Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Little Rock and Texarkana; junior engineer, geological survey, December and g.; cabinet maker, Bureau of Standards, December 2, and laboratory aid, Blu reau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, December 2.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Railroad to Murfreesboro.

Over 200 men and teams, with tools, are now at work between Murfreesboro new railroad About 60 teams are used in the work of throwing the dump. The work will be followed up by the laying of steel and the road will be completed and trains run into one of the oldest towns in Arkansas within three months. Already the town is enjoying building boom and it is expected will take on a new impetus when trains run into Mur- freeSbOro.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Office Is Discontinued.

For the winter, at least, the office of city meat inspector has been dis continued This has been done by order of the Board of Health, at the request of Mayor Duley, who thought the city could be saving the salary of that official. When the city is in need of an inspector again next year, dur ing the warm months, it is thought Dr. Rice will again be appointed, as pr. 0. K. Judd, city physician, says Dr. Rice performed his duties to the entire satisfaction of the board.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
White Men Brought From Farm.

The seven white male convicts kept at the State farm for the past several in accordance with an order unani- mously passed by the board of peni- tentiary commissioners at the last meeting The lack of facilities for sat isfactorily caring for both white and black convicts was the chief reason for taking the prisoners away from the farm. Some of them are also re- ported in very poor health.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
New Indictment Needed.

Kate McCleery, postmistress at Pen rose, who was indicted on a charge Of having embedded $17710 of postal funds, was tried by jury in Judge Trieber's court Thursday and dis charged on the ground that the indict- ment was faulty. She was held to await the action of the next Federal Grand Jury. The new information accuses her of embedding stamps.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Wounded Man Has a Chance.

w. A. Snyder, who was seriously wounded with a knife, in the hands of George Layne, of Argenta, about with Joseph White, of Argenta, were enroute to the south end of Lonoke county for a few days hunting trip, is still lingering between life and death, with conditions slightly in his favor. Although his serious condi- tion indicated strongly that he would not recover, he has borne his suffer- ings so far and hopes of his recovery are now entertained.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Officers Seized Slaves.

The officials of the Arkansas Ma tional Forest have seized 12,000 slaves that had been cut from the J. D. Henderson homestead near Wom- ble and were being shipped to the J. H. Hamlen & Son company at Little Rock They will be sold to the high est bidder December 10. Supervisor s. J. Record says he does not know just what may be done in this case of trespass aside from the seizure of the timber alleged to have been wrong fully cut.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13

Governor Pindall was Thursday noti- fled by President w. K. Kavanaugh of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association that he had been appoint ed a member of the board for the con servation of the resources of the ter ritory represented by the association. There are six other governors who are members of the board.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Road and Merchants Agree.

During the past week the railroad people and the merchants at Lonoke have gotton together and an agreement made whereby the merchants are al How'd to weigh their cotton upon the <railroad platform, which the railroad Mad prohibited them doing since the Town ordered the platform torn away ome months ago This arrangement
 great help to the merchants, as
 saves the handling of the cotton
 pm the ground to the platform af-
 i it is weighed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Cotton in Freight Cars Burns.

A furniture car loaded with 51 bales of cotton burned at Holly Grove Mon day morning, but before the fire gained too much headway 12 bales were saved by volunteer firemen from the town. Just how the fire started is not known. The depot agent there smelled smoke early in the night, but failed to locate the fire until tn blaze broke through the car A car billed out of Holly Grove burned on the tracks at Helena last Sunday morning.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
H. A. Young Injured.

H. A. Young, one Of the most pro- minent citizens of Marion county, fell off the Crooked Creek bluff while at tempting to climb stairway leading up the bluff and in consequence is in critical condition. No one was with him when the accident occurred and he is not able to give the partic- ulars. His daughter Clara was milk ing and heard his groans and went to his rescue Help then came and got him into the house, but the doc tors have not been able yet to locate his injuries so as to tell how exten- sive they are.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Has Been Voting es Years.

Wednesday was the ninetysecond an- niversary of Col. w. H. Halliburton of Dewitt, and the family kept open house" from 2 to 6 in the afternoon. Col Halliburton is very strong and active for one of his age. He voted for Bryan Tuesday. He has been vot- ing for president for the last 68 years, casting his first vote for Martin Van Buren, He has just written a his tory of Arkansas county, which dates from 1848-1875, and the first copies have just come from the press.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Pay Twice for Thefts.

Archie Hill former postmaster at Blackville, Conway county, pleaded guilty Thursday to Judge Trieber Of having embedded $144,30 and $10.46 of postal funds. The judge imposed a fine commensurate with the embezzle- ments and added a jail sentence of six months On the payment of the fine the jail sentence is to be sus- pended. After Hill took the money he paid it back to the government. The sentence of the court results in Hills having to pay twice for his shortcom- ings.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Rob Washinaton Postoffice.

The postoffice at Washington, 10 miles from Hope, was broken into and robbed Monday night of $50 gov ernment funds and about $35 which belonged to a church at Washington The commission of the postmistress was also stolen. There is no clue to the identity of the robbers.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Cases Against Liquor Sellers.

Circuit Judge Hutton, who is hold ing court in Helena, is finding his-time rather well taken up in the work of deciding cases brought by the city. There are a number of cases against alleged offenders against the liquor laws there, which have been piling up since the last session of court, and all of these must be disposed of this term. The city has great hopes of winning out in large majority of the cases and interest is running high in the results
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Liauor Sellers Sentenced.

Will Arnold. on plea of guilty to selling liquor without paying the spec ial tax, was sentenced by Judge Trie- Der to pay fine of S100 and serve 50 days in the Pulaski County jail. Har ry Carter, for a similar offense was fined S100 and sentenced to three months in jail. Sentence in Carter's case was suspended
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Negro Killed Near MorriIton.

Charles Kiff, negro, was killed in an altercation two miles from Morrill, ton Saturday night. His throat was cut, the jugular vein being severed.
 Frank Walker was arrested, charged with doing the cutting, and taken to Morrilton, where he is held. It is al legged that the killing was the result of quarrel oyer craps game.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Caving Bank Checked.

The caving of the river bank State and Chestnut streets at Pine Bluff has ger has passed The river is falling rapidily and will continue to recede, as no rains have occurred recently in the upper Arkansas valley.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
Cotton Gin Burned.

A valuable cotton gin owned by Jno. s. Mcdonald was partially de- stroyed by fire at Altheimer Thurs day. The adjoining buildings were saved by bucket brigade. The gin was badly damaged by fire several weeks ago and had only recently been rebuilt and equipped
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
2o charqed With Rioting.

The trial of 26 men at Lake City Monday charged with rioting, was con- tinued until December All the men gave bond except Rev. J. w. Lewis, who, it is claimed is the ringleader. He was taken to Jonesboro and placed in jail. He refused to talk further than to say that the part he took in the visit to the home of Couch was for his personal good and was to pre- vent raid
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-18
MARCH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The people are taking a stronger
hand in their government than ever
before, and they are gaining rapidly
IN their powers of discrimination.
The people know that the best
friend of the nation is the man who
works for the moral uplift of the ma
ton;
That the best friend of business is
the man wro works for honest busi-
hess and against dishonest business.
That the best exponent of political
activity is the man who works for
honest politics and against dishonest
politics.
And whatever the agency of pro-
gress may be, whether the president
of the United States, the governor of
state, the member of congress, the
mayor of a city, the member of a
city council, or newspaper. the peo-
pie make their distinctions between
the champions of public rights and in
terests as against the champions Of
public rights and interests as against
the the champions of corporation rule
and oteher forms of dishonest private
Observation-Disclosures City Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-18

cial Paper" Since last September
the East oregonian has been the
county official paper of Umatilla
county and still the Tribune has worn
that misleading label for six months
without warrant. Labels don's count
for much unless there is really some
genuine merit back of them. There
are so many adulterations and decep-
tions in this age that it keeps people
guessing to know exactly what they
are getting for their money. Whether
buying a can of ground ginger or a
morning newspaper, it is well to
know that there are no authorizations
in the mixture. 1t Is the practice
of many deceptive manufacturers to
mix unpalatable cheap substances in
their food stuffs to fool the people.
1t is not difficult to guess what the
Tribune has mixed in its doctrines TO
make them appear to be republican.
1t looks like Geer. it sounds like Geer
and it certainly is Geer and nothing
else.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-18
new THEORY SUCCESSFUL
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L. T. Cooper Makes Many Converts During
Stay in That City.

"Mr. B. F. Campbell, OF 1924 West
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the past five years-sick and suffering
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distressed me. have been under the
treatment of many physicians, and
have taken all kinds of medicine, none
Of which afforded me relief. l was
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came to this city to introduce his
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!" I was skeptical, OF course, after
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