The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
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| SOuht1 " uNSN ~ ACAioiis 'ANS ~N'NA
ed a meeting of Hampstead county
citizens to be held at Hope, Satur-
day, May 80, for the purpose of TAX
ing steps that will protect crops in
the couny that are being made under
four-wire fence from he ravages
of hogs. The recent decision of the
Supreme Court declaring the hog
law, as enforced in Hampstead coun-
ty, invalid, is responsible for the call
for the mass meeting. The trouble
dates back several years, when the
Legislature passed special act pro-
viding for an election in Hampstead
county on the question of four-wire
fence. At that election the law fail
ed to carry. Two years later another
election was ordered by the county
judge, and again the proposition was
defeated, but by much smaller ma
jority. At the last general election
the question was voted on again and
the proposition was adopted.
John and Posey Howard of Dan
vile were caught in the overflow Of
the Petit Jean while hunting squir-
rels in the bottoms, and were forced
to spend the night on floating log,
which carried them several miles
from their home. They were in the
bottoms when the heavy rain fell
and the food from the Petit Jeas
came on them so suddenly that they
were forced to take refuge on float
ing log to save themselves from
drowning. They rode the log astride
all night until nearly noon on the
following day when they were res
cued by Bob Gatlin, who went to
them in skiff. The young men suf-
fered from cramps, caused by their
exposure, and were hardly able to
walk when they reached the shore.
When rescued they still had their
guns and eight squirrels.
Contracts for the construction of
the following bridges in Logan coun-
ty were awarded by the commission
ers at Paris recentlf: At Feather
stone Ford, 81, 989; Short Mountain
creek, 1898; Cane creek, 5000; Petit
Jean, $2,597; moving bridge south
of Magazine, $1,400. The contract
for the last named was awarded to
the Illinois Steel Company, the 9TH
ers to the Monrova Bridge Company.
The church members of the vari-
GUS denomination of Yellville held
a meeting and discussed plans for
holding a union meeting and fixed
July II as its date. The purpose Of
the meeting as set forth by Rev. j.
Womack is chat of arousing a re-
ligious interest Of all denominations
in the town, and thus bringing all
classes of men to regard each other
more as brothers"
Arrangements have been mae at
Pocahontas for holding a Chautau-
qua for one week, beginning June s.
The attractions will be as follows:
Wallace Bruce Amsbary, assisted by
Mrs. Amsbary and Miss Booth; Els
worth Plumstead and Charles R.
Rock, Senator Bob Taylor, the Hun
garian orchestra, Henry Clark, the
Amphion male quareet and Maressa
Thompson.
The Farmers Union of Montgom-
cry is contemplating the erection of
a union warehouse at Womble. A
meeting will be held at Womble June
l for the purpose of completing ar
engagements for the construction of
the building. The citizens of Wom-
BILE are expected to donate site up
on which the warehouse is to be
erected.
Five of the children bitten by
mad dog at Clio, were taken to Sher-
idan, where a maidstone was applied
to all the wounds. The stone, it is
reported, adhered to the wounds OF
three of the children for short time,
but would not stick to the wounds of
two of the children, the injuries of
the latter consisting only Of bruises.
John Bennett, son Of the night
Waterman of the Arkansas Cotton
Oil Company at Fort Smith, fell
from barge into the Arkansa river
at that place Saturday evening and