The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-20
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 yard at the residence of Fred Hill. at Siloam Springs, early Friday morining and ran down the tree, leaving the body of it about two feet iron, the ground and striking about four feet from the tree. A large hole was torn in the ground and rocks about as large as a mans head thrown upon the porch, some dist ance away. It then ran along the ground to the screen door of the house, followed it to the ceiling of the porch and out through the top of the porch to an electric light wire. Along the wire it went to the east side of the house, passing out through the roof, tearing a large hole. It also ran down to the floor and split the carpet, striking shoe that was in the room and cutting the heel off.
 o. W. Shelton, who lives eight miles south of Hope, recently cut a pine tree from which he made 16,- 900 two-foot boards which he sold for $4O. and still has a cut or two left which will make good lumber.
 Judge J. T. Johnston, county judge of Columbia county, has leas- el the prisoners of Columbia county to a contractor in Chicot county. The contractor will pay 25 per cent of the fine assessed, all costs in the cases and transportation of the pris- oners to Chicot county.
 The Civic Improvement Associa- tion of Eureka Springs, at its re- cent meeting, decided to aid Post master Rosewater in his efforts to abate the spitting nuisance. It IS said that the evil has become so great that many women in Eureka Springs avoid the post office and the side of the block on which 1t IS located. It is stated that more to- bacco cheWers visit the Eureka Springs post office in the course of day than any other post office in the state.
 The Sevier County Teachers As sociation will meet at Lockesburg March IA. The program is as fol- lows: "Work in Primary Grades,' Miss Dora Johnson; "How to Inter- est Pupils in United States His tory," Rev. NJ. D. Williams; Zee ography in Fourth and Fifth Grades" Miss Ellen Johnson; :; "How I Teach Spelling" Miss Lucy Allen; ''How to Secure Good Order," Miss Isah Lively; "Pri- mary Language" Mrs. B. c. Lam- bright.
 The number of prisoners in the federal jail at Fort Smith is grow ing less daily. There are only thir- tv-seven confined behind bars and a number of these will be released in a short time. Five of the prisoners are women. The cause of the small number is due to the fact that very few prisoners are sent to the local jail from Muskogee and the Indian Territory cases re now tried in the Oklhoma courts.
 Aroused by the sound of an ex- plosion in the building of the Bank of Rison, across the street from his residence. J. $. Watwood, a citizen Of Rison, secured gun and from his yard engaged in a duel with cracksmen at , :15 o'clock Saturday morning, foiling them in their at tempt to rob the bank and putting them to flight with his fusillade of bullets.
 An Anti-Saloon League was or ganized at Mansfield recently with a membership of 112. The following officers were elected: President. W. R. Alexander: first vice president, Joe Taylor; second vice president, Ira Brock; third vice president, A. NJ. Allen; fourth vice president, Joe Cherry; secretary, Thomas Shoot treasurer, W. B. Harper.
 An old residence belonging to Mrs. \. (. Mitchell, built fifty years ago at Harrisburg, was de- stroyed by fire recently. The build ing was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan, who lost all their house. hold goods.