Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-12-31

pSu the bout.
Christmas was celebrated in the
White House just about as it was in
the average American household.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., came from
the New England carpet works, where
he is Employed Kermit from Har-
ward, Archie from Groton and Quentin
from the Episcopal High school over
in Virginia.
Though Pittsburg keenly feels the
disgrace due to the exposure of graft.
there was grin all over the city
| Christmas morning over the interview
given by Mayor George E. Guthrie,
slld-stocking executive and i'm
maculate church pillar. For the first
time in his official life he was startl-
ed into real profanity.
President Fallieres of France was
attacked IN a restaurant Christmas
moring by young man interested in
politics, and, in the struggle with his
assailant, was slightly injured by be-
ing bruised.
Thomas H. CIoar, another night
rider, testifies at Union City, Tenn,
that he refused to go with riders the
night they killed Ranken.
States evidence against T. jenkins
Hams, accused in connection with the
kingg of William E. Annis on Long
Island, is almost in and the de-
Tense hopes to conclude next week
Admitting that he was intoxicated
the day he killed his father, Beach
Hargis told how that last desperate
struggle took place in Judge Hargis
store. He told all this right after the
state suddenly announced it's case
closed, the prosecution finishing with
| the testimony of a witness who
swore he heard young Hargis that
same day, threaten ito get even with
the old man" before he left town.
The $4,000 note found by Patrick
Sullivan of East St. Louis, in a
tomato can, is worthless according to
Pinkerton detective who examined
the note The Pinkerton reported to
| the St. Louis subtreasury officials that
the piece of paper is a United States
certificate of deposit issue under the
act of Feb %, 1862. These certificates
were for the use only between the
subtreasures and the clearing
house banks.
After a pursuit over two contin
nents by detectives, Charles E. Brand
er, former assistant cashier in the
main Chicago office of the America.
Express company, has been arrested
on a charge of stealing thousands of
dollars of the companys money.
| If he can arrange a satisfactory
| itinerary, President-elect Taft said
that he would visit New Orleans on
his way back from Panama Cities all
over the south are inviting Taft to in
clude them in his trip.
! Beach Hargis, on trial for his life,
charged with the murder of his father,
has enlisted not only the sympathy of
his mother, but of almost the entire
feminine portion of the city of Irvine,
| Ky. The courtroom is being crowded
| daily now with the prominent women
of the city who in their effort to show
their sympathy with the young patri-
| eide take their seats back of his chair.
| U. S. Commissioner Shields sent to
the United States supreme court the
appeal of the American Tobacco COM
pany affiliated organizations from the
recent adverse decision of the appel
| late division.
Eastern bankers are somewhat
alarmed over the publication in
French financial paper of a letter from
| Senator Teller of Colorado, suggesting
| that the Aldrich Currency commission
was considering the issue of notes
secured by silver.
The depredations of marauders in
| the dissertation of st. Dominics
| church in San Francisco have aroused
| the priests and laity of the Catholic
| church to feverish excitement, and
forced the police department into a
determined search.
The Arkansas Midland railroad de-
pot and several cars, of which load
ed with cotton at Barton, Ark, were
burned down.
Pat O'Malley, who made a bet of
| 81 600 with jim O'Leary that he could
reach his old home in Ireland from
Chicago in a week, mas won his
! wager O'Malley arrived at Ballya-
gran County Limerick, the end of
his journey, at 1870 o'clock Tuesday
morning, London time. The time limit
was 2;30 o'clock, so he had an hour
to spare.
Spanish exiles in Southwestern
France are cooperating with the
revolutionary leaders in Spain and
Portugal in scheme to consolidate
the entire Southwestern European
peninsula into single republic.
A tight lid Sunday Was placed ever
Texas, including San Antonio and
other towns of the state which have
heretofore been running wide open on
Sundays. 1t was the first time San