Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-12-03

Following is list of the Grand
Jury summoned by the United
States District Court to serve at the
term to be held in Batesyille be-
ginning December Is: J. S. Hurst,
Maynard, Randolph county; Levi w.
Kell, Imboden, Lawrence; L. c.
Dehls, Kahoka, Stone; William Ell
lott, Quitman, Cleburne; F. NJ.
Daniel, Mammoth Spring, Fulton;
j. B. Duvall, Ravenden Springs,
Randolph; John Moore, Rayenden
Springs, Randolph; William King,
Curia, Independence; Frank P.
Helm, Batesville, Independence;
Samuel Gentry, Shiloh, Cleburne;
G. NJ. Thompson, Sandtown, In
dependence; J. R. Davis, Hamil,
Randolph; Alfred Thomas, Evening
Shade, Sharp; Thomas Copeland,
Byler, lizard; John Early, Pocahon-
tas, Randolph; William Jones, Mil
Ter, Cleburne; S. E. CogswelI, South
Fork, Fulton; W. B. Huddleston,
Batesville, Independence; G. G.
Presley, Mammoth Springs, Fulton
John Ainsley, Supply, Randolph;
James Shemwell, Pittman, Ran
dolph; W. E. Moore, Alec, Stone;
Winfrey Moser, Barren Fork, lizard.
An Iron Mountain locomotive,
which was attached Saturday by
officers on the Texas side to satisfy
a judgment against the company in
favor of j. G. lowers was released
late Sunday afternoon, an agree
ment having been reached by the
terms Of which Mr.. lowers was to
! get his money without further de-
lay. The engine was kept chained
to the tracks for "A hours in the
yards on the Texas side during
which time it was visited by a large
number of curious persons anxious
to see what an engine Sin captivity"
looked like. 1t was the first chain
ing up of a locomotive at Texarkana
under such circumstances in a long
time, but similar cases at rare inter
walls occurred in former years.
The Benton County School Di-
rectors' Association will hold it an
nual meeting at Bentonville Satur-
day, December y. The program
will be as follows: Address by
President W. I. Gam; "Value of
Organization and Cooperation Of
School Directors" T. G. Linsey, H.
W. Cripple and NJ. F. Lennard "The
Law Regarding the Graded Course
of Study" d. P. WooIwine and o.
W. Patterson; "Should We Work
for County superintendent E.
NJ. Bogy, F. NJ. Haswell and Carl
A. Stark; Benefit of Consolidated
School Districts" J. c. Hennon.
j. W. Jennings, a prisoner in
the Hot Springs jail, under a seven
year sentence for assault, assaulted
E. J. Williams, negro prisoner, on
Wednesday, with a mop handle,
striking him on the head and infic-
ting INJURIES that are liable to prove
fatal. The trouble is said to have
been the result of a vile epithet
which Jennings alleges Williams ap-
piled to him Tuesday night. Jen-
nings was recently granted stay of
sentence for 20 days, IL Of which
have expired.
Boyd Buchanan shot three times
at burglar who was trying to enter
his residence at Prescott through
window Monday night. Several
houses in Prescott have been entered
recently by burglars.
Ihe smallpox situation at Sui
phur Rock is not as bad as first re-
ported. All those who were Attic
ted with the disease are now conval-
escent
Prof, 0. D. Link, formerly as
sistant of the Normal Academy at
Mount Ida, but recently studying
law in the office of Attorney g. r.
Howell at Caddo Gap, is under ar
rest on charge of larceny after a
trust" The warrant was sworn out
in Georgia, to which state Professor
Link probably will be taken for trial.
Mrs. Mary Phillips, of Gravette
fell upon the sidewalk at Gravette
and her hip was dislocated.