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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

Massachusetts, Company F. He con. fided his plan to his comrades, who en. tered eagerly into the scheme and united their efforts cautiously for it's accomplishment.
 Some white cloth was smuggled into the prison, and for the other colors the men supplied parts of their red and blue flannel shirts. The various pieces were skillfully sewn together
 This flag, placed against the roof of the prison, which was extremely high was out of sight of the confederate guards. So it was under the folds of a genuine stars and stripes that the union comrades gathered on that Inde- pendence day and sang their songs of patriotism.
 At night the ensign was as secretly dismembered as it had been secretly put together, the parts were distribu- ted to those who had contributed them, and the address of every man who had a portion was written down by Timothy Began.
 After the release from Libby prison, Began began communicating with the men for the purpose of reassembling the flag. Progress was very slow, and often discouraging, and it was not un- til 30 years had passed that he finally succeeded in collecting every piece, when the flag was remade
 Another long period passed before the story was made public. Timothy Began died 20 years ago. On his death bed he called to his side David L. Jones, who was then commander of post 26, and said:
 Tn that drawer, over there, you will find a key. Take it, open the door of the closet in the corner of the room, unlock a trunk and bring me what is in it'
 The flag was brought to him; and then he told the story of how it came to be made.
 He concluded: "The old flag was made under great hardships, and in the midst of privation and suffering In committing that act We infringed upon cardinal rule of the prison; and had it been discovered, every man of us would nave been severely punished. But it was worth all the risk to see it there above us while we were singing our songs. It was the only way in which we prisoners could celebrate the birthday of the blessed country for which we were fighting.
 "All the comrades separated widely, after our release, and I was in great fear that I would never be able to col lect all the pieces; but I have done it at last, and every blessed piece is there"
 The comrade who received this story by word of mouth from Began, died recently. Now the tale is going the rounds among the veterans.
 The flag :s not, as some might sup pose, crude affair. Only by close in spection can it be seen that parts of the material differ in texture from the bunting of the regulation flag
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Make War On Impure Foods.

Efforts on the part of J. M. and J. W. Williams to deliver milk in Fort Smith in the face of the Board of Health's warning not to do so resulted disastrously for the Williamses, fath- CT and son. Both were taken in GUS tody and their milk confiscated May or Bourland proposes backing up the Board of Health in its campaign for better sanitation in the preparations of milk and meats for the market. Sixty gallons of sweet milk and 50 gallons of buttermilk, belonging to the two men, were poured into the gutter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Awful Threats by Might Hawks"

Following the receipt of T. M. Hess of Marcella, one of the wealthiest men in Stone county, and John Edmonsor, another Stone county resident, of let ters signed Might Hawks" and con taining dire threats of mayhem and murder should the demands contain ed in the letters not be acceded to-, T. H. Gillihan of Bellmore, Stone county, formerly a justice of the peace and man who has always borne a good reputation, has been arrested and charged with attempting to rob by blackmail.
 The "Ni~ht Hawks demanded $500 from Hess and s200 from Edmonson, and threatened to ambush and slay Hess and Edmonson and cut off their children's arms and legs and burn crops, barns and residences if the de mands were not complied with.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

Transcripts Filed.

. The transcripts in the following cases have been filed with the Su- preme Court:
 w. H. Hallum against M. c. Clay, ad- ministrator, on appeal from the Pu- laski County Circuit Court, in which suit is brought over the distribution of certain money.
 c. T. Barnes against w C. and M. c. Martin, in which suit is brought over land
 Elva Cobt against the St. Louis and Southwesteru Railway Company, in which suit is brought for $1,000 dam ages for personal injuries. The plain tiff alleges that she was injured by be- ing thrown to the floor of one of the defendants cars while attempting to leave the aNr.
 J. N. O'Hars against the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway Company, in which suit is brought for S125 dam ages is brought for horse which the complaint alleges was killed by one of the defendants trains.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Soldiers to Travel in Style.

Major E. B. Jett of the Arkansas Ma. tional Guard Wednesday announced ment that will attend the Leon Springs Tex.) encampment will travel in tour. ist sleepers the entire distance from home to the place of encampment. The regiment will be carried in three sec tions, one out of Fort Smith, one out of Little Rock and one out of Pine Bluff About five or six companies will mobilize in this city on July II and leave here on a special train af- ter supper on the evening of that day. All three trains will go direct to Tex arkana and from there direct to Leon Springs.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
won,an Wins Prized Medal.

Miss Gertrude Holland Wren has just received the Pereira medal from the Pharmaceutical Society of Eng land. This medal is looked upon as the blue ribbon of pharmacy and has never before been won by woman. Miss Wren also won the silver medal for practiS.s chemistry and was brack- eted first for the silver medal in chemistry and physics. She is report. ed to be an indefatigable worker and to be devoted to her profession. There are now many more women pharma- cists in England than in America, and the number is steadily increasing
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
MYAY'S WOUNDS PROVE FATAL, Pine Bluff Citizen Who Was Shot by
 Unknown Assassin Succumbs to
 Injuries-No Arrests Made Yet. {

Pine Bluff, Ark.-Albert McVay, who was shot by an unknown assassin at his home late Sunday night, died at o'clock Monday afternoon from the wounds received. He was conscious until o'clock Monday morning
 As yet no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of Me- Way, who was Q brother of John M. MeVay. who was recently acquitted of the charge of killing Ben A. Hardy. Hardy shot John McVay at MonticeAo several months before the killing.
 Upon investigation it was found that the person who shot McVay Sunday had evidently been secreted for some time behind a small bush near the McVay residence. The bush is only about 20 feet from the window through which the shot passed. BloodhoundS were taken to the bush and they fol- lowed trail up the main road for about 40 feet and then went down a side road about 200 feet, where they lost the trail at a tree. It is sup posed that whoever shot McVay walk ed to that tree, where he secured horse. It has been reported that three horsemen were seen riding toward Monticello after the shooting Sunday night, and many believe that the trio had been implicated in the killing of McVay and that they lived at Monti- cello.
 McVay informed Sheriff Philpot shortly after he had been shot that he had recently visited Monticello, and that while there friend advised him not to stay on account of the feeling over the decision in the case of John McVay.
 It was reported that an automobile had been seen in front of the Mo Way house shortly before the shoot ing, but the theory that the assail- ant probably used that machine was dropped Monday, when it was learned that the machine belonged to party of society people from Pine Bluff who had been out riding and stopped to re- pair their machine.
 Albert MeVay leaves his wife, who was with him in the room at the time he was shot; his father, c. W. McVay, a wellknown minister of Southeastern Arkansas, who was conducting revival services at Fordyce at the time his son was shot; his mother and five broth CTS, Ed, who lives at Monticello; George, John NJ. and Cullen, all of whom live at Pine Bluff, and D. J. McVay of Mount Pleasant, Tex.
 CT He was 36 years old.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Fatally Stabs Wife, Slays Self.

Malvern, Ark.-Dr. John Hardy Monday stabbed and fatally injured his wife and then blew out his own brains with a gun at the Hardy home at Social Hill, located six miles south west of Malvern. The cause of the tragedy is not known. Dr. and Mrs. Hardy had been married for five years. They have a daughter, who is three years old. Both were well known and both came from highly respected fami- lies. Mrs. Hardy was the daughter of Henry Walls, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Hot Spring county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Three Shot in Van Duren Riot.

Charles Henderson,, guard, spot through foot with buckshot.
 Antonio Lazzaro, Italian strike-break. CT, shot through shoulder.
 Carlos Niccolina, Italian strike breaker, shot through right leg and arm.
 This is the casualty list after pre- arranged attack upon the bunk cars, containing 30 Italian strike-breakers, who were sent to Van Buren week ago by the Iron Mountain to take the places of the company's striking car repairers, at 10:30 Monday night
 So far as is known none of the at lacking party was injured, as it was very evident the Italians were not armed, or, if they were, they were too badly frightened to shoot, and used all of their energies in getting out of the cars and out of range.
 No arrests have been made, and as Henderson, the white guard, left for St. Louis on the midnight train to enter the company's hospital for treatment, only a vague idea as to the number of the attacking party can be formed, the crowd being estimated from 50 to 100
 The entire eastern portion of the city was awakened at 10:30 by per feet volley of shott At the first vol ley those familiar with the bitterness of the strikers. toward the foreigners concluded that the strike-breakers were being attacked. Owing to the fact that the streets in that part of the city are not lighted, there were only a few of the citizens who went in that direction to investigate the trouble. Not a sound could be heard above the reports of the guns. Ap- parently only enough time for the af- tacking party to reload the guns elapsed between the first and second volleys. After the second volley there was some desultory firing, for after the first volley the Italians leaped from the cars in which they were housed and fled through the yards, taking refuge behind and in hundreds of cars on the tracks in the east yards, or hiding in the cottonfed and Johnson grass pasture that practically adjoins the shops on the east.
 Henderson, the white guard, made his way west along the main line un- til he reached the division offices, where he reported the attack, asked that he have his wounds dressed and that he be gwen ticket to St. Louis. He expressed the opinion that several of the Italians had been killed, but a search of the yards and cars resulted in the finding of only two wounded men who were given medical atten- tion.
 Less than a dozen of the strike breakers appeared at the shops Tues day morning when the s o'clock whis- tie blew These men had evidently spent the rest of the night after the attack in the tall Johnson grass and ventured out only when they knew they were assured protection.
 It was felt there Monday when the two white guards, George Hermon and Tom Mullary, were arrested on what is believed to have been a trumped- up charge and held without bail, that an attack was to be made upon the Italians, and no surprise was felt when it was known that they were fired up on. The negroes, had been wrought up during the day by the al legged assault upon Donnie Johnson, a negress, and they were as bitter to- ward the imported laborers and their it is believed that a large portion of the mob was made up of blacks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
No Pardon for Snyder.

A. s. Hays, Judge J. c. Bullock and Judge R. B. Wilson, all of Russell vile, appeared before Governor Pin dall Tuesday in regard to petition for the pardon of pr. Sam Snyder, who was convicted of betraying girl in Pope county and sentenced to i've years in the penitentiary. Messrs. Hayes and Bullock appeared for Syn. der, while Judge Wilson appeared on behalf of parties opposed to grant ing the pardon. Governor Pindall re- fused to grant the pardon The case has attracted much attention through out the state
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Hot Springs Needs Money.

of Hot Springs was demonstrated We'd nesday night when the council passed an ordinance making the dog tax for 1909 payable on the first of January. The tax is usually collected in the early summer months
 The Finance Committee authorized the statement that it would endeavor to get patriotic citizens to loan the city $25,000 at per cent on city war rants to prevent scrip dropping to 50 cents on the dollar.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Call for Sheriffs to Meet.

c. C. Kavanaugh, sheriff of Pulaski county and secretary of the Sheriffs' Association of Arkansas, has issued q call for the organization to meet in Little Rock Monday, July 13. This will be the semiannual meeting The meeting is called at this time, as the sheiiffs, who are ex-officio collectors ot the counties, will be in the city at that time to make settlement with the treasurer of the state. Sheriff Frank Kitchens of Helena is president of the association.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
. NEWS OF "a
 ARKANSAS
Three Killings in Lee County.
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Three Killings in Lee County.
 An old man named Porter and Will Cotrell, white, and Annie Bell Smith, negress, were killed in Lee county within "A hours, and in each case the alleged slayers have been arrested and are in custody.
 L. A. and Chris Conley, who were members of fishing party spending a day at Whisman lake, are under ar rest charged with the killing of Porter. It is alleged that they offered an insult to Porter's daughter, who informed her brother of what had occurred. The brother armed himself with club and started after the Conley boy to avenge the insult He was joined by his fath- CT, an old man, and in general fight which followed, the older man was so badly cut with knife that his death ensued in a few hours.
 Deputy Sheriff George Warren, who was a member of the fishing party, ar rested the Conley boys, and they were taken to Marianna and placed in jail to await their preliminary hearing.
 Will Cotrell, tieman, who lives in a camp along the line of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad vas Kill ed Saturday afternoon by Tom Harn, another tiecutter, who shot Catrell with shotgun.
 Early in the morning Harn Lad Dor. rowed buggy to use during the day, r1 oe t0 which of the two men was to return the bor- rowed buggy. In the war of words, Harn is said to have grabbed shot gun and discharged it at Cotrell the charge penetrating the abdomen and completely disemboweling Cotrell.
 Cotrell lived for more than an hour with his intestines lying in a hat on the ground beside him and was COZ scious until a few minutes before his death.
 After the shooting Harn surrendered to Deputy Sheriff A. R. Sullivan and was taken to the jail at Marianna Sun day morning.
 Annie Bell Smith the negress was shot early Saturday morning and Lula Rogers a negress is charged with hav- ing fired the shot that ended her life. Jim Wilson, a negro, has been locked up with the Rogers woman as an ac- complice in the killing.
 The trouble occurred in the negro district in Mariana. The Rogers wo- man and Wilson were quartered in a .y4l> Io effort to gain entrance by breaking down the door. While engaged in this attack on the premises the Rogers wo- man is said to have secured gun and shot her in the head.
 The Smith woman fell dead in the doorway and the body was allowed to remain where it fell for several hours before the coroner was notified and an inquest held.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Cotton School Opens.

Conway, Ark.-The Arkansas Farm CTS Union cotton school opened Mon- day morning with a light attendance for the first day, as many of the stu dents who expect to enter the class are not through laying by their cotton. The cotton school was held here last year, and 137 students from all parts of the state were in attendance. It is thought by State Secretary Griffin that the number this year will reach 150, if not more.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Hiehwaymen Rob Rural Carrier.

Hope, Ark.-Gus Satterwhite, carrier of R. F. D. route No. out of this place, was held up at lonely spot on his trip Monday morning and robbed of S75 which he had collected up to that time for money orders. Two men engaged in the hold up, and Satter- white is of the opinion that one was Both the robbers wore masks and Sat terwhite does not believe that he would be able to identify either.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
May Serve Under Relative.

Attorney General W. F. Kirby has teacher could be elected by School Board, even though the teacher were related to all the members of the School Board, in case his petition for election is signed by two-thirds or more of the school patrons of the dis trict.
 The attorney general also held that not less than five members of a School Board were authorized to hold school election, and that in case such was done there would be no legal election of teachers, and hence the old teachers would hold over by default of the board |, call the proper election.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Company incorporates.

Articles of incorporation and agree. ment have been filed with the secre- tary of state by the Osceola Realty and Improvement Company, which will engage in a general real estate and land business at Osceola The incor- porators are: D. F. Taylor, A. F. Bar c. Rose, V. A. Pence, c. L. Moore Jr. and w. J. Driver The company in ham, J. E. Stockard, c. B. Hall, R. corporates with capital stock of S10,- 900, all of which has been subscribed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Reduce Capital Stock.

The secreary of state has been no- tified that the capital stock of the Gregory Medicine Company of Little Rock had been reduced from $50,000 to $25,00O, and that the capital stock of the Spears Realty Company of Lit tie Rock had been reduced from S100,- 900 to $50,000
 Reductions of capital stock of cor. porations in Arkansas are made at this time, in many cases, in order to avCld paying a high franchise tax.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
R. E. Arlington Pardoned.

Acting Governor X. O. Pindall has granted pardon to R. F. Arlington, who was convicted at the March term G904) of the Pulaski County Circuit Court of grand larceny and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. The pardon was granted after many at- tempts had been made to secure it.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Mrs. '. S. Osborne Is Dead.

While in attendance at the Chautau- qua at Electric park, Fort Smith, Tues day, Mrs. T. s. Osborne, one of the best known women journalists in the state, was stricken with paralysis and died few hours later. At the time she was taken i'll Mrs. Osborne was re- porting the Chautauqua for a Fort Smith newspaper. Mrs. Osborne was member of one of the prominent SLMhern families and has for many years been prominent in social and ] ilanthropic circles
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Slaughter Houses and Diaries Put Un.
 der Ban.

By action taken by the Board of Health at Fort Smith, four slaughter houses and four dairies were closed Tuesday In addition to receiving mo- tice to close their establishments the dealers were notified that their prod uct would be confiscated if they at is the beginning of a campaign for sanitary abattors and dairies.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Ellsworth Acquitted.

The taking of evidence in the Tits worth assault case closed at Van Buren Saturday night, owing to the weakness of the states evidence after Miss Vad:e Trout, the alleged victim of the assault, had left the witness stand She was subjected to long and rigid cross-examination by w. H. Neal, counsel for the defendant, aad it materially weakened her direct tes- timony. The jury was out but very short time when they returned with a verdict of accpuital
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Covinoron Case Continued.

The case of A. w. Covfngton, charg- ed with perjury, was continued Mon day by Judge Lea for the term, on mo- ton of the state The case was not set for trial, but it will not be consid- cred prior to the September term Gov ington was not in court when the case was called, and his attorneys did not offer objection to the motion for con- tinuance.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
A. S. Gibson Exoneratcd.

The trial of two cases against A. s. Gibson, charged with eXicrtion, was had in the Miller County Circui Court Tuesday and resulted in the discharge of Mir. Gibson. The cases were by the last Grand Jury The state alleged that Mr. Gibson, while acting as depu- ty prosecuting attorney for Miller county, collected fees in two cases when he was not entitled to a fee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Officers to Draw S11,52O.46.

The salaries of officers alone of the Arkansas National Guard at the con- ing Leon Springs (TeX) encampment will amount to 11,52046. Adit Gen. Little Tuesday received a pay roll from the War Deparment showing the salaries and amounts to be received by each officer The pay drawn is for 14 days service.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Reward for Thorpe's Slayer.

Acting Governor X. O. Pindall has issued a proclamation offering $150 reward for the capture and conviction of the murderer of A. w. Thorpe, who was slain on the night of January 15, while returning to his home, north of Argenta, from the town. The murder attracted considerable attention De-
 cause of the mystery surrounding It.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Fined on Cruelty Charge.

James Alexander, a teamster, was arrested by w. NJ. Rankin, an officer of the Humane Society, on the charee of cruelty to animals and was fined S5 and costs in Justice w. H. Ran kin's court According to the testi- mony, the man was hauling sand with mule whose neck was raw with a sore occasioned by the rubbing of tie collar
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Zinc Miners Are Busy.

Notwithstanding the present low prices of zinc ore, work at the mines just east of Harrison is still going on, and some splendid ore is being mined The face of ore is said to be improv- ing as the men go further into the hill
 The Coker Hollow mine near Zinc is being equipped with machinery, and the splendid face of ore which has been penetrated there will be fully a producer.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Wounded Burglar Dies.

The man who was shot at an early hour Saturday morning, while in the act of burglarizing the store of Brewer & Sanderson, on East Broad Street, Texarkana, and who gave his name as George Ellis, died as result of his wounds Sunday morning. A telegram sent to his mother at Cha tawa, Miss, brought reply with in -structions to bury the body and mark the grave for future Identification, the cost of the interment to be paid by the mother.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
FLAG MADE IN LIBBY PRISON.
Prisoners Who Made 1t Furnishaa
 Material from Own Garments.

Boston.-One of the most valued civil war relics in Greater Boston is the old Libby prison flag now in pos session of Thomas G. Stevenson post, G. A. R., Vine street, Roxbury. It was made in secret by federal soldiers. The story of it's making, which was fraught with danger and many ob- stacles, is a lesson in patriotism.
 As the Fourth of July drew near the prisoners wished to find some way of celebrating the day without attracting the attention of their confederate guards. The plan of making the ensign occurred to Timothy J. Began, Ninth