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, 1908-06-05
WYOMING FosTMASTERS
APPOINTED THU

The following appointments of post
masters in this state were announced
from Washington yesterday:
Birdseye, Fremont county, leila M.
Bader. uicA Nanchon Davidson, re-
signed; Clover Lick, Big Horn county,
Whitefield Moberly, vice Elizabeth
Copman, resigned; Trelona, Laramie
county, Charlie M. Wetherwax, vice
E. ]. Mann, resigned.
, 1908-06-05
WILL TEACH GERMAN

Prof. Louis Tidball Will leave TINS
week for Laramie, lays the Rock
Springs Miner, where he will be n
of the instructors in German at the
summer school at the university.
, 1908-06-05
Rock sPRINcs GRADUATE

TO EN- UNIVEHSII Y.
The commencement exercises at the
cIera house last Friday were well at
tended and were much enjoyed by the
audience, thougr the pretty gowns and
faces of the sweet girl graduates"
, 1908-06-05
WHY WE'RE
"STUCK UP"
DENVER POST WRITER DOES NOT
WONDER THAT LARAMIE MEN
ARE PROUD OF PLAINS.

Heaven for Live stock Lying Between
Rock River and Laramie and
Fields Of Green verdure That De-
light the Eye-kindness Of the
Big Hearted Live Stock Agent.
, 1908-06-05
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
ON HIS RESIDENCE.

Jacob May is adding a veranda and
bay window to his residence at the
corner of Fourth and Garfield streets.
, 1908-06-05
Correct Horseshoetne

Jockey shop holds the record for shoe
ing correct
Our patrons we please in every re-
comDl ssfffiII}y equipped : experienced
Keep up to the times and Just Fill the
Eradicate iameness and faults in the
Your horses are shod in a frst-
rate.
Shooting scientific and right up to
date.
Here we study. the hoof. its structure
and needs;
Our work suits the always
succeed.
Every fault in the action, if taken in
time.
Is cured by good shoeing as done in
our line,
Neat. practical horseshoeing-that is
our way.
Good as is possible. horsemen all say.
Send in your horses where Fred Ems.
pahr is at
He's a practical man. he has it down
pat"
On to its job this shoeing shops found,
Pleasing all parties in country and
town.
c. F. Einspahr, Prop,
Corner First and Grand Ave,
Laramie, Wyo.
, 1908-06-05

Daily Republican 50 cents a month
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
- NEWS OF
ARKANSAS

Gov. Little Goes to ST. Joseph, Mo.
Governor John S. Little, accom-
pcnied by Or Hesterly, LETT Green
wood Saturday morning for St.
Joseph Mo. where Governor Little
will be treated in a private hospital.
During the past several months sew
eral prominent specialists have been
in Greenwood for the purpose OF
examining Governor Little and ait
have made the same diagnosis, thar
he is suffering from melancholia
and that there is every indication
that he will recover None of the
physicians We're able to say how soon
the governor would recover, but all
We're emphatic in their opinion that
his intimate recovery is certain.
About three weeks age an eminent
specialist from st. Louis went to
Greenwood at the request of the Lit
tie family. and, after spending week
at the Little residence, advised that
the governor be sent to private
sanitarium After an investigation,
the physician suggested the SAM
tarium in St Joseph and the governor
left for that city Saturday morning.
Dr. HesterIy. who has been with
says the governors general health
is excellent, but that he is still
nervous
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Common School Fund Is About
$1,000 600.

Prof George b. Cook. superintend-
ent of public instruction, estimates
that the common school fund TO be
apportioned to the schools will reach
81 900 900 He gives as mis- reason
that the levy this year is one more
mill than was levied last year, at
which time s677.000 was paid into the
state treasury by the collectors of the
various counties There were 533, 900
children reported in the last school
census, which made the per capita
Sl.27. This year the per capita will
be nearly 50, according TO Professor
Cook.
Reports of the county examiners are
now beginning TO come in. and all
must be received by the superiutend-
ent of public instruction before
August 10, because the information
as to enumeration must be tabulated
for the use of the State Board of
Common School Commissioners,
which meets September to appor-
ton the fund among the various
schools. and this leaves but twenty
DAYS In which TO do the work.
II is believed that the enumeration
this year viii show increases over
last. but the per capita will also be
much larger
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Severe Storm at Fort Smith.

In a terrific rain and thunder storm
which swept over Fort Smith Thurs
day afternoon one woman was killed
and a number of residences were dam.
aged by lightning. The victim is Mrs.
Isabella Baxter of S street, aged 81
years. She was at work in her kitch-
en- and a bolt of lightning struck the
house and killed her instantly.
The downpour assumed the proper
lions of cloudburst and for time
tornado was feared, as dangerous
looking clouds gathered in the sky
and the wind blew at terrific rate.
Within an hour the rainfall reached
/ rs inches, which is the average rain
fall for the entire month there. After
an hour the storm ceased and 1t was
found that wires had been put out of
commission and streets and stores
inundated Several business houses
on Fifth street were completely flood
ed
In speaking of the storm, Weather
Observer Guthrie said;
Il have been in the weather bureau
service for seventeen years in this
country, Central America and the
West Indies, and | never saw rain
and hail fall so fast as this afternoon.
The record breaks all records of this
| Office"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Assaulted With Knife and Robbed.

VIII Stephenson was arrested at
Cerro Gordo Tuesday and taken to
DeQueen and placed in Jail on a
charge of assault with intent to kill.
1t is thought that Wallace Sheffield.
the victim of the alleged assault, can
not survive.
According to Shedield's story. he
was lured into Rolling Fork bottom.
about four miles from DeQueen, and
there assaulted with a knife and rob-
bed of his watch and $50 in money.
Sheffield described his watch and also
the man who assaulted him. Upon
this description, Stephenson was ar
rested and the watch was found on
his person. He claims he won the
watch in game and protests his in
nocence.
Sheffields home is in Hot Spring
county, and he went to DeQueen a
few days ago to work in an orchard.
Stephenson went there from Texas
and has worked in that vicinity for
some time Stephenson was taken be-
fore Sheffield Tuesday and the
wounded man asserted that he was
his assailant.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
PindaII to Leave STATE Alter Sept. a.

Acting Governor X o. Pindall will
attend the sixteenth annual meeting
Of he National irrigation Congress at
Albuquerque, y NJ, September % TO
October 3. inclusive. and the Lakes-to-
the-GHlf Deep Waterways Convention.
TO be held in Chicago October Z. s and
., and all other national conferences
in which Arkansas is interested, when
the duties of the office of governor
will permit, following September IA
OF the present year. Mr. PindaH is
authority for the statement.
On Thursday he appointed twelve
of the fifteen delegates to the Irriga-
ton Congress. as follows: George
w. Donaghey. Conway, o. c. Ludwig.
Little Rock: Guy B. Tucker. Ell Dora
do; Jacob Fink, Helena; Hal l.. Nor
wood, Mena; w NJ Kayanaugh. Little
Rock; II. L. Ponder. Walnut Ridge;
Sid B. Reddlng. Little Rock Hughlett
Coleman. Dewitt, Jas. H. McCoilum.
Hope Roy d. Campbell. Little Rock,
James Gould, Pine Bluff
Mr.. Pindall will this week name the
delegates from Arkansas to the Lakes
to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways Confer
enee in Chicago in October. He is
especially anxious to have the deep
waterways conference hold its next
meeting in Little Rock. and when the
delegates are appointed he will ask
that they assist him in urging the
conference TO vote to meet in Little
Rock
The remark of Acting Governor
Pindall that he will attend these con-
ferences after September n of the
present year, recalls the visit of the
acing governor to Washington. when
Allen H. Hamiter, speaker of the
house of representatives, assumed
the chair The term of Mr.. Hamiter
will expire September IA, the date his
successor, Tillman Parks, will be
elected
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Pension. Increase Likely.

From present indication there will
be an increase in pensions to be
granted by the state pension board at
its meeting this year There are now
more than 5000 pensioners on the
books. more than 100 from each of the
- countless, and there are few who
will be disqualified, and there are
others who, for some reason. failed
10 make the proper showing in their
last application, who are this year
filing corrected papers.
At the last session of the legisla-
ture an increase of fourth of mill
was made in the pension levy, and 1t
was hoped at the time that the in
crease was made that it would pay
dollar for dollar upon the pensions
allowed by the board, but this will
scarcely by the case, according 10
those who are interested in the mat
ter. The increase in the number OF
petitioners will Offset considerable OF
the increase in the amount received
from the levy. and it is estimated that
there will be a considerable increase
in the apportionment this year but
that it will not reach par.
The clerks OF the various counties
are now forwarding TO the Office OF
State Auditor Moore the certificates OF
old pensioners, showing the pension
ers are living and not able to support
themselves, and Earle W. Hodges,
state printing clerk, is engaged in pre-
pairing these for revision by the State
Pension Board, which Will meet In
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Treasurer Holds School Fund.

IN reply to query by S. B. Cotton
of Marshall. Attorney General Viii
liam F. Kirby has rendered an opinion
to the effect that the school funds
OF a county are to be held by the
treasurer of the county and paid out
by him upon lawful warrants drawn
by the school board for legitimate ex-
penses of the district, and that war
rant drawn for deposit" need not be
honored by the treasurer The at
torney generals opinion is that the
treasurer of the county is the right
full custodian of the funds of the coun-
ty, and that should this fund be de-
posted to the credit of the school
board. to be used by it as il became
necessary, the money would not be in
his custody.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Lightning Kills viii Roper.

Lightning struck a blacksmith shop
at Buckville, in Garland county kill
Ing Will Roper, well-known young
farmer. instantly and burning Walter
Pool severely. VIII Mehaffey. DR..
Pool and Eli Robbins were slightly
burned by the electricity.
The lightning melted large nails in
the shoes of the victim. Will Roper,
and melted three large chsels. near
where he stood when killed Young
Pools clothing was set on fire by the
fame and he was injured from burns
before he was removed from them.
The party were cengratulating each
other on the coming of rain to the
drouth-stricken section, when the
lightning entered the shop.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Mad poo Bites N. 8. punnam.

Norman B. Dunnam, a salesman EN-.
ployed by the Hoffman Hardware
Company, Texarkana, was bitten by
a mad dog Saturday. The deg, which
weighed about 70 pounds. attacked
him Unexpectedly while it was being
pursued by a crowd of men and boys
who were endeavoring TO kill it. Mr.
Dunnam kicked the dog away, but II
returned to the attack and sank its
teeth into the calf of his leg. The
wound was eauterized by physician
a few minutes later, and Mr.. Dunnam
left on a train Saturday afternoon for
the Pasteur Institute at Austin, Tex.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Names Drainage Delegates.

Governor Pindall has appointed the
three remaining delegates TO the Irri-
CATION Congress to be held at Albu-
querque, ~ NJ, September % to
October 3. as follows: George B.
Pugh. Little Rock; Joe p Eagle. Lon
oke; Senator A. F. Yopp. Hazen.
Governor Pindall will accompany
the delegation and will render what
ever aid possible to the organization,
but may deliver an address to the
effect that Arkansas needs drainage
rather than irrigation.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Amputate Colts Lee.

A. J. LAWYER. residing near Buena
Vista, took a 7-day old cold to Cam
den Saturday that had five we'll de.
veloped feet The left front leg was
normal TO the knee There two legs
were formed. both of even size with
hoofs touching the ground. In every
other way the colt is fine specimen.
A local veterinarian amputated the
extra fore leg at the knee, and the
animal was able to travel to its home
nine miles from Camden, after the
oneration
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Land Sales Not Reported.

The clerks of eight counties in Ar
kansas have failed thus far to report
the lands sold for taxes in 1905 to l..
l.. Coffman. state land commissioner.
as they are required to do under the
law The list of forfeited lands from
II counties have been filed with Com
missioner Coffman. but he cannot
complete his lists until those from the
eight remaining counties are received.
The counties from which lists have
not been received are Sebastian,
Prairie, Searcy. Desha. Newton, Dial
las, Clay and Clark
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Cinnamon Will Emiqrate.

One-half of Fort Smiths Chinese
population was assassinated a few
nights ago by murderous thieves and
the other half is living in state of
mortal terror. There were but two
Cinnamon in the city and the remain
ing enc. Jim Lee, since the murder OF
his fellow countryman, is afraid to
sleep at night. Saturday night he
telephoned the police for protection.
stating that men were attempting to
break into his place of domicile. An
officer was stationed in the neighbor-
hood
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
State Capital Notes
Boil weeviI Found Near Little Roc.

Boil WeeviI Found Near Little Rock.
What is believed TO be one OF the
largest bell weeyils that has come
under the observation of the state
agricultural department was left at
that Office Saturday by G. w. Turbe-
vile Of No. 1924 Izard street The
wcevil was found in an orchard NOT
far from his place
The two sons OF Mr. Turbeville dis
covered the insect in basket of
plums they had gathered in a field
on Fourche about a quarter of mile
frem. their residence. 1t is believed
the weevil had been feeding on the
plums in the Fourehe orchard, II is
nearly twice the size OF the ordinary
cotton boil weevil, and for this reason
it was suspected at first that it must
be of another species. but closely re-
lated to the dreaded cotton weevil.
It's actions and movements were in
every respect similar to those of the
weevil The wings and sharp-pointed
bill correspond exactly to those of the
other, and in addition TO this there
was a tiny gray streak down its back
similar 10 the one found on the backs
of the cotton boil weevil.
At first William Stoddard, deputy
commissioner of agriculture and Joe
NJ Moore, fertilizer inspector of the
department, had their doubts as 10 its
being a genuine boil weeyil. 1t was
the size of The insect that caused the
TWO officials to hesitate in pronounce
ing it a cotton he'll weevil. Placing
II under a magnifying glass, these
doubts were removed and both de
clared it 10 be a boil weevil and the
! largest they had ever seen.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Sues for $4,000.

Claiming that her character was
damaged to the extent of 100000.
through being publicly charged with
the theft of an ordinary cotton UNI
brella, Miss Mamie Simmons at Hot
Springs Thursday filed a suit against
H. A English for defamation OF char
acter Miss Simmons sets forth in
the complaint that English made state
ments several times in public places
that she had appropriated the UNI
brella described in the papers, and
that she has suffered to the extent Of
$4,000 By these statements.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Want Murderer Run Down.

So worked up is Fort Smith over
the killing of Lee Ham, the China
man, that a fund is being created to
be used as a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer So brutal
was the murder. which followed sew
eral hold-ups, that the citizens feel
that some move should be made TO
pat a stop TO the lawlessness. The
matter has been agitated. and We'd
nesday afternoon 500 was raised
without a paper being prepared. and
it is the purpose to fix the reward at
$1,000
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Held as Countefeiters.

At Hilltop, Ark. Saturday morning
two men passed counterfeit money on
Walter Stephens. merchant. Steph-
ems discovered the counterfeit later
and wired the sheriff at Huntsville,
and a few hours later J. c. Wilcox
and l.. W Blanchard were arrested
at Huntsville by United States Mar
shall Bryant and charged with passing
the money Eight counterfeit halt
dollars and 4 full equipment for turn
ing out more were found on the men.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Fisherman Fined $50.

William Brooks was fined $40 and
costs in Justice E. H. Sanders court
for fishing in the river above the
Barring Cross bridge. at the mouth OF
Worthen bayou with hoop net hav-
ing mesh of unlawful size His
mesh measured IL inches. whereas
the Law requires one of inches John
Serio, an Italian fisherman. was the
principal prosecuting witness in the
case. and after the hearing he was
arrested on the same charge.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
An Arkansan lncorrigibIe.

Frod Locke, aged 10, was taken TO
the Reform School at Mayfeld, Ky.
He is said 10 hold the record for
horse stealing having gotten away, it
is alleged. with five animals and one
buggy within the past several weeks.
His home is near Jonesboro, Ark,
and the horses are alleged TO have
been stolen from this state, Missouri
and kentucky The last theft was
near East Prairie, Mo. His parents
are Gcad and he has been tramping
owe. the country for two years.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Shot Through the Head.

Mary McFarlane. a negro woman,
was shot through the head and killed
at her home at New Boston, twenty
miles west of Texarkana at 8 o'clock
Monday night Her husband, Richard
McFarlane, was discovered in a cotton
pen three miles from the scene of the
tragedy at daylight and arrested on
a warrant charging him with the kill
ing. Jealousy is given as the cause
of the tragedy.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Pardon Granted.

Tom Norwood. convicted in the
White county circuit court at the July
G90D term on charge of burglary
and grand larceny and sentenced TO
four years in the penitentiary has
been granted pardon by Governor
Pindall The pardon was granted at
the request of the prosecuting at
torney OF the district, who wanted
Norwood as a witness In several i'm
portant criminal cases.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
State Normal School Expenses $66, soc

State superintendent George b.
Cook has completed his estimates of
the approximate cost of the building
and equipment of the State Normal
School at Conway and of its running
expenses for the first year of its
operation, all OF which will come with
in the amount of the appropriation
and the donations, leaving a margin,
unexpended of about s1,700
There were two donations to the
school, one from Conway amounting
TO $51 1853. and one of 81. 500 from the
Peabody Board which. with the legis
lative appropriation, makes a total of
$66.753. The Peabody donation of
5 800 is for the payment of the salary
of teacher of agriculture.
Superintendent Cook estimates the
aggregate expenses will be as follows:
Building, $50 .S02 so: expense of facul-
ty, S11,010; general expenses. S4,0S7.-
20; expenses of board meetings for
year. 5000. The total expense. S66, 800.
leaving an approximate balance OF
about 81 700
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30

While driving across tho Rock
Island tracks at the Arch stree. cross
ing Monday, w. d. Perry ana son,
Leon. of Ironton, nine miles south Of
Little Rock. failed TO hear the APP
proach of the Hot Springs-M Memphis
train and the engine struck the
wagon. injuring both occupants The
father sustained a fracture of the
right collar bone and the son was
bruised, but not seriously They were
put on the train and brought to the
Choctaw station. whence they were
taken TO ST Vincent's Infiruary.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30

Poll taxes paid after the first Sat
urday preceding the first Monday in
July are OF no value as qualification
10 vote, according TO Attorney General
William F. Kirby, who was called on
to decided this question Wednesday
It appears that in an Arkansas county
about coo poll taxes were paid at one
time on July 6, of the present year,
and il is held by the attorney general
That poll tax receipts issued for these
payments will not cntitle the holders
to vote in The coming general cleo
ton.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Preacher Fined.

Rev. G. T Ford was find in Justice
of the Peace Joseph Nutte's court
recently on the charge of participant
ing in a fight at a Farmers Union
meeting held recently in Rankin
township, Perry county
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Left to Arbitration.

The wage scale difficulty between
the miners and operators of the Paris
Coal Company has been left to be
settled by board of arbitration The
arbi.rators arc Tom King of Bonanza
and James Z. Hoy of Fort Smith.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Sentence COMMITTED.

Acting Governor Pindall has lessen
ed the term of Imprisonment of Rich
ard Robbins of Sebastian county by
ten months. Robbins was sent Up
from Sebastian county for four years,
on charges of burglary and grand
larceny
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Horse Fell on Him.

While w. y. GodbolJ was riding at
a rapid gait through the streets of
Hope recently lis horse stumbled and
fell and CodboId's right leg was
CAUGHT under the horse and broken
above The ankle.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Dropped Dead.

Albert Hopkins, employed as feeder
at the stone crusher of the Fort Smith
Light and Traction Companys plant
dropped dead Thursday afternoon.
His death was due to heart trouble.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Loses Arm in SaWmill.

Fred Simmons left arm came in
contact with rapidly-revolying circu-
lar saw at Simmons mill, near Con
way. and was severed a few inches
below the shoulder.