Woodruff County news., 1908-09-17
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rigid investigation of the Haileyville disaster in which % men lost their lives. Although the officials reports have been received, an inspection has. been made by the mine inspectors A statement was made Saturday by the officials that the death of the men, was due indirectly to lack of presence of mind on the part of em- pioyes of the company above ground. Fearing that by drawing out the air in the ''up cast'' the shaft and fan house would be destroyed, the air, they allege, was shut off and the men were consequently suffocated. It is also claimed that two men who went to warn their fellowmen of the im- pending danger met death as a result of the air being shut off. f
 The new town at the point where the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad crosses into Arkansas from Louisiana is to be known in the future as Geddie. It has been known as State-Line heretofore and is SO given in the railroad tariffs. The change of name was decided upon at a meeting of the citizens recently. It is authoritatiyely stated that 50 new stores are to be built at an early date Churches and a school building will also be erected within the next few weeks. The new town starts with population of about 300 and since 1t i5 surrounded by a densely settled and prosperous agricultural country, it IS believed that 1t will soon become a thriving village.
 Secretary Wright gave hear ing at Washington Saturday to representatives of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, concerning a bridge at Fort Smith, Ark. The government work above the bridge has been swept away by high water and the channel has been diverted from the Fort Smith side of the river to the opposite side. An order was issued that d draw of the bridge should be moved to conform with the channel. The railway company is urging that it should not be re- quired to change the bridge. No de- cision was reached.
 Mt. Vernon Township Sunday School convention will meet at Ben- tonyille September 20. The program in part will be as follows: Address of welcome, Mrs. May Harris; re- sponse, Mrs. Pipper; "How Can We Secure the Attendance of the Pa rents in the Sunday School:" A. c. Withron, Henry Martin and others; " Teaching a Model Sunday School Glass;" Prof. $. c. Parish; Address, Rev. Mir. Carnahan; ."The Best Me- thod of Securing Study of the Les son." Miss Mamie Roberts, O. F. Anderson and Miss Hattie Buttram.
 A cat afflicted with rabies appear ed on the streets of Fidelity Thurs day, and before it was killed had bit ten two persons and scratched nine others. Those bitten by the mad animal were John Hammer and Buz- zie Boyd Those scratched were James Moran, Misses Ena Moran, Viola Kurtzs, Georgia kurtzs, Dollie KuItzs, Anna Gathers, Myrtle Boyd, Ruth Boyd and William Boyd. John Hammer and Buzzie Boyd, who were bitten by the cat, were taken to Chicago for treatment.
 A team of mules attached to wag. on, in which there were five calves and driven by William Hinkle, a Jackson county farmer, ran down the steep embankment at the ferry land- ing at Newport, bolted across the ferry beat and into the swift cur rent of White river, Thursday. The mules and the calves were drowned. and the wagon was carried by the current distance of a mile below Newport, where it lodged upon a sandbar MT. Hinlde escaped unin- jured.
 The DeQueen Fruit Growers As scciation met at DeQueen recently and completed its settlements for the season. A surplus of $113.65 had accrued from assessments, and each grower was refunded 1 IA cents per crate. A committee consisting of $ n Do1o,1 NJ c l-1.f. rJ,