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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Short Lines Get Their Injunction.

In the United States Circuit Court
Tuesday Judge Trieber granted the
nine operated or leased lines OF the
Iron Mountain the injunction asked
for against the Railroad Commission
of Arkansas TO prevent the commits
sion from enforcing commission
freight tariffs or the two-eent per
mile passenger fare. The case Was
presented for the railroads by Moore,
Smith & Moore and the commission
was represented by Attorney General
Kirby The arguments were BRIEF
on both sides, inasmaeh as the afga-
ment would have been quite the same
as was presented formerly when the
main line OF the st. Louis. lrol
Mountain and Southern Railway Cold
pany obtained the same sort OF an
injunction. The Iron Mountain IS
now in position to enforce freight
rates of its own making and the three
cent passenger fare on all its lines
owned or controlled in Arkansas.
After the short lines have deposited
bonds with the state. and after their
rates have been Officially filed with
the Railroad Commission, they Will
start the thfeescent per mile passen-
ger charges. Il will probably be
about 10 days before the new rates
become effective.
The Little Rock, Hot Springs and
Western Railroad, also a subsidiary
company of the Iron Mountain, did
not apply for an injunction. That
would seem to indicate that the com
pany intends charging only two cents
on that line.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Insane Patient Hangs Himself.

Frank Ingram of Conway. inmate at
the State Hospital for Nervous Dr.
seases fer the past seven months
committed suicide cary Wednesday
morning by hanging himself from the
window grating in his room at the
asylum.
His body was discovered about 6
O'Clock Wednesday morning by the
guard In his ward who was making
his first round of all the wards
Opening the door into Ingram's room
he found The dead body dangling
from the grating by rope made out
of a sheet taken from the bed The
body was still warm and an effort was
made 10 revive life. but an hours
labor proved tnaVailing.
Ingram had tied one end of the
sheet to the Tod of the inside win
dow grating after climbing upon his
bed. knotted the other end about his
neck. and then jumped from the bed.
When discovered his feet were only d
When discovered his fet were only a
few inches above the floor.
Coroner laughter conducted an in.
quest. The eoroneras jury returned a
quest. The corners jury returned a
verdict that Ingram came 10 his death
by hanging with suicidal intent
Ingram was never a violent patient.
He was melancholy. but never ex-
pressed any desire To commit suicide.
He had been feeling HI for several
days past, but stated Tuesday night
that he felt better.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Neeress slain With Axe.

Henry Davis, a negro of Judsonia
is in Jail. and it is believed he killed
his wife hy striking her Oh the head
with an axe Wednesday afternoon
about . O'Clock. as the woman was
found in a dying condition, with p
cash in her head, bloody axe near
her, and Davis was found hiding under
an outbuilding at their home.
II is understood that Davis and his
wife had been quarreling a great deal
and that Wednesday afternoon Davis
ran his children out of the house and
locked the doors. The children went
TO the home of their grandmother. and
when she came home from her work
she went to the Davis home and
broke open the door.
The mother of the children was
found lying across the bed with a
cash in her head and bloody axe
was found on the floor. At that tine
the woman was alive, but she died
without regaining consciousness.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Hard Times in This office.

Because of the exhaustion of the
appropriation fer telephone service.
the telephone in the secretary of
states office will be taken out Novem-
Der 1. The stamp fund for the same
office was recently exhausted. but as
the department could not be success
fully maintained without the use of
postage stamps Secretary of State
Ludwig is paying for what is used in
he office out of his own pocket. For
a time he purchased the stamps FOR
his department out of his contingent
fund, but all of this fund is now gone.
The depletion of the stamp fund IS
due to the increase in the use of
stamps caused by acts of the legisla.
ture which require double the amount
of correspondence done by the depart
ment The Wingo act and the Combs
act require the writing OF many let
tiers to the various corporations
throughout the United States and
other countries.
The secretary cannot use any other
fund for the purchase Of postage
stamps on account of the act passed
by the recent legislature which de-
elares that no officer, member OF any
board or any other state official, who
shall be empowered to expend any
money appropriated for any State in
stitution or department, shall author
lie or consent to the expenditure of
a sum greater than the amount spe-
pose The penalty for the violation
eifeally appropriated for that pef-
of this act, on conviction, is a fine not
exceeding $1,000 and Imprisonment III
the county Jail for a term not exceed
ing one year.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
White Man Shoots Negro.

Frank Huntley, a planter living near
Kendall's mill, six niles north of Ri
son, shot and probably fatally injured
a negro Saturday afternoon The name
of the negro has not been learned
and Huntley has not been arrested
According 10 the best information
received, the negro was in the employ
of Huntley. but had refused to work
for several days. 1t is understood
funtiey and the iaboref qHafreled Sat
urday afternoon when the negro start
ed to work, and that Hantley finally
poured the contents of shotgun int
the negro 1t is alleged that Huntley
and the negro had been on bad terms
for several weeks, due. it is said, to
the negro's erratic ways OF working
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
SHOOTING ARRAY at Walnut RIDGE.

As the result, it is said, of ill=feel-
ing, which has existed for several
years, Contractor Lee Ridgeway was
shot and probably fatally wounded at
$50 o'clock Saturday night at Wal
nut Ridge by ALI Bagley, brother of
the late Ed Bagleys whom Ridgeway
shot and killed several years ago.
The charge passed through Ridge
ways intestines and there is little
hope for his recovery.
Bagley has been arrested and is now
held in the jail at Powhatan. He is
son of wealthy planter.
Ridgeway shot Ed Bagley while the
former was acting marshal of the town
and while ne was attempting to ar
rest Bagley. Ridgeway was acquitted
on the plea of self-defense. Ever
since then. it is said. feud has ex.
listed between the Ridgeway and Bag
ley families.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
. NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Unknown White Man Found Murdered

Unknown White Man Found Murdered.
An unknown white man was found
dead at Rusellville Sunday morning
by an empleye of the St. Louis Iron
Mountain and Southern railway. The
body was lying on the third track.
about 30 feel from the depot. in a
pool of blood The man had evidently
been murdered. as there was a deep
and long stab in the chest. Just below
the heart. and another in the back;
there was also a slight cut on the
throat
The body was found about o'clock
Sunday morning by an employee. but
death had evidently occurred some
time before the body was was found,
as it was stiff and cold The pockets
were searched, and besides several
smaller articles a painters union card
was found. which had on 1t tha name
of Edward Bell. Oklahoma City. Okla.
Over 81 in cash was also found in the
pockets.
The man looked as though he was
80 years old. was grayheaded and very
dirty and bloody Blod was all over
his clothing and face, as we'll as his
hands. In the right hand he clenched
some paper and grass, as though he
had made a desperate struggle to rise.
There was a fish tattooed or both his
arms.
The body was taken to the H. V.
Williamson undertaking establishment,
where hundreds of persons attempted
10 identify it.
The officers are busy, and as there
were several suspicious characters
around the depot Saturday night,
many arrests will probably follow.
The eoroner's jury returned the fol
lowing verdict after the inquest Sun
day afternoon: THE diseased came TO
has death by the hands of parties I'M
known TO the jury The man fell
face downward, his nose striking II
lump of coal and his left arm stretched
across the third track. His moustaehe,
which was gray. was saturated with
blood He was about five feet and
nine inches in height
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Anti-Bettine Law May Be Assaulted.

The Business Mems League of Hot
Springs Tuesday night recognized the
issue as to whether or not there shall
be a repeal of the Amis aHti-betting
law in this state, and decided TO hold
meeting next month, with full at
tendance present when vote will ba
aiken as to whether the operation CT
race track at that place is best for
the community
The Oakland track, one of the best
racing plants in the country, is located
there. and in former years had been
the big drawing attraction for winter
season patronage. The reform eie.
ment of the city waged a fight against
il in the last legislature, and caused
the passage of a law against betting
on racing Sentiment has changed to
degree. and the commercial or
CARNATIONS will decide on stand.
and if a majority favor racing, Will
urge the Legislature to repeal the pre-
sent law.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
james Cain slain by John rsyIer.

Japes Cain Slain by John Tsyier.
James Cain. a Iireryman Of MeCro:y
and a brother of William Cain OF
Augusta, sheriff of Woodruff county.
was shot and almost instantly killed
on the streets IN front OF his stable
at go Tuesday afternoon by City
Marshal John C. Taylor, with whom
lie had heen involved in a quarrel
There we're a number OF Witnesses TO
the shooting and the general opinion
prevails there that the officer acted in
selEdefense. although he has been ar
rested and is being held in jail.
Taylor and Cain. both Of whom are
married and have families, have been
neighhors for some time. Monday
Cain and his family moved to another
part of the town. and before leaving
Cain took down the wire fence be-
tween the yards and carried il away
with him. ignoring the protest of Mrs.
Taylor who claimed that portion
of the fence at least, was the prop
efty OF her husband. absent from
home at the time.
Not until Tuesday morning did the
two men meet The marshal at once
asked Cain why he had taken the
fence down without first notifying
him. Gain answered that he owned
| the wire and had a right to it and in
the argument that followed both men
became very angry. At 2;30 Tuesday
| afternoon the men again met and the
quarrel was renewed. Taylor is said
to have struck Cain with his fist, and
when the latter drew his revolver is
alleged 10 have secured his own from
its holster and had fired twice before
Cain could press the trigger of his
weapon. Four times the officer shot,
each bullet taking effect in Gains body
one striking his arm, another enter
ing the back and Two penetrating the
chest Crying 10 Taylor not 10 shoot
| again. Cain turned and ran toward bis
| barn, falling dead before he had gone
more than a few feet.
After the shooting Taylor gave HIM
self up to the officers and was taken
to Jail TO await the verdict OF the
eoroner.s jury.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Want New County.

It is expected that when the legis-
lature convenes a bill will be intro.
duced for the creation of a new county
in north Arkansas out of portions OF
lard Stone and Fulton counties.
with Calico Rock, lizard county, as
tie county seat. The country in that
section of the state is mountainous
and as the county seats OF the three
counties are now located it makes
it inconvenient for many persons in
each of the counties TO attend court
With the new county established. il
is believed, the arrangement would be
satisfactory to all concerned.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Loses $50 in Tenderloin.

Bright and early before breakfast
Saturday morning. Justice of the
Peace L. Roberts and Deputy Consta-
BILE Will Scott of Argenta were
aroused from their slumbers to hurry
to the Justices office TO listen to a
tale of woe from the Inns of w. c.
Turner, a prominent farmer of Lonoke
county, who. after disposing of 81
bales of cotton at Lenolfe Friday, had
drawn about 5000 and took a party of
eight of his tenants and friends to
Little Rock and Argenta and who, dur
ing the course of his trip through the
underworld. was relieved of the re-
mainder of his roll. which at that time
contained about $3.50.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
State Capital Notes
Tells of Visit to Farm Schools.

'CtfS u NiSik TO r arm SCHOOLS.
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction George b Cook returned
Thursday from his Eastern trip and
is very much gratified with its results.
State Superintendent Cook left Little
Rock September s, accompanied by
George W. Donaghey, goyernor-elect;
]. y. Tillman, president of the Arkan-
sas University, and DR.. Wallace Butt
rick, secretary of the General Board of
Education of New York The mission
of the party was TO visit the principal
agricultural colleges of the country,
with the view of securing information
that would assist them in promoting
the establishment of similar institu
lions in Arkansas. They visited the
State University of Wisconsin at
Madison, and State Agricultural High
School near st. Paul, Mimi, the Agri-
cultural High School and Stout In
duetrial Training School at Menomi
nee, Wis, and the Agricultural De
partment OF the Chicago University.
After the arrival at Chicago, Presi-
dent Tillman returned 10 Fayetteville.
Mr.. Donaghey remained in Chicago 10
attend the Laketo.the-Gulf Deep Wa
ter Convention. and superintendent
Cook and Dr. Buttriek continued their
journey East, where they were the
guests OF the Southern Education
Board during their visit to Ney York
Boston and Albany from October L
to II.
Speaking of his visits to the agri-
cratural schools. Superintendent Cook
said that one of the best inspected
was the one operated by the tniYer=
sity of Wisconsin.
There are 400 students attending
this institution he said. which has
been the greatest of all factors for
producing wealth in that state. Wis
consin Is now producing annually $15,-
100000 more corn, without increasing
the acreage, than before the estab=
lishment of this institution, all of
and demonstrations. 1t has raised
the standard of all kinds of live stock
and added $4,000 600 TO the produc-
tive energies of the dairymen of the
state. 1t has also stamped out of
Wisconsin tuberculosis, not a single
case being reported among live stock
this year.
The State Agricultural High
School near St. Paul, siad Prof. Cook,
lis one of the greatest of the kind
in the United States. It is attended
by 100 farmers boys and girls who
are trained for beme builders on the
farm.
Another great institution is the
Stout Industrial Training School at
Menominee, Wis, heavily endowed by
Mir. Stout, of the Stout Lumber Com
pany of Pine Bluff, Ark. This school
has no superior anywhere. Ninety per
cent of those who attend the Stout
school become SO much attached to
agricultural pursuits that they return
10 the farm, where they become eff
client wealth producers. All the agri-
cultural schools we visited were d
credit and an honor TO the state in
which they are established. The sys-
TEN of agricultural training in all has
been developed to the highest point of
efficiency. l. will be a great day for
Arkansas when we can establish such
institutions in this state
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Federal Indictments.

The Federal Grand Jury returned
II indictments Saturday, and as it had
completed it's work. the jury was dis
charged by Judge Trieber. John No
bles, who was postmaster at Bill Ea
ing a registered letter addressed to
S;ley Moseley. Indictments against
persons accused of selling liquor with
out paying the tax were indicted as
follows VIII Arnold, Robert B. Hop
per, William Johnson, Walter Gates.
Jim Knox, Jim Meridith, Travis Der.
ryman, John Bergman and Sam
Beane
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Blind School Crowded.

The Arkansas Blind School now has
the largest attendance in its history.
Heretofore the greatest number of pu-
pills in attendance at the institution
was 1870 1t now has 100, and Super
interdent S. d. Lucas says that much
Inconvenience results in his efforts
number Heretofore not more than
four pupils were placed in some OF
the rooms, but now it becomes neces-
sary to put five in some rooms. The
institution is provided with ample ac-
commodaticns in all its departments
except in its dormitory. p
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Must Have Four Stations.

The Railroad Commission settled
he dual question of the proposed
Pulaski Heights station and the sta
ton on the west side, by announcing
Tn lrsday night that ii would order
the Rock Island to establish a com
binel freight and passenger depot
at both points. and appoint an agent
for each
The order demands that the Pulaki
Heights depot be built above the
Home water works within 80 days.
and that the West Side depot be COM
pleted within 100 days, to be located
between West Seventh and West
Tenth streets.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Girl is Found Dead.

Lena Cook. young wohan Is years
of age, was found dead in her room
at the home of Dr. J. ]. Johnson at
Biggers Tuesday When last seen, q
few minutes before death, she was
apparently in good health. Strych
nine, self administered. is said to have
been the cause of her death. She was
an orphan and disappointment over
a love affair is thought to have been
the cause of her taking poison.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Governor PindalI Willing.

Governor Pindal stated Thursday
that he was not at all alarmed over
the alleged night riding in Arkansas,
but admitted that the situation was
becoming serious in Tennessee and
that he was perfectly willing TO meet
the governors of the several states.
affected, as suggested by Governor
Patterson, TO devise means of putting
an end TO the lawlessness. The gov
ernor was of the opinion. however,
that there would be no necessity for
such meeting if the governors in the
-tates where riding" was being done
would act as promptly in suppressing
it as Governor Patterson has.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Bailey Dead After Visit by Regulators.

john Bailey, farmer. who lived
Two miles from Waldron, is dead from
gunshot wounds, alleged to have been
inflicted by member of party of
u men who visited his home recently.
Five men are now held in connection
with the shooting.
Robert Self, Wyatt Lee. Robert AM
mons, James Ammons and his younger
son have been arrested in connection
with the shooting.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Land Company Incorporated.

The America and Old Mexico Land
Company of Pine Bluff filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary OF
state Tuesday. The capital stock of
the company is placed at s250,000, of
which 100000 has been subscribed.
The incorporators are: S. NJ. Miller,
r. l.. Windham, 7. c. Windham, n.
L. Taylor and &. ". Edwards all or
whom are negroes. The business of
the company will be to buy and sell
property in this country and III Ola
Mexico and organize colonies.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Another Merry Gin Owner.

A report was received at Magazine
Saturday that night riders have or
dered the gin closed at Briggs. Two
men. according to the report, Went
Friday morning 10 the gin and ordered
Mr.. Jones, the owner, 10 close down
md told him that if he did not he
would be sorry FOR it," They were I'M
masked and it is said that Mr. Jones
recognized them. The gin is still in
operation and Mr.. Jones says he will
not close down until it comes TO a
show down"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Trouble Is Anticipated.

Two suspected night riders, cross
ing the Mississippi river in skifi
from the Tennessee side, were de
tanned below oseeola Wednesday.
If the Tennessee authorities do not
succeed in stamping out the band OF
"sauatters" trouble is feared in many
clubs on this side of the river. as
many complaints have been made
hunting and fishing preserves ehare-
ing natives with selling and shipping
fish by the Wholesale from Hatehie-
coon and other districts.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29

Planter Shot in Field.

Homer Dean. planter near Magno-
liza, was shot in his field Wednesday
morning Mr.. Dean was shot in the
back of the leg and the wound is
not considered dangerous.
The injured man charges another
man who lives near by with doing the
shooting, but from another source it
is denied that Dean saw the person
that fired the shot. Up 10 this time
no arrests have been made
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Reward for Good Farming.

Sheridan merchants and business
men are making up purse this week
to be divided among the farmers in
Grant county who will raise the most
cotton, corn, potatoes, sorghum. etc.
to the acre in the year 1909. All
the merchants so far have subscribed
very literally and no doubt the farm
ers who will take a little pains in
preparing his land and filling his
crop will be handsomely rewarded.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Dissent in skaaq Decision.

Justices MeColloch and Hart Thurs
Gay completed the preparation of
their dissenting opinion in the Elijah
.;kaggs case. Two points in the case
are dealt with by The justiees-the
weight of evidence and the instruc-
tions of the trial judge. They hold
hat Irene Taylor's testimony proved
nothing, as it was contradictory. and
that the instructions of the trial judge
we're such as could not but tend to
influence the jury, and that the in
structions invaded the right of the
Jury to weigh the evidence submitted
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Little Rock Gets Next Convention.

The convention of the Society OF
Municipal Improvement. in session at
Atlantic City. n. Y. this week, voted
that the 1909 meeting shall be held
in Little Rock, f. A. Kingsley.
superintendent of public works of
Little Rock, was elected vice presi-
dent of the association. and Mr..
Parkes, of Pine Bluff, Ark. was
named as chairman of the Finance
Committee
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29

To Preserve Records.

County Judge Beavers of Mentgem-
cry county has ordered the eonstruc-
ton of a fire-proof stone building on
the court house square at Mt. Ida
large enough TO contain all the offic-
ial records of the county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations for Little Rock: Novem-
Der % TO %. electrical engineer and
craftsman, salary $1,000 per annum;
November %, office engineer in irri-
cation and drainage Investigations,
salary from $1,000 to $4,000 per an
num-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Newspaper Change.

Carl Spellman has retired from the
editorship of the Heber Headlights, be-
ing succeeded by Charles w. Litten.
f. G. Seillman is the publisher of the
paper.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Acquitted of Larceny.

Barker Alexander. negro man in
the vicinity of Okolona, was tried and
acquitted Saturday on charge of lar
ceny.