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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Fund Still Innrcasina.

A total of s1S,S0965 was paid into tae treasury of the general revenue fund Monday, thereby swelling that fund from $48,000, which is possessed Saturday night, to $66,S09. The money paid in came from two sources, in- surance tax and liquor license. The largest amount was paid into the treas ury by Sebastian county, which brought in the sum of $13,500 derived from liquor licenses. 4 total of $5,- 309,65 was paid into the treasury by insurance companies for taxes. Tenn porarily at least the general revenue fund is safe. Still more money is due from various counties for liquor license and various insurance com panies. At that, however, the pros porous condition of the fund is not expected to be long-liyed, as it's ex- penses are unusually heavy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

z According to newspaper dispatch
 from Cotton Plant, Ark, young man named Ford was shot and killed in a
 barber shop there by Charles Meeham, Jr., son of a substantial planter and
 merchant The cause of the tragedy is not known.
 Publicity missionary campa;gn soon
 to be started which will include all
 parts of the country.
 z New legislation of Manitoba has the
 effect of putting grain commission
 men lt Winnipeg out of business.
 Czar Nicholas and his consort re { ceived 260 members of the duma at { Tsarkoe Selo. The invitation was
 general, cut the constitutional demo-
 crats, radicals and Poles preferred, for
 political rt&tgons, not to go. g An edict of the state railroad com Emission of Texas, which demanded $2 ,000,000 worth of extensive improve. ments and additions, is the reason why the International & Great Northern railroad, the personal property of Geo. u. Gould, has gone into a receivers hands, according to Gould. z The Texas supreme court refused
 the application of the Waters-Pierce ], Oil Go. for writ of error, which ! means the judgment obtained by the state against the concern for custer
 and penalties amounting to $1,600,0 900 remains in force.
 Robert Mum surrendered to the Pueblo (Col) police and confessed to killing man at Litchneld. H., July 4, 1906, in drunken quarrel. The man, Mum said, had attacked his brother. He said he was tired of dodg- dng arrest. and could not sleep for Hear.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced a number of examinations during the months of March and April, and persons desiring to take the examinations can be ac- commodated at Little Rock and can secure application blanks at the post office. April 1 examinations will be held for the office of superintendent of road construction, the position paying $4 to $7 per day. March 25 eXamina- tions for shoe and harness makers, salary $720 per year, will be held. March II examinations for veterina- rians, salary s100 per month, will be held March 25 examinations for drafts men stenographers and typeWrlters, salary $500 per year. will be held.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Many Companies Sill Gut.

Saturday was the last day for the re- ceiving of insurance company reports in the office of State Auditor Avery E. Moore. When the office closed at night there were still @ number of insurance companies that had not filed their reports. Thos companies can file them later, but cannot operate until they do.
 A number of companies filed their reports Saturday. One of the largest companies to file was the New York Life Insurance Company. This com pany paid Q $7,71775 insurance fee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Companies incorporate.

Articles of incorporation and agree ment have been filed with the secre- tary of state by the following compan- ies:
 The Bran Brothers Dry Goods Com pany, which will engage in dry goods and general mercantile business at Morrilton. The incorporators are H. Bram, B. Bram and A. Bram. The com pany incorporates with a capital stock of $10,O00, all of which has been sub scribed.
 The Cash Gin Company, which will engage in the ginning business at Cash. The incorporators are c. w. Armour, D. B. Johnson, J. H. Hamilton, w. H. Farmer and w. A. Curton. The company incorporates with a capital stock of $4,O00, all of which has been subscribed.
 The Solomon-Moore Land Company, which will engage in g real estate bus mess at Helena The incorporaiors are Joseph L. Solomon, H. D. Moore and Phillip SoloJlon. The company incor- porates with a capital stock of $70,000, all of which has been subscribed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Increased Capital Stock.

The stockholders of the Bank of Rison, which was broken into and rob bed few days ago, met Tuesday and decided to increase the amount of au' thorized capital stock to $35,000, and the amount of paid-up capital from
 $15 1000 to $25,000 All Of the new stock was sold to the old stockholders. The stockholders also decided to erect a new building for the bank, the pro posed building to cost between $5,. 900 and $6,000 The new building will have burglar-proof brick vaut.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Disastrous Fire Averted By Good
 Work

Remarkably efficient work upon the part of the fire department of Hot Springs Saturday night ayerted what might have been most disastrous conflagration, and possibly fatal ex- plosion. The department was called out by an alarm turned in from a ne- gro cottage, which was on fire The tanks of the Waters Pierce Oil Com pany were located near by, and in i'm minent danger of burning. The fire men quickly laid string of hose over 2,000 feet long and managed to save the tanks, although the cottage was burned to the ground.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Hotel Clerk Shoots Neqro.

Frank Hays, night clerk at the Park hotel, Hot Sprngs, Saturday night shot and fatally wounded a negro waiter employed at the hotel. Hays detected the negro attempting to lift" a dia- mond pin from the front of his shirt. The negro started to run and Hays opened fire, one ball striking the negro in the back and passing through his lungs.
 The physicians say he cannot recov- CT. Hays was arrested and placed in the city jail.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
TMo Pardons issued.

Two pardons were issued Monday by Governor Pindall They were as follows: To W. H. Mize, who was convicted at the July, 1907, term of the White County Circuit Court of grand larceny and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary To John Clayton, who was convicted at the March, 1908, term of the Jefferson County Circuit Court of grand larceny and who was sentenced to one year in the penitenti2ry. ..
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Hurt In Auto Accident.

In avoiding a collision with horse driven by w. T. Radford Saturday af- ternoon at Fifth avenue and Main street, Pine Bluff, K. T. Roberts, of the firm of N. T. Roberts and Son, ran his automobile into the curbing and the big car was overturned. MT. Roberts and Frank Lennon, 14-year- old boy who was riding with him at the time, were thrown from the auto, but only the lad was bruised. The auto was slightly damaged
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Stored Cotton Sold.

The 600 bales of Farmers Union cotton, stored by the members at Dyer, was sold Tuesday morning tS J. l.. Req, local manager of the Les serGoldman Cotton Company of St. Louis, the price paid being II cents on middling basis. MT. Req also bought 275 bales from the union members at Alma Monday evening at the same price paid at Dyer.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Pardon Granted.

Governor Pindall granted a pardon to Will Thomas, a negro, who was con- victed at the fall term, 1907, of the Lee County Circuit Court on the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. The govrnor granted the petition, af- ter reviewing a lengthy petition for the negro's pardon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Commissions Issued

The following commissions have been issued by the secretary of state: Notary public, Leo Gerschwiler of SpielervilIe, E. Alley of Mena, James s. Mitchell of Brinkley and Tom H, Francher of Berryville.
 Justices Of the peace, H. ". Cargill of Bee Branch and Joe McMahon of Kelso; notary public, J. c. Wallace of Strong
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Returned From Washington.

State Superintendent of Instruction J. J. DCyne, Superintendent George B. Cook of Hot Springs and Superin- tendent F. w. Miller of Texarkana, have returned from Washington, D. G., where they attended the annual meet ing of the Department of Superinten- dance of the National Educational As SOciatiOn
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Cotton Arch ColIapsed,

The big cotton arch, containing 150 bales of cotton, that had been erected at Helena as one of the Mardi Gras attractions gave way Thursday after noon as the wooden supports were be- ing taken out and crashed to the ground. No one was injured, but the cotton was strewn over the street.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Bank incorporates; s1oo,Coo Capital

Articles of incorporation and agree ment have been filed with the secre- tary of state by the Rose City bank, a new banking institution for Little Rock, which has been in process Of or ganiZation for some time.
 The new bank incorporates with a capital stock of S100,000, of which $26.- $50 has been subscribed. The com pany will operate a bank at 106 Cross street. The capital stock is divided into 4,000 shares, each quoted at $25 in the articles of incorporation.
 Among the incorporators are: James M. Stewart, s. D. Knox, J. T. w. Til lar, Arnold H. Lange, D. R. Hardeman, J. J. Maloney, J. D. Williams, s. w. Bedding, T. E. Johnson, R. E. Steven son, Chris Ledwidge, J. E. Mills, F. l.. Holt L. T. Smith, W. J. Tynon, Char les Seymour, c. J. Klein, Maurice Mill lot and P H. Ruebel.
 James M. stewart is president of the company, s. D. Knox, vice president, and A. H. Lange, cashier.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
captured 4a Rat.esnaIses

Fortyeight rattlesnakes, writhing in their den, have been discovered and captured on a farm two miles east of Paragould. Every one of the rep tiles was taken alive, and they put up vicious fight. From the number of rattles, some of the snakes must be of great age, and a number of them are very large.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Floyd Names Cadets.

Congressman Floyd has appointed as cadet to the Annapolis Naval Acad- emy M. P. Doxey of Benville and as alternate, Arthur King of Fayetteville; Roy White as cadet to West Point and Fancher D. Reagan of Osage as alternate.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Carried Pistol; In Jail.

Henry Burns, who has lived at Corn ing for several years, was arrested by Constable Arnold Monday eyen- ing and after a preliminary hearing was fined $50 for pistol carrying, and bound over to the Grand Jury on criminal charge of assault to kill. In default of $500 bond, he was commit "a t0 ioI
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Bridqe Contracts Let.

County Judge A. J. Walls of Lonolss county, let contracts to the Memphis Bridge Company Saturday, for two steel bridges, one across Salt Bayou. between Coy and Tomberline, to cost $1,249; the other across Four-Mile creek, one mile west of Ward, to cost $1,517 Upon their completion, Lo- noke county will have 10 steel bridges.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Money Coming East.

Never a day passes now but that the state treasurer receives anywhere from few hundred to thousand or more dollars from the various insur- ance companies that operate in Ar kansas. The money is paid as taxes. About S1 300 was paid in Thursday All of the money from that source goes into the general revenue fund, which has been decidedly low for the past several months.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Captured Alaskan Fox.

An Alaskan fox was recently cap tured on the bluffs of White river, some distance above Batesville. The hide of the animal was purchased few days ago by Abner Stewart of Jamestown. The pelt is said to be worth $50.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Increases Capital Stock.

The Ohio Handle and Manufacturing Company of Jonesboro has notified the CTS of the company, at a recent meet ing, had decided to increase the amount of the company's capital stock from $25,O0O to $40,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Helena levee Is Leaking.

Great fears were expressed at Hel- ena Saturday night for the safety of North Helena. The levee has been weakening fro the past several days in the same place which gave way last year and water is already creeping through Rain is predicted for this sec tion of the country and if the predic- tion is verified it is thought certain that the weak portion will give away and that North Helena will again be plunged under water.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
New Hotel Annex.

The annex to the Haberer hotel has just been completed at Ozark, which makes it one of the largest and most commodious hotels on the Fort Smith road. About 20 new rooms have just been completed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Repairine State House.

The work of repairing portions of the state house is now well under way. The old clustering which, heretofore, has been a menace, is being removed in sections and new clustering install ed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Biu Sale of Land.

w F., Campbell of Redfield, sold 1000 acres of fine timbered land to w. c. Turner of Casa, III. MT. Turner is vice-president of the Casa National bank, and is very much pleased with Arkansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
increases Capital.

The Bank of Rison has notified the secretary of state that the bank stock holders, at a recent meeting, had des cided to increase the amount of capital stock from $15,000 to s35,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Reward Offered.

Acting Governor X. O. Pindall has reward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties wko killed r. A. Wilkes of McRae recently.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Dead Body of Negro Girl Found 1T
 Well

A coroner's jury at Damascus, held Sam Spencer, young negro, for the killing of the 14-year-old daughter of William Golf, a negro farmer living near Damascus.
 The girl was found dead Monday af- ternoon at the bottom of well on her fathers place. She had apparently been thrown into the well alive, and rocks thrown in on top of her to kill her. The well was about twenty feet deep.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Mysterious Death of Horatio Berry.

Horatio Berry, late of Henderson vile, Tenn, but who was senior part ner in the largest wholesale drug company in Memphis, Tenn, died at Hot Springs Tuesday. His death was surrounded by circumstances which indicate that it was superinduced by his having been doped. It is reported that MT. Berry, who was 67 years of age, fell into the hands of confidence men shortly after his arrival there. and after being doped was robbed of a large sum of money.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Increases Stock.

The Ross-Attley Lumber Company has notified the secretary of state that it has decided to increase the amount of it's capital stock from $40,000 to S5O.O00.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Admitted to Bar.

The Supreme Court Monday extend ed R. Forrest Sander, of Ola, the right to practice law before that court on MT. Sanders application.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Much Wheat SoWr1.

A great deal of wheat has been sown in Madison county the past month. This is one of the banner wheat and fruit counties in Arkansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Changes Agents.

The E. Sondheimer Company of Memphis has notified the secretary. of state that it had changed agents in Arkansas, naming M. Danaher of Pine Bluff as new agent to take the place of A. J. Beilfuss, former agent.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Night Waterman Robbed and Slain.

J. J. Mangham, night watchman at the Post Pipe Company plant on Rose Hill, Texarbana, was found at his post of duty at o'clock Sunday morning, lying in a pool of blood unconscious and with his skull crushed in two places. An iron grate bar with which the assault was made lay beside the victim, whose money and pistol were taken. Robbery was undoubtedly the motive.
 Mangham was known to have had about ten dollars on his person Satur- day night. He was taken to a sanitari- um, where he died Sunday / night. There is yet no clue to the murderers. He was 60 years old and leaves a wife and two children.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Bank Changes Name.

The stockholders of the First bank of Rison have notified the secretary of state that they had decided to change the name of the bank to the Farmers and Merchants bank of Rison.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Naomi Titles Killed Herself.


 of impending insanity, caused Miss Naomi Tiles, aged 2S and eldest daughter of Hon. George Titles of 321 North Seventh street, Fort Smith to shoot herself just below the heart at 11.30 o'clock Thursday morning, death resulting at 4:15 in the afternoon at Belle Point hospital. The young wom- an was betrothed to James Ginocchio of Little Rock and they were to have been married on the day before Lent.
 Holding the point of the 32-calibre revolver so close to her breast that the report was not heard in the other part of the house, Miss Tiles shot her se,f only once, then walked into the room where her mother sat and said Mamma, I've done it. I've shot my self and am going to die"
 At first she was not believed, but she had inflicted a death wound and she was hurried at once to Belle Point hospital, where she died.
 While on the way to Electric park, the principal pleasure ground of Fort Smith, last May, Miss Tiles was the victim of serious street car accident in which one of the more prominent nerves in her arm was impaired. Dr. Hines of Fort Smith, who attended her, stated that the injury to the nerve might lead to ultimate disarrangement of the mental system, and she was sent to Little Rock for treatment under Dr. Dibrell, staying there the greater part of the summer. Later she was taken to St. Louis to be treated by Dr. Tuhol- ski, under whose care she remained about six weeks.
 Shortly. after reaching home, how ever, she contracted a severe case of la grippe, which seemed to irritate the neurotic ailment.
 During the last three or four weeks she had been exceedingly Respondent over the thought that she was about to lose her mind. She was in constant fear that she would become insane and be a burden upon her family.
 First Hanging in Calhoun County.
 Rafe Wood, a negro, aged 20 years, was executed in Hampton Tuesday at 1 D. m The crime for which he was l legally hanged was the committing of an assault on Mrs. Fannie Doris, a white widow residing near Little Bay The crime was committed on the night of December "A last.
 | Wood 1roe e,ivo,, cnoo5tr trial e convicted and sentenced on January 9, and Tuesday, just a month later the sentence was carried out. Wood confessed while on the gallows that he had committed the same offense once before on member of his own race. He then stated he would liks to talk more, but could not.
 After the black cap was placed over his face, he asked that it be removed for a minute. His request was com piled with, ard he asked the sheriff tc take his body home for burial. The sheriff replied that he would not tell him any lie about it, that his family did not want him brought home, and that he would be buried in the nearest negro cemetery
 Wood said goodbye" and the trap was then sprung. He was pronounced dead in 16 minutes.
 Although Calhoun county is among the oldest in the state, up until this eX- ecution there had never been one with in her borders, except by mob law.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
Twelve Commissions Issued.

The following commissions were is- sued Monday by the secretary of state:
 Notaries public, H. w. Blatt of Les lie, J. T. Aaron of Philadelphia, John w. McCauley of Warren, ]. s. Chick of Pine Bluff, w. s. Morgan of New port, w. R. Alexander of Mansfield, c. L. Daniel of Corning, and w. R. Watson of Tirisman; justices of the peace, W. M. Pfeiffer of Lonoke. James Conine of Anity and J. l.. Fry of Pocahontas; surveyor, A. Q Wehh nf Rerrvville.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-06
n~51rxzR1saAs- H" NEWS OF va
 ARKANSAS
$1,132,654 Worth of Apples.
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Ghe statistics for the fruit ship ments for 1907 has just been complet- cd by Judge l. B. Lawton of Benton vile, and certainly makes a fine show ing for Benton county. In gathering
 these statistics from all over the coun- ty, Judge Lawton had some help, but it was a great undertaking, and fruit growers will be greatly benefited by it. The figures demonstrate that Ben ton county is one of the greatest fruit counties in the world.
 There were 1,163 carloads of apples shipped out, and 2S3 cars put in cold store, and it is estimated these brought S630,960 The evaporated apples brought $359, 100; cider apples. $31,- TIA; distillery, $9,S00 apples at can | ming factories, $55,O00; dried apple waste, $46,0S0, or total of S1,132, ,654 for the apple crop.
 With more than S1,000,000 paid to the growers for apples alone, conner cial orchard growing is becoming quite a big and profitable enterprise. It
 must be remembered, too, that the ap- pie crop in this county last year was only partial crop, being on an aver age of about 40 per cent of full crop.
 The price was most excellent, the best for many years, and this largely made up the deficiency in quantity.
 The figures also show 1,525,9 ,915 bush
 els of apples reported, and if all sales were reported it is believed the az
 gregate would easily reach one and three-fourths million bushels.
 There were 163 cars of peaches sent out, 105 carloads of strawberries, 13,- sos crates of blackberries, and 6,S41 crates of raspberries produced. All of these Judge Lawton estimates sold for $600,000. The berry crop was light
 and the peach crop was lighter, only a small percentage of the trees bearing. The total amount according to these figures paid to the growers for the fruit crop of 1907 was S1 ,731, ,654.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
UNITED HUNTS.
Thoroughbreds Coming to Pimlico
in Bunches for Great Meet.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 15.-Some of
the thoroughbreds that will take part in
the coming meeting of the Maryland Unit
ed Hunts at Pimlico from August % to
%. inclusive, have arrived, and by the
end of the week more than 100 high class
racers will be established at the track
Horses that have taken part in the events
on the Canadian circuit have been brought
to Pimlico to freshen up, and by the open
Ing day there will be over 200 fiat run
ners and steeplechasers on hand.
Recent arrivals include the stable of n.
h. Beal, with ten horses, the property of
various owners. Superstition and ST.
Jeanne, the two cracks of this stable,
were left behind to fill their engagement
at Fort Erie, where st. Jeanne won re-
Gently. r. s. Davidson, owner of Europ-
ides, has four; G. ]. Engelking. ten; Paul
D. Mills, four: r. H. Wright, two; Harry
Rites. nine; w. s. Diffenderfer. six; w.
Heating, six; John Gallagher, five; H. Nc
Carthy, two: Anthony Allen, ten, belong
ing to Mr.. Murtrie of Philadelphia; AL
bert G. Brooke of Washington, three: F.
A. Savage of Pittsburg, three, the prop
erty of HI. n. Van Voorhis, and a num-
Der of others belonging to various own
ers.
CORTLAND H. Smith has applied for six
stalls for his steeplechasers, which in
clude My Grace. Pete Daley and Jim Nc
GILL The foregoing list is Independent. of
those coming from New York and vicinity,
and many horses are also expected from
northern tracks.