The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-14
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Runnels Bros, general merchants
at Provo, Ark, near Lockesburg, in
Sewer county, have filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in the
federal court at Texarkana. The
liabilities are listed at $4,000 and
assets at $4,000. The store of the
firm was destroyed by fire sometime
ago and the insurance constitutes
the sole assets. Will Steel of Texar-
kama was named as receiver and May
21 was fixed as the date for the first
meeting of creditors.
Thirty carpenters, plumbers and
plasters, employed on the new
bank building at Texarkana, quit
work Thursday. The trouble is said
to have arisen over the employment
Of nonunion carpenters by the con-
tractor who is doing the plumbing.
A hen belonging to Mrs. Wharton
Arnold of Newark laid two eggs
Thursday, one of which was about
the size of a pigeons egg and the
other of the usual size. Both had
perfect shells.
Otis T. Wingo, chairman of the
Democratic committee of the Ninth
judicial district, has issued call
for a meeting of the committee, to
be held at DeQueen May 10, for
the purpose of canvassing the re-
turns of the recent primary and de-
claring the result in the contest for
prosecuting attorney for the district.
J. C. Pinnix of Pike county, who
received a majority of the votes in
the primary, will be declared the
nominee.
Judge Fry and County Clerk w.
V. Boatright reissued $4,000 worth
OF Crawford county scrip during the
past week. The scrip was issued for
the redemption Of outstanding scrip.
The amount issued practically rep
hesents the county's outstandingcmf
resents the county's Indebtedness at
this time. It is expected that when
the sheriff makes his settlement
there will be enough cash on hand
to redeem all this scrip.
The fruit growers in the vicinity
of Magazine met at that place Satur-
day and organized by electing the
following officers: Joe E. Lloyd,
preident; T. D. Bowden, vice presi-
dent; S. J. Swearengen, secretary.
The business of the association is to
look after the peach crop which is
coming on. This is the first crop to
be harvested from many thousand
trees planted four years ago.
Lawrence Matthews, who killed
A. S. Mitchell, wa placed in Jail at
Hamburg by Sheriff Lindsey. He
was badly cut by Robert Mitchell
and is just now recovered sufficiently
to be taken to Jail. He will remain
in Jail until the August term of the
circuit court, though it is believed
that a move will be made to secure
bail by writ of habeas corpus by the
county court.
Tho Camden Mill Company at
Camden has announced its intention
to increase its capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000, and, in addi-
ton to its planning mill, build fac
tory for the manufacture of sash,
doors and blinds. Fourteen ma
chimes have been ordered for the
new work.
The seniors in the DeQueen high
school appeared in Goldsmith's
comedy, "She Stops to Conquer,
Saturday night. 1t was a creditable
performance and was well attended.
II was given for the benefit of the
public school library and for the
science department.
AT a recent meeting Of the Arkdel-
pnla City Council a petition, signea
by eleven property owners, favoring
municipal ownership of a water
plant, was presented. 1t was refer
red to the ordinance committee with
instructions to report at the next
regular meeting.
Elvis Goodner of Mena was shot
in the head Tuesday by the accident
al discharge of a 38-caliber revolver.
The ball passed entirely through the
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