Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-26

al assembly providing for the crea-
ton of the office of commissioner of
insurance, it is interesting to note
that such a creation would rest only
in a constitutional amendment, since
the constitution provides that the
state auditor shall be also the state
insurance commissioner. A legis-
latiye enactment looking to the es-
tablishment of such position as in
surance commissioner would there
fore be in violation Of the constitu-
ton. However it is within the pro-
vince Of the legislature to create a
new department, or rather to extend
the state auditors department, in
the creation of other deputies for
that department; and such deputy
might take over the insurance de-
partment, always, Of course, under
the supervision Of the state auditor
or subject to his supervision. This
would accomplish the same end as
that of creating a commissioner of
insurance, the only difference being
that the auditor would have the duty
of selecting the deputy for this de
partment.
J. Z. Metcalf, a prominent farmer
and mill operator Of Evening Shade,
Sharp county was in Little Rock
Monday and left at the agricultural
department sack Of flour and a
sack of wheat. The wheat was grown
on Mr.. Metcalf's farm and the flour
was made in his mill. The wheat is
of excellent quality and the flour is
of superior grade. Mr.. Metcalf's
mill is located near Evening Shade
and is operated by watez power. The
nearest railroad is % miles from the
mill, which is being operated night
and day, its capacity in "a hours be-
ing So barrels. All of this -four
is consumed in Sharp county, the
customers going to the mill for it.
Mr.. Metcalf has been operating the
mill several years, during which time
he has never had to employ an agent
to sell his -four nor has he ever
shipped any of it outside his county.
Transcript in the case of Lon
Johnson vs.. the State, appealed
from the Greene Circuit Court, was
filed in the Supreme Court at Little
Rock Tuesday morning. The charge
against johnson was that of first de-
gree murder, but on the trial Of the
case the jury reduced the penalty to
Is years in State prison. Johnson
was tried under an indictment
charging him with having shot and
killed Terrence Foley, in Paragould
last June. johnson entered the plea
of self-defense alleging that Foley
was about to enter his yard in
very threatening manner at the time
he fired the fatal shot, and that he
did not intend to kill him but to pre-
vent him from making an attack up
on the occupants of the house. Both
men lived in Paragould.
Business men of Robinson, Savoy
and neighboring towns and farmers
of Benton county met at Robinson
recently and listened to the PROPOSE
tions of the promoters of the propos-
ed interurban line, which is to run
through the principal town of Ben
ton county met at Robinson recently
and listened to the propositions of
the promoters of the proposed inter
urban line, which is to run through
the principal towns Of Benton,
Washington and Madison counties.
All the property owners present
agreed to subscribe literally to the
enterprise and use their influence
In securing rights OF way Tor the
road.
Ray Gill, secretary and general
manager of the Arkansas State Fair,
has removed from Hot Springs and
is now located with his family at S18
East Fifteenth street, Little Rock.
Mr.. Gill was recently appointed to
position by State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction George W.
Cook.
The Heber Construction Com
pany's warehouse was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night The fire is sup
posed to have originated from sparks
blown into the building from fires
that were kept burning in a nearby
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