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Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
Where Many Are Hurt

Church - The railroads of the United States in the last II years have killed s2,244 persons and in- jured half a million more.
 Gotham-And that does not include those who have been crushed in the stock market-Yonkers Statesman.
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Old.Eashioned.

Mrs Wright Innitt--Mrs. Oldgirl Is SO strange. When she gets a gown she likes, she wears it until everyone Is sick of it.
 Mrs Naught-She's that way about everything. Why she has had the same husband for Is years!-Cleve. land Leader.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
Divided Responsibility,

Mrs. Gramercy - She seems te have more leisure since sAe obtained her divorce.
 Mrs. Park-Naturally. She has to take care of her children only nix months in the year now.--Puck.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
Where Did He Gof

Pop"
 Yes. my son.
 Did Noah have . hired man in the Ark?"
 Very likely he did, my son And did he have to go home to sleep nights?"
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HK Local News. " Interesting Happenings m and
 Around Town.

G. w. Guthrey os Nathan is Tn the city today.
 For Sale-Heart or sap shln- gles in any quantity. LA. Husk- key, Prescott. Ark, RED. 6.
 Thad Butcher and daugh CT, Miss Lilly, are spending the day in Hope.
 California grapes, pears, plums and apples at Howard Terry's, Phone POO.
 For Sale, a fine young Jersy COW with young calf. Cheap for cash. Geo. A. Hale.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
Self Committed,

Mrs. Cutetly-You never take me anywhere, while your friend Simpkina is always taking his wife to the the. ater.
 MT. Cutely tabsentIyD-I dare say: I wouldn't mind taking her myself
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rh,noa Went Round,

Yeast-After the women foIko fuDo about . fellows room. he can't hnd . thing in 1t.
 Crimsonbeak-That's right, went out with the boys. last night. and when I reached my room I couldn't oven find the bed.-Yonkers States man.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
COUNTY.

Board of Health-Drs. Adam Guthrie v
 Arnold. 5. J. Hesterly A. s. Buchanan and Regan.
 School Board-C. C. Hamby, President II
 Vaughn. Secretary; G. R. Haynie, W. N. F. J. c. Young. J. s. Began. City council meets first and third. Tuesday ,s in each month
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26

Jinks-Bluster never complains of his troubles.
 Winks-No He is always bragging about his prosperity. Pittsburg Leader.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
POSTOFFICE.

Postmaster .......-.. ...........,,, Jack 1f.f, Clerk Waitd 11
 Office hours Open at s a. m. close at HoR open at D. m. close at 7:30 D. m. Sunday
 at 9:30 a m. close at l0:30 N. m, open at w pj close at $40 D. m. Money order department
 at a. m. close at D. m.
 Mail from Rosston and intermediate pche rives at II a. m. leaves at D. m.
 Mail from Gale and intermediate points @n at II a. m. and leaves a D. m.
 These routes daily except Sunday. ,.
 Mail on rural routes Nos 1. 2. B. {. ana VI every day except Sunday at A. m
 Mail for all trains is made up 10 minutes ~] the schedule departure of train.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
Poor Jtmi

aunt Lucindy was in deep distress ser ,he ioss of her son Jim. and . neighbor sought to console her. say ing:
 Don't grjeve for him, Aunt Lucindy. He has gone to . land flowing with milk and honey"
 With dismal countenance, the old darky replied:
 Jim never did like milk an honey always made him sick ck'-Lippincott . Magazine.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
CHURCHES.

ME. Church South-Rev T. D. Scott. uash Preaching every Sunday, morning and nia Prayer meeting every Wednesday pisl Sunday School every Sunday morning at SS Finis F.. Murrah. Superintendent
 Baptist Church-Eld. l.. M. Keeling. psstv Preaching every Sunday morning and nil Prayer meeting every Thursday night Supa School every Sunday morning at o'clock; \ Young Superintendent.
 C. P. Church-Rev. L N Clsck. pastor. Pm ing every Sunday morning and night Sun2 School every Sunday morning at 9:30; W. VTu
 kins, Superintendent
 Christian Church Ed K. A. Highsmth ps1 Preaching every Lords day at II am and l D. m. Prayer meeting every "Wednesday nu
 Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10 od3 Chas F. Newth. Supt.
 Presbyterian Church Rev. H. M. McIAin | tor. Preaching the 1st 2nd. and 3rd Sundan each month morning and night Fourth Su1 at Marlbrook. Prayer meeting every Wedns& night. Sunday school every Sunday morning q o'clock. T. C. McRae. Supt
 W. C. T. U.-meets End and 9th Friday tl moons at o'clock. Mrs. w. B. Waller. prs1l Mra H Sykes Secrptary
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
NEWTH a. KING
blacksmith and Wood Work

Horse Shoeing, Saw Cumming. all kinds of Wood Work and Repairing. Corner Main and West Third St.
 Prescott, Ark.
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Smell It?

Where Is your automobile depart ment?" asked the man entering the big department store.
 Follow your nose, replied the clerk near the door. onkers States
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26
OFFICIAL. CITy
JUDICIAL.

and third Monday in July. !" 'anr Chancery court meets first Mondays r i, and December. County court meets first Mondays in I,.- April. July and October. sshs Probate court meets 4th Mondays in I... April. July and October. 'anus Court of Common Pleas meets End Mo,a.- January. April. July and October 0'0'a
 COUNTY
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Ss CtSTttAf y.
 LODGES.

Masonic meets ist Friday night in each m11 J. K. York. W. Ml Dale Wilson. Secretary
 Woodmen of the World Meets M snd Wednesday nights in each month. c. R Hx5 C. C.: bio Lewis. clerk.
 Knights of Pythias meets every Monday ' K. P. Hamby. C. C.. F. F. Chappell. K. ofRt,
 Odd Fellows meets every Tuesday night D. Wilson. N. G.: Alex Vaughn. Secretary,
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets lst ~ Thursday nights in each month. Alex Vsq protector: B. J. Daniels. Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Workmen-meeues second and fourth Thursday nights Jim shaw. M. w. Jim White. Recorder.
 Nevada County Medical Society meets ls
 day night in each month. Dr. Wm. W. Rica ident: Dr. J. s. Chastain. secretary.
 Rebekah Lodge No. 236 meets every hnt ' third Wednesday night in each month. nn Wilson. Secretary; Mrs. Ressa Gee Nobk ss
Daily picayune., 1908-08-26

One five room cottage with barn, garden. etc. new. Cost $85O. You can buy it today for $750.
The Washington times., 1908-10-04

the Department Of Justice may so aid
NIcCort that all this land shall come
back into the public domain.
Puter does not haEgle over terms He
admits that he did conspire TO defraud
the Government, and was convicted
justly. He has a great admiration for
HeEey, for Burns, and, TO q lesser de-
gree, for McCort
Doesn't Look "Bad."
He does not look like a bad man. %
although his escape from Burns in Bos-
ton shows that he wasn't afraid 20 pull
a gun when necessary When asked by
a reporter just why he had come 10
Washington 20 urge that the Depart
ment Of Justice aid its young assistant
AcCOrt with other counsel, he said that
he wanted IL see these thousands or
acres 80 back into the public domain.
But a little later. when asked the
same question, nc said that several men
nigh up" deserted him when he was
on trial. For these two reasons Il IS
possible that the co2pauy, the head OF
which Is possessed O. a round million or
two, may lose some 0f the finest tim
ber land in the state OF Oregon Puter
looks as II he wOuI fight lons and hard.
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
SOCIETY INTERESTED
IN THE HORSE SHOW
Indications Are That Event
at Benning Will Be a Pro-
nounced Success.

with the opening of washington's first
horse show only a week OF. society IS
manifestlng much enthusiasm in the
project TO bring the Capital City into
the list Of horse show towns. and not
only the local smart set. but horse
lovers from Maryland. Virginia, and
New York win be present In large mum
bers at the first annual exhibition OF
the Washington Horse Show and
Racing Association 10 be held at the
washington Jockey Clubs grounds
throughout the week beginning Oc-
tOber T.
Many Washington families are re-
turning earlier than their wont 70 be
present at the show, and all indications
now point TO a pronounced success.
Among the most prominent eI tries will
be the horses from the stables Of Regi-
nald Vanderbilt, which win include
some Of the most famous winners In the
country. Sidney J. Holloway viii have
a big entry of hunters, and Paul A.
Sorg Will show his famous Dignity ana
Respect.
Miss Helen Hibbs is expected 70 show
several horses. Other local exhibitors
will be c. c. Gl yer. Senator Foraker,
Charles T. Carua. and William Ii
Dove.
Mrs. Allen Potts, Of Castle Hin, %
Gotham, Va, viii show her famous
mare Moonstone. winner OF two blue
ribbons the only time she was shown
Z. II. NYeatherbee will snow his champ
ion saddle mare, Irish Rose, winner -
seventeen blues, and The celebrated
hunter. David Gray. which has won the
championship and more than 100 blue
ribbons Julian Norris hunter team,
which won lasr year at Madison Square
Garden, viii be on hand 70 compete Tor
further hOnors.
Hermann Ullman. - Warrenton, viii
enter Lord Golden. <. ". Watson Will
bring on Lord Baltimore and Ny Mary
land from the EairTIOnt Farms. Mrs.
Blair JohusOn's Robin Adair, the champ
ion saddle horse Of Virginia, which has
won more thar 1l2 ribbons and champ
ionships will be one Of the attractions
Of the show. David Travers. Of CuI-
pepper viii show Nedra-
The show win be followed by a daily
racing program.
The Washington times., 1908-10-04

the fight against other Iand-grabDers in
Oregon.
According to Puters story. he had
been long engaged in business deals
with a lumber company OF Minneapolis
In a book he has just issued. telling OF
all his experiences in lar d-grabbiug,
Puter gives many letters and dOCu-
ments, which. he maintains, show that
the concern is mixed up IN land grabs
Civil Suit Entered.
The statue Of limitations interfering.
however. with criminal prosecutions,
the United States attorney, Mr.. McCort,
has instituted civil proceedings 10 re-
cover title to the l4,400 acres involved.
This land is at present estimated TO be
worth at least SI,440OOO, and IT is be
lieved that ir a few years more its
value viii double.
According to PUter, the lumber com
pany, ike other concerns caught in the
Government dragEet. viii fight TO the
last ditch, and will procure the aid Of
the best lawyers in the entire coast
country. HIS object in coming TO Wash
ingtOn has been, he says, 10 interest
the proper officials IN the eases so that
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
MAID is ARRESTED
ON THEFT CHARGE

Annie BealOr, seventeen years old,
coIored. IS under arrest at the Tenth
precinct police station, charged with the
theft Of clothing and silver spoons from
Mrs. Otto Heidman, Of the Whitney
apartment house, 1893 Park road north
west. The girl had been employed by
Mrs. Heidman as her maid
People living in the Whitney have re
ported several times during the past
three weeks the loss Of various articles
Of clothing and jewelry. and the police
believe that the young colored woman
was responsible for these. When ar
rested she was wearing a green silk
skirt which the police say Mrs. Heldman
identified as one that was stolen from
her.
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
LUNCHEON GIVEN
IN BRICK PLANT

A luncheon was given by the Crawford
Paving Company in its brick plant. 262O
f street northwest yesterday afternoon,
and chance was given those interest
ed II F;-ilding and decorating TO inspect
the establishment.
Frnm noon until o'clock crowds
Of friends, including some Of the brick
experts Of the country, visited the plant.
L. +. Kwiatkowski. president OF the
international Sand-Lime Brick and Ma
chinery Company. Of New York. the
inventor Of a new kind Of brick, was
present and explained his patent.
John Stewart, formerly well known IN
Washington business circles, has return
ed here TO become manager Of the plant.
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
S. A. D. Puter, Himself
Once Convicted, Will
AsSail Others.
WANTS ASSISTANCE
FOR YOUNG LAWYER
Aids in Recovery of Oregon Tim
Der Land and Has Revenge
on False Friends.

S. a. D. Puter. known as the king
OF the Oregon Land Fraud Ring" one
Of the men whose testimony helped to
convict the late Oregon Senator. John
II. Mitchell, who has served seventeen
months in jail for his own land grab
bIng exploits, arrived IN Washington
yesterday full Of desire to aid the Gov
crnment in It's further prosecutions of
land grabbers in Oregon.
For Francis J. Heney, the famous
prosecutor Of the San Francisco graft
cases and the man who mas secured the
conviction Of many big men in the
Pacific northwest, Mr.. Puter has the
highest regard, in spite Of the fact that
il was Heney and William J. Burns, one
Of the best Of the Secret Service men,
who sent him to the MultnOmah county
Jail for almost a year and a half
It IS because he would Ike TO see
Heney continue his good wNrk-and be-
cause he would Ike TO see John NcCort,
the United states attorney for the Port
land district. win the civil suits directed
against many alleged land g-abbers. that
Puter has come all the way TO Wash
ington.
Seeks Assistance
He intends to appear before the Of
fiCials Of the Department OF Justice. and
probably before President Roosevelt, in
order that he may urge that Mr.. Nc
COrt may be aided in the prosecution
OF these suits, the winning Of one OF
which. he says, will mean the return to
the public domain Of almost 1900 acres
OF fine timber land.
Puter. with Horace Mckinley and sew
eral others. was indicted for conspiracy
to dcfraud the Government of certain
timber land in 1901, but was not brought
t. trial for almost two years. He is the
man who made a sensational escape
from Secret Service Agent Burns IN
Boston. in March. 1906, by turning a gun
on him. making this Famous sleuth ac-
knowledge that he was beaten.
In July. 1906, however, after a we'll
fought trial, Puter was convicted OF
conspiracy TO defraud the Government,
and was sent up for two years. he
was pardoned by President Roosevelt in
January. 1903, and since that day he has
been working to aid the Government in
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
WILL ASK DIVORCE,
"BIGAMIST, SAYS He

NEW YORK. Oct 3.-Daniel F. Cola
han has been appointed referee IN the
separation suit OF Minnie F. P. Hem
inway against her millionaire husband.
Louis NJ Heminway. Mrs. Heminway
charges her husband with cruelty.
A peculiar feature Of the woman's
suit IS that Heminway charges that
she was already a wife when he mar
ried her.
He declares that she had a husband
living in Kansas, and that therefore
her suit IS not valid Mrs HeUinway,
who has been getting so a week all
mony. now asks for $50 a week She
was formerly Minnie Fern Green, a so
ciety belle Of Battle Creek, Mich
The Washington times., 1908-10-04
HOW GIRL STUDENTS HAZE.

sWARTHMORE. Pa. Oct 5.-Not 10
be outdone. the young women OF the
sophomore class Of Swarthmore College
have adopted a novel form OF hazing.
declaring that the girls OF the freshman
class shall not initiate their high forms
OF pOmpadOur by wearing pUns or
rats" The freshmen are, therefore,
having a strenuous time. A few OF the
young women objected. but the rats"
came out just the same.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-12

to be ignored. II is thought by some
that there will be an attempt made at
the regular session to put tariff revision
bill through. Certain leaders would
like to do this, for in the first place
they would prefer to avoid the calling Of
an extra session to which the Republican
party is committed. They would avoid,
il possible, spending time in Washing
ton after the fourth of March. 1t is
also realized that the sooner the manu-
featuring, mining and commercial inter
ests OF the country are apprized of tariff
changes and the sooner they settle down
to business, the sooner the country will
return to healthy business basis.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-12
Would like for you to write me at an
early date, giving me the above ififor-
nation and greatly oblige.
Yours very truly,


p. S, Some OF our party will come
down about Dec 18th. Others will
come Jan'y 18th. Any literature that
will assist in bringing our party to your
city will be appreciated. "
Are you member
Are you paying your dues so as to en-
able the Board to fill its mission
DO you appreciate what il would mean
to have forty or fifty such people as the
above to locate among us and make their
winter homes, to every line of business
in the city,
We have the attractions and can get
the people II we will advertise
We can advertise and will do the work
cheerfully II you business men will pay
your four dollars a year dues apiece
which put with the four dollars year
apiece by the officers who do all the
work and get all the GUESSING for mis-
lakes will enable us to get out beauti-
full booklet and distribute 1t.
Does this appeal to you, as being as
necessary and sensible an Investment
as the sign on the front of your storel
If so come out to the next meeting or
send in your dues or membership If you
are not member
Respectfully,
BOARD OF TRADE.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-12
Washington Letter


The election over, public interest i
directed to the next national event o
Importance which will be the ASSEMBLE
ing OF Congress, the PRESIDENTS message
and the attendants OF the ending ola
remarkable administration. In political
circles, there, is much talk about tar1ii
legislation with the generally expressed
opinion, however, that the circumstances
do not favor radical tariff changes, IL
is thought probable that with Speaker
Cannon returning with the vindication
OF large popular majority from his DIS
trict and Mr. Dalzell OF Pennsyivania
and Mr.. Payne OF New York. all re-
elected and all ssandpatters, tariff reform
will have, as usual, a hard road 70 travel.
In the Senate the conditions VIII not be
more favorable. As usual, Aidrich,
Hale, Burrows and other standpatters
will remain firm against any important
change In the various schedules. The
demand for revision, OF course, comes
chiefly from the West and the South, but
the demand is not unanimous from any
locality. General Hancock was much
derided years ago for his remark that
the tariff was local question, though
his characterization is now known to
have hit the mark Tennessee and Ala
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-12
Adjourned Friday, November 9th
Busy Session
SEVERAL CASES POSTPONED
Considerable Civil Business Was
Transacted Little Criminal
Business Taken Up

Circuit Court adjourned Friday,
November 9th, after parts OF two busy
weeks. There was a considerable
amount of civil business transacted,
but very little of criminal was taken up
There were several cases of more OF
less interest ON the docket that were
postponed. The grand jurys con-
gratulations on account Of the decrease
of crime in our midst seems amply
justified, however by the seeming lack
Of criminal business on the docket.
DeSoto is indeed the greatest county
In Florida and freedom from crime
seems to be one Of the places where she
leads.
The following is list of all the
criminal business disposed of:
State VS.. Jake Breast, selling liquor,
tried by jury, guilty, 10000 and costs
or months at hard labor.
State VS.. Andrew Robinson, murder
in first degree, mistrial
State VS.. John G, Brooks, selling
liquor, guilty, sentenced $4,000 and
costs, or six months at hard labor
State VS.. Wallace Moray, breaking
and entering with intent to commit. a
felony, guilty, Sentenced TO ten years
in the state penetentiary.
State VS.. Geo, Boatright, grand
larceny. guilty, sentenced to two years
in state pcnitentiary
State VS.. G. L. Carter, selling liquor,
guilty. sentenced to 100000 and costs
OF six months at hard labor
State VS.. Jennie Moray, grand
larceny. guilty, sentenced to hard labor
in county Jail for six months.
State VS.. Jesse Weeks, writing forged
check, guilty, sentenced to county jail
al hard labor for twelve months.
All other cases were continued.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-12
Draining die swamps
Respectfully,
BOARD OF TRADE.

Here in the West, to improve land
means to water. It. Practically every
bit OF land Improvement in the state,
and III many other states of this region
has been accomplished by bringing in
water from outside, or by conserving in
extra careful manner the water that falls
from the clouds. To US, waste land
means waterless land; and it requires a
distinct effort of the imagination to
''sense" the fact that there arr. huge
areas OF land which are waste because
they have too much water,
Yet, as an actual matter Of fact, there
are more than 100000 square miles OF
land in the United States which are
waste because Of surplus Of water, aud
| In which reclamation means drainage
instead of irrigation. An area Of this
country as large as the kingdom Of Italy,
and beyond comparison richer than Italy
in natural resources, is wanting the ditch
which drains, instead Of the ditch which
irrigates. Florida alone has tract Of
swamp land larger than the Netherlands.
Louisiana has about the same amount.
Texas has long strip down her coast
which would be garden If drained; and
nearly every state outside the arid belt
has similar tracts OF greater or less
dimensions. AT present little is being
done. The reclamation service has ac-
cumulated number of have the honor
10 reports but has done practically
nothing as yet. and will doubtless do
nothing for some years to come. Private
enterprise has begun to see its oppor-
tunities in the drowned lands, but
capital is timid, and land is compare
lively abundant. And 50 the business
OF retaining an empire drags on.
1t is always helpful to Try to realize
the possibilities Of given work, even
though that work Is no more than sug-
2ested. Aud The News has often tried
to realize, to sense the meaning OF
the draining Of our huge areas Of
drowned lands. The draining Of the
Everglades OF Florida, for example,
would bring under cultivation country
about the size Of Holland. II lies in q
climate far more productive than that Of
Holland, and has the same inexhausti-
bic soil and the same possibilities OF
navigation near at hand. Its drainage
would mean that thousands of square
miles Of orange land, and land adapted
to the culture Of early vegetables, would
L be placed on the market, soon to be
utilized to the highest extent, And It
would mean as well that wholesale
malaria mandatory had gone out OF
business, and that the land which had
bred pestiIence had been turned to the
production Of food
Similar results would follow the drain
ing Of the swamps Of Louisiana and
Texas, though one feels that part Of
Louisiana mast remain swamp land till
the mississippi ceases TO dow. In any
case, The .dfaining Of swa,nps docs not
lack for attractjvencss. II costs rather
less per acre than irrigation does, and
while Il may produce less direct revenue
! II gets rid Of fruitful source Of national
expense. The nations greatest and|
most expensive luxury Is preventable
lIiSease; land the war on disease Will
eventually driye bitches through the
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