The log cabin Democrat., 1908-04-09

1 The postofice, railroad station rnd Downing & Hogne's general store at Wiener, 20 miles south of Jonesboro, on the Cotton Belt, were broken into and robbol Tuesday night. The postoffice was first en- tered, and the safe blown open and the mail rifed. Then the railroad station and the ticket office were torn up and what money was in the drawer was secured, but the amount is not known. At the Downing x Hogue store the theft helped himself to new suit out and out, even to new collar and tie. He left his old clothes in the store. The collar left bore the laundry mark, 'F. M. T." It is supposed the robber left on a speeder, as one at Weiner was miss ing and was found this morning near Jonesboro. It is not known what amount of money was taken, as there is no recofu ot the value of the registered mail in the office. Very little money was secured from the railroad station and none at all was taken from Downing < Hogue's general mercantile store.
 In the Democratic primary Tn Lafayette county last week the yot- CTS were permitted to vote on the question of whether the county should remain in the Eighth judicial circuit or go back to the old Thir- teenth circuit, from which 1t was taken by an act passed at the last session of the legislature. The re- suit of the vote showed a majority in favor of going back to the old Thirteenth. T. B. Parks, repre- sentative-elect in the next legislature, will, it is thought, introduce a bill at the next session to place the county back in the Thirteenth judi cial circuit.
 A petition is being circulated by the ministers and others of Bates vile and which is being signed by large numbers of people, praying the County Court for an order to prohibit the sale of whiskey within three miles of the First Methodist church in that city. There has been a growing sentiment in Batesyille for some time against the practice of making up kegs of five gallons or more and the distribution of the same among those who indulge. The petition will be presented to the County Court by Messrs. Old 1 field X Cole.
 Jess Paris, who was arrested at Fayetteville recently on the charge of selling liquor without license, was convicted Tuesday on four charges, | fined $50 and placed on the chain gang. After conviction he is re- ported to have told of 27 sales he had made and where he had his base of supplies. This place was examined and 1t is said enough | jugs found to corroborate his story. He is also said to have disclosed the bootleggers' formula and the profit made by adding the proper quantity of branch water.
 John Fox and Ellen Dougherty, | full-blood Cherokees, were married by Justice Edmondson at Fort Smith Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony took place in his office, with the aid of an interpreter, neither of the principals being able tc speak English. The groom is 24 and the bride IS. The latter draws a royalty of $1,000 per month from oil wells located upon her property near Stillwell.
 The ladies of Pine Bluff have or ganized City Beautiful Club by the election of the following officers l: President, Mrs. E. A. Peck; vice. president, Mrs. w. T. Young; secre- tary, Mrs. l.. K. Land; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Corinne Knox ; treasurer, Mrs. w. A. Lee. About 100 members of the club have been enrolled.
 Bertha Beckie, a negress and a prisoner in the Helena city jail, set fire to the straw mattress in her cell Sunday night. Surround