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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
ONE MAN KILLED:
 BROTHER DYING
Bad Freight Wreck on the Cotton Belt Last Night at Garland City Engine and Nine Cars Left
 the Rails-Damage Heavy.

When the engine and ten cars of a through freight on the Cotton Belt. known as fast freight No. 15," left the rails at the foot of ''Nigger Hill,'' a few miles below Garland City. early Saturday night, Ben Brown and his brother, both white men, who were stealing a ride in box car, were so seriously injured that Ben Brown died few minutes later and his brother is now in dying condition.
 The train was in charge of Conduc- tor Jack Caperton of this city and Engineer Eugene Elmer, also of this city. Neither of them was injured The accident created no little excite ment in Pine Bluff, when the news reached this city, owing to the large acquaintance of the trainmen.
 The wrecker was sent to the scene of the accident from this city within a half hour after it occurred and cleared the track for passenger trains. The damage will be heavy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22

/ Principal ]. H. Thach of the Pine Bluff High School gave notice Sat urday that he would protest sternu' ously against the claims of the Hot Springs High School Basket Ball Team, which says it has won the Ar kansas championship honors ill the several cornered fight on the basket ball floors over the state. AS an eyi- dence of his intention to carry the matter to head, Mir. Thach yester
 day informed President o. D. Long streth of Little Rock, president of the Arkansas State Athletic Association, of his plans and at the same time requested him to call a meeting of the executive committee of that organiza- ton to decide as to what team is en-
 titled to the honors. Pine Bluffs High School team, Mir. Thach claims, has made the best showing of any team in the State and is therefore en-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
TO PROTEST CLAIMS
 FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

titled to be recorded as the 1908 championship club.
 The grounds upon which the claims of Hot Springs will be resisted are plain. Hot Springs is one of the two teams in the State that has defeated the Pine Bluff Hi" aggregation and although the local team has issued challenge after challenge to the Vapor City boys, they decline to give the Pine Bluff team game here. The game which was lost to Hot Springs by the locals was played on the Hot Springs floor Hot Springs defeated Little Rock yesterday and immediate ly after the game Pine Bluff issued a challenge to the Hot Springs lads to come here and play game. Hot Springs f1atly refused to meet the To- cal boys away from their home city They say they will play them in Hot Springs, but not in Pine Bluff
 The Pine Bluff High School team is undoubtedly the fastest in the State and has defeated the F'ordyce, Little Rock, Jonesboro and A. NJ. A. teams A tie game was played with Memphis here. The locals will meet the Jones' boro team Monday night at the local Y. M. c. A., and the game promises to be savagely fought.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
NEW TIM E CARD
 ON COTTON BELT
Goes Into Effect Today-Pine Bluff Gets the Daily Gillette Train Instead of Little Rock-New -orn Ing Service Established Over the Branch to the Capital, Including Sunday Morning Train--0ther Changes Made

BeSlnning today Pine Bluff is to en Joy the service of two new trains on the Cotton Belt branch road and an almost entire change in schedule on the Cotton Belt main line. The two day slow trains running between Fair Oaks and TeXarkana, over the main line, are to be abolished and the last trains are 10 handle all local business or rather make all stops be- tween TeXarkana and Fair Oaks. The two fast trains operate between Tex as points and Memphis and St. Louis.
 The most beneficial change that is made in the new time card arrange ment by the Cotton Belt is the addi- tion of passenger train on the Cot ton Belt branch road, between this city and Little Rock. Heretofore this business was handled on the local freight, which will continue to leave the Cotton Belt shops here at z O. clock each morning, except Sunday. The new train will leave Pine Bluff over the branch road at S15 a. m. and reach the capital city at :05 a. m., Sunday included. The branch train, which has been operated on that road for some years, between Pine Bluff and Little Rock leaving Little Rock every morning at a. III. and arriving at Union Station here at 10:35 a. m will b eoperated as heretofore. the new train in no wise affecting the morning train from Lit tie Rock, except that it gives Pine Bluff an additional morning train to the capital
 Another beneficial train that is giv- en Pine Bluff is the Gillette train, which will come to this city instead of going to Little Rock. The abolish ment of the Little Rock-Gillette ser vice is due to the fact that it was not a paying service and that the company figures that it will be of more value to them as a Pine Bluff Gillette train. This will be a good move in the interest of Pine Bluff merchants, who made much complain: at the time the Gillette train to Little Rock was put on some months ago at the instance of the Arkansas Railroad Commission. Little Rock merchants, however, are taken care of by the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
OPPOSITION TO
 DOUBLE TRACKS

Two prominent women, residents of West Sixth avenue, are circualting a petition, protesting against the inn provements to be made by the Citi zens Light and Transit Company, which will soon begin the laying of double tracks on West Sixth avenue, from Main to Cherry street. Permis sion was given the company recently by the City Council to double track that thoroughfare and the steel girder rails have already been placed along the street. preparatory to beginning the work
 The officials of the Transit company announced that they would double track the avenue in order to give the public better street car service and especially maintain faster schedule on the South Cherry street line during the coming summer, when the company will handle thousands of people nightly to Forest Park. The franchise. under which the company operates. gives it the right to double track all streets in the city at least fifty feet in width. Sixth avenue is forty feet wide from curb to curb, but 1t is wider than is required in the franchise in view of the fact that the width of streets is established from property line to property line or to more plainly state it, from fence to fence.
 The City Council granted the con- pany permission to double track West Sixth because the aldermen and other city officials believe that it is for the con senience and comfort of the public to have good car service.
 City Engineer Parkes stated Satur- day that the two tracks and the space between them will take up little more than fourteen feet of the street, leaving more than twelve feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
JOHNSON
 ASSASS|NATEO. Wealthy Negro Planter and Mill Owner of Lincoln County Shot and Killed tnOsss.
 by an Unidentified Negro at Cypress Creek Bridge. HAD SOME TROUBLE
HAD SOME TROUBLE
With Tenant on His PIace-Dcad Man We'll Known Herc--Nas One of the Weathicst Negroes of This Section of the State.

Jarrett Johnson, 5;' years old. one ol the best known and wealthiest negro planters of this section of the state was brutally assassinated at Cypress Creek bridge, two miles and a hall north of Warner, Lincoln county, Sat urday afternoon at o'clock. He was fired on by an unidentified negro who had secreted himself under the bridge and when Johnson came along, rid ing on his horse, the assassin emptied the contents of double barrel shot gun into his abdomen
 Johnson was picked up unconscious ten minutes later by a negro farm hand, who was walking along the road, and taken to Warner for treat ment. He lived five hours.
 The dead mans son, Jarrett John son .Jr., was in Pine Bluff when his father was killed. He remained here last night and made preparations for the funeral. He declared that his fa- ther recently had some trouble with a negro named George Battles, who was until recently tenant on John sons place. According to young Johnson his father ordered Battles off his place several days ago and Bat ties moved onto the plantation of J. Walker Jones, few miles away He knows of no other enemy, he says, that his father had.
 Many of the merchants of the city knew Johnson and it is generally stated that he was one of the best and most law abiding negroes in Southeast Arkansas. His plantation is one of the finest in this section and he leaves other valuable real es- tate holdings and saw mill, which will aggregate $40000 in value At the time Wiley Jones, the wealthy ne- gro horseman of this city, died here some years ago Johnson was one of his largest creditors, holding a claim for about $6,00O against the Jones' estate
 Johnson had been to Warner that afternoon to pay the freight on a car of corn.
 A posse of officers, with blood hounds, are out searching for the assassin and the negroes of the Var ner neighborhood are much incensed over the tragedy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
DR. 4. R. SHERR|Ll DIED LAST NIGHT One of the Oldest Residents
 of Arkansas Passes Away
 at His Home at Sherrill,
 This County-Was 82
 Years Old.
 HE ONCE LIVED HERE
HE ONCE LIVED HERE
Was in the Drug Business in This City Many Years Ago--Death Was Sud den, Being Ill Only Three Days With Pneumonia-Body to Be Brought Here.

Doctor \. R. Sherrll, possibly one of the oldest residents of Arkansas. died at his home at Sherrill, this county, Saturday night at 10:45 O. clock, after being ill for three days with pneumonia His death was very sudden and unexpected and although he had been in feeble health for the past few months, he was thought to be doing nicely a few days ago when he was forced to take to his bed. Doc tor Sherrill was about S2 years old. He leaves his devoted wife and vari- ous other relatives, including a sister, who lives in Tennessee. The Clem~ mons of Tamo and Swan Lake are among his relatives, as is also Mrs. V. o. Alexander of this city, who is d sister of Mrs. Sherrill. The body will be brought to this city this morning by V. o. Alexander, and the funeral will be held probably from the Alex ander home at West Fourth avenue and Laurel street The funeral ar engagements. however, have not been completed.
 Doctor Sherrill came to this city many years before the Civil War. He was in the drug business in this city for years and served in the Confed crate army and distinguished himself as a soldier. He later took up the practice of medicine and was very successful, finally retiring to private life. living upon his farm near Sher- Till, where his death occurred last night.
 Doctor Sherrill was a man of fine attainments and world of enegry in his younger years. He was kind hearted and true and his gentle dis position won him many friends. De- voted to his wife and other relatives he proved loving helpmate and his death is keenly felt in his home cir cle as we'll as among his many ac- quaintances. The many friends of Mrs Sherrill and the family extend their heartfelt sympathy to them in their sad hour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
'AngeIus'' Won
 the Big Race

Hearst News Special to the Graphic:
 New Orleans, Mar 21.-It was the old story of derby racing at City Park this after noon, when Angelus, the despised stable mate of Burlew and O'Neal's Chapultepec, with Joe Notter riding still in the saddle came home alone four lengths ahead of his stable compan- ion. Mcelick, winner of the Crfs- cent City derby last Saturday, An odds on favorite, far today's big event, was third, two lengths away. The bookmakers had kept nearly all of the money. The race itself was one of the best ever seen in me south Angelus covered the mile and a quarter in 2:04 3-5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22

Cotton Belt ill the addition of tue morning train from this city to the capital, which will care for the trade between Altheimer and Little Rock Pine Bluff. however, will in all prob ability get the business between Gil. lette and Little Rock, as 1t is tho iu. tention of the company to make the passenger a through train from Gil- lette to Pine Bluff without change at Altheimer.
 , Some of the changes made in the new schedule, which goes into effect today, affect the No. 4 train from Texas points, which will arrive here at 1:07 a. III. instead of l 10 and N6:: 2, the northbound day train, which will arrive at Union Station at 1852 D. m. instead of 1:o5 The new time card follows:
 NOrtlbOund.
 No. leaves Pine Bluff :52 D. III. Arrives St. Louis 7:06 a. m. Arrives Memphis 8:10 p. m.
 |. q. Arrives St. Louis 6:35 D. m. Arrives Memphis 7;30 a. m. Connects with Cairo train at Maiden and arrives at Cairo 1:25 D. Ill.
 No. 36 to Little Rock, leaves Pine Bluff SIS a. m. Sunday also). Ar rives Little Rock Il :05 a. m
 No. 32 to Little Rock leaves Pine Bluff $40 D. m. Arrives Little Rock 6:20 D. m.
 No. 26 to Gillette leaves Pine Bluff $40 p. m. Arrives Gillette 9:2O D. III.
 No 50 branch local, leaves Pine Bluff shops at a. m.
 SOutllbOund.
 No. l leaves Pine Bluff 3:05 D. Ill. Arrives Texarkana 9:20 D. m. Leaves St. Louis 9:55 p. m. Leaves Memphis $50 D. m.
 No. 3 leaves Pine Bluff 2:25 a. m. Arrives Texarkana S:2o a. m. Leaves St. Louis at S:46 a. m. Leaves Mem. phis $40 p. m. Leaves Cairo p. m.
 No. 31 arrives Pine Bluff at 1o:35 a. m. Leaves Little Rock a. m.
 No. 35 arrives Pine Bluff z p. III. Leaves Little Rock 4:05 D. m.
 No. p arrives Pine Bluff 9:35 a. m. Leaves Gillette 5:50 a. m
 No. 67 leaves Pine Bluff for Cam den at 7:05 a. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22

on each side for vehicles. He de- clares that the streets is now in a dangerous condition, owing to the usp of the 'T'' rails. The Council will require the company to use the girder rail, with concrete foundation, in double tracking the avenue. At pres ent the rails are attached to wooden ties and the pavement has been per mitted to sink and dilapidate in places. This will be remedied by the new improvements, he says, and fur thermore 1t vii! be safer for vehicles after the double rail is laid. He con- tends that it will be less dangerous with a double track than at present. Cars operate only in one direction on each track and City Engineer Parkes says teams will have more room to travel than with only one track on the street
 The residents on South Cherry have been urging the officials of the Tran sit company to double track Sixth avenue and improve the service for many months and the company will incur big expense in doing so. John F. Rutherford. president of the com pany, stated yesterday that he does not wish to antagonize any residents of the city and would not improve the service if the people of the city did not want it. He says he is trying to give the people of Pine Bluff the best car service possible, but will not insist upon making the improve ments if there is any evidence of dis satisfaction on the part of property owners along West Sixth avenue Residents on South Cherry street stat ed yesterday that they would circu- late a counter petition, urging the inn proyements be made, if the residents of West Sixth continue to oppose the good work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22

Rev. w. T, Amis, the Hot Springs reformer, was in the city again yes- terday afternoon on his way to Little Rock. He spoke at Camden yesterday morning to a good sized crowd in the interest of the candidacy of J. H. Hinemon. Reverend Amis says his speaking was announced for II O. clock, but owing to the fact that he had to leave at that hour, he spoke at 10 a. m. He made his address at prominent corner in the downtown district and attracted big crowd of pedestrians.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
Forest Park U
 Gutted by Fire

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 St, Louis, March 21.-F'orest Park University, founded by Mrs. Anna Sneed Cairnes and the first institu- tion of it's kind for women chartered in this country, was gutted by fire today. All the students escaped, but lost all their belongings. Mrs. Cairnes refused to have fire escapes placed on the building, claiming they aided elopements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
Priests Slayer
 Dies July l2

Hearst News Special to the Graphic:
 Denver, Colo. Mar. 2l.-Guls- seppe Alia, slayer Of Father Leo F Heinrichs. was today refused a new trial and was sentenced to be hang ed the week of July 12. Alia tried al night to batte" his brains ou against the bars of his cell, and Wa so weak today he had to be carried into court. No appeal will be taken as Alia has no funds to perfect 6 writ of error.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
Senator TilIman
 Critically IlI

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Columbia, s. C., March 21.-United States Senator Ben k. Tillman is seri- ously i'll at his home here, following a nervous breakdown, which physicians say was due to overwork The doc tors say his condition is not critical ard he may be up in few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22

Division Superintendent E. A. Peck and T. E. Adams, superintendent of motive power, returned yesterday from Tyler, Texas, where they attend ed a conference of Cotton Belt off, cials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-03-22
Dreyfus' Store Talk
Ladies' Oxfords
 Special

An opportunity to buy splendid high grade Oxfords at very low price.
 Of course they are not this sea sons goods, but they are the remnants of last seasons lines. To the ordinary observer the styles are just as neat and as desirable as this seasons; in fact there is but little difference in appearance. They are rem nants to us and we force them out by the very low price placed on them.
 They are patent kid and calf, light and heavy soles, military and Spanish heels that sold originally at $500, $3.50 and $4.O0.
 Special $2.00.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Boone County Medical Society.

The Boone County Medical So
ciety met in Harrison, Ark, on
Tuesday, October 6, 1908. Those
present were DR., Swartz Baines,
President, II. l., Routh, {. M.
Routh, J. H, Fowler, A, j. Vance,
I. l.. Reich, + b, Kirby and l.. kir-
by. Dr. G. ]. Watkins, of Bellefonte,
was elected to membership. DR..
{. M. Routh introduced a three
year-old child with very remark
able tumor over left eye on forehead,
for examination and discussion by
the society. Dr.. l.. Kirby read a
paper on Urinary Extravasation.
Dr. A. J. Vance reported q case OF
Urinary Extravasation. DR.. I. NJ.
Routh reported case of stone IN
pancreatic duct. DR., NJ, Reich re-
ported a case of tuberculosis OF
Knee Joint. DR., II. l., Routh re-
ported case Of Placenta Preria.
The Society adjourned to meet in
Harrison at 1880 p, M, January D,
1909.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
A $4,000 COURT HOUSE

A resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted providing for the early
erection upon the old site in the pub
lie square at Harrison, of a fire.
proof court house building, includ-
ING all the modern conveniences of
steam heat, water, etc aud not to
exceed $50, 600 in cost.
For this money the court was
shown by Geo. Z. Mcdonald, a Kan
sas CITY arcbitect, who has built a
dozen or more court houses in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska, a splen'
did structure may be secured, amply
large for all purposes, and OF I'M
posing appearance,
Throughout it's deliberations on
this important question, the Quo
rum Court displayed a spirit OF en-
terprise, a business-like conception
of the situation, and a harmonious
feeling, which did credit to the mag
istrates personally, and the county
generally They deserve the thanks
of the people for a duty well per-
formed.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

1t was quick work with Yates
Standridge, the Newton county
murderer this week. The sheriff took
him over to Jasper Monday, he was
tried and sentenced to so years I'M
prisonment Tuesday, passed through
Harrison on his return Wednesday,
and landed back at the penitentiary
Thursday. He pied guilty to the
charge, and then attempted suicide
Tuesday right, by jabbing pocket
knife into his neck. A watchtul
guard saved his life.
Sheriff Bri>tow, of Newton
county, was in Harrison over night
Wednesday, en- route to Little Rock
from Jasper with Yates StandrIdge,
who had been sentenced to htty-
years in the penltenteary, tor
killing two white people and fatally
iniuring another, His term IN the
Penitentiary expired on August DIST
but he had been held there at the
expense of the county, awaiting the
special term of court which convened
for his trial this week. Standrldge S
record is most sensational. He was
convicted in Newton county IN May,
1907, of assault to xiii, and was
sent one year in the Pententlary.
His sentence was to start June |, OF
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Meeting Closed,

The splendid series of meetings be-
ing held during the past ten days at
our NJ. L. Church by that wonderful
little preacher, Rev. Joe Ramsey,
closed Thursday evening and Mr..
Ramsey left yesterday via Bergman
for his Tennessee home.
Over twenty members will be add
ed to the church rolls as result OF
the meeting, and a general strength
eniug of thefaith Of all Christians
who listened to the inspiring SER
mons must follow.
Rev. Ramsey is one of the most
eloquent speakers our people have
ever listened to. His sweet.spirited
earnestness and the strong logical
force of his sermons cannot but inn
press all with whom he comes in
contact.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Standridge Gets Fifty-two Years
Pleads Guilty to His Crime.
He is Now 2S, and Will be 80 Years Of Age When His
Sentence Expires

that wear, but for some reason he
did not reach the penitentlarv until
Tuly Z, when he began his term.
October Z he escaped from the brick
yard, where he was working as a
convict. Later he was captured IN
Baxter County. He was rot cap
tured, however, until after he had
killed two white people and fatally
injured another. 1t is alleged that
he tried to get his wife from a neigh
boris house, and that he was re-
fused admission; that he then shot
through the door with disastrous
results. He then took his wife and
started to leave the country. He
was closely pursued by officers,
however, and captured, after a run
ming fight with the authorities, in
which he was shot in the leg, lam
uary 13. After his return to prison
he was kept constantly in a locked
cell at the old " alls, but he tried to
escape three times, and twice was in
a tair way to escape from hls cell,
when his plan was unearthed. Each
time he attempted to dig out
through the walls of his cell, once
into an air shaft in the back and the
second time into an empty cell ad-
Joining He also attempted to COM
nit suicide on one occasion.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Plans for the Comprehensive De,
velOpment OF Lower Buffalo.
Preliminary Surveys Being Made,

A small corps of engineers under
Prof. LeVasser, who is understood
to represent Belgian capital, have
been working on lower Buffalo river
for several weeks, taking levels,
measuring water power, and max
ing horseback surveys IN various dl-
rections from their camp to the
railroad.
The plan is to syndicate several OF
the large properties like the Moru'
ing Star, Red Cloud, Carney, Phila-
delphia, and several other mines,
and to build electric smelters, and
by means of the water power Great
ed by digging a tunnel through a
mountain and turning the Buffalo
river through it, manufacture the
finished product, which will be ship
ped out over their own electric
system.
The process of smelling ore by
electricity has been demonstrated by
Edison to be practicable wherever
water power of sufficient quantity
can be secured The power avail
a BILE here through the contemplated
workings, has been estimated at
from 5000 to $4,000 horse power.
1t is understood that the same
people are also examining fine water
power possibilities on White river,
with a view to using that II 1t is
necessary. If this great work is IN
stalled il will stimulate mining
throughout this entire field, and will
put into immediate operation sever
al hundred valuable properties.
Granting that Prof LeNassar will
be able to do all that has been cred
tied to him, it goes without saying
that all former booms OF the North
Arkansas zinc field will be as moth
ing compared with the posi- BILE re-
suits.
Big frost Thursday night.