The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-26

thS NNCaN flON"Ntl'iI 'O PiN'N"N '''0 driving or the transportation of rattle infected with ticks into north Arkansas. Everywhere in that sec ton notices are being posted to the effect that 1t is d violation of the law to drive such cattle into that territory except in the months of November. December and January. The Benton County Cattle Growers Association and cattle growers asso- citations in other counties are each offering a reward of $25 for evil dcnce that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person violating the state quarantine law.
 A crusade against roller skating on sidewalks IS being made by citi- zcns of Newport who declare 1t to be a greater nuisance than bicycle rid ing on the walks. It is claimed that it annoys pedestrians and disturbs religious worship. The practice goes on every day, including Sunday, much to the discomfort of church attendants. Sunday night the noise and confusion made by the skaters woer so great in the vicinity of the Baptist church that services had to be suspended until the skaters were driven from the walks. The mayor and police have been requested to abate the nuisance.
 Tom Pittman, a school boy of Waldron, was acquitted in the Se- bastian County Circuit Comp at Fort Smith of the charge of man. slaughter. Pittman plunged knife into the breast of Walter Baucum, a playmate, on the school grounds, as Baucum followed him up with the alleged intention of whipping him. The plea of the defendant was self defense
 At the meeting of the Crawford County Teachers and Directors As- sociation at Van Buren, recently, several interesting papers were read, among which were ''The Van Buren Schools Twenty Years Ago." by Miss Florine Warrick, and "The Van Buren Schools of Today" by Miss Sarah Miller. showing the great con- trast between the schools then and now
 O'Ncal. the man who was charg- ed with being drunk and disorderly at Texarkana recently, and who made himself obnoxious by the use of profane language in shouting for a candidate for office, and who was fined and put to work on the county chain gang, was pardoncd Monday by Mayor Bedingfeld. He had served eight days on the chain gang.
 The quarterly convention of the Saline County Farmers Union will be held at Sardis Friday and Sat urday, April 3 and f. During the sessions addresses will be delivered by W. P. Rood, Samuel Wray, T. B. Gilbert, B. J. Ball, W. K. John son, R. l.. Hutchinson, J. c. Ran- ey, Wiley Forsythe and W. H. Pin kerton.
 In the case of N. M. Moody, pro- prietor of the Moody hotel at Hot Springs, Chancellor Curl rendered a decision in which he held the ho- tel tax to be void. By this decision Hot Springs will lose a revenue this year of about $5,000. The ordi- nance required the payment of $1 as a license for each room in every hotel.
 Miners in the Fort Smith district are of the belief that the operators and miners will be able to get to- gether in time to prevent much of tie-up. Should the mines, how ever, close on the first of the month pending a settlement as to the scale it is thought the tie-up will be of ex- tended duration.
 The emperor Tuesday confirmed the death sentence passed upon Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel and also the courts recommendation for commu- tation of the sentence to 10 years imprisonment in a fortress. The former commander of Port Arthur Intellectually petitioned for a full pardon.
 William Murray, a blind man who