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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
Social Dance at Forest Park.

The Tribe of Ben Hur will give a social dance at Forest Park Wednes- day night, Sept. s. Admission 50 cents. A good time is assured all who attend. Good music. 8-24d td.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

A pleasure to use Mosquito Talcum them away. 25c at BedelPs Pharm- acy. S.27.d.t.f.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

MT. Claude kilburn, Piano Tuner, J. E. Shafer, solicitor, \. M. c. A. Bldg.
 6-24 d 6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
House at a Bargain.

Six rooms, hall and servant room, on Cherry, near Sixth. Cotton Belt and Trust Company. S-17 St
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

We trade new buggies for old or second hand buggy. D. A. Cald- ones. Talk to us I. ySN want . new well. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

Let IS write your fire insurance. Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Co.
 s-2o ct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

Keep your eye on the Rutherford Park Addition. See T. Y. Murphy no East 2ni Ave. 73l 5ot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
FOR QUICK TRANSPORTATION
 -CALL~ CITY HACK LINE go East BaYfaQuo 06

Open ( D. m. to 7:3o . m. snd r~ liable. Special sttsntioa to daan caiis old phone Ssl. Nov pkohs 1ea ussa
 O1ord, prop. Pine Bfut. Ark I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
FOR UMBRELLA FIXING

I. Glicksburg, the umbrella man, Second and Walnut opposite tele- phone office. 7l27-1mo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
|i'er You are Married. I De Sure You Have a Bank Account.

only tke kAs ana eontentmen, th.. ,,a". 'ns healthy permanent s,na " (en cr.m..s NO man can be hi. best self 'a es.nped aa. by poverty. We 1n' v,'' Ss. n.. :. per cent interest on tn. mos "''l pay In our company. .,v,n.. "0ney you pnths. Ese every six me Bluff Trust Co.,. : E. Corner Main and s....-
 Pine Bluff. Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

ten minutes conversation with her and hen ordered him away.
 Accused Mans Story.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
Son Tells Same Story.

Wylie Lewis, the seventeen year old son of Williams victim also testi- fled for the defense. He told almost the same story as his mother of his fathers neglect an intimacy with Mrs. Williams. His father, he said, all ways carried fl Colts revolver, but when Mrs. Williams came to the r home his father bought an automatic gun of 45 calibre. He often heard Williams beg his wife to return to him. The day before they left home he saw his father strike Williams, while the latter was pleading with his wife to go back to her children. Young Lewis said he and his father and brother were in the field few days before the tragedy and Williams came there. Lewis grabbed his shot gun an dasked Williams what he want ed. Williams replied that he wanted to talk with his wife. Lewis gave him
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
DUE
AT CENSUS BUREAU
Confirmation of E. Dana Durands Appointment VII
Be Delayed While Senate Committee Looks Into
Conditions That Caused North's Refinement

There isn't going to be aay great
hurry about the confirmation OF +. Dana
Durand as director of the census
Mr.. Durand viii undoubtedly be con-
frmed in due time; but not right away:
and back Of this statement Is the ex-
PLANTATION that. taking this nomination
as an excuse for delay. there will be
some investigation into conditions in
the Census Bureau.
Members of the Senate Committee on
Census, of which Senator La Toilette
IS chairman, want To know about the
various charges affecting tEe conditions,
business and moral, in the bureau.
They want TO know the details concern
ing the contracts under which the Gov
ernmeat has paid almost a million dol
lars In royalties since the last census
for the use Of a mechanical tabuIator:
and, generally, they are DESTROYS of
knowing just what was the real inspira-
ton of the determined opposition in the
Department of Commerce and Labor
10 the retention OF Director 6 \. D.
North
Some Of these things have been looked
into in a casual way, but the commit
tee wants TO know more about them;
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
$4,000 DEAL MADE
BY HANDLER FIRM
Tract of Land North of
Wisconsin Avenue Park
Changes Hands.

$4,000 deal has been reported BY the
II. f, Mandler Company in the sale of
the tract of land lying to the north
of Wisconsin Avenue Park The prop
erty will be held as an investment, al
though the name of the new owner has
not been. made public.
improved and unimproved property
are represented in the deals closed re-
Gently through the Mandler firm, among
which are the following:
To James Medere. three lots in Wis
consin Avenue Park, upon which q
handsome home is now being erected.
tn G. Attic, an eleven-acre farm in
Prince George county.
To H. B. Wilson, a lot Efty-tEree feet
front on Thirteenth street, between Cliff
ton and Euclid streets.
To DR.. Reeves, two lots in Rhode
Island Avenue Terrace, 70 be improved
by attractive cottages
To ". D. Peck. trustee. 523 Twenty
first street northwest, improved BIZ six
room dwelling.
To Thomas NJ. Riley. two lots in Wis
consin Avenue Park. to be improved by
attractive home.
To a. a. Heitmuener. three lots in
Wisconsin Avenue Park. as an invest
ment.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

The Mintwood Figures in
Two Recent Realty
transactions.

one of the most remarkable realty in
vestments made in Washington in sew
eral months has just come to light
through the sale OF the ATintwood apart
ment house, located on Iintwood place,
between Connecticut avenue ana Nine
tenth street, for approximately S75, 900
The Mintwood IL just now being com
PIE ed and has already figured in two
transactions. Built by John II. Nolan,
If was first sold TO W. p. Fennel, the
deal being consummated only a few
weeks ago. In the second sale, just
now announced, it becomes the prop
erty of Byrd LEVEL, Of Boston. Va.
who VIII hold il as an investment. The
deal was made through the Office of the
Harrison Realty Company.
While the exact price at which the
MintwOod has been transferred is not
known, it is understood the figures
were based upon a net percentage OF
more than & per cent. which iustifies a
valuation of $4,000 The Transaction is
the only one that has been recorded
this year in which an apartment house
has been sold twice before being en-
tirely completed
The building is five stories high and
contains twenty-one apartments. It's
location promises to make IL an I'M
usually remunerstive investment prop
erty. Practically all of the apartments
have been rented.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

especially the chairman of the commit
tee. So. on the prelext Of making sure
that Mr Durand is the right man for
director, there win be considerable de-
lay and meanwhile a good many people
VIII be given opportunity 10 answer
questions about the bureau. After these
are duly answered the nomination will
De confirmed, SO far as can now be
judged.
Nobody has anything against Mr..
Duraud indeed, many of the people
who have been friends of Director North
lean TO the IDEA that DuTand is bet
ter man for the position. But they
want to know.
There is intin1ation that the invesu-
cation may develop some interesting
things about Il higher powers of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor,
which may prove important in the fu-
ture. Inc suggestion of an undue ad-
The Census Rs.seau has attracted at
tentiOn and viii get some investiga ton.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
PITTSBURG WANTS
capital BEAUTIFUL
Chamber of Commerce Indorses
Ihe / Enfant Plan for
Washington.

The Pittsburg chamber or commerce
Is in favor Of the l. Enfant plan fcl
Washington II also wants Congress
TO pass the Newlands bin for the Lin
coin Memorial.
At a meeting Of the Pittsburg cham-
Der. a report OF its committee on muni-
clpal art was adopted, which recon-
mends that the chamber request Penn
sylVsnia Senator'S and Representative
10 aesist in the passage of such laws
that viii make possible the develop
ment OF the National Capital on the
original I Enfant plan. auo provide that
any addition 10 the parks of the city
may be in harmony with the original
plan.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
HENDERSON MENTAL
WRECK FROM DRINK
Inquest Shows Cause of Ameri-
cans Acts in Killing Daugh-
ter and Himself.

PARIS. MAY 29.-An inquest held to-
day over the body of David Henderson,
OF Jersey City, who last night shot and
killed his daughter and then committed
suicide, developed the fact that ne was
\ mental and nervous wreck as d re-
suit Of drinking, and that he had suf-
fered from neurasthenia from time 10
time.
BY an odd coincidence the affair took
place in a restaurant called the Pere
Tranquille. or Tranquil Father.
The bodies OF Henderson and his
daughter will be taken to Switzerland
for burial. lie owned a chateau there.
Mrs. Henderson, who, with her other
two daughters Olga and Gladys. and
the childrens goveTness, was in the
restaurant when the tragedy occurred
is Frustrated today.
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PLoTTERs STEAL DYNAMITE.

ORANGE, y. J., May ea.-Wfth the
discovery that fifteen sticks Of dvna-
mite had been stolen from the store
house of the SpOttlswoode-Cus .Coa,-
pany. On the size of the Orange noun
tain just above the center of trouble in
the hating district rumors of a Mo.
were circulated, and the manufacturers
appealed 10 Newark for protection.
Several patrolmen from that city were
sent to the valley.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
ARRAIGNS HUSBAND

q SUMMIT, \. j.. May 2s.-with two Of
her ribs broken and with internal In
juries. Mrs H. Karnouf dragged herself
10 police headquarters last night and
told the sergeant that her husband was
responsible for her hurts. The husband
was arrested. Mrs. Karnouf has a
three-months-old baby. Physicians at
the Overlook Hospital say that the
woman must have been knocked down
and stamped up0z.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
WAR VETERAN DYING.

HACKENsACK, n. J.. May 2s.-Theo-
dore ". Kennedy. 4 veteran of the civil
war, Is believed TO be diving ia the
Hackensack Hospital from stroke OF
spoplexy. Mr. Kennedy was lieu
tenant OF Chauncey DeDeW's compa rs
when the war broke out. He received
z commission IN the army through a
lstter from President Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
FLOUR MILLS CLOSE.

WINNIPEG, May Glowing to the
continued .gn price Of wheat all the
smaller hodr mills in western Canada
shut down th5s week and the larger
mills have decided to run on short time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-26
AMONG the Lodges.

Oskaloosa, Aug. pa rather I'M
usual thing in Masonic degree work
was accomplished by Tri-Luminar
Lodge, No. 10, A. F. & A. M. last week
in taking Dana Crissy, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Crissy. through all three
degrees in the blue lodge in one week.
Mr.. Crissy took the first work Mon
day evening" the second Wednesday,
and the third Friday. After the con-
ferring Of the last degree spread
was served. The Masonic degrees i'm
pose much memory work upon the
candidate and it is rather exceptional
to prepare for all three degrees in so
short period Of time, but the work
was crowded SO as to permit Mr..
Crissy to complete it before leaving
for California. Mr.. Crissy's brother,
M S. Crissy. who has also been here
on a furlough, completed the three
Masonic degrees in Virginia just be
fore coming here. Both gentlemen are
officers in the U. S. army.
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DEATH OF UNKNOWN MAN.
Overcome by the Heat at Washington
Few Days Ago-Dies in the
Cjty Hospital.

Washington, Aug. 25.-The strange
man that was found in a field east of
the Rock Island depot last Sunday
in an unconscious condition, died Sat
urday evening about o'clock at the
City hospital. Who he is or where he
came from Is not known as there were
no papers Of any description on his
person that any of his friends or rel
atives might be located.
He is man of about five feet four
inches in height. Weight about 140
pounds, has rather light complexion
and is about 80 years old. There is
a Gibson girl tattooed on his right
arm, while on his wrist are the mi
tials E. N. and on the back of his
right hand an anchor. During the
six days he was at the hospital he did
not regain consciousness, but at one
time muttered the name Otto Lotto
but whether this was his name or moi
is not known. The body is now al
the Miller undertaking parlors anf
from there will be taken to Des
Moines, where it will be in charge O.
the state board of health. If no friends
claim the body it will probably bs
sent to Iowa City.
y Other papers please CODY
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FIGHT MADE On
DR.. CR0FfORD
RELATIVES OF MAUD STONE oP'
POSE PLAN TO FREE HIM
FROM PRISON

Des MONIES, Aug. 25.-Relatives OF
Miss Maude Stone, the Leon, Iowa.
girl, for whose death Dr. ]. w. Croi-
ford ia now serving q twelve-year sen.
tence In the Iowa penitentiary VIII
make a final effort to prevent his pa
role by Governor Carroll. Yesterday
M. F. Springer OF Leon, brotner-lu-
law of the dead girl, filed IN the gov
errors office number OF anloasi.s
IN an attempt to impeach IN. a.
Brown, upon whose testimony tne par
don board recommended parole 10,
Dr.. Crofford. Lawyers, bankers anu
merchants of Leon have made ahdaV'
Its attacking DR.. Browns character
and his reputation for truth and YER
acity. DR.. Crofford was convicted on
evidence tending to show that MISS
Zone died from the effects of a GRIM
nal operation performed by him.
Last month DR.. Brown, who Is now
government food inspector in Des
Moines, appeared voluntarily before
the hoard of parole and made a state
ment to the effect that few days pc
fore she went to the Crofford sanltar
lum Miss Stone called at his office
suffering from the effects of a crlml
nal operation. DR.. Brown said he saw
at once that the girl was in serious
condition and would probably die: he
advised her to consult another physl
clan and she went to the Crofford san
itarium at Lamont, where her death
occurred few days later.
DR.. Brown practiced medicine a.
Leon for twenty years and took
prominent part in the defense OF DIR
Crofford at both his trials. In ex
planning why he waited eight years u
tell his story, he said he did not WISE
to contradict Dr. Crofford's testimony
DR.. Crofford denied that Miss stone
died from the effects Of criminal op
Grafton. After hearing DR.. BroWn's
story the board recommended par
don for DR.. Crofford, who has served
four years of his term. and the case ,s
now in the hands Of Governor Carroll
Relatives of the dead girl, however
count on the testimony of the Leor
citizens as to DR.. Browns reputation
to cause the governor to discredit MI
story.
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CANNING BEGINS SOON.
DyersviIIe Canning Factory Will Be-
gin Fall Pack of Corn
Ni,ripu Waek

Dubuque, Aug 25.-The Dyersville
canning factory, which has been leas-
ed by the Waterloo Canning corpora
ton. will begin operations early this
week, to make the fall pack of Coun-
try Gentleman sweet corn. Fred
Dusold, who has charge of the factory,
says that a good run will be made,
despite the fact that the corn crop
suffered some from the dry spell Of
several weeks ago.
One hundred hands will be en-
ployed at the factory and those wish
ing to take a position should apply at
the factory in the next few days. The
baskets for husking will be smaller
this year, but the price of 8 cents per
basket will be paid as before. A
premium aof one-half cent per basket
will be paid additional to huskers al
the end of the run. In order to gel
this, however, husker must be or
hand every day when corn is ready.
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NOTED SPEAKERS At SYNOD.
Presbyterian Meeting In October t
Attract Several Hundred


OcIe9aIeS-
Dubuque, Aug. 25.-The synod OF
Iowa of the Presbyterian church will
meet In Dubuque Oct. 10, and continue
in session for several days. 1t is ex
pected in the neighborhood of severa'
hundred delegates will come to Du
buque to attend the session.
A number Of prominent speakers
have been secured and 1t Is expected
they will have many messages OF spe
cial interest and Importance to the
members of the Synod. Among the
speakers scheduled are:
Moderator's Sermon-Rev. E. B
Newcomb, D. D., of Keokuk, Iowa
Sabbath Schools-Rev. christopher
Humble, D. D., Chicago.
Rev. S. r. Ferguson, D. D., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Young Peoples Society-Rev. Willis
Lord Gelston, Philadelphia.
Home Missions-Rev G. H. Pur
mort, D. D., Des Moines.
Rev. Chas. Stelzle, New York.
Foreign Missions-Rev. Geo. w
Fulton, d. D., New York.
Mems Brotherhood-Mr Henry E
Rosevear, Chicago.
American Bible Society, Chicago.
Education-Pres. Geo. E. Mclean
D. D., Iowa City.
Rev. Joseph w. Cochran, D. D.
Philadelphia.
Pres. E. E. Reed. D. D.. Hopkinton
Iowa.
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RED MEN PROGRAM PREPARED
VIII Commence Thursday August
26th; Many Interesting Features
are Planned,

Muscatine, Aug. 25.-The Muscatine
Red Men, together with their many
visitors from several Iowa cities are
going to enjoy their pow-wow, as is
evidenced by a glance at the program
for the three days festivities, which
has just been issued by the commit
tee in charge, composed of Emil
Kranz, Fred Wingerter and Mark
Taylor. The outing will be enjoyed on
Long Island beach, few miles above
the city, and the first morning of the
opening day, August 18th, will largely
be devoted to preparation, but after
every minute. Friday the ladies of the
Degree of Pocahontas, and other aux
iliary societies to the Red Men, will
be entertained, and in the evening
the great Chippewa fire dance will be
executed by the braves. The scene
will be brilliantly Illuminated and one
well worth witnessing, as an event OF
that character is rarely exhibited in
so civilized community
Pale Faces Saturday.
Saturday the camp will be open to
pale-faced visitors and no doubt many
will take advantage of the opportunity
to see the tribes camped upon the
island. During the pow-wow number
of aquatic events will be pulled off
feature Of which will be Ryan's
high dive, feat of sliding down q
wire, the highest point of which will
be so feet, into the placid Mississippi
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MOTHER INSANE; SON DYING.
On Their Return From Pacific Coast
Where They Had Been for His
Benefit

FIT. Madison, Aug. 25.-A very sad
circumstance happened on Santa Fe
Train No. recently. A mother
was accompanying her son, who had
consumption, back east from San
Francisco, Calf, where they had been
in the hopes of benefiting the son.
health, but without avail. The young
man was in the last stages of the
dread disease and his death was ex.
pected at most any time. The moth
err, through worry and sleepless
nights, along with the long trip, lost
her mind before reaching this city
and was in sad plight when the train
reached Fort Madison. There being
no place here to care for such cases
they were taken on to Chicago.
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Bio Real Estate Deal In Appanoose

Big Real Estate Deal In Appanoose Co
Moulton, Aug. 2b-Probably the lars-
est real estate transfer that has ever
taken place in Appanoose county, was
contaminated yesterday, whereby H. G
Hanson, Ave miles southwest Of this
city, traded $50 acres, valued at $72,-
900 for the Kirksville, Mo-, Light and
Heat Co. The plant Is capitalized at
$4,000. The deal was made through
H. G. Nelson of Des Moines, w. b.
Kinnick and B. G. Dawson. The prtn-
ciple stockholders assume q mortgage
of $4,000 as the balance of the OK
change price. Hanson Is probably the
largest land owner in Appanoose
county with the possible exception OF
the Bradleys of Centerville. He was
instrumental In building the drainage
ditch along the Charlton river which
increased the value Of bottom property
fifty per cent.
The dwelling on the old Roundy
property, now owned and occupied BY
James Downy, burned to the GROUND
Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. The
fire caught from coal oil stove while
Mrs Downy was In another room
Only small amount of furniture was
saved.
The annual reunion of Old Soldiers
and Settlers will take place at Union
vile tomorrow and Thursday.
Hon. Nate Kendall will be orator OF
the day. Plenty Of amusements are
anticipated. Old Soldiers and Ole
Settlers will talk. Music by Center
vile Martial band and Belknap band.
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! IOWA NEWS )
; SSs$SS.S%SSSM

bests the requisite limit of the com.
mittee by one ear.
Each ear Is perfectly normal, about
equal in size and practically ripe. 1t
is known as the Burpee Earliest Ca
tawba variety and when ripe is of a
deep purple color but before the ripen-
Ing process begins is of white color.
Each ear has eight full rows. grains
O little above the normal In size and
is sand to be Of most exquisite flavor,
for the sweet corn variety. The name
Of the corn is suggested by the hand.
some color, that of the Catawba grape
Each ear is tx inches In length and
contain between 296 and 800 grains
one ear by actual count having the
former number.
Mr.. Bedding raised the corn himseli
In his garden at 734 Sheridan street
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as preserve the natural beauty of
Clear Lake. Not only will the asso-
citation act as preservative, but will
do certain amount of advertising
of the Saratoga which will let the out
slider know that there is such place
on the map. Those who mutilate cot
tages, boats, etc, will find themselves
inviting trouble. The officers are:
President-H. H. Shepard, Mason
City.
Vice Presidents. ]. Clausen,
Clear Lake.
Secretary G. S. Avery. Mason
| City.
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NOW HEADS SCHOOL.
Prof. j. A. Lapham Will Succeed Rev.
Wilson Mills as State Superin-
fandanf n& Ranficf

Pella, Aug. 25.-Prof j. A. Lapham,
head of the Central college of Pella,
has been appointed state Sunday
school superintendent for the Baptist
church. Prof. Lapham will succeed
Rev. Mr.. Wilson Mills, who resigned.
Prior to his appointment at Pella
college, Prof. Lapham was superin-
tendent of the schools of Mitchell
county and Tor some time head of a
department in Usage Seminary. He is
well known in this city, having often
visited here.
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ENLARGE SOLDIERS, HOME.
Board of Control Plans Expenditure
of Legislative APP
preparation.

Marshalltown. Aug. 25.-Judye Rob
inson of the board of control has
made preparations for the remodeling
of the old mems building at Marshall
town to provide more room for mar
ried couples at the soldiers home,
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for this purpose and the board
is now asking for bids for the work.
The board has let contracts to the
Murray Iron Works of Burlington for
two new boilers at the Anamosa re-
formatory and one at the Eldora in.
dustrial school. They will cost $2,800
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BIG BUSINESS CHANGE.
Supt. Buxton VIII Retire From Active
Management of Mines;
Retains interests,

Oskaloosa, Aug. 25.-Well authenti
Gated rumors have come to the city
of a change in the management of the
property of the Consolidated Goa
company, located at Buxton 1t is said
that Superintendent B. G. Buxton will
retire from the local management OF
the property in September to have
general offices in Chicago. He will be
succeeded in the position by Elmer
Baysour, recently of Spring Valley
Ill.
Mr.. Buxton retains business inter
ests at Buxton and Oskaloosa which
will require his frequent presence or
the ground.
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viii Improve Woodbury. County Jail

Sioux City, Aug. 25.-At last the
board of supervisors of Woodbury.
county is about to better the facilities
for keeping alleged lawbreakers i'll
custody The board has arranged the
improving of the county jail at a cost
of several thousand dollars.
The board has received bids from
number of Jail construction com
panies, and will take action on them
The new jail will be under the vault
east of the clerks Office.