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Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
J. D. Paden OF Davidson Township Ad-
dresses The People.
Fellow Citizens of Sharp Coun-

Fellow Citizens of Sharp Coun-
ty:
take this method of announ-
cling myself a candidate for
County and Probate Judge of
Sharp county, subject to the ac-
ton of the democratic party.
know the Importance of the
duties of the incumbent of that
office, and flatter myself that |
am qualified to discharge those
duties, if elected, in a manner
that would be an honor to my.
self and a credit to the county.
| have been a Justice of the
Peace six years in Davidson
township, retiring voluntarily,
and have lived near King Mills
for fifty years, on a farm most Of
this time.
TO those who do not know me
personally, ! ask you to investi-
gate my standing as citizen
and as to my qualifications, and
| refer you to y. l.. King, and
James Davie Of Hardy, Judge
W. G. Murphy Of King Mills,
Judge j. w. Smith, 7. |. Herrn,
S. Fl. Davidson and T. j. David
son of Evening Shade, who have
known me for years.
If elected it will be the height
Of my ambition to make the
county as good, if not the best.
judge it has ever had.
Hoping that | may merit your
confidence and support in the
next primaries, am,
Your fellow citizen,
j. D. PADEN.
King Mills, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Edwards
Mere. Go.
Only For Snake Bites.

A new and very stringent pro.
hibitionary law which goes into
effect in Kansas has revived an
old story on the subject. A
stranger went into O Kansas drug
store and asked for some whis-
key.
81 can't sell you any whiskey,"
said the druggist.
"But I'm sick," persisted the
stranger.
"That won't help any," re-
piled the druggist. ut don't
make any difference. | can't sell
you any whiskey for being sick
swell, what can you sell it to
mo for,' asked the stranger,
"Ihe only thing wo can sell
whiskey for in this town. said
the druggist, "is for snake bite.
Hold up, now, don't ask me
where to got bitten, No use
There is only one snake in town,
and he is engaged for three
weeks ahead, "--Arkansas Ca
zette.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Lawyers Make lIp.

According to the Gazette, Col.
Geo. W. Murphy, the aged law.
yer, and Hon, Lewis Rhoton,
formerly prosecuting attorney OF
Pulaski county, are no longer
enemies. Through tho efforts OF
Il, l.. Cox, the two lawyers were
brought together and agreed to
bury the hatohet for al time to
come. Col. Murphy and Mr.,
Rhoton became enemies during
the Doodle trials about four years
ago, and they didn't speak as
the passed each other, until the
intercession Of Mr.. Cox.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Crop Late In Randolph.

When it comes TO candidate
announcements Randolph county
10 certainly left out in the cold,
There is not q county in North
Arkansas but what has q few
candidates announced, u n d
some of them has as high as
twenty five, ,--Pocahontas S q I
Herald.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Oldest Preacher In Arkansas.

Major Hilton Of Mountain
Home, the oldest preacher in Ar
kansas, is still a conspicuous fig
ure the Baptist church. Mr.
Hilton is SO years old and has
been member Of the Missionary
Baptist church 81 years. He
was ordained as q minister 81
years ago and has baptised over
$500 persons, among tho num-
Der being some of the Oldest citi.
zens in North Arkansas.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Residence Destroyed.

Wash Nicholson's residence at
Swiflon, jackson county, was
destroyed by fire one night last
week, tho fire originating from a
defective flue. Only a small part
Of the contents Of the building
was saved, The loss Is partially
covered by insurance,
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Youth Killed BY Train.

Mervill Hammer, an lS-year-
old boy Of Portia, was struck and
killed by a est.bound Frisco
passenger train one day the lat
ter part Of last week. The
young man was tho son Of $.
Hammer, u prominent merchant
Of Portia,
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
LOCATED HERE.
Twill Be Held Here On The First
In December To Ef-
feet An Organization.

\ Sharp County Farmers
1 in session at Highland
|riday and Saturday, ac-
J the proposition submitted
body by the town OF Eve
5hade for the establishment
bunty Fair at this place.
said by those present at
Betting that the delegates
enting the farmers organ
\ in different portions of
were enthusiastic in
bupport of the proposition
tby the citizens Of this
Eand were glad Of an op-
&ty to cooperate with our
in such a movement,
means much for the prog
hi advancement Of the
in general.
Union fixed the first Sat-
I'M December as the date
Getting in Evening Shade,
h The different Unions Of
will send delegates,
which a permanent Or
ion will be effected, Off.
cted and other prelimin. i.
ettled. After this meet
proposition will assume
dc finite shape, and ev.
can begin to do some.
br the success Of the first
ghich will be held in the
910.
people of Evening Shade
pleased at the action Of
rmers' Union in locating
at this place, and we can
the Union that it will
k harder for the SUCCESS
enterprise than will our
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Bonneville 0ets Sauitarlunn.

The Arkansas Tuberculosis
sanitarium will be located at
Bonneville, at u cost Of $4,000.
This institution Is 10 be erected
md maintained by the state,
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
0verseer's Blanks.

Morton of Union town :
f. Anderson Of Jackson
\ E. Orr Of Richwoods,
ferseers, left orders with
ord this week for blanks
ping hands and blank re.
\ These blanks are very
II h | n G 8 for the over.
|and they all should use
They cost but little, Get
|om the Record.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Compress Receipts.

Receipts at the cotton COM
press up to the latter part Of las,
week were about l4,000 bales,
being about 1000 more bales
than were received up to that
time last season al Newport.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22

Clipper is the name Of a
per at Pocahontas. II Is
by Roy l.. Elliott, and
70 O neat appearance.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
Store Talk
...GLO7'HsNG...

Come i'm and let us fit you out i'm a
well made suit of ciGthin4 at a price
that cannot fail to please you. We
sell SchWab'S Clothing, famous the
country over for durability as Wen
as cheGpneSS.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22

established at SYCAMORE.
! The free ferry across White
( river at Cotter has been complet-
| ed.
II There are now five railroad
! projects on foot in North Arkan
! sas.
Il Lawrence county probate
| court convened at Walnut Ridge
! tins week.
| The commercial college build
ing at Calico Rock is nearing
completion.
| The Izard county court was in
session at Melbourne four days
I of last week.
\ The business men Of Biggers
are making arrangements to or
| ganize a Commercial Club.
| The Headlight reports heavy
frost at Biggers last week, which
! killed all tender vegetation.
The Randolph County Sunday
! School Association met in an
nual session at Pocahontas last
| week.
| H. A.. Stiles and Miss Grace
! Mahan, a prominent couple OF
! Newport, were married last
! week.
4 A movement is on foot to es-
| tablish an automobile line be-
] tween Powhatan and Black
| Rock.
i A Methodist revival meeting
was closed at Sycamore last week
! There were 30 additions TO the
| church.
| Up to the latter part Of last
| week there had been % carloads
| Of this years corn shipped out Of
u Newark.
j A Wild West show exhibited a
II Newport one day last week anc
| was witnessed by one Of the
I largest crowds ever seen in tina
| city.
Rev. M. d. Bowers Of Poca.
hontas was seriously injured las
week at Tuckerman while az.
tempting TO get off u moving
train.
A supper given by The Baptist
g ladies at Batesville last week
y netted S33, which will 60 to the
a Baptist Orphans Home at Mon
. licello.
r II. D. Routzong, former editor
q. OF the Cotter Courier, and who
4. has owned and edited 10 differ
ent sheets, is seeking q new To-
cation,
Rev. J. N. Robertson, who has
q been serving the Pocahontae
y Baptist church AZ pastor foI
some time, resigned his pastoralt
h last week,
v A Rock Island railway engine
d jumped the track between New
s port and Jacksonport last week
r No one was hurt, but the engine
was badly wrecked.
The quorum court OF Fultof
county has appropriated YOU tt
4 pay bountes on wolf scalps, ant
q authorized the county judge Il
It appropriate more II necessary
a The fall term Of the lndepen
IT donco circuit court convened u
O Batesville Monday. There Is
v considerable amount Of buslnesI
on the docket 10 be disposed Of
W, j, Peperdine, travelling ou
OF ST, Louis for company sell
. ing wine, died In his room q
d Newport few days ago, afte
a a short illness from heart failure
: The pocahontas Star Heralt
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
noRtb HRRonsos


from justice who is wanted in
, Missouri for minor offenses, was
captured at Pocahontas last week
by Sam Brown, sheriff of RAN
, dolph county.
The Melbourne Times says:
Within the past three months 100
people have been converted un-
, der the ministry of Elder W. +.
Sherlll. Of the above number
81 were baptised.
"Aunt Minta" Larry, colored,
who lives in Randolph county, is
lO4 years old. She is very
strong and sprightly for a wom-
an of her age and bids fair to live
several years longer.
The planning mill at Calico
Rock caught fire one day last
week, but the flames were extin-
guished before any damage was
done, owing to the prompt action
of the bucket brigade.
Mrs. j. O. Turner's residence
at Newport was badly damaged
by fire one morning last week,
much Of the interior and the
roof being burned. The loss is
covered by insurance.
Luther Frazier, editor of the
Mammoth Spring Record, a
newspaper which he recently es-
tablished, was married a few
days ago to Miss Nellie Donald,
popular young lady of MAN.
moth Spring.
The little months -old baby
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson, who
live at Biggers, died one night
of last week. The cause of the
child's death is unknown, as it
was dead when the parents awoke
the following morning.
| Lehman Kay and II, a. North
, cutt Of Salem have purchased the
I Montgomery telephone system in
Fulton county and will begin at
once to extend tho line to various
points in tho county in everv
direction from Mammoth Spring.
The Melbourne Times says
about seventy-fivo tax payers
! were before tho equalization
board at that place last week
asking for u reduction on the
valuation of their property, and
in u great many instances the re-
quests were granted.
} AT a recent meeting Of tho
; Presbyterian Congregation Of
Batesville, it was decided to
erect q new house Of worship, to
, cost not less than $4,000. The
, present building Of tho denomi-
nation in that city was erected in
, l940 and no doubt would stand
for MANY years to como, but tho
, structure has grown inadequate
for the congregation.
: W. IL. Melton Of Walnut Ridge
} was struck by an electric car,
which runs between HoSie and
, Walnut Ridge, one day last week
and instantly killed Melton
! was working on tho car line,
. when no stopped TO look at u
passenger train, which was pull
ing out Of Hoxie, and not hear.
I ing the approach Of the electric
a cur, he stepped back on the
, track and was horribly manglod
by the wheels Of the car. Mel
ton leaves Il large family.
While dynamiting fish In
/ Cache river In Lawrence county
+ a few days ago Bud Smith and
. Bud Fletcher were instantly kill
, ed. Each person took a stick of
, dynamite and while standing on
Sharp County record., 1909-10-22
SOME DAY

OF Bill Prossor use to say,
''Pl do this thing or that some day;
Some day I'll fix up that ere fence,
An fix 1t good--spare no expense"
Keep sayin' that, as sure as you're born,
I'LL stock broke through an eat his corn
Bill q stable floor was rottin' out.
In fact, had most gone up the spout,
An lots O times I'd hear Bill say,
.Pll fix that plaguy thing some day."
But never did till II fell through
An hurt hoss an COW or TWO.
Blir lamber.w wagon wheel got weak
When loaded II would groan and squeak
To oil remarks Bill he'd just say,
I'm gon TO fix or up some day"
An no he did, but not until
II dumped ten cans o. milk--an' Bill
Bill's wife she never went nowhere
Because she had no Gle ca to wear;
An when she'd mention 1t, he'd say,
lil ,, dress you right up fine some day."
Bill bought them olo'es US sure as sin-
The ones that she was buried In.
NOW, friends, jes' lay aside all Jokes;
take no stock In "some day" folks;
The time to do things, I allow,
IL not "some day." but now--right now
John D, Larkln, In Womans' Home Companion.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
RANcHER BECOMES INSANE.
Wyoming Man Attempts to XIII His
Wife and Son.

Sundance, Wyo.-"Well, old lady
we'll all die together" are alleged to
have been the words Of M. Paxton a
Kara creek ranchman just before he
opened fire with a revolver on Mrs.
Paxton and her small son, Cecil Davis.
The shooting occurred at the ranch,
and after wounding the woman and
her son, Paxton attempted to commit
suicide, but was unsuccessful Mrs.
Paxton was shot in the chin and will
recover Her son was shot in the
groin and probably will die. and Pax
ton has an ugly but not serious wound
In the head.
William Davis, another son of Mrs.
Paxton, attacked Paxton and over
came him, throwing him into the eel
lar and keeping him prisoner there
until Deputy Sheriff Leeman arrived
on the scene and took charge of the
ranchman. Paxton is now in the coun-
ty jail and is believed to be insane.
What caused him to decide to kill
himself and family is not known.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
A Peculiar Court pecIsIon.

San Diego, Cal In decision re-
ceived here from the court OF appeals.
that tribunal holds that mans d.
vorced wife is still his wife.
although she be remarked and
the wife OF another man. The
decision was rendered in the APP
pealed case of Frank Abbott, who was
left $4,000 by his uncle, Jacob GrueD-
dixie, the will providing that third
so to Abbott's wife and a third to his
child. Abbott being divorced. con-
tested this clause on the ground that
he had no wife, she having remarked
afterwards.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
W|LLETT'S SPEECH STRICKEN
FROM CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Rouse HOLDS That New York Con
gresham Went Too Far In De-
nunciaton of the President.

Recommending that
the speech delivered in the house last
week by Representative W1llett New
York, in which the president was Sc
verely criticised, be expunged from
the Congressional Record, the select
committee appointed to consider the
speech submitted its report to the
house on Wednesday, and the report
was adopted with hardly a dissenting
voice. Al letter written to the com
mittee by Representative Willett,
urging that his speech should remain
on the record, accompanied the re-
port.
The report declares that It would
seem that the peculiar constitutional
duties of the house in relation to the
power of the impeaching the president
do not preclude clear line Of dis
tinction between that criticism of acts
and conduct, necessary for perform
ance of the constitutional duties of
the house, and criticism merely per-
sonal and irritating"
1t also claims that 1t is especially
the duty of the house itself to protect
the president from that personal
abuse, innuendo, or ridicule tending
to excite disorder in the house itself
and to create a personal antagonism
on the part of the president toward
the house. and which is not related to
the power Of the house under the con-
stitution to examine into the acts and
conduct of the president"
In his letter to the committee, Mr..
Willett claims that he did not tran
| scend the rules of the house.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
LIGHT EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN SOUTHERN SPAIN
Walls Of a Few Houses Cracked and
Inhabitants Panic Stricken, But
No Serious Damage Done.

Madrid.-All communication with
southern Spain and with the city of
Barcelona is uninterrupted, and the
reports emanating from England rela-
tive to a disastrous earthquake and
tidal wave are untrue.
There was slight earthquake
shock at Totona, in the province OF
Murcia, on January 30, but no serious
damage was done. The walls Of only
few houses were cracked Slight
shocks were also felt in the village
Of Olias.
At both Totona and Olias the inhab-
itants fed panic-stricken to the
suburbs, fearing that a disaster was
upon them such as devastated Sicily
and southern Italy.
1t is reported that the moment the
earthquake occurred the sun was hid
den by a dense gray cloud which,
however, disappeared Immediately,
while shower of hailstones as large
as walnuts covered the ground to q
depth of several centimeters.
The reports of tidal wave prob
ably are based on dispatches that
have been received from the Catalo-
MON coast during the past fortnight or
so to that effect that little by little
the sea was encroaching on the land.
| Up to the present time the damage
| from this has been Insignificant
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
THE WYOMING LEGISLATURE.
Liquor Question and County Division
Being Discussed.

Cheyenne, Wyo Liquor legislation
and county division legislation are the
chief things which are occupying the
attention of the Wyoming legislature,
the biennial session of which is now
approaching the halfway mark Near
ly a dozen measures affecting the
liquor business have been introduced
and are now in the various stages
preliminary to fsial disposition. They
range from two county local option
measures to measures regulating the
method of advertising applications for
liquor licenses.
In the county division bills have
been introduced for the creation of
Hot Springs county, for the creation
OF Parry county for the division OF
any county, and others are to be intro
duced providing for the division OF
ether counties. If all pass the map
of Wyoming will be so changed that
the oldest inhabitant of the state will
refuse to recognize 1t, but indications
are that the exact opposite may be
the case, and all be killed. either In
committees or In the senate or hoase
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
NET HORRIBLE FATE.
Aged Prospector Dies From starva-
ton and Cold.

Buena Vista, Colo.-W. B. Mcclure,
eyed Go, a pioneer prospector and
miner of the Mount Princeton district,
six miles west OF here, was found
frozen to death In his cabin near the
top of Mount Princeton on Friday. A
ranchman living in the neighborhood,
who had missed Mcclure for several
days, went to investigate, and found
his dead body. Every scrap of food
in the cabin had been eaten. and in
dlcations are that Mcclure had be-
come SO weakened by starvation that
he was unable to endure the extreme
cold Of the past week. The snow in
the vicinity of Mount Princeton is ten
feet deep and the ranchman who
found Mcclure had great difficulty in
reaching his cabin. Practically every
trail leading thereto had been oblit
Grated
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
STATEHOOD IN SIGHT.
New Mexico and Arizona to be Adj
mltted Into the Union.

Washington.-An omnibus bill pro-
viding separate statehood for the ter
territories of New Mexico and Arizona
was introduced in the house on jan
uary 30, by Representative Hamilton
of Michigan, chairman Of the house
committee On territories. The bill
was framed by the Republican mem
bers of the committee and submitted
to the minority members, who have
approved it.
New Mexico is given two represent
tatives in the house of representa-
tives, to be elected at largo. and the
city of Santa Fe, is designated as the
capital Of the state until 1920.
Most of the provisions for Arizona
are similar to those for New Mexico.
Phoenix is designated as the capital
until 1920. Arizona Is given one rep
resentative In the house OF represent
tatives, 10000 acres of land are
granted for university purposes and
other grants are equal to those made
for New Mexico.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
Eour chlIdren cremated.

Pittsburg-Four children were ere.
mated and their parents seriously In
jured in a fire which destroyed the
home of A. M. Kendall, Brys0n Hill.
Dunbar, Pa, east of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall leaped from
a second-story window and were dan
gerously hurt. 1t is believed the fire
started from a small gas stove which
was left burning when the family re-
tired at night. The parents made
repeated efforts to reach the room oc-
cupied by their four children when the
FIRE was discovered.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
Why Not scientific FarmersY

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Efforts Will be
made at the third cnnual convention
Of the Dry Farming congress. which
meets here February 23 to 25, to have
the name of the organization changed
The claim is that dry farming" is a
misnomer, and is misleading. It is
contended that the method should be
referred to as scientific farming or
arid land culture" because It is the
scientific way of conserving moisture
in the soil through following natures
laws in performing autumn blowing,
narrowing, mulching. sowing, etc
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
.RANCHER IN DEuR|UM
FATALLY WOUNDS WIFE
Montanan Fires Three Loads From
Shotgun Into His Wife's Back
While She Had Babe In
Her Arms.

Belgrade, Mont.-During an attack
of typhoid feverAdelirium, late Friday
afternoon, Louis Seifert, .well-known
farmer. who lives six miles north of
Belgrade, fired three loads from re-
peating shotgun into his wife's back.
and she lies at the point of death. A
baby she carried in her arms while
attempting to escape received few
shot IN the arm and face, but is
thought not seriously hurt. Mr.. Sci
fert himself is in very precarious
condition and his recovery is doubtful.
He has been i'll for several days. He
suddenly became a raving maniac. II
am Cod" he said, and am in heaven
and may as well take the rest of you
with me-" He then began shooting.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
Travelling Man Succeeds in Ending
Life at Fourth Attempt.

Wichita, Kan.-It was determined
on Sunday by the coroner that Carl Fl.
stowe. the Pueblo (Colo.) travelling
man who was found dead In his bed
in a hotel here Saturday night, did
not die of heart disease, but commit
ted suicide by taking morphine 1t
was also learned that he had made
three attempts to take his life during
the last month, once by shooting, once
by poisoning, and the third time he
attempted to throw himself into the
Arkansas river at Pueblo.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-04
BEYOND REACH OF LAW.
Man Accused of Montana Train Rob
berry Said to Have Been Killed.


Helena, Mont-That Charles Nc
Donald, co-partner with George Frank
hauser, was killed by train near
Moorehead last summer Is the state
ment made to the Moorehad aurnori.
ties by Joe Felt Hansen, who was cap
tured at the same time as Frank
hauser charged with breaking into
a freight car. He states that Frank
hauser told him "his partner" had
been killed by train and buried near
Moorehead by the surfacing gang OF
the railroad. The authorities said
nothing about the matter until after
the trial of Frankhauser had been
completed, but Martin Delaney, Great
Northern detective, will now go to
Moorehead, and with the assistance OF
Sheriff Archie Whaley hopes to locate
the grave, and will ask the coroner
to make an investigation, and, II the
body is found, will have it removed.