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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

The sugar octopus has been sued
for S9O,0OOOOO for some frenzied
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

Bob Cheney's buzz wagon, better
known as his bicycle, which is pc.
culiar because of the difference in
the diameter OF the wheels and which
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29

Dancing lessoHssby schwinger.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
INSURANCE WAR DECLARED.

Little Rock.-The greatest in
surance war undertaken in Arkan-
sas since the original crusade ten
years ago, when all the foreign
companies were driven from the
state, was inaugurated at Newport
at 4 p. m. Wednesday. At that
hour Prosecuting Attorney r. E.
Jeffery of the Third judicial cir
cult, with G. L. Grant as co-coun-
sci, filed a suit in the jackson cir
cult court against sixty-fve fire in
surance companies doing business
in the state, asking the assessment
of penalties in the amount of ST.
100000 each, the cancellation and
revocation of their licenses and
their ousting from the state.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
HIGHER RAILROAD TAXES.
Latest Returns Show Big Increase
Throughout the State.

Little Rock.-The arduous task
of assessing all railroad, telegraph,
express and sleeping car properties
in Arkansas has been completed by
the State Tax commission. The
assessments were made upon so
per cent valuation and show the
largest increase in the history of the
state.
Last year, when the state board
of railway assessors fixed the as
sessments, the total was $51, 1,359,-
535. The assessments announced
$14,034,944, making the latest as
for this year increase the figures
sessment $65,394,477. Nearly ev-
cry railroad property in the state
was materially increased, while on
ly few show a reduction in the
assessments.
The increases of the principal
lines over the 1903 assessment fol-
low; Missouri & Arkansas, ST.
243,472; Kansas City Southern,
$754,629; Frisco, 81, ,560,071; Rock
Island, this years assessment, $S,-
467,744, increase $1,658, ,382; Iron
Mountain, 1909 assessment, $27,-
102,493, an increase over 1903 Of
$5,017,956; Cotton Belt, $9,826,-
696, an increase this year of $2,-
066,533; Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany, $475,453, a decrease of $685.
487; Pacific Express company,
$373,886, an increase of $12,925;
Pullman Palace Car company,
$475, 5,453, an increase of $21,140;
Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, $383,725, an increase of
$1S7,844, Postal Telegraph COM
pany, $125,192, an increase of $45,-
1913.
Total increase in telegraph, ex-
press and sleeping car companies,
$366,225.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
NEW CONSTITUTION MAILED.

Conway.-Seeretary NJ. F. Dick
inson of the Arkansas Farmers Tn
ion has mailed out the new state
constitution to the 1,5O0 locals of
the state. This will be voted on bv
the different locals Saturday, Sep
tember 4, and the returns will be
in the hands of the secretary by
September u. According to the
new constitution, only the major
ity of the locals voting will be re-
quired for its adoption. Many
good measures have failed in the
past through so many locals failing
to vote, while the majority was
overwhelming in those which did
vote.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
WOMAN ROBBED
OF ALL EARNINGS
BURGLARS WORK SUCCESSFUL
LY AT MAMMOTH SPRING.
PREFERRED VALISE TO BANK
Woman Who Once Lost Funds In
Bank Failure Was Victim of
Bold Robbers.

Mammoth Spring, Ark,-A gang
of robbers visited this town, enter
ing the government fish hatchery Of
fee and the residence of Robert
Griffith. They did not succeed in
getting anything at the former
place, but secured approximately
$4,000 at Grifith'g from "Aunt
Kate" Williams, who was visiting
there, also $15 or $40 from Grif-
fifth. There is no clue to tae rob-
bers and no trace of them. They
rode horseback and covered their
tracks with the liberal use of cay
enne pepper.
Aunt Kate, as Mrs. WILLIAMS is
familiarly known around here, lost
some eight or ten thousand dollars
by the failure of a bank here a few
years ago, and when she sold her
home few days since preferred to
trust her cash to leather hand
grip, which was under her pillow
at the time of the robbery The
robbers were evidently familiar with
the home, and went directly to the
room of Mrs. Williams, who awoke
and demanded what was wanted.
She was told to hand over her mon
ey and no one would be hurt.
She did so, and the noise having
awakened Griffith and his wife in
an adjoining room, the robber told
them to keep quiet, and by way of
emphasizing his demand went in
their room and looted Grif1ith's
trousers of the fifteen or twenty
dollars they contained.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
HEAVY LIVESTOCK LOSS.
Impactlon Caused by Cattle EstIna
Dead Grass.

Pine Bluf.-In the past two
weeks more than eighty head of cat
tie, valued at $4,000 and owned by
W. w. West, well known stock
man at Wabbaseka, Jefferson coun-
ty, died from impaction, and, had
it not been for the prompt appear
ance of Veterinarian C. D. Smith
on the scene several days ago, the
remaining 120 head of stock would
have died from the same disease.
When DR.. Smith was called to
Wabbaseka from this city by West
he found eighty head dead in the
pasture and many more were sick.
He made an investigation and
found that the cattle had been eat
ing "dead grass as no rain had
fallen in that neighborhood for
more than eight weeks.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
DOG GUARDS THE DEAD.

Hot Springs.-Fred Miller, an
aged German, was found dead in
his little home on Benton street,
after Detective Potts mad been
forced to fire several shots at a
faithful watchdog before the prem
ises could be entered. The man
probably has been dead at least
three days, as the body was hor-
ribly decomposed. A 32-calibre
Derringer which was found with
one barrel empty beside the body
indicated suicide.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
FOUR coRNEREp FIGHT.

Jonesboro.-P. S. Gowen and J.
Z. Keene are being held in the
county Jail here pending results in
the case of Doc Fielder, who is i'm
a precarious condition at his home,
In Big Bay with dangerous knife
wounds in his body. Fielder was
cut at Big Bay in a four-conered
free-for-all fight, which was partici-
pated in by Gowen and Keene and.
OFT Meyers, besides himself, Mev-.
ors taking part against Gowen andl
keene.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
LABOR DAY BARBECUE.
Committee Works Overtime Prepar-
ing for Big Celebration. +

Little Rock.-The Labor day
committee of the Central Trades
and Labor Council has been hard
at work for some time preparing for
the celebration to be held ON Mon
day, September 6, at Wonderland
park.
A free barbecue will be one of
the chief attractions, and the COM
mittee having this feature in
charge reports that ample provision
has been made for several thousand
hungry persons. Several beeyes
have been procured and will be bar
becued by experienced men.
The athletic program is said to
be the best ever arranged for a like
celebration. !
Dancing will be INDUCED in both
afternoon and night, Professor
Stewart's band having been scared
to furnish music for the occasion.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
THINKERS IN SESSION.
Negro Organization Maintains an Ae,
rcultura School.

Pine Bluff.-The state grand
lodge of the Western Thinkers, a
negro organization, held its third
annual session here and was presid-
ed over by G. Mcintosh, chief COM
mander, of Little Rock.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

Atlantic City, N. j., was select
ed as the next meeting place Of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

Rev. Hiram ". Thomas of Chi
cago, orator and author, died at De-
funiak Springs, Fla.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
OF THE PAST WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS TOLD IN A
LINE OR TWO.
STATE AND NATIONAL SCOPE
GIst of the Worlds News Cleaned
From All Sources and Boiled
Down for Busy
Readers.

The post office department is aid
ing in the campaign for good roads.
The X-ray is being used success
fully in the treatment of leprosy
in the PHILIPPINES.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

What is perhaps the largest min
ing company incorporated in Mis-
souri, has been granted a charter by
Secretary of State Roach. 1t is the
Potosi Lead, Baryta and Mercan-
tile company of Potosi, Washington
county. 1t has capital stock of
$5,oo0,O0o, all paid up.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

The X-ray is being used success
fully in the treatment of leprosy
in the Philippines.
Atlantic City, N. j., was select
ed as the next meeting place Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
Rev. Hiram W. Thomas of Chi
cago, orator and author, died at De-
funiak Springs, Fla.
William Greigg fell overheard
from a vessel at Pensacola, Fla,
and was devoured by a shark.
Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma
will be forced to stand trial this
fall on charges of alleged compl-
city in land frauds.
Prohibitionists carried fifteen
counties out of twenty-one in the
local option elections in South Car
olina.
Cloudbursts at Howard, Colo,
and in the Ute Pass turned the
streams into raging torrents and
caused the greatest flood of years.
Judge W. B. Rose of the supreme
court of Nebraska handed down his
opinion declaring the non-partisan
judiciary act passed by the last Ne
araska legislature to be invalid.
-, : .sl.s' has
filed suit against fourteen independ-
ent tobacco companies for damages
for failure to take the tobacco sold
to them when the big sale of pooled
tobacco was made in November,
1908.
Dreaming that he was diving to
the rescue Of a drowning woman,
Roswell Porter, clerk at a hotel in
Hot Wells, Tex, took a header
through the third story window OF
his bed room. He received severe
injuries, but they will not be fatal
A national campaign in the in.
terest of missions will be opened il
Washington, D. c., on the evening
of November II, continuing foul
DAYS. President Taft will make tht
opening address and every eyangeli
cal denomination will be represent
ed by delegates.
Princeton university is giver
100000 by the will Of Cornelius
G. Cuyler, the banker, who wal
killed recently in an automobile ac
cident in France. This sum is tC
be known as the Theodore Cuylel
general fund, the income to be useC
as the trustees may deem best.
According to telegram received
from the captain of the Italian
steamer Thalia, now at Hammer
fest, Norway, Walter Wellman left
Spitzbergen August 16 in his dirig
ible balloon, bound for the nortt
pole. He had favorable wind wher
the start was made.
Owing to the fact that the Unit
ed States battleship Kearsarge has
been placed out of commission, Cap
tain Benjamin Tappan, the com
mander, has been placed in com
mand of the battleship Indiana
Captain Tappan is from Helena
Ark The Indiana is in reserve a
the Philadelphia navy yard.
In the divorce suit of Helen Kel
ly Gould against Frank Jay Gould
the statutory limit Of ninety day.
that must elapse between the sign
ing of an interlocutory decree an(
the final one has expired, and TIN
wife of the millionaire will soon b.
forever freed from matrimonial re
lations with her recreant husband.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

I W nav ~ RNliAa Pe tiiN iNA s Ne'k itiAtf-
ing company incorporated in Mis-
souri, has been granted charter by
Secretary of State Roach. 1t is the
Potosi Lead, Baryta and Mercan-
tile company of Potosi, Washington
county. 1t has capital. stock of
$5,000,00o, all paid up.
The local distribution station of
the Waters-Pieree Oil company at
Tulsa, Okla, was destroyed by fire,
with loss of $4,000. The sta
ton was located along the Frisco
railroad, and sparks from a passing
engine, it is believed, caused the
fire.
BY requiring letter carriers to
double up" their routes during the
dull season of July and August in
stead of employing substitutes,
Postmaster General Hitchcock ex-
poets to save the government not
less than $250,000 in the cost of
carriers vacations during the pres
ent fiscal year.
Acting Secretary Winthrop of
the navy department declined to au-
thorize the purchase of two aero
planes for which plans and specif-
cations are on file, and definite ae-
ton looking toward the acquire
ment of these machines for use by
the navy will be deferred for the
present.
Thirty-eight aeroplanes have
been entered in the aviation COM
petitions at Rheims, France, and
further information from abroad
indicates that all records for long
distance flights will fall. Besides
the valuable cups which have been
offered for the events, 100000
francs have been put up as prizes.
BY direction of President Taft,
seven cadets were dismissed from
the United States Military aead-
envy, being involved in the hazing
of Roland Sutton. Cadet Sutton
is brother Of Lieut.. James N. SUIT
ton of the Naval academy, whose
death was investigated at Annapo-
lis recently,
The Marquis de Montagliari,
Italian charge d'affaires at Wash
ington, has RENTED to Miss Ma
bel Boardman Of Manchester,
Mass, and Washington, a golden
crown, the gift of the Italian gov
eminent in recognition Of her ser
vices as member of the American
Red Cross society to the victims of
the recent Italian earthquake.
After five months OF strict pro-
hibition, liquor selling and gam
bling have been resumed at Wlchl-
ia, Kan, owing to a quarrel be-
tween the police and the city com
missioners because the latter failed
to pass an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of imitation beer, the police
vigilance relaxed and carload of
beer was sold. The town has taken
on the aspect Of former days.
While mourners were assembled
to pay the last sad rites to Samuel
Smith, aged 16, at the family home
at Frayser's station, near Memphis,
Tenn, Miss Blanche Smith, a
teacher in the public schools and
sister Of the dead boy, collapsed
suddenly under the strain and ex-
pired. The assemblage was dis
missed, the brothers funeral was
postponed and both were buried
side by side.
Stories that have gone abroad
about the great speed at which
President Taft's chauffeur takes the
chief magistrate along the smooth
oil roadways about Beverly, Mass,
have caused the summer White
house mail to be flooded with let
ters from timid admirers of Mr..
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-27

Ilfaged because he had been
Jlited, Harry Bliss, IS years old,
snot and fatally wounded Miss Min
NE Clarke, aged II years. The
shooting took place at one Of the
most prominent street corners IN
portsmouth, Ohio, and was the CHI
max OF a scene in when Bliss de-
manded the return of diamond
ring.
Believing that deaf mutes would
make good operators for the large
number of puncturing and tabulat-
ing machines to be used in making
up the returns of the next census,
Secretary Nagel of the department
OF commerce and labor is inclined
to appoint them to such positions
II capable ones apply for the
places
While driving to church at Fris-
bee station, near Kennett, Mo-, five
children of A. H. Hyde, farmer,
were killed by St. Louis & San
francisco train No. 811, which
struck the wagon on a crossing
mile east of the Hyde home. The
dead: Leila Hyde, 23; Juda
Hyde, 20; jesse Hyde, II; Susie
Hyde, 12; Charles Hyde, 26.
During the last twelve years, the
period covering the administration
Of Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, the agricultural balance IF
trade in the United States in
creased from a yearly average Of
$234, 100000 to $41l000,00O, Or
75.7 per cent, according to the de-
partment's year book. just made
public.
Two more American Dread
noughts, the Wyoming and the Ar
kansas, authorized by congress, took
definite shape at the navy depart
ment when bids for their construc-
ton were opened. The vessels are
each to cost S6,OO0,O0o, and will be
equipped Throughout with the lat
est improvements.
Undergoing an operation that
might have. resulted in his death,
IN order to save the life of the wo-
man he loves, Isa T. WE'LL, a prom
inent merchant Of Memphis, Tenn,
esab,nittessskaaiates for four hours
while su'ige!ns tfansfused a quart
of blood frdn his arm to the body
of his brida of few months, who
lay i'll with typhoid fever.
That $2,000,000 has been wasted
in digging drainage bitches in east
ern Arkansas, and that the whole
drainage scheme on which millions
Of money a1d years of energy, toll
and effort have been spent is fail
ure, is the startling feature Of a
report made by Arthur E. Morgan,
supervising engineer Of the govern
ment.
Richard D. Watkins, aged "a,
cashier Of the Central Of Georgia
railroad, was shot and probably fa-
tally wounded at Augusta, Ga, by
Miss Elvira Todd, aged 22. The
police were compelled to break
down the door of Watkins office to
capture the young woman, who, in
her statement to the police, says
Watkins betrayed her.
Capitalization Of the combined
garment manufacturing interests Of
Chicago by the erection Of a group
OF eighty buildings to cost approx
mately $5,OO0,000 and the abolish
ment of the "sweat shop" by the
building of homes, club houses, Ii
braries and gymnasiums for $500
employees, is a part of the plan.
In the opinion of acting Mayor
John 7. Walsh of Memphis, Tenn,
and other members of the legisla-
tive council, who returned from
Nashville, where they appeared be-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
E. l.. BARNES.

Il. l.. Barnes is candidate for
Sheriff of Benton County, and his
announcement appears in this
weeks edition of The CHRONICLE.
Mr.. Barnes entered the race for
this important office after much
solicitation from his many friends,
and he will make an active canvass
and hopes to meet personally every
voter in the county.
Mr.. Barnes is most excellent
gentleman, a son of eX-Trustee w,
j. Barnes, and is well liked and
highly respected by his neighborS
and friends. lie is popular among
his associates, and is honest, up
right and straightforward i'll all
his dealings.
That he is in every way qualified
to make a good Sheriff is known to
those who had dealings with him
as Deputy Sheriff, which office he
filled one term with credit to him.
self and satisfaction to the public,
The office of Sheriff 10 one OF the
most important in the gift of the
people, and, as a rule, the voters
are very cautious about who they
elect to fill this position of trust,
Knowing Mr.. Barnes to be an in-
dustrious, sturdy citizen and pos
sessed of the necessary qualifca.
tions, we do not hesitate in saying
that the people will make no mis-
take in electing him to the Office
of Sheriff.
He is an untiring party worker,
! and comes from a family of life
long, honest and upright Demo-
Gratis who place principle above
party strife and faotionalism. Mr.
Barnes candidacy is subject to the
action of his party, and each Dem
ocratic voter should carefully con-
slider his claims.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Having sold stock of merchan-
disc to A. A. Melton, all parties
holding due bills against the firm
of Weatherly & Redick are re-
quested to present same at store of
A. A. Melton in EXCHANGE for mer-
chandise, and all parties holding
cards for pictures can present same
with 40 cents and get picture from
A. A. Melton.
Yours respectfully,
WEATHERLY Il REDICK.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

The Western Recorder is re-
sponsible for the following story:
"a young man, who for the first
time had an engagement to accom-
pany young lady to al ice cream
supper, was much puzzled to know
how much cream to buy for her.
He finally had recourse to his Ray
Arithmetic, and finding 'one gal
4 quarts went happily on his way,
believing that he bad solved the
problem"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

In the primary Saturday Judge
Joseph E. Jones was nominated
(almost unanimously in Benton
for reelection, and carried every
county in the judicial circuit by
overwhelming majorities. Official
returns will show his endorsement
is complete and gratifying.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
PEOPLE AND
y THINGS
WE SEE AND HEAR OF

*. &. Hudson has gone to Wa
verify on business.
- Joe j. Weatherly was in Nash
Ille the first Of the week.
Ohio River Salt, in any quantity
you want, at NJ. A. Fry & Co.
Jack Hall had the misfortune to
lose fine milk COW Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Hall visited at Hol-
low Rock few days this week.
Get your peanut bags of M. A.
lfty & Co, at the hardware store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Mitchell of
Huntingdon visited homefolks this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Frazier were
in the ninth district Saturday and
Sunday.
2 Ex-Trustee w. j. Barnes and Il.
l.. Barnes Of Holiday were in the
city Monday,
Clerk and Master George NJ.
Leslie will commence work on his
new dwelling Monday.
Mesdames d. j. McRae and her
daughter. Mrs. Il. e. Travis. have
returned from Nashville.
We will send THE CHRONICLE
and Nashville Daily Tennessean
to any address one year for So. 90.
Augustus A. Wick visited rela-
tives here last Saturday. Mr.. Wick
is teaching in Hardeman County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Fry were in
Nashville and Louisville a few
days this week buying holiday
goods.
Attorney S. A. Clement of Cam
den was here and at Cumberland
City on legal business this week. =
Benton County Star.
w. FL. Lockhart has purchased
.he residence of w. S. eatherly,
on Paris Street, and will locate
>here permanently. Mr.. Weather
ly will move to his farm west of
town.
The tent meeting came to close
Sunday evening. Miss Brownlow,
who was i'll for several days while
the meeting was in progress, has
returned to her home in East Ten
nessee.
Delightful weather has prevail
ed this week, and the work of gath
ering the crops continues without
interruption. The cotton crop has
( brought splendid returns and corn
commands a good price.
A slight earthquake shock was
felt here at an early hour Saturday
morning. Similar disturbances
have occurred in many parts of
the world. notably Italy, Japan,
7 Mexico and at several points in
South America.
George II. Cowell will conduct
the singing at Flatwoods next Sun
day. All are invited to come and
bring basket of dinner. There
will also be services all day ON the
fifth Sunday, when the Rev. A. E.
- Wilson will pay us his last call and
\ has asked that all who can, will be
there to stay all day and have the
farewell handshake in the sitter
noon.
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

County Clerk w. d. Cooper has
issued marriage licenses asfollows;
Garvin Thomas and Anna Ruff,
l.. G. Harris and Myrtle Massey,
G. Hoskins and Myrtle Douglas.