davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
MAN AND WIFE ARE HELD

Morrilton.-Emmett Alvey and
wife are in Jail here, being held in
connection with an unspeakable
crime against young girl named
Carr. The offense is alleged to
have been committed by Alvey while
his wife not only looked on, but
aided him, it is charged. 1t was
perpetrated on the night of January
80, in the vicinity of Center Ridge,
but no arrests were made until
deputy constables from mere went to
the scene and arrested Alvey and
wife. The couple was lodged IN
Jail here and will probably be held
to await the action of the Grand
Jury. It is said that the neighbors
of the parties involved are greatly
incensed over the crime and that the
arrest of Alvey and wife prevented
an uprising against them IN the
neighborhood
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
Victims Open War on mushroom" Hat

addition, generally have stanch, sharp
pointed feathers which protrude and
could inflict untold damage if properly
aimed. No one accuses the navy girls
of attempting to do damage with these
weapons, but the fact remains that
there are several of the younger off
GERS who have received painful CLAN
cling blows from the hats but have been
too gallant to complain.
"The way the damage is DONE" one
of the navy girls admirers said the
other day, "is generally in this fash.
ion: You go to tea and, after shak.
ing hands in the drawing room, spy
several of the fair young navy dam.
sells all in a group and talking viva.
ciously You approach cautiously and
begin the recital of some carefully
prepared speech about the weather
to Miss Converse. At the sound of
your voice Miss Newberry or Miss
Fremont or some other navy girl Turns
her head quickly your way and de-
liyers you somewhere about the face
a stinging blow with the edge of her
hat and the sharp pointed feathers.
I'VE are praying for the day when
softer or smaller hats will be In style"
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
NORMAL BOARD MAKES REPORT.

Little Roek.-In the first annual
report of the board of trustees Of
the Arkansas State Normal School
the receipts Of the senool amounted
to S69, ,259.11 and the disbursements
58,864.67, leaving balance on
hand Of $11,124.44 From this bal
ance there will have to be taken
for the payment Of bills maturing
when contracts are completed, prac-
tlcally So, ,f16, which will leave a
net balance to the credit of the in
stitution OF $8,409.16. The value
of the property owned by the state,
including the so acres Of land on
which the school buildings are situ-
ated, is estimated to be worth $75,-
900. The course of study adopted
for the school covers four years and
includes mathematics, pedagogy,
Latin, science, agriculture, history,
English, drawing and penmanship,
constructive geography, music and
reading.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

WASHINGTON has an areo club. It
w was organized the other day in
the office of Brig. Gen. James Allen.
chief signal officer of the army at the
war department. Truman H. Newber-
ry, secretary of the navy, was elected
president; Robert Shaw oliver, as
sistant secretary of war, first vice
president; Thomas Nelson Page, sec
ond vice=president, and Representative
Butler Ames of Massachusetts,, third
vice-president.
Among the charter members of the
new club are Representative Parsons
of New York, O. H. Tittman of the
geodetic survey, Lieut. Richard B.
Creery, U. S. NJ. c.; c. L. Mariatt,
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
NICHOLS MlbT HANG.

Marion.--Inform tion was re-
ceived here here tlsae Ia = 81 8 Donaghey
had refused to commute to life i'm
prisonment the death sentence of
P. G. Nichols, a fisherman, who was
convicted in this county and SEN
fenced to hang Tuesday, for the
murder of Ed Smith, the 15-year-
old son of a rival fisherman. A large
petition went up from Memphis,
bearing the names Of majority of
the police department., but as it gave
no new evidence or showed where
Nichols had not received a fair trial,
the governor declined to interfere.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
Senate Elevator "Boys" Given a Raise

vator conductors. If the presidents
pay was to be doubled, he asserted,
why not remember the hard working
men who ride the senators up and
down every day?
But the senate warmed up slowly.
Senator Warren coldly argued that.
II the elevator men were to be bene-
fitted, a general adjustment of EN-.
ployes' salaries would be necessary.
AS proposed by Borah, the amendment
was beaten.
Senator Knute Nelson OF Minnesota
however, sprang the same amendment
after changing the verbiage slightly.
He spoke of "our poor elevator BOYS"
who work the day long all the year
round for scanty hundred a month.
Not one of the boys" is under 60, but
that did not seem to make any differ
ence. La Toilette put in an almost
tearsome plea.
When the test came the second time
even Warren had wilted and not a
viote was recorded against increasing
the boys" salary from $1,000 to ST.
400 q year.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
. x q
s3A4A 4SA:0 : 8

YOUNGER officers of the navy who
i are regularly invited to the de-
butantes' teas in Washington say they
are going to form an anti-mushroom
Merry Widow" hat league, or wear
baseball masks in the future.
1t appears that the so-called pink
teas" are sometimes positively danger
GUS If either Miss Newberry, daughter
of the secretary of the navy; Miss Oh
ga Converse the Misses Fremont, the
Misses Goodwin or any of the other
navy girls turn around too abruptly
when naval officers or others of their
admirers get among them and come
within range of their hats.
These large hats Of the mushroom
Merry Widow" species are some
times as sharp on the edges as if they
had been specially stropped, and. In
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
New Aero Club at the National Can;taI

chief of the bureau of entomology.
Lieut.. George C. Sweet, U. S. N of
the bureau of equipment; Col. Charles
H. Bromwell, U. S.rA., superintendent
public buildings and grounds. District
OF Columbia; Lieut.. f. p. I,abm
george o. Totten, Jr., and r. M. Nc.
Lehman.
A committee of the Aero Club of
America, with which the Washington
club will be affiliated, has been appoint
ed to receive contributions for a
memorial shaft to Lieut.. Thomas g.
Sel1rldge, U. S. A, who was killed in
the accident to the Wright aeroplane
at Fort Myer last September. On the
committee are Glen H. Curtiss, Prof.
Alexander Bell and Lieut.. F.. P. Lahm
Y. S. A. The shaft will be erected
either in Arlington National cemetery,
where Lieut.. Selfridge is buried, or on
the spot where the Wright aeroplane
fell on the parade ground at Fort
Myer. The latter spot is favored by
the majority of these interests.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
THREE PERISH IN FLAMES
Two Sons of Mrs. Lathrop and George
Burris Unable to Leave Burning
Building.

Fayetteville Some time during
the night February 2, the home of
Mrs. Lathrop, widow of the late
Squire Lathrop, near Brentwood, 16
miles south of Fayetteville, was de-
stroyed by fire and three people were
consumed by the flames.
They were: Mrs. Lathrop's two
sons, II and Is year old, respective
ly, and George Burris, young man
of the neighborhood, who was visi-
tor at the Lathrop home. Another
son of Mrs. Lathrop was badly burn
ed.
The fire is supposed to have
caught from Goals falling on the
floor from the fireplace, which ignit-
ed the wallpaper and flashed over
the room SO quickly that the sleep
ing people were suffocated before be-
ing aroused.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
STATE SELLS ITS COTTON.

Little Rock.-Goyernor Donaghey,
Auditor Jobe and Superintendent
Pitcock, the committee appointed by
the Penitentiary Board to sell the
236 bales of cotton ready for mar
ket on the State farm, Thursday
afternoon closed it out to P. P. Byrd
& Co. at 9 3-4 cents per pound.
The committee received a check for
$1,5oo to bind the bargain. There
are about 60 bales yet to be ginned
on the farm and this will be ready
for sale after the next meeting of
the board. The cotton sold Thurs
day was not Of the highest grade,
being a second picking, hence the
lowness of the price.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
FRIGHT CAUSES DEATH.

Sedgwick.-Mrs. W. F. Simmons
of Sedgwick, Lawrence county, died
Thursday as the result of a shock
caused by fright at witnessing the
attack of mad dog upon Mrs. G.
w. i. Brown, wife of the superin-
tendent of the Cache River Valley
railroad When the dog began its
attack upon Mrs. Brown Mrs. Sim
mons procured pistol, but hesitat-
ed in firing at the animal, fearing
that she might shoot Mrs. Brown.
Shortly after the incident Mrs. Sim
mons suffered from nervous prostra-
tion and died several hours later.
The dog was afteward killed by
man who split its head open with an
ak.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
w. C. sTITH is FINED $500

Little Rock.-W. c. Stith, former
traffic manager of the Iron Noun
tain railroad, was fined $4,000 and
costs on pleading guilty to the twen-
ty-frst count of the Indictment
against him, in United States Dis
trict Court. The charge against
him was giving rebates to T. H.
Bunch. There were 81 counts in
the bill found against him by the
grand jury. Nolles were entered by
the district attorney in all but the
twenty-frst, on Stith's pleading
guilty to that charge.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

A FTER protecting President-elect
"A Taft in the 100000 salary voted
to him recently, senatorial hearts
opened up to the conductors of the
senate elevators the other day and
scattered little loose change in their
direction. So that now, if the house
agrees, the president, vice-president,
speaker. the United States judges and
the elevator boys will get raise
The president will have $4,000
more, the judges from $1,000 to $4,000,
the vice-president and speaker, $4,000,
and the elevator men 5000 additional
year.
Senator Borah, who insurged all
along against the salary increases,
first took up the cudgels for the ele-
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
congressman Initiated Into Novel Club

Did you bite, too?" smilingly asks
the member of the member-elect.
I did" the member-elect answers,
in effect.
"Haw haw! haw!~ roars the mem
Der.
Inc organization of the Did You
Bite, Too?" club is the result of a
visit to Washington of two women
from New York in the interest of a
very captivating publicity scheme.
lhs scheme is now one of the secrets
OF the Did You Bite, Too?" club.
A few days ago the young women
went back to New York. The day aft
er their departure a large bunch of
letters came to the capitol, all written
on the business stationery of the ho-
Tel. Each letter contained a state
ment of the account of the person to
Whom 1t was addressed. One was for
fve automobile rides, another was for
dinners and suppers, another for nu.
merons bottles of wine, others were
for miscellaneous items,
Those who paid homage to these
young women and wondered at the
lavish entertainment are wondering
no longer. The members of the did
You Bite, Too?' club know exactly
now they managed it. Now that it
Is all over, if you can get one of them
70 talk club matters he will tell you
lt was one of the finest pieces of
nigh financing that ever came to his
nOtipo
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
ACCIDENT STOPS WORK.

Plumerville.- The promoters OF
the gas and oil at this place have
met with another disappointment.
At depth of 1875 feet the wire
cable parted, leaving tn drill and
drill bar in the bottom of the hole.
AS soon as implements for lifting
the drill arrive work win be re-
sumed.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
$4,000 SCHOOL r FoRDycE.

Fordyce.-The bd ard of trustees
of the Clary Banks school met and
organized with the following Off
GERS: DR.. F. q. arrison, presi-
dent; &. M. HAM ton, vice presi-
dent, and j. D. Flary, secretary.
The executive comm ittee consists of
the officers and A. Banks and r.
P. Graham. The board approved
and ordered a cont Fact with J. d.
Clary as principal f the school for
a period Of 10 years. The school
was formerly know 1n as the Clary
Training School. n. B. Banks re-
Gently made dona ion to the scnool
of $4,000 and the me was changed
to the Clary-Banks School.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
BUILDING BARGES
Four Are Being Built
willie Stave Company
More viii

Perryyille,- Expert.
ers are now at worE
four barges for the Gt
Company for use on.
river. Other barges
within the near Il
thorough barge serviI
stalled from the mout|
river and Cardin's bot
nellie and as far dow
Little Rock. Two of
now completed and
soon be ready for SCI
mensions of the fou1
feet. Six to be built |
ure "A by 70 feet, AM
to construct one imd
by 60 feet in dimen}
This will be one
barges ever put in sci
kansa river. A lard
be erected on this bal
force of SO men, it \
down the Arkansas
timber into lumber a
it down the river to |
Dardanolle. The bal.
far up the river as y
of Spadra and ClarI
son county and will
the coal fields.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
STRUCK BY TORNADO,

Conway.-A report from Mt. Yer
non, 25 miles northeast of Conway,
states that a small sized tornado did
considerable damage at that place
Friday. The most serious loss was
at the store Of E. II. Jones, which
was badly damaged. The area of
the track was comparatively narrow.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
coNLEY GETS II YEARS

Hamburg THE jury in the case
of Jessee Conley, for the murder of
Henry Thompson, returned a YER
dict of seventeen years in the peni-
tentiary.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
COMPLAINS OF FILTHY CARS.

The Railroad Commission has re-
ceived letter from A. T. Grimes of
Walnut Ridge complaining about
the condition of the cars on the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
passenger train from st. Louis to
Little Rock. In the complaint
Grimes says that he and his wife
purchased tickets from st. Louis to
Little Rock January IL and were
placed in what he terms as can old,
dilapidated chair car, in which the
upholsterings were worn out and the
coverings wgere dirty, greasy and
filthy"
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Paragould.-In charging the
grand jury, Judge Smith called at
tention to the nightrider's notices
which have been posted in this
vicinity since the last term Of court
and informed the jury that it was
criminal act to post the notices
even though the threats contained
in them were never executed.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Heber.-The commercial interests
of Heber are to be promoted, the
town advertised, and a number of
new enterprises secured here if the
objects of an organization effected
are accomplished. The new asso-
citation of business men is to be call
ed the Commercial Club Of Heber.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
FOR RIVER
for the Green.
and Seven

for the Green
and Seven
Be.
barge build
constructing
eenville Stave
the Arkansas
will be built
lture and a
e will be in
Of Petit Jean
| tom to Darda-
b the river as
! the barges are
he other will
Eiee. The di-
are 18 by 40
|ater will meas
4 it is planned
|ense barge 26
ions.
of the largest
1ice on the Ar
! sawmill will
ge and with a
i'll ply up and |
river, Saving |
d transporting |
title Rock and |
,es viii ply as |
thin five miles
vile in john
penetrate into
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Jacksonville.-The creamery at
this place is now running in full
blast. Watson & Aven of Little
Rock are the promoters and T. W.
Montague is manager.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Pine Bluff-The Pine Bluff
Board of Trade has written to the
Arkansas delegation in Congress to
guard carefully against any tariff
revision which will discriminate
against Southern products, especial
ly lumber.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Pine Bluff.-A new cotton pick
ing machine recently patented by
Thomas Oliver, the inventor of the
Oliver typewriter and president of
the Oliver Cotton Harvester Com
pany of Chicago, will be demonstrate
ed in a cotton field on the planta-
tion of d. L. Trimble, four miles
east of Pine Bluff, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10. The machine will be
shipped to this city from Chicago
and will be set up Immediately af-
ter its arrival.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Prescott.-A telephone is being
constructed between Caddo Gap and
Mena by Sidney Chapel of this
place. The line is being built for
the government.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

Alicia.-S. G. Conner, a farmer
residing two miles west of here,
committed suicide by blowing the
top of his head off with a shotgun.
Conner, who was in god circum-
stances financially, came here short
time ago from Birch, Tree, Mo. He
had a wife and nine children.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05
1oo-YEAR-oLD NEGRO DIES.

Cabot.-An old-time negro, An
thony Matthews, respected by all
classes of people, was buried here
Wednesday, many white people at
tending the funeral. Matthews was
100 years of age and came from
Tennessee 81 years ago with his
master, George P. Murrell, a we'll
to-do nurseryman of this place.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

, 80 o. = . 4s4&x x&et<k4 SNT A1@x@ @@e@
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10

Dr. Frazell of Pittsburg, Pa.. was in the city the past week. He is interested in mining claims with Sheriff Francis on the Navajo res ervation.
 Mrs. H. E. Campbell and son Danny left this week for New Jer- sey where Danny will be placed in preparatory school. Mrs. Campbell will remain east for some time.
 G, H. Wasson has resigned the management of the Postal Tele- graph station here and will go to work for the Santa Fe. A Mr. Eagles of Los Angeles has taken his place.
 Under Sheriff Woody went to Globe this week in quest of wit nesses in the case against several Mexicans for breaking windows in Geo. Blacks saloon with rocks last spring.
 Ranger w. H. Power returned the first of the week from a months trip around the border of the Co., conino forest, Investigating the boundary lines for possible elimi- nations.
 Andy Jones thoroughly believes in telling the people of the good things he has. He is the sole agent for the Royal Tailors, who are noted for their enterprise and can sell you suits to suit.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10

Stanton G Smith, the boundary chief of the Forest Service. was in the city the first of the week.
 Mir. Eric Denver. one of he most successful ranchers on the noun tain, was in from his ranch north of Bellemont Saturday.
 Hon. R. E. Morrison of Prescott and k. D. Ellison, manager of mining proposition at Swansa in which both are interested, were in the city Saturday on business.
 A. A. Johnson. formerly cashier for the Santa Fe here. was in the city Sunday from Holbrook where he is now located as Agent. He has many warm friends here who are very much pleased to hear of his promotion.
 Miss Ruth Haskins returned from Washington Sunday evening and will attend the Normal this year.
 Misses Ella and Grace Vail came in Sunday evening from Los Ange les to remain a few days with friends before leaving for the east to attend school.
 Ranger Geo. A. Reed came in Saturday from his district on the Grand Canyon. He reports that the Forest Service telephone line will soon be completed between his station at Hull Tank and Rowes Well and later to Anita.
 H. E. Campbell returned Friday from Phoenix where he had been to attend meeting of the territorial fair commissioners of which he is d member. He is confident that the fair this year will eclipse all form. CT shows of the kind ever given in the southwest and predits a greatly increased attendance over former years.
 Mr. James Wesley Pritchett. foreman of the Sun, was in Wins low Saturday where the R. A. M. people added Masonic degrees to him
 Captain Wm. Wolf of Tempe and Captain Coykendal of Prescott went through Flagstaff Saturday morning on their way home from the national shoot at Camp Perry, Ohio. They feel we'll pleased at having beaten the winners of last years score and in heading the C class list in such fast company. All teams made great progress this year.
 Ira Hoxworth and wife left Sun- day for Santa Monica. Cal, where they will reside in the future.
 Miss Hannah Funston was at home Sunday from Challender where she is teaching school.
 Barney Williams. one of the old timers of this section. was in from Munds Park last Saturday.
 Mrs. J. c. Blake and children left this week for San Diego where they expect to remain for the win ter on account of the health of the children.
 Esther Taylor. the eldest dughter of M. F. Taylor, successfully un- derwent an operation last week for appendicitis and is getting along nicely.
 William Jones is having a tenn porary building erected next to the Flagstaff reading room in which he will conduct an "automatic bowl ing alley"
 Frank Beasley returned last week from his Phoenlx ranch. He says that the July and August crops of alfalfa in the valley were mainly destroyed by the heavy summer rains.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10
Local and Personal

haymaker, was in Monday visiting with the old timers.
 Miss Agnes O'Farrell left Mon day evening for Kansas City where she will enter a business college.
 Wm tmbach left Monday for his home in Chicago after spending the summer among the cowpunchers.
 Captain John Hance, of Grand Canyon fame, was among the pio- neers present at the reunion Mon day.
 Uncle James Thompson of Oak Creek was in Monday to mingle with the early settlers at the re- union.
 Abram Salazar has gene to Can yon Diablo where he has charge of a buckherd belonging to different sheepmen.
 Mir. Geddis, one of the oldest members of the pioneer association, was in from Camp Verde to attend the reunion.
 P. J. Murphy, the versatile young man at Camp one commissary, was in Monday from the woods laying in a supply of fall goods for his trade.
 Mrs. F. L. Beal and daughter Miss Ruth returned Tuesday from an extended visit to friends and relatives in Concordia and Yelling ton. Kansas.
 Prof. H. D. Evans closed his summer school here this week and left overland with Mrs. Evans and a number of pupils for Mesa where the Evans winter school will open.
 Percival Froundt alias Coal Oil Johnny who has been doing the oil pumping stunt here the past year, at last filled his can and left for his home in Los Angeles thls week.
 Miss Helen Merritt, of Flagstaff, has been engaged to teach the school at Blackberry. Miss Merritt is a normal graduate and is said to be an able teacher. .-Kingman Miner.
 Mrs. George Weinert returned from Ash Fork Tuesday where she has been visiting her husband. She will leave shortly for WinsIow to teach in the public school the com ing year.
 Supervisor E. Fl. Hinderer of Prescott met with the sheepmen here Tuesday for the purpose of alloting winter sheep ranges on the Prescott and Verde forests for the coming season.
 The Wells Fargo Express com- pany announces that they will re- ceive and transmit all packages of less than 100 pounds for the Mon terey, Mexico, flood sufferers If ad- dressed to Philip c. Hanna. Amer ican counsel general al Monterey, up to Oct. 3lst.
 Prof. A. N. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor and Miss Alice left Sunday evening for their future home in Ann Ar. Dor, Michigan. where Miss Alice will attend the university. Vim cent Taylor will remain a month longer here before going east. During their several years resi- dence in Flagstaff they have made many warm and lasting friends who very much regret their leav- ing.
 There was a large party of east bound young people Monday on their way east to school. The party was composed of Miss Mar guerite Babbitt who goes to Loret.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10

FURNISHED ROOMS-Good fur nished rooms to rent in good local ity. apply to A. Bourgeois.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10

HoUsE FOR SALE OR RENT Eight rooms. Modern improvements.
 A. A. Dutton.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-10
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Advertisements under this head will be inc serted at the rats of ten cents per line for th- subs equent insertion, an average Of five words making a line.