The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-04-29
NEVADA COUNTY PICAyUNE
c. 3. ANDREWS, Editor 4 Publisher.
PRESCOTT ARKANSAS.
NEWS OF The WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
The Great Southwest.

Nathan Pratt Towne, ex-chief en-
gineer OF the Cramp Shipbuilding Co,
and formerly an engineer in the Unit
ed States navy, died at his home In
Philadelphia Friday.
The suit in Paris brought by Rich
ard Klegin, the pugilisitic manager,
against Sam, Mcvey, the negro heavy
weight, for $4,000 for breach of con-
tract, was Friday thrown out of court.
Judge Foster in the United States
courf Friday dismissed the applica-
tio writ of habeas corpus In
theNcase of Louis F. Allardt, who, 1t
Is claimed, defrauded merchants Of
Peoria, ILL.,, out of about $4,000.
There will be 100 days of racing In
Hot Springs, Ark, each year II bill
offered In the legislature Friday is
passed. Following series of confer
ences between the Hot Springs dele
gates and local business men, the
bill introduced several weeks ago by
Senator Wadley has been amended.
Dr.. N. Knepper, physician OF Col
b. H..
above the heart by his son Friday
The doctor was reprimanding the boy,
and the latter became enraged and
iired at his father.
Cole Younger, ex-bandit and for
merly member Of the Jesse james
gang Of bank and train robbers, made
ibis debut at Tulsa, Okla, Friday on
the chautauqua lecture platform. he
described his lecture, which was read
from manuscript, as setting forth the
lessons that might be drawn from his
past life"
Asa. son of Whoa, was Thursday
elected chief of the Apache Indians
TO succeed Geronimo, the noted war
rior. who died last February. The
election will be submitted to the war
department for approval.
Robbers, using a heavy charge OF
pitroglycerin, wrecked the postofnce
safe at Prairie City, Ia, early Thurs
day and made good their escape with
5000 in stamps and $500 in money,
A wireless telegraph station has
been established on the roof OF the
Auditorium Annex hotel in Chicago
This Is the first hotel in the west TO
he so equipped. The station will be
used for establishing communication
with the boats on the great lakes ana
with stations that will be established
In ST Louis. Detroit and other cities
Jury. He Is charged with embezz!e-
ment of funds from the railroad COM
pany while acting as its attorney. HIS
bond for appearance was liked at
$4,000.
President Taft Thursday night at
tended a regular session OF Temple
Masonic lodge of Washington. There
was a large attendance and the presl-
dent. who was made a Mason at
sight" in Cincinnati in February, saw
the third degree worked upon several
candidates.
A breach was made Thursday in the
great ice jam which for ten days has
held the lower Niagara in its grip
and caused damage estimated at
million dollars. At o'clock the blast
from $50 pounds Of dynamite sent
tiny riyulet trickling through the east
side Of the jam.
John Mitchell. former president OF
the United Mine Workers OF America
spoke Tuesday before the Yale divin-
ity school on the relation OF the
working man TO the church.
To AFFORD all protection possible TO
American citizens and their interests
In Turkey the administration has de-
cided to dispatch special cruiser
squadron to that country.
II Jack Johnson. the heavyweight
pugilistic champion Of the world, de-
feats Stanley Ketchell in their hsht
October 10, he will be matched with
James ]. Corbett the former heavy
weight title holder, for battle at San
Francisco on Thanksgiving day.
Chief Inspector Cochran OK the Den
yer postoffice announced "Wednesday
that a mail pouch containing 20 regis
tered packages had been lost from
n Union Pacific train between Green
River and Bryan, Wyo., Sunday night
Mrs. Minnie Crosby confessed Thurs
day before the coroner's jury at Hat
tiesburg, Miss, that she pulled the
trigger which sent the contents OF
double-barreled shotgun into the head
Of ] r. McShane, whose decomposed
body was found in secluded spot
near the Bouis street bridge in Lear
river swamp.
Gov. Haskell said Tuesday nlght
a reward would be offered for infor-
nation leading TO the conviction OF
the leaders OF the Ada mob, which
lynched West, Miller, Allen and Bur
rell Monday.
I-aa.aaa hecause his GtepmOther