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Morris tribune., 1909-12-31
FIRE IS FATAL TO EIGHT
Christmas Tree Starts Blaze at Hills
Vile, Pa.

New Castle, Pa, Dec. 24.-The first
Of local fatalities due to Christmas
tree fires wiped out the family of San
tano Cierbo and took the lives of three
of his boarders. Cierbo, his wife and
three children and the boarders were
burned to death in their home at Hills
vile village, when the decorations on
the tree took fire. Two other boarders
escaped
Morris tribune., 1909-12-31
MINE SHOT FIRERs KILLED
Four Men Are Victims of Coal Dust
Explosion in Illinois.

Centralia, ILL.,, Dec 2S.-Four men
were killed in the No. 5 mine of the
Centralia Coal company, two miles
south of here. They were shot firers
and had gone into the mine to fire a
charge The other miners had left
the mine. An explosion of coal dust
followed the shot and the men were
Instantly killed.
One of the men was a brother-in-law
OF two of the victims of the Cherry
mine disaster.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-31
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES

Brought by Francis J. Heney Against
California Millionaire.
New York Dec. 28.-The formal
complaint in the damage suit of Fran
els J. Heney of San Francisco against
William Fl. Crocker, the California mill
Ionaire, for $250,O0O on an allegation
of libel, has been filed here. Mr.
Heney bases his action on an open let
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-01
JUST LIKE STORY
 IN A STORY BOOK
Invalid Girl During tile War Wrote Cheering Letters to Strange Wound cd SOldier-Each Married After War, Spouses Died, Now They Are Wed.

Chicago, March 3l.---Letters written by a tender-hearted invalid girl dur .. ing the Civil War to cheer the heart of wounded soldier sine had never seen, form the foundation of re- nance which has found its culmina- tion after many years.
 The climax comes in wedding at Oak. Park, the contracting parties be- ing Mrs. Anseline Gum, widow, writer of the letters, and Captain Si- den M. French, of Denver, who re- ceived them. The captain is 67 years old, his bride 65.
 When a youth of 19 Captain French joined the Twelfth Iowa Regiment and went away to war. Mrs. Gum, then a girl of r, was an invalid, confined to her home in small Iowa town. The girls in the town decided to do something to help in the war, and it was finally arranged that each should select the name Of a wounded soldier, write to him and encourage him in the struggle. A lot was drawn and the invalid girl drew the name Of Captain French. who was at the time suffering from wound in a southern hospital.
 At the close of the war the two lost track of each other and both married. Captain French and his wife moved 70 Denver and the girl whom he had grown to think of as a sister became Mrs. Gum and resident of Austin. A few years ago the captains wife died.
 Three weeks ago Captain French came here for visit. Prevailed upon to recount some of his experie nces in the war, the veteran told of the unique correspondence he had with the girl he had never seen. He was aStonished to learn that writer oi the lettrs was widow and lived only few blocks away. Capta Il Ere nch decided upon an immediate call ct the home of his war time sister" The friendship which long bad lain dormant, ripened into love and a we'd ding was arranged
 The couple immediately after the ceremony depafted for Pittsburg Landing. Ten2 to attend the annual reunion of the National Association of Survivors of the Battle of Shiloh.
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"The HOneymOOners" Friday Night.

"The HOneymooners' Friday Night. If Geo. M. Conan had never written anything else but "The Honeymoon CTS" he would be famous and na- tional favorite for the piece combines all the Cohan excellencies and is quite irresistible. Direct from it's brilliant summer success at the New Amsterdam Theater, New York, "The Honeymooners," comes to the Elks Theater Friday night with the ori- ginal production. The fact that the Conan song show ran all last sum- mer in New York at $2 scale of prices is evidence of its intrinsic worth Anything that Mr Cohan does for the stage is worth while but "The Honeymooncrs'' is his most entertaining effort up to date It is what the theatrical profession in it's private councils designate as The big show" The action of "The Hon. eymooners" takes place in the town of Tigerv.lle, Vermont. The author runs the entire gamut of small town comedy There is an exciting plot, ,, a pretty love story, in fact several of them; a rousing political cam- pa;gn and altogether three hours of music and excitement The piece is crowded with action and melody. No lesa than twenty musical numbers occur in the three acts and among them gre such Cohan hits as Kid Days" m Be There in the Public Square,' Make a Lot of Noise,' I'm a One Night Stand,' and 'Tf I'm Go ing to Die, I'm Going to Have some Fun The music is simply irresis- tible and when it is aided and abet- ted by two score of the daintiest choristers who ever were beguiled | into leaving Broadway it becomes un- , forgottable. The farcial complication heishthen in interest to the very end The interest is sustained throughout and the theatregoer is given a coher-
 
 ent story to follow. The staging and costumins are superb and represent the last word in the art of present ing a musical production. Ill the brilliant Broadway cast are such favortes as Willie Dunlap, John M Byrnes, Daniel Sullivan, Louis Lon- don, Thomas Hcarn, William Singer, Annie Wheaton, Gertrude LeBrandt, RG.;e Gildea, Estclle Cnapin and otll- CTS. sThe Honeymooners comes with the prestige of an enormous New York Success and the fact that it is the Jest piece yet written by Geo. NJ. Cohan, greatest and most popular writer for .he stage
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-01

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VETERINARY

DIR. F. c. HOsKINS-successor 70 Drs. Watson & Mason. Office at 109 East Court, Berlins old stand Old phone l156. New phone 330
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
W. s. HENDRICKSON DEAD
FORMER SHERIFF OR FATLK
NER COUNTY SUCCUMBS
TO PNEUMONIA.

After an illness of only weeks
duration, w. S. Hendrirkson died at
his home in this city yesterday after
room at $3.50 O'clock. H., iliress was
critical from the beginning, and It
was feared Sunday that h,i chances
for recovery were slight. He CON
tracted the disease from exposure on
Monday e last week, Will. working
on his farm u' the Cadrou creek.
The funeral was held this after
noon at 80 o'clock. Serv cej were
conducted at the church Of Christ. o.
which Mr.. Hepdrickson WIS recently
appointed an elder by Rev. J. Clar-
ence Dawson, tis pastor and business
partner. The interment va at Oak
Grove Genet. ry, at which place the
beautiful rituaiistic ceremonies of the
Woodmen of the World We're held. A
large number of sorrowing friends
ard relatives attended these services.
Mr. Hendrickson was born in this
county, near the present location of
Guy, on September II, 1856. On June
10, 1900 he was married to Miss Geor-
gia r. Saunders, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Saunders of this city
To them were born four children, two
of whom, Julia Ethel, aged 5, and
Bessie Ophelia, aged 3, are living.
Mr.. Hendrickson is also survived by
brother, C. O. Hendrickson of Martin
vile, and sister, Mrs. Josephine
Tedford of Little Rock, both of whom
were called here to attend the funeral.
In 1898 Mr.. Hendrickson was elect
ed sheriff of Faulkner county, sue
ceeding himself to second term with
out opposition. In this Office he made
a splendid record. He was generally
regarded as one of the best and pur-
est men the county has ever produced,
and his death is mourned by hundreds
of friends throughout this section of
the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
NORMAL TO HAVE
SUMNER COURSE
SESSION OF SIX WEEKS
TERN EXPECTED TO BE A pop
ULAR ONE WITH TEACH
ERS OF THE STATE.

The Arkansas State Normal
school will hold six weeks course
next year, beginning on June 13, or
about two weeks after commence
ment, and continuing until July %.
In this term courses in all the de
partments in the NormaPs curricu-
lum will be offered, as well as special
courses for teachers desiring to re
view the subjects taught in the rural
schools; for former students who
may lack one or two subjects of com
pleting the Normal course, and for
students who may wish to prepare
themselves for entrance at the regu-
lar session of the school.
According to an announcement to
be sent by the school, the expenses
for the entire six weeks course need
not exceed $50, as board can be Sc
cured at prices ranging from $12 to
$l5 per month.
Although none of the Normal fac
ulty would venture prediction as to
the probable number of students who
will take advantage of this summer
course, it is believed that it will
prove very popular with the teach
ers of the state. Coming as it does,
after all of the city and town schools
closed and before most of the rura.
schools have opened for the summer
session, it is possible that the course
will prove so attractive to teachers
as to result in an attendance even
larger than that of the regular ses-
sion.
If the summer term proves sue
cess, as it doubtless WILL it will do
much to enliven Conway during the
period of dullness which usually fol
lows the close of the educational in
stitutions in the city and will be an
other striking evidence of the wisdom
of Conway's successful effort to Sc
cure the location of the school
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
CONTRACTORS SUBMIT BOND

Little Rock, Dec. l4.-The bond of
Miller Bros. & Sons of Pittsburg, the
concern which recently secured the
contract for the completion of the new
state capitol, will be taken up before
the committee this afternoon and
some agreement reached concerning it,
John Ike Moore Of Helena, the attor-
ney of the board, besides being one of
its members, came to Little Rock last
night for the purpose Of taking this
matter up with the committee, Cover
nor Donaghey, C. L. Thompson and
himself. The contracting company
will offer bond from bonding com
panies for $1,072,O00, which is double
the amount of the contract.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
HEAD OF HENDRIX
RET|RES JUNE IS
TO RE-ENTfR PASTORATE
WILL. DEVOTE REMAINDER OF
SESSION TO ENDOWMENT
CAMPAIGN

Rev. Stonewall Anderson will retire
from the presidency of Hendrix col
lege and will resume the work Of an
itinerant Methodist preacher on June
Is, 1910. He stated to the Log Cabin
Democrat this morning that his resig
nation is already in the hands of the
board of trustees, who are aware of
the fact that his decision is irrevoca-
Bile, and his successor will proba-
bly, be chosen by the board within the
next 80 days.
For several years President Ander
son has desired to return to the min
istry, and his resignation has
more than once been offered to
the board, only to be withdrawn
at their earnest solicitation for
him to continue at the head
of the institution. He says now that
the college being practically assured
of an endowment of $500, 900 and
freedom from Indebtedness, he no
longer feels that he should sacrifice
his desire to re-enter the pastorate.
Rev. Anderson was elected presi-
dent of Hendrix in 1902, succeeding
Rev. A. C. Millar, who had been at
the head of the college since it was
founded. During the seven years of
his presidency, the college has been
greatly strengthened, it's attendance
has been increased and it is today the
only institution in Arkansas and one
of the few in the south, which meets
the requirements fixed by the General
Educational Board and the Southern
Methodist church for genuine collegi
ate work. A bachelors degree from
Hendrix is recognized and accredited
by all the great universities of the ma
ton.
The news of President Anderson's
retirement, the first publication of
which is made in this paper, will be
received with intense regret through
out the state. Although his successor
will be chosen at an early date, far
as can be learned no names are now
under consideration by the board of
trustees.
President Anderson states that he
will devote most of his time for the
remainder of the present session to
helping to close up successfully the
campaign for $4,000 endowment for
Hendrix college, and feels fully conf
dent of the ultimate success of this
movement. He has just returned
from a visit to Clarksville and Ozark,
where he presented the need of Hen
dirk for the endowment and says that
he met with much encouragement by
the people Some liberal bequests
from citizens of these cities are ex-
pected at an early date.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
THE JURY LIST IS OPENED
LIST OF THOSE SUMMONED
FOR SERVICE AT JANU-
AIRY TERN.

Circuit Clerk A. M. Ledbetter yes
terday opened the list of grand and
petit jurors selected for service at
the next January term of the Faux
mr. county circuit court, which was
filed with him by Commissioners j.
M. Rowlett, j. l.. George and ]. B.
Higgins at the last July term.
The list of the jurors, with the
townships in which they reside, is
given below:
Grand Jury-Rufus Hayden, Ben
edict; F. L. Blair, Benton; John
Griffith, California; Ope Hartje, J.
C. Hamilton, Cadron; w. w. Steel,
Clifton; j. F. Cartwright, Cypress;
D. F. Gibson, Danley; w. NJ.
Harper, Enola; J. l.. Snoddy, Har-
din; f. f. Parsons, Harve; J. w.
Venable, Mathews; A. j. Trobaugh,
Mt. Vernon; V. A. Brady, Newton;
J. B. Grady, Palarm; W. C. Lyons,
Union.
Alternates F. Campbell, John
Ingram, Cadron; j. r. Eden, East
Fork; o. W. Maddox, Mountain; W.
d. Curl, Wilson; j. G. Wyatt, Walk
er.
Petit Jury-R. J. Belcher, Bene-
dict; O. b. Moore, Benton; Charley
Lester, Bristol; w. X. Henry, Cali
fornia; C. H. Newbern, w. r. Pier
cey, R. H. Lipscomb, Cadron; l.. l..
Clements, Clifton; j. T. Sandeford,
Cypress; w. f. Stewart, Pierce
Creek; G. l.. Rhea, East Fork; K f.
Curtis, Enola; A. B. Jeffries, Eagle
w. W. Lovil, Harve; j. H. Mayhem,
Hardin; James jolly, Sr., Mathews;
W. P. Howell, Mountain; R. W.
Brown, Mt. Vernon; l.. B. Carmch-
ael, Newton; ID. c. Venable, A. NJ
Hooks, Palarm; A. l.. Nichols, I'm
ion; j. A. Williams, Walker; Oscar
Brown, Wilson.
Alternates-R. c. Bryant, Cad
ron; Thurlow Herring, California;
Wayne Nixon. Clifton; W. b. Love,
Hardin; Chas. La Selle, Cadron; G
d. Sowell, Cypress; Joe Butler,
Harve; A. l.. Hatfield, Mt Vernon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
LABOR FEDERATION MEETS.

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-THE Arkansas
State Federation of Labor began its
session in Little Rock this morning
with about 800 delegates present. The
meeting was called to order by Rev.
J. N. Jessup, Governor Donaghey de-
livered a short address to the union
men, and Mayor w. r. Duley extend
ed the welcome on the part of the city,
which was responded to by President
Calvert. The auditors of the fedora
ton have been working here for some
time and will make their report early
in the session. The meeting will
probably last the entire week
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
FORTE WANTS CONYICTS
FORMER CONWAY MAN WOULD
"SHARE-CROP" WITH
THE STATE.

Little Rock, Dec. l4.-The Arkan-
sas penitentiary board yesterday af-
ternoon received a proposition from
W. II. Fort, formerly of Conway, to
furnish 700 acres of tillable land near
Woodson, which will produce bale or
more of cotton to the acre, and furn-
ish teams to make the crop, if the
state will supply him with 60 or 70
convicts to make the crop. He offers
to take the infirm and crippled con-
victs and give the state half the crop.
There are about 100 of this class of
convicts in the state prison, which are
now worked on the farm.
The board also decided to increase
the bond of R. l.. Raleigh to $50, 900,
and entered into contract with j. A.
Gosnell, who bought large amount of
timber now on the farm, which al
lows him the use of the saw mill on
the farm for a year, he to expend $500
on it in repairs and allow the state
to use it when necessary.
The board decided to parole Dave
Seaton, convict from Sebastian
county, who had served one-third of a
four-year sentence for forgery. Sea
ton has been the bookkeeper at the
prison for some months, and Superln-
tendent Pitcock intended recommend
ing his parole Christmas. He will re-
turn to Fort Smith and go to work
for the contractor whose name he
forged and who sent him to the pen
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14

will have a seating capacity of 500 on
the first floor and 200 in the balcony
The floor is inclined and work of plac-
ing the fine opera chairs has begun.
When completed Conway can boast of
having one of the most up-to-date
playhouses in the state of Arkansas.
A Conway woman read a recipe for
what she thought was celery soup and
fixed up a mess, After the family
had all gone against it she discovered
that the recipe was for celery soap.
The doctor thinks he will have most of
the suds out of the bunch by Sunday.
-Morrilton Democrat.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
CONWAY'S new THEATRE
is NOW NEARLY COMPLETED
FIRST SHOW ABOUT DE-
CEMBER 20.

The Ingram building on East Oak
street, which is being remodeled into
a first-class playhouse, is nearly com
pleted and the managers hope to give
the first performance about December
90 The theater has one of the largest
stages of any theater in the state and
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

William White, Al, Guy, and Mrs.
Minnie Davis, 26, Greenbrier.
Samson Oliver, 21, Wooster, and
Ora Hill, 18, Greenbrier.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Division.

The new teacher glanced smllingly
over the school and was delighted to
sec SO many bright young faces among
her new charges.
"Now, children" she said. $50 that ]
may find out what you know / will
test you on arithmetic. Maggie vii.
kins, IL / were to divide three bananas
among seventeen boys what would be
the resultT
"a riot" said Maggie, speaking up
like n little drum major.
Possibly" said tho teacher. but
that Is not what mean. Tommy, you
may take tho question. Three bananas
among three boys-that would be one
banana apiece for each boy. Now.
three bananas among seventeen boys
would be whatr
'"Three bananas, mim." answered
Tommy.
"T know. but three into seventeen is"
said the teacher.
Three bananas would go into seven
teen boys once and none over" said
Tommy confidently.
1t was then that the new teacher re.
signed.-Harper's Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
p.nth.rs as Household Pets.

"a British official In an out of the
way Persian district invited me to
stay at his house for a night" mar
rates globe trotter. II was comfort
ably settled upon a sofa just before
dinner when my rest was suddenly dis
turbed by loud bang at the sitting
room door. which. dying open, admit
ted two enormous animals, which ! at
first took for dogs.
"Both Of them made at once for my
sofa. and. while the larger one curled
comfortably round my feet and com
posed itself to sleep, the smaller one
seated itself on the floor and com
menced licking my face and hands, an
operation which had dared I should
strongly have resented.
"But those white. cleaning teeth and
flashing green eyes filed me with
something akin to terror. To my re-
lief, my host entered Mt this juncture.
Making friends with the panthers,
l see,' he remarked pleasantly. They
are nice. companionable beasts
THAT may have been true at the
time. The fact remains, however, that
three months afterward one of them
devoured native child."-L>ondon Tel
egraph.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
The Boy and the Book,

1.-The late Edward Everett Hale"
said Boston magazine editor. was
q greut student Of child life.
"Dr. Hale once dilated to me on the
incorrigibly bad taste in books that
children have. He instRnced the case
of his own son. new q famous archi-
tect, whose taste he had II hard time
forming
'Tbe little boy. It seemed. cared only
for the sensational In literature. Jack
Harkaway and Deadwood Dick seem
ed to him the very topmost pinnacle
Of literary excellence. He yawned
over the splendid historical works his
father read to him.
"One day. however. DR.. Male had Il
gleam of hope. The little boy brought
him volume OF English history and
said:
"'Will you read mo some more out
OF this. pleaseT
"'Why, certainly, my boy the
father answered cordially. What part
would you like to haver
Tread me- said the little boy, about
Mary. queen of Scots. getting her head
cut Off and the blood all running down
her back"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Turn About.

A young English student late one
cold and wintry night found the door
of his college locked against him. The
young man outside argued with the
doorkeeper inside, cajoled and entreat-
ed, but to no avail. Eventually he
slipped half sovereign under the door
and was admitted. 1t was n financial
deal wisely thought out on strict bust
ness lines. Once inside, he informed
the janitor (falsely) that. unfortunate
ly, after taking the half sovereign out
OF his purse he had dropped the purse
itself on the doorstep. The attendant
went out to secure 1t, but once on the
chilly, wet doorstep the door was slam
med. Then the deal was repeated. for
the shivering mercenary was not al
lowed into his warm abode until he
had slipped the half sovereign back
again