Washington telegraph., 1909-01-01
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family retlfed at nlSnl ana the clllld
was apparently in good health, but
had been suffering few hours be-
fore with what was thought to be
hives. In the morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Shores got up anl left the baby in
bed, supposing it was asleep. Mrs.
Shores went to the kitchen to pre-
pare breakfast and Mr.. Shores to
the barn to feed the stock. The
eight-year-old daughter discovered
the death of the baby. When in
formed of the baby's death, the
mother, who had just placed a pan
of greese on the stove to heat, ran
into the room. The greese caught
fire and soon the kitchen was ablaze.
1t was after considerable damage
had been done that the flames were
extinguished.
W. S. Garnett, a farmer living
in the northern portion of Franklin
county, has been experimenting on
the growth of tobacco on his place
and he finds that he can grow the
weed successfully. He intends to
utilize much Of his land in the cul-
tivation of tobacco and expects that
it will yield 1900 pounds to the
acre, which is considered the average
of the best tobacco-producing lands
in the country. 1t is believed that in
Franklin county crop can be
matured 60 days earlier than it can
in Kentucky and that by planting
in May two crops can be produced
from the same land. The inexhaus-
tible supply of potash in the Frank
lin county soil and the heavy dews
in the summer months render the
land in that section, it is said, espec-
cially favorable to the successful
production of the tobacco plant.
A petition is being prepared in
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| 'ssrs ssssrssi county winch is td be
prese:S flo Congressman Floyd,
urging aim to use his best efforts
to secure the passage of bill by
Congress prohibiting the establish
ment of a proposed whiskey distil-
lery at Lincoln. The grounds for
asking congressional relief are that
Lincoln has been made prohibition
territory by vote of the people, and
that the government should not lend
its sanction to a business that is
obnoxious to the community in
which it is proposed to establish
such business.
Mrs. Stella Tackett received a
marriage license from the county
clerk at Jonesboro to marry a man
in Marked Tree. She stated that
the bridegroom was too busy to
leave his work to get the license.
The bride was accompanied by Mrs.
Nancy Draper, who signed the bond.
The accident excited much comment
at the court house, being the first
in which a woman called to secure
marriage license.
Pete Packard, a mail carrier be-
tween Rogers and Larue, committed
suicide recently at the home of a
friend near Lowell by drinking an
ounce of carbolic acid. Packard and
his wife had separated about sly
weeks ago, and it is believed that
brooding over his family troubles
had unbalanced his mind.
Wash Wilson of Truman was ar
rested on the charge of stealing a
morocco-bound Bible from m. J.
HazePs drug store at Marked Tree,
and entered a plea of guilty in
Mayor Forgus' court and was fined,
the fine and costs amounting to $35,
which the defendant paid and re-
turned to his home.
Piggott suffered its most desas-
t1Ous fire Sunday morning in which
three valuable residences, the city
hotel and nearly a block of business
houses were destroyed. The loss will
approximate $4,000.
A rotary drill is to be installed at