The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-05

penitentiary, and, hence, to make payment on the state farm before this appropriation of $9S,000 was re paid would be equivalent to using money derived from taxation to liqui- date the state farm indebtedness. This course is forbidden by law, says the attorney general.
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 Bigamist Powers is Pardoned.
 Acting Governor Robertson issued a proclamation of pardon to T. j. Powers, who was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, on charge of bigamy, after a sensational trial in Craighead county.
 The pardon was granted on the ground that Powers had not intended to violate the law. It appears that Powers, young white man, came from Illinois to Jonesboro and mar ried a young lady of that city. Sub sequent to this marriage a woman who claimed to be the wife of young Powers apeared in Jonesboro and preferred charges of bigamy against him. He set up a defense that he thought his former wife was dead, but was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
 These facts, together with the sym pathy of the community for the young woman, resulted in a petition being circulated, and many of the most prominent citizens of Craig head County, including several of ment, and induced acting Governor Robertson to issue the pardon.
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 Reports Will be Published Soon.
 In the offices of the state auditor, secretary of state and superintendent ct public instruction the proofs of the biennial reports to be issued by those departments are now being read. It is believed that all three reports will be isued by the first of the year.
 The state auditor has read about one-half of the proof of the report of that department. The secretary of state, it was explained yesterday, has just received the first proof of the bi- ennial report. It will be read and cor rected as fast as possible.
 The reports to be issued should have been published a year ago. The state officers were unable to have them published on account of lack of funds. The appropriation for the purpose of publishing the reports made by the last legislature was crip- pied when many of the regular ap- populations were decreased.
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 Judge Trieber Orders Bond Forfe..,d.
 Judge Jacob Trieber, in the United States Court, ordered a forfeiture of the bond of James w. Green, charg- ed with forging a money order, and suit was entered against Scipio A. Jones and Early Green, the bonds men.
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 A pardon was granted to William Holiday. of Pope county, for the pur- pose of restoring his citizenship.
 The International Life Insurance Company of St. Louis has been char tered to do business in Arkansas.
 A proclamation of pardon has been issued in the case of Charley Sex ton, who was sent to prison from Independence county.
 The laws of Arkansas relating to piled under the direction of the sec etary of state, and have been deliv. cred by the publisher. The volume contains nearly 200 pages and includ- es Kirby's Digest relating to roads and highways as well as numerous other acts, special and general, since the legislature of 1905.
 Commissioner Guy B. Tucker has sent requests to every county in the state to have samples of their re- sources exhibited in the state agri- crlurai department. The rice ex- hibit which will come from the east. ern part of the state will be the fin est ever shown in the United States.
 The Mansfield Oil and Fertilizer company, with offices at Mansfield, hs.s filed articles of incorporation.
 The Walnut Ridge Furniture com pany has secured a charter from the secretary of state. The capital of concern is stated to be $2O,000.