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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-23
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-23

TWO MEN KILLED.
Two are dead aud three are wounded
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
SAYS ARKANSAS
LOOKS GOOD
Illinois Farmer Writes of Inten-
ton to Come to This State

81 am paving So an acre rent for
land on which | can raise Is BUSH
els of corn to the acre. By coming
to Arkansas and paying 50 an acre
rent for land on which l can raise
So to 60 bushels to the acre / have
decided Arkansas looks good to me
and l have decided to leave here" "
This is a part of letter received
yesterday by Geo. r. Brown, Sec
retary of the Board of Trade, from
an Illinois farmer, who came to
Arkansas to buy hogs and after
learning the conditions decided to
locate in this state. He also says;
81 know how to get money out of
corn and hogs and from the looks
of the cotton here | can get money
out of that, too"
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Mary Baker EDDY Is Dead

Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, found
er and leader of Christian Science,
died at her home in Chestnut hill,
near Boston, SUNDAY night, after
nine days illness with pneumonia.
No physician was in attendance
during her illness, but she had the
assistance of the students which
comprised her household, who i'm
mediately after her death summoned
a physician who stated that her
death was due to ''natural causes. "
Thus passed from this life a very
noted character who donated
largely to charity and the founder
aad leader ofa religious movement
which has impressed itself deeply
upon the world. She was SO years
of age.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Chance For BIG
Manufacturing Plant
Grafton Staye Company Submits
Proposition to POCahOutaS
Business Men

Mr. j. L. Preston, president of
the Grafton Stave and Heading Co.
of Grafton H., was in the city
Wednesday and submitted prop
osItion to some of Pocahontas lead
ing business men whereby it is pro
posed to put in large stave and
heading plant on the site of the old
Pocahontas Bending Works. As
matter of course Mr.. Preston
would like for the people of Po-
cahontas to show a friendly spirit
to an institution that would mean
so much to the town and is asking
for bonus of few hundred dol
lars for the locatio n of this big en-
terprise. The parties to the pro-
posal are not quite ready for it to
be submitted to the people therefore
we are not at liberty to state just
what the proposition is. But think
about it, Mr.. Business Man, and be
ready to do your part when the
time comes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
MET DEATH IN
HORRIBLE MANNER
Lawson Mays. Prominent Gin
Man and Farmer, Loses His
Life In Cotton Gin

The people of Pocahontas were
greatly shocked last Saturday when
the sad intelligence was conveyed
here that Lawson Mays, a well
known and highly respected citizen
of the Holmes settlement, had met
with an awful accident while at
work at his cotton gin. The in
juries that he received were of such
a serious nature that he died at an
early hour Sunday morning.
Our informant of the sad affair
stated that Mr.. Mays was at work
about the gin stand when his left
hand, upon which he had a cloth
glove, was caught by the saws and
within an instant his entire left
arm was drawn into those awful
jaws of death. The machinery was
stopped as quickly as possible, but
it was found necessary to literally
chop the gin stand to pieces before
Mr.. Mays could be extricated, He
was carried quickly to his home
and medical aid was summoned,
but the great shock and loss of
blood proved too much for the
strong man and he never rallied
sufficiently to justify an operation,
death ensuing about twelve hours
later.
He was buried Monday after
noon at the Duty graveyard in the
presence of one of the largest
crowds ever assembled at that
place, the burial services being un.
der the auspices of Wade Jane,
Camp, w. o. W., of which Mr.
Mays was loyal and beloved mem
Der.
Mr.. Maysleaves wife and three
or four children, four brothers, ant
one sister and friends without mum.
ber. He was one of the counties
best citizens and one who will b.
sadly missed, not only in the COM
munity in which he lived, but il
the entire county as we'll. He wal
about 81 years of age.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Good Show Comina

One of the most successful
Southern plays, "Tempest and
Sunshine will b seen at the
Pocahontas opera house for an en-
gagement of one night only, on
Monday, Dec. 70. "Tempest and
Sunshine Is played by one of the
highest salaried companies on local
stages, consequently the production
will be something worth seeing.
"Tempest" and "Sunshine' are two
very beautiful Southern girls. The
former having an uncomfortable
temper and always taking pleasure
in making trouble for others, and
the latter just the opposite of her
sister, gentle and patient and try
ing to undo the trouble her sister
has caused.
A beautiful love story is woven
throughout the play, making it of
such an intensely interesting nature
that one forgets they are only in
a theatre and not down IN the
South. The costumes are all of
the old fashioned style, quaint and
pretty, the gowns being of airy
crenoline stuffs made in the fashions
of Dolly Madison times, which is
The period of the play.
Beautiful Southern melodies are
introduced with striking effect
Anyone who is interested in see
ing a beautiful play sumpteously
mounted and presented in first
class manner should not fail to see
Tempest and Sunshine"
Seats now on sale at SINNERS
drug store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
ARKANSAS MAKES
RAPID GROWTH
In Last Decade the State has
Grown from l,3ll,564 to
l,574,449 In 1910

According to the official returns
of the Thirteenth census, the state
OF Arkansas has a population of
1874, 449, as against l,3ll,564 in
1900. The increase from 1900 to
1910 is 262, 6s5, or 20 per cent, as
compared with an increase of 1885,
3S5, or 1873 per centla 1890. The
population of the state in 1890 was
l,l28,l79
Taken by counties, the returns
show that every county in the state,
with the exception of nine, has in
creased, and that the 90 per cent
increase is above that OF any other
Southern state so far published, ex.
cept Florida.
The population Of Randolph
county according to this census is
lS,9S7 as against 17,156 in 1900
and IA, 4s5 in 1890. The increase
in this county is a little more
than an average as compared with
the other counties of the state.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Used Local Bills

Owing to the fact that the rail-
road company failed to deliver
heralds and other advertising mat
ter to the manager of the troupe
that is to play "Tempest and Sun
shine" here next Monday, the COM
pany has to depend solely on local
bills and advertising for the show.
The public will please take notice,
however that the play is being
put on by one of the best troups in
the country, one that has been
playing in the large eastern cities
tor several seasons and one that
never fails to please its audience.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
CHARGED WITH
BRUTAL CRIME
John Pickett LanguisheS In Jail
Charged with Attempting to
Murder His Wife

Last Saturday about noon Frank
Pickett came to town and announced
to Sheriff Sam Brown that his faith
er, John Pickett, who lives on the
Surridge farm, east of town, had
assaulted and attempted to murder
his John Pickett's) wife with
claw hammer. Mr.. Brown sent
Deputy Sheriff Perrin to lnvesti-
gate the matter and on arriving at
the scene be found that Mrs. Pickett
had been very badly beaten and a
bloody hammer handle which was
found nearby bore testimony to its
part of the story.
Mr.. Perrin depltized Calvin
England TO assist him in capturing
Pickett, who was fonnd in the
woods near his home and after some
little trouble they succeeded in ef-
fecting his capture. He was brought
to town and placed in the county
Jail where he now languishes pend
ing a preliminary hearing, which is
set for today, friday
The facts relative to the assault
as near as we can gather are to the
effect that Pickett has for some
time had grievances against certain
members of his family-his own
children being witnes ses that such
is the case. On Saturday morning
while Mrs. Pickett was busy with her
household duties Pickett came into
the room, out of humor, and began
beating her over the head with a
hammer. He finally left her and
went to the home of his daughter a
short distance away and reported
that his wife was trying to kill her
self. In the meantime Mrs. Pickett
had managed to get to the home OF
Frank Pickett, her son, who lived
some two hundred yards away and,
as best she could, told what had
been done. Picke.t's arrest follow
ed as above stated and the full de-
tails of the affair will likely be OBJ
tanned at the preliminary trial today,
1t was thought at first that Mrs.
Pickett's injuries would prove fatal,
but we are informed that she is i'm.
proving and will recover.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
-Four Young Mules, $500

D. Blackburn. one of Cherokee
Bays very best farmers and stock
raisers, was in Pocahontas Monday
and favored us with a pleasant visit.
In speaking regarding his fine young
mules he informed us that one day
last week he sold four, two three
year olds and two two year olds,
unbroken, receiving for the four the
neat sum of 300. From this it
would appear that mule raising in
Randolph county might be made
very profitable.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
ARKAN SASSTATE
TEACHERS MEETING
viii Be Held in Little Rock Dec
ember II, 28, 29

The complete program for the
State Teachers Meeting is now
ready for distribution. This is
the strongest program in the forty
three years history of the Associa-
tion.
An enrolment of fully l,5oO is
expected
Superintendent Cook has receiv-
ed direct word from forty school
boards that will aid their teachers
to attend the State Meeting.
AT least twelve prominent educa-
tors from other states will partici-
pate IN the General and Section
Program.
All meetings will be held in the
High School building, Fourteenth
ana Scott Streets, and reception
committees will meet all trains.
A special railroad rate has been
secured of one and one third fares
for the round trip to Little Ro ok
from all points in Arkansas. Tick
cts on sale December 90 TO 27, with
final return limit January 5, 1911.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
VOLUME XXX, NUMBER IA
BEST THINGS

The best theoogya pure and beneicent life
The best philosophy--a contented mind
The best law--the golden rule
The best education self knowledge
The best NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and temperance
The best artpantng smile upon the brow of childhood
The best scence--extracng sunshine from cloudy way
The best war---to war against ones weakness
The best music---the laughter of an innocent child
The best teegraphing ray of sunshine into
gloomy heart
The best biographyhe life which writes charity in the
largest letters.
The best mathematics which doubles the most lows and
divides the most sorrows.
The best steering clear of the acerang rocks
OF personal contention.
The best engineering building bridge of faith ovar tho
river of death.
The best protection for home merchandse-e policy
with r'
AEARTIN SZ WELLS
Office in Randolph County Bank Pocahontas Ark
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
IMPROVEMENT IN
ARKANSAS RIVERS
Rivers and HarbOrS Committee
Make Animal Bill of Ap-
preparations

Last Saturday the Rivers and
Harbors Committee in making var
ious appropriations recommended
amounts for Arkansas rivers as
follows:
White river estimate for next year
S1s, 200, with balance available,
$l23, 1883.
Black river, balance available,
16,299.75; Current river, balance
available s6,9l9.22. Amount es-
timated for next year, $7,lOO.
Black F 81 I"v0r. o-+;,,7to 90 5oo.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Letters to Santa Claus

The week before Christmas the
Star Herald will give page of this
paper to the children in which to
publish their letters to Santa Claus.
All letters must be in our Office by
December 90 to insure their publ
cation. Send them in and Santa
will be sure to read them.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
COTTON BROUGHT
"a CENTS POUND

Jack Powers Is much elated over
a message received this week from
Martin & Phillips, cotton merchants
of Memphis, informing him that a
bale of cotton which he shipped to
them on Nov. 8, had just been
sold for "a cents per pound, This
was some of the famous long staple
cotton, the seed of which were OBJ
tanned from ]. F. Medaris, and
this year averaged about 500
pounds per acre. Times Dispatch.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
kctiCe to Teachers

Members of the A. S. r. S. who
have completed the years reading
should send their certificates of
membership properly signed, to me
at Imboden by the 18th of December
in order to get credit for the years
work. l will sign and forward to
the State Superintendent.
EUGENE THOMPSON,
Co. Manager.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Look for the Sign

"Big Cut-Prlce Sale" now going
on at Kercheyal and Cookies.
And this is no fake sale either.
hey have the goods and at the
prices they are offering to sell, it is
n wonder that they are crowded
with customers eager to buy. The
slle will continue for several days
and all who wish to obtain some
real bargains should visit this store
and make their selections early!
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
DR.. 0. W. ROBERTS
KILLED BY MARSHAL
Pearl Smith of ReynO Held on
Warrant Charging Murder
In First Degree

A very deplorable affair occur
red at Reyno Monday afternoon of
this week in which DIR. o. w.
Roberts, one of the leading phvsi-
clans of that town, lost his life. 1t
is reported that DR.. Roberts was
drinking aud had become bolster
Gus to some extent, so much so that
the town marshal, Pearl Smith,
undertook toplace him under arrest.
He resisted the officer and in the
scuffle that followed Smith struck
him. over the head with his billet
1t did not appear that the doctor
was hurt much, so the marshal
locked him up and went on about
his business. Two or three hours
later the mal shall went back to lib
crate the doctor and found him to
be in a dying condition. He sum
moned several men to his assistance
and undertook to remove the doctor
to his boarding house, but it is said
that he was dead before they reach
ed there. Smith was then arrested
and placed under guard and Sher-
if Brown telephoned for, who in
company with Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Geo. T. Black, went up
Tuesday morning. When advised
of the state of affairs Mr.. Black
ordered that an autopsy be held
and accordingly Drs. Throgmorton
and Black of this city and Cox of
Reyno, held a post mortem exami-
nation and found that the doctor
died from the effect of the blow
on his head. This finding was
conveyed to the coroner's jury un-
der Esq. 7. g. Casey, who was act
ing coroner and they rendered a
verdict accordingly.
Smith was held under warrant
charging murder in the first degree
and was kept under guard until
Wednesday when he was brought to
Pocahontas and placed in jail to
await an examining trial which will
be held in Esq. Casey's court at
Reyno Saturday. Mr.. Black has
notified Prosecuting Attorney FL.
more, who Will likely be present al
the preliminary hearing to look
after the states interest in the case.
Whether or not Smith is justi-
fed in what he did, we are not pre-
parel to say, but it is a fact that
the affair is one that is deplored by
the good citizens of Reyno very
much, as well as all other law abid-
ing people.
DR.. Roberts was single man,
about 80 years ofage and had been
practicing medicine at ReYno fol
the last two years or more. HIS
father aud family live at Calico
Rock, in independence county,
where the remains Of the unfortu-
nate man were taken for burial,
peing accompanied by several mem
bers of the Odd Fellows lodge, OF
which the deceased was a member,
Several members of the local lodge
at this place met the train here and
accompanied the remains across the
river.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
The Farmer and His Banker

Our bank fails give good service the farmer as
it gives any business AS matter of fact few banks
could exist in this day and the world without coopera
ton of the farmers Often farmer make money by
ing and gladly advance any time farmer
toners for all reasonable demands.
We welcome responsible borrower quite heartily
sana depoto We furnish you absolute safe place your
money and would pay keep checking with
Deposit your savings and grow with growing bank community
Accounts may be opened by mail and monies deposited or
withdrawn in this with equal facility 1t necessary
come to town to do banking We make speciality Of serving
the farmer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-09
Apron Sale

We are requested to announce
that the ladies of the Baptist church
will conduct an "Apron Sale" dur
ing the coming holidays. The
dates Of sale and other particulars
will be announced later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
FINE MILTON HOME
BURNED YESTERDAY
Especial Correspondence.) }

Milton, Ore. Nov. 30.-The fine
$4,000 residence Of Tassy Stewart
caught fire this afternoon and was
damaged over $4,000. The fire broke
out on the roof, and was caused from
defective wiring for electric lights
The Milton and Freewater fire COM
panies were called out and after
hard work the fire was under control.
Water did considerable damage.
The Williams-Dixie Jubilee Singers
will appear under the auspices of the
Milton high school at the Oregon
Grand, Dec. s. The proceeds will go
for the benefit of the high school.
The funeral of the little baby of
Ernest Ritter, which was found dead
in bed Sunday morning, was held yes
terday afternoon Interment was
made in the city cemetery.
Mrs. w. Il. Miller and son Charles
were guests today of friends in Wal
la Walla.
George Melner has had a large new
sign painted on his building.
The different churches are engaged
in practicing for the entertainments
to be given Christmas evening.
A baby boy was born Nov. 25 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Edwards at
Portland.
Grandma Armstrong, who has spent
the past two years in Illinois, has re-
turned to Milton where she will make
her home with her son Charles Arm
strong and family.
Chas. Miller had his hand severely
cut on glass Monday and had to have
four stitches taken in it.
The high school basket ball team
expect to take a trip the latter part
of February to Baker City and will
play games with Pendleton, La
Grande, Union and Cove, when en-
route. They expect to be absent a
week.
VIM. Retzer is a Walla Walla bus
mess visitor this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
DOCTOR, DRIVES A TACK.
Then Sweats Patient for Twenty four
Hours to Cure Him of His
Kindness

Atlanta, Ga.-A blind man was led
to believe that by having a tack driv-
en- into the back of his head and by
sweating under blankets for "a hours
he could have his sight restored, and
the man who did the work called
himself doctor" and charged a fee
of $3.50. OF course the blind man
is still blind. The alleged doctor oc-
cupies a cell in the county Jail.
The facts in the case developed at
police court trial. DR." William
Williams, a Darktown citizen, who
doesn't know a medical college from
the stockade, was arraigned for
swindling Robert Ward, an old blind
negro.
DR." Williams told Wards rela-
tives that he had a sure cure for
blindness and could restore the old
mans sight. He agreed to do the
work for $3.50, and the money was
paid him.
According to Wards story the doc
tor made him sit in a chair and then
drove small tack in the back of
his head.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
RECALLS ROYAL ROMANCE.
EIopment of Count Seefried, Who Is
Made Prince, Has Happy Ending.

Berln.-The brief announcement
that the Kaiser Francis Joseph has
conferred the title of prince upon
Count Otto Won Seefried recalls a
royal romance that attracted great at
tention two decades ago and has
turned out happily for the heroine
and hero.
Seventeen years have now elapsed
since Baron Otto Won Seefried, then
a lieutenant in one of the crack
Guard regiments in the Bavarian ar
my, eloped with the Princess Eliza
beth Of Bavaria, the eldest daughter
OF Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
Princess Elizabeth's mother was
before her marriage Arch Duchess
Gisela of Austria, the daughter of
Kaiser Francis Joseph, so that aged
monarch is really the Princess grand
father. Baron Won Seefried was then
2S and the Princess was IS. Their
elopment was surrounded with ro-
mantle circumstances While her par
ents were absent at the theatre the
Princess secretly left the royal palace
and clambered over a high wall sur
rounding the park, beyond which her
lover awaited her.
The Baron and the Princess were
across the frontier before the flight
of the Princess was discovered. They
fled to Genoa and from there the
Princess wrote to her parents that she
would never be separated from her
Baron. Prince Leopold followed
them to Genoa. and the wedding took
place there on December 2, 1898. Bar
on Seefried had absented himself
from his regiment without leave, so
q warrant was issued for his arrest
as a deserter. He has never entered
Bavaria since that time. In due
course of time he was adjudged a de-
serter and dismissed from the army
with prison sentence hanging over
him If he ever returned.
Kaiser Francis Joseph remained the
true friend of his granddaughter
when her own parents and all her
relatives had turned against her. The
Baron received the titles and rank of
an Austrian count and was admitted
to the Austrian army with the same
rank he held in the Bavarian troops.
Count Won Seefried has been raised
to the rank of prince, chiefly with
the intention of comforting the high
er rank upon his children. who have
the imperial blood of the Hapsburgs
and the royal blood Of the Wittle-
bashs in their veins.