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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

Ann Arbor Jan. Michigan's
athletic muddle is beginning to clear
up. The election of Albert Benbrook
practically closed one of the chapters
III athletic history that will not be
looked back to with pride. JOY Miller.
who was to have been captain of the
eleven, has been displaced by the ia
Guilty for his failure to enroll i'm class
es last fall and also expelled from
the university. Benbrook. the can
tain-elect was named for all-Amer-
lean honors by Walter Camp last fan
and declared to be one of the greatest
guards that ever played. He is a
junior and his home is i'm Chicago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

1t looks as if Jim Flynn is the only
boxer willing to take on Sam Lang
ford.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

view, including the following who have
been signed up:
Battling Nelson VS.. Eddie Lang,
lightweights.
Johnny Thompson VS.. Phil Brock, of
Cleveland, lghtweights.
DR.. b. f. Roller of Seattle VS.. Billy
Heller OF Chicago. heavyweights.
Ray Bronson of indianapolis and
Morton Regain OF Chicago, light
weights. .rs
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 17.-Tommy
Ryan and DOC" Holtum are certainly
injecting new life into the fighting
game in Tennessee. The new boxing
club i'm Memphis, which opens in two
weeks. has a fine list of fighters in
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

FOR SALE-House No. 3l3s Tunnel
St, Swedetown.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

FOR sALE-7-room house. 1859 wa
terworks ST.. across dam. Apply at
property.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

FOR SALE-9 room house. No. 4242
10th ST Yellow Jacket.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

ROOMS TO RENT at 4Oe3 Oak ST.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

FOR sAI.E-HOuse 1916 mecla st
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-17

FOR SALE-Four room cot we. sz02
Middle ST. Calumet
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
FORD INDICTED
 FOR MURDER
FORD'S WIFE IS ALSO HELD, AND TRIAL OF BOTH Is SET FOR
 THIS WEEK.
Nichols, the Man Killed, Was Promi. nent Lawyer and Former Member
 of the State Legislature.

DeQue en.-At a special term of the circuit court, John Ford and his wife were indicted on charge of murder i'll the first degree for the killing of Will Nichols on the night of October 1, at Nichols home. The trial will be held this week, and 100 men have been ordered summoned from which to select a jury.
 Immediately after the indictment was returned, attorneys for the de- tendants filed motion for a change If venue. The motion was denied by Judge Bowling, who held that the evidence did not show that the de- fe= ants could not get a fair trial ln s county.
 illnesses to the killing of Nichols 'astl e7 that he was stabbed to loatb b# Ford after Ford's wife had
 Iez Nichols several times. The s,aD5 ping occurred about 8 o'clock at night and Nichols died the following morning. The difficulty is said to have grown out of demand by Nicho'5 that Ford pay him for corn that Ford had used.
 Ford claims that he acted in self defense when he cut Nichols, and that he did not use his knife until he saw Nichols slap his wife.
 Nichols was a member of the leg islature from this county in 1909 and was a prominent farmer and lawyer.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
LESTER OIL WELL PROVES A GUSHtR
Rumored That Oil Hit Is High, but
 Secrecy Prevails.

Lester.-The oil well at this place has developed a new phase The drillers were treated to Q shower bath a few days ago when the big drill struck a stream of hot water at a depth of 1,750 feet, the water shoot ing 40 feet in the air. The oil from the well, which showed at 1,600 feet, is now being utilized as fuel to con tinue the drilling. The past few weeks has brought 25 or 30 men to the well. A sample of the oil has been furnished each of them, and all the information given that the men in charge thought necessary, yet actual production is not known outside 9f a few. The well showed a flow of 20 barrels at first, which gradually increased to 30, at which time all in- formation was cut off. The knowing ones claim that the prospects for oil in paying quantities was never bet ter in any wild cat" field.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
SAYS CONWCTS ARE NOT KEPT WARM
Scott County Man Induces lnvestiqa.
 tion of Prison Treatment.

Little Rock.-Upon complaint of Leonard Floyd of Scott county, pre-. sented by Governor Donaghey, the state penitentiary board has ordered an investigation of the charges, and President lobe appointed Governor Donaghey, Secretary Ludwig and Agricultural Commissioner Phillips as a committee for this purpose. Cir cult Judge Dan Hon laid the matter before the governor.
 The charges refer to the manner Of dressing the convicts in the win ter, declaring that the clothing fur nished is not sufficient to keep the conYlcts warm. He also criticised the food furnished, and declared that while at Quinn he was whipped on the back because he had a chill Su- perintendent Pitcock, who was pres ent at the meeting, did not make a statement, but said he would ask So be heard by the committee.
 He also suggested that the inyesti. gatlon be taken up immediately and that it be most thorough and com ple,e, so that there may be no pos. sible doubt in the minds of anyone regarding the treatment of the con- victs in the penitentiary.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
MEXICAN AFFAIR
 BECOMES GRAVER
OCCURRENCES OF PAST WEEK MAKE SITUATION A CRAVE
 ONE.
The Two Governments Are Making Efforts to Restrain Their Hot
 Headed Citizens.

Washington, D. C.-Confronted by more delicate situation than ever as a result of the occurrences of the past few days, the governments of Mexico and the United States are making every effort to restrain their citizens from actsaQf violence and tv smooth over teNiffieulties. The already serious pWBTem between the nations resulting from the burning at the stake in Texas of Antonio Rod riguez and the riotous demonstrations against Mexico City and elsewhere was further complicated by the shoot ing of Jesus Losa by Carlos B. Ca rothers, an American, at Guadalajara, Mexico, and the assassination of Chief of Police w. c. Temple of Anadarko, Okla, by Mexican.
 The state department, upon learn ing of the shooting by an unknown Mexican of Police Chief Temp &t Anadark9, Okla, and the fact nit 300 men were searching for the as sassin, sent a telegram to Governor Haskell of Oklahoma to prevent sum mary vengeance being taken on the Mexican if he is caught. The state department insists that the Oklahoma authorities shall prevent at all haz- ards such an occurrence.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
CHITWOOD IS INDlCTED FOR MURDER
Two Indictments Returned Against
 Wounded Mountaineer.

Hot Springs.-Oscar Chitwood has been indicted by the grand jury un- der count which charges him with the murder of former Sheriff Jake Houpt and with being an accessory before the fact of that murder, and under a second count, which charges him with an assault with intent to kill Sid Houpt, then chief deputy, but now sheriff.
 Oscar Chitwood and his brother, George, two mOuntaineers, engaged in deadly duel in Hot Springs last August with Sheriff Jake Houpt and his brother and chief deputy, Sid Houpt. George Chitwood was in stantly killed in the fight and Jake Houpt mortally wounded, dying a few days later. oscar Chitwood escaped to the mountains and four days later surrendered because of suffering from a wound in the arm received In the fight. Since his surrender, Oscar Chitwood has been confined in the state penitentisHy at Little Rock to prevent a threatened lynch ing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
GIVES HALF HIS SALARY TO CITY
Mayor Kline of Texarkana Believes
 in Retrenchment.

TeXGrkana.-Mayor John P. Kline, who was elected recently to fill the uneXpired term of the late Mayor R. L. Trigg, and who declared imme. diately after his election that re trenchment would be his watchword, has given proof that he does not want the burden of retrenchment to be borne by the taxpayers alone.
 Since going into office Mayor Kline has been donating half of his salars to the city, and he has succeeded in getting members of the city council to donate their salaries.
 The total that Mayor Kline and the members of the council donate to the city amounts to $100 per month. The mayors salary is $t00 per month, while each member of the council draws $10 per month. This $100 d month is set aside for the purpose of paying interest on city scrip that is held by the banks. The total in debtedness of the city is $35 900, but if the mayors plans work out, the city will be out of debt in the next three years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Roustabouts Refuse to Work.

Helena.-The arriving steamboats into this port, consisting chiefly of the Lee line boats and the Arkansas City Packet Company's steamer, Kate Adams, are still very much delayed by reason of the deck hand evil, roustabouts absolutely refusing to return to work under their demanded price of $l50 per month. The steam boat owners are all offering from $110 to SIP per month. with no takers, the negroes holding out stead fly for the former price, As a result, traffic is considerably delayed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
pouI+rv Show at BatesvIIle.

Ratesyille-The first annual poul trv show of Independence county will he held in this city December and 2 under the auspices of the lndepend- ence County Poultry Association. There are a number of poultry fan ciers in this county, and it is expect ed that the exhibits of high-class birds will be most interesting. A list of premiums and awards is now be- ing prepared by the executive com, mittee of the association. The con, tests will be limited to residents o' independence county only
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Prizes Awarded for Corn.

Jonesboro-Last spring H. T. Mat thews & Son of this city offered a premium to the three farmers raising the finest specimens of corn, and the prizes have just been awarded as follows: E. w. Cockrell, first prize,
 20, score SC; second prize, H. N. 7'rr sfO ore 7G; third prize, Prather Lindley, S5. The judges were Y. C. Prootor United States agricul- mal aeant aounty, and John '2Iackford T3cre were many other fine exhibits almost equal to the prize winners.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
MINING COMPANY HAS sIOO, ,OOO FIRE
Started in ripple, and Is Supposed to Have Been Work of Incendiary.

Clarksvile.-Fire which started in the tipple on the north side of the coal mine of the Pennsylvania Coal Company at Jamestown, two and a half miles from Clarksville. a few mornings ago. did damage amounting to $100,000. The fire is thought to have been of incendiary origin, but nothing definite has been established
 The company has been running an "open shop for some time, and has an injunction against the union min CTS to prevent alleged trespassing.
 Che day last week oil was thrown on the side of the house of an old man living near the mines. Fire was set to it and the house was burned to the ground. The old man has two children who have been opening the gates to admit non-union miners, who go to their homes from the mine in a hack. into the grounds. It is said he had been warned by the union miners that it must be stopped
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Bad Man" Is Hard to Capture.

Lexington, Ky.-"Bad Jake" Noble, slayer of four men during the 22 years of his life, and for whom posses have been searching since the killing of Jailer Wesley Turner by him last week, is still fugitive. according to advices reaching here from Jackson, Breathitt county. Many citizens are refusing to accompany posses on the ground that the hunt for the fugi- tive, if successful, is not only certain to be accompanied by bloodshed. but it is also likely to reopen some of the Breathitt county feuds.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
ARKANSAS NEWS ITEMS IN BRIEF

Lawrence county will hold a fail next year.
 A camp of Sons of Veterans has been organized at Dewitt.
 The Bank of Kimberly, which dis continued business several weeks ago, is to be revived and moved to Murfreesboro.
 The Magnolia Agricultural School will be opened January 3. The dor mitory is completed now and other buildings will be ready for occupancy by the first of December.
 Stuttgart, aroused by a number of murderous assaults made, evidently by negroes, is making preparations to clean out the negro section of the town of loafers.
 The Agricultural College at Jones' boro has purchased six of the finest Percherons ever brought to Arkansas, from an Ohio breeding farm, and they will be brought to the state this week.
 A child of Charles Scoggins of Sardis ate matches and died in great agony a short time afterwards.
 Eureka Springs will send special agent to the United States Land and Irrigation Exposition in Chicago, to boost that section of Arkansas.
 w. c. Proctor, the government ex- pert farm demonstration, who has been conducting farm demonstrations near Jonesboro for the past year, has re- signed to accept another position.
 When the Cole & Rogers show was was sent up in balloon and made a parachute leap, but when it landed the animal freed itself and will start a jungleland of it's own in that vi- cinity, for it was not recaptured.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Sues Little Rock Hotel for s25.o GOO.

Little Rock-The suit of W. NJ. Watts vs. the Terminal hotel for $25,0O0 has been filed. The com plaint alleges that on the night of December ?, 1908, the plaintiff caught his foot in a plank left across the sidewalk by the defendant and fell, tracturing his ankle, He also com plains that there was no light or other warning to show that the place was unsafe, and that as a result of the careIessness of the defendant he was injured to the amount sued for.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
SHOT DOWN BY FATHER-IN-LAW
Jonesboro Man Claims the Shooting
 Was Accidental, However.

Jonesboro, Ark-Persistent in his affirmation that the shooting was ae- cidental, J. B. Reid, 60 years old. is in jail charged with staying his son in-law, John Trout, a brick mason.
 It is said that when Trout came to his home about 9 o'clock at night, after trip to Poplar Bluff, Mo, where he had been to arrange for some work, Reid seized 3S-calibre revolver and, pointing it at his rel ative, pulled the trigger with the ex- clamation. 'John, I believe l will shoot you"
 The wounded man ran from the house and fell in the street. He was carried into the house and Reid tel ephoned for a physician, but Trout was dead before help arrived.
 Reid claims that he did not know the revolver was loaded and that it was only in a spirit of fun that he pointed the weapon toward his son in-law. However, he was placed in jail to await a preliminary hearing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Sues Texarkana for $5.ooo.

TeXarkana.-Yancy D. Williapls,t, groeeryman, has filed suit in the dis trict court against the city of Tex
 rkana for $5,000 damages, which he claims to have sustained by reason of personal injuries received while riding horseback on Maple street 10 days ago. The accident occurred at night, the horse stumbling over a pile of gravel in the street. The plaintiff claims he sustained broken arm and serious internal injuries.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
NeWspaper Chances Hands

Imboden-The Lawrence County Developer, which is published at Black Rock, and which is one of the oldest and best established papers in the county, has been sold by w. NJ. Daniels to L. A. Lindsov of Walnut Ridge, who is editor of the Times Dispatch, published at that place. MT. Daniels, the former editor, retires from the newspaper field to enter the mercantile business at Black Rock.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
State Capitol
 News Notes
PARDONS A NEGRO WHO STOLE WATERMELON AWAY BACK
 IN 1c7S,
Governor Donaghey Extends Executive Clemency to Negro at Intercession
 of White Friends.

Frank Talbot, a negro, who was con victed of petit larceny in 1878 by Justice of the Peace J. NJ. Wharton and sentenced to pay fine of $10, has been granted a pardon by Gov ernor Donaghey. Talbots ofrense consisted of stealing watermelons. It was the only time he was ever ar rested, and when convicted he paid the fine and is said to have been an honest, industrious negro ever since. His white friends in Cleveland county believed that his citizenship should be restored to him, and upon the rep resentations made by them in their petition to the governor the pardon was granted.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
FISHING LINE CAUSES MAYS DEATH
Emil Fabrick, While Fishing in St. Francis River, Capsizes Boat.


 Paragould.-Emil Fabrick, aged 24 years, whose home was in St Louis, was drowned in the St Francis river while on fishing expedition, in com pany with two other companions.
 Fabrick arrived in Paragould to spend an outing on the river. Each man secured a boat and a guide at Bertig, a small station west of here on the river, and started out Fab ricks line became entangled in a tree, and, in jerking it loose, he cap sized the boat. He sank immediate ly. The guide, boy, returned to Bertig, secured assistance and recoV- cred Fabrick's body, which was brought to Paragould and prepared for shipment to Fabricks parents in St. Louis.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
NEGRO IS SHOT BY HIS SIMPSON
Boy Confesses, but Claims He Was
 Defending His Mother.

Texarkana-Richard Tatom, a ne gro, aged about 50, was brought here from the Paup plantation, near Index, and placed in local hospital for treatment, He was suffering from a wound in the abdomen, caused by a bullet fired from a pistol in the hands of his stepson, Bob Richards, aged IS. According to parties who witnesses the difficulty. Tatom WAS beating his wife with an axle, when the younger negro interfered and shot him in order to protect his mother. The boy came in and surrendered to the officers, but made bond.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Anti-ciqarette Crusade Is On.

Arkadelphia.-Cit Marshal flaw kins began an anti-cigarette crusade a few nights ago by ordering young college student 16 or IF years old to throw cigarette down and get off the street. Marshal Hawkins says that hereafter no young boy will be allowed to smoke cigarettes on the streets. He is also trying to discover the source from whence they secure their papers and tobacco.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
BROKEN NECK IS NOT ALWAYS FATAL
Man Who Suffered the Injury Sues
 for Damages and Loses.

Blytheville.-The case of w. NJ. Neeley vs. the Cairo-Memphis South ern Railroad X Transportation Com pany, transferred from Mississippi county to Cross county on change of venue, was decided in favor of the defendant.
 The action was for personal injury, the nature of the injury being what the doctors term "a broken neck, ," and alleged to have been sustained by Neeley while loading logs on the Mississippi river, September, 1906. If the physicians were correct in their diagnosis, a broken neck is not nee essarily fatal injury, as is evi- denced by the fact that Medley is still alive.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Fordyce Wins County Seat Fight.

Little Rock.-Fordyce has Won in the twoyear fight waged by citizens of Princeton to prevent the removal of the county seat from Princeton to Fordyce, following an election and order of removal by the county judge of Dallas county, in the summer of 1908. The supreme court has just handed down an opinion affirming in every point the ruling of the circuit court, which had held that the order of removal was valid
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Want Two New Courthouses.

Blytheville-An effort is being made to have two new courthouses built in Mississippi county, one at Blytheville, the county seat of the northern division, and the other at Osceola, the county seat of the south ern division. The present buildings are too small to accommodate the demands made upon them, and it is practically an assured fact that the county court will take some action in the near future to relieve the situation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Arkansas Postal News.

A postoffice has been established at Nelsonville, Sharp county; the or der discontinuing the postoffice at Zack, Searcy county, has been re- scinded; the postoffice site at Belch- CT, White county, has been changed 200 yards south; commissions have been issued to the following post masters: John H. Barlow at Belcher, John T. Webb at Larue, William N. Richie at Lindsey, John H. Gross at Rex, William N. Nelson at Nelson vile.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Arrange to Build Free Bridge.

Fort Smith.-At meeting of the commissioners of the free bridge to be constructed across the Arkansas river at Van Buren, the contract for the substructure was signed up and appraisers appointed. The county appraisers are E. L. Matlock of Van Buren, NJ. Comstock of Uniontown and Joe M Scott of Mulberry. The Fort Smith Light & Traction Com pany is distributing crossties on the Sebastian side of the river and expect to have their cars running to that begins.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Seven Killed by Flying Express Train

Kalamazoo, Mich. "A Michigan Central express train struck a crowd ed street car here, killing seven and injuring many persons The car con ductor was on the railroad track and gave the motorman the signal to go ahead. The train, which was run ming five hours late, struck the car as it was half way across the track The metal parts of the car became charged with electricity from the
 rolley and many of the imprisoned persons met horrible deaths from burning.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Gets Judgment for Convict's Death.

Little Rock.-A judgment rendered by the circuit court of Drew county, awarding damages in the sum of $3,750 to Mrs Matte Reynolds. as admins trator of the estate of William Key holds, because of the death of Key holds following punishment alleged to have been administered to him by c. L. Gentry, a warden on the con vict farm of T. F. Tillar, in Lincoln county, was affirmed by the supreme court. The judgment was against Tillar, Gentry being his employe.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
kiIeore Indicted for Murder.

Hot Springs.-George Kilgore, who shot and killed Edward Haley, a young member of Company L, Fourth Infantry, on October 10 has been in dicted by the grand jury for first de- gree murder Haley was member of a select company sent here on October 10 to aid in the reception to Colonel Roosevelt, who opened the state fair. Kilgore was a saloon man and drinking heavily, when he had an argument with Haley over drinks, and shot and killed him. Haley's home was in Michigan "a,
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
Rripoe in Another Gas Well.

Fort Smith.-Leigh Kelley of Fort Smith brought in another gas well on Mazzard prairie, near here, making well No. 3S for the Kelley interests. The testing gauge showed the new well to have 8 capacity of 2,400,0oo cubic feet per day. The well has depth of LAOS feet and was drilled in three weeks time.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-11-18
HEAD MASHED OFF BY A TRAIN.
Investigation Falls to Place Blame
 for Death of Edward Turner.

Huttig, Ark.-Edward Turner, a resident of Felsenthal, was run over and his head nearly crushed off near that place by a train on the narrow gauge railway used by the contractors on the lock and dam on the Ouachita river. An inquest was held, and, after hearing the testimony of sev- eral witnesses, the jury adjourned to meet some time this week, when it is expected more evidence will be brought out Several of the jurymen are convinced that Turner had met with foul play and had been placed on the track to conceal the crime.