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The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
BRIEF SKETCH OF CITY
City Of Little Rock Was Built In Midst
OF a Wilderness.

Western Newspaper Union News Servics.
Little Bock.-touowing is brief
history OF Little Rock, the capital city
Of Arkansas. showing its growth since
It's sediment:
In 1920 Little Rock or Pete Roche,
as the Indians called il, consisted OF
two houses, one a lean-to and the
other a log house.
The first sermon was preached by
the Rev, Cephas Washburn in the log
house In 1920. The first white woman
also came to the city In the year 1920.
From these two houses the settle
ment grew and spread along the river
and a few blocks back from it, The
principal means of access was by
water and trails through the woods,
In 1885 the city had gradually eX-
tended its borders till It had a dimen-
sion OF about five blocks wide and
nine blocks long counting from the
outlying houses. The business sec
ton of town had been built along the
ItNtt Nll'u was Nh'h NhNie NN'l -
body landed when they came to the
city. The principal business street
was Markham street. Along about this
time property sold for only few dol
lars and acre and today IS as high as
100000 a lot,
In 1Si7 the government erected an
arsenal building in what is today
city park of SO acres,
Erection Of the old capitol building
was started in 1888 and finished in
1S4O at a cost of s15S,379 There has
been recently an organization started
for the purpose of preserving this his
torc building for a state museum.
The land where the new state capi.
tol building now stands was bought
in 1910 for $40 an acre and this price
was considered excessive, today this
property is worth many thousand OF
dollars, When purchased this land
lay a distance Of half a mile beyond
the outskirts of the city and was used
to build the penitentary on.
The Masons were the first to or.
ganize in the city, they established
lodge in 1897. The l. o. o. f. in 1Si9,
knights Of Honor in 1877, knights Of
Pythias in 1881 and the w. o. w. in
1892.
The city has gradually grown till It
covers miles intead Of blocks. The
business section has left the old
Markham street district and extended
along Main street and its tributaries,
The old levee still stands and occa.
sionally boats anchor there There
is now a movement on foot to reopen
the river traffic as in the old days
when palatal river steamers piled the
river.
Many OF the historical old buildings
still stand and are in use today.
The city at the last federal census
had poulation Of $4,000, but con.
sideration must be given TO the fact
that the city of Argenta had been sep.
arated from It. Argenta has a popu.
lation Of about 100000.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Formerly Miss Madeline Force Whose
Millionaire Husband PerIshed.

more persons. The chief steerage
steward of the Titanic who came in
on the Carpahtia, says he saw Col
Astor standing by the life.ladder as
the passengers were being embarked
His wife was beside him, the steward
said. The colonel left her to go to
the purser's for a moment, and that
was the last seen Of him,
"The conduct OF Col John Jacob
Astor was deserving OF the highest
praise" Col Archibald Oracle de.
clared "The millionaire New York.
err" he said devoted all his energies
&c saving his young bride, nee Miss
Force Of New York, who is in delicate
health, Col Astor helped us in our
efforts to get her In the boat, lifted
her into the boat and as she took her
place Col Astor requested permission
Of the second officer to 20 with her
for her own protection
" No sir" replied the officer. Not
man shall 80 on n boat until the
women are all Off Col. Astor then in.
quired the number Of boats which
were being lowered away, and turned
TO the work OF clearing the other
boats and In reassurlng the frightened
and nervous women,
"Mrs, Isador Straus," he said, event
TO her death because sac would not
desert her husband He pleaded with
her to take her place In the boat, but
she steadfastly refused and when the
ship settled at the head the two were
engnlred by the great wave that swept
over the wreck"
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Hay Ia Selling hIoh.

Nashville, within the last few days
hay has been selling IN Nashville at
$40 per ton and can not now be had
AZ that price, There are two reasons
for this situation, one being the short
yield OF the last cutting last summer,
and the present bad condition OF tho
roads In the blacklands, the principal
hay producing section OF this country,
making Il almost impossible 10 haul
hay to this city one blackland farm.
or brought 20 bales 90 town a few
days ago which he sold from his
wagon OF 81 per bale,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
School Report 10 lssued,

The biennial report OF State Super.
lntendont OF public Instruction George
u. COOK has been issued covering tho
work OF the department for l9O01olO
The volume is large one and includes
Illustrations OF the modern school
buildings and school ground improve.
ments during this period, This re-.
port will be sent to all the school
principles In the state, and to state
supcrInlendcnts OF all the states In
the Union many OF whom arc In
terested In Arkansas schools,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
ASKS GOVERNOR FOR BOAT
Boy Says He Is Marooned and He
Wants Boat Named "sassy SAL"

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Among the appeals for aid for flood
sufferers which Gov. Donaghey re.
ceiyed, was one from n youthful resi-
dent Of Lake Village, who informed
the chief executive that he couldn't
get away from his home on account OF
the high water, and asked that boat
be sent to him at once He also IN.
sisted that the boat should be named
the Sassy Sal"
The letter was as follows:
Dear Mr.. Donaghey--I cannot got
out because ! have no boat and the
water is in the back yard and ! wish
you would send me boat Just for me
and name II the Sassy Sal, The water
has not reached us yet, and we caught
grlnnel In the street and sold him 10
an old negro woman Yours respect
fully, "Wllllam Kirten, Jr.'
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Petition for Drainage District.

Pine Dluff--A petition was filed In
the circuit court for the formation OF
a drainage district In Jefferson and
Arkansas counties which will cover
T062O acres, following meeting Of
% planters owning land In the dis
tfIct According to several Of tha pc
tIIoners, the general scheme Of tho
Plum Bayou district will be carried
out Two pumping stations will bo
placed at the mouth OF Little BAYOU
Meto and dredgo boats win be placed
on oil the natural drains,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Congressional Investigation,

Pas Franklin, vice president OF
the white star line, and Senator
William Alden smith, chairman OF
the Senate investigating Committee
held conference aboard the Car.
pathIa coon after tho passengers
had gone ashore After nearly an
hour Senator Smith came out OF
the cnbin, and sail he had no au'
thorIty to subpoena witnesses at
this time, but would Immediately
begin an investigation into the
cause Of tho loss OF tho Titanic at
the Wa,dorf.As'orla hotel He nm.
nounced that Mr.. lsmrv had con.
scnted to appear at the hearing,
and that Mir Franklin and the four
surviving officers Of the Titanic
would Dpp'ar for examination He
said the course tho Investigation
would follow would be determined
after the preliminary hearing.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Refuses Plans for New Building.

Fort Smith All preparations for
the combined city hall and county
courthouse TO be erected by the city
ana tho For, smith district came to a
halt when the city council refused 80
nporoye tho plans OF the building, This
ae' lon WA taken II wae announced W
that the board Of aldermen could n.
wlllorIze themselves with the plans
before entering into n contract, but
u ~ generally conceded that Il means
the project Ia dead one for At least
some time,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
suIno for Back Taxes.

The state OF Arkansas on the rela.
tlon OF llol l., Norwood, attorney gen.
ora, and George Vaughan, special
counsel, filed suits In the chanccry
cour, against the Union Trust Com.
PAM, ,ha s,p,o National hank state
Bank building. southern Construction
Company and Southern Trust Com.
pany for the collection OF back taxes,
nggrorntIng sl7Gs0SO, due on account
OF alleged erroneous assessments Of
personal property by the defendant
companies. lie asks an early hearing
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
All Over Arkansas
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Conway Three hundred acres in
the vicinity OF Conway will be planted
in cantaloupes. In order to have the
crop mature at the same time, so that
carload shipments may be made ii
was decided to adopt a uniform day
for planting.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Little Rocks. W. Heard Of Pin.
nacle, near the south line Of Pulaski
county secured from County Judge
Asher $3.50 bounty for the scalp of a
catamount. which he killed few days
ago 1t is said to be the only cata-
mount killed in the county In several
years, although bounty has been paid
On several wolves.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Three Pardons Are Granted.

Governor Donaghey granted three
pardons. The recipients Of executive
clemency were; Walter Carley and
Earl Lee, convicted on a charge Of
grand larceny in the Garland County
Circuit Court In October, 1871, and
sentenced to one year each In the pen.
ItentIary; Albert Moon, convicted In
Pulaski county
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

OF less than one twelvo.millionth OF
a centlmcter could still AFFECT tho
sense OF hearing Such a vibration
would bs 70 short that II would have
to bc enlarged one hundred times be.
fore tho most powerful microseope
could render Il visible, supposing tha,
Il were susceptible Of h~'pg .ee. a,
all AGED persons, Il Ia said. do not
hear high notes which are audible 10
young people. and there Ia reason 10
believe that babies hear notes that
are .naudibls 10 their sldsu.-Hsr
per's Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Old Clock OF 81. Giles.

All loyal Scotsmen viii learn with
regret that tho wellkbown clock on
81 Giles towcr In Edinburgh, which
must have told tho timo to Scott ana
Burns, Ia doomed to disappear, Ap
parently workman fell through the
case and damaged the mechanism no
badly that the civic authorities do not
consider tho wornout works worth 70
pair no tho old clock will DO ban.
ished by the city museum ana 70
placed BY an Invisible timepiece, with.
out hands or face, which WIN merely
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Iall Guard Acquitted.

Fort Smith, Circuit court convened
here with Judge Jefferson r. Cow.
llngton OF Mena on the bench Judge
Daniel Hon ls holding court In Judge
CowlIngton's district A jury acqult.
ted Tom Cantwcl, former guard at
the city jail Of ombezzlement Cant.
we'll, Il was charged, had accepted 81
from a prisoner to work for the lat.
ter's release, His plea was that tho
man gave him the money as tip. A
similar indictment against J. NJ. Crit.
nth, day jaller at the prison. was dis.
missed
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Hot Springs .-- Coleman Wallace.
Thomas Baldwin and Allen Hale, farm.
ers residing IN the vicinity OF ussery,
thls county were indicted by tho
grand fury on the charge OF placing
dynamite on the rails OF the Clarke
Lumber Company railroad and blow.
ing up one car, For some time there
has been a fractional fight between
the farmers In the vicinity Of Ussety
and the officials OF the lumber com.
pany and the young men indicted are
said to have been leaders OF the op-
position
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

lMboden. The cotton gins at I'm.
boden are running daily with full
force OF men. Only small amount
OF cotton has been glnned and tho
farmers are still bringing II to town.
However, the price is very low, tho
best fall picking bringing only three
rents in the seed The ginners here
say that this year Is the first In the
history of lmboden that cotton has
been glnned this late In the season.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Gloom over Crop Condition.

Prescott. The weather conditions
in this vicinity have grown serious,
ns the farmers have done practically
nothing toward making q crop, some
not even having planted their corn.
The crops In this vicinity will be very
late and from present indications. will
be short, not over half crops In many
instances. After few days OF fair,
warm weather, heavy rains begun and
there seems to be no indications now
for an early change for the better,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
ARKANSAS COTTON
REPORT GIVEN OUT
Comparisons Made With Former
Years---F lOOded Counties
Largest Producers.
MISSISSIPPI LEADS OTHERS
List Is One Of interesting Agricultural
Exhibits of Year-crittende
County Second.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
The table below, issued By the De-
partment Of commerce and labor, census
department, Washington shows the pro-
duotion OF cotton iu the various counties
IN Arkansas for 1911 as compared with
their productions OF 1910 and 1909, and
forms one OF the most interesting agri-
cultural exhibits of the year. IL Will be
something of surprise TO note that
the counties subjected to the overflow
water In Eastern Arkansas produce
nearly onc-tourth Of the total cotton
output of the state Mississippi county
leads with Crittenden county a close
second, Lee Phillips, St Francis, jack
son and jefferson are among the heaY-
est producing counties. The table Is as
inllnMn.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

DelIght--CondItions are favorable
for a bumper yrop In Pike county this
year, and the peach crop is expected
TO be record breaker Big orchards
in this vicinity shipped many cars last
year and expect to greatly increase
shipments this year.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
lakes AppeaI 10 Supreme Court.

Park Hunter, who was indicted by
the Howard county grand jury for
murder in the first degree for the
killing Of T. p, Patterson on January
s, 1912, and who was convicted on the
charge Of murder in the second de.
gree, filed his appeal from the judg.
ment of the lower court in the su-
preme court.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Fort Smith. h.--Ollle l.. Bugg, AZ years
old, well.known cotton ginner OF
Barring and son OF a former sheriff OF
this county, was found dead this morn
Ing In an alley near Third and Carl.
son avenue.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS AND NOTES
Treasurer's Report Shows Only
Small Sum for Running
Expenses,
STATE SUEING FOR TAXES
Several Corporations are Delinquent.
Attorney General Taking Action.
Capital City Doings.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The quarterly report of the state
treasurer, which was issued recently
shows that there was a total Of $l4O,.
030G6 in cash in the state treasury
on April /. OF this amount, however
there was only $1,SS2.S9 in the general
revenue fund, out Of which all the
expenses of running the state govern.
ment are paid.
The report showing the amount Of
money in the various funds is as fol
lows.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Argenta, an adjourned meeting
of the Argenta city Council, an or
dinance was passed and adopted,
which In effect revokes the rights
and privileges heretofore enjoyed In
this city by the Little Rock Railway
and Electric Company, as owners Of
the franchise formerly possessed by
the Little Rock Edison Electric Light
and Power Company.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

strike the hours and leave tho aes-
thetlc effect OF tho tower unspoilod
The ancient clock OF 81 Giles has seen
two centuries OF service, but 10 .
mere glddy youth compared with some
OF tho medieval horologos on English
cathedrals There are clocks that
date from tho fourteenth century q,
Exeter, Wells and fete,bo,oush.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
aroe Diamond Is Found.

Nashville. Ed Blanchard OF Mur-
freesboro found diamond weighing
five and one.quartor carats In Brushy
creek. two miles southwest OF any
place where diamonds have been pro-
vIousy found. The stone IL OF excet
lent water and 10 shaped that II VIII
cut to good advantage. Two other
finds OF good stones have been re-
ported from the diamond section OF
pike county within the past few days
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Hope. - Leading churchmen and
business men Of this city are planning
to build an up-to-date Y. NJ. c, A. In
the near future. They are planning TO
buy property on which to build. Much
interest Is manifested in the effort.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Batesyllle.-I l., Barnes. a promi.
nent farmer OF Washington township,
this county, was kicked to death by
young mule at his home, nine miles
from this city Mr.. Barnes had en-
tered tho stall with the intention OF
catching the mule, when the animal
kicked him over the heart with such
force that no was unable to survive
the shock,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Walnut Ridge. Owing to the recent
disturbances among the negroes Of
this section, caused by band calling
themselves the Kit Carson Band
warning all negroes TO leave Lawrence
county, the white citizens OF that
county have banded together and
warned the Carson Band" 70 leave
the negroes alone as they will be sio-
tected by the white people,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Conway. directors OF the
Faulkner County Fair Association
have decided on account OF the pros
poets Of late crop to advance the
dates for fourth annual fair here one
week, the new dates being October
8 to II. inclusive.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

stamps,--The postofflce safe hero
was blown by "yeggs," and about $500
In currency stolen. Local officers be-
lIoye the work TO be that OF experts,
No clue has been secured
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Hot Sprlpgs. Emma Johnson, 10
years old, who was fatally burned
while assisting her mother and step
father, Mr. and Mrs, Jim Cooper, In
clearing corn field and burning tho
cornstalks. dlod.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York.-Seven hundred and for
ty-five persons, mostly women, sick in
heart and body, wrote into the annals
of maritime history on their arrival
here the loss Of the finest steamship
ever built by man.
They were the survivors Of the
White Star liner Titanic, which sank,
bow foremost with 1895 souls aboard,
her coors flying and her band playing
"Nearer, My God' to Thee" in 1000
fathoms Of water off the banks OF
Newfoundland under starIlt skies at
2:2o a. N. Monday.
With one voice they told OF the
splendid herolsm Of those who re-
malned behind to find watery grave
that they might live.
Captain Smith died, they said, as a
gallant sailor should, after first hav.
Ina placed all the women who would
GO aboard the life toats. There were
many who stald behind to die In their
husbands arms.
From their narratives stand out In
bold relief these facts:
The Titanic was making q knots an
hour when she struck the Iceberg.
No one at first thought that she
would sink.
She remained afIoat more than two
hours.
The iceberg ripped open her bowels
below the water line.
Panic was averted by Captain
Smiths terse appeal TO his crew; "Be
British, my men"
A small number Of steeraee passen.
gers tried to rush for the lfeboats
and were held back by the crew and
other passengers
The Titanic turned her nose for the
bottom when the last Ifeboat was less
than a hundred yards away, reared
her stern high In the air and trem'
bIed for a moment before seeking the
bottom. There we're two explosions
when the lnrushlne waters reached
her boilers.
When she sank there was silence;
a moment later the cries and suppl.
cations Of 1900 dying men rose In
melancholy chorus over the spot where
she went down,
For hours the survivors roWed In
ilfeboats over the calm sea before the
CarpathIa picked them up.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Where Hearing Ceases.

In England experiments have been
made showing, Il Ia said that a vi.
bration Of sound having an amplitude
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

New York-The Cunard liner Car.
pathia, bearing tho exhausted survi-
vors OF the Titanic catastrophe, ar.
rived in New York Thursday night,
The whole world awaited Its arrival
for reliable news Of the greatest ship.
wreck In the annals Of history Sur.
ylvors told In It's awful dealls the
story OF how the White star liner III.
tanIc-the greatest ship afloat-had
sunk OF the Grand Banks Of Newtound.
land early Monday morning, April
18th carrying to their death from L.
sos to LOO OF tho 2,3i0 persons
aboard
Tho death list has been Increased,
rather than decreased, Six persons
died after being rescued, Tho list OF
prominent persons lost stands as pre-
yIously reported, Practically every
woman and child, with the exception
OF those who refused 20 leave their
husbands were saved
The survivors In tho llicboats saw
the lights on the stricken vessel gllm'
er to the last, heard her band playing
Nearer, My God, to Thee" saw the
doomed hundreds on her deck, and
heard their groans and cries when the
vessel sank. ., 10,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
COLLECTING BACK TAXES

Total
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-27
Art Work

Stamped Guest Towels. in pretty small designs, 25c and soc each. Stamped Belts 10C
 Stamped Pin Cushions 25c.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-27
Personals.

Peter Gagnon of High street spent Friday in Hartford.
 D. A, Turnbun went to Boston on a short business trip Friday.
 Roller skating tonight. Armory hall. adv
 State Policeman Robert T. Hurley of Hartford was in the city for a brief stay Friday.
 Edward Kennedy of Norwich, for meTly of this city, was in town Fri day, calling on friends.
 Charles Simpson is temporarily transferring the mail to and from the federal building to the depot.
 Dog licenses now due. May 1, next Wednesday, is last day.-adV.
 Mrs. E. H. Spring of Pleasant street left Friday forenoon for a visit of several days with relatives in Gran by.
 Lucius S. Bigelow of Buffalo, N r.. formerly of this city and Mansfield Center, was in town Friday for a brief stay prior to going to Mansfield Cen ter to be the guest of friends for a short time.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-27
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
Hosiery For Women

A Manufacturers Sample oI Hosiery and naturally the samples are always made Of the pick of material. Every color is included in this lot and every pair worth 5oC Saturday, Poe a pair
 SPEClAL-Turlish Bath Mats tan and pink, and worth Sl.O0 eacl
 SPECIAL-Turkish Bath Toweli 2gc.
 SPECIAL-Sheer Persian White a yard-Saturday 25c yard.