The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
MORRILION NEWS
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From the Headlight.

On Sunday morning at the large
 ent erected north of the primary school building Rev. J. F. Johnston began the revival meeting for the Bap- 'tist congregation here On Tuesday
 afternoon Rev. Otto Wilmington of
 Conway came up and that evening preached to large congregation.
 Sheriff Jim Gordon went to Jeffer-
 son Barracks, Mo-, Friday and return ed Sunday with A. C. Patterson, young man 26 years old who is charg- ed with disposing of mortgaged prop erty. We understand there are sever
 al cases against the man, and to es- cape punishment, as thought, he had joined the regular army at Jefferson
 Barracks. Sheriff Gordon, however.
 upset his well-laid plans and had no
 trouble in getting him and landing
 him in jail here.
 The Independent Gin Co.,, whose plant was destroyed by fire May P, on Monday closed deal for the pur- chase of new machinery from the Gull lett Gin Go. of Amite, La, duplicating the plant as it was installed two years ago. The company will begin immedi- ateiy to erect the building on the site of the old gin and by September will be ready for business. The power for this machinery will be electric in stead of steam, as formerly, and q number of Improvements have been made.
 We are again blessed with electric lights, although the light company has found that troubles never come singly The lights were not turned on Thurs day night as anticipated, owing to a break down in the engine room, and when this was remedied on Saturday night, the small dynamo was burned out. The management seemed to think that the light proposition was just one blank thing after another, but now that we have our lamps set aside, and are able to run electric fans these hot nights, we will forget all past griev- ances if the power is just kept up.
 Sunday, Brit Jones went to Black we'll and returned that evening with ] John Woody. On Saturday there had l been picnic and dance at Blackwell ! and while returning to his home, about | a mile northeast of the town, Will l Cooper was shot from ambush, the | body being found about midnight The | was summoned, and at the in- quest found that he came to his death at the hands of unknown parties. John Woody was arrested as a suspect, there having been bad feeling between the two negroes since the killing of Sam Houston, relative of Woods, by Cooper some time ago. Cooper was sent to the penitentiary for this crime and was one of the many who got out through former Governor Donaghey's pardon edict.
 Monday afternoon the following gen. ,lemen met in the office of w. P. Strait, attorney, and as stockholders, organized the First National Bank of Morrilton, with a fully paid-in capital ,f $50000: J. J. Scroggin, o. o. Ccroggin, Clifton Moose, J. N. Win borne, E. H. Dunaway, E. J. Massey, ]. M. Scroggin, E. T. Parrette, J. w. Massey, R. N. Vail and Ben Brents. Immediately after the organization the stockholders elected the following di- 'ectors: J. J. Scroggin, O. o. Scrog- gin, Clifton Moose, F.. H. Dunaway, E. J. Massey, J. w. Massey, E. T. Par rette, and this board elected officers as follows: J. J. Scroggin, president; E. J. Massey first vice president. E. I. Parrette, second vice president; E. H. Dunaway, third vice president; Clifton Nf1C-a cr,rct any etuH cachiar