The log cabin Democrat., 1913-11-21
MORR!lTON NEWS
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Misses Robbie Maddox and Ruby Spires of Conway spent Sunday and Monday here with Miss Ethel Steph- ems.
 Mrs. Fanny DunawayHogan was here Tuesday, the guest of the fami- lies of E. H. Dunaway and J. H. Me Clung. Morrilton sent big bunch of en- thusiasts to attend the Henderson Hendrix football game at Conway Saturday, and they were rewarded by seeing a good clean game, hard fought and won by Henderson by the score |of ' to 0.
 Frank Brick, white man who has been making his home near Oppelo for the past five months, was declared insane and carried to Little Rock last Sunday by Sheriff Gordon and Dep uty Sheriff Earl. Brick came here from Missouri, and just short time previously had lost his wife. We un- derstand he brooded over his loss, be- came very melancholy, and a short time ago tried to commit suicide.
 Geo. w. Beavers, a prominent farmer living near Hattieville, was killed instantly on Wednesday morn ing of last week by a tree falling on him. He had been cutting some tim Der and the day before had cut down tree, which, in falling lodged against another tree The next day he was at work underneath the part ly fallen trunk, the wind blowing strong, when the slight support hold ing the tree trunk gave way without warning, Mr. Beavers being caught underneath. The heavy trunk struck him across the forehead, breaking his I neck and crushing the base of his skull. MT. Beavers was just little over 70 years old and had been resi- dent of Conway county for the past 14 years.
 | Sheriff Gordon has hard luck with his fine dogs. At first he tried to raise some good bull dogs and he fail ed in this, for some poor ignorant fool was mean enough to feed them poi son. MT. Gordon then sent to Lexing ton, Ky, and purchased from the Redwood kennels there two fine reg istered bloodhounds, paying a fancy price for them. He had them express ed here and fondly gazed at them with visions of many prisoners cap tured by their assistance. Again was he doomed to disappointment, for the aforesaid poor ignorant fool, with a cowardly penchant for feeding poison to mans best friend again got in his sneaking work and both pups are now in dog heaven with Sheriff Cor don mildly @ protesting against i aforesaid sneak and offering S10O re- ward for proof of who did the poison \ ing-and right here we claim we would like to be in on the excitement if the portly sheriff ever finds the cul- prit.
 Alphonse Peitz, 17-year-old son of Peter Peitz and wife, lost his left hand Monday as a result of an acci- dental discharge of a gun with which he was hunting. Young Peitz was re- turning from the farm near Overcup to his home, north of the city, and was walking through the fields hunt I ing while his father and brother were driving along the road. In climbing over the fence Alphonse stumbled and fell, causing the discharge of the gun, the entire load passing through his left hand just below the wrist, and five shots entering the head. Young Pietz then walked for nearly half a mile until he came to the road along which his father and brother were passing. They noticed him and came to his assistance just as he came to the wagon, and brought him to town immediately. The accident happened about 10 o'clock and by o'clock Drs c. D. Clark and R. J. Adams had amputated the arm above the wrist and the youth was resting easy.
 ROY ROGERS FOR ASSESSOR.