Pocahontas star herald., 1915-02-12

On Saturday night Mr.. Keebey
received telephone message asking
him to 60 Ia hs oalce aud NEE. a
man who desired To make the pur.
chase Of a diamond ring. Illness
IN the family prevented, but be-
made an engagement TO meet tn,
mau u bis Office sunday morning.
At The appointed hour Mr. Eeybey
met a neat appearing young man
40 ms Office aai 1Isplayeda tmy of
duwouae After discussing lhe
'pleg.oUs Stone. l.r 9mr ung
showing himself 70 hc au expert ou
gems, the would bg purchaser ASKED
fora glass of ua.sa he was told
where Doe could ne, and rom tao
hW.ogr askaI Nr. k.gh.y ll boz
ODD mo. care .ar drink. Sir
heabgy replied aar Le uou.I take
one itit uas br1ush. t1 hfm Il
was and De drank from The glass
'pruilersd hm. Ina Minute Mr
keebey ig.ta dIls.uoss ia ,ha head.
land then he lost cou@elou.nc,, eu-
thely
Half an hour later Mr. Keebey
awoke to find the tray of diamonds
missing, his safe open and S63
taken from the cash drawer. The
Jseweler Immediately notified the
city detectives who began a system
attic search for the robber. They
are looking for a well known yegg
who was known 10 have been in
town on Saturday night, and who
tits very well the description of the
robber given by Mr.. Keebey. The
bandit wore no disguise and talked
with Mr.. Keebey for half hour,
so the jeweler was able to give the
officers an excellent description of
the thief.
The layaher taken is valued at
$500, and there were fifteen rings
with diamonds of various sizes.
Llttle Rock, Feb. s-The Judlci.
airy committee of the Senate will
on Tuesday afternoon hear argu
ments on the two Public Utility
Commission bills which have been
introduced by Senators Jones and
Duty. Most of the public service
corporations are opposing the bills.
The cities also oppose them as 1t
axes from them franchise rights
The. week during a legislative
session which does not bring forth
new candidate tor state office, is a
week that may be counted as lost.
This week we have a new name, Que
unfamiliar to the voters of most
parts Of Arkansas, but IN the yicin.
ily of his home town he II a power.
Joe A. Bailey OF Prescott auuouu
ces that be will be a candidate Iur
, State Auditor In the March 1910
primary. Mr.. Bailey has served 90,
county and circuit clerk Of Nevada
county, and duow aspires to great tr
honors, feeling that he is Sell
equipped TO perform The clerical
duties which are required o. The
State Auditor Mr.. Bailey isu1w
connected.wi.h a bridge company
at Hope. There are sev1al other
candidate, for this position, G. G.
/ ColTman, the incumbent, William
stoddard, Henry $. McClau, and
possibly Bruce T. Bullion, but tie
latter is a bit shy OF yielding to the
persuasion of his many friends who
desire to support him for some state
office.
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Again demonstrating that 3 aud
28 are hoodoo numbers, House bill
No. 13 (Coudrly) changing the laa
regarding teachers license, received
an adverse report from the commit
tee on Education and lies sleeping
on the calendar of the House; House
Bill No. 23 copeland Of Howard)
tcreatlng depository for Howard
county, passed both branches Of the
legislature, and in the Governor's
office ii was discovered a conflict
existed between the sections, and
n must now 90 thrpuOh apaIn he