The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-28
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Clippings From Files Prescott Daily
 News, June 2S. 1907.

The stockholders of the Prescott | Hotel Company met at the office of
 Sam o. Logan last night and while there was no permanent agreement the matter was left entirely with the building committee. The situation at this time for a new hotel IS about as follows: There have been sub scribed $21,000 of which $4,000 is invested in the grounds; $1,000 IS to be spent in improving the grounds, leaving $16,000 to be expended on a building. As all the plans heretofore submitted call for a building to cost slightly more than this amount, the building committee thought best to get the opinion of the balance of the company before contracting for plans. The meeting resulted in leaving the matter just where it had been. (This is the beginning of the erection of the present Park Hotel on East Front street, between Main and Walnut streets.)
 Ninety per cent of the merchants agree to close their stores on the Fourth of July Dan Pittman circu- lated petition and secured sigma lures of nearly all the business houses in Prescott.
 Festus Orestes Butt, formc' state senator from the Twenty-fourth dis trict, convicted on a charge of bribery and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary and to pay a fine of $2O000, and against whom there are three other indictments, was granted a pardon yesterday by Acting Cover nor X. 0. Pindall He will be prose- cuted on the three indictments against him and it is stated that Prosecuting Attorney Rhoten thinks he has strong CT cases against him on at least two of the remaining charges than he had in the one where conviction was se- cured. Butt, by chance will be the next of the many men indicted Cor boodling to be tried and his applca- tion for a change of venue to Perry county has been granted. Governor Pindall gives as his reason for issu- ing the pardon in a communication to the EXSenator's wife. He tells her that he thinks her husbands disgrace has been sufficient, and that he is less guilty than the others who have es- capped, and for him to remain longer in prison would not increase his dis grace. but would only add to the suf- fering of his family. Butt remained in the penitentiary four months and twenty-seven days. With good be- havioor allowance, had he been allow ed to complete his sentence and been liberated about March 1, 1908.
 Judge F.. T. Haynie, of Rosston, is in the city today.
 Dr. S. J. Hesterly has very much improved appearances around his res idence by having the weeds and grass cut. This. matter of cutting weeds is simple Why don't everybody do it?
 Married-,Last night at the home of the bride, Mir. Andrew Gordon to Miss Hazel Moore, Rev. J. F.. Godbey officiating. The bride is the pretty daughter of Mrs. Isaac Moore and most estimable young lady, while the groom is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Ed Gordon, is one of Prescotts most en- ergetic young men, The young cou- pie will make their home in Prescott and today are receiving the congra- tulations and best wishes of their many friends.
 Uncle" Jack Clarke, one of the pioneer negroes of Prescott, died at the home of Will McGill (colored) yesterday morning. Uncle Jack was one of the good negroes that one oc- casionally meets in southern towns, whose politeness and respect for white people result in gaining for them the friendship of everyone who meets them. He had been acting in the ca pacity of house servant at the home of Hon. W. V. Tompkins for 17 years and was always found reliable and trustworthy. His life is worthy of imitation by his race.