Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-03
COUNTY CLERK
 SALLEE HEART
 ATTACK VICTIM
Drops Dead Shortly After Making Speech at Jef-
 ferson Springs
HAD BEEN COUNTY
 OFFICER 24 YEARS
Aged County Official Dies Su,ldenlv Wear Spot Where He Settled in Jefferson County 90
 Years Ago

Littleton T. sallee, 69 years old county clerk and for 20 years off. e'al of Jefferson county, dropped dead at $50 last night shortly after deliv- 1 erlng a speech at political eatber- ing at Jefferson Springs.
 Mr. sallee, who was an unopposed candidate for renominatjon. had ;,s+ gone to his seat in the audience af. ter making brief talk when he suf tered a heart attack. Sitting on the end of bench in the crowded school house MT. Sallee suddenly lurched to one side and fell against the wall. Angus McNeil of Redfield who was sitting next to him went to his s;de ana several others crowded around his pfostrate figure. Dr. Fred Rowall who was in the audience. was sum- moned and made an ineffectua1 at tempt for ten or fifteen minutes to induce respiration.
 The meeting was one of a number that have been held around Pine Bluff py the candidates during the past 10 days. 1t was the first one that Mir. Sallee had attended.
 Judge R. H. Williams, with whona Mr. Sallee went to Jefferson Springs, was presiding. Judge w. B. Sorrells. T. F. Sorrells, and several candidates for representatives had spoken when MT. Sallee was introduced.
 MT. Sallee spoke very briefly. He told the audience which included many people from Pine Bluff and from Redfield, his former home. that he was glad to be with them to. night"
 "l am pleased to see so many people from Redfield here, he said, "because used to live there and I was unable to attend the meeting held there last week. l am candidate for renomi- nation. During the past have served the interests of the people to the best of my ability, l appreciate the sup port you have given me and will always endeavor to merit it." Had Not Felt III. MT. Sallee, who was standing little to the rear of Judge Williams then walked back to his seat in the audi ence amid the hand clapping of the crowd. 1 He sat down and the meeting con- tinued. Judge Williams introduced Sam Vaulx, circuit clerk candidate. Vaulx had hardly begun to speak when MT. Sallee, without word, reel ed from his seat and fell. With their eyes intent on speaker, few realized what had happened. However, when MT. McNeil arose to reach MT. Sal- lee ,the crowd surged forward. Dr. Rowell later declared that MT. Sallee had died instantly. Sheriff c. M. Nichol and Judge Williams immedi- ately came into Pine Bluff and in- formed the family, while the other officials and many Pine Bluffians re- mained until H. I. Holderness Co. here was notified.
 MT. Sallee had stated just before the meeting that he was in good health and was feeling fine. He had not been subject to heart attacks.
 l.. T. Sallee was born at Covington, Ky, on June 29, 1851. He was edu-7 cated in the common schools and at Kentucky A. and M. When he was 21 years old he moved to Jefferson coun- ty, settling near Redfield. He was the son of Thomas and Mariah Sallee, his father being a farmer. MT. Sallee's. no nj tho 1ofk A$t tkMfR- life with him and his brother, the late Will Sallee, in Pine Bluff. Long Public Service.
 MT. Sallee was employed in the mercantile business at Redfield and continued there until 1896 when he entered politics. He served from 1896 to 1900 as deputy county clerk under Frank Flanders, from 1900 to 1904 under E. B. Bloom, and later under John H. Shelby. He then was elected county assessor and served two terms, later returning to the county clerks office as deputy un- der c. M. Nichol. In 1918 MT. Sallee ran for county clerk and was elected without opposition. He was again . candidate for the term beginning Jan- uary 1.
 | MT. Salle's record as public offi- cial is perhaps unsurpassed in Jeff ferson county. For "A years he was continuously a public servant, and served faithfully and efficiently.
 MT. Sallee for 15 years was super intendent of the First Christian Sum day school of which church he was . member. He also was a Mason, . member of the Knights of the Mac- cabees, and the Woodmen of the Wrold.
 Soon after coming to Pine Bluff MT. Sallee married Miss Nellie Hol- land of Pine Bluff. She died in 1879. In 1882 he married Miss Dorah John son, daughter of a prominent Pine Bluff family. She with six children survive him.
 MT. Sallee's children are Mrs. F. L 1 ( Continued on Page 8)