The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-09


at a meeting Of farmers at Russell
Vile, celebrating the opening OF q
big new compress at that city.
Paris.-Willard PendegTass, aged
40, attorney of Altus former state
mine inspector. was found guilty or
second degree murder by jury in
Logan Circuit Court here, and sem
fenced to seven years in the penlten-
tiary. He was released on bond OF
$4,000 pending an appeal the Arkan-
sas Supreme Court. Pendegrass was
charged with first degree murder. He
killed H. Clary McIlroy, aged 81,
farmer and former county Treasurer
Of Franklin county. The killing was
the result of the attorneys alleged
intimacy with Edna Jean Mcllroy,
the victims 19-year-old daughter, ac-
cording to evidence produced during
the trial.
Little Rock.-The official vote OF
the recent primary has just been re-
ceived by Virgil C. Petty, secretary
Of the State Central Committee. IT
shows that Herbert Wilson won the
nomination Of State Highway Com
missioner by 1921 votes and that
Gov. McRae. was renominated by .
majority of 74,0S0.
Little Rock-Because he wanted to
assure himself of funds to complete
his final year in college, R. c. Fowler,
aged. 20, chloroformed his uncle, Col.
A. S. Fowler, at the latter's office IN
the Moore & Turner building, and
robbed him of diamond ring val
ued at $500 and a watch valued at
$3.50 Young Fowler confessed after
a police investigation.
Piggott.-J. N Crossno and H. A.
Thrasher, both of this place, while
driving on the highway short dis
tance north Of Portageville, Mo-, in
Crossno's touring car, where ordered
to halt by. five unidentified men at
the side of the road in a secluded
spot. Attempting to check the speed
of the car Crossno failed to make tho
with revolvers as the automobile
sped past them. Crossno and Thrash
or escaped injury.
Forrest City. A. Hayley, aged
about Is, we'll known resident Of this
sectino for many years, was decap-
itated by q Cotton Belt passenger
train here. The accident occurred
just as the train was leaving the rail-
way yards. 1t is said Mr.. Hayley
failed to see the approaching train,
and that he stepped from behind
coal car onto the main track when
the train struck him. The accident
was witnessed by several persons
Little Rock.-Appearance Of an
thrax in certain dairy herds in Lon
oke and Prairie counties has caused
state authorities to place some 40
farms under strict quarantine while
the health officers OF Little Rock
have forbidden the shipment to this
city of milk from actually infected
farms.
Yellville.-Cattle on the open
range here are fat enough to be con-
sidered in good marketable condition
and several local stockmen are ship
ping to the Kansas City market. As
q result of the low prices that have
prevailed on cattle during the past
two years, there are a number Of five
and six-year-olds on the range now.
Paragould.-Landowne along the
Eight Mile road that leads from this
place to Lake City have decided up
on a project for improving the high
way. Approximately $4,000 will be
spent in grading and placing a two
foot layer Of gravel on the roadbed.
Paragould business men are assist
ing through donations. When COM
pleted the road will serve one OF the
rich farming sections south of here.
A gravel road also is being planned
from Marmaduke to this place, a dis
tance OF 10 miles.
Little Rock.-Sam Payne, who
killed Tom Slaughter in their flight
from the penitentiary last winter
has been granted four months fur
Tough by Gov McRae.