Arkansas Democrat from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 6

THE DAILT ARKANSAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 71' thim morninir ill nolica court. At least Staid Argenta Mayor Duley states on the cards that be expects to return about December 1. Mayor Duley says that country Is high and -dry, but-the hay Mill for $14 a ton and it' yields more than a ton to the acre in each of the four or five cuttings of. the year, Those who have received the cards have been straining their 'yes to pick Mayor Duley out in the haying scenes, but have not yet been successful, A Monthly Income for 20 Years or for Life. Very Newest Idea In Life Insurance At age 30; for $167.35 year during your life (a saving of $13.95 a month); your Family will receive after your death $50 every month for 20 years, or $12,000 in all! At slightly higher cost, the income would continue for life! Write for Rates at YOUR Age and Learn How YOTTCan Provide an Guaranteed Income for YOUR Family.

i i The Prudential Insurance Company of America Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of New Jersey, ARGENTA NEGRO ON TEAR YESTERDAY Drove Horse and Buggy Into Farmer'! Wagon, Injured Children and Jumped on Back in Effort to El-cape From E. M. Griffin, a big negro, living in Argenta, ran amuck Wednesday alter-nonn while under the influence of li quor and before he was placed under arrest had injured the children of Farman, a farmer residing north of Argenta, smashed the buggy in whicn he was riding, nearly drove bis horse to death and caused general excitement all along his route. The nezro drove south on Mam street from the north until he reached Fourteenth street, where he turned east and went as far as the ice plant. He crossed the Tailroad tracks and went to Ninth street, and thence east to the ditch.

He then turned south to Washington street and started west. He is said to have whipped his horse at every jump and was driving very recklessly. When in front of the Eeinman "stable on Washington street he ran into a light wagon belonging to ar man and uoset it. The Farman chil dren were thrown out and more or less Injured, while hiB own buggy was de molished in the mix-up. Leaving the buggy the negro quick lv unfastened his horse from the wreek, jumped on its back and started west as fast as the nearly exhausted pnimal t'oiild carry him.

Near the forner of Ollie and Washington, Ufa eer J. E. Caldwell caught the negro and placed him under arrest. Ho was charged with fast driving ana intoxi cation. This morning ii police court the ease WB9 continued until tomorrow in order that an investigation could toe) made into the extent of the injuries 1 to the Farmnn children and other damage done.

The negro said the rig Aid not to him, but was owned by some man named Rice. FINE HADNFEFFECT Castle Simmons Eetnrax to Mahaffey Hom in Spite Heavy Fin, plaint of J. Baker. JOHN F. DRYDEN, President Home Office, Newark, N.

J. GEO. TILLES Manager for Arkansas, 209 Gazette Building, Little Rock, Ark 201-2-17 First Natl Bank Fort Smith, Ark. I WE WANT AGENTS. that is his explanation of the affair.

Crisp hai been seen at an unusually early- hour for the. last few morning, the police say, prowling arouna in Ar genta. This morning be acted suspie iously -when' the offiaers approached i ii i .1. mm gnu naa a Dunuie vi cuiimug which 1m rsmlA not account for. lie said he had just come, from bis home, but could not tell where that was.

HAD A OBEAT BIO GUN. E. Rowan, a voung man, is said to have flashed a big gun in one of the pool rooms Wednesday alternoon, ana he was later arrested for carrying con-eealed weapons. He had nothing to sav in nolice court, and when the gun win nTOducea us evidence a nne oi -i $50 costs was assessed. The re volver was a long barrel, .38 caliber, Smith and Wsson, and was loaded.

FRIENDLY ACT COSTS DEABXY. Thomas Brlnkley, colored, who ex plained that be had taken $6 from Henry Norris, also colored, 'as a friend ly act, in order that Norris would not spend the money while on a spree, was fined $10 and Driven 30 days for fail ure to return the money, after Justice T. B. Ivy had heard all the evidence It was shown that Brinkley had start ed to get drunk himself as soon as he obtained the money ana couia nor explain what bad become of it. He said he was sure he did not have it when he became sober.

WORKING ON T. M. 0. A. PROGRAM fWi-ntnrv Moore of the R.

R. Y. M. C. A.

near the Iron Mountain shops is working on the fall and wlnteT pro Gram and expects to be able to an nounce a little later one of the best over arranged. "jSpecial attention is bo in? naid to the religion and education al features, and along these lines there is no doubt that this year's program Will be by far the' best, The social program is causing Borne worry owing to the fact mat mere is nu buubuiv auditorium for entertainments. While no part of the program is far enough along to be made public as yet, Mr. Moorp is very optimistic as to the outlook. ARGENTA NOTES.

Mrs. M. L. Inda is the guest of DaT relatives. ii' There will be a meeting of the local lodge of Eagles tonight, at which some arrangements will be discussed for sending delegates to the convention.

whkh meets at wun on uciooer 19-21. Joseph Burr, who is suffering from malaria, was taken to the county hos pital yesterday afternoon in the Ar-gents Undertaki Company ambu lance. Mr. and Mrs. John "Verfurth of Fort Smith are guests of Christopher Young-blood, 320 West Eighth street.

Roy H. Reed, a fireman on the Rock Tslnnd, was hit by a chunk of coal Wednesday and iconsiderably stunned for a few minutes. He was loading at the chutes when the accident hap pened. New orders issued to the passenger and freight tar departments of the Iron shops increase the work Ing hours from eight to nine and ten respectively. Three hundred and fifty men yrfork wnger each nay on aeeonnt or the change.

A full fore is employed in these departments at present. Thp increased dust on Washington Main streets is mute testimony that H. D. Riff, who has been sprinkling the streets, has stopped the wagon. Mr.

Riff states that he was operating ine wagon at a loss and does not ex pect to resume the work unless he is given a guarantee that the contract price will be paid. The cases brought by C. J. Baker against Tom Sawn for $54, in Justire was settled satisfactorily to all parties concerned this morning and dismissed. Dr.

James Harrod of Conway is the guest of his nephew, W. J. Harrod. W. E.

Cullum of Judsonia is visiting G. W. Cullum. Workmen are busy unloading the sand and material for new cement side-walks long the street in front of the tthe Spokane Indian rservation tract, ras he did not expect to eenre any thing when he registered. He says tne registration fee waB 25 cents, and that he had his name put down as much as a pastime as anything He baVuntil April of next year, to lane possession of the land.

Work has been resumed on the sidewalks across the free bridge. William Adler baa been appointed a member of the day police force. J. W. Quattlebanm, who has been spending the last few months at various place, in Texas, was tn Argenta today.

He expects to go to Beebe for a visit. B. O. Farris, the lad wh0 accidentally shot' himself in the leg Monday PREDOMINATES itd irf Although she was fined $100 and eosts, in all $118, yesterday afternoon by Justice Ramsey for her alleged relations with H. W.

Mahaffey, a married man, Cassie' Simmons, or Craigi which she says is her right re: turned to the Mahaffey home a few hours after her release from custody last evening and it is said disturbed the peace of the household by again at Capitol STATE COTTON HIGH GRADE Samplea From 200 Bales of State Farm Product Banga From Good Middling to Btrict Good Middling The Penitentiary Board Is Pleased, Cotton buyers have ben busy this morning inspecting the rows of samples tajten from 200 bales of State farm cotton and arranged for examination in tne Senate chamber at the state house. Superintendent Pitcock has arrangei liberal samples from the farm cotton, and after inspection by representatives, Dotn oi the menltentiary board anq cotton buyers, the cotou was graded as ranging from good middling to strict good midling, with a staple of more thsn one and one-eighth inches. 1 In addition to being an unusually ex celent grade, the cotton shows to be particularly an "evidence that it has ben gathered with remaiaaoie care. While the penitentiary board mem bers are natucallv pleased with the class and Condition of the cotton, it is also evident from the attention being paid to the samples by expert buyers that they are anxious to duv me cot ton, though no bids have yet bwa put in. OFFICIALS AT FAIR Heads of Various State Department! Off to Hot Springs Fair, Opens Today.

Official circles will be well represent ed in Hot Springs today at the opening of the State Fair, as the heads of several departments of State government are attending. Among these is Governor Donaghey, who delivers an address at the opening of the big exhibit. Last night he went to Conway, where he officiated in crowning the queen of the Faulkner County Fair. He returned this morning and caught an early train into Hot Springs. Hon, Goorge B.

Cook of the depart ment of education is also at Hot Springs. As a member of the State committee in charge of the boys' corn club exhibit, Mr. Cook is especially interested in the arrangement of this fea ture and in the contests which are to be held among the county prize-win tiers for State Medals. Other officials and many visitors left this morning and will witness the initial exercises. During the week the number of visitors from this section will be largo, and owing to the concentration of travel here fronr other sections, special train service will be provided on practically all lines entering Hot Springs.

108 BUSHELS PER ACRE Bradley County Contestant Shows What Boys' Corn Clubs Are Doing. That the junior agriculturists of the State may-set-some- valuable-examples for their sires the matter of farming will undobutedly result if many of the boys who have been following tne regulations laid uown tor the boys corn clubs get such results as those obtained by a Bradley county boy. According to the eertincate returned to the State committee relative Jo the yield secured- from an acre by this youngster, Jie gathcred 108 bushejs best graae corn rrom a single acre of ground. The certificate is the regu lation form sent out by the State com mittee, to be filled in, certified to and witnessed properly, giving It all the lorce or an affidavit. This is regarded as a most nnusnal yield, as 40 bushel's of corn per acre is orainarny regarded as an excellent crop--The Bradley county lad hat eh tered specimen exhibits of the corn at the State Fair.

CARDS FBOM MATOB DULEY. Members the city council yester day afternoon received postcards from Roswell, N. which shay hay Scenes in tliat vicinity, all of which were sent by Mayor W. B. Duley.

who has Imh there for several weeks for his health. night, is reported as getting along nioo- ly- The Argenta Drug Company, recent ly incorporated, with Dr. E. E. Sharp as president and Dr.

M. Barlow, as secretary, is installing new fixtures in its business rooms near Main and Fifth streets and expects to have one of the most up-to-date places in Argenta. The capital stock of the concern is fixed at $10,000. Mrs. Will Mason.

118 Orange street. displayed considerable pluck Tuesday uigia wnen sne tool two snots at a prowcr around her home. It is said, that man was a negro, and ran when she shot at him. Born to Mr. and rayer, 1703 Main street, a son.

The accident emergenCv oftVn at tha Iron Mountain -shops will be ready for occupancy in a few days, as the car penters ar today putting on the sheet-inrtor tbe roof. An old car waa used for a while, but this has been built over by making a "larger, lighter and mncn more convenient room, Tbe office Is located immediately west of toe u. A. building. The unidentified white man killedb a train on tha Fort Smith branch of the Iron Mountain Bailroad Monday morning was buried this afternoon in tbe potter's fields No one who called at the morgue knew him or eould give any iaea oi wno ne was.

Louisville, Ky, Oct. petition was filed in tbe court here today asking an injunction against niacin? on tne official ballot of the Republican ticket the name of James Grinstead, candidate for mayor of Louisvill and mcumbsnt, tempting to usurp the place of Mrs. Mahaffey. It is said that the Sim INQUIRE ABOUT BIOS LANDS. Commissioner of Agriculture Tucker Is daily receiving many inquiries about tha location and extent of the Arkansas rice lands, from prospective purchasers in varied parts of the country, attracted to Eastern Arkansas by the results being obtained in prosecuting the new industry of rice-growing.

COMPANY QUITS. The Antoine Land and Improvement Company, located in Pike County, Las filed with the secretary of state a certificate to the effect that it has dissolved and desires to surrender its charter. O. O. 'Meeks was president of the company, with W.

H. Bobo as secretary. COMMISSIONS ISSUED. Commisisons have ben Issued by the governor as follows: C. A.

Block, justice of the peace, Perry, County; H. T. Collings, justice of the peace, New ton County; A. West, notary public, Rector; A. J.

Stokes, notary public, Piggott; fl. Brown, notary public, Russellville. BTATEHOUBE NOTES. Governor Donaghey yesterday pardoned Lloyd T. Moffitt in order that his citizenship might be restored.

Moffitt was convicted in the PulaBki county circuit court of false pretenses and given one year in the penitentiary. Official notification was received in the office of Superintendent Public Instruction Goorge B. Cook yesterday afternoon of the adoption of the uniform text book law in Fulton county. This Ig the first county 'to send in an official report, but it is ndersteod that Sebastian, Pulaski. Garland, Hot Spring, Scott and Bradley counties have" adopted the uniform text book idea and their reports will be filed with Superintendent Cook before the close of the week.

SHELTON TRANSFERRED Clark Out Hi! Wife, to Be Tried Saturday by Justice Heard. When the case of Clark Shelton was called in the police court this morning and a charge of assault with intent to kill was placed against him, Judge Ratterree transferred the case to Justice Heard's court, and he has set the case for Saturday of the present week at 2 o'clock. Shelton's wife was able to appear in court, though it is understood' that she will not be a witness against him. There were a number of otlier witnesses present in court this morning. There was not sufficient evidence to show that Wiley James had stolen ci gars from the barber shop where he was the porter but.

Jhere. was little doubt a to his guilt, and a. there was sufficient evidence to show that he was llnnk, be was fined on that charg4. The case against Constable Seott, who shot the man Sage on the bridge night before Inst, was called, but it was stated that the man who was shot wa( not able to appear in court and the case was continued until Satur day. A number of vagrants were fined this morning, and the law against them is being vigorously enforced.

The sanitary l.tws are also given the strictest attention by the police department, and there were ten or a doz en negroes up this morning for violat ing that law. Mjoat of these negroes live on Comer street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, and they were given three days t-e'earr up their premises. Mir. cooper, who is building a wagon shed frame building on Fourth and Rock, had built 37 feet into the An limit and be. was ordered to destroy that much of the building.

LOCAL MERCHANT FAILS H. B. Hemphill, 1201 West Seventh Street, Filed Petition In Bankruptcy Today. In United States District Court this morning H. B.

Hemphill, a grocer who nas conducted a business at 1201 West Seventh street, filed a petition to be adjudged pj- adjudicated a bankhupt. He gives his assets at $3,565.75, and liabilities of $3,163. Hemphill claims to have a stock of goods in his store worth $1,750 and household goods sufficient to make the total $1,813. He claims as his ex emptions $563, the extra amount being in accounts, ne selecting over wu rrom bis accounts and listing them as $350, alleging they are not worth over taut Tha Little Bock creditors of Hemo- niu are: Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer Company. $640 Scott-Mayer Commission Compa ny, urockman commission Com pany, $180; Tedford Commission Com pany, $10; Southern Beef and Provision $30; Swift ft Company, $30; DeasoB" ft "Echols, $200; T.

H. Bunch Company, $717; Cooper-Searan Grocer Company, The Blaine Milling Company, $30; Tunnah ft Pittard, $15; C. A. Ault Candy Company: $14; Earcher Candy Company, Beal-Doyle Dry uooas company, S77; Jake Blase, $75: Fletcher Coffee and Spice Company, jzo; rones Bros. Hardware company, tw, and Pinnkett-Jarrei uroeer company, promissory $150.

The out-of-town creditors are: ETE. Powell, Argenta, $300; H. J. Heinze Pickle Company, St. Louis, $17; Harps Manufacturing Company, Greenfield, $12; Winaker Philadelphia, $flj Freidman, Selbf Shoe.

Company, Philadelphia, $104. FOB ALLEGED OVEBCHABGB. Suit was filed in the second dirhlon of the circuit court yesterday by the Southern Sand and Materfal Company vs. the St. Louis Iron Mountain tc Southern Bailway for $47,296.66 damages alleging as a cans of action that the railroad comoanv.

alleging that th Courts mons woman entered the Mahaffey dwelling, washed and made herBelf per-' fectly at home between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening and remained there until Officer Caldwell was called and took her away. She Baid in police court that she had returned to the house for her clothing and was not ing the peace in any manner. Jndge J. B. Sibeck fined her $10 and costs, which she was unable to pay.

TWO HEAVY FINES IMPOSED. Justice the Peace Ramsey Wednesday afternoon imposed fines of $100 anfl costs, in all $118. on B. W. haffey and Cassie Simmons, respectively, when be found them (rullty if having; jJgally lived together as man nnd wife.

The evidence showed thtit Mahaffey had been too much" of a 7 luu Ui" Sand and Material Company bad been charged for switching ears all the way from' $5 to $17.50 per ear, and that a uniform rate of $3.50 had been made to a rival company. CIRCUITCOURT CASES Activity in the Two Divisions Today-Seven Cases Settled in Second Division. In the second division of the circuit eourt today even taws haye been settled and one jury trial was being heard when ithe eourt adjourned for the noon recess. The case on trial is one of the Hol-lenburg Music Company vs. Wall Hoffman and others.

It is alleged that the defendants rented a piano from the plaintiff and that when it was return ed it was so badly damaged that repairs amounting to $40 were paid for by the plaintiff and the suit is to recover for these damages. The piano was used in a skating rink. The otheptases disposed of in that divison today are as follows: City Hardware Company vs. L. N.

Clawson, paseed for settlement. Frances A. Becker vs. Southwestern Fire Insurance Company, dismissed on motion of tbe plaintiff at her cost. Ellison Curry vs.

Dan Coefield, dis missed for want of prosecution. J. C. Womble vs. John Church, pass-I for settlement.

Gottlieb Beckle vs. Augustus Bock et continued 1y consent. Bessie L. Flemming vs. Memphis Asphalt and Paving Company, defendant given Until November 20 to tile answor.

Jndge Fulk war disqualified in the suit of Hollenberg vs. Hoffman and Judge Shackleford was selected as special judge. 1ST DIVISION CntODTT C0TJBT, The case of Bobert Clay for the killing of Dan Holliday is still on trial in the first division. The speech of Attorney Bhoten was concluded for the dofense just before the noon hour, and the final argument for the State will be made this afternoon, when the instructions of the court will be given to the jury- It will be the middle of the afternoon before the case goes to the Jury. The case of Arthur Clay, a nephew or tne man on trial who charged with the 'killing of a negro, nad been set lor today and has been passed, but will be set for another day at this term.

The grand jury has not reported any more bills of indictment, but four dis missals were turned In by tbe jury to day. They are as follows: Daisy White, charged with embezzlement, ignored. T. H. Leas, charged with forgery, ignored.

Walter Lark in, bound over ty Jus tice Martin, and held on the charge of attempting to kill Julia Patton last July. It was the result of a quarrel, the evidence not being sufficient to warrant a conviction and be waa discharged. A. GaraerriieldvT'ustWe Mar- tin, lor disposing of mortgaged prop erty, discharged. Jim Allen, charged with an attempt Wad shops, lady'i mac" for hi! nwn good.

J-Mayof W. iue'rter wb5 Ye-tbat his downfall I w. due to his hav- to kill his brother-in-law several months ago, was discharged by the jury. CHAKOEBT COUBT. Fannie Butler vs.

Julius S. Butler, answer of thedefendant filed. A decree of divorce was granted in the divorce suit of Frank Boss vs. Mattie Boss. Another decree of divorce was grant ed in the case of Janie Fletcher vs.

Joe Fletcher. Two applications for divorce were filed as follows: Myrtle Mlorris vs. Benjamin Morris, and Herenda Free man vb. Bichard Freeman. Beedy Ives, a youth of 18, has filed a petition to have his disabilities removed so that he can be appointed thp administrator of his father's estate.

The petition recites that the estate consists of a plantation and that the boy is familiar with the business and conduct thereof. i Lula Felson filed her answer to the suit for divorce instituted by her husband. She denies all the allegations of the, complaint and asks the spurt to allow her $25 as fee, $10 for the taking of depositions, to gether with alimony. Jioward Adams, treasurer of the Peo ple's Saving Bank vs. D.

Bard, a suit to recover on a real estate note amounting to a total of $3,472, includ ing1 the interest and- the. taxes paid. TO EEOOVEB OK 7.000 NOTE. A decree wai rendered by Judge Mar-tineau today allowing Angus McDonald Company to recover on a note of $7,000 against the Charles M. Newton -Trap Bock Company.

The note was given to tne plaintiff for erecting for the defendant eompany rock crashing plant. The defendants allege that the plant is now leased by theia to another concern, and that concern refuses to pay the lease price becahse the plant is not properly constructed. This decree does not end the ease as tbe plaintiff still has a mortgage on the plant and the ground until the full contract prioe.is paid, and the defendants must establish their contention that the plant is not constructed in acoordance with the conract. OOTJBT NOTES. The trial of May Bnrkhart the alleged keeping of a minor in a bouse of ill repute will be held in Justice Martin's eourt this afternoon, and it is expected that the matter of the identity of the child elaimed by Mrs.

Lincoln a( hers, and by the Burkhart woman as an adopted child, will be-established. The case of Mary Meksmey against Constable Wright and Deputy for the alleged killing of her son, was terminated yesterday in the second division of the circuit eourt when the jury rendered a verdict for the defendant. This is the -third trial of the ease. The first trial resulted In a hung jury, the second was a verdict for the attendants, and on appeal it was ro-versed, and the verdiet yeeterday will probably be the last of it. The case of O.

C. Lndwig vs. the Western -Methodist which had been kot for the 18th of this month, was con tinued from that day on motion of the defendant" The case will likely be reset for this term of the court, or else it win go on the supplementary calen dar. Something Behind, every set of Harness made hers- no skimping over the making is allowed. The strength is fore- "most 'In the manufacture -then the price.

Our line i so tgt that yon will find it easy to fufc. fill you'requiiements -iere. V''--' 'v' We carry large line of SnU Cases, Purses, Dog Collars, ertc VISITS WALDRON Damage Wrought to the Extent of $12,. 000 An Entire Block in tha Business Section Was Wiped Out Waldron Advance Office Gone, Fort Smithj Oct. 7.

(Special.WFlre at 4:30 o'clock this morning wrought, about $12,000 damage In Waldron. The origin of flagration is wrapped in mysterw but it is popularly supposed to have been the work of incendiaries. An entire in the "business sec tion Of the was wiped Full details of the fire have not been received here, but'it is knpwri to have been one of the worst that ever oc curred in that eity. E. B.

Young's livery stable and wagons were burned, with throe -horses. uwier losses are the Waldron Ad- vance-Reporter Jackson's 'biakery, Pike's photograph establish ment, barber -shop, real estate and hotel. COTTON FIRE AT TUCKER Pine Bluff, Oct. 7. (SpeciaL)r-A car containing 5 bales of cotton consigned to the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Compa- ny, was burned at Tucker last Four bales owned by D.

E. Tucker were partially burned. A big gin was saved by ahbving the burning car down the track. TBe lose on the cotton is about $2,300. It is supposed the-fire caught from a-, passing BACK BROKEN BY FALL Win, E.

Nelson Fatally Injured When iBm Tumbled From High Window. William E. Nelson, aged 29 years, a machinist, leaned from a window Wednesday night, it is said to throw something at a dog, and fell lo the street below, a distance of abo'it thirty fet. HLa back was brokoc and he is expected to die at any' time. He was.

aastil removed to 9t. Vincent's Infirmary, whet an operation was performed by Drs. Scott and Merriwether. At the infirmary it was stated this afternoon that the man's spinal column had Jen nearly severed by a vertebra turning into it and that his lower limbs war paralysed. His death Is momentarily expected by the attending physicians.

Tne accident happened about 9 O'clock and Mr. Nelson was prepared to retire. JIs fell from. a kitchen win-. doTT HI family eonihrts of a wife ahd one daughter1, A-message has beea sent to hit mother in Bt, Minn.

Hf was employed at thj Iron Mountain -shops. EntCrDfiSO Harness Col 55 217 Louisiana, LITTLE ROCK. ing brought the Simmons woman from Tonesboro and lived with her as his 'Wife in Baring Cross for some time. Later th couple moved to a house on Olive street, and Mahaffey brought bis wife from Jonesboro and intro duced her into the residence presided over by the Simmons womanU was men a -ease of -too7manv cotmr in the kitchen," for trouble followed immediately when the 'Simmons woman la said to have attempted to givt; orderi Mrs. Mahaffev.

Neither of the parties convicted could pay their fines. All are white. TIP TOO EABLT IN MORNING. Because ha was np too earlv. Ben Crispr a negro, was fined $10 and costs I WHERE STYLE Gyil ii ii mm.