DAVIS CANES
JUDGE WOOD.
Candidates For Governor Come
to Blows at Hope Saturday—
• Bourland Interferes By
Holding Wood.
Hope, Dec. 19. — During the
discussion here today between
the candidates for governor a
personal encounter occurred be
tween two of the candidates,
Judge Carroll D. Wood and Gov.
Jeff Davis. The governor struck
Judge Wood with a gold-headed
cane, and as Judge Wood at
* tempted to retaliate he was
seized by Judge J. V. Bourland
of Ozark and his arms pinioned
so he could not reach the govern
or. As soon as Judge Wood
could free himself from Judge
Bourland’s grasp he struck the
governor on the arm. By this
time officers and friends inter
fered and prevented further
trouble.
Judge Wood had been struck
on the head and cheek with the
governor’s cane, causing the
blood to flow freely for a while.
The wound was immediately
dressed by a physician, and
Judge Wood suffered no lurtner
inconvenience, being able to ad
dress the audience when his turn
came.
CALLED JUDGE WOOD A TRAITOR
Governor Davis, at the close
of his speech, had made the as
sertion that Judge Wood, one of
his opponents, went to New York
to get information relative to
the connection of ex-Senator Jas.
K. Jones with the round-bale
cotton corporation, and that this
information was used as ammu
nition against Senator Jones
—when the latter and Hon. Jas. P.
Cla^Ke were candidates for
UnitecSStates senator before the
primaries in March, 1902. Gov.
Davis said he himself had fought
Senator Jones in the open, while
Judge Wood had “knifed him
(Jones) and was a traitor.’’
Judge Wood, upon that asser
tion, interrupted the governor and
told him he must retract the
statement or he would be held
personally responsible hereafter.
“Why not now?” said the gov
ernor.
The two men were near each
other, and as the governor made
the remark he struck Judge
Wood with a large gold-headed
cane he carries.
JUDGE BOURLAND HELD WOOD.
Judge Wood attempted to
strike the governor in return,
but Judge Bourland, who is a
close friend and supporter of
Governor Davis, caught hold oi
him and by his strength pre
vented the judge from getting to
the governor. In the ensuing
excitement Judge Wood disen
gaged himself from restraint and
administered a blow to the gov
ernor on the arm. Cool heads
were present, and efforts were
concentrated on preventing a
p continuance of the trouble. Local
P officers and personal friendjS oi
the two candidates rushed in and
kept the principals from coming
together again. After Judge
Wood’s slight injury had been
dressed he was ready to deliver
a speech.
TWO BELLIGERENTS ARRESTED.
Both Governor Davis and Judge
Wood were arrested and placed
under bond to appear on January
15 before the mayor for trial.
HISTORY OF DAVIS’ CANE.
Governor Davis’ gold-headed
cane, which figured in the inci
dent, has a history. It is quite a
formidable article, being of un
usual large size, with a massive
gold head. The cane was pre
sented to the present owner in
1899, while he was attorney gen
eral. It is a souvenir of the
Rector anti-trust legislation of
that year, and was presented by
I some of the members of the
; legislature. Inscribed on the
handle are the words, “Stand by
your guns, Jeff.” It is only of
l late that the governor has carried
| the cane along with him in the
| campaign. Upon one occasion,
i wh°n the candidates spoke at
Perry, trouble occurred between
Judge Wood and Governor Davis,
and it was stated that Judge
Wood seized the cane, was about
to strike the governor when the
latter put another phase on the
statement which Judge Wood
had construed as a reflection upon
him. The governor is said not
j to have had the cane with him
I when Judge Wood shoved him
off the platform at the appoint
ment at Bismarck, Hot Spring
county, in August last.
Letters Qanta
to ^ Claus
|
Dear Santa Claus: Please
bring me a cloak and ring and a
doll and nuts and oranges, candy
and bananas, and please don’t
forget my brother, Heard Guynn.
Good bye, old Santa.
Maggie Guynn.
P. S.—My brother is in Ken
tucky.
My Dear Santa Claus: I haven’t
asked you for anything for a long
time and I hope you will not for
get me this Christmas. Please
bring me a sled and billy goat,
some agates, a collar for my dog
and a banjo and my brother Percy
a kite, a bass drum, a pistol and
caps and a necktie, and my friend
Jay Sprigg a whistle, a jumping
jack and a Noah’s ark. Yours
truly, Porter Martin.
Dear Santa Claus: I don’t
know where to address your let
ter, but reckon you live up north,
as you wear a big overcoat and
long whiskers. I am a good lit
tle boy. I bring in wood for
grandpa. I want a sheep what
nods its head, a train what runs
on a track, playing duck and big
horn. I want all these in my
stocking, but I am a Methodist
and will be at the Christmas tree
and if you have anything left you
can leave it there. Your little
friend, Morris Carpenter.
Dear Santa Claus: I live in
Batesville and I wish you would
bring me a big doll and a little
house, a little cooking stove and
two little irons, lots of fruits,
nuts and candies and anything
else you have to spare me.
Lois Tichenor Holmes.
Dear Santa Claus: I live in
Batesville and would you pleas*
bring me a little grocery wagon
and a big horn, a little jumping
jack, a little pistol, lots of fire
works and oranges and bananas
and candies and anything else
you have to spare me.
Raymond Holmes.
Dear Santa: I am getting to
be a man and am 5 years old. I
want a gun, a sword, overalls
and a foot ball. Nobody wants
anything in our neighborhood
but Franchelle, Josephine and
myself, so don’t forget them.
I will hang up my stocking and
please fill it with nuts, candy and
oranges and anything else. Your
dear friend, Gerald Henry.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a lit
tle girl seven years old and go to
school every day. I try to be
good, so will you please bring
me a purse -and gold ring with a
| pearl set in it and a story book.
S Your little friend,
Rowena Campbell.
Dear Santa Claus: I have been
a good little boy a whole year
and I want you to be sure and
come to my house Thursday
night. You can come right down
the chimney for I will put out
j the fire so it won’t burn your
! feet. I want sure nuff gun, a
! horn, and a tool chest, for I want
I to learn to be a carpenter when I
I get to be a big man like Adam
Lockard thinks he is. Don’t
bring him nothing for he said
there was no such thing as Santa
Claus. I would also like to have
a doll with blue eyes and curly
hair, but don’t tell nobody or
they will tease me.
Your little friend,
Willy Bennett Egan.
P. S. — Don’t forget the gun.
Dear Santa Claus: Please
bring me a big bass drum and all
kinds of fire works and a car that
runs by a lever and it says ‘ ‘room
for sister, too, ” in the picture.
Bring me some candy. ~ Dear
Santa Claus, good bye. I will be
a better boy than ever.
Heber Askew.
Dear Santa: I will tell you
what I want. I want a shot gun,
range, ball and a suit of clothes,
long pants, some fire works and
oranges and candy and nuts. I
have been a good boy. Yours
truly, Luther Adkins.
Dear Santa Claus: I want a
coasting sled, an elephant, a
drum, a sail boat with a good
sail on it, and some Roman can
dles and fire crackers, sky rock- j
ets and torpedoes. I want an j
engine with a bell on it, and |
drivers on the wheels, and nuts,
and apples and candy. I’ve been
trying to be a good boy. Good
bye. I love you and like you and
this is the main letter.
DeGrove Simpson.
Dear Santa, I want the ele
phant and sled and sail boat the
badest.
Dear Santa Claus: Pease!
bing your ittle pet a Jews harp, j
a ittle pistol, and a jumping-jack j
some tandy, oranges and some j
nuts, ginger takes, fire trackers, |
and a package of “Dukes Mix
ture. ” Your cute ittle friend,!
Milton Pelt.
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just as you can against fire? We
will sell you a policy in one of the
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cheap. Call or ’phone Phillips
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FOR RENT
! “Hotel
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On Walnut street Newport,
Ark. This is the best hotel town
in the state and is centrally
located, being one full block
from St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Depot and opposite the
Jackson county court house.
Will be Finished About
January 15th, 1904
And will contain twenty-eight
sleeping rooms, office 25x30 feet,
dining room 20x45 feet, one par
lor on first Floor and one on
second floor, three bath rooms,
large kitchen, pantry and store
room, will be equipped with
electric return annunciator to
| each room, long distance and
| ocal telephone.
Electric and Gas Lights
Laundry and servants’ apart
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completed will be very conven
ent for the commercial trade.
Apply to,
J. H. HcHugh.
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“BOB'S IN TOWN'’
He buys cotton seed and
don’t forget it. With no ill
will to any company, he f
buys for himself and pays
for the same.
R. L. JOHNSON
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When you want good
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Leave orders with
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i Local Agents.