VOLUME IV.
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AUGUSTA AROUSED
BY TRIFLING MEN. j
Mayor and Citizens Act Together
to Rid City of Obnoxious
Characters.
jL Augusta, July 22. — Augusta
W has been overrun with vagrants,
W gamblers and other obnoxious
■ characters, and the matter has
K grovyn to be such a serious one
P thit last night the mayor of the
I city called a meeting of the
^ ^ council, requesting several of the
v prominent citizens to be present
and confer with him and the
council concerning ways and
means of ridding Augusta of the
obnoxious classes. The mayor
stated that the number of va
grants and others no less desira
ble had grown so large that the
/present police force was inade
quate to suppress them.
I The result of the meeting was
the employment of a city detect
/ ive, who will look after these
people and make a list of those
I who are not considered desirable
i and bring them before the
mayor. They will then be given
their choice between leaving
. town or going to jail.
A committee of fifty is to be
organized to sustain the action of
| the mayor of the city and to see
that this class is run out of Au
gusta.
ELECTRIC LINE
IN OPERATION.
b
jr Tuesday afternoon word went
<fi down the line that the electric
I jcars would be put in motion at
S-p.m., says the Walnut Ridge
Blade. Our people in conse
quence were on the qui vive. At
8 p.m., the first car all brilliantly
illuminated with electricity, made
its appearance on the Pitzele
corner amid the cheers, the song
I and the glad hallelujahs of the
assembled crowd. This was the
trial, initial trip and when the
signal of all aboard for Hoxie
was given, the car filled to its
utmost capacity with enthusias
tic people to make the first trip
on the new line. There were on
board this car 98 people, and
their cheering to Hoxie and back
was something frightful. The
I line is now running on schedule
’ time on a. five cent rate, and
during the twenty-four hours in
a day thirty-two round trips will
be made. Meeting every train at
j Hoxie, night or day, be it Frisco
«y or Iron Mountain. The motor
III men are T. M. Gullett and John
I B. Heister. Charles Miller will
be superintendent of the line and
J day engineer at the powerhouse,
ff| Louis Tuttle will be night engi
, neer.
^ The first dirt for the electric
* iine was broken on February 20
last, and J. F. McCullough suc
cessfully superintended the con
struction of the plant.
•L^MALL ISLAND
WASHED AWAY.
Pine Bluff, Ark., June 22.
The Arkansas river has fallen
slowly at this point and has
marked a fall of about 8 inches
since the rise. The high wind
that blew across the bend of the
river Thursday morming caused
the water to be much ruffled and
made the river look much higher
than it realy was.
The steamer Lucille Newland
in making the trip up the river
Thursday morning did not fol
low the new current across Wil
lie’s Point but made the trip over
the old channel around the bend.
This was done because of the un
settled condition of the water.
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Old river men think the new cur
rent can be followed with safety.
The small island has been en
tirely washed away and a sand
bar is being formed just above
the court house. It is now
thought that the river wijl begin
to wash the bank next to the
Cotton Belt shops and that the
current will not wash back of the
court house as was .at first
thought.
SPIDER WEB PARTY.
A delightful social event of
this week was the spider web
party given by Miss Laura and
Watson Hawk Friday evening at
their home on Third street. The
large home was tastefully deco
rated with pretty colored elec
tric lights which were arranged
by the young host, Watson
Hawk, who also made from twine
a large spider web which ex
tended across the yard, the fea
ture of this being the unraveling
of this web by the boys, and at
the end of the line was a paper
containing the name of the young
lady they were to escort to the
tables. Games of flinch and pit
were played by all present until
a late hour. Delicious cream
and cake were served at the
close of this pleasant occasion.
Those present were: Misses
Rina Rice, Cora West, Madie
Finley, Minnie Lee Jago, Lillie
Bandy, Kate Anthony, Ida Mc
Farland, Allie Hicks, Pearla
Best, Hazel Jones, Cleve and
BobJRobinson, Will Pettet, Dutch
West, John McFarland, Hylas
Styles, James and Jewel Best,
Marvin Longmyer, James Black
wood, Garland Hurt, Tom Mc
Neiss, Clarence Crook, Tom Duf
fer, Arthur Davie, John and Joe
Younger.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
One of the most delightful
children’s parties of the summer
was given Saturday afternoon
by Mr. and MrS. Abe Ballew, in
honor of their little daughter,
Lottie Holland’s sixth birthday.
The pretty lawn was a suitable
place for the many childish
games played during the after
noon. A number of nice pres
ents were received by the little
hostess, all of which were dainty
and useful, and which will long
be remembered as that many
kind remembrances from loving
friends. Dainty refreshments
were served in the dining room,
which was prettily decorated
with flowers.
EX-MARSHAL’S
LIFE THREATENED.
Eldorado, July 22.—Guy Tuck
er, formerly marshal of El Dora
do and one of the principals in
the Tucker-Parnell feud, received
a letter in which the writer said
he would kill him. The writer
said he was not .connected with
the Parnell-Tucker feud, but had
read of it and had decided Tucker
ought to die.
In the letter were numbers of
epithets and much abusive lan
guage, and some expressions too
vile for public print. The letter
bore the following postmark:
“St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 5:30 p.
m. Annex Station.” It was
written on plain note paper and
signed “Enemy.”
CLUB HOUSE BURNED.
Jonesboro, July 22.—The Big
Lake Shooting Club’s club house
was totally destroyed by fire at
Big Lake, Mississippi county,
last night. Loss, about $8,000.
The fire is thought to have been
caused by an incendiary.
DANCING TEACHER
DIED AT HOT SPRINGS.,
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Texarkana, July 22.—Prof. A.'
W. James, a traveling mus’ and,
dancing teacher, died here sud
denly this afternoon of conges-,
tion. He was a Confederate vet-,
eran, and says he has taught
dancing in every county in Ar
kansas. He left no money for
funeral expenses, and his body1
will be held in order that his rel-T
atives may be notified.
The deceased was well known ?
in Little Rock, where for a num
ber of years he resided, having,!,
conducted a dancing school on j
East Markham street, between <[
Cumberland and Rock. He is ,
survived by his wife and one4
daughter, who is the wife off
Will Clark, a bricklayer, who
lives in Argenta.
DAY SHOT DEAD 4
AT SOCIAL SUPPER, i
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Jonesboro, July 22. — Wilson^
Day was shot and killed atf.|
Brookland, near here, at 10:30
last night by F. V. Harris.
Day is said to have been intim
idating the people at an ice
cream social. Harris and others
had arrested him once, but;
placed him in the hands of his'
friends. Day later returned with
a Winchester and began shoot
ing at random, when Harris
facally shot him. Harris is an
elderly man. Both were timber
men. __
YELLVILLE PITCHER
MARRIED BATESVILLIAN.
Batesville, July 22.—Ernest
Woodward of Yellville and Miss
Allie Ruddell of Batesville were
secretly married last Saturday.
Mr. Woodward is a promising
young man and Miss Ruddell is a
charming and talented young
society woman of Batesville. The
wedding was announced today.
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$10 REWARD.
Estrayed— Black pony mare,
mane roached half way back, old
shoes on fore feet, with black
horse mule colt following. One
flea-bitten gray pony, been
roached. $10 reward for return
of same or information leading
to recovery. B. H. Campbell,
Tuckerman. Ark.
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You can weaken yourself by not eating
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•'The extreme heat, close confinement
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