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|P BI&ZE AT SWIFTON.
^Buk, ness House of N. D. Moon &
Son and Residence of Mr.
Moon Destroyed By Fire
Friday Night.
wifton has suffered another
astrous. blaze, losing one of
largest store buildings and
he residence of one of its lead
g merchants. The flames were
st noticed about 12 o’clock
sT></riday night in the frame store
"Silding of N. D. Moon & Son,
*“ dhich was soon ablaze, prevent
*g the saving of any of the
stock.
The residence of N. D. Moon
stood near by and this was soon
ignited, though the household
goods were carried out. The
house was completely destroyed
and the home of Doctor T. W.
Tolar threatened, but the valiant
work of citizens in the use of
wet blankets and water over
came the greedy flames. Had
the night not been a still one the
fire would certainly have spread.
James N. Moon, who with
others worked heroicly in sav
ing the contents of the Moon
home and the Tolar residence,
was prostrated by the heat and
fell in the grass. Some one saw
him go down and by prompt use
1 of ice and cold water he was
revived.
The postoffice and store of M.
F. Davis was burglarized that
V night and a shotgun carried away
j_as. far* as. the railroad track and
’ the theory of the fire is that
burglars bought to use this means
of covering their tracks.
The store and stock, valued at
$6000 to $7000, was a total loss,
with $3500 insurance.
The residence was worth about
$1200, total loss, insurance $600.
SURVEY BOARD
CONDEMN EQUIPMENT.
Little Rock, July 29. — A board
of survey, consisting of Gen. B.
W. Green, chairman. Lieut. Col.
W. K. Surridge, Col. H. G. Mc
Burney of Newport, and Capt.
Comeford of Little Rock, met
here yesterday for the purpose
of making an inspection of cer
tain old stores that had been
consigned to the state militia
during the last few years. All
of this old equipment, much of
which had been lost, worn out,
or thrown aside as useless, is
charged up on the books of the
war department against the
' state, although there is nothing
to show for it except musty
records and scraps of rubbish.
It is estimated that there was
four or five hundred thousand
dollars worth of this equipment.
The board decided tc condemn
tall that had been received prior
to 1901, that it may be charged
off the books. While the state
will not be given a credit cor
responding to the amount thus
charged off, the account will be
in off the books and the state
not be held accountable for
‘dead horse” any longer.
!. HILLHOUSE’S
MUSICAL CONCERT.
le concert given in the par
of the Hazel Friday evening
sr the direction of Mrs. G.
[illhouse for the benefit of
juilding fund of St. Paul’s
ch attracted a large crowd
lends, who are ever inter
1 in the entertainments of
lome talent.
ie program was beautifully
ed out, every number call
urth applause, and though
i pleasure had been anticipa
these premonitions were not
PELVIC CATARRH CURED,
General Health Greatly Improved
by Pe-ru-na.
[SaSSHSHSHSHSESHSHSHSHSEHSn
Mrs. E. Von Stienau, 882 Fifth street,
Milwaukee, Wis., writes:
“I have been a sufferer for years with
female trouble, causing backache and
at times terrible head
PEKFECT aches. I had also
HEALTH complications from
REGAINED. indigestion and heart
trouble, so that I
often had to lie down. I took six bottles
of Peruna. I was then in perfect health,
was regular, had no more headaches, in
fact, my health is now all that I could
wish.”—Mrs. E. Von Stienau.
Kidney Trouble Cured.
Mrs. M. J. Danley, Treasurer of the
Rebecca Lodge, I. O. O. F., writes from
124 First street, N., Minneapolis, Minn.:
“1 was afflicted for several years with
kidney trouble which became quite sei
ious and caused me considerable anxiety.
I spent hundreds of dollars trying to
be cured, but nothing gave me any
permanent relief until I tried Peruna.
It took less than three months and
only ten bottles to effect a permanent
cure.”—Mrs. M. J. Danley.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Oh io, for free book on catarrfc
written by Dr. K. B. Hartman.
adequate to the enjoyment of the
evening. We regret that space
and compliment may not be de
voted to each number, so richly
is this deserved.
However, it would hardly do
to skip Master Wiley McMinn’s
songs, given in his sweet and
unperturbed childish voice that
completely captured his audi
ence. He is always very cute
and his serious airs lose none of
their effectiveness in such public
appearances.
Mrs. Hillhouse is to be con
gratulated on the success of her
entertainment, for the program
rendered was a creditable pro
duction, representative of the
city's best talent.
Following is the program:
Solo, “Last Hope,”.Gottschalk
Miss Whittaker.
Song, “In Spain”..Petrie
Miss Bandy.
Violin solo.Selected
Miss McCauley.
Song, “If I Could Only Tell”.
Rutledge
Mrs. Hillhouse.
Ins. duet. Selected
Mesdames Holland and O’Neal.
Song, “Spanish Romance”.
.Sawyer
Mrs. Crook.
Song. Selected
Master Wiley McMinn.
Reading, “The Bishop and the
Caterpillar”..
Miss Sanford.
Song, Little Boy in Blue.Morse
Mr. Wm. Magoffin.
Flute solo, Dans La Foret Popp
Mr. Crook.
Song, On the Way to Mandalay
. Trevannion
Mr. Stayton.
Song, A Dream,.Wright
Miss Bernstein.
Violin duet, Rondo Alla Turca.:.
.Papini
Misses Whittaker and Bandy.
PETITION DISMISSED.
De Queen, July 29.—On ac
count of irregularities in the pe
tition in the county seat removal
case, the circuit court today ruled
against the De Queen petition
and it was dismissed from the
court.
ARKANSAS MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE.
World’s Fair Grounds Scene of
Another Suicide—Dead Man
From Pine Bluff.
St. Louis, July 29.—Within full
view of a Jefferson guard Theo
dore Kinerle, aged 21, who came
to St. Louis about two weeks ago
from Pine Bluff, Ark., with Jos.
Sewald, shot and killed himself
on the World’s Fair grounds to
day. Kinerle fired one shot into
the air, as though to test his
pistol, and then sent the second
into his brain. Death was in
stantaneous.
In the dead man’s pocket was
found a letter addressed to his
chum, Sewald. It read: “I am
tired of life. Your money is in
bank in my name, $110. This
belongs to you. I wish to be
planted in this city by the union,
and you will see that my grave
is kept green. Don’t write my
people, for they won’t answer
me any more. I want you to
1 have my belongings. ’ ’
DAVIS ALREADY
GATHERING SEED.
They Will Be Sent Back to the
Farmers When He Goes to
Senate in 1906.
Prescott, July 30.—Gov. Davis
attended a picnic and barbecue
given at Rosston yesterday by
the Woodmen of the World.
There were fully 1,500 people in
attendance, and the spread was
a bountiful one.
Gov. Davis addressed the large
! audience and made a splendid
impression on his hearers. He
I was given a regular ovation. He
carried away with him four par
' ticularly fine watermelons for
1 the Durnose of saving the seed.
IRON MOUNTAIN’S
PARTIAL CONCESSION.
In reply to a petition of the
committee representing the Front
street property owners, the Iron
Mountain railroad company has
offered to “dead head’’ fifty car
loads of rock for the Front street
paving and to give a half rate or
one cent per hundred pounds on
all additional cars, it being esti
mated that about 150 cars will be
required.
The proposition of the Iron
Mountain cuts down the expense
of the paving from $6,000 to
$5,000, and will thus mean a
i saving of one-sixth from the es
j timated cost. The committee
promptly accepted the offer.
ORGANIZER MISSING.
El Dorado, July 29.—W. E.
Mellard, living four miles west
of here, left two weeks ago for
Ashley county to organize farm
ers ’ unions and visit a sister
living there. Nothing has been
heard of him since he left. His
relatives are uneasy about him,
and fear he is either sick or has
met with an accident on his way,
as he was traveling horseback
and had a number of streams to
cross on his route.
ORIGIN OF FIRE.
From an investigation of the
recent Front street fire, it now
seems the flames started in the
roof over the partition separat
ing the paint shop and millinery
store. As practically none of
the stock of Mrs. Moore was
burned and only the ceiling de
stroyed in this manner, the blaze
evidently didn’t originate in this
store as at first supposed and
stated in this paper.
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