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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1901
Page
2
Elijah Dowie of Chicago predicts feed from jays rather than ravens while Faulkner county reports a scarce wheat season and weak cotton prospects after high fall prices. Farmers urged to store provisions at home due to poor prices and limited harvests.
The author warns that gullible voters risk losing rights and liberties as demagogues win office by promising extreme measures. It notes that past safeguards came from candidates failing to keep campaign pledges and urges more careful consideration at the polls.
Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for five years of customer satisfaction. He says he uses it in his own family for ordinary coughs colds and after influenza and finds it very efficacious. For sale by W. H. Martin & Co.
Coroner's jury finds J D Ware died at hands of his wife after years of alleged abuse. Son testifies she discussed the tragedy in a way that suggested mental collapse. He says divorce granted but money lacking. Community sympathy favors Mrs Ware amid details of whisky fueled abuse. In another note, post office opened at Mixon with James W Hamby as postmaster. Joe Harris killed at a dance in Alzeimer. Andrew Brogan charged as party to the crime. Ward escapes after learning of warrant.
The Helena World notes Prof W W Rivers born in Union county Mississippi and raised in Oxford Mississippi where he earned a BA in 1886 and an MA in 1889 at the University of Mississippi He studied at the University of Chicago and taught in country and high schools He supervised Helena city schools for seven years and has been active in educational and religious efforts in Arkansas.
The Jefferson Public School teachers meet to honor W. W. Rivers who resigns as principal to move to Conway and lead Central College. Resolutions praise Rivers as a courteous patient educator and wish him success in his new field and happiness in life. Signed by Anna Winyard Maude Bush and others. Helena Ark June 8 Igor.
We stock printed blanks for Justices of the Peace and others including Warranty Deeds Chattel Mortgages Justices Civil Summons Affidavit for Warrant of Arrest Order for Delivery of Property Warrant of Arrest Subpoena Bayl Bond and similar forms.
The Arkansas Railroad Commission issues Circular No 86 requiring carriers to receive all shipments tendered for transport and issue a bill of lading. If rolling stock or storage is lacking the carrier must arrange transport or storage to destination. Heavy crop yields or high demand do not excuse noncompliance.
Officers captured John Harcrow after a pursuit on the city outskirts as he attempted to assault women in multiple homes. He fought fiercely, was nearly naked, and was later declared insane and committed to the county hospital.
The Arkan sas Hardware Dealers Association held its annual meeting in Hot Springs last week electing officers for the coming year. President John M. Pittman of Prescott, First Vice President John F. Maxey of Ozark, Second Vice President B B Stewart of News secretary treasurer John Plummer of Marianna. An executive committee was named including R O Rudolph Arkadelphia BE Mitchell Morriston Hamp Williams Hot Springs J H Boicourt Little Rock and C G Rosenthal Batesville.
The Arkansas World's Fair board met in Little Rock and organized with Col J J Whitaker as president Col G J Crump as vice president Sam Cohen as secretary and Charles Watkins as clerk They planned a joint visit to St Louis to discuss space for the Arkansas exhibit and ground for the Arkansas building
Robert Smith, who moved near Van Buren in January, is under arrest charged with causing the death of a young woman he lived with and claimed as his wife. He allegedly beat the woman in a delicate condition, leading to her death.
The Star Antimony Company has been organized at Mena under Arkansas law with a capital stock of 500000 dollars. The firm will develop antimony mines about forty miles south of Mena and seven miles from Gillham, claimed to be the only antimony mines known east of the Rock Mountains.
Tom Watson a white farmer near Camden and his wife claimed a black man named Bus sy assaulted Mrs Watson but admitted the evidence was false. A citizen committee whipped Watson and sent him on a train forbidding him from stopping within the state.
The Weather Bureau reports a warm week with scattered rainfall. Corn and cotton benefited from warm days and nights, but stands are uneven and oats may fail. Wheat harvests vary from poor to fair, Irish potatoes are fair to good, and fruit prospects vary by section. Mean temperatures and rainfall totals are provided in the accompanying table.
John D. Ware died at his Hot Springs home after being found shot in bed clothes with two bullet wounds. He had been escorted home intoxicated by a friend. neighbors found him moments later in the last throes. Mrs. Ware had filed divorce proceedings previously, but they never went to trial.
In the Will Bussey case, a colored man convicted of rape at Camden on alleged false evidence, Gov Davis grants a thirty day respite so the court may take proper steps. The Citizens' Savings Bank of De Queen is to be transformed into a national bank. Send in your subscription.
J W Aspenwil guardian to Blanche Underhill seeks court permission at the July term 1901 of Faulkner Probate Court to sell lot 159 in Harrison’s Addition Conway Arkansas. Proceeds to pay debts and support education and maintenance of the estate beneficiary. Notices dated June 4.
A local note states Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep sin kept a family free from constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles. Sold by Dr C J Hamilton.
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