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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1900
Page
2
The ticket lists William J. Bryan for President and Arthur Sewall for Vice President. United States Senate hopeful James H. Berry and Congressman candidate William A. Dinsmore are named in support of the Democratic slate.
A collection notes political speeches in Minnesota, road funding projections, labor strike urges in Pennsylvania, and praise for Capt. W. W. Martin as road commissioner. Also mention China’s siege and Boxer leaders, plus Arkansas Democrat upgrading to a Hoe press with a new edition dated October 1.
Cotton is selling on the streets at about 9.50 per unit in Conway on October 2. Cotton seed follows at 16 dollars per ton.
Two story residence with seven rooms and utilities including electric lights burglar alarms servants call bells and water works. Includes all necessary outbuildings. Apply to 18 Kk. W. Gantt Conway Ark. ea i doh.
A list of McKinley relatives from Indiana Kansas and Delaware counties shows near and distant kin planning to vote for William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson in November. Wm W McKinley and B H McKinley are first cousins. other names include J W Samuel and several third cousins. Some hold local posts and are prominent citizens.
Town and county residents are urged to attend the grand opening on Thursday June 14 at Mrs Nettie Hoss's shop to view hats trims and millinery goods. Miss Cora Reynolds oversees the trimming department and expert milliners will demonstrate. This item also includes a quoted political remark from William Jennings Bryan regarding Cabinet promises.
On motion Allen White was elected President, W. P. Berry Vice-President, R. T. Montgomery Treasurer and W. B. Thornton Secretary. The club will meet every Saturday night from now till the election, with all invited to attend. DEMOCRAT. Sept. 25, 1900.
The imperial Caesar cry echoes as Mark Hanna pleads with J Piermont Morgan to stop the coal strike. Morgan, wielding vast Republican influence, refuses, aiming to fracture labor unions while Hanna cites Republican funds. An unrelated medical ad follows urging Gregory’s Anti-Malarial Pills for malaria and malarial fevers with guarantee.
The corn crop is turning out well and cotton gathering progresses. Some farmers offer 55 cents per hundred for cotton picking. Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wilkerson born last Thursday. two sons to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Montgomery born Friday night. Grandmother Jones is in critical condition with heart trouble. Prof. T. F. Forrest travels to Nashville for Peabody Normal School studies after closing a highly regarded local school.
At the start of the summer term in District 72 a library committee, led by Mr T F Forrest, organized a fund and solicited donations from friends and teachers. The effort yielded a 106 volume collection and the district seeks further donations of suitable books to support the library project. Respectfully, W E Grappy and A C Wilkerson for Simpson Committee.
The column lists residents and neighbors traveling to Cabot and Conway for cotton trade and schooling, marks a birth at the Witcher home, and notes local sickness. It also records Archbishop Ireland’s Legion of Honor decoration and various international events including Boxers in China and Memphis population data.
In Cypress township Center Point residents met last Monday night by call of township committeeman G D Sowell to form a Bryan and Stevenson club. Sowell explained the group opposes the Republican administration, gold standard, and imperialism and supports its goals.
An office warns against catarrh treatments containing mercury, noting they harm the body and should only be used with prescriptions. It mentions Malac ls Church Curve and Hall Catarch Cure from Toledo makers F J Cheney Co as safe options without mercury.
In 1895 Calhoun county news recalls Bunn convicted August 23, 1899, for the murder of Allen Martin after confessing to hire by three tenants for 250 dollars. A posse shot a misidentified man. Bunn later surrendered in St Louis and was brought back for trial. Also notes George M. Street, once Pulaski County Democratic chairman, may have faked suicide reports and was seen in Spokane before reappearing in Little Rock.
A Hot Springs resident woke to a strange sound and found a baby on his front steps. Police learned the mother was a 15 year old girl who broke down when confronted and said she disposed of the child to prevent killing her father, who was her first cousin. Her aunt plans to adopt the infant.
Acting Governor Lawrence granted Levi Marchbanks a reprieve until October 26 after delaying execution for the murder of his father in law George Spearman in Harrisburg Poinsett County. A petition to commute the sentence was considered but a reprieve was chosen to allow Governor Jones to decide.
Miss Jessie Lipe was convicted at Mena for the killing of Elmore Jordan and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Jordan, an euecneer, was killed under mysterious circumstances about two months after. Morrow was indicted on the same charge and awaits trial.
By order of Judge Trieber in federal court Arkansas stockholders of the Farmers' Savings and Building Association of Nash ville Tennessee will receive a 10 percent dividend funded from on hand assets announced by the local receiver. A boxcar with thirteen bales of cotton burned at Cornerstone near Pine Bluff destroying the cargo. the uninsured planter owner loses the shipment. A cadetship competitive exam for West Point will be held in Fayetteville on November 2.
Sam Johnson rented land from W D Tyler and sought to sell cotton in the seed. Tyler, who owns a gin, objected. The men fought and Tyler’s cousin struck Johnson with a club. Johnson died within hours from the blow.
Auditor Sloan presents a detailed tax abstract with real estate figures totaling 159,999.00 in value including land city lots tracks and poles. The 1898 display shows 179,171.98 total real and personal property with a loss in visible value of 10,897.052 compared to prior year. MSD Layton sues in Jefferson circuit court for 20000 damages against T. I. and Will Collier after a previous altercation.
Frank Gould from Mississippi is in Hot Springs jail awaiting officers to return him to the scene. He allegedly used mail fraud by advertising seven yards of silk for one dollar and promising buyers a coupon book to resell on the same terms. The plan is described as an endless chain scam.
L W Names a Little Rock lawyer was found in his room in a demented condition after three days without attention. Roommates were alerted by a strange noise from his room and an investigation determined his mind was completely gone.
W A Franklin a lineman was killed at Pine Bluff after a live wire struck his leg while he was buckled to a pole. The belt held him to the pole as the wire burned into his flesh until the current was cut off.
A falling tree limb crushed Jesse Pierce aged 11 during play at Vendor near Green Forest. He died instantly from a crushed skull and multiple injuries as bystanders watched. The incident occurred on school grounds with several youths injured. Texarkana offers Iron Mountain $50,000 to locate shops at the Little Rock burned point.
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