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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1900
Page
2
Governor Bryan and Apriat Stevenson head the ticket with Berry and Dinspore set for Senate and Congress. World events loom as Galveston toll climbs to 12000 dead with 20 million in losses. McKinley shifts to a guarded Pekin legation as China plan unfolds. A Little Rock fire at Tron Mountain shops causes 250000 dollars damage and 400 workers lose jobs.
A rhetoric filled statement urges busy workers to see how the Republican party robs them, arguing that if informed they would not vote for that ticket again. The speaker appeals to laborers to recognize political manipulation and shift their support away from Republicans.
County Examiner T. J. Bullion presents Faulkner county stats for last year. Aggregate figures show an average daily attendance of 3 550, 45.3 percent of total enrollment, and 75.2 percent of enrollment overall. The county lost 97 in enumeration but posted gains in both enrollment and attendance, yielding a creditable overall showing.
Conway merchants launch a Kimball organ giveaway funded by purchases. Ten cents buys one vote for a church or society. votes tallied weekly and published in Democrat and Log Cabin. Boxes at Cole & Co and A. H. White & Co. contest runs Sept 28 to Jan 15.
The notice calls all pupils who did not take final exams and those not enrolled last year to meet teachers at the public school building at 9 a m Thursday September 27 for examination and grading Pupils should bring pencil and paper D L Patsiry
Eugene Squadlow a colored man was fined 25 dollars and the trimmings by Mayor Martin for whipping his wife last Monday morning. He was said to have whipped her three times on the preceding Sunday. Captain Martin deemed the fine a bargain price.
The essay argues that good roads boost land values, reduce wear on vehicles, and promote rural life. It urges labor and money funding under the law, defends taxes as fair, notes bosses are inherent to work, and predicts opposition will fade as benefits grow. Jno. G. B. Simms signs the piece.
A reader submit a brief noting they want several cords of cook wood and heating stove wood. The inquiry asks to inquire at the office for availability and pickup details.
Snow falls in South Dakota on the 15th as smallpox spreads across many towns in Indiana. Reports detail casualties at Galveston, Texas and Boxers vs allied forces near Pekin. A tornado hits Madison Georgia with fatalities, and court cases in Kentucky proceed while politics and labor unrest ripple nationwide.
Official returns for governor on September 3 compare with 1898, noting a Republican gain of about 47 percent and a Democratic gain of about 17 percent. The statewide vote tallies Davis 88,637 Rommel 40,701 Files 3,641, with a Davis majority of 44,295. Amendment No. 6 carried by 42,344, liquor license carried by 8,543, road tax totals not published by county.
The Jefferson county sheriff acting for Circuit Judge Gracie seized several nickel-in-the-slot machines in Pine Bluff and burned them in the street.
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