25 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
1
President Taft may tour the South this autumn and Hot Springs is hoped to be on the itinerary. The visit would bring national publicity and bolster local finances. A new golf course recently opened marks local optimism about the high profile stop.
Little Rock club announces a complete reshuffle of the team after two weeks of indifferent play. Officials plan to replace listless players with new men to restore the squad’s push for the flag the balance of the season. Details on the new lineup are awaited.
Removal notice states Halls Texas Wonder bottle offers kidney bladder and rheumatic trouble cure. Claims a 60 day treatment for $1.00 per bottle sold by Hesterly Drug Store.
Arkansas reports a rival named Tori Catches-WineAlive from Abernathy and Roosevelt's Oklahoma favorite in W. 8 Dunlap. the fragment notes subduing a wolf by the neck with a backhanded move.
Henry Simmons 40, a bartender from Fair Oaks, lies in St Bernard's hospital after a would be assassin shot him. The grand jury in his home county will probe the attack as relatives say he knows the assailant. Simmons killed a relative months ago, a possible motive for the slaying attempt.
Estimates show 1000 to 1500 carloads of apples will be shipped from Northwestern Arkansas this season. Experts credit improved pruning and spraying at Fayetteville Experiment Station for better fruit with fewer defects. The crop totals may yield 26 to 50 percent, but prices are expected strong. A lecture on rescue work will be given at the Methodist church by Mrs Fiona Sutton from Little Rock. A gold bracelet engraved Maude is lost in Prescott. return to this office for a reward.
Pulaski County Grand Jury opens hearings on the assault charge against Karl Dill, the 16-year-old in the Hot Springs jail. Miss Ray Burkhalter is the key witness, with others summoned. A drunken self-styled reporter questioned officials at the courthouse, sparking curiosity as investigators seek leads without impaired certainty of Dill’s guilt or innocence.
Judge Turner in Bowie County orders an extra Grand Jury to review the death of William Temple who was killed at his home near Hooks on June 12 and whose killers set the house on fire. Three accused Black defendants reportedly confessed. tension rises with threat of possible lynching as court reconvenes near Kostov.
The State Capitol Commission began a crucial meeting in Governor Donaghey's office with full attendance. HH. Ly Remmel defied his physician to attend, while Cass Gilbert and Archibald Gilbert reviewed alleged defects and planned advisory support.
Late Rock June 25 reports that Caldwell Drake suit prompts an appeal of judges Stevenson Lea and Martineau ruling. Auditor Jobe sought warrants for 20000 in contractor vouchers to the Supreme Court. Governor Donaghey and Attorney General Norwood to pursue action over state capital appropriation deemed continuous.
The bishop argues original sin is civilization's real trouble and that vice demands moral action beyond prayer. The piece questions whether inherent badness excuses sin and warns that oppression and injustice require political and legal reform, not only the mourners bench.
More than 50 state representatives of the Farmers Nations Union gathered in Atlanta for a week long conference about cotton crop progress and marketing. Speakers noted this season’s crop is smaller yet diversified farming provided more food product supply. concerns about the Texas coast crop and Alabama crop diversification were raised. Topics included warehouse methods trading schools regulation of exchanges and packing house certification. Also a local baseball report: Arkadelphia Dashball team beat Prescott 10 to 1 at Henderson Park and won again 5 to 4 with errors by Prescott and strong hitting by Arkadelphia.
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