The log cabin Democrat. [volume], November 18, 1908, Image 1

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The Log Cabin Democrat.
VOL. i NO. 57 CONWAY, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER iS, 1908 TEN CENTS PER WEEK
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GRANT OGLESBY
FATALLY SHOT
TWO NEGROES IN DUEL TODAY
Frank Price Shoots His Tenant
. Near This City.
Wounded Negro’s Gun Snapped, but Price’s
Aim was True -Oglesby Can
not Recover
Frank Price, a negro preacher,
shot and fatally wounded Grant
Oglesby, a negro tenant, at Price’s
place on Caney creek three miles
east of this city, about 6 o’clock
this morning.
About thirty squirrel shot en
tered Oglesby’s breast and stom
ach, and although he is reported
alive at noon today, Dr. W. R.
Greeson, who attended him, says
the negro cannot recover." Price,
as soon as the shooting was over,
sent word to Sheriff W. M. Brady,
and Deputy J. S. Johnson placed
him under arrest. He was taken
* before Justice of the Peace W. T.
Wilson this morning and put un
der a bond of $500 appears in that
court on Nov. 20, on a charge of
assault with intent to kill. Price
made his bond and was released.
Price’s Story of Shooting,
According to Price's story of the
shooting, Oglesby, who was cul
tivating some of Price’s land on the
shares, had previously threatened
him on account of some trivial dis
agreement. About daylight this
morning, Price says, Oglesby’s
wite came to his house and he gave
her some instructions about gath
ering some cotton. When the wo
man repeated his words to Oglesby,
the latter became very much in
censed and grabbed his gun and
came running up to Price’s house,
only a few rods distant.
Price claims that he induced
Oglesby to back without having
any trouble the first time, but that
the latter turned around and again
came in his direction with his gut:
pointed toward Price. Price then
fired at Oglesby, who dropped his
gun and went home.
Oglesby’s gun was found by
Deputy Sheriff Johnson in the
place where Price claimed it was
* dropped. The gun contained a
loaded shell the cap of which was
indented by the hammer, showing
it had snapped.
Dr. James Thomas, educational
commissioner of Hendrix College,
stopped over in this city between
trains last night. He was on his
way to the conference at Van
Buren,
Bahner & Co. bought 120 acres
of land on Round Mountain from
C. A. Simmons & Co. this morn
ing.
SCIENTIFIC FARMING PAYS
G. D. Sowell Makes 40 Bushels ol Corn to
Acre Against 15 Last Year.
Editor I«ogCabin Democrat:
I want to say a few words about
the old and new system of farming.
The difference is very great. In
1906 I worked a piece of land in
corn and it made 15 1 ushels to the
acre, under the old system. Under
the demonstration system this year
it will make 40 bushels to the acre
on the sam ■ land.
It is the duty of every farmer to
attend the meetings and discuss
the things that relate to progressive
farming and other matters of spec
ial interest to an agricultural peo
ple. If it is true that the man
who makes two ears of corn where
only one grew before is a public
benefactor, I believe in aiding and
promoting the natural conditions
of agriculture in this state.
G. D. Sowell.
Vilonia, Ark., Nov. 17.
L. E. MILLIGAN
FILES HIS BOND
L,. K. Milligan, who is held for
the killing of Joe C. Herring, filed
his bond of $5000 this afternoon
and was released frotu jail. The
bond is signed by L. H. O’Daniel,
G. W. Bruce, S. Dempsey and J.
T. Dempsey, and was readily ap
proved by Sheriff W. M. Brady.
Mr. Milligan will leave tonight
for Pope county, where he will
visit for a while. He stated that
he wanted to get a small place
near Conway and make his home
here.
DAILY COTTON REPORT.
Conway merchants up to noon
today have bought cotton as
follows:
Fratienthal & Schwarz.5405
S. G. Smith.4166
J. F. Weintnann.I841
W. M. Harrell & Co.1755
Martin & Harton. 537
J. S. Moore & Sou. 509
Total. 14213
Cotton is selling at 8.85 today.
Price of seed, $12.00 per ton.
Up to noon today 11560 bales have
been shipped from Conway.
Number received sines last re
port, 1852.
CHINQUAPIN.
Some in this vicinity have killed
hogs since the recent cold weather
l here.W. F. Merritt and son, Ar
thur, went to Conway Friday. .A.
L. Hendricks and wife Miss Esther
Spears and Sallie and Charley Brakebill
attended the meeting at Blackbark Sun
day. .... A. L. Merritt has purchased a
pea thrasher and is getting plenty of
work to do.S. J. Weatherly and
children went to Greenbrier Saturday
shopping. Born, to E. J. Fiuton
and wife Nov. 6, fine girl. Arthur
Merritt has purchased a new buggy.
Over F orty Thousand V otes Cast
-
Misses Livingston and Reeves Still Hold the Lead in Their
Respective Districts—Voting Continues
to be Active.
Although the voting was again heavy up to noon today, there was
only one slight change in the relative standing of the contestants,
Misses Mollie Livingston and Mary Reeves still holding on to first
place in their respective districts.
Up to noon today 40,865 votes had been cast in the contest, and of
this number about 55,000 were cast during the week ending at noon
today (Wednesday.)
District No. i
Miss Mollie Livingston...-. 9845
Miss Woods Livingston..... 8985
Miss Willie Smith....... 1360
Miss Evie Shaw...-. 1145
District No. 2
Miss Mary N. Reeves, Conway, Route 2.. 6380
Mrs. L. N. Bolls.:....... 5355
Miss Lilian Blackwell ... 1865
Mrs. Sarah L. Zelluer, Conway, Route 4-. 1440
Miss Minnie Carter, Conway, Route —... 1350
Miss Hattie Gibbon..... 975
Miss Jewell Snow, Yilonia .. 900
Miss Margaret Thomas, Greenbrier, Route 1. 695
Miss Ida Hogan, Route 3, Conway... 350
Miss Oma Keathley, Enola.... 200
IRE OF REV. AMIS AROUSED
Agitation to Secure Repeal Of
Anti-Racing Law
Brings Strong Condemnation from Leader
of the Reform
Movement.
Lttle Rock, Nov. 18.—Returning
to Hot Springs from the State Bap
tist Convention in Fayetteville to
find the citizens of the City of Va
pors had met and again started an
agitation to secure the repeal of
the Amis race track law, Rev. W.
T. Amis addresses a stinging state
ment to the Arkansas Democrat,
which appears in the issue of that
paper this afternoon. Rev. Amis
charges the papers of Hot Springs
with incorrectly quoting the mass
meeting, and claims those in favor
of the repeal of the law stayed after
the meeting had adjourned and
then passed resolutions favoring
racing and gambling. He says he
does not believe the law will be
repealed, as the opponents of the
law cannot muster up the opposi
tion against the bill they did in the
last session of the legislature. “Do
you suppose for a minute Arkansas
will allow itself to become a dump
ing ground for American gamblers?
Do you suppose Arkansas will at
this late day beat a retreat cn mat
ters that pertain to morals and state
honor?” asks Rev. Amis in a part
of his statement.
“I don’t believe,” he continues,
“that if every man, woman and
child in Hot Springs wanted race
track gambling the legislature
The Face on the
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A Spectacular picture to be seen
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FULL PROGRAM:
The Face on the Bar Room Floor
Fly Paper _
It Glues Everything, Even Iron
Softhead Has a Good Time
Disastrous Flirtation
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Music to accompany the pictures
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Is always considered as a
very important asset to a
successful business man and,
we may say he also displays
his usual good judgment rel
ative to banking business and
keeps his money in a good,
strong, successful Bank. We
would impress upon you the
great importance of this fea
ture. Carefully consider this
bank when you wish to dis
play your good judgment in
selecting a bank that is
always ready, willing and
able to help you along.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Bank of Conway
LUCAS H. PYLE. CASHIER
GARY OWEN
THE
MONARCH OF
5-CENT CIGARS
White
Drug Company
would place a stigma on the state
by repealing the law. After all, it
is not so much a local as a state
question. The fact is, I think, the
state is sorely tired of Hot Springs
running up to the legislature every
session and trying to secure special
legislation. I am of the opinion
that ii our business men were dis
posed to spend just half as much
money, one-third as much breath,
in advertising the city as they
spend in trying to bolster up the
gamblers and defending some
questionable enterprise, there
would be more business, less fuss,
and more honor about and less dis
cord at home. 1 am sincerely sor
ry for the people of this state that
it will be again called upon to
listen to another miserable ding of
discord arising fron the Valley of
Vapors. ’ ’
Rev. Amis scouts the idea of
those opposed to the bill spending
$100,000 to secure its repeal. “It
is all the worse for the cause of
those who expect to spend it,” is
the only comment he makes upon
the report.
WEDDING LAST EVENING
Hiss Nelle Douglass Becomes the Bride of
John W. Blythe.
At six o’clock last evening, John
W. Blythe of Blytheville, Ark.,
was married to Miss Nelle Douglass,
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Douglass in
this city. The ceremony was pro
nounced by Rev. J. B. Stevenson,
pastor of the Methodist church, and
was witnessed by only the immedi
ate family of the btide. There
were no attendants.
Mr. Blythe is a former student of
Hendrix College _ and is now a
prominent business man of Blythe
ville. He is a son of a well known
and pioneer citizen of northeastern
Arkansas, in whose honor the town
of, Blytheville was named. Miss
Douglass is an attractive and popu
lar young lady in Conway social
circles.
Mr. and Mrs. Blythe departed
on the evening train for Memphis,
where they will spend a few days
before going to Blytheville to make
their home.
Gold and Silver
A new lot of Umbrellas just received. Some with gold
and some with silver handles, whileothers have
a beautiful combination of Gold and
Pearl and Silver and Pearl.
The prices range from
$1.75 up
The better ones make very appropriate Birthday or
Christmas presents. Make your selection now before
the stock is broken.
J. J. LIVINGSTON
FOOTBAL GAME
THANKSGIVING.
A committee composing of W.
O. Wilson, O. D. I.ongstreth and
Earnest Douglass of the Normal
and M. J. Russell, J. L- Leonard
and|Hugh W. Robertson io Hendrix
met at the Commercial Hotel in
this city last night and made final
arrangements for the first annual
thanksgiving football game in this
city. The game will be played at
Hendrix park, beginning at 3:30
p. m. The referee will be Coach
Leonard of Hendrix; umpire, Prof.
W. O. Wilson of the Normal; head
linesman, V. D. Hill and time of
halves will be 35 and 30 minutes.
The rooters for the different teams
will be separated, the Normal root
ers being 011 the west side of the
field and the Hendrix rooters on
the east side.
1 ms game will no cionot oe me
best one ever witnessed in this city
as both teams are putting in some
good practice nearly every day.and
will be in good condition. An ad
mission fee of 50 cents will be
charged to defray expenses.
To Daily Subscribers,
Many of our Daily subscribers
will not want to continue to sub
scribe for the weekly edition, as
the matter published in both of
them is of course the same. Those
desiring to discontinue the weekly
will please notily this office. Sub
scribers paid in advance on the
weekly editiou will be given credit
on the daily for the amount due
them, and those in arrears should
pay what is due on the weekly be
fore discontinuing it. tf
Large Number Registered.
More than fifty guests were reg
istered at the Commercial Hotel
in this city last night.
High School Loses.
The Hendrix College second
team won a rather uninteresting
game of football from the High
School yesterday by the score of
11 to nothing. The High School
lads showed a lack of practice and
fumbled frequently. The stars
for Hendrix were Anderson and
James, while I.ieblong and Goad
were the shining lights for the
High School.
Coal for sale. Phone 162.
51-tf W. L. Robins.
Saturday Candies at Caspar’s
One-pound box of Fancy Candies wcrth 50 cents
any other day will be sold on Saturday only at
We have just received a full line of new nuts, also new fruits.
Anything you need in your fruit cake. Come and see. Al
ways glad to show you. If not satisfactory, money back.
CITY BAKERY
'
Big Bargains!
I-'or Sale.—A large desirable lot,
corner Duncan and Davis streets,
about 400x210 feet deep.
For Sale.—A beautiful residence
lot, north of Methodist church,
corner of Clifton and Duncan
streets, size 230x250 feet.
Other lands and town lots for
! sale. Huy railroad land before the
' price is advanced again. Huy be
! fore January 1st, 1909.
W. H. Duncan
Conway, Arkansas
Now is the time to
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One dozen makes 12
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Prices from $1 per
dozen up.
Quality not quantity
is our motto.
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