Crittenden Record-Press, 1909-11-11

QUEEN ALEXANDRA The Sweetness nnd Charity of 'England's Queen Qnecn Alexandra, v,hom Denn Stanley termed "tho mircI In tho palace." nan for over forty years endeared herself to tho hearts of the British pcoplo elnco 18C3, when a girl of nine. ton In her qudlat, little, old-fashioned poplin frcck and shawl, the landed nt Gravescrd as the bride of tho Trlnce of Wales. Her early life was passed In extreme plainness nnd simplicity, because of tho smallness of the family Income When she was born, her father, then! Prince Christian, had no hope of ever being King of Denmark, for his relation to the reisnlnB king wa3 so distant Ho had nothing but his military pay and his wlfos modest dowry. The life In their home, the Yellow Palace nt Copenhagen, vca prctrn'o s only In name. The daughters. Alexandra nnd Dogma, who became Uniprcss of Russia, voro Garments of cheap material cut In the plalntit stylo When Alexandra was seventeen, tho Prince" of Wales, whllo speaking1 to one of his friends, jestingly asked to see the portrait of his sweetheart. Inadvertently the wrong picture was handed to the Prince, and InstcaJ of the face of his friend's nanccc. he taw tho lllccncss'of "the most beautiful woman In Durope " The future king of England promptly fell in lovo with tho portrait which led to his marriage twb yeors later Tho simplicity of her early jcca haa ever cluns to the Ciecn: though fn the court the las not ' "- of It. and for society sLa nas cartd little Her home clrclo has been her throne, where she has reltoned with sweetness and love. Her kindness gentleness, tact and rencrolty have bron always at the call of need, and ninrj the went to England ba3 orcn In raising or musing to be raised over $250,000,000 for charity. In one of King Christian's weekly letters to,her, he wrote that an elderly to tho late Queen of ttfritearilyas dylngand'that her oat1 wish was to speak again to her dear ''Princess Alex " At that time It wsb Impossible for Alexandra to leave Englnuu". but a long tender message of love and hope spoken by her Into a phonograph, was sent by rjpccla! courier to Copenhagen. Its arrival a short time before the aged lady's death made tier last hours serenely happy At Sandrlngham she led tho life of a country lady, finding her pleasure) In her children, the house, the grounds, her pets, and In ministering acts of mercy. Serene, gracious and beautiful, her life has been quiet, though with thread of sorrow running through days of seemingly golden happIneM. Opprtffkt trutfamd w Wm. C. Muk, ,ft4.

EXPLANATION To the People of Marion and Crittenden County. On account of so ninny pcoplo wanting to know wliethcr or not wo nro going to move our store January 1st. I will tako thh space to explain. On nccount of the fact that wp undersell the other merchants of Marion, some of them hnvo becomo jealous of our prosperity with low prices and have tried to make us move, but failed. We will not stand for It ami therefore wo are here stronger thnn ever and nre going to continue to sell goods under our old motto "SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK SALES" Wo want to thank the people for their post patronage and ask that thov continue to trade with us nnd get the benefit of SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY MORE GOODS FOR SAME MONEY We have this year the greatest Hue of Holiday goods ever brought to Crittenden county, besides a complete line of Ladies and GenU Furnishings, Pants, Notions, Jewelery, NovcltlcB, Stationary, nnd Fancy Goods, Dolls nnd Toys Chinaware, Glassware and Lamps, Granite and Tinwnre, Ornaments, Etc, YOURS TRULY,

Oklahoma City Nov., 7. Dangling in mid-air, with a rope suspended about the neck, the dead body of Roy D. Gas-non, 30 years old, of Lexington, K., a wealthy real estate nan, was discovered at three o'clock this afternoon by his stenographer. The body was suspended from the roof of the nine-story office building known as the Campbell building. Gannon had been dead for several hours and the police are confronted with the most mysterious crime in recent years in the Southwest. A package containg $1,000 in curreney, which Gannon drew from the bank at noon Saturday, ia missing. After his had beaten the man into insensibility, a noose was from n piece of rope and, with the aid of a piece of iron, tho rope twisted about the neck of the vjpj tim, nlmost serving the head. The secret service department ia seeking a blonde woman with whom Gannon was seen on he street here in an automobile late Saturday afternoon Gannon came to this city several yeaB

rcnsacola LJank and Trust Company of Pcnsacola, Fla., against R. E Melton and of Sebree, Ky , yesterday overruled a demurrer to the original petition. Tho qucstidn involved was that of changing tho dates of notes and not using the money for what it was alleged to have been borrowed. Jrdge Evans ruled that the bank should have suffered for what others did of whioh the bank was ignorant. Over $10,000 is in volvsd in the suit and the transac lions date back several years. G C. Scudamoro was formerly cashier of a bank in Sebree, Ky., and afterward became cashier of the Pcnsacola Bank and Trust Company of Fla. He borrowed $10,000 from tho Pcnsacola Bank, ith R. E. Mcttdn as surety. When the notes finally fell due tho surety refused to pay tho notes on the grounds that the money was uot used as the borrower intended and that date? had been changed. In tho meantime Scudamoro had severed his con. ncction with the Florda bank.

receipt, for operation and tho boy's transportation home. And, according to the rccoipts and tho records, Dr. Frazer never received ono cent of the county's money for said operation The claim should havo stated on its face "Fiscal Court Juno term. 1909," instead of Sopt. term 1909. I knew tho Magistrates did not sit at that time, and I was mislead by tho claim. It turns out to bo an oversight in tho draftsman of tho claim, and I trust no ono will censure Dr. Frazer or Judgo Blackburn foresaid appropriation. They aro both entirely innocent of any wrong, and I rnako this statement to set Dr, Frazer and Judgo Blackburn right, so far as this claim

IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT that Dr T. A. Frazor bo. and is hereby allowed, the sum f $f2 00, payable out of tho county levy of 1909, for performing operation on Eddie Smith, interest from date. My attention was accidentally called to the above claim during the late county canvass, and I assorted in tho preseneo of soveral democrats thst it ought to bo investigated; that Judge Blackburn had no right to allow a claioi exooeding $50.00. and especially ho should not allow interest on that oharaotor of claim, or any claim. I urged that this was a of record, and was the propor thing to uso on tho stump against Judge Blackburn. However, tho

Want Change In Control Paducah, Ky., Nov. S. Prominent local river mon will petition Congressman Ollic James to havo Paducah and the lower Ohio river plaocd in tho Tcnnosco Itivcr En. gincering District. Tho reason for the chango is that the Association is getting more, work done than tho Ohio Hivo'r Association. Another reason is that there is better equipped forco on tho Tennessee rivor, with less territory to cover. J. C. Hall, of tho United Statos Engineering Department, with head

by a majority of 296. 1'or State Senator W, H. Jones, republican, hud a majority of 201 over J. R. Catlctt, democrat. Mr, Catlett recoived a majority of tho votes in Caldwell and Webster counties nnd was elected. In the race for Representative II. E, Norton, republican, had a majority of 8!) vote- over M. F. Poguo, democrat. This majority was over cone by tho majority for Poguo in Livingston county and he was elected. Tho Constitutional or Good Roads omnndm'cnt was defeated in the