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100 YEARS AGO Feb. 10, 1914 FORT SMITH - A three-foot snake was found in a water filter in the home of J. C. Robinson today. A plumber accidentally broke the filter while repairing a frozen water pipe and while at work the snake began crawling from the filter. Occupants of the house, including the plumber, fled. It is believed the snake was carried into the intake pipe of the waterworks in the Poteau river, and after passing through water and filtration plants was pumped into the mains, eventually finding its way into the water filter. It must have been very small, as the pipe feeding the water filter is less than a half inch in diameter and is so curved that a reptile of any size could not pass through. It is estimated it had been there for years.

50 YEARS AGO Feb. 10, 1964

The Audubon Society has issued a plea for help in protecting the bald eagle in Arkansas because a survey has shown the bird will become extinct if measures aren’t taken to preserve it. Cleveland Cabler of Little Rock, state supervisor for the bald eagle survey project in Arkansas, said the number of bald eagles is decreasing each year and that if something is not done to help protect the bird it will become extinct in the near future.

25 YEARS AGO Feb. 10, 1989

A robber took $40 but politely refused an extra $60 offered him, a Pulaski County sheriff’s official reported. The robbery occurred at the C Store at 18700 Arch St. According to a robbery report, a man with shoulder-length hair walked into the store’s counter and told employee Ella Baugh, “I need to make a small withdrawal.” When Baugh, 48, apparently looked puzzled, the man said, “I’m serious.” He then stuck his hands in his coat pockets and told her, “I’ll take the twenties.” Baugh said she placed five $20 bills on the counter. But then the man reportedly said, “Two will be enough.” He then took two of the bills and walked out.

10 YEARS AGO Feb. 10, 2004

Haynesville, La., Police Chief James Garner is embarrassed. He doesn’t understand how a man like James Cotton could elude his officers and their bloodhounds for hours after a weekend escape. Cotton, who was arrested on battery and other charges, was caught only after he showed up at a Wal-Mart in Magnolia at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. The escapee, still in handcuffs, bought bolt cutters. “It’s not funny to us,” Garner said. “It makes us look like an old cartoon.”

Arkansas, Pages 8 on 02/10/2014

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