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100 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 1917

RUSSELLVILLE — The Pope Circuit Court, which established a new high record last week for the number of small fines assessed on pleas of guilty in misdemeanor cases, has been considering graver offenses this week and four penitentiary sentences have been pronounced for a total of 21 years imprisonment. A.B. Burns, a farmer 50 years old, charged with a crime against his 12-year old daughter last summer, was allowed to plead guilty and received a sentence of 12 years.

25 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 1992

■ Jack P. Evans, 61, the mayor of Sherwood for almost 10 years, died Sunday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. “He was the best,” Freida Evans, his widow, said Sunday. “He accomplished more than a lot in our generation. Sherwood was his love. He wanted to see Sherwood accomplish a lot.” Jack and Freida Evans were married 39 years and had known each other since high school. Those who worked with the often outspoken mayor also said he loved his adopted city.

10 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 2007

■ A Little Rock couple who bought a now-recalled Aqua Dots toy for their three young children are suing the American distributor of the toy who is refusing to refund their money and offering a “replacement” instead. “Consumers do not want, nor should they be forced to accept, another toy from the same company that has been irresponsibly marketing and selling poison to their children,” charges the lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Little Rock.