The Russellville Democrat., 1882-09-21


Van Buren Argus The Frisco is
pushing work and will be running
trains to Mountainburg by the 18th
or 10th inst, and to Van Buren by
the middle of October.
Morrillton Headlight: Judge Steele
has made an order prohibiting the
sale of liquor within three miles of
Poteet's school house, in Washing
ton township.
Batesville Guard: A new postal
route will soon be established be-
tween this place and Salem, to run
via Eminence, Sandtown, Mullen s
Y Roads and Franklin.
The store of ID. G. Erwin, Clarks
vile, was burned one night last week.
Loss on stock abont $4,000, on house
$1,000. Supposed to be the work of
an incendiary.
The Frisco road was opened last
Tuesday to Mountainburg, forty
miles south of Fayetteville, and
trains are now running regularly to
that point.
Gazette, 18th: A gentleman from
Emporia, KS, representing an Eng
lish company, was in the city yester-
day figuring on the purchase of 400,-
900 acres Of land.
The New Era SAYS "the young
lawyers or Fort Smith have organ
lied moot court, its object being
social enjoyment, as well as a prac-
ticai means for improvement in their
studies and oratory."
We are glad to see that the music.
al department of the A. / U. will
this year be reinstated under the
management of Miss Towns, who is
amply qualified to fill the position
Fayetteville Sentinel,
Immigration. The Fort Smith
Herald OF the 9Th, says: Twelve
wagons loaded with Russians arrived
in the city yesterday from Kansas.
They say that they propose stopping
in this country.
Lonoke Home: J. J. Cole, of Rich
woods, has hen that has been lay
ing an egg every day for six months
time. When he met US few days
ago he said 1S4, or fifteen dozen and
four eggs had been placed to her
credit, and she was still cackling.
Van Buren, Graphic: Franklin
Wright, of this county, living four
miles north of Pleasant Hill, raised
pears that weighed from one pound
to one pound and half. The trees
that bore the pears are two years
old.
Arkansas City Mail: Negotiations
are pending for an extension of the
Little Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas railway to point opposite
Greenville, Miss. The branch will
probably defect from Dermott or at
a point near that place.
Van Buren, Press: The census Of
the school-population, just complet-
ed, of the Van Buren school district,
amounts to 532 within the scholastic
ages. This, according to the ratio
assumed by the Ft. Smith Herald,
will give Van Buren, population of
over $500.
Fort Smith New Era: The Fort
Smith District High School, at Boon
vile, Ark, began its session for the
scholastic year 1928 On Monday,
Sept. 11th. Prof NJ. L. and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Venable, assisted by Prof. j.
II. Evans, are the teachers at this
institution of learning.
Fort Smith New Era, l4th: John
Middleton, who is charged with
burning the court house at Waldron,
Scott county, last spring, was
brought to this city on Saturday last
by Deputy Sheriff L. A. Terry, a
change of venue having been grant
ed him.
Van Buren Argus: Augustin Law
less, OF this county, will be 100 years
old on the 25th of this month. He
has smoked and chewed tobacco for
50 years, and says that if he had not
drank and smoked he believes he
would have lived to be an old man
He has fine health and bids fair to
live many years.
Van Buren Argus: A man named
Michael Doyle, while on mis- way t.
Alma to secure the services of q
priest for his sick wife, on Saturday
last, was thrown from his wagon by
a runaway team, about 13 miles
above this city on the railroad, re
celving injuries from which he died
next day. His remains were taken
to Fort Smith.
An old man named Lingenfeltei
was shot and killed on the west fork
of White river, about six miles from
Fayetteville, on Friday, the Sth inst
He was traveling'along the road with
his family and had just gone into
camp for the night, when Jim Webt
rode up and commenced shooting al
him, one ball passing through his
body with fatal result. The muir
derer made his escape.
Articles of incorporation of The
Arkansas and Indian Territory rail
way company have been filed. The