The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-03-20

--Supt. Hartman, as used to be, was
observed on our platform recently,
looking rs natural as life.
Marshal Boles or Fort Smith passed
through the city one day last week. He
Is good officer. and Il giving eatisfac-
ton so far as we know.
Judge Shinn II now running night
reliefs of workinen In his coal mines.
This was rendered necessary from the
increased demand for his coal.
Tom McCollum of Gum Log valley
came rolling in from Texas the other
day, none the better for having left his
old home. He is welcomed back.
Governor Berry in his usual agree
able mood, passed down to the Capital
last week from Ozark, where he had
been to receive an Introduction to Gov
ernor Berry No. 2.
On yesterday week ago DR.. G.. T..
! Kirksey Of Dover, returned from visit
to his old home in Alabama, bringing
with him some of the beautiful shrub
berry of that southern climate.
AT the Council meeting Tuesday
night, 18th inst, Incorporation scrip to
the amount of $245.41 was cancelled.
| IL was reported that the fence around
the cemetery had been let by contract
and would soon be built.
"A public examination of each grade
at the public school building will take
place to-day and tomorrow. The pub
| lie are cordially invited to attend, and
| it is to be hoped the building will be
crowded with our citizens. See the
Principals notice in another column.
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Ladies Of Homer held last Friday night,
the Lodge adopted q motion TO admit
new mbers until the 1st of April at
maximum cos. of four dollars In class
GAP. This is good opportunity to
enter that order at small expense.
Strangers coming to Arkansas are
apt to be inundated by seeing "Bil-
ious Bullets'' in every newspaper and
on every fence in the state, but we will
say, for their benefit. that "BIlious Bull
lets'' are not shot from pistols or shot
guns by blood-thirsty assasins, but are
used to arouse torpid livers, which they
do thoroughly. For sale by j. w.
Wells.
We learn that Judge N. d. Shinn
promptly dispatched one OF his dogs
about ten days ago which he thought
| w oO uioNs uO uOk OClOiC u0 Wa
killed bit several of the Judges hoQs,
and his other dogs, and his mare. We.
have not heard q any symptoms Of hy-
drophobia in any of these animals
however, and suppose he is on the look
out and will promptly attend to the
case of any one of them that shows any
symptoms.
There was pretty lively tussle
/ M IF 10
assessor A. r. Robinson, deceased. A
petition from this place asked the APP
| pointment Of Mr.. r. G.. Brown, and
| was presented to the governor on his
way down to the capital on last We'd
nesday. Ex-Sheriff Higgins went to
| Little Rock the same day with petit
ton in favor Of Capt. p. j. Roll0w of
| Dover, and we are told that petition
was sent down from Atkins, In the In
terest of Mr.. Hugh Bledsoe, Of Lee
township. The governor congratulated
himself that for once there was no room
for mistake, as the applicants were
all good men, and qualified, but the
lot fell upon Capt. Rollow, whose COM
mission Reese brought with him when
he returned from the capital. Capt.
| Rollow is good man and will doubt
less make a first class assessor, and is
worthy of the promotion.
| "A half blood Indian of the Cher0-
kee Nation was arrested just as the east
] bound train arrived at this place on
the 18th inst. His name was Tom Grit
| fin, and hard looking case he was.
He was arrested by officer F. NJ. Crow
ell, Of Conway county. assisted by de-
tective Sib Bayse and some drummers,
who searched him and took him on of