The Osceola times., 1886-09-11
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

goods, anticipating good times and plenty
of money this fall.
Several parties from the older States
have been in Yell County recently, look
ing for places to locate
The following patents have been granted
recently to Arkansas inventors: W. +.
Bunch, Nebo, fence; S. f. Ferguson
/ Eureka Springs, automatic wagon brake;
| J. V. Zimmerman, Little Rock. ruby pin
setter and remover; j. II. Mason, Spring.
! field, culiivator.
A distressing accident occurred recently
/ near Evansville, in the southwestern por-
/ tion OF Washington County, resulting in
the death of VIM. Meeks. The deceased
was engaged with quite n party in DEER
/ driving, when Mr.. Jerry Carter, mistak-
| ing Meeks for a deer, fired the fatal shot.
Meeks lived but half an hour. Both Meeks
and Carter live in Crawford County, and
he deceased leaves a wife and three chill
! dren.
The soaking rain which fell throughout
this State recently was the first for sever
al weeks past. Little injury has resulted
from the dry spell, however, as the matur.
ing cotton needed sunshine.
Cotton statistics from forty-three of the
serenty-iive counties of the State shows
the outlook, so far. decidedly encourag.
ing. From few localities como COM
plants of dry weather, but these are the
exceptions. Interviews with the most
prominent cotton men of Little Rock elicit
the fact that Arkansas viii market at
least - 900 bales Of cotton the present
season, with chances in favor of reaching
10000.
Captain W. II. Fulton died at the resi-
1ence Of his daughter, Mrs. Ryan, in Little
Rock a few nights ago. The deceased was
in the SEVENTEEN year of his age at the
time of his death. He was native of
Ohio and when young man moved to Mis-
souri, where he lived several years, COM
ing TO Little Rock shortly before the war.
While in this State he became identified
with the river interests and at one time
almost controlled the business on the Ar
kansas river, He accumulated considera-
ble wealth and was noted for hisliberalty
and enterprise.
The heated term is subsiding and the
nights are becoming quite cool.
Howe, the counterfeiter recently ar
rested in Perry County, gave the neces-
sary bond at Little Rock and went on his
way rejoicing.
Governor Hughes has remitted the fine
Of $3.50 assessed against William Pierce,
Of Stone County, for selling whisky with
out licence.
James Elsey, who tried to cut his wife's
throat in Little Rock, was examined by
Justice Adds and in default of II coo bail
was committed TO jail.
The fence around the Little Rock base.
bail park is completed. The work Of grad
ing the grounds and putting the diamond
in shape is also well under way.
win Settle, of Pope County, who has
Just served a term Of one year in the State
penitentiary for grand larceny, has been
restored TO citizenship by the Governor.
Mr. j. X. Brantley, Of the Iron Noun
tain railroad land office in Little Rock,
has several ears Of Pulaski County corn
On exhibition at the land office. The ears
are each nearly twenty inches in length.
A hand-car loaded with section men
was derailed near Harrisburg a few days
ago. The foreman, Ell johnson, who was
riding on the front end of the car, was run
over and dangerously injured.
Mrs. Williams wife Of Colonel Sam W.
Williams, of Little Rock, died n few nights
ago. She had long been a sufferer from
ailments that deted mortal skill and her
death, therefore, was not unexpected; vet
the announcement that this most excellent
Christian woman has passed away will
produce as saddening an effect on her
large circle of friends throughout the
State as though she had been cut down by
the grim reaper Death with barely mo-
mcnt's warning.
Another accident occu red near Harris
burg, few days ago, on the Helena
branch Of the Iron Mountain railroad,
being the third tad wreck in as many
| days. The last wreck was the ditching OF
fourteen cars loaded with ties. Several
hundred feet Of the track was torn up.
Deputy Sheriff Kinkead returned to Lit
! tie Rock recently from Crockett. Tex,
! having in charge old man Buchanan. This
party was arrested in Pulaski County
| about three years ago on the charge of at
! tempting to kill Ambrose White. After
| being IN Jail few months he escaped and
went North. About a year ago he was
! heard of IN Texas, and located. When ar
rested by Kinkead he was in field pick.
| ing cotton.
A special train recently came with a
| crowd of excursionists from Georgia, who
are out prospecting. There is plenty of
room in this State for them all, and they
| can certainly better their condition by
| leaving the worn-out hills OF Georgia.
! Sims p. Dill1rd, an old and much
esteemed citizen Of Howard County, died
at bis home in mineral Springs recently,
! anl was buried by the Masonic fraternity
at Bluff Springs cemetery. He was a rel
| ative Of the late Judge Eakin, aud had but
recently married the widow of the late
! Major Jones.
The failure Of the cotton crop in How.
/ ard County is the theme OF conversation,
not alone among farmers, but all classes
partake of the depression, as well all
! classes may. II is suggested that itwould
| he n good time to read to the people Of the
county the ten thcusandth homily, enti-
! tied "All Cotton" in three hundred and
! -ixtv.Gve chapters, each containing twen-
/ ty-five verses.
/ A cut Of the proposed Pope County court
/ house to lie erected in the event OF its re-
moval TO Ru,sellvile, is being freely dis
tributed among the people of the county.
/ If erected il will be decidedly the hand
soonest building of the kind in that por-
/ tion Of the state.
Cotton pickers are getting busy.
The Cleburne County Circuit Court has
/ just closed. Julge F. j. Vaughan presided
/ this term. There was but one criminal
| tried, Rev. G.. W. Hcl'zclaw (Campbellite