The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

to be heard from on the license question.
The Secretary Of State requests that the
clerks in these counties forward to him as
soon as convenient the result of the vote
in their respective counties.
There are over $500 justices Of the peace
in Arkansas. 1t requires great deal Of
work to make out their commissions, but
Prof. shinn of the Secretary of States
office is an expert with the pen and they
will all receive their commissions before
the time expires for making them out.
The fourth annual fair of the White
County Agricultural and Industrial Fair
Association commences October 12 and
will con time four days. There will be a
greater number of exhibits this year than
formerly.
The colored men engaged in the publica-
tion of newspapers in this State have
called State convention, to meet in Lit
tie Rock on the 18th inst, to organize a
State Press Association. There are now
about dozen papers in the State owned
edited and managed entirely by colored
men, and they are effecting this organiza-
tion for their mutual advancement,
Among the prominent colored men who
will actively participate are J. T. White,
of the Helena Rerie,c; NJ. r. Perry, Pine
Bluff Baptist; j. l.. Fleming, Mario
Heddlight; A. NJ. Nicely, Forest City Adpo-
cate; Geo. H. w. Stewart, Helena Epoch;
Johh NJ. Collins, Arkadelphia Rerier; C.
o. Jaiko, Little Rock Mansion, and f. A.
Fulton, Little Rock Sun.
Dardanelie can boast OF moro butcher
shops than any town in the State of its
size. There are four in operation and one
/ other in course of construction.
A mad dog was discovered at Dardanelle
few days ago, and, after an exciting
chase, was killed. He had bitten five
other dogs, which were also dispatched.
Captain Joe Evins will make second
crop of wine grapes on his vines on top of
! Magazine mountain, five miles west of
| Dardanelle, Yell County.
| The Agricultural Wheel of Yell County,
after two days session recently, con-
cluded they did not have money enough
to start a store, and contracted with one
of the Dardanelle merchants to furnish
them next year. They will give the
usual mortgage.
! Rev. j. e. Caldwell, of Tulip, Dallas
| County, is a candidate for the chaplaincy
Of the House of Representatives.
The vote of lizard County on the license
| question was IA for and 73s against, and
in Grant County 33S for and 5a against.
The military features of the Fort Smith
Fair have been abandoned on account of
the failure of companies to enter for the
! prizes.
VIM. Cannon, con victed in Desha County
/ in 1881 Of grand larceny, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for FIVE year, has been
/ pardoned by the Governor.
The Congressional election in this State
| promises to be very close and exciting in
all the districts.
The following additional counties have
forwarded the returns of the vote on the
| license question to the Secretary of State;
Baxter, 600 for and AL against; Greene,
III for and 1904 against; Lincoln, ,0S9 for
and 4jj against.
Governor Hughes has renewed his APP
plication to the War Department at Wash.
ington for the appointment of an cfiicer
to act as instructor at the Arkansas Indus
trial University and suggested the name
of First Lieutenant W. H. W. James, of
the Twenty fourth United States Infant
ry, for the position.
Judge Hill, of Little Rock, recently re-
ceived a sample of limestone from Bates
vile which was pronounced to be as fine
as that produced in any country. There
| is no necessity for going outside the Sta te
for any building material of this charac-
| ter.
Governor Hughes has remitted the fine
/ ,,F1 gaI pet Rnbart FL 4 la
September term of the Benton County Cir
cult Court for selling whisky without a
/ license The fine was remitted on the
ground that there was no intention to vio-
! late the law.
| There has been more corn raised in Pu-
laslli County this year than ever before.
| Colonel r. A. Little received note from
one Of his hands a few days ago that
might be indorsed by very large ma jor-
ity of the planters in the county. 1t read:
Il have more corn than know what to do
with"
The open season for quail has arrived
and the festive "bangn of the breech- =
loader is heard in the land. About the
only result in many cases, however, is to
give the birds good exercise.
A correspondent from Polk County
gives the following list of old people now
living in that county: James Holbert, one
hundred and seven years old, preacher;
| B. s. S. Royston, ninety eight, both resi-
| dents of Polk County over thirty years.
Davy Meler emigrated to Polk County in
| 1919, stands six feet and five inches,
weighs 2IG pounds and is as straight as an
Indian. Old Mrs. Johns n is one hundred
and three years old, has three maiden
! daughters with her, the eldest, Miss
Lydia, is now eighty five, the others few
years younger. In the language of the
old lady, "They are all spightly girls, If
do say II myself" Several other resid ents
| have passed their ninth decade.
Madison was the scene Of a sad tragedy
few days ago, in which Martin Mitchell
| dcured conspicuously. Mitchell had a diff.
fculty with one John Andrews about a
debt Mitchell claimed Andrews owed him
and threatened to kill Andrews If the debt
was not paid. As Mitchell was entering
| he store of f. A. Hacher & Co., in com
oany with Roger Mallory, who had charge,
Andrews fred at Mitchell from n building
near by with double barrel shotgun,
wounding Mitchell in the right arm and
hand, and portion of the balance of the
charge struck Mallory in the back, pro
ducing almost instant death.
Cotton -pickers are in demand.
s. B. Kirby, of Little Rock, left few
days ago for Cleveland, o., to prosecute a
suit in the United States Court, for so, 1000,
against Wilson, the Chicago sewing ma