The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-02-06
STATE NEWS.


Craighead's new county jail. to
be built at Jonesboro, is to he OF
brick and cost 1900.
Nearly one hundred destructive
fires occurred during the past
week throughout the state.
The Annual State Teachers rs
seciatien for lsS6 will he held in
the city Of Pine Bluff on the 18th,
10th and 18th Of June.
Madison County Democrat; As
Rev W NJ Baldwin, editor Of the
democrat, has taken charge If n
circuit in the VI. T.. S. Church, the
Democrat will hereafter be under
the management of +, \. Mat
thows as publisher, andJ, I'll, Bob
len rs local editor
The Springdale journal is III IA
yor Of organization i'll this congress
slonal district it says, The
journal wants To be put ON record
right now as in favor of a congres-
sional nominating convention in
this district Some Republican
will trot in under the pole first ono
Of these fine November mornings
If these free for all, go as you
please races are not stopped.
From a man who arrived ut 1T.
Smith ON Jan. 2Sth, from Sans
Bots, Choetaw Nation, it IL learn
ed thaton January the ssh two
families of rovers consisting of
nine persons were caught in the
blizzard of that date ON n vast
prairie about twenty miles from
Sans Bots and were all frozen to
death, together with their teams,
consisting of four horses.
Stove Thompson is the best man
III Greene or any other county,
Ten months ago his wife gave
birth to two twins, and on Friday
Of last week, to twins again. -Four
III less than twelve months
takes the cake. We make amo-
tion that Steve be relieved of jury
duty, and that all his taxes be re-
mitted. He deserves it. Para
g0HH Press.
We need and must have in this
State Il bureau Of agriculture, min
ing and manufactures n regular
department of the government de-
signed To give information ON these
When it is established,
as it will be before a great while,
We need practical and sagaeious
men at its head. 1t will not do 10
pursue the usual policy and pick
up some poor fellow and give it to
him because he is out of job
l., Il. Democrat.
Jailer Brickey entered the Jail
at Helena last week just Mt night
to turn the four prisoners into the
cell and lock them in for safe keep
ing. Just as lie opened the outer
door, Hal Howard, WHO was in Jail
for becoming attachedto piece of
rope that had an.ue fastened to
one end of it, made a rush for tn;
noJr, He was followed by the
othar three inmates. Brickey was
knocked down and run over, and
his borders escaped. Their con
duct made him so mad that he re-
signed the noXtmoming. Lincoln
Lance
Two months will intervene be
fore the board Of trustees of the
Baptist university will select a site
for that institution, in the erection
of which 100000 are to be ex-
pended. Ozark, Morrillton, Aus
tin, GAINESVILLE and Little Rock
are all struggling hard to secure
the coveted prize. Ozark offers as
an inducement $4,000 which
to $l2 Is per capita of
It's population. Morrillton offers
equal to about ST per CAPT
tn, while the little town OF Austin
$25, per capita, At this writing
the contest is really between Ozark
and Morrillton. Hot Springs Sen
tWcl.
Prospects are beginning to look
very favorable for railroad TO
pur town before Il great length Of
timc. The surveying party of the
Pacific and Great Eastern Rail
road Company have completed the
Survey of their proposed road
the county. They cross
White River Mt Denton's Ferry
apd come up iightower creek,
about three quarters Of n