The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-30
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 Texarkana wants stock law.
 Fort Smith has two military com panies.
 Searcy has more visitors this year than usual.
 A camp meeting will be held at Heber on August 12.
 Mrs. Dr. R. L. Powers died at Prescott last Wednesday.
 Eight ''bAnd tigers" were raided at Jonesboro few days ago.
 The crop prospects in Nevada county are better than for ten years past.
 The Texarkans Furniture and Manufacturing Company has about completed it's large factory.
 Jonesboro Lodge, Knights of Pythias, has made arrangements for the organization of uniform rank. The killing of J. w. Williams last Tuesday, says The Jacksonian, was the first death by force that has ever occurred in Cleburne county. All counties in the state are pre- pairing to hold conventions to select delegates to the Worlds Fair con- vention to be held in Little Rock, August 5.
 The McDonald Cornet Band of Arkadelphis has entered the band contest which will be held during the Firemen's Tournament at Fort Smith next month.
 An ordinance is now pending in the town council Inf Searcy to divide Spring Park into two sections, the south side to be set apart for colored people and the north for white people.
 Ample preparations are being made by the people at Armstrong's Spring for the meeting of the ex- Confederate Association at that place on the 9th of August. A picnic will be had, and able speakers will address the meeting.
 A representation of the fire scene in Duncan B. Harrison's great drama, entitled "One of the Bravest,' as presented in New York for 100 nights by Chas. Mccarthy, as "Lar- ", the Fireman" will be given shortly by the Newport Fire De- partment Band.
 After dragging along in the cir cult court for several years, the case of the state versus J. H. Claiborne, as finally disposed of this week. It will be remembered that Claiborne was convicted of forgery in the sum- mer of 1887, and was sentenced to the peniteptiary, where, pending an appeal to tbe supreme court, he served sometime. The case was finally reversed by the supreme court, and Claiborne was released on bond, to appear for new trial. For some cause the case was never again brought to trial, and on Monday last . mol pros. was entered. Searcy Beacon.
 Last Tuesday night the doors of the safe belonging to Isaac Hirst, groceryman at Pocahontas, says The Randolph Herald, were blown off, but the thieves failed to open the inner vault, or money box, and con- sequently failed to secure it's contents. All they got was some small change, about forty cents, that was left in the cash box. The blasting was done by drilling . hole through the top of the safe just back of the inner door, through which the powder was poured and fired by . fuse. The two doors were fearfully shattered and completely torn from their fast enings. A clue was given Sheriff Hogan, and posse were soon in pursuit, but up to going to press Thursday morning nothing has been heard from them. The same night horse was stolen from the Chess Bass place just across the river, which was found next morning near O'Kean. The thief is known, but is still at large.