The Russellville Democrat., 1891-05-28
STATE NEWS.
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Items Cleaned Fresh and Bright From the
 Columns of Our Exchanges.
 Hagen is on boom.
 The Hazen Creamery Is now in oper- atiop.
 The T. P. A. boys will meet in Little Rock, June ?.
 Harrison voted five-mill school tax last Saturday.
 The public schools closed at Hot Springs yesterday.
 Batesyille royalty entertained the quill pushers this week. The Camden Beacon, since its revi- val, will be one year old on June 10.
 The National Eclectic Medical Asso- ciation will meet in Hot Springs, June r.
 Over two hundred new houses have been built in Monticello within the last year.
 Benjamin F. Gully and Miss Etta Riggs were married at Harrisburg last Wednesday.
 There is project to establish mail line from Lonoke to Cabot via Panola and Parnell.
 Capt. A. T. Rainey, formerly of Cam den, died few days ago at his home near Palestine, Tex. A snake having two feet about an inch long was killed in the Richwoods near Lonoke last week.
 A jail bird, who escaped from Mag nolia some time ago, was captured Wed- nesday eleven miles from Camden.
 A large and enthusiastic ssCleveland club was organized at Harrison, Boone county, last week, with membership of about 200.
 Jo Seratt was arrested Thursday charged with the assassination of Marion West at his home, near Van Buren, last Wednesday night.
 K. J. Hodge, of Berryville, has sold hls residence property aud ten-acre tract of land adjoining that town to Mir. Crawford, late of Kirksville, Mo.
 The F year-old step-son of John Mccullough, residing at Harrisburg, got his hand badly crushed in cog wheel Monday, necessitating the ampu- tation of finger.
 A bicycle cluo has been organized at F B. F. Orear, captain; K. c. Moyston, secretary and treasurer; l.. Fl. Barry, M. D., club surgeon.
 J. F. Barker, of Kansas City, and Miss Annie J. Maxwell, of Texarkana, late of West Virginia, were married at Texar- kaua Wednesday, Rev. J. N. Moore, of Little Rock, officiating.
 The foll wiog papers have been re- tah oh in ArEo n Bate vile Journal, lately revived; The Spy, Coal Hill, and New Enterprise, Ar kansas City.
 The town fnarshsl at Corning and Charles and Walter McCollum became involved in an altercation Thursday evening. The marshal shot Charles McCollum in the leg, and was himself beat over the head with a scantling.
 Zelly Marshall, a laborer, was shot Thursday afternoon while ploughing in the field of w. J. McD nald adjoini 2 Paragoul !. He was in company with two others, and the shot was fired by some one in ambush. He died in stantly.
 Another of the historic landmarks of Jonesboro is being torn away 10 give
  ment. The D. H. Thorn residence on it's place will be erected a handsome three-story Lotel.
 A few days ago at Lonoke, while Mrs. R. $. Thompson was about to draw q bucket of water from the we'll she be- came dizzy and fell in head foremost. The accident was at once discovered, md ant drtn a u rope around the lady's body and she was withdrawn. Her injuries were not serious.
 The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pyth- las of Arkansas elected officers Thurs day in the Helena meeting as follows: Grand chancellor, c. b. Gee; grand vice char cellor, s. l. Faulkner; grand prelate, T. R. Fox; grand mast at- arms, K. Hutchinson; grand master of finance, w. F. Hyatt; grand keeper of records and seals, c. F. Fowler; grand inner guard NJ. J. Manning; grand outer guard, Gusiave Jones; supreme representative, Thomas Essex.
 A relic of the old halcyon "blind ti- ger" days in Hot Springs came to the surface Thursday when Deputy Sheriff Bray arrested F. Schicker on a bench
  uor without license during the era of prohibition. The last grand jury, it seems, revived five old indictments against Schicker which had for some reason been in state of innocuous desuetude. MT. Schicker promptly gave bond in the sum of s 300 for his appearance at he next term of circuit court.
 The family of a MT. Pierce, living in the south part of Harrison, had very narrow escape from being poisoned a few days ago. Mir. Pierce went to q drug store to buy some cream of tartar, and called for tarter emetic, procured the same and returned home. Mrs. Pierce took dose, and three or four of the children, gathering around, tasted t also. In short time the family was dangerously sick, and but for the timely a sistance of physician 1t would doubtless have resulted fatally to some of them.
 Some time ago young man named K. W. Alexander, living near Mansfield, accomplished the ruin of q young lad5 named Miss Lippard, near that place. When his villainy was discovered, Alex ander fled to Texas to escape the conse- quences of his crime. Some days ago the young lady's father learned that Alexander was at Henrietta, Tex, and ne secured the necessary papers and sent them to officers there. They ar rested Alexander and took him to Paris, Tex, where Sheriff Williams went after him and brought him back yes- 'erday. Alexander offered to make reparation by marrying the girl. Ac- cordlngly license was secured aud they were married at Mansfield and the prosecution was withdrawn. All the parties are prominent citizens of that part of the country. y.-Fort Smith Call.