The Forrest City times., 1894-11-02
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 The fair at Newport was regarded as a success: Burglars are plying their trade at Pine Bluff. A protracted meeting has been held at Harrison. Burglars continue to bother Little Rock people. c. E. Sheer will erect s5,O00 resi- dence at Fort Smith. Military men want to organize new battery at Fort Smith. A great deal of public land has been sold in Arkansas this year. Sam Jones lectured on politics and politicians at Little Rock. Gov. Fishback was asked to make several speeches in Indiana. Most of the signs of the late cyclone in Little Rock have disappeared. The only son of Mayor Winingham of Cabin Creek died a few days ago.
 All the prisoners confined in the Clay county jail escaped the other night.
 The Little Rock Democrat believes there are too many elections in Ar kansas.
 k. F.. Mills was sentenced to two years for forgery in the Garland county circuit court. J. P. Summers, of Polk county, charged with moonshining, died in jail at Fort Smith. 
 Night schools will fbe opened in Lit tie Rock-one for white and one for colored children. An effort will be made at the next meeting of the legislature to legalize primary meetings. Mrs. Bailey. mother of Hon. De Roos Bailey and Mrs. Judge Hodgens, died at Harrison. aged Fl. Six freight cars were wrecked on the Pine Bluff road near Sweet Home early the other morning. E. D. Smothers was fined five dollars in the federal court in Little Rock for mailing an obscene letter The Hot Springs chamber of com merce IS after pacllinghouse, a soap factory and Touring mill. II. K. Cochran has become manager of the Little Rock Gin Co. in place of F. J. Waldberger, resigned.
 Charley Brown, foot or inches, coal black, is wanted in Johnson coun- ty on the charge of larceny.
 J. P. Mullen, venerable attorney of Fort Smith, and George Congdon, court bailiff, engaged in lively scrap
 Dr. l.. E. Willis barn and the gin. ming company's plant, Newport, were destroyed by fire of an incendiary origin.
 The board of United Charities asso. citation of Little Rock is making prep arations for relieving distress during the winter
 The trial of the Means murder case, taken to Lawrence county on change of venue, has been set for February 2s, at Powhatan.
 Jim Dye and Jack Carter, negroes, were arrested at Monticello on the charge of stealing goods from J. A. Thomson & Co.
 The late Sheriff Owen of Independ- ence county was $6,OOO short when he died, and a judgment has been rendered against his bondsmen.
 The Arkansaw Travellers Cycling club, with headquarters in Little Rock, has applied for radmission to the League of American Wheelmen.
 Charles Reeves, railroad man. com mitted suicide at the Brockaway hotel, Hot Springs, by shooting through the head with 44-caliber revolver.
 Give Arkansas the Indian territory and we will build new statehouse that will be the envy of the entire southwest.-Little Rock Democrat.
 $. J. Chambers attempted to board train at Newport. and was thrown from the steps against an oil-bo and badly, though not dangerously, in- jured.
 Woodford Lacy, young man, was badly injured at the Parish gin, New port, by being caught in the line shaft One arm and one leg were broken, and he received internal injuries.
 Gen. w. L. Butler, of confederate fame, who is now an extensive planter on the rich lands of Bayou Bartho- lomew, this state, was federal grand juror in Little Rock recently.
 The Mudford Manufacturing Co, capital S50,000, with headquarters in Little Rock, has been organized. It will make cumming and saw-filing machinery used in cotton oil mills.
 Rev. J. A. Francis has severed his connection with the Cumberland Pres byterian church of Little Rock. Dur ing his pastorate of four years the church increased its membership 15O.
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