The Forrest City times., 1894-01-12
STATE CULllNGS.
News Items Cleaned from Various soufee'
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 l.. o. Hooper, of Little Rock, is state organizer of the Knights of Dixie.
 Quite a number of newcomers are reported in the northern portion or the state.
 Mir. Boatright, aged v, and Mrs. Nelson, aged 70, was married in Grant county recently.
 The Pine Bluff Young Mems Business league is doing good work toward building up the city.
 The annual ball of the Little Rock police will be given at Pythian hall, Monday night, January 9.
 The meeting of the Arkansas lum- bermen at Little Rock was changed from January r to January II.
 The Hot Springs Graphic has been sold to T. Farrelly Kimball, who estab- lished the paper three years ago.
 At the special election for justice of the peace at Conway, John P. Witt re- ceived 1O1 votes and George Shaw 97.
 Judge Robert J. Lea, of the Pulaski circuit court, has returned from Hot Springs thoroughly cured of rheuma- tism.
 Mrs. Terry, wife of Congressman Terry. has been confined to her room in Washington with an attack of la grippe.
 Mrs. Alma Duncan, widow of J. w.. Duncan, died at. at.Conway. She had re- sided in Conway and Faulkner counties since s56.
 Four boys. varying in age from to 13, ran away from home in Little Rock, to see the world. They were caught and returned.
 New Lewisville has no saloons. The county judge has made an order that no whisky be sold at any other place in the county.
 W. F. Bates, superintendent of the Arkansas industrial university farm at Fayetteville, has been visiting several points in southern Arkansas in the in- terest of the university.
 Mir. Ava R. Butler and Miss Bessie E. Williamson were married in Little Rock the other evening. The bride is well known as one of the most charm ing young ladies of the city.
 MT Frank !. Murrv. of Pine Bluff, and Miss Edith l.. Dommett, of New York. were married in Little Rock the other day. The bride is very charm ing young lady, possessing many ac. complishments.
 John Key, by his next friend, w. s. Sturdivant, has brought suit in the Pulaski circuit against the 0xley Slave Co.,, at McCrory, for sl 900 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained while operating a saw in their mill November p, 1893.
 The Faulkner county circuit court convened the other day. Judge Thorn as was very careful and painstaking in instructing the grand and petit jurors, and would not permit any person to serve who had not paid his poll tax and said he desired that business be transacted with satisfaction and dis patch.
 At an early hour the other morning fire in the northern part of Texarkana destroyed a number of buildings, in- cluding the Jewish synagogue and store and dwelling belonging to J. T. Smith. The synagogue was valued at e, ,000; insured for q 300. Other losses aggregate about s3,Ooo, with insurance about one-third that amount.
 Arkansas has made another giant stride forward on the march of prog. ress and prosperity, in the organiza. tion of state horticultural associa. tion. The good seed has been sown and a bountiful harvest will be gath. cred in the years to come. Let each county have it's local society of horti culturists and thus support the work of the state organizations Smith News Record.
 Ex-Representative Peel, of Arkansas, who was for several years on the house committee on Indian affairs, is quoted by Washington dispatch as saying that the condition of things in Indiar territory, as pointed out by Gov. Fish back, ought to be remedied by the ad. mission of the Indian territory as a state. He is in favor of the admission of two states, one comprising Okla. homa and the other the boundaries oi the five civilized tribes
 The county judge of Phillips county having been unable to dispose of the convicts of that county collectively violators of the law who are unable tc pay their fines are put up and sold for costs. In this way men who would otherwise be fined heavily frequently get friend to put up small amour, and get off lightly. In this manner the purpose of the law is defeated. I, shnuld not be nermitted Phillins conn.