The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-12-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Smallpox has broken out At Nc
Pherson, Kas.
In fire at warrensburg. No., rs
mules persisted.
Pine Bluff, Ark, is to have an cleo
trio street railway.
Charles Cuno, pioneer of st. Louis
died at his home in that city.
Mrs. p. A. Wilborn, died at Syca
more, ILL.,. Tuesday, aged "a years.
At Fort Madison. Ia, Frank Brush
shot his wife dead and then killed
himself.
Mrs. Michael Walters, pioneer
died Tuesday at her home, near Tay.
lorville. III.
The army reorganization bill IL
completed, and shortly will be pre-.
scented to congress.
Blackburn university, at Carlinville
ILL.,, has passed under control of the
Presbyterian synod.
Charles Hampton was held at Clay.
ton, Mo-, without bond for the killing
of Sheridan Barney.
1t Is reported that an attempt will
be made in the Illinois legislature tc
repeal the parole law.
Two negroes were lynched in Louis.
lana for the murder of Larry Vance
a wealthy young planter.
The Missouri supreme court rules
that judgment creditor is an inter.
ested person to contest wills.
The Whittier school building at Cot
feyville, Kas., was burned Tuesday.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
The middle division elevator and oat
bin and over 10000 bushels of grain
were burned at Saunemin. Ill.
The destruction of the Hickok Lum-
Der Co.'S plant at Ogemaw, Ark, by
fire, entailed a loss of nearly $40, 900.
Sheriff Downey, on assuming office
ut Pana, ILL.,, recalled state arms fur
nished to operators and dismissed the
deputies.
Leading members of the Christian
church are planning to combine its
Missouri schools into one or two
great colleges.
Marcus DAILY and w. A. Clark, null
ti-millionaires, are fighting for the
senatorship from Montana. The con-
test is a bitter one.
The Dallas (Tex.) street railway
strike has been settled, the employees
securing practically every concession
for which they contended.
Bookkeeper Gadd of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen has been arrest
ed at Peoria, ILL.,, charged with taking
valuable papers from the office.
Thomas Christy, assistant time
keeper in the Illinois Central Office.
at Water Valley, Miss, was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning.
In the circuit court at Taylorville,
ILL.,, Ed Long was awarded $4,000 for
his right arm, lost while brakeman
for the Baltimore & Southwestern.
At Harrisburg, ILL.,, the city council
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of hard cider, and compelling all
business houses to close on Sunday.
Schaeffer of Kansas City and off,
GERS have arrived at Chihuahua. Mexi-
co, to get Grant g. Gillett, but his ex.
tradition is said to be a doubtful GUAM
tity.
Fire Quilted the three-story building
of the G. M. Nicol Hardware Co., at
Independence, Mo. The stock was
valued at 100000, and the building at
$4,000; partially insured
The elevator of Garrison Bros, mil
lers at Converse, Ind, was DESTROYED
by fire. The structure contained 5000
bushels of wheat. The loss is esti-
mated at 10000; insurance, $4,000.
Former City Clerk Frank Rogers,
son of Rev. f.. r. Rogers, shot himself
in the head with suicidal intent at
Taylorville, Ill. His condition is crit
ical. He has a wife and five children
Another gigantic street railway deal
has been closed at ST. Louis, the Lin
dell railway and the Missouri railroad
having passed out of the hands of their
st. Louis owners into those of New
York syndicate. The consideration
was about $s,5o0,0o0.