The Monticellonian., 1899-11-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Cholera is raging among the hogs in Izard county.
 The terms of 26 state convicts expire during the month of November.
 Andrew Camden, barber, was killed by his brother-in-law at Rogers.
 The business men of Dardanelle sub scribed sl0,000 as bonus for cotton factory.
 Frank King, colored, was accidentally shot and killed by John Emmicls near Helena.
 The killing of Howard Nelson by John Baker near England was adjudged justiia ble.
 physician at Pine Bluff was fined sI0 for circulating report that small pox existed in that city.
 Helena citizens will present hand some sword next month to Commander Benjamin Tappan, of the Callao.
 Twelve thousand acres of pine and bottom land in Miller county were sold at an average price of g per acre.
 Gov. Jones appointed J. G. Walker sheriff of Jackson county, to succeed his father. J. J. Walker, deceased.
 ". Bottorf was acquitted at Lolse Village of the killing of John Kline, which occurred at Dermott last July
 Jt iS raportad arranuamantc bava been completed for the early construc- tion of the Dardanelle X Ola railroad. Dick Hardy, dairyman, was attaclle ed and probably fatally injured by vic ious bull on his place near Pine Bluff. J. c. Butler, convicted of murdering z his 15-year-old daughter in Benton county, will appeal to the supreme court.
 Judge Rowe decided that coal deal. CTS at Fort Smith must obey the city ordinance providing for the weighing of coal.
 Gus Pool, of Fountain Hill, Ashley county, swallowed dose of battery fluid, and suffered intense agony until his death.
 The city council of Little Rock ap propriated 1000 toward the bonus ol | sl00. .000 to secure the Arkansas North. ern railroad.
 Jim Lusk, Tom Burchet, Hub Vlcl1 Robert Garret and Ed Lawrence were killed by the explosion of saw-mill boiler near Piggott,
 Henry Crump, colored, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary in fed eral court at Little Rock for drawing a dead mans pension.
 Nj. w. Wragg, Phillips county planter, fell through a trap door at hi. gin and ruptured blood vessel, re sulting in his death.
 At Horatio block of buildings were destroyed by fire, including saloon livery stable, number of genera stores and dwelling.
 A White county farmer exhibited { stalk of corn at Searcy seventeen ant one-half feet long, with blades of fod der six and one-half feet long.
 The state fair at Pine Bluff attracted visitors from every section of the state
 Drs W. L. Ball, T. l. Woods and W T. Huddleson have been appointe, members of the board of pension ex amining surgeons at Batesville.
 The Missouri grand lodge, Knight of Pythias, voted per capita assess ment of q to aid the building of tn national sanitarium at Hot Springs.
 Junius Bonville shot and killed Ere, Ross at the formers place of bushes at Dardanelle The men had a ifs fight short time before the killing.
 After thorough investigation of tn question, the secretary of the interio has determined to take steps to abolis the drumming nuisance at Hot Springs Dr. ]. L. McCorkle, of Redfield, Jet ferson county, says he has sure eur for smallpox. The doctor says he wi forward the receipte to any addres absolutely free of charge. The state railroad commission Ina received a protest from cotton buyer [ of Mammoth Spring against the aC vance in freight rates on cotton fro, the above point to Memphis.