The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
BRIEF MENTION.

The Arkansas Southern has been
completed to Baton Rouge, La.
Andrew Camden. barber, was killed
by his brother-in-law at Rogers.
The barn of Mrs. Virgil Davis, near
Conway, was burned BY incendiaries
The state fair at Pine Bluff attracted
visitors from every section of the state.
The business men of Dardanelle sub
scribed $4,000 as bonus for a cotton
factory
A farmer near Mena has a mare mule
II years old which foaled a colt two
months ago.
The general store of Beardsley Bros.
in North Little Rock, was almost totally
destroyed by fire.
VIM. Cook, farmer near Huntsville.
was assassinated in his field by some
party unknown.
Express tariff No. l, promulgated by
the railroad commission, goes into
effect November Goth.
The Porter Lumber Company pur-
chased 2,160 acres OF timber land last
week in Cleveland county.
Helena citizens will present a hand
some sword next month to Commander
benjamin Tappan, of the Callao.
The fairs at GAINESVILLE and Fort
Smith were well patronized, both ip
point of exhibits and attendance.
Twelve thousand acres of pine and
bottom land in Miller county were sold
at an average price of 81 per acre.
Gov. Jones appointed J. &. Walker
sheriff of Jackson county. to succeed
his father, j. ]. Walker. deceased.
The Arkansas synod of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church will be held
IN Paragould, beginning November 9th.
The Yeilville Land Company. of Yell
vile, capital stock, IS, 600. filed articles
OF incorporation with the secretary of
state.
The grading of the Little Rock &
Hot Springs railroad is more than hal,
completed, and track laying will soon
commence.
G. w. Dickerson, Calhoun county
planter, shot and killed Shade Nor.
wood colored, one of his tenants. in
self-defense
The city council of Little Rock an.
propriated $1,000 toward the bonus Of
100000 to secure the Arkansas North.
ern railroad
Rev W. E. Rutledge was indicted AZ
Jonesboro on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretense from
another minister.
Dan Brown and Alfred Wilson were
bound over to the grand jury at Helena
on the charge of killing George Will
Jams October eth
Henry Crump, colored, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary in fed.
eral court at Little Rock for drawing q
dead mans pension.
Bud Wilson, colored. wanted in Pm.
laski county for highway robbery. bur.
glary, assault to rape and larceny was
captured at Black Rock.
j. c. Butler, convicted October 1o,h
at Bentonville of the murder of his rs.
year-old daughter. has been sentenced
to hang January 18th next.
young man committed suicide .,
Maynard and when brother had tho
BODY disinterred he found it had been
mutilated by grave robbers.
Drs. w. L. Ball, T. j. Woods and w
I. Huddieson have been appointed
members of the board of pension ex.
aiming surgeons at Batesville.
Carl Winfrey, for the killing Of Doe
Miller at Texarkana two months ago
was found guilty Of murder and sen.
fenced to 81 years in the penitentiarv
The Missouri grand lodge. KNIGHTS
OF Pythias, voted per capita assess.
ment OF 81 to aid the building of the
national sanitarium at Hot Springs.
A physician of Jonesboro claims %
have discovered that gelsenium win
cure spinal meningitis when properly
administered 1t is deadly poison
unless taken in certain form.
AT Fort Smith Dave Furie strucl,
John Howard with his fist, knoeking
him down, his head striking so violently
against the curling as to crush nj,
skull. Death resulted in a few bon-s