The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
BRIEF MENTION.

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clubs will meet at Helena April 10th.
During the first week of the coal
miners strike no serious trouble oc-
Cured.
During the first week of Lent eggs
sold in Little Rock as high as so cents
per dozen.
The Pine Bluff opera house was de-
stroyed by fire on the morning of
March 5th
Bishop Holiday, of the colored NJ.
E. church, died at his home in Little
Rock March Sd.
A non-partisan municipal ticket will
be put out against the regular demo-
cratic ticket at Hot Springs.
Under the new army reorganization
bill passed by congress, Arkansas is en-
titled to two second lieutenants.
Sheriff D. w. cambridge, of Logan
county, was seriously wounded at
Bonneville while raiding a "blind
tiger
Gov Jones appointed R. w. Johnson,
of Mena, sheriff of Polk county, to fill
the unexpired term of j. NJ Pipkin, de-
ceased.
On oceount of the bad weather, one
half of the cotton grown in the south
ern part of Lonoke county in 1888 is yet
in the fields.
John Bittick was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary for the killing
of Luther Pool at Jonesboro three
years ago.
Two 16-yearold boys set fire to the
public school building at Arkansas City.
The blaze was discovered in time to
save the structure.
The North Arkansas Mining and In
vestment Co., of Van Buren, capital
stock 81 900, 900, has Incorporated under
the laws of the state.
An unknown white man, about 81
years Of age, was run over and killed
by an Iron Mountain passenger train
near Traskwood, Pulaski county.
Foreign corporations doing business
in this state are complying with the
law recently passed compelling them to
file articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state.
Galloway College day has been post
poned from March 18th to April 9th,
when collections will be taken in all the
Methodist churches in Arkansas for the
| benefit of the college fund.
1t is reported both the Iron Mountain
and Choctaw & Memphis people are
negotiating for the purchase of the
White & Black River railroad, extend
ing from Newport to Brinkley.
The Springfield, Harrison & Arkan.
sas Railroad Co. has been incorporated.
The company proposes to construct a
standard gauge road from Springfield,
Mo-, to Horrison, Boone county.
At a meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Arkansas Press associa.
! tion, held in Little Rock last week, ii
was decided to hold the annual meet
ing of the association at Hot Springs,
June 7th to 9th next.
During the month of February re.
ceipts in the internal revenue office al
Little Rock were s17,l31.26, as com.
pared to 81 71977s the same month in
1898. The difference is due largely to
| the war revenue act.
J. G. McNair, of Black Rock, will sci
over 200 acres in Strawberries. This
will be the largest strawberry farm in
the world. Mr.. McNair also has 800
acres in peaches, and will put 40 acres
/ in tomatoes this season.
One tramp was killed outright and
three others seriously injured in g
wreck on the Pee Gee near Texarkana
They were riding in a car loaded with
lumber, which jumped the track ant
tumbled down steep embankment.
Seven negro boys, ranging in ag,
from IA to 10 years, were arrested il
Pine Bluff, charged with burglary anC
larceny. A considerable amodnt o
booty, stolen from warehouses, storet
and residences by the gang, was recov
cred.
The United States supreme cour
recently rendered decision sustaining
the validity of the state law of Arkan
sas requiring railroad companies oper
ating in this state to pay employees il
full when discharged. The law allow
the discharged employe his wages TO
60 days as a penalty if not paid off il
full when discharged
The bill introduced in the house by Mr. Cot
ton, OF Franklin. providing for levying a Ia
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