The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-01-27
BRIEF MENTION.

Huntington.
The depot at Cherokee. on the Fort
smith, was destroyed by fire.
There are IT'S suits for divorce ON the
chancery docket of jefferson county.
Lee Iomlin, Jefferson county far
mer, was killed by tree falling on
him.
Inc heaviest snow in eight years
Tell In Little Rock and vicinity Jan.
uary gath.
Louis Blake, colored, was killed by a
train in the Iron Mountain wards at
Texarkana.
Little Rock will have to raise $50, 600
as bonus to secure the Memphis and
Choctaw shops.
One hundred and fourteen prisoners
are confined in the Federal Jail at Fort
Smith awaiting trial.
Il. Is. Pierce, at Fort Smith, has been
appointed referee in bankruptcy, vice
j. b. Hill, resigned.
The town of Danville, in Yell county,
on the line of the Memphis & Choctaw.
is to be Incorporated.
1t is reported the Texas Midland will
extend its line to Mena and there con-
meet with the Pee Gee.
The 4-year-old child Of Nissa Walker,
colored, was run over and killed by
frightened team at Pine Bluff.
Fire destroyed the store of II. Thorn
ton and number of dwelling in the
Fairview suburb of Texarkana.
The little son of Mr.. Etheridge,
near Conway, accidently shot and killed
his 5-year-old sister with toy gun.
And it is now reported a Crawford
county horticulturists will experiment
with monkeys as straw berry pickers.
A young negress by the name of
Nancy Castle was acci6ently burned to
death at her home in Phillips county.
The amount required of the citizens
of Searcy to insure the rebuilding of
Galloway college has been subscribed.
The Gilchrist hotel at Texarkana, a
two-story building covering half a
block, was destroyed by fire Saturday.
Gordon Prather, private in Com
Dauv A Sacond Arlxapsa, d;a1 - A.
niston January %. He was a graduate
Of the State University.
At Fort Smith Jim Sue, hack
driver, was shot and killed by his wife,
who is under arrest charged with MUIR
der in the first degree.
The Head Camp, Woodmen Of the
World, meets at Little Rock February
18th. This camp includes Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas.
Gov. Jones was notified by County
Judge Elmore, of Fulton county, that
several suspected cases at Salem had
been pronounced smallpox.
An unknown white man was run over
and killed near Austin. He was about
35 years of age, had sandy hair, and
was five feet eight inches tall.
s. P. Thornsberry, barber, was ar
rested at Rodgers on the charge of ped
ding whisky. Thornsberry was for
merly Salvation Army leader.
Mrs. Mamie J. Turner, Oldest daugh-
ter of the first governor of Arkansas,
Hon. James Sewer Conway, died near
Spring Hill December 9th last
The State Musicians Association will
hold its annual meeting in Little Rock
simultaneously with the State Teachers
Association, which meets in June.
The saloon men of Pine Bluff will be
allowed to keep their back doors open
Sundays, each one agreeing to donate
SEQ per year to the school district for
the privilege.
Joe Bates, farmer, attempted to
ford the Washita river near Mena,
with his family, and his wagon was
swept away, Mr.. Bates, an infant and
a young lady being drowned.
The postoffice at Altus was burglar
lied and the safe blown open. A con-
siderable quantity of stamps were taken
but the thieves got only small amount
in cash.
The Hot Springs Business Mems
League adopted resolutions favoring
national quarantine, and forwarded
same to Senators Jones and Berry at
Washington.
The Emmanuel Baptist church at
Eureka Springs is planning to build
a $50, 900 memorial church to the late
Ma jor Penn, the well-known evangelist.
John Yancey, indicted in Fulton coun.
ty nine years ago on the charge OF
changing the mark on an animal, was