The Van Buren press., 1899-09-09
BRIEF MENTION.

All the st. Francis levee bonds were
taken by Memphis capitalists.
A stalk of sorghum 16 feet long was
exhibited at Van Buren, last week.
The Pee Gee is building a new steel
bridge over Red river, near Texarkana.
Walter Simmons, Faulkner county
farmer, was thrown by mule and
killed.
Frank Lee. a colored lad, was run
over and killed by a switch engine at
Helena.
Rev. Charles Lengst. pastor of the
Catholic church at Conway, died ON the
5th inst.
Forest fires did much damages to
fences and grasses in the southern part
of Calhoun county.
The unveiling of the Confederate
monument at Van Buren will take
place in October.
A negro named Jackson shot and
killed an unknown darky at Black Fish,
ST. Francis county.
A st. Louis corporation last week
purchased 10000 acres of mineral land
in Newton county.
The annual state convention OF Chris
tian Endeavors will be held at Fayette-
vile September 2Sth to 30th.
The collections of the internal rev.
enue office at Little Rock during Au-
gust amounted to $50. 124.72.
While he was in bathing near Bates
vile, thief stole $3.50 from Henry
johnson, st. Louis drummer.
The annual meeting of the State Sum
day-School Association will be held at
Fayetteville October 11th to 18th. s
Green Trice, a colored laboror, was
seriously stabbed by a white man
named Leonard in a Little Rock saloon.
Sam Dixon, a prominent colored
Mason and the oldest bath house at
tendant in Hot Springs, died August
31st. !
W. b. Tardy, of Pine Bluff, is fleet
signal officer of the staff of Admiral
Watson, on board the flagship Balti-
more.
A Miller county farmer says patch
of popcorn on his place was popped
on the stalk during the extreme warm
weather.
A Marion county farmer was fined
81 and costs, total of s42.5O for swear
ing because he mashed his thumb with
hammer. I
The ex-Federal Soldiers Association
of southeastern Arkansas will hold
their annual gathering near Stuttgart
September 10th to 21st. !
In digging a well on his place near
Conway, Bud Lea struck a vein of coal
at depth of 10 feet. At IS feet another
and larger vein was struck.
Ben Muldrew and John Dooley, both
charged with murder, escaped from jail
at New Lewisville by burning a hole
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Pension Commissioner Evans annual
report shows that Arkansas has 10, ,472
pensioners, who drew 1899, 74s SO for
the year ending June 80, 1899.
The draw-bridge over the ST. Francis
river near Marked Tree gave way and
went down about 20 minutes after a
freight train had passed over it.
Hon. w. S. Hanna, of Morrilton, ex-
member of the Legislature and well
known throughout the state, died oD
the 9th inst. after long illness.
Gov. Jones has received a copy of a
resolutions passed by the last legis-
lature Of Colorado endorsing female
suffrage, after trial of five years.
Eight prisoners escaped from the
calaboose at Pine Bluff by knocking
the main door from its hinges with a
crow-bar furnished them by confed-
crate.
A negro woman named Lizzie Stokes
was killed by lightning near Lonoke.
At Viola team drawing the re.
mains of John Harris became fright.
ened and ran away, throwing the coffin
out and breaking the glass top.
George Washington, colored, went to
the home of n negro woman named
Laura Holt at Texarkana and attacked
her with club, crushing her skull.
b. w. Smoote. founder Of the New
York Clipper. died at Hot Springs last
week in practical poverty. At one
time Mr.. Smoote was quite wealthy.
Prof. ]. w. Faggan was waylaid and
assassinated on College Hill, TexarlS
ana suburb. There is no elew as tc
the identity of the assassin or what the
motive was.
Col VIM. +. Kelley, one Of the first
settlers of Texarkana, is dead. He wa:
for 10 years circuit clerk Of Miller coun
", and served as postmaster at Texarli
ana during Cleveland's second term.
Seventy-five colored stave maker,
! employed at the St Louis Stave Com
. pany's plant, in Pine Bluff, went out OF
strike because the company adopted I
monthly instead of a weekly payday