The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
BRIEF MENTION.


Walter French was hanged at Osceola
for the murder Of his wife.
Hot Springs authorities are making
war on Skin" gambling dens
The terms OF 20 state convicts expire
during the month Of February.
The Little Rock board Of trade 10
after q sewing machine factory.
The public schools at Jopesboro have
been closed on account Of smallpox.
Two thousand, five hundred and four
teen telephones are in use in Littls
Rock.
The steamer Rock City struck snag
near Helena and sunk in 90 feet OF
water
]. II. Harris has been appointed gem
ersl superintendent Of the Choctaw
railroad.
Horace Chrisp, White county
farmer, while cutting trees, was killed
by falling limb.
w. d. McInturf, who was shot by
Will Westmoreland January 22d at
Magazine, died January 25th.
A colony Of citizens arrived in Arkan.
sss county last week and settled upon
lands which they purchased.
Gen. Wilson, chief Of engineers, re.
ports sl5l, 900 available for improve.
ments on the upper White river.
]. w. Cole, aged 10 years, and Miss
Perlina Whitaker, aged S5, were mar.
rled In Baxter county last week.
1t is reported the Pittsburg & Gulf
railroad will pass ont Of the hands OF
the receivers about the first Of April.
Little Rock, Fort Smith and Fayette.
vile have asked Andrew Carnegie for
assistance in erecting library buildings,
The Iron Mountain Railroad Com.
pany has sent agents to dispossess
squatters on its lands In Western Ar
kansas.
The secretary Of war has approved
the s55, 900 appropriation for. improving
the army and navy hospital at Hot
Springs.
Through mail service will be estab.
lished on the Choctaw road from Little
Rock to Wister, commencing Febru.
sry l2th. a.
State Champion Chas. DeLong de-
feated J, 7. Lloyd at Hot Springs in 9
shoot at 80 targets each by score Of
Al to 80,
Chas. English and Howard Plunkett
quarreled over q game Of cards at Lily,
Jefferson county, when Plunkett was
shot and killed.
The constitutionalty Of the act Of the
legislature creating the Plum Bayou
leeve district In Jeffersos county 10 TO
be tested In the courtA
Gov. Jones has axed Friday, March
SOth. rs the day Of execution Of M. B.
Lane, who killed his wife In North
Little Rock November 2h, 1s9s
The high school building at Warren
was totally destroyed by fire. The
building was only recently purchased
and furnished by the school board.
A negro hotel keeper at Texarkana,
named JEFF Miller was shot and killed
by another negro named George Jones.
The fight started over q poker game,
A mutual concern known as the Ar.
kansas State Farmers Insurance Com.
pany, with headquarters at Texarkana,
has incorporated under the laws Of the
state.
Bishop Fitzgerald, Of the Catholic
diocese Of Arkansas, who was stricken
with paralysis at Paragould about two
weeks ago, is reported In critical con.
dition.
Timber Inspector Schlierholz seized
1900, 900 feet Of pine logs and csc, 900
slaves, said to have been Gu. from gov.
ernment lands in Calhoun, Bradley and
Union counties,
An order has been issued by the Lit.
tie Rock school board that no pupil
will be admitted TO the public schools
OF that city who has not been success.
fully vacc!nated,
A convention OF Cleveland county
postmasters was held at Rieon on the
Ia. inst, the object being to petition
congress for increased salaries at Offices
Of the fourth class,
A big farming implement manufac'
ing company Of Chicago recently pur.
chased all the cottonwood timber on q
large tract OF land In poipsett county,
the consideration being 100000,
After = hard aght, the council OF
Texarkana passed an ordinance pro.
hibiting stock running 1t large In the
city limits.
The twenty.eightb annual session OF
the Arkansas Conference Of the NJ. Il.
church was held at Fort Smith last
week, with Bishop Goodshell, OF Chat.
tanooga, presiding,
Charles Phillips, . Hot Springs baker
WAS mortally wounded In cutting
ARRAY by WIN Cooper The difficulty
occurred ut dance, and w.' caused by
the too free use OF liquor
Arkansas will be represented n, the
third ANIMAL meetinp Of tina Intar.