The Forrest City times., 1901-02-15
BRIEF MENTION.


 by the democrats for mayor of Fort | Smith
 The commander of Fort Logan H. Roots reports six assertions within two weeks.
 Rev w. D. Buckner, of Pine Bluff. has been rendered a chaplaincy in the regular army.
 The safe in the general store of R. D. Muzzy at Carlisle was robbed of $40 in money.
 The apportionment of the school fund in 1899 was 9S cents, and in 1900 s1.01 per child A pool room for ladies only, where bets are made on horse races, op- erated at Hot Springs Conway business men have organ ized commercial league, with w w. Martin chairman and W. N. Owen secretary.
 Union carpenters of Fort Smith de- mand an eight hour day, at 35 cents per hour, instead of nine hours at 25 cents per hour, the present wages | At Index small town near Tex arkana, Eugene Lewis and Henry Hud- son fought duel and both are dead. Lewis used musket and Hudson a re- volver.
 The Newton county republican cen tral committee has endorsed Hon. B.. NJ. Foreman of Miller, for United | States marshal of the Western dis | trict
 In 1899 there were 49 teachers in- stitutes held, attended by 5S per cent of the teachers; in 1900 there were 77 held, attended by 63 per cent of the | teachers.
 At Dalton, small town in the northern part of the state, five wo- men, members of the w. c. T. U., pat erning after Mrs. Nation, wrecked the only two saloons in the place. Revenue officers destroyed an illicit still near Kirk postoffice, Saline coun- | ty and arrested G. w. Cheeves and his 1S-year-old son. The men were | bound over to the federal grand jury. Gov. Davis last week received from the government check for $3,067 n | partial payment for the expense of mobilizing the First and Second regi- fnr hn ;ckx
 Several boxing bouts have recently been pulled off at Hot Springs Tom Irwin and one Jack Gleason fought twenty rounds before large audience | last week Irwin was awarded the battle
 The city democratic committee of Little Rock has decided to permit col | ored men to vote at the forthcoming | primaries for city officials provided they pledge themselves to support the nominees.
 Among the appointments sent to the senate last week was that of Robert | Enders. Sr., of Little Rock, to be as. sistant surgeon, U. s. A., with the rank of captain, promoted from acting assistant surgeon. A dispatch from Fort Smith says | Father James Brady of the Church of Immaculate Conception, created a sen sation in Catholic circles by preach. ing two sermons in which he held that Catholic dogma permitted round danc- ing.
 An anti-crime league has been or ganized at Helena. composed entirely of colored men. The object of the league is to assist the officers in the suppression of crime and aid in re- claiming the habitual offenders of the | negro race.
 Tony Bernard shot and fatally wounded Dick Thompson at Hot | Springs. The men were engaged in a game of cards anu got into dis put when Bernard drew a revolver and shot Thompson in the breast, just | over the heart. Wm. P. Kirsch. lumber inspector | for Hudson Bros, of Cairo and Chi cago, was arrested at Pine Bluff. He is charged with having stolen two car loads of lumber from E. c. Collier, who alleges that Kirsch secretly billed the lumber to Houston Bros. in the name of Houston Bros. as shippers.
 At conference of the executive committee of the State Teachers As sociation. held in the office of the state superintendent, it was decided to hold the next annual meeting Of the association in Little Rock. June 26 27 and 2S