The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
BRIEF MENTION.

James HOLLAND, prominent youhB
man Of Pine Bluff, died from sunstroke
on the 22d.
F. l.. Dengler, Of Hot Springs, has
been appointed second lieutenant in
the regular army.
Willis Scott, colored, was shot and
fatally wounded in a difficulty with
two white men in Lafayette county.
Or. ]. II. Southall. one of the oldest
physicins of Little Rock. died on the
22d after long suffering from cancer.
Henry Cox was assaulted by John
Moss near Learne, Benton county,
with a pitch fork and seriously in.
jured.
Gov. Davis has accepted an invita-.
ton to deliver an address at the Con-
federate reunion at De Queen August
10. IA and is.
George Thomas was killed by
lightning near Quitman. He took shell
ter under tree and himself and horse
were both killed.
S. F. Hilzheim, general baggage
agent of the Cotton Belt system, with
headquarters at Texarkana, has ten
dered his resignation.
Mrs. John Scott was probably IA
tally injured in a runaway at Little
Rock. Two little children in the
buggy escaped injury.
Mike Gran, of Black Rock, was
killed on a steamer near Pocahontas
by man named Phillips. The men
quarreled over a berth on the boat.
Arthur Read, colored, shot and ia.
tally wounded Jerry Burnett, color.
ed, at Pine Bluff. The killing was
caused by Burnett playing joke on
Read.
Damage to the amount Of 100000
by fire was sustained by the Smmit
Lumber Company at Upland, Union
county,
The 17-year-old daughter Of Mr.
Young, living near Sloan Springs
was accidentally shot and killed by her
little brother who was playing with a
target rifle.
The saw mill plant of the Kren
City Lumber Company at New Lew
isville was totally destroyed by fire
on the goth. Loss about 100000, with
$4,000 insurance.
Sammie Vogel, aged IA, employed
in Little Rock wholesale dry goods
store, was killed by being caught in
freight elevator.
Andrew Fleming, a white man, was
found dead In bed at boarding house
in Little Rock 1t is supposed his
death was due to excessive indulgence
in liquor.
The state conference Of the Seventh
Day Adventists was held at Rogers
last week. The annual report shows
IS churches in the state with mem.
bership Of $50.
A Jury at Fort Smith acquitted
Coffey Williams Of gambling and
declared the Wilson anti-gambling act
unconstitutional. He had been oper.
ating thirty slot machines
L. T. McCouch, a general merchant
at Wilton. was shot and killed in his
store by Jim Lee. The killing is said
to have been the result Of McCouch
accusing Lee Of stealing a COW.
Following is the summary Of crop
conditions as reported by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
climate and crop bulletin Of the
weather bureau, Arkansas section, for
the week ending July 90;
A disastrous collision occurred In
the Cotton Belt yards at Pine Bluff
between a switch engine and heavy
freight. Both engines and about a
A., dozen cars were demolished but the
crews escaped,
w D, Hables and W. A. Freeman,
Of Fayetteville, A. v. Smith, Of War.
rem, and c, W, Guerin, Of Okalona, re.
ceivpd appointments as teachers In the
public schools Of the Philippines and
are now en- route to their field OF Ia
Dor.
Only a few Of the mutual and fra.
ternal insurance companies have com.
piled with the act Of the last legis.
lature requiring bond Of $4,000 from
each society. Auditor Monroe states
that action will be taken against all
societies failing to file the bond by
August /.
Near Carmel, Chicot county, VIII
Duke shot and killed James Bolin
with double.barrel shotgun. Bad
feeling had existed between the par
ties for some time. Duke was releas
ed on a $1,000 bond for his appear
ance at the regular term Of circuit
court.
A work train on the Cotton Belt
broke In two three piles north OF
Teyarkana, There were 800 laborers
on the train, The two portions col
| lldod and abOut forty mon were