The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
BRIEF MENTION

T. II. Sparks, ex-sheriif OF Poinsetl
county, is dead.
Mary Morrow, colored. died of
smallpox at Pine Dlun.
Smallpox has been declared cpl.
demic in certain sections of Greene
county.
The Anti-Saloon League is endeav-
oring to knock out dram shops at Bald
Knob and Beebe.
Col Cribs, a prominent planter of
Pulaski county, died last week. He
was So years of age.
A vigilant, committee has been or
ganized at Warren to prevent rowdy
ism and suppress the Illicit sale of
liquor.
The republicans of Pike county
have endorsed Hon. S. +. Stahl for
United States marshal for the West
ern district
Robert Ware. one of the Oldest en-
gneers on the Iron Mountain road,
was killed by a switch engine in the
yards at Little Rock.
Chas. Smith was killed about eight
cen miles from Eureka Springs by
Morris Sparkman, aged II. Robbery
was the supposed motive.
Should Senator Berry live to the
end of the time in the senate which he
was last week elected he will have
served twenty-five years.
Citizens of Fort Smith have sub.
scribed the sum Of 100000 as a DO
nus to insure the building Of the Fort
Smith G. Western railroad.
Hon. w. Il. Quincy, prosecuting
attorney for the Tenth judicial dis.
trict, died at Little Rock of menngi-
It's. Mr. Quincy was at the state cap
ital on business when stricken.
Fred Boyers, aged %, who served as
volunteer in the Philippines, died
last week at his home in Springfield,
from disease contracted while in the
islands.
o. M. Spellman, clerk Of the United
States court for the Eastern district,
will shortly retire. 1t Is understood
Hon. Sid b. Reading will be his sue.
cessor.
Miss Fannie Scott, of Van Buren,,
Arkansas Daughter Of the Confeoer.
acy" whose life was despaircd OF for
several weeks, has recovered her
health.
The meeting Of the executive com.
mittee Of the State Press Association
to have been held in lnttle Rock Feb
ruary 2, has been indefinitely post
poned.
The bar Of Helena banQue,ted Judge
Jacob Trieber recently in honor OF his
confirmation as United States Judge.
Helena Is Judge Triebers home, and II
was there he began his career
as lawyer
At st. Joe, Searcy county, Willis
Sutton shot and killed Blu Elliott It
seems the two men were engaged In
card playing, and became involved IN
q difficulty with the above result
Two highwaymen attempted TO hold
up the postmaster at Clinton. At the
time OF the attempted robbery the Of
nco safe contained about $1,000 In
cash. The nerve OF the postmaster
prevented the robbers securing the
money, as he opened fire on them and
they took to their heels,
Twelve hundred people paid their
cash to witness twentyround scrap
at Hot Springs bot,oen A, Neal, Of
Chicago, and Jim Seaman, The fight
IL said TO have been on the square and
II Is presumed II was, MS the men bat
tered each other unmercily The AZ.
fair was decided n draw.
After many efforts to enlist foreign
capital TO construct street railway
citizens Of Pine Bluff have deter
to take the matter up themselves, and
the necessary funds for the project Ia
to be raised among local capitalists,
The infant cnild of Mr., and Mrs.
Elmer Moon, OF Raglor Arkansas
county, was burned to death The
child had been left In tho house alone
and cr0wied too near the fireplace,
His clothes became ignitcd, and his
screams attracted the parents too late
for them to save him,
Deputy Marshal Burrua arrested
Chas, Decker ut paragoud on the
charge of counterfeltlng, A sum Of
bogus silver was found on the man,
and he was bound over by a commits.
sIoner to the federal grand jury,
The Fort Smith Commercial League
has Issued pamphlet giving com.
pcto report OF the industrial deyel.
opmcnt OF that city In the past twelve
months, During the period covered
S320,0 900 was expended In buildings;
the value Of mercantile and manu-.
featuring business reached the sum
Of si0.s5o,250,