The Monticellonian., 1901-12-06
BRIEF MENTION.
Frank Jameson, a colored brakeman, was killed by train at Fl Dorado.

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 The ediet has gone forth that sa. looms at Pine Bluff must shut up shop Sundays
 Rev. K. R. Durham. of LaGrange. was robbed of $40 on train between Bald Knob and Newport.
 Hon. George T. Locke. who was shot at DeQueen by Prof. kolb, died from the wounds November 27.
 R. E. Canon. of Shawnee. I. T., wal killed by Texas Pacific train few miles west of Texarkana.
 switehman named Jos. Bradley was killed while coupling cars in the Cotton Belt yards at Texarkana
 The town Of Menefee. on the Little Rock & Fort Smith railroad, was al most wiped out by fire November 2s.
 Gov. Davis will probably go to Washington. to look after funds from the government to equip the state guard.
 A. K. Pfole, a tailor. threw himself in front of a passenger train at Tex arkana and was literally ground to pieces.
 Gov. Davis has reduced to $50 a fine of $500 and one years jail sen tence assessed against Mrs. Emma Nc. Call. of Faulkner county.
 The towns of Huntsville and Hinds- vile have raised bonuses of $15000 and $10.000 respectively to induce a railroad to enter that territory.
 Gov. Davis has offered reward of $250 for the arrest and conviction of Dave McWhorter, who shot and killed his wife at Mulberry recently.
 The culprits who stole money and l pearls from the Bank of Black Rock | several weeks ago equal to the amount of $i0.000 have not been captured.
 A three and a half foot vein of coal was struck at a depth of 275- feet by well-borers at Fayetteville and 30 feet deeper a 7-foot vein was pen etrated.
 A negro named Albert Shelbey was caught in the act of robbing the post office at Douglass, Jefferson county. by two citizens who were passing the building.
 Hon. R B. Hogins, of Russellville. entered upon his duties as superin- 1 tendent of the penitentiary on the 1st. inst, succeeding Hon. Bud McCon- nell. resigned.
 Pool rooms and gambling houses. which closed just after the anti-gam- bling act was passed by the last general | assembly, have reopened at Hot | Springs and Little Rock At Texarkana there are now five negroes in jail charged with the kill l ing of Planter Ed Rochelle. Hoff Scott is named as principal Two oth- CTS are Newt Hooks and J. Jatton. | Monroe Roberts. who was sentenced ! to five years for the murder of his brother near Altheimer. August 16 last, died in the penitentiary hospital last week of consumption.
 Rev. Wm. E. Thompson. pastor of the First NJ. E. Church. South. of Lit. l tie Rock, has signified his acceptance of the office of chaplain-general of the state guard and reserve militia. At a meeting of the state board of railway incorporators the Hot Springs | Railroad Company was authorized to construct branch from Butterfeld Hot Spring county, to the town of Ben ton.
 The American Smokeless Coal Com pany has been organized at Fort Smith with a capital of $3O00.0 900. and the company has 17,000 acres of Sebastian county coal lands. which it proposes to develop and operate
 Ed Rochelle. a planter. was mur- dered by two negroes at his home on Red River, near Texarkana. The negroes entered RochelIes storehouse on his plantation. brained him with an ax and robbed the place.
 The body of J. A. Johnson, who dis appeared from Little Rock about three weeks ago was found in the Arkansas river at Pine Bluff. Johnson was from Elgin, Ill.,, but for some time was em- ployed at blaming mill in Little Rock. It is believed he shielded
 Hon. Geo. T. Locke, we'll known over the state. was shot and serious ly wounded at DeQueen by Prof. R. H. Kolb, principal of the high school at the above place. The trouble is said to have been the result of Prof. Kolb punishing a son of Col. Locke.