The Van Buren press., 1902-10-04
BRIEF MENTION.

Al mill near warren man named
Scott seriously cut Rufus Reach.
The State University at Fayette
vile opened with an enrolment Of
500 pupils.
An independent packing and cold
storage plant is to be established NJ
Fort Smith.
1t Is claimed graphite in paying
quantities has been discovered in
Montgomery county.
Z. Is. Jet has been continued as
receiver Of the Arkansas Live Stock
Insurance Company.
Mrs. Ella Chew, wife Of Hon. T. C.
Chew, OF Ell Dorado, died at the Little
Rock infirmary December 20.
Sylvester M. Jones has been appoint
ed postmaster at Texarkana, vice
Thomas h. Simmons, resigned.
James Russell, a miner, was killed
at Jenny Lind by falling slate, He
leaves wife and two children.
Citizens Of Dardanelle are making
extensive preparations for the com
ing fair. which will be held October
IA to II.
Robert FURRY, charged with the
killing OF Robert Crownover at Dan.
Vile September 20, was released at his
examining trial.
There was only one bale Of cotton
raised In Benton county this year, yet
the farmers Of this county are among
the most prosperous in the state.
A company composed Of eastern cap
itaists have purchased a tract Of 49,
900 acres Of land near Clarksvllle and
will commence at once the mining OF
coal.
Fireman Abraham was instantly
killed and Engineer Kinney and Con.
ductor Miller seriously scalded in a
wreck on the st, Paul branch Of the
Frisco,
Walter Neil, the young white man
charged with kidnapping the S'year'
old son OF j. |, Hollinger, Jefferson
county planter, was fined $40 and sen
fenced to thirty days in Jail.
The Jefferson county grand jury has
indicted Steve Morris, colored, charg
ing him with murder in the first de-
gree. lie Is alleged to have murdered
negress, Rose Hedges, several weeks
ago,
Jack FrIsbie. n Hot Springs restaur.
ant keeper, Is defendant In a 10000
damage suit, filed by his divorced
wife, The suit Is the result Of Frisbic
refusing to serve his wife dinner In his
restaurant
Tom Brannel shot and killed Den
MS Camp at Brinkley. Brannel claims
Dennis ran him from stable, In front
OF which the killing occurred, with a
knife, Tho men had previously had
difiAeulty,
Last week over forty families ar
rived In Arkansas county from iii
nois and Iowa. These families had
purchased land and will make their
homes on Grand Plains, one Of the
best farming sections In the state.
At meeting Of the mission board
OF the Arkansas Baptist state conven
ton, held In Little Rock, DR.. A. ]
Barton resigned as missionary ecre
tary and Rev. benjamin Cox wa,
elected to MI tho place until the state
convention meets,
Justin J, Rider, a young man from
Manner, H., was shot and seriously
wounded ut Hot Springs by W. A
Kirk, n tailor, The difficulty was IN,
result Of irregular conduct on tht
part OF Rider toward Miss Hazel Kirk
the i9'yearold daughter Of W, A
KIRK,
Bat Wilson. a negro confined In IN,
Miller county jail, and white pris
oner named Wikerson, engaged In /
desperate light, and before the officers
could interfere the latter was fatal!
injured,
W, J, Ward, deputy county clerk
was shot and probably fatally wound
cd In the court house at Fayottevlll
by Or. j. p. Dorr, The shooting
caused considerable excitement on nc
count OF tho prominence Of both paI
tics, jealousy on the part OF D'
Door Ia thought 10 have lod TO III
sAootlng.