The Van Buren press., 1904-08-06
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Dupree was burned with contents.
The officials Of the roads entering
Hope have agreed upon new Union
depot
No county ticket will be placed in
the field by Pulaski county republi.
cans.
The land agency Of the Iron Noun
tain at Dardanelle has been discon.
| tinued.
Little Rock labor organizations will
have a parade on Labor Day, Septem-
Der 8.
The Arkansas mineral exhibit is at
tracing much attention at the Worlds
Fair.
Robert Mowery of Hot Springs has
been issued a patent on an ice-cutting
maCLiue.
A movement is on foot to build an
east and west line from Arkansas to
Oklahoma.
All foreign miners left Spadra on
July q and the threatened trouble
was averted.
II is stated that the Arkansas West
ern railroad may be extended south
from Wadron.
The retail grocers of Little Rock
decided to admit retail merchants to
their organization.
c. e. Shumaker Of Little Rock is
preparing to establish a wheelbarrow
factory at Magnolia.
1t is intimated that Manager NJ J.
Finn of the Little Rock baseball club
will not return in 1905.
Mrs Will Perry, who killed her
husband at Hot Springs, was released
on $4,000 bond July 29.
-Four new carriers have been added
to the Little Rock post Office force,
making a total Of thirty-one.
Frank Williams was drowned, July
81, at Camden He fell from a skiff
while out on pleasure trip.
w. o. Davis, carpenter, fell three
floors while at work on a Little Rock
building and was fatally injured
Fire at Newport July 2S burned the
millinery store Of Mrs Moore and
Jackson's paint shop Loss, $4,000
The cheap coach excursion rates to
the Worlds Fair will be continued by
Arkansas railroads during August
Ike Brizzell, a negro, was killed by
Clabe Cook, another negro near
Foreman, July 26 Cook surrendered.
Ben Bohanuon killed Dallas Sisson
al Huntsville recently by striking him
with some blunt instrument and
escaped.
An eightstory office building is
talked Of for the southeast corner of
Second and Center streets in Little
Rock
Postmaster Holt Of Little Rock has
been notified by the postal authorities
that morphine can not be sent through
the malls
With appropriate ceremonies the
corner stone of the new Prairie coun.
ty court house at Des Arc was laid
August T.
A large part OF the equipment issued
TO the state militia prior to 1901 was
condemned by a board Of survey at
Little Rock.
Mrs. Daugherty of Bonneville, re.
ceiyed a telegram that her son, Ben.
jamin, was killed by train at Indian.
apolis, Ind.
Clarence Hafer, Little Rock city
| fireman was thrown from a freight
car at Maynowor July q and serious.
ly injured,
Mrs w, h, Empie, OF Newport, died
July 30 in Little Rock infrmary
The intermcnt took place at Fort
Wayne Ind,
The 2yearold daughter OF Lucian
Ramseur OF Little Rock, died, August
/, at Niagara Falls The mother died
n month ago,
A reward OF 500 has been paid 10
H. II, Reynolds OF Guthrie, Okla. r.
for capturing Albert Mathews who
was hanged at El Dorado recently
A train crew on the St Louis and
| North Arkansas railroad was assaulted
while on duty by seven desperadoos
and compelled 20 leap from the run
ming train,
j r. Young was fined 500 at Little
Rock for "assaulting an infant" by
placing Il on the doorstep Of an orph
anagc II was alleged to be OF illc
gtmate birth
Jack Allen Of Little Rock escaped
from n hospital whore he was con
fined for temporary insanity and wan
dercd in the woods three days before
he was captured
The construction Of the white River
branch OF the Iron Mountain has
reached Nollyilo Regular train sory
ice between Newport and YollyiuC
viii be put on soon
". r. Mcllard Of Union county
started to Ashley county three weeks
ago 10 visit his sister but has no,
arrived, and It is feared he was
drowned on route, as he was horse
back
While temporarily insane, Ca
Smith attcmlAcd TO cut his throat with
a dun knife at Bonanza
Lizzie Garner, a white woman, shot