The Van Buren press., 1904-07-30
BRIEF MENTION.

church at Paris and damaged the
spire.
A system Of electric block signals
is being installed on the Iron Noun
tain.
j. ID. Simpson. a Black Rock timer.
fell from a roof on July 25 and broke
his neck.
Judge Edgar f. Bryant, of Fort
Smith, is critically i'll at his old home
in Mississippi.
The schedule of the University OF
Arkansas foot ball season for next
fall has been arranged.
Ike Davis. a negro, was stabbed to
death by Minnie Wilson, negress,
in Little Rock, July rs.
An effort will be made to secure
the 1907 meeting OF weather bureau
officials for Little Rock.
A new Masonic temple is to be
built at Magnolia at cost Of $4,000.
The contract has been let
An unknown negro dropped dead
| on a Little Rock street and was
buried without being identified.
An eight-day-old girl baby was left
on the doorstep Of the Methodist Or
phanage at Little Rock on July 20.
Little Rock will not suffer from
the packing strike as the butchers
have plenty Of native grown meat.
An ordinance has been introduced
In the Little Rock city council proyid.
ing for the inspection of milk and
meat.
Hampstead county reports boil
weevls. Lights are being placed in
the field in the attempt to extermi.
nate them.
The Little Rock city council passed
an order ruling peddlers of ice cream
off the streets, on recommendation Of
the board of health
Miss Beulah Stone, of Marmaduke,
Greene county, was killed in a runa-
way. She jumped from the wagon
and broke her neck.
Frank Smith, aged II, a federal
prisoner in the Fort Smith jail charg
ed with robbing the Spieler post Of
fee, escaped on July "a.
Work will begin October I on the
new $250,O00 hotel to be erected in
Lite Rock where Worthen's bank
has been for many years.
Arkansas state militia officers are
in Washington attempting to secure a
battery of three guns for Hot Springs
Ine cost will be $55,000
The electric car line connecting
HoXe and Walnut Ridge is now in
operation and both towns have elec.
trio lights for the first time.
Uncle Jake Spain, Of Paragould
was married recently to Mrs, S
Earps. He has been blind 25 years
and this is his third marriage
The relatives of State Auditor and
Mrs. r. c. Monroe held reunion re-
Gently at Magnolia SiXtytwo were
present and a barbecue was held
Dr. Emanuel Trisch, Of Cincinnati,
has been called to succeed Joseph
Saul Kornfeld as rabbi Of conerega.
ton Anshe Emeth at Pine Bluff
Samuel Cox, an employe of the Hot
Springs electric light plant, blew off
the top Of his head with a revolver
while suffering from temporary in.
sanity.
A prominent young man of Fort
Smith Quarreled with his sweetheart
and took poison, but regretted the act
and hurried to a physician, He re-
covered,
A mass meeting was held at Paris,
Logan county to devise means TO
make a fight on saloons It has been
dry county for 20 years except
eight years ago,
Archie Johnston, aged 10, was ac.
cidcnly killed near Gravel Ridge,
Bradley county July "a, by young
man named Roar%, who was careless.
ly handling rife
DR.. VIM. r. Smith Of Little Rock,
was arrested in Paducah KY on the
charge Of temporary insanity He
had 1920 in his pockets, and claimed
to have been robbed Of $2iO
Sol Humphrey, negro, is under ar.
rest at Pine Bluff on the charge Of
killing John Cray negro deputy
constable at Linwood on July %, The
affair happened at a picnic,
The first case made on the rcsorya.
tion at Hot Springs since the govern.
ment assumed police jurisdiction was
tried before United States Commits.
sioner Cohn, July 2G Two men who
fought in front OF bath house were
fined sl5 each,
T. b. Schooloy, postmaster at Eng
land, was married February G, 1906
In Kankakee, ILL.,, TO Miss Ida Clark
Of Eiiingham, III. They each returned
home and the news leaked out only
several days ago Mr Sshoolcy is GO
years Of age and has three Erown
sons,
On the 2lst Wilson Day was killed
by r. V Harris at Brookland Craig
head county Day was alleged to
I. have been Intimidatlng guests Nt an
ice cream social When arrested he
returned with = Winchester and be.
gan shooting promIscuously when
Harris shot him
Geo II Lower and others Of Hot
Springs have applied Tor patent on
an automatic railroad signal, which
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