The Monticellonian., 1904-08-11
BRIEF MENTION.

closed on account of poor patronage.
 A chapter of the Danes of 1S46 has been formed in Little Rock
 Mrs. J. F. Burris. wife of the post master at Atkins, died July 90, at her home
 Hot Springs authorities are now en- forcing the anti-drumming hotel or dinance
 A carload of eggs was. recently shipped by Sloan merchants to New Orleans
 A three-story hospital is to be erect ed by the Ladies Hospital Association at Pine Bluff
 Victor Jamison was poisoned at Hot Springs by drinking strychnine in glass of whislley.
 Stephen Carlisle, aged 56 died in the jail at Perry, where he was con fined for assault and battery
 George Roberts. a white man. and Tom Bedford, a negro boy, escaped from jail at Newport by picking a lock
 A bank has been organized at Tu- pelo, Jackson county. with a capital stock of S25, ,0O0 S NJ Jones is pres. ident
 Marcus S Weider, the founder of the business of Charles T. Abeles & Co. of Little Rock, died in St. Louis recently.
 A naval recruiting party which re- gently visited Little Rock, has been re- aalled and the members ordered to join their ships
 Mrs. W. B. Empie, of Newport. died July 90 in a Little Rock inffrmary The interment took place at Fort Wayne. Ind.
 The 2-year-old daughter of Lucian I, at Niagara Falls. The mother died month ago.
 The wife of Mifin W Gibb of Little Rock. one of the most prominent ne grees in Arkansas, died recently in Washington, D. C.
 Tired of married life Mrs James Cook. a bride of two months. commit. ted suicide at Danville by taking thirty grains of morphine
 In a wreck on the Cotton Belt near Jonesboro Engineer w. E. Dickson of that city was badly injured No pAs. sengers were injured.
 The report of the Little Rock post. office for ;he rear ending June 30 shows that the total amount paid to employees annually is s1533 360.
 Capt J NJ Hudson, of Pine Bluff. has issued call to 100 farmer. of Jefferson county to join him in org<a- izing an alfalfa and stock raising club.
 An unknown white woman. about 60 years of age, was killed by Choctaw freight train near Ola She had arrived shortly before from Mem phis
 Gov, Davis has offered a reward of s50 for the arrest and conviction of Ben Bohatnon, charged with killing Dallas Sisson in Madison county. July 29
 Senator J. H. Berry and Congress- man Hugh Dinsmore are the Arkan- sas members of tSe democratic con gressional campaign committee, an- 1ounced by Chairman Cowherd
 N A. Beller has announced as an independent candidate for sheriff at Little Rock He claims fraud in the primaries and that c. C. Kavanaugh. the democratic nominee, received less votes than he did.
 The railroads will give Texas veter- ans of the Mexican war free trans portation to St. Louis to attend the reunion September 16. They will also be given free sleepers The Arkansas party will probably join the party at Littlo Rock
 Mrs. Emma Ringo an aged resident of Little Rock, died August G. She was for many years the only living member of the family of Rev John smith of pioneer fame in Kentucky The body was taken to St Louis aad eremated
 Guy and R. D. Springer, who have been conducting a branch tailoring establishment in Little Rock for Springer & Co.,, of Louisville. Ky, were arrested on charge of embez- zline 5000
 \ full county ticket from legisla- ture down has been named by Yell county republicans There are two democratic candidates for sheriff. and the republicans hope to elect their candidate on the split vote, which will be cast.
 Sister Mary Elizabeth died at Hell ena, July 29. and was buried at Naz- areth. Ky She had been in the Sacred Heart Academy at Helena thirteen years.
 The Cotton Belt has abandoned it's project for a rev passenger depot at Pine Bluff The officials say that ey- cry time they tried to buy site the owner doubled the price.
 The Little Rock school board changed the site of the new $100,000 high school from Seventh and Louisi ana streets, to Fourteenth and Scott streets. The Louisiana street prop erty will be sold
 Burglars have been operating in Hot Springs of late.
 There is a rnmor that c. G. Warner. vice-president of the Missouri Pacific system, and member of the executive board. will tender his resignation