The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25
BRIEF MENTION.

Robert l.. Hollingsworth of Little Rock died in Mexico
 Pine Bluff will erect new high school to cost $50 900.
 E. H. Lake has sold his residence In Little Rock for ss.000.
 The new Choetaw time card will go into effect Christmas day.
 Night Chief of Police E A. Peter son of Pine Bluff is dead.
 Ed Hamilton of Argenta killed a panther in Pulaski county.
 Gaorge F. Tones of Little Rock died Of consumption at Trinidad. Col.
 The Pine Bluff board of health has declared war on diseased meats.
 An effort is being made to secure a federal building for Pine Bluff
 The strike of coal miners in the Spadra district has been settled.
 C. $. Proctor of Hazen was in run away and his ankle was broken.
 Robert Lilly, aged B. negro. was burned to death at Wrightsyile.
 The Salvation Army has decided not to buy Eagles Hall in Little Rock.
 The residence of w R. Smith was burned at Camden with $5.o00 loss.
 The steam gin of Ike Mangrum was burned at Weiner. with a 8 .0o0 loss.
 It is reported that the Midland Val Icy railroad has been sold to the San ta Fe
 The high price of ore has caused great activity in the Arkansas zinc region
 forest fires are raging along the Choetaw between Little Rock and Benton.
 The communication list of the state penltentiary for December contains 22 names
 Third congressional district vote. Floyd, democrat. 9,7l9; Mayes. repub. lican. 7547
 The biscuit factory recently burned at Fort Smith will be rebuilt on larger scale.
 George Henderson. a negro. was arrested at Hot Springs charged with wife murder.
 J. J. Mahoney, general manager of the Fort Smith and Western railroad died at Fort Smith.
 The ordinance fixing the license on butcher shops at $50 per annum is be- ing tested at Mena.
 The total vote in the fifth congress. sional district was 1.373 for Reid and 7.2SS for Fowler.
 Rev. Walker Lewis will leave the pastorate of the First NJ. F. Church South. at Little Rock.
 Fannie Cadett, a negress. commit ted suicide at Little Rock because of worrying over her debts.
 Judge W. F Ayera. one of the most prominent citizens of Arkansas. is dead at his home in Camden.
 Senator James A. Gray of Pulaski county has formed law partnership at Little Rock with Asa Oracle.
 Effective November 27. the day trains on the Fort Smith road will carry observation and dining cars.
 Fordyee had good sized fire No vember l9 in which the electric light plant was the principal sufferer.
 The charter of the Batesyille and Jaehsonport railroad has been ex. tended three years by the state board.
 .If Sheriff Jeff D. Morgan of Independ. enee county. was hanged November 9 al Batcsyiue.
 Superintendent Hogins of the peni. tentiary has directed that drunken convict guards, causing disturbances in towns. be punished
 Solomon Humphrey. the negro con. victed of killing Will Greayes at Pine Bluff, was sentenced to 2l years in the penitentiary. He appealed.
 C. b Mowen has resigned as chief clerk to Land Commissioner G. A. A. Deane of the Iron Mountain and will engage in the real estate business at Fort Smith.
 John 1Ondon, @hO owns control- ing interest in the Oaklawn race track at Hot Springs. has arrived there and says the track will be completed within thirty days. John Frazier. negro, was arrested at Kansas City on the charge of kill ing Webster Sutherland a Choetaw time-keeper. near DeValls Bluff re- gently. He admits the shooting but says 1t was accidental.
 Mrs. A R Smith. wife of the pro- prietor of the Navarro hotel al Hot Springs. died there. Her husband was formerly travelling passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad with headquarters at Little Rock.