The Van Buren press., 1904-12-24

VIM. Treadwell aged SS, died at
Cove. Searcy county, of paralysis.
The democratic city primaries will
be held at Hot Springs January 10.
Two children of Elmer Porter. ne
gro, were burned to death at Bates
vile.
The contract has been let for a steel
observatory on West mountain at Hot
Springs,
Congressman c. C. Reid and W. F.
Strait have formed law partnership
at Morrilton.
Madison Britt of Stephens fell from
a train while crossing the platform
and was killed.
Arkansas rock asphalt from Pike
county was awarded a gold medal at
the worlds fair.
Diamonds valued at 5000 were stol.
en- from the residence of b. r. Fitz.
patrick at Helena.
The worlds fair company will re.
turn to Arkansas the statue in the
colonade of states.
The annual assessment of taxes will
begin In every county in the state
Monday. January 2.
Fifty of the lots recently appraised
in Hot Springs will be sold by the
government in March.
The Clerks Association of Arkan.
sas has been called to meet in Lit
tie Rock December 2S.
The postofflces at Hazen and Mark
ed Tree will be raised to the presi.
dental class January |.
II. A. Martin of Little Rock, civil
engineer, will go to Panama to work
for the canal commission.
The Independent telephone compa
ny at Hot Springs will be merged Jan.
uary | with the Bell company.
The project fcc a new city hall at
TeXarkana has been dropped because
OF opposition to the movement.
Kathryn Adams, aged 7 years, left
Little Rock alone to make the tourney
to Havana, Cuba, to join her father.
Lige Thomas, the negro who killed
Lee Boswell, a Mississippi plantation
manager, was captured near Helena.
John Kuykendall was killed in the
oil mill at Searcy He was drawn
into a press by his arm and crushed.
Dick Wright, an army deserter, was
located at Eureka Springs, but his
brother was arrested by mistake and
Wright escaped.
The annual meeting of the Retail
Grocers and General Merchants Asso.
citation will be held in Fort Smith
January 10 and II.
Three new rural routes are pro.
posed in Pulaski county one from
Little Rock to Mablevale and two out
OF Jacksonville into Lonoke county
Propositions for the location of the
new Presbyterian female college in
Arkansas are being invited by the spe.
cial committee having the matter in
charge.
Judge w. NJ. Kayanaugh of Little
Rock was reelected president. secre.
tary and treasurer of the Southern
Baseball Association at its annual
meeting.
Chas. Schatler was indicted at Lit.
tie Rock on the charge of selling
liquor with a license, His place is
at the foot Of Big Rock on which Fort
Roots is located
Arrests have been made at Alt.
| heimer In a case in which It Is al.
legged the pension money Of negro
widow had been drawn, though she
died some time ago.
Police Judge Schmuck Of Little
Rock announces that hereafter he will
assess the maximum fine OF 5000 in
pistol 'totIng" cases instead Of tho
minimum Of $50 as heretofore. The
judges grandson was recently shot at
by footpads,
The bond Of State Treasurer II, c.
Upton for the ensuing two years has
been filed with the governor over
200 signatures are attached and the
signers have qualified for $500 800
though only bond for 5000 900 Is re.
quired by the law.
An examination will be held in Lit.
tie Rock January II and IS for the
purpose Of awarding the second Cecil
Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, allot.
ted to Arkansas, President Hart2og
Of the state university viii have
charge Of the examination,
The books OF the auditor OF state
show that Of the s72,l9l1S which was
at the disposal OF the worlds fair
commissioners, there was s5S Ga
expended, leaving balance OF
sl4l6ils, which will be converted
back into the state treasury,
The first failure In Arkansas nj.
trIbuted to the recent slump in cot.
ton due 10 the high estimate of tho
government Of the cotton crop. was
that Of Edwin Moore a. Sons, OF Bee
be, who filed voluntary bankruptcy
petition with 100000 liabilities and as.
sets about the same, Tho largest
creditor is w, A. Gage 4 Co, of Mem.
phis s27 7G335.
George Garrett, u white man. died
Of smallpox near Jacksonville.
The State Association OF the Negro
Business Mons League viii meet In
Little Rock In annual session Dccom.
bor 30, j NJ, Connor Of Little Rock
Ia president