The Van Buren press., 1904-07-30

Lincoln county republicans have pat
out candidates for probate judge ald
assessor.
The August Communication list OF
the state penitentiary contained 80
names.
The new Miller county Jail has Just
been completed at a cost of $4,000 al
| Texarkana
Warren citizens are trying to secure
a railroad from there to a Rock Island
connection
A shipment of $4,000 feet of walnut
logs was made recently from Beaty
to Germany
Work on the new Oaklavn race
track near Hot Springs is progress
ing rapidly.
The walls of the new s5O,O00 Y. NJ
| c. A. building at Little Rock have
been completed.
Mrs. Cora Crease Peyton, an old res.
ident of Little Rock, died on the 22d
Ut lne age OF ~.
There will be no more fall festivals
at Pine Bluff as six or seven held
have been failures.
A tomato weighing three pounds
was sent to the worlds fair by Rev.
II. T. Gregory of Searcy
Three negro boys were drowned in
Little river near Wilton. through the
| capsi2ing of their boat
A Baptist and a Christian minister
held a denominational debate at VII.
lage, Columbia county,
f. f. Fletcher fell from a steeple at
independence, Baxter county, 45 feet
and was seriously injured
Fifteen thousand pounds of spring
chickens were shipped from Berry
vile in one week recently.
Chas. Staier. an iron Mountain
brakeman, was killed July 25 at Van
Buren by an unknown negro,
There are 13O state convicts at work
at Cotter on the new White River
branch Of the Iron Mountain.
Six recruits for the navy were Sc.
cured by recruiting party at Little
Rock during a weeks stay
Frank GlasscocE of Paragould died
in St Louis the 2Oth from injuries
inflicted by a policeman.
The Bank of Spadra has been or.
ganized with a capital stock Of S2J,-
600, c. H. Langford is president
A slate quarry has begun opera.
tions near Hot Springs. The first
slate was manufactured last week
The lease of Robt S. Hamilton on
the Capital Thcater at Little Rock
has been renewed for FIVE years and
will expire in May, 1910.
The business Of Franklin Bros,
doing a plantation supply business in
Little Rock has been placed in tae
hands Of Harry Lasker as trustee.
For the third time in a year w. II.
Bell of Pocahontas on the 2lst lost
his household goods by fire In the
third fire only did he have insurance
A. O. Myers has been arrested in
Los Angeles, Cal, and will be return.
ed to Craighead county for trial for
the alleged sale of mortgaged proper.
| ty.
ht4uplo OF q | Do
recognized by Pine Bluff dealer as a
negro rode it by his store. The ne.
! gro abandoned the wheel but was
oyertaken and arrested,
The two-s:ory Blake building at
Hot Springs was slightly damaged by
the fire wall Of three.story building
adjoining in progress Of construction
falling upon its roof
Guy Tucker formerly marshal q.
El Dorado, and principal in the
| Tucker Parnell feud, has received
| letter postmarked "St. Louis" In which
threats Of killing MIN were made.
Mayor II King White Of Pine
Bluf opposes the proposed amend.
ment to the constitution to allow
cities Of the first and second class 10
issue bonds for public improvements
Hensy jerks and WIFE living near
| TeNarkana recently withdrew 800
the savings Of twelve years, from the
bank and hid It at home, A thief
robbed them Of the entire amour a
| week later.
Jason Bell, negro, was killed in a
craps game at McNab, Hampstead
! county He was winning from Lewis
steel and Tom Jefferson, when a dis.
putc arose, This Is the seventh XIII.
ing at McNab In year,
Craighoad county temperance po1.
pie are preparing 10 make a hard
fight on whisky at the state election
The Cotton Belt railroad will assist
in the building Of the Plum Bayou
loyoe on the Arkansas river
AbiJah Adams, aged IA, was killed
In n coal mIno near Bonanza, in an
attempt to catch loaded car as II
passed His rather is In the peniton,
tiary and he was the support Of a
mother and Ave children
Five persons were drowned on tho
23d while attempting to cross the
Mississippi river from LuXora TO the
Mississippi side All were ncgroo,
Their skin cOps2cd and the negroes
were drawn under . barge
Because Of trorhe with her hus.
band, Mrs Lotlic PASCAL, aged 90,
OF omaha, Ncb, committed suicide a.
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