The Forrest City times., 1905-02-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Uriah Nichols, aged 95, is dead at Ozark.
 The postoffice at Holly Grove was destroyed by fire.
 H. c. Shulty. horseman, died at Hot Springs from exposure.
 The depot. express office and rest aurant at Hoxie was burned.
 A bank has been organized at Les lie with capital stock of $20,0O0
 The Arkansas general assembly will visit Hot Springs during February.
 Mount Nebo, a summer resort has been sold to Fort Smith company.
 Fayetteville reports a temperature January 25 of 715 degrees below zero
 Captain Vim H Wright. one of the pioneer oil men of Arkansas, died at his home in Little Rock.
 Jonesboro officers seized and de- stroyed quantity of whisky and beer. as Craighead county is now dry.
 J. H. Hicks of England filed a vol untary petition in bankruptcy. The low price of cotton is assigned for the failure
 President Scullin of the St. Louis & North Arkansas railroad states that the road will be extended south from Leslie.
 Jesse Gee. aged IS years. was drowned while attempting to cross riUnr hr Springs.
 Surveyors are in the field at Leslie working on an extension of the St. Louis and North Arkansas railroad to the south
 Wm Nathan, negro postmaster at Savage, Ashley county, is under arrest charged with embedding s200 of pub- lie money
 Mrs. E. M Manzer and son. former ly of Little Rock, had a narrow escape from burning to death in their home in St Louis.
 Dr. John Faust was indicted at Searcy on the charge of perjury as a witness in the Roberts trial at Jud. sonia last September.
 The government has approved the list Of physicians recommended by the Hot Springs medical board to pre- scribe the hot waters.
 Attorney General Rogers has given an opinion that county coal oil inspec. tors are subject to removal at any time by county judges.
 James Harris, charged with assault to kill, escaped from the Murfreesboro jail by hitting the jailer with a brick and overpowering him.
 An unknown Cuban laborer was murdered near Parkdale after being robbed of $30 and watch. A negro arrested. has confessed.
 Gov Davis has pardoned Mrs. Mike Walker, Chas Zimmer and Emil Beer lacker, fined $50 in Logan county for selling native wine unlawfulfy.
 w. l.. Roberts, sergeant of the Ar genta police force, arrested on the charge of stealing s95 from a man he had arrested, was acquitted.
 State Commissioner of Agriculture H. T. Bradford has been appointed by the president as cotton statistieian for Arkansas. It pays $500 per annum.
 Mrs. Betsy Frank has filed suit against the Iron Mountain for s4067. alleged to be the value of goods in a trunk destroyed in the Swifton wreck
 Fruit growers in session at Siloam Springs instructed their attorney to draw up a memorial to the legislature asking the repeal of the Logan anti- trust bill
 Fire at Texarkana destroyed a two story brick building owned by L. Longinotti, valued at $6,000. occupied by L. Kingsbury, dry goods, whose loss is s6,500.
 The widow of Rev. T. H. Ayars, who died at Russellville, survived him but twenty hours. and they were buried in the same grave. MT. Ayars was a retired minister.
 While visiting Monticello in the in. terests of a negro school of which she was the benefactress, Miss Mary Holmes of Boston. Mass, found a miniature coffin with cartridges on her door. She left the town on the next train.