The Monticellonian., 1905-08-03

Dog days are here, and it vii be well to keep q watch on all sus pioious looking eanines. Ther, have been some mad.dog excite Iment oyer the country already.
 We will pay the highest price for furs, hides, beeswax, tallow etc. Be sure and see Us when you have any of these articles to sell. If. Hale, Robinson G Go.
 The regular free band concert will be given at the Opera House tonight, and not on the square, as is the weekly custom. The So- rosis Club will serve ice cream dur ing the concert,
 Miss Fife Allison, has returned to her home at Helena, after a pleasant visit to friends in this city. Misses Lizzie Fiun. Myrtle Wells and Ruby Hyatt accompa- nied her as far as Arkansas City.
 Mr Deane Blythe and Miss Con nie Erw1n, of this city, were mar. ried on Wednesday of last week We extend our congratulations and wish them much joy, and pros porous voyage through life.
 There has been much fatal sick ness in the Cominto neighborhood ten or twelve miles East of this city, this summer. There have been ten or more deaths, within the past four or five weeks, mostly from congestion.
 Col. Chas. T. Duke has resigned as Col. of the Arkansas State Guard. His private interests made this step necessary. as he could not conveniently spare the time to give to military affairs.
 In a difficulty between Frank Moore and Arthur Thompson. both negroes, on last Monday eve. ming, on Elias Nelson's place, six miles North of town, Moore was badly cut by Thompson. After the cutting Thompson made his escape.
 MT. D. R. Hankins showed us a stalk of cotton last week which was raised by Will Bell, (col9 on Mrs. Jerry Hughes place 3 miles North of this city. The stalk measured about 4 feet in height and contained 9 bolis and s squares and blooms Mir. Hankins says that Will is one of the best farmers in the country.
 We hear some complaint of the grass-worm in parts of the country. Il will be quite calamity if the hay-crop is destroyed Our people of late years. have given more at tention to the saving of hay than ever before, and much money is made from 1t.
 The foot.walking, from Monti- cello to Pine Bluff the first of the week by two of our young men, and the shekles on the side, have been the excitement of the week :. W hatever else may be said about it the walkers walked away from the team that followed to see the job well done. Twelve hours was the time made, so it IS claimed
 MT. William House and his wife both died last week, at their home 9 miles East of this city, of con gestion. MT House was about oc years of age, and has been resi dent of this county for more thar 90 years He was q leading farm CT of the county and was goot and useful citizen. MT. House ha( been twice married, and with hi first wife he raised large famil, of children. He was married {, the second wife two years ago. Hi children who survive him are near ly all grown, his youngest being IS years of age.
 Now is the time to have you photo work done MT Eek, tn photographer, is now in his Mon ticello gallery with all his fine cam eras can make you large or sma1 photos, single or in groups an ell large your pictures and frame then artistically in fact can make any thing in the photo line as only ar experienced workman can. Hi