The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20
BRIEF MENTION.


 The residence of B. B. Well burned in Pine Bluff wit ha loss of $7,O00.
 The three-year-old son of R. H. Gantz was burned to death at Benton. A negro boy named Lee Smith was Killed by freight engine at Malvern. Eureka Springs will on April eel ebrate the 25th anniversary of it's birth
 James Benson was accidentally shot while out rabbit hunting near Searcy.
 Thirty-three paupers are being car ed for by Polk county, at a cost O, s3,OOO year.
 GaDe Lyons, Little Rock saloon keeper, has filed a voluntary netition in bankruptcy.
 It IS believed at Fort Smith that the Santa Fe has purchased the enter Arkansas.
 c. W. McAlester was appointed sur. veyor of Lonoke county, vice B. F Stokes. deceased.
 M. F. Pennington was acquitted At Warren of killing Philander Morris November 26 last.
 Siloam Springs barbers have or ganized a union and raised the rrice of slaves to 15 cents.
 A company of the Arkansas state guard was mustered in at Pocahontas J. W. Argo is captain.
 K. l.. Mitchell, an Argenta ss loor. Keeper, was indicted on the charge of keeping open on Sunday.
 James o. Robinson. aged 28. died at Little Rock as the result of kick by horse 23 years ago. Rev. J. M. Beadles was returned to the pastorate of the Scott Street M. E. church at Little Rock.
 Twelve of the twenty-four appli. cants who took the examination for physicians were successful The report that the Rock Island will extend it's Searcy branch to Les lie has again been revived. Do'ico' ohe .ol the oldest book dealers in Little Rock. filed a volun- tary petition in bankruptcy. o. J. Allison, now serving ten years for killing Conductor Baldwin at Nc. Gehee, has appealed the case.
 The new Madison county court house has been completed and is now occupied by the county officers.
 An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed at Little Rock against J. c. Dickson. Perryville merchant.
 Citizens of Batesvile will endeayor to have the Jacksonport branch of the Rock Island extended to that city.
 The boiler of the Melton mill at Boydsville, Clay county, blew up and Claud Baker was fatally injured.
 The store of Gotham Bros. in Ar genta, was robbed of a considerable amount of dry goods and clothing.
 Joe H. Bilheimes, Jr., a Little Rock rent collector, was severely shocked by lightning during an electrical storm.
 Mrs. Malinda Hudgins, mother of Railroad Commissioner Hudgins. died at her home in Harrison, aged "A years.
 Melville L. Robinson, aged 70 years. died at Newport. He was the oldest Mason in the state, having been initi. ated in 1851.
 w. R. Duley. former mayor of Lit. tie Rock. has been appointed road master on the Iron Mountain White River branch at Cotter.
 Attorney General Robert l.. Rogers makes announcement that he will be candidate for governor in 1906 to succeed Governor Davis.
 Superintendent R. P. Dalton of the Iron Mountain now has charge of the enw White river branch from Garth. age. Mo. to Cotter, Ark.
 Al Amin Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was instituted in Little Rock with Asa R. Bragg as Illustrious Potentate.
 eAi 'oiuc oi real ana personal property in Pulaski county, which in. cludes Little Rock, is $22,117.Ss5. This IS an increase of nearly two millions over 1903
 Edward Burke of New York has nied suit at Little Rock against the Iron Mountain railroad company for s2'3s4, alleged to be the value of a wardrobe burned in the Swifton wreck November %.
 N. Stiel. former attache of the advertising department of the Arkan. sas Gazette. died at Little Rock Jan. uary 15 of congestion of the brain. Tie first issue of the Jewish Voice. paper he had started, was issued the day before his death.