The Monticellonian., 1905-02-16
BRIEF MENTION.

 tined against Argenta.
 The ice in the Arkansas river dam aged the pontoon bridge at Darda- nel1e
 During the past year 50000 fruit trees have been planted in Searcy county
 William Dabbs. a resident of Little Rock since 1869, died at the age of e3 years
 The fiyeyear-oid daughter of Mrs k. B. Olive was burned to death near Waldron.
 The Sebastian county jail at Green. wood is empty for the first time in many years.
 \ family of seven members was prostrated at Draughon with smallpox and all but one died.
 Glarksville had a $l0.OOO fire Feb suary :. The principal loser was J. NJ. Basham 6 Co, grocery.
 J. B. Moss. former republican member of the legislature from New son county, is dead at Jasper.
 Dan Murtha, Hot Springs visitor from Detroit. Mich. was mysterious ly shot as he stepped out of saloon.
 Rev. J. l. Compere pastor of the Warren Baptist church, has resigned and will go 10 Africa as d mission ary.
 Clyde Ogle, a boy prisoner in the Bentonyille jail, cut his way throug the roof with razor but was recap tured
 $. H Oliver, supposed to live at Makanda, H.. was run down by train at Barring Cross. and fatally in. jured.
 Fort Smith will be in baseball league with territory towns this year. The salary limit will ha $750 per month.
 George J. Gould, president of the Iron Mountain system, and party were in Arkansas last week inspecting the Gould lines
 James J. Britt, Hot Springs hotel drummer died at Little Rock from taking too many mixed drinks after signing the pledge.
 Section Foreman Northcut on the Bluff and Arkansas railroad. was fatal Y shot at Swan Lake by Henry Hall. negro. The negro escaped
 F. w. Miracle. clerk in the United States engineers office at Little Rock, has gone to Panama to become one of the engineers en the Panama canal
 S. A. Strapp has filed suit at Little Rock against the Iron Mountain for $5,000 damages for alleged false ar rest while a passenger from that city to Montrose February [
 Judge Trieber dismissed for want of jurisdiction the suit of Dr. Van Lear of Hot Springs to restrain the medical board from prohibiting him from presenting the hot waters.
 M. w. Gibb. a leading negro of Lit tie Rock. has been appointed chair man of a subcommittee to receive and entertain colored visitors to Washington to attend the inagura- tion ceremonies
 It is rumored that the Iron Noun tain will soon resume work on the new line from Mariana to Memphis
 The Citizens Fire Insurance Com pany of Clarksvile has filed articles of incorporation with Secretary CT State Ludwig. The capital stock is $200C00. An old-line fire insurance business will be conducted.
 The mother of Chas. Hammons. the white man who is to hang at Morrii- ton March for criminal assault will appeal to the governor for a commit tation of sentence. The supreme court has affirmed the decision of the lower court
 Brig. Gen. F. M. Hayes, L. s. A. re- tired, has returned from trip to Washington in the interest of the Ar kansas state guard.
 Chief of Detectives John W. Shev lin of Hot Springs has been notified that he has been selected as one of President Roosevelts body guards for the inauguration ceremonies.
 Chas. A. NJ Schlierholz, formerly United States timber inspector for Arkansas, was arrested at Fort Smith on an indictment returned at Little Rock charging him with extortion and embezzlement in 1901 s=',s