The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

piano from a wagon at OSceola re- gently, Sam Walker was seriously in- jured. The team started suddenly upsetting the heavy instrument which fell upon him inhicting in- juries from which he may not re- cover.
 T. B. Martin, Jr., of Little Rock, has been granted a fifty-year fran chise for an electric light plant at Conway. The city has been without lights for the past twelve months, the old plant having broken down last January.
 The International Harvester Com- pany of America, has decided to abandon its Little Rock offices as a result of the enforcement of the an ti-trust law, and will transact its Ar kansas business from Memphis.
 William Powell, an Arkansas boy, resident of Huntsville, was shot and killed by Cherokee Indian and deputy at Tahlequah, l. T.. re- gently. The killing is alleged to have been without proyoeation.
 George Robinson, the negro who was charged with the murder of a negro woman near Fulton, has been convicted upon the evidence of the eight-gear-oHd son of the victim, who witnessed the shooting.
 II. Hall of White, Union county, was shot in tle arm twice by Consta- ble Moore who was trying to arrest him for discharging firearms with in the town limits, and amputation may be necessary.
 A S2G.000 fire occurred at Pres colt recently, thought to be of in- cendiary origin, which resulted in the total loss of the business house of the Mcdaniel Hardware Com pany.
 c. Carroll and Henry Rush, both negroes. became involved ia a diff culty over business matters, at Hot Springs recently, and Rush received 6 deep knife gash in the neck.
 An agreement has been reached whereby an extension of the Rogers Southwestern Railroad from Spring town, the present terminus, to Si- loam Springs, will be made.
 The Water Company at Van Bur en will sink a drill hole near its pump house on Lees Creek with a view to getting gas for running its pumping station.
 Miss Jessie Oyerton, young lady living near Princeton, was accl- dentally shot and killed by the dis charge of a gun in the hands of her brother,
 Mrs. A. c. Eghert of Fort Smith, took an ounce of chloroform recent ly, with suicidal intent, but the prompt attention of physicians saw ed her life.
 John Fitchell, carpenter, at For dyce was found dead in a ditch, hav- ing about three inches of water Tn it, near the railroad track, recently.
 William Rogers of Hot Springs, while hunting on the Ouachita near Hot Springs, killed black bear which weighed nearly 200 pounds,
 C. B. Culp, a Frisco fireman, while attempting to board a train at Fort Smith. fell under the wheels and one hand and foot were badly crushed.
 A telephone system to cover ev- cry point in Randolph county, IS be- ing established, the company having been formed in Pocahontas.
 E. D. McClain, a Rock Island con- ductor, was badly hurt by falling from the top of freight train he was taking to Hot Springs.
 Mrs. Eli Fielder of Greenbricr, was burned to death recently, her clothing having caught fire while burning trash in the yard,
 Sheriff House of Lonoke county, raided a crap game at Tomberhn recently, making 2S arrests, both negroes and whites.
 The Weiner Rice Growers Asso- citation of Weiner, Poinsett county has been incorporated, with a capi-