The Monticellonian., 1906-04-26
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

A state conference of the Univer- salist Church was held at Little Rock recently.
 A. w c. T. U. has been organized at Newark by Miss R. Moshier, nation al organizer
 P. J. Benge of Texarkana was seri- eusly injured in runaway at that place recently.
 Hendrix College was the victor in the Ouachita-Hendrix debate at Littla Rock last week
 A $40 acre alfalfa farm near Wash ington was sold recently to E. Boyd. of Illinois for S10,000.
 The great council of Improved Or der of Red Men, held it's sixth annual session at Little Rock last week.
 Burglars secured s400 worth of val uables by footing the jewelry store of J. E'yerS at Magnolia a few days ago.
 A rice mill company has been or ganized at Hagen. The company is said to have capital stock of s50,000.
 Chas Veil of Pine Bluff has just retired from office after serving for twenty-one years as alderman of that city.
 The spring reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite bodies of the valley of Little Rock was held at that city last week.
 R. W. MeWhirter, a fireman on an Iron Mountain train, was seriously ins jured by his engine oyerturning near TeXarEana recently.
 Mrs. Margaret Johnson, aged 80 years. was fatally burned at Paragould recently. This lady is the mother of Judge Johnson of Paragould
 Vim. Ritchie, lumberman, had both legs broken by tree falling upon him. near Augusta recently. Ritchie died a few hours after the accident occurred.
 Mary Collins, a negro washerweman. lost $1.500 in fire at Hot Springs recently. The loss of the money is likely to seriously effect the womans mind
 N. R. Mize marketed 1,170 dozen eggs at Imboden recently. This is said to have been the largest quantity of eggs ever delivered at one load at that place.
 II. O. MeGfl1, vao is in jail at Fort Smith, accused of several forgeries, made an unsuccessful attempt to com- init suicide MeGiI is said to be a dipsomaniac. .s,
 The congregation of the First Bap- tist church of Jonesboro proposes to erect a new church building. It is said that $35,000 will be expended in erecting this structure.
 Dr. J. T. Flemming of Quitman has purchased the brick college building there and will endeayor to revive the old Quitman College This college was at one time widely known insti- tuition.
 At Judsonia, while playing with q lawn mower, William Roth, d boy, got the ends of his fingers in the knives. One was cut off at the root of the nail and three others were less seriously cut.
 M. w. Gamble and his son Earl, were drowned in the Cowskin river near Si- loam Springs recently. The drownage was caused by the buggy of the Gam bles overturning while they were crossing the river.
 Capt. D. NJ. Goodlett of Ozan reeeiv- cd few days ago gold medal of highest award conferred upon him for the best exhibit of alfalfa hay at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held at St. Louis in 1904. The gold medal of award was struck at the govern ment mint in Philadelphia.
 At a meeting of the Board of Rail- way Incorporation recently, charter was granted to the Blytheyille, Bur dette and Mississippi River Railroad Company, corporation with capital stock of $240,000, of which $40,00O has been subscribed The road proposed by the company will be twenty miles in length, and will parallel the Frisco from Blytheyille to point on the Mis- sissippi river near Luxora A branch line a mile long will be built into the town of Burdette and branch lines will be constructed extending west from the line into the interior of Ms sissippi county. The headquarters of the road will be at Burdette.
 Arrangements are being made 10 commence active operations at the Slatington slate quarries near Mena. soon, in order to fill elders for slate. The slate will be hauled by wagon to some railroad point yet to be decided upon.
 rresident Vim. Buchanan of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Com pany was seriously injured by failing dewa an embanHment near Stamps recently Buchanan's shoulder was badly fractured, but he is expected to recover.
 The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway has been purchased by the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern