The Nevada County picayune., 1906-11-30
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

Jo"i0 Ill tne Penltentlary, has ap- pealed his case to the Supreme | Court. He was sentenced for the al- legged killing of a man named Emler at Truman lest spring. The uniform textbooks in use in Greene county for the past six years, will be changed, and a new set will be Tn use for another period of six years, Greene being one of the eight counties of the state to vote for county uniformity.
 Two gentlemen whose names are not mentioned in connection with the gift, have given $25, ,000 each, one for Galloway and one for Hen- drlx College to Rev. James Thom- as, financial agent for the colleges.
 Much difficulty is being experi- enced at Fort Smith in the location of oil. One well is down 2,6OO feet and another 1,600 feet. but the oil, 1t IS said, runs zigzag and for that reason is difficult to locate.
 A man by the name of Wilson was shot and seriously wounded by some unknown party while taking. number of negroes from Hot Springs to Amity, where they were to be employed in a lumber mill.
 The negro Baptist State Conven- tion of Arkansas. in session at Tex arkana, is one of the largest negro organizations in the state, repre- sentng a church membership of over S0,000.
 Will Cady, a well-known planter, who lived at Pastoria, was found dead in his bed recently. iatraeHf* dead in his bed recently. Heartfail- ure is supposed to have caused bis death.
 The General Council of the Holi- Cess church Is in session at Texar- kama. There are about 250 dele gates present, representing Arkan- kansas, Texas, Louisiana and Okla homa.
 H. W. Graham, an operator at Eureka Springs, received message over the wires announcing his fath- CTS death but bravely stuck to his post until relieved several hours later.
 In a fire at Hot Springs recent ly, a negro child was burned to desh, and the father, a cripple bare lv managed to get out of the house by rolling along the floor.
 Mrs. Emma l.. Scott, whose hus- band is alleged to have been killed sometime ago by E. P. Ladd in Jefferson county, has brought suit against Ladd for $50,000.
 The Board of Control of the Odd Fellows home at Batesville, at a meeting recently made an appropria- ton of $1,500 for the erection of steam laundry.
 Tollen Miller and Berry Bean were convicted and fined $100 each in the Crawford Circuit Court on a charge of giving away whiskey on election day.
 Guy B. Tucker, commissioner of mines, manufactures and agricul- ture, will issue monthly bulletins i'll ,gard to the crop conditions in Ar kansas.
 While at work in their fathers field. Thomas and James Burrow were shot by bird hunters an as a re- suit one of the boys will lose an eye
 The Rogers Academy is the reel pient of a check from Miss Helen Gould for $2, 300, for the purpose of installing a steam heating plant.
 Dr. Tyler Kennedy, a prominent young physician, living near Para gould, had his skull fractured re- gently by a kick from horse.
 The Bank of Alma and the pro- posed Farmers Bank of Alma have been consolidated and will be con- tinued as the Bank of Alma.
 Lightning struck the residence of J. Frank Williams at Malvern three times recently during the progress of an electric storm.
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