The Forrest City times., 1906-08-10
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

The discovery of valuable pearls in the rivers of the North Central states recalls that for several years the White and Black rivers of Arkansas engaged the attention of pearl buyers from all parts of the United states. Pearls were first discovered in those rivers six or seven years ago, ana for q long time residents along the rivers abandoned their agricultural and other pursuits 10 search Tor pearls. According to local dealers It is but rarely now that Arkansas pearls are offered for sale in Little Rock. whereas there was formerly a great market for them there. It IS said that the pearl industry in Ar kansas is almost at standstill, al. though a pearl found in White rlVer was sold about three weeks since for sl .000 10 a buyer for Memphis establishment.
 Mrs. Mary J. Wignall of Vande- voort, Arkansas an heir under the will of the late Russell Sage, who died in New York ten days ago, leaving an estate of approximately sl00,000,000 Mrs. Wignall is a niece of the noted financier and under the terms of the will bequeathing s25.ooo 10 each niece and nephew. falls heir to that amount in the event she does not contest the will. in which case the bequest is set aside, according to the terms of the will. Mrs Wignall Is a daughter of Elizur w Sage, brother of Russell Sage. Her father was twice married, and she is the eldest daughter of the first wife She resides in Polk county in Vandervoort, a village of one hundred inhabitants.
 The Arkansas Normal College to be established at Eureka Springs is now definite certainty. A college char ter is being arranged for, providing for collegiate, normal, music and commercial departments. The trus- tees of the institution include: Mayor Wood, Hon C. D James. Post master Rosewater, Rev N Chesnut, Rev. J. E. Denham Supt Barnett, Dr. C. A. Reed, Mir. Giles E. Miller, w. T. Shepherd,
 One of the most important cases disposed of at this term of the Polk County Circuit Court was that of the Arkansas Improvement Company ys. the Kansas City Southern Railway Company. The plaintiff, who is the owner of the Stilwell orchard, north of Mena, brought suit for sS,000 dam. ages alleged to have been caused by fire, originating from a locomotive on the Kansas City Southern. The jury awarded the plaintiff 1000.
 The Rose City Lodge of Machinists, Litle Rock, has instructed it's repre- sentative on the Central Trades Coun- cil to vote against the proposed Labor Day parade. The men believe that the day should be spent as quietly as
 
 sun would be harder than work Each of the unions in the two cities is allowed to vote for CT against the parade.
 A Fort Smith bartender has pat ented a device for saving ice which is announced success, and has gone to Fort Worth, Texas, for the purpose of organizing a company to manu- facture the device. The factory will be located in Fort Smith, and will be capitalized at s20,00O. and give em- ployment to about 20 sheet and metal workers.
 The l. o. O. F. lodge, to be known as Little River Lodge, No. 431, has been organized at Foreman. About twenty-five charter members were en- rolled, and the new lodge starts of with fiattering prospects for the fu- ture
 The Building Committee of the Y M. C. A. is working on plans for a building at Jonesboro. The plans will soon be ready for the contractor. and work on the construction if the building will commence at once.
 The Crossett Lumber Companv of Crossett is contemplating bringing some settlers from the North to locate on large tract of land which it owns Tn the vicinity of that place. At pres. ent 1t intends to bring 300 white fam. liies from New York state and will settle them upon three hundred farms into which it will divide it's lands
 M. L. Gray, who resides on rpral route No ?, Little Rock, about three and half miles from the city. owns calf three days old which has two tails. The calf is very large for it's age.
 The Jackson County Sunday School convention will meet at the Metho- dist church in Newport. Tuesday August '. All pastors and suDerin. tendents are delegates by virtue of their office Each school is entitled 10 one delegate for each twenty.fve enrolled.