The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-10
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

The town of Higginson will be in- corporated in short tune.
 A Building and Trades Council has been organized at Pine Bluff
 Cotton planting is said to be about completed in most sections of the State.
 Hugh Dunlap was struck and slight ly injured by lightning at Little Rock last week.
 L. P. Miles of Fort Smith is able to be upon the streets again after a sharp attack of paralysis.
 Ted Rouse, 10 years old, son of J. A. Rouse of Rogers, fell from a fence re- gently and broke his arm. ..
 Good country corn has been selling at $1 a bushel, at Searcy, and the de- mand cannot be supplied at that price,
 Fire which originated in the second floor of the Trulock building at Pine Bluff recently resulted in a total loss 0f s10,000.
 Victor Price, of Fayetteville, accused of killing Fred Bussey, last February, has been indicted for murder in the first degree.
 J. w. Beck, a prospector, claims to have found SLIGO in gold hidden in Logan county. The money will be paid to anyone, who can prove ownH- ship.
 A negro who appeared in the town of Heber recently has caused consider able comment. There are only three negroes in Cleburne county.
 During this month between p and 90 new members will be taken into the Elks' lodge of Mena, and big pre- parations are being made for receiv- ing them.
 Miss Rena Paulk of Texarkana was accidently shot several days ago. A neighbor was shooting at a dog, and the ball struck Miss Paulk in the shoulder, inficting a slight wound.
 James Caldwell was killed several miles from Hot Springs few days ago. His body was found in the pub lie road riddled with buck shot, and the identity of the murderer is un- known.
 Arthur Fowler, aged 37 years, son of Col. Pleas Fowler of Valley Springs, was drowned while fishing recently in Buffalo river. The body has been recovered.
 A syndicate composed of Fayette- vile capitalists was organized last week for the purpose of buying Texas land. The company has purchased 12,800 acres of land in Demmit county, southern Texas.
 The population of Fort Smith is now estimated to be 32,000. In the city directory the names of 9,297 persons appear. This, multiplied by 1-2s gives the present estimate.
 Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Southwestern Fire Insur- ance Company of Little Rock The
 
 of the state as mutual company with no capital stock, but with not less than S100,000 risks in force. The of fee of the company will be located at Little Rock.
 s. W. Langhorn, whose mother owns much property in Wallaces addition to Rogers, has been formally charged by five compliments with the offense of forgery. It is alleged that Lang horn, acting as his mothers supposed agent, sold lots and furnished deeds to the property conveyed. It is also charged that the notary's name ap- bearing on the deeds is fictitious.
 G. E. Cato, aged 21, switchman in the Iron Mountain yards at Texarkana, was run over and killed while coupling cars recently His chest was crushed and his back broken. He was a mem- Der of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Modern Woodmen.
 The St. Francis Levee Board has sold 63,000 of land located in the counties of Craighead and Mississippi The land was sold to Memphis parties and the total consideration is said to have been about s90,000 This money will probably be spent for repair work on the levee during this ye1r.
 Work is progressing on the Tour ist hotel at Bentonville. The building proper will be 56x141 feet, with about 1000 square feet of porches. It will be built of brick, two stories high, with attic and basement, and will be equipped throughout with all modern Improvements and conveniences.
 H. R. King was shot and killed at Pine Bluff by I. N. Eason several days ago. Eason claims that the shooting was done in self defense. The shoot ing was caused by trouble over atten- tions King is said to have been paying to Eason's daughter.
 The store of R. J. Loyn & Son was