The Nevada County picayune., 1906-11-30
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION AT
 TExARKANA.

ton has just closed very success ful meeting at Texarkana. Cues tions of importance to tie church were discussed at this meeting and plans made for an active religious campaign during the coming year. The place for the next meeting of the convention will be Little Rock, with the First, Second and Im- manuel churches. The convention sermon will be preached by Rev. II. L. Winburne of Philadelphia, with Rev. H. c. Rosamond of Paragould as alternate. The State Missionary Board will also hold its meeting in Little Rock on December , At this meeting a state secretary for the Young Peoples work will be named, and plans outlined for the fol- lowing years mission work. The committee on nominations named the following gentlemen to serve on the various boards: Ministerial Education-J. W. Conger, H. L.. Winburne. W. A. Forbes. N. R. Townsend, T. Neil Johnson, c. c. Tobey. II. P. Johnson. Baptist Young Peoples Work-H. L. Win burne, Ben Cox, o. J. Wade, J. H.. Gum. Ross Moore, WIT Amis, Dr. J. C. Settles, s. II. Campbell and J. B. Meadows, Jr. Trustees for the Orphans Home-Waller Will son, N. c. Denson, D. T. Hyatt, Z. T. Wood, J. W. kimbro, F. P. Turner, Kie Oldham, c. K. Gam mill, NJ. ?. Watts. Ministerial Re- ief-O. J. Wade, J. T. Christian and Ben Cox. Delegates to the Convention of North America-W. F. Atkinson. J. W. Conger, A. J. Barton. W. W. Rivers. J. ]. Hurt, Ben Cox, W. T. Amis, $. H. Camp bell. H. l.. Winburne, J. T. Chris tian. F. F. Gibson and Ross Moore. Messengers to the American Baptist Educational Society,". W. ConSer W. W. Rivers and J. J. Doyne Missionary and Sunday School Board-W. E. Atkinson, J. T.. Christian. E. P. J. Garrott, Ben Cox. s. B. Autrey. U. $. Thomas, o. J. Wade, L. P Turner, J. B. Alexander, H. T. Bradford, W. T. Amis. F. F. Gibson, Ross Moore, H. H. Street. J. J. Hurt, John Ayr2s, j. H. Kitchens. $. H. Camp bell. J. s. Rogers, J. B. Searcy and A. J. Barton.
 The case of the State of Arkansas against the Cotton Belt Railroad for alleged failure to Furnish cars to shippers at Stuttgart, is on trial at Dewitt. The power of the State Railroad Commission is involved in this suit.
 The penitentiary board will offer for sale. this week, 800 bales of cot ton and 200 to 300 tons cotton seed. This will represent about half the crop from the convict farm in Lin- coin county.
 w. l.. Cole, a druggist at Fort Smith, proposes to test the right of the prosecuting attorney to close the drug stores on Sunday, on the ground that purchases are necessi ties.
 James Holt was shot and fatally wounded at Waldron, by a man named Manning. The shooting was the result of quarrel over the rental of one acre of land.
 Citizens of Hartford will petition Governor Davis to pardon Serf. Ma brev, convicted of voluntary man. slaughter for the killing of Grant Smith.
 J. J. Hunter is being tried in the Pulaski circuit court, on change of venue from Perry county, for the murder of W. F. Meeks, last May.
 A German cement factory will be established at Pine Bluff by Mill waukee capital, and experienced ce ment workers will be employed.
 The Iron Mountain Railroad Company has been sued by the United States for alleged violation
 of the safety appliance act.
 It is expected that the prosecuting attorney will nolle prosse the two re-