Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

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to light the lamp in his room, when
an open bottle of gasoline on the
same table with the lamp caught
fire. Mr.. Pitts picked up the bottle
and started toward the door, but in
his haste he stumbled and fell, the
gasoline being dashed over his cloth
ing and igniting it at the same time.
After a desperate effort he sue
ceeded in smothering the flames, but
his hands were severely burned.
The next few weeks promise to be
busy ones in Hot Springs in so far
as the entertainment Of conventions
is concerned. Among the conventions
proposed are: State Druggists Asso-
citation, May s, 9 and 10, and the
State Board Of Pharmacy, for the
examination of applicants for regis
tration, on May IL; State Grocers'
Association, May 20, p, % and 20 !;
State Medical Society, May s, 8 and
10; Federation of Women's Clubs,
April "A, 25 and 26; the State Dem
ocratic Convention, June 5, extend
ing until all business is completed.
At Ola the railroad prospects are
considered very bright. The work
of laying steel ON the "Y" that will
connect the Rock Island with the
Central of Arkansas, which is being
built south of Ola has been started.
\ considerable portion of the road
bed Of the Central of Arkansas is
ready for the track and ties are be-
ing distributed. Work on the Oar
danelle, Ola and Southern is also
being pushed between Ola and Oar
danellc.
A charter has been granted to the
Hot Springs, Ouachita and Mena
Railroad Company. The company
filed articles of Incorporation with
the secretary Of state recently and
the Board of Railroad Incorpora-
ton met shortly afterwards and
granted the charter. The company
is capitalized at $1,O00,O00 and
proposes to build a road from Hot
Springs to Black Springs, in Mont
gomery county, a distance of fifty
miles.
The Blytheville, Burdette and
Mississippi River Railroad Com
pany has been granted a charter by
the State Board of Railway Incor-
poration. The road will run from
Blytheville to a point on the Mis-
sissippi river near LuXora, a dis
lance of about twenty miles. A
branch about one mile in length
Will connect the road with the town
of Burdette. The headquarters of
the road will also be located at Bur-
dette.
The government at Washington
has notified the officers Of the Ar
kansas State Guard that $4,000 has
ceen allowed by the government for
the expenses of quarantine duty per-
formed by the State Guard. This
money will be paid to merchants
who furnished supplies to the
troops.
While inspecting the road near
Stamps recently, President William
of the Louisiana ana
Arkansas Railway, fell down an en-
oankment and was seriousl y injured.
The mother of Judge Johnson, of
Paragould, Mrs. Margaret johnson,
was burned so badly recently that
she will die from the effects of the
accident. Mrs. johnson was said to
De nearly so years of age.
A former agent of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, named
was sentenced to one year
N the penitentiary by the court at
Camden recently. Hoover was ac-
,used Of embezzling funds belong
ng to the Singer Company.
H. O. McGill, an inmate of the
,ity jail at TT. Smith, attempted
suicide recently. McGill is await
ng trial on several charges of
.orgery.
A meeting Of the Presbytery of
Arkansas was held at Wynne re-
GENTLY.
The Ouchita-Hendrix college de-