The Monticellonian., 1906-06-21
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

state Bank and Trust Company, and who said his name was J. A. Kemp. Is still in the hands of the police, and confined in the Phillips county jail on warrant charging him with forgery. It developed that his real name is not Kemp, but W. l.. Kelley, Kemp being the name of a partner of his, Texan, who made his escape as soon as Kelley was nabbed. It has also developed that Kemp, alias Kelley, first tried to work the draft scheme on the First National Bank. When he stated his purpose. however, Cashier Faulkner, of the First National would have noth. ing to do with 1t, saying they did not do that sort of business According to Chief Clancy, as soon as the sus. pect had been cross-Questioned closely by the chief and city attorney, Edwin Beyens. he confessed that his name was not Kemp. He said that his partner was named Kemp, but his name was Kelley. City Attorney Bevens looked up the law. and says he feels secure in holding the suspect Tor forgery, now that he confesses to an alias. The forgery was signing another mans name to the telegram.
 The annual Chautauqua will take place at Fort Smith June 24 to July I, in the new auditorium The build ing of the new auditorium is nearing completion and the doors will be open ed to the public for the first time on the occasion of the Chautauqua. Ex- Governor Bob" Taylor, Sam Jones, Dr. Gunsaulus, Senator LaFollette, and other good features will be heard
 There will be new NJ. E. Church built in Earle soon. The members have already bought the lot and made up $600 of the building fund They propose to build s2.5o0 edifice.
 The new bank building of the Bank of Earle will be a two-story brick. The contract has been let to Eberhart of Memphis. and the work is now progressing nicely. The contractor bid the work in for $777777. The up- stairs will be elegantly fitted offices, and the bank will occupy the lower floor. The entire building will be wired for electric lights. When com pleted the Bank of Earle will have one T the most commodious and elegant buildings in eastern Arkansas.
 In discussing the work of the Ar kansas State Fair Association. Hon. Hamp Williams of Hot Srings says:
 All our plans have so far carried out satisfactorily and everything is in working order. Every department has been organized and We are now ready to assign the exhibits, concessions, etc. The fair will open on October 1, and close October 10, and the citizens of the entire state are rallying to the support of the enterprise. It will be undoubtedly the greatest event in which the entire state is vitally inter- ested, which has taken place in Ar kansas for many years.
 "One thing that gives the manage ment an advantage and untold help, is the fact that the Oaklawn race track and grounds have been given us free of charge. This track represents an outlay of half a million dollars and is itself worth the trip to Hot Springs to see. We can care for 10000 visitors a day in our city and we expect that many on the opening day of the fair, October 1.
 Attorney Norwood and Alley, repre- senting citizens of Mena in the con- troversy over the Mena Hendrix Academy, have filed suit in the Chancery Court against the president and Board of Directors of Hendrix College and J. E. Wooten of the Com mercial College. The suit is brought to oust the defendants named from any right or title now claimed in the property and to quiet the title in the city of Mena. The papers as filed pro- vide that if the lease now held by Prof. Wooten shall be declared valid, the hotel property. now claimed as rental for the lease, shall become the property of Hendrix Academy.
 At Q meeting of the Peach Growers Association at Rogers, it was the opin. ion of all that the crop is not as badly damaged as at first reported The members present thought the pros. poets were good for fifteen cars at least and decided to ship in car load lots as formerly. The crop is scat. tering and no uniformity was notice able in the reports of the various growers. Some orchards will be prac. tically bare while others will have fairly good crops.
 J. w. Voohers had the misfortune of losing his store building and con. tents at Weidman, on the White Riv- CT railroad recently. The building probably caught fire from being struck by lightning. His loss is about $3,000.
 The Russellyille Chautauqua will be held at that place July II to 18th. Capt Richmond P Hobson is an nounced as one of the speakers at this meeting.
 The Western Union telegraph line has been completed to Pike City. MT. Jamison, the depot agent, has a branch line into his residence
 Elder c. H. Mayfeld of Ava. Mo. d former Arkansan, is visiting rela. tives at Cotter. Elder Mayfields work in the ministry extends back oyer