The Forrest City times., 1906-07-06

or HempSteaQ county. ne cdpl- tai stock was s10,O00. The pres ident of the collapsed bank was J. T. Lynn, said to have been from St. Louis. It has been ascer- tained that a requisition has been issued by Governor Davis on the gov ernor of Missouri for Lynn, on a charge of false pretense.
 Hospital Employees Marry.
 A romance came to light at the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases. Little Rock, when heannouncementw was made of the secret marriage of the atten- dants on the evening of June 9. The principals were MT. B. F. Greene and Miss Dorcas Bryan. The wedding oc- cured at the county court house, and was performed by Justice T. w. Will son, in the presence of Deputy Clerk H. o. Vogler and one or two others as witnesses. The marriage was kept secret because under the laws governing the institution, 1t is not permissible to em, pioy married attendants. Soon after the wedding Mir. Greene left and SC cured a place in the state insane asy lum at Parsans, kas. Mrs. Greene left for the same place to join him, as the law permits the employment of mar ried persons at the Parsons hospital Mrs. Greenes home is at Blocton, near Birmingham, Ala, and she came to Little Rock year ago to accept a place in the asylum. Mir. Greene came from Chattahoochee, Fla, about six months ago. and also became an at tendant. They had never met before oped and on June they were married
 Coin" Harvey Will Do the Honor.
 Five thousand invitations have been mailed to merchants in the Southwest, with program of the retail merchants convention, to meet at Monte Ne on Monday, July g. The one, and includes addresses by c. J. Pohle, president of the Missouri State Retail Merchants Association: Capt. Wells of the Lesson Advertising Com pany of St. Louis. on Good and Bad Advertising" c. l.. Grigg of the Ely. Walker Dry Goods Company of St Louis on "The Retail Mail Order Cues. tion;' Robert F. Lee, editor of the Grocer and General Merchant, on Mercantile Cooperation the Watch. word of the Hour" and George J. Schulte, editor of the Interstate Groc CT, of St. Louis, on Why So Many Re. tailers Fail in Business" Intelligent and thoughtful discernment of great benefit to merchants will characterize the set speeches at this gathering of merchants from all portions of the Southwest. Commercial travellers and manufacturers agents are especially invited to the meeting, and many of them will be on hand to form acquain. tances and exhibit bargains and special. ues in their respective lines.
 A new brick plant has been estab- lished at Osceola. The new concern is known as the Osceola Brick Manufac. turing Company. and was organized last week. with H. J. Hale president, Joe P. Pride vice president and F. NJ. Semmes secretary and general mana. ger.
 w. P, Boyls, the travelling man ar. rested at Little Rock, on charge of hay ing issued draft on Memphis firm which was dishonOred by them. has paid the draft, together with the costs in the ease, and was released from GUS tody.
 Citizens of Mt. Vernon in Faulkner county have inaugurated a movement for the organization of a fair associa- tion for the county. A mass meeting of the citizens of Faulkner county will soon be held at the court house in Con. way, at which steps vii be taken for the organization of an association.
 During a storm near Fl Dorado, lightning struck dump on the Fl Dorado and Western Railroad, where hands were at work and knocked down four negroes and five mules. One negro and three mules were killed. An other negro was injured seriously.
 At the request of County Judge Dun- naway the teachers attending the county institute at Huntsville took vote as to their choice for county ex. aminer. The present county examiner was chosen over Jessie Bird
 
 W. F. Jones, a negro about 30 years of age, was shot and killed in a cabin on the Alexander plantation, in Sebas- tian county recently by Sam Mcclure, another negro. Mcclure was intoxicated and attempted to shoot out a light Jones was standing near and received the ball in the stomach, dyiIs an hour later