The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-11-02
NEWS or ARKANSAS

has Just CloScu very suCccSSlul
meeting at Fayetteville, passed
resolution recommending that the
next legislature pass law reversing
the present law in regard to the issu-
ance of saloon license and that be-
fore a license be granted, a major
itv Of the adult citizens, male and
female shall first petition the coun-
ty court in favor of such license.
The annual fair of the Central
Arkansas Fair Association held at
Carlisle has closed. The exhibits
were frst-class and the attendance
very satisfactory to the manage
ment. The association has decided to
make the fair permanent feature,
and with this end in view a commo-
dious main exhibit palace and an
amphitheater with an adequate sea-
ing capacity will be erected.
There is very persistent rumor
to the effect that the international
Harvester Company is negotiating
for the purchase of the plant and
property of the Pine Bluff Lumber
and Veneer Company, which Is now
in the hands of a receiver. In the
event that the negotiations are closed
extensive, Improvements will be
made III the plant.
The officers at Pine Bluff have
closed the gambling houses in that
! city and destroyed all the gambling
paraphernalia, and are now making
their plans to close all business
houses OH Sunday, including meat
markets, drug stores, cigar stands,
and confectionelies. In fact, it is
their purpose to clamp the lid down
tight.
Sloan Springs, the largest egg
and skipping point on the Kansas
City Southern road, has shipped to
New Orleans its first carload of eggs
for the fall season. For the next
month or two it is estimated that
from one to two carloads will be
shipped daily to Southern markets,
principally New Orleans.
Tom Neal, who was charged with
being accessory to an embezzlement
of the funds of the Southern Bank
and Trust Company of Fort
Smith, has brought suit against
the prosecuting attorney and others
to recover $50, 900 damages for al
legged false accusation.
John Weston Of Eureka Springs
was acquitted on the second trial
for the alleged use of profane Ian
guage at Sunday school picnic and
the jury and witnesses, many of
whom lived at a distance, were dis
charged without pay.
The Farmers Union of Hoxie is
putting in a large stock Of general
merchandise in their warehouse at
that place, the object being to fur
nish the farmer with supplies and
give him credit for half the value
of the cotton he stores.
George, a son of Hon. 7. c. Trim
bic, ST., one of the most prominent
lawyers of central Arkansas, died at
his homo in Lonoke recently, from
the effects of burns received several
weeks ago by the explosion Of coal
oil lamp.
Little Rock is the place selected
by the Arkansas division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, for
holding their next annual conyen-
ton. They have just closed very
successful meeting at Mariana.
Texarkana and Pine Bluff are
paying fancy prices for cotton, the
long staple variety bringing from
II to is IA cents per pound on the
streets This is the largest price
paid for cotton in years.
Z. B. hurry of IAnesburg, Neva-
da county, who furnishes several
companies with logs, cut q giant tree
recently 1t was pine and six r.
foot cuts scaled 5,473 feet, the first
one sealing over 100 feet.
Batesviue proposes to put in a
sewer, the cost of which will be about
$4,000, the funds for which will be