The Monticellonian., 1906-05-03
ARKANSAS BRIEFS


 day at the Prescott public school.
 Two free delivery routes have re- gently been established out of Harris on.
 A post of the Travellers Protective Association has been organized at Hot Springs.
 The sixteenth annual singing con- yention in Greene county will be held at Paragould May 12.
 The Northeast Arkansas Teachers Association will meet in Paragould May 31 and June l and ?.
 Mrs. Mollie Wear was burned to death at her home several miles out of Little Rock few days ago.
 Service on four new rural free de- livery routes out of paragould will commence on the first of June.
 The 3-year-old child of Albert Evans. near Aurora. was fatally burn ed few days ago. Her clothing caught fire from a fireplace.
 Mrs. Nancy Aldridge, an aged wom- an, was fatally burned a few days ago at her home near Quitman. Her clothes caught fire while she was sit ting near fireplace.
 A negro made an attempt on the life of Lafayette Deloney near Ash down last week. The negro was too slow, however and was killed by De loney.
 Hugh Mccain was given judge ment recently for $500, against the Western Union Telegraph Company in the United States Circuit Court at Little Rock. The judgement was given on account of delayed tele- gram to Mccain, announcing the crit ical illness of his father.
 The Pan Long Distance Telephone Company of Fort Smith has filed art icles of incorporation with the secre- tary of state The company has a capital stock of $1 100000 and intends to establish long distance telephone plant in connection with one of the systems now doing business at Ft. Smith
 Articles of incorporation have been flied with the secretary of state by the Br. Thomas Company. The com pany will establish and operate medi- cal offices, hospitals, sanitariums or retreats for the sick.
 A new high school building will be erected at Pine Bluff in a short time The money to erect this building was secured by the sale of school bonds to that amount, to the Simmons Ma tional Bank a few days ago.
 The meeting of the International Training School for Sunday-schooI workers will open at Searcy on July 1. The meeting will last for a week and the Searcy Chatauqua will meet on the same date.
 The Weiner Development Company has been formed at Weiner and will do a general land business. The com pany will in short time lay off 103 acres of land as an addition to that town
 A recent ruling by the Railroad Commission prohibits railway compa- nies from confining live stock in cars for over 2S consecutive hours, with out unloading and caring for the animals.
 F. P. Stout of Rogers recently se- cured some dirt from the Kruse mine at that place. and washing it out found several small specks that are pronounced to be pure native gold by old gold miners. Stout says that there was considerable more, but as the pan for washing was ill contrived much of it was lost. He made his test from four ounces of dirt and the result satisfies him that there is-natiye gold in the mine.
 The Wesern Union Telegraph Co. was fined s2,5O0 in the Pulaski County Circuit Court at Little Rock Rock recently The fine was impos- ed for failure to file with the secre- tary of state a copy of it's articles of incorporation. The case has been ap- pealed to the State Supreme Court
 An attempt is being made at Little Rock by the Business Mems League of that city, to organize a permanent State Fair Association It is hoped that the organization will have a capital of s50,00O when it commences business.
 At the residence of w. c. Rice. at Oeonee, recently, Wm. Martin, TT years of age. and Mrs. Louisa Blair, aged e years, were married. The groom was Federal soldier in the Civil War and has been a resident of Randolph county for about 40 years. The bride was born in Randolph county and has lived there all of her life.
 Fire at Wilton recently destroyed several houses in the business part of town. including the establishment of Newton Cooper and of Marshall Pip kins.
 A State Levee Association will be formed at Little Rock May %. The officers of the nineteen Ieyee dis tricts of the state are expected to meet on that date for the purpose of organizing this association. The pur- pose of the association will be the F,Y, h1,v. 1et tI,