The Forrest City times., 1906-06-29
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

berry, was drOWned III orange cTeek under peculiarly distressing circum- stances The family had gone to the creek for a days fishing. The child fell asleep and the parents laid him down in a cool place on the grass on the creek bank and continued their fishing They moved along the bank of the creek and in a little while found themselves some distance from where the little child was sleeping. Another child was sent back to look after the little sleeper, but itwas not where the mother had left it. Tracks were soon found on the creek bank that led down to the waters edge and the parents were hurTidly notified. The father plunged into the creek and little way down from where the tracks entered the water the lifeless body of the lit tie child was found lodged against a log.
 The Warm Springs school house, near Pocahontas, was burned recently. supposed to be the work of an incendi- ary. J. N Carroll was sitting on his
 
 saw the blaze as it flashed up. The two men hastened to the scene and found the side of the house had been coal oiled, and sack saturated with oil was against the house, being held there by pieces of wood. When the sack was removed oil was still dripping from it, but the whole side of the house was enveloped in flames before they could dc anything toward extinguish- ing it. The entire community is ter ribly incensed over the affair, and no effort will be spared in locating the guilty person or persons.
 John Fortune of Cherry Valley was struck by the north-bound cannon ball train the other night and seriously in jured. One of his legs was broken just below the knee, his hip was badly bruised and the skin and a portion of the flesh on his neck beneath his chin was completely torn off. The wound in the neck is so close to the juglar vein that fatal results are feared. It is re. ported that he was asleep near the track when the train struck him. Mir. Fortune shorin cmrdlu mfwyp mfwypy ren, and has two grown sisters, who are keeping house for him.
 Steps are about to be taken in Bates. vile to get rid of the town loafer. There seems 10 be a dozen or more in that city. They congregate upon the corners, decorate the concrete walks with tobacco juice, which is swept by the skirts of feminine pedes, trains. The authorities intend to make provision soon for the employment Sf all the Batesville town loafers.
 The Pelly brothers of Oil Trough have leased for a period of five years 300 acres of the Yancey farm. known as the upper Dunnington farm, to. gether with gin and store, which repre-. sents transaction of something like S20,000. The Dunnington farm is one Of the best equipped of any in Inde. pendence county. It is provided with every convenience, including a water works system.
 Notwithstanding the fact that th weather has been unfavorable the greater part of the time this spring. the construction of concrete sidewalks is moving along at very satisfactory rate in Batesville Within the mast two or three months over 54 900 sanare feet of walks have been laid. These walks are not confined to the business portion of the city, but most all that have been constructed are in the resi. dence portion
 me shipment of local Irish potatoes has been called off, temporarily, by the IeXarkana Fruit and Truck Growersi Association, as the abnormal slump in prices has taken out much of the nro nt obtained at earlier market priees l he market now is down to 65 cents whereas II began at a dollar. This is due, of course, to the glutted condition oi the markets North and East. by tho liberal and continued shipments from other sections.
 The foundation for the Reniscb brick
 NN SNN'N eoei ID btiI1B made. The building will be 50 by 40 feet and will take the place formerly occuniet by the old wooden buildings which were burned on the Main street ahout three months ago.
 The fourth district meeting of the Farmers Educational and Co-onerative Union os America of Hampstead conn. ty Will be held at Yancey July 6 good program has been arranged.
 The company operating the Claren don Shoe Last Factory has decided tc enlarge the plant and increase its manufacturing facilities. The work Will begin within thirty days and will be completed by the time of the open. ing Of the next season for making lasts. This factory cannot operate ex. cept during certain months. becaus of the tendency of the timber to check if the weather is not just right
 The Batesville Building and Savings Association has bean orc,,i, ,n