Woodruff County news., 1906-02-15
BRIEF ARKANSAS MENTION.


 Commission announces an examina- tion at Little Rock February 27 and 28 to secure elegibles from which to make certification to fill vacancies in the position of assistant examiner in the patent office, at an entrance salary of $1,200 per year. Ar exami- nation will also be held on March II and 15 for vacancies i'll the position of aid in the Coast and Gecdetic Sur vey at $720 per annum each, and similar vacancies as they may occur. A deal was closed recently by which H. H. Luckett of Batesville, has bought from ]. B. Harvey of Calico Rock, 40,000 cedar posts. The posts are piled on the bank of White river, about three miles from Calico Rock, and will be hauled to Batesville for shipment.
 While the two children of Eli Lamb of Finch, were playing with a pistol Q few days ago the boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister in the mouth. The ball passed through the upper lip, shattering the teeth and iawbone, and lodged under the ear. The government has announced a reward of $2OO for the arrest and Identification of the man who as caulted Miss Hattie Westbrook, near Traskwood recently An additional | reward for S200 has been announced b. the young lady's father. There is talk of forming a baseball league composed of the towns of ,tonesboro, Newport, Osceola, Pop lar Bluff, Mo, and perhaps two other towns, to play three games a week in each town.
 It has been announced that ten story office building will be erected at Little Rock in the near future. II this building is constructed it will be the first shyscraper erected in Arkansas.
 Shelton Bean, a white man was shot and killed by Sherman Lovelett, @ negro, at Rob Roy several days ago. The negro was wounded while resisting arrest and is not expected to live.
 The North Arkansas Telephone Company will soon have strung l long-distance wire from Rogers to l Seligmau Mo, where it will connect with all the principal cities of Mis- souri.
 A building committee for the erec- tion of a new Methodist church has been appointed at Rison. It is the intention of the church to erect a connections and handsome building.
 SamI. Rogers, an employe of transfer company at Hot Springs, died in an insane condition a few days ago. Excessive drinking is thought to have caused his death
 The body of an unknown white man was found in a field miles north of Portland, several days ago. Efforts to identify the body have been unsuccessful.
 Sixteen cotton and corn demon stration farms established by A. V. Swaty of the United States Bureau of Agriculture, are now in operation in Arkansas.
 4 young man known as Grandson charge of murder near Henderson, was arrested in Judsonia recently on a Ky, June last. He was taken back to Kentucky.
 Kid" Wedge of Hot Springs defeated Billy Rhodes of Kansas City in the twelfth round of a boxing contest at Walnut Ridge a few days ago.
 A carload of imported seed rice has been purchased for distribution to Stuttgart rice growers, and the car will arrive shortly from New Orleans.
 The apparatus for heating with steam the Odd Fellows Orphans Home at Batesville has arrived and will be installed in a few days.
 Hill Solomon was struck by an Iron Mountain train a few days ago and killed one mile west of Earle He was walking on the track.
 A contract has been let for the building of Jewish Temple at Hot Springs. The cost of the building ul be about $10,000.
 Jesse Wilcox, aged 15 years, son of Smith Wilcox, was frozen to death near hfs home at Liberty, about Is miles east of Mena
 Twelve recruits for the United States Army haye. been received at the recruiting station at Little Rock since January 1.
 
 Mrs Carrie Nation is conducting a lecture tour in Northwest Arkansas and is speaking to large audiencea
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