The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-07
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

arkana and Express Messenger W. A. Grissip was thrown from the car after being seriously if not fatally injured. The amount of money stolen cannot be ascertained owing to the fact that the robbers took the waybills and other records.
 Tom Broughton, a prominent far mer near Hot Springs, was shot and killed by Albert Jackson anoth- CT farmer, and fellow mason. The killing was the result of domestic trouble, and followed Masonic tri- al held to determine whether or not Broughton should be expelled from the lodge.
 About forty students of the Branch Normal College, negro in- stitution at Pine Bluff, maintained by the State, went to plantation near that city recently, and spent the day picking cotton in order to raise money to be used inopurchasing pianos and organs for the music de- partment.
 J. l.. Gibson, a well known far mer living near Little Rock, com- mitted suicide by hanging himself from the rafter in the kitchen of his residence He had been in bad health for several month. and as a result of his continued illness his mind had become slightly affected
 A quarrel over fifty cents result cd in the killing of James Banks by John Guggles, another negro, at Hot Springs. Guggles entered the room of Banks while the latter was sleeping and with few blows from a bed slat, fractured the skull un- til the brain was exposed.
 Rev. E. B. T. Real, 7S years of age, and Mrs. Jennie Salsberg, aged 30, eloped from Siloam Springs and were married in Fort Smith. This was done in order to outwit the SOD of the minister who was attempt. ing to restrain his father from talk. ing the step.
 The extra crew employed on the White River division of the Iron Mountain, has been prevented from working on Sunday in the railroad yards or elsewhere in the limits of Cotter by direction of the city mar khal.
 A. D. Bowden of Holly Grove was riding in a wagon loaded with freight when the vehicle struck a rough place in the road and he was thrown out. The wagon passed over him, killing him almost instantly.
 The recent heavy rains caused the washing away of the trestle work of the Marked Tree bridge, which was nearly completed, caus- ing loss to the contractors of about S10OS.
 c. D. Beck, who lives near Driggs, was arrested recently on a charge of beating and cutting his wife, but later escaped. His wife is seriously wounded and not expected to live.
 A mineral belt, rich in lead and zinc ore, extending from near Black Rock west about 30 miles, has been surveyed, and if permanent, is by far the richest find in Arkansas,
 J. c. York, a brakeman, was in- jured while coupling cars at Wynne, and died several days later. An older brother was killed in a wreck at Texarkana some time ago.
 Tom Daniels, farm hand was &C., cidcntally shot and killed by Grover Johnson, another farmland, near Fl Dorado. It was the old story of didn't know it was loaded.
 Jim Russell, the wife murderer, under sentence of death, committed suicide in the Baxter county jail. by stabbing himself in the throat with pen knife.
 Passengers in a coach attached to a freight train near Pine City, were thrown into q panic recently by a carload of burning cotton on the tain.
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