The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

I her home in Cushman on Sunday 10 D. B. Cook of Salad0, and thereby hangs a very pretty story. On July % Mir. Cook secured license from the county clerk 10 marry Miss Rosa Gar rett of Salado. but Clarence Taylor. young man of the same community. got license a day later 10 marry the same girl, and beat him 10 her. On Sunday. July 22. Taylor and Miss | Garrett were married, and Cook ac- cepted an invitation 10 the wedding dinner and offered his congratulations. 1 Soon after. Cook met Miss Gray. who was visiting relatives at Salado. and the old love was overwhelmed by the new. MT Cook pressed his suit with such ardoT that the young lady only surrendered her heart, but likewise gave consent 10 speedy marriage. There was some objection, bat the young folks were wisely allowed to have their way. and they were married at the brides home on Sunday
 Edward Smets committed suicide at Fine Springs, Crawford county. by hanging. The deed was committed on the farm of his brother. C. ]. Smets He went 10 the barn, and with rope hanged himself from joist When he failed to appear at supper time search was instituted, resulting in the finding of his dead body hanging in the barn. He had not been dead long Every effort was made to revive him in the hope that life was not yet ex- tinet. Deceased was about 50 years old and unmarried. He was highly educated. There is no apparent cause for the suicide, though il is said Smets had been heard to say that he feared the time would come when he would feel impelled 10 take his own life. as he felt that every day he spent on earth was that much lost of the joys of heaven
 Hon. s. c. SeYier, sheriff Of Ouaehita county, is short in his accounts To the extent of S4,000 The deficit was made good by his bondsmen. he having turn ed over his property to them. and there will be no prosecution in the matter. He does not know how the deficit occurred, and the books are be Ing gone over again to find. if p0ssi- Die, where the error lies. MT. Sevier was candidate for governor before the late Democratic primaries on the Anti-saloon Platform, and is presi- dent of the Arkansas Sunday School Association. He has also been an ac. tive worker for good roads. having been at one time president of the Ar kansas Good Roads Association.
 The Bell Telephone Company fs building a line from Eureka Springs 10 Monett, Mo. which is probably one of the most expensive telephone sys. tems in the country. The work has progressed as far as Cassyille and Exeter, and is now being pushed l through to Washburn. Little difficulty has been experienced between Monett 1 and Washburn, but after leaving the latter place and all the way through the Ozark mountains 10 Eureka springs Is where the greatest difficul, ty will be encountered
 A fatal accident occurred in Hart. ford recently. Bryant Kern, a 9-year. old boy, was playing with target rifle and told little girl. Annie Hall. daughter of William Hall, who was about years of age, he Was going 10 shoot her, and, drawing the rife on her, he pulled the trigger. The weapon fired, the bullet going through her neck, killing her almost instantly. No one was present but the two when it happened.
 Many citnzens of Craigheaa county are behind movement for the organ ization of an Old Settlers Association It IS proposed that all persons in Craig. head county who lived in that county prior to 1880 organize an association and have a reunion every year
 Breeches,' pet dog belonging "a Herman Nash. tried to commit suicide at Paragould by running under nov ing train. The dog made a dash 10 get under the wheels. but struck it's head against one of the wheels and l Herman grabbed Pug" by his legs and yanked him 10 place of safety.
 The Penitentiary Board has signed the contract for the erection of the new reform school five miles west of Little Rock The contract was award ed some time ago to Stanton X Cola more.
 C. B. Dobbins, farmer living near England. killed a large black chicken snake which had been guilty of an in. temperate use of the bottle; that is if had swallowed one. cork. contents and all. Having killed the snake. Mr Dobbins noticed that fl evidently had gotten on the outside of somethins that had distended its girth. and an informal autopsy reeyaled a round tur. pentine bottle, the size which sells for 10 cents
 An opera house to cost $1o.000 is to