The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
ARKANSAS BRIEFS


 deliveries in the state.
 A S50.000 investment company has been established at Jonesboro.
 A business college is to be opened at Fayetteville in short time.
 The Board of Trade recently organ ized at Batesyille has 72 members.
 Miss Lorimer Roberts, aged 15, was fatally burned at Social Hill, last week.
 The Frisco depot at Mammoth Springs was destroyed by fire several days ago.
 The work of laying the telephone wires underground, at Little Rock, has been completed.
 A negro boy was run over and killed by a Cotton Belt train at Pine Bluff few days ago.
 Ben Wofford was accidently hit on the nose with baseball bat at De Witt. few days ago.
 Carl Reidel, white man, was seri- ously injured by being struck by 9 train at Hot Springs last week.
 More than 600 tons of zinc ore have been shipped out of the Harrison mining district the last five months.
 The Pine Bluff branch of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles have secured new quarters for their meetings, etc
 Automatic street car switches are being installed by the management of the street car company at Little Rock.
 The government will remodel the postoffice furnishings at Imboden and the office will be installed in a new building
 A reward of s200 has been offered for the arrest of E. Berry, wanted in St. Francis county, on a charge of murder.
 James Hitchcock, young man of 19 years of age, was drowned in the Arkansas river, near Ft. Smith a few days ago.
 Several small distillers in the Northeastern part of the state are planning to open a large distillery at Fort Smith.
 J. W. Radcliffe and wife residing near Texarkana have been arrested on a charge of violating the law against miscegenation.
 Thirteen new members were admit ted to the Mystic Shrine, at the cere monial session of the order, held last week, at Little Rock
 Leases covering $500 acres of land in the Bayou valley near Van Buren were filed last week. The land will be prospected for gas and oil.
 The Medical Society of the Tenth Councillor District of Arkansas held meeting at Fit. Smith last week. There were thirty physicians present.
 Two stores were broken into at Mena recently, and the burglars se cured goods valued at s200. Eight Colts pistols were among the articles secured.
 Rufus Vaughn, negro boy, was ac- cidentiy shot and killed by Lige Fer guson, another negro, at Fulton a few days since. The coroner's jury exonerated Ferguson.
 An old man, Scott R6yai, living near Danville was robbed of about s20O re- gently. Il is said that this money represents the savings of number of years of the old mans life.
 The adjutant general of the Ar kansas State Guard has announced that handsome flag will be presented to the company which makes the best : showing in the April inspection.
 The patchwork has been completed on the new lodge hall being erected by the Masons and the Knights Of Pythias of Conway. The building will probably be completed in a few weeks.
 The infant daughter of Mir and Mrs. L. Webb, of Mena, was fatally burned recently by her clothes catch ing fire. The little child lived only few hours after the accident oc- cured.
 4 residence at Little Rock was broken into and robbed last week A small amount of money was talk en, among the coins the robbers secured were several that were made in TITO.
 Paragould is to have another bank. ing and trust company. It is to have an authorized capitalization of STE. 900 to s100,000, with s5O,0O0 paid in
 Civil service examinations will be held at Little Rock. Fort Smith and Texarkana, April 18th and 25th, to fill positions in the Bureau of Chem istry and several vacancies in the Department Agriculture.
 It is reported that railroad will be built from Fayetteville to Siloam Springs, a distance of 28 miles. The road will be known as the Orchard Belt Railroad, and will connect with