The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-10-05
A rush for naturalization papers
from business men of Little Rock

from business men of Little Rock
who have heretofore considered
themselves citizens of the United
States is now on in the capital city.
Many Of those who had papers issued
in st. Louis number Of years
ago have discovered that there was
mistake in the papers and that they
must take out new papers before
they can be accounted citizens OF
the United States. 1t is said that
about sixty of the foreigners in Lit
tie Rock are affected by this mistake.
The new laws governing the appll-
cation for naturalization IN the Uni
ted States is now in effect.
Columbia County will gin more
cotton this year than she has in the
past five years. The cotton is open
ing rapidly and is being disposed Of
as soon as gathered, the price averag-
ing about 9 cents. A conservative
estimate places the total amount OF
cotton raised in that county this year
at $4,000 bales. The total amount
the county produced last yeal was
1916 bales. Up to date $500 bales
have been marketed, against 50 for
the corresponding period in 1908
The cotton crop this year is expected
to put one million dollars IN tho
hands of the farmers of that coun.
tv.
The Farmers Union numbers Co..
600. This with the low railway
rates, the direct value of the State
Fair to the Farmers, the present
prosperous and promising crop stu
alton throughout the State, and tho
general enthusiasm with which the
State Fair is being welcomed as
permanent annual institution, all
conspire to make Farmers Union
day, Tuesday, October 9, one of the
most important and largest attended
dates of the First State Fair.
VIII Gay, the little negro who
is charged with the murder of Mrs.
Charlotte Leetham last summer, at
Little Rock, when before the Pulaski
County Grand jury recently, refus-
ed to answer certain questions that
were propounded to him. lie had
made several statements in regard to
the murder; one that he did 1T him.
self. and confessions IN which he
implicated others.
1t Is conceded that Judge J. i.
Hampton Of Fordyce will be the
next chairman of the railroad COM
mission of Arkansas, it being stated
that at a, caucus Of the members re-
Gently held, Judge Hampton was Sc
leeted. IT is stated that at the same
time, W. L. Floyd of Little Rock
was named as secretary, e. W. Swain
as rate clerk and l.. ". Denton of
Cottcr as stcnographcr.
.Adit. Gen. Chas. jacobson has
issued a special order appointing a
board Of survey to take charge oil
the property Of the State Guard
burned in fire at the warehouse
at Markham and Broadway, LATHE
Rock, and make an exact accounting
of the goods lost in order that the
report may be made to the govern
ment and other goods issued.
Benton County claims the largest
number OF rural routes of any IN tie
state. now having ~ established
routes, which has also been lnstru"
mental in doing away with a num-
Der Of country postoifices that had
existed many years.
The First National Bank of GRAY
cite. which started ten months ago
as the Citizens Bank. has had a
phenomenal increase, their last re-
port showing $65,o39.52 deposits,
compared with $25,457.95 for July
|, 1905.
J. Beaver was shot by his son near
England recently. The cause of the
trouble is not known. The father
was sent to Little Rock to have his
arm, which had been shattered with
buckshot, amputated. He may re-
cover.
Arrangements have been made by
Rees p. Horrocks of the Little Rock
school board with Hon. VIM. J.
Bryan for a lecture in the Rose City