The Forrest City times., 1913-12-05

one OF the band of men that robbed
the Bank of Fulton October 3. has
been returned to Washington for trial
from Oklahoma, where he made an
ineffectual fight against extradition.
Directors of the Van Buren, Water
Company, which was recently pur-
chased by syndicate headed by E. c.
Grove Of st. Louis, formerly attorney
general of Missouri, has voted 5000
for improvements
| Harry Brown, marshal of Beebe,
was shot and seriously wounded He
alleges that the shot was fired by
George Mcdaniel. whom he was try
ing to arrest. Mcdaniel denies that
he did the shooting. Three former
marshals of Beebe have been killed
since 1890.
Fay Jenkins. son Of William Jen-
klns, the Eureka Springs real estate
man who hanged himself to escape
arrest, has been arrested on a charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses growing out of the Indictment
of the father for forgery The father
loft letter absolving his son from
all guilt.
Representatives from the University
of Arkansas, Arkansas College OF
Batesyille. Arkansas Cumberland Col
lege of GAINESVILLE, Conference College
of Sloan Springs, Hendrix College Of
Conway, Ouachita and Henderson
Brown Colleges of Arkadelphia the
state agricultural colleges and many
other institutions participated in the
" NJ c. A. Student Conference held
at Arkadelphia. Prominent speakers
from all parts of the country were
present
Sixteen novices were lead over the
hot sands at Pine Bluff at big cere-
monial session held under athe aus
pices of Sahara Temple of Shriners.
The ceremonies were attended by
many visiting Shriners, who with
their ladies', We're entertained with
an elaborate banquet and ball
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| Mammoth Spring broke local rec
ords for cotton receipts when l04
loads of seed cotton and So bales were
received in one day.
Not less than 20 sheep from a sim
gle herd and probably half a dozen
sucking pigs have been devoured by
timber wolves within the past two
weeks in the neighborhood of the home
of James Bailey, five miles from Lead
Hill, and reports from other sections
surrounding that town indicate that
these beasts are very numerous this
year.
John Cooper. mail carrier OF Bates
vile, who was arrested in Little
Rock on a charge of wife desertion,
was fined 5000 and given sentence
of six months in Jail at Batesville.
However, both were suspended upon
his promise that he would care for
his family.
Attorney General Moose held that
the Monroe county game law is void
under the decision of the supreme
court, because it assesses a license
OF sl5 against nonresident hunters
and only 81 for resident hunters and
Is, therefore, discriminatory.
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Regardless of the low price of zinc,
caused, it is said, by large reserves
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can Smelter Company, the zinc mines
OF Marion county are making big ship
ments of ore from the shallow ground
workings of that district, which is
giving work to about 100 men.
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A party of hunters from Paragould
spent two weeks in the woods and re-
turned with three deer and much small
! game.
A romance of college days culmin-
ated at Arkadelphia when Miss Julia
Gaskill. teacher of voice at Henderson,
Brown College was married TO Ray
McNeal, a former student of the col
lege, now a druggist of Fordyce.
About 200 members struck al a Hart
ford mine last week because the new
mine owners refused to place
Waterman on the yentilating fan.
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Leo Fuchs, aged IL, of Dewitt. was
accidentally killed while hunting. The
boy and young companion were re-
turning from a hunt when a shotgun
was accidentally discharged
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Frank Warner, miner OF Hartford.
who was terribly crushed by a fall
of rock in the Blackburn mine died
of his injuries.
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The annual reunion of the Scottish
Rite Consistory closed last week at
Little Rock The third and final SEES
sion was held when the SGD degree was
conferred on 40 candidates The class
was rendered a reception at the con-