The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-12
Arkansas Briefs

claimed, the total would be 25,000.
 All the candidates for postmaster at Junction City have agreed to abide by the result of a primary and it is expected that an election will be held to determine who shall succeed the incumbent, C. L. Jones. 6 e e
 Dan Jeffus and his son were badly injured when a team they were driv- ing was frightened by a railroad mo- tor oar near Camden. The elder Jef- fus sustained broken arm and the son d broken collarbone. C . Q
 Allen Wick, a negro cab driver, who was charged with killing William Con- over, white man, as the result of ' quarrel over the payment of a ca fare at Fort Smith, was convicted of | manslaughter and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
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 Henry Hogan, negro, pleaded gull | ty to robbing the home of Constable Wofford of Alma and was sentenced to | four years in the penitentiary. e e e Lee Breckenridge of Paragorid vas shot in the right arm and the right eye, when a shotgun slipped pit of a wagon in which he was rl1ing and stf:k cg the wheel, was discharged. He lost the sight of his right eye.
 Dave Porton, a farmer, who !ves near Fort Smith, has been arrested on a charge of arson, it being alleged that he set fire to the genaraI mer- chandise store of Hugh Harp last S5p- ten6er
 As the result of the work Of a Good Citizenship Club organized by the boy students of the Fort Smith high school, the police have issued orders that ail dice shaking at cig3f anl confectionery stands must cease.
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 A jury at Clarendon awarded J. H. Kendall, former conductor on the Iron Mountain railroad $38,000 dam ages against the Iron Mountain and Gotten Belt railroads for injuries which he sustained when an Arkansas Midland train was struck by a Cotton Belt train at the crossing at Claren' don several months ago. a q (.
 Edward Mcclure, youngest son of of al c shot in the right eye while hunting The boys shotgun slipped from his shoulder and was discharged when the hammer struck a stone. Governor Hays was the guest of Fort Smith Lodge No. 115, Knights ot Pythias and witnessed the initiation of 65 candidates. members of the George w. Hays class of 1000 organfz' ed in honor of the governor, who is grand chancellor of the order in Ark. ansas.
 State Superintendent of Public In. struction George B. Cook and Presi- dent J. H. Reynolds of Hendrix College were the principal speakers at the fourth annual meeting of the Fri County Teachers Association held al Hoxie.
 More than 200 guests attended an old-fashioned dinner given in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the wedding of MT. and Mrs. Magness al Newark
 An epidemic of blind staggers has attacked the horses in Newcombe township, Saline county, and a mum Der of animals have died. The epi demic is believed to have been caused by spoiled corn damaged in a recent overflow.
 As a token of their appreciation of his work, a number of farmers ot Faulkner county presented a $100 bug gy to County Demonstrator John w Earlier
 Isaac Stapleton, former deputy rev enue collector, has been appointed clerk and commissioner of the United States court for the Harrison division of the Western d's'rict of Arkansas to succeed Hiram sutterfield, resigned %s e G
 The Southeast Arkansas Dental So ciety, organized several months ago to introduce oral hygiene into the public schools, has members now in ten towns and is holding frequent meetings.
 In a contest at the Moro fair the prize for the prettiest girl was won by Miss Rhoda Partin and the prize for the ugliest man was captured by her father, l.. A. Partin. Paul H. Millar and Frank McAnear have been selected to represent Hen drix College in the annual debate with Millsaps College, which will be held at Jackson, Miss, this year. 6 6 e The commissioners of public build ings of Cleburne county are advertis ing for bids for the erection of new court house. The contract was award eG several months ago but the success ;ol bidders refused to carry out the contract, alleging that through lack of information, the bid submitted was too low.
 SS q 6 Dr. l.. w. Poyner of Osage, former member of the state legislature from Carroll county, was thrown from 6