The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
ARKANSAS BRIEFS.


 The Helena branch of the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs has been notified through the state president of the organization, Mrs. Joseph Frau enthal of Pine Bluff of the acceptance of the federation of Helenas invita- ton to hold their next annual session h this city
 = The small daughter of J. w. Robin. son, a farmer of hear Branch, was fa- tally hurt when she fell from a wagon one of the wheels passing over her body. The wheels struck ditch and the child was thrown to the ground. The residence of B. H. Stewart Of Mammoth Spring. was destroyed by fire. Mir. Stewart was away from home. His wife was awakened by the cracking of the flames and was ob- liged to flee in haste to save herself and her two children.
 
 One of the largest Hoo Hoo cancat- enations ever held in Arkansas was held at Graysonia. Twenty-four were initiated. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the assembled eats" be- took themselves to the banquet hall, where, under the auspices of the La dies Aid Society, a six-course repast was served.
 At Ola the good roads convention was called to order last week by Coun- ty Judge J. N. George, who stated the object of the meeting was to inaugu- rate a plan to put before the people under the special act of the last legis. lature whether Yell county shall build macadamiZed roads by issue of bonds. The county judge said he was in favor of good roads and believed the law was a great improvement over the old one, and that it would be 10 the best interests of both farmer and merchant to have macadamized roads
 AS the result of a membership con- test of the Wesley Baraca Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday school at Batesville. the losing team gave ban quet to the winning team, headed by Charles Barnett. AS a result of the contest, the Sunday school class now has 150 members and is believed 10 be one of the largest in Arkansas.
 
 A general crusade against mosqui- toes, flies. etc. similar to that con- ducted last year, is now being made against all low and wet places of Hele- na. Mayor Hugh Martin and the board of health are using great quantities of crude petroleum in flooding these places and thereby killing off mos quito propagation.
 A large swarm of bees settled on one of the posts of the fence of the public square at Bentonville. l. is con sidered early for bees to be looking for new quarters, and the swarm at tracted a great deal of attention They were hived by H. s. Jackson and E. A. Hickman, who pronounced them a fine strain of Italian bees
 
 Erwin Reuben Smith, 2-y-arold son of MT. and Mrs. w w. Smith. of Rus sellville, died from poisoning, having drunk a portion of the contents of a bottle of medicine which had been pre- pared for treating a horse with sore eyes.
 Black river at Pocahontas has re- sumed its natural course and all the factories along it's banks have begun operations. At two different times this year several of the factories along the river at this place have been forced to shut down for several weeks.
 Frank x. Hall, the well-known young St Louis lumberman. who passed worthless checks on the Hotel Jeffer- son and others in Pine Bluff a year ago, was adjudged guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses and given one year in the state penitentiary. 
 That William C. Mcintosh came to his death through oyerexertiou in fighting forest fires, was the verdict Of the coroner's jury that investigated after the mans body had been founl lying by the roadside near Melrose In Independence county. There is a suspicion that Mcintosh was murder. ed and there may be a further inyes- tgation
 
 A man giving his name as Frank Cline and claiming Oklahoma City as his home was arrested al Rudy on the story told by three residents of that city, who alleged he tried to iu- duce them to assist him in robbne the recently organized Bank of Rudy
 
 Batesville's Fire Department is to have new and modern auto fire wag m hook and ladder u,a uop and on o,i,, o