The Monticellonian., 1915-08-12
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
 Judge Jacob Trieber's interpretation of his modification order in the Frisco freight case will not be given until the first week in September at St. Louis, according to a message sent to Assistant Attorney General John P. Streepy, states attorney in the case, by Judge Trieber The petition of the Arkansas Railroad Commission for the interpretation cf the order was to have been heard in Denver, August t2.
 Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch of the Supreme Court granted attorneys of Sam Bell an appeal from the deci. sion of the Conway County Circuit Court sentencing Bell to eleetrocution for the murder of Mrs. Eard Bearden, his divorced wife's sister The date of the execution was set for August 20. Bell killed four of his divorced wife's relatives necr Solgohatchie April 26
 In response to request from Lit tie Rock cigar dealers that they be allowed to conduct domino games if they were played for merchandise and not for money. City Attorney J. w Mehaffy wrote letter to Municipal Judge Woodruff. declaring he is "un- alterably opposed" to these games, and that he will recommend a fine in every case brought into court
 According to Confederate pension records in the office of the auditor, completed with the receipt of the New ton County Pension Board, there are 10,27S applications for pensions this year. Last year there were ap- proximately 5000. Of the applications received S,556 are from former pen sioners and 1,722 new applications.
 Requests will be made to members Of the Little Rock Motor Club and other individuals or interests that ad- vocate road improvement, for dona- tions to fund to be used on the Lit tie Rock and Hot Springs highway be- tween the Pulaski County line and the Junction of the Bauxite road with the highway in Saline County. The move ment for the improvement has been started by residents of Bauxite.
 During this week programs foS the Pulaski County fair will be finished and a copy mailed to every farmer in the county The program fer the five days fair, beginning October IS, has been completed, and it contains a number of new features.
 The Iron Mountain Railroad paid it's 1916 franchise tax, amounting to S15.- 9S7. into the state treasury. The fran chise tax of the Fort Smith Suburban Railway Company, amounting to S31.07, also was paid in.
 The Pententiary Commission has confirmed the report that a convict. Thomas King, had died at the state farm at Cummins from gunshot wounds inflicted by guards when he tried to escape,
 The Pulaski County Boys Corn. Pig and Peanut Clubs, will meet in Little Rock August 1921 Special h. struction will be given them from the United States government demonstra- tion agents.
 Gov. Hays pardoned J. B. Strong. aged 19 years, sentenced in July to two years in the reformatory school for forgery Strong was convicted in Lit tie Rock.
 Gov Hays granted the following pardons: Henry Pauley, Desha Coun- ty, one year for grand larceny, sen tenced August, 1914; Noble Fakes. White County, one year, grand lar ceny. February, 1915; Will Travers. Craighead County, one year, grand larceny, December, 1914.
 w R. Smith. cashier at the Little Rock postoffiee, has received two Mexican bills of 50-cent and S1 denonl- nations, respectively, issued by Gen. eral Villa.