The spectator., 1921-11-29
GLEANINGS
 From OVer-= THE STATE

nticello-Invitations have been sent from the Chamber of Commerce to the mayors, secretaries of Cham bers of Commerce, organizations and high school principals of every city and town in Southeast Arkansas, urg- ing them to be in Monticello and join with the people of this city in the pro gram of entertainment i'll honor of Miss Edith Mae Patterson of Pine Bluff, winner of the St. Louis Globe Democrats nationwide contest for the most beautiful girl in the United States.
 Pine Bluff-The Lincoln county grand jury will meet Thursday at Star City and will investigate the kill ing of Isaac II. Hartley, planter of AltheinIer, who was shot to death at Grady by George Graves, former po- liceman of this city and later special agent for the Missouri Pacific rail road, it is alleged.
 
 Ft. Smith.-Over 5000 bales of cot ton have been destroyed by fire at the Ft Smith Cotton Compress com pany's plant here Estimated loss at present is about s500.000. The origin Of the blaze is attributed to a bolt of lightning during a severe electrical storm.
 Beebe.-The wedding Armistice Day of Miss Euniee, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Rucher, a well known teacher in the Beebe public schools, and Ollie Hendrex at the residence of Rev, II. H. Bleyins, pastor of the M. r. Church, South, has been announced.
 
 Bald knob.-The Couison gin made its last full days run for the 1921 season Saturday, turning out B bales that day, making fall record of 175 bales, hardly one-third of the number handled ill 1920. There are few scattering bales still to gin some day in December.
 Texarkana-Four eX-service men armed with sawed-off shotguns and .45 Colts revolvers supplied by the postoffice department, rode in mail cars leaving here on as many trains carry mail on the Texas X Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads.
 Bald Knob-Judge John NJ. Colli. son, the marrying justice of Bald Knob, says that business conditions malcy, as he is now tying knot per day.
 Little Rock.-John k. Hampton oi Fordyce and Dr. William k. Bathurst of Little Rock, have been elected di- rectors of the Southern Trust com pany of this city.
 Newport.-E. C. Hooper, a farmer at Auvergne, reports the loss of SC hogs and fine Durham milch COW COW died from eating sorghum. hay Ing been on the cane but a few hours Little Rock.-State Highway EnCin eer Limerick announces completion ol Arkansas-Louisiana highway. It is 153 miles long and cost over s3, 00O,000.
 Little Rock.-Penitentiary warden questions legality of death sentence given Tom Slaughter on grounds 6t days rot allowed from time of sent snce tu execution.
 
 Jonesboro. - Fingerprint records show that the two suspects held fol attempting to rob Alicia bank art wanted in St. Louis on grand larceny charges.
 Little Rock-Five thousand bales of cotton and a warehouse of the St Louis Cotton Compress company burn ed here recently. entailing a loss ol approximately S650,000.
 
 Little Rock.-Tho grand chapter oi the Order of the Eastern Star held its annual session here recently. witl several hundred delegates in attend ance.
 Little Rock.-Carl Hampel, r year, old. died from injuries he received by being accidentally shot while hunting ducks near this city.
 
 Little Rock.-Eight thousand teach CTS are registered at Arkansas educa ton association conventions, break ing all past records.
 Hot Springs.-A sentence of life i'm -srisonment given Ezekiel Henry, ne gro. was greeted with q laugh by thC defendant.
 Helena-On charge Of essaul and battery with intent to k.N. Jot Hill. negro, was given 10year seli tence.
 Posahontas.-Mrs. Chester Bigger 70. was fatally burned after rescuine her blind son from their burning