STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
The postoflice at Big Flat was
broken into and robbed Friday
night. About *250 in cash was1
taken.
The heavy rains of the last two
weeks ruined from 150 to 200
acres of cotton on the state con
vict farm in Lincoln county.
The eighteenth annual session
of the Arkansas Sunday School
Association will be held at .Jones
boro the 5th, 0th and 7th of June,
J. W. Beck, a well known citi
zen of Hempstead county, was
killed Tuesday at his home near
Washington by the accidental dis
charge of a gun.
While trying to cross the back
waters from Little River near
Mil wood a few days ago Ben An
thony and the horse he was riding
were both drowned.
The Craighead County Farmers
Union at its recent meeting adop
ted strong resolutions asking
national aid for the drainage of
the St. Francis valley.
Citizens of hi Dorado have rais
ed a fund of $400 as a reward for
the apprehension of persons guilty
of incendiarism. It is supposed a
recent fire in hi Dorado, causing
a loss of about $10,000, was the
work of firebugs.
Excitement at Russell over the
boring for oil is at fever heat.
Experts from Beaumont are there
getting $oO a day. Two cars of
machinery are there and boring
was begun Monday. The people
in that locality think that Russell
will be a second Beaumont.
Samuel Marshal, an old color
ed man who farms about two
miles south of Tuckerman, has a
rare curiosity in the shape of three
pure white moles, caught in his
garden. The oldest inhabitant in
that section has never yeen or
heard of an.\ thing like it before.
Circular letters will soon he
sent out by the secretary of state
notifying the corporations doing
business in Arkansas that they
must file, net later than Aug. 1,
affidavits with the secretary of
state showing the companies are
not members of combines or
trusts.
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Brown suit from us and get a base
ball and bat free. Sisk, Hulsey
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CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Health is good in this vicinity.
Owen Walden went to Sulphur
Rock Sunday.
Several from this place attend
ed church at Walnut Grove Sun
day.
Mrs. Walden of Hazel Grove
visited Mrs. Churchill here Tues
day.
Misses Viola Best and Ruth
Pickens of Dota were trading here
Saturday.
Misses Josie Moore and Cordel
ia Foster attended church at An
tioch Sunday.
Misses Unie and Nellie Church j
.ill are visiting friends at Sulphur|
1 Rock this week.
I Rev. Story of Jessup preached;
an interesting sermon at this
I place Sunday night.
Mrs. T. M. Walden was quite
sick last week, but we are glad to
report she is better now.
Misses Nellie and Julia Church
ill visited Misses Wilma and Le
lia Lane Thursday night.
Mrs. George Walden of Hazel
Grove visited her sister, Mrs. Lu
tie McGill here Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. Long of Walnut
(Grove passed through here Fri
day en route to Batesville.
Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. Moore
visited friends and relatives at
Sulphur Rock last Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill says she
has no use for a “Moore’' as long
as the clover crop has failed.
Mrs. Ada Nuckolls and Miss
Delia Lane visited Miss iSallie
Nuckolls at Cave City last Satur
day and Sunday.
SCHOOL FURNITURE.
I School directors are reminded
' that Craig & IIender-on of New
| ark still handle school furniture
and apparatus of all kinds, and are
; prepared to sell first-class goods at
low prices, if you expect to buy
anything in their line see or write
to them and you will have prompt
attention.
FERRIS WHEEL WRECKED.
The big Ferris wheel which at
tracted so much attention at the St.
Louis World’s Fair was wreck
ed a few days ago by dynamite
in order to get it off the greounds.
There were 4,200 tons of steel in
the wheel ami frame.
IF YOU WANT
Safe and Reliable
Fire Insurance see
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SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Clem Howard was down from
Sharp Tuesday.
T. I). Lindsey of Magness was
in town Tuesday.
Frank Wright was up from
Black River Tuesday.
Born—To Rev. and Mrs W . F.
Way man, on the sth, a son.
,J. B. Fitzhugh of Batesville
passed through town Tuesday.
Mrs. Shaver of Shelby viile
spent a few days here last week.
Mrs. Fd Wilson came up from
Newark Monday to visit relatives.
Rev. James F. Jernigan preach
ed at Charlotte Sunday to a large
congregation.
Rev. H. T. Gibson returned
home Monday from several days
visit at Barren Fork.
Rev. Gaither of Batesville
preached at the Union church here
Monday and Tuesday nights.
The local being on time Sunday
caused the writer to have to get
wagon conveyance from Magness.
Newel Gossett, who has been at
Kcnnett, Mo., for several months
came in Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Con Dean of New
port spent the lirst of the week
here visiting Mrs. Harvison and
family.
Conway Jernigan, son ot Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. Jernigan, died
Thursday at Little Rock and was
buried here Friday evening at .‘>
o’clock.
Notice To Bridge Contractors
Notice is hereby given that I will
let at public outcry, at the court
house, on .June 22nd, 1900, instead of
of on the 22 May, 1900, a contract for
the construction of steel bridges
across the following creeks in Inde
pendence County, Arkansas, To*wit:
Dot a Creek,
Departee Creek,
Lowe Creek,
Spring Creek,
Goody Creek,
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the County Clerk's office. The
right, is reserved to accept or reject
any and all bids.
Given under my hand at Batesville,
Arkansas, this the sth dav of May,
1900. S. B. Wyooitgh,
Judge of Independence County.
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