The Forrest City times. [volume], December 27, 1895, Image 8

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A r. r\t-% i uA3 STATE NZWS
Claim a Cortina of the Town of tiarriinn.
An important ejectment suit has
been filed in the Boone county cir
cuit court.
It is for the possession of a large tract of
land on which the town of Harrison is situated.
Including the west side of the public square
•ad a large number of residence*. The claim
ants are the children of the lately deceased Lo
renzo D. Kush and Capt. W. F. Pace. Pace
having purchased the Interest of some of the
heirs. L. D. Rush received a patent on
June STT. 1863. from the government for the prop
srty in question. January 27. 1809, Lorenzo D.
Rash, being a widower, made a deed to his son.
Lorenzo D. Hush. Jr., conveying him this land.
Lorenzo D. Hush. Jr., died March 19. 1870. un
married. and without* issue. March 30, 1870,
Lorenzo D. Rush. Sr., executed a deed convey
ing said land to another son. John H. Rush,
and the citizens of Harrison now hold their
lands under deeds from John H. Rush.
AL.I,E'iEI> MERITS OF THE CASE.
Under the laws of Arkansas, when Lorenzo
V. Rush. Jr., died without children, the land
would go back to his father. Lorenzo I> Rush.
Sr. The question now Is what kind of an estate
did his father take, whether an estate for life
nr in fee simple. That depends upon
whether the t-ansfer of the kind from
Lorenzo D. Rush. Sr., to Lorenzo D.
Rush. Jr., was a transfer of the property
upon a consideration or whether it was
a gift. If he transferred it to his aon, and the
son paid him a consideration for It, it would be
anew acquisition under the law. and at the
death of the son a life estate would revert to
tile father, and after his death then go to the
brothers and sisters of the said Lorenzo D.
Rush. Jr.; but if the father made a gift to the
non, then at the death of the son the title
would revert to him in fee simple.
THE M A IN CONTENTION.
So the main contention in the case Is as to
the character of the transfer. If it wn* a gift
by the father to the son. then he had a right to
transfer it to John Kush, his son. and John
Busn would have a right to transfer it to any
one. and the citizens would, therefore, be se
cure in their titles. The property involved is
estimated at £500.000. It is claimed by the citi
zens of Harrison that the transfer was a gift.
Drowned by Men of Ills Own Race.
Says a dispatch sent from Little
Rock: Barnet Brown, colored, was
lynched by a crowd of seven or eight
negroes near Wrightsville in a very un
usual manner. Brown had been living
with another man's wife, the husband
having left her. The husband returned
a few days ago. and got some of his
neighbors to help him avenge himself
on Brown. They took Brown into the
woods, stripped him. and, after whip
ping him. took a rope and tied iron
tastings to him. after which he was
thrown into a mill pond and drowned.
Awful Domestic Tragedy.
A double tragedy was enacted in
Shaw township, near Benton. Saline
county, the other night. A farmer
named Smith, white, about 40 years of
age, and wife had decided to separate.
They had five or six children, and when
they came to divide their offspring they
quarreled. The quarrel resulted in
Smith butchering his wife. When he
thought she was dead he shot himself
in the head with a pistol, dying in
stantly. Mrs. Smith was alive at last
accounts, but she can not recover.
Total I.oh*.
Two frame business houses and their
contents were destroyed by tire at
Jonesboro. The building were owned
by A. S. Nash and I)r. W. I,. McCool,
and were worth $1,000. They were oc
cupied by Miller <fc Son. meat market;
1*. A. Matcher, confectioner and fruit
dealer, and II. D. Miller, clothing,
whose stock was valued at 81.500. The
lei*, was total to the above sufferers,
as they carried no insurance.
ArkmiMitM Congreft*ui(*n on Committee.
Speaker Reed assigned Arkansas
congressmen to the following commit
tees: McRae, coinage, weights and
measures and public lands; Terry, ex
penditures in treasury department,
judiciary; McCulloch, private land
claims, rivers and harbors; Neil, mines
and mining and war claims; Dinsmore,
elections, expenditures in war depart
ment, foreign affairs, public buildings
and grounds.
Three Persons Drowned.
Two women and an infant were
drowned near Rismarck, in the western
part of Hot Spring county. Mack
Hardage and his sisters attempted to
cross a small creek, which was swollen
by heavy rains. They were in a wagon,
and when they got into the stream the
team became unmanageable, and the
wagon was overturned.
In Favor of a St. Louis Bank.
Judge Joseph W. Martin, ir the sec
ond division of the l’ulaski circuit
court, awarded the Boatmen's bank of
St. Louis a judgment for 8S3.957.56
against Receiver Cockrill of the defunct
First national bank of Little. Rock.
David A. Prior.
David A. Prior, an old citizen of Mal
vern. and for many years the leading
undertaker and contractor of the place,
died at Dalark of heart failure. Mr.
I rior was 65, and leaves a willow and
five daughters.
The Stanley* Acquitted.
I- rank and Tom Stanley, who were
arrested and placed in jail at Pine
Bluff, charged with firing their prem
ises to obtain St’,700 insurance, were
released, the state being unable tc
make a case.
Fireman Die* from Hi* Injuries.
Leorge Wunderlich, the fireman in
jured at the First Methodist church
fire in Little Rock, died from his in
juries. A popular subscription is be
ing raised for the families o 1 the dead
firemen.
Pari* Academy.
Prof. Ci. S. Minmier. principal of tlie
laris academy, Paris, Logan county,
writes to Superintendent Jordan that
the school is the best in its history.
FDSSELL, GRAHAM »CO.
DSALDRS X2T
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■k it Merchandise
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Most Durable Bubbor
: : : Boot Ever Made
FUSSELL, GRAHAM & CO.
A re Sole Agent* fur the
Snag Proof
I Rubber Boots
£ These nre the Ben Boots on the
Market, and will be sold
► very close ^
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mTmrmiTTmmr
INCLUDING
Furniture,
Stoves,
Tinware.
Cultivators & Mowers.
1
Barbed Wire
and Lime
a Specialty..
The Highest Market Price
will be paid for
Chickens, Butter,
Eggs, Hides.
Tallow, Etc.Etc
US. FUS5ELL
W. S. GRAM
L ROLL WAGE
OTTO ROLLWAOH
L. ROLLWAGE & CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
General \ Merchandise.
CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CITY.
J. W.B EC K & CO.
DEALERS IN
Careful and Prompt Attention Given to Trade in Cotton
Hides, Furs and Country Produce. Consign
ments of same solicited.
N. W. Corner Front and Washington Sts,, Forrest City, Art
J« H 1*! ♦*V»<l*nt.
I.. I.U Mt.U.K, YIcc-TiVHident. €11 AS. «. KANDkUS, 1
Paid up capital, $30,000. Surplus, $5,000.
BANK OF EASTERN ARKANSAS.
FORREST CITY, ARlC.
Masts’ sal Saak CalUias a Specialty.
CORRESPONDENTS:
Fourth National Bank, New York. State National Bank. Memphis
Continental National Bank, St. Louis. German National Bank, Little Rook.
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J w. HECK, of J. W. Beck* Go.
-s FUSSKI.L, of Fussell, Graham * Oo
UAVAOG, of L. K< llwajfe * Co.
W. H. McDA-NIEL, Capitalist and Planter.
N. \\ NOKTON, Attorney tit Lnw«
A. HE(’KEI(, of Becker «!t Lewis.
CHAS. L. KfJGLKSTON, Brinkley.
\N M. M. BLOCK. Keal K^tate Van
J. W. WYNNE, of Wynne, Love At Co., Memphis, Tenn.
EVERYTHING NEW AND FIRST-CL ASC
TOLBERT & DUNCAN,
Barbers and Hairdressers
North Washington Street, Forrest City. I
Hmv'nir oor «o|1<Ut»«1 our two xh<?p». and everythin* (run* new
* ^ » »T* enure .*U*Xac:ttoU, 41,4 * e ro.ieit a
LEADERS OF LOW PRICES ^
BECKER & LEWIS,
DEALERS I3ST 5
^Qcqci^l lV[ei<cl]qr|dise^
Fire Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, Iron
Wagon Material, Curtains, Wall Paper,
Oil Cloth, Carpets, Etc,
FURNITURE AT ROCK BOTTOM FIGURES
Will make It to your interest to examine their stock before purchasing el8e»oer,
J NO. T. BRRBY
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
And Dealer in AH Kinds of
Engraving on all Goods purchased of me
Free of Charge,
!£i7~Special attention wiP be
given all kinds of Repairing
in my line, ai«d satisfaction
guaranteed. Repairing of fine
watches a specialty.
I ' I solicit your trade and
invite you to call and exam
ine my new stock. Remember
the place—Sol Lewis’ Pry
Goods Emporium.
In So!. Lev/is* Dry Goods Emporium,
FORREST C8TY, ARK.
Q. B. OWYK. C. L. KNIGHT, T. O. JTITZx AittiCl
H. B. GWYS & CO.,
DEALERS .■ Hi .• GEHERA1 .• MERCHANDISE
-CONSISTING 0?
Drj Goo^s, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hardware anS Titian
Quoenswara and Notions a Specialty.
*slo Staple and Fany Grocerlss. Highest Market Price For Country Proditt
FORREST CITY.
I. H. LUTZ,
APK A NSA3.
UNDERTAKER,
FORREST CITY, ARK.
Karps on hanS a larva Assortment 4
METALLIC BURIAL CASES, C0FFH1
Wooden Coffins of all Styles u4
Prices Always on Hand.
AN ELEGANT HEARSE AND OUTFIT
ALWAYS READY FOR ORDERS.
i All Linds of furniture repaired in the best style. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Orders solicited and promptly attended to.
OEO. P. TAYLOR. ; ^ p TAYLOR
Geo. P. T ay lor & Co.
(Successors to TAYLOR & IZARD,)
Real Estate Agents
~'>Vt5rokers anu ueneral Insurance A^fents-^^”
Property Bought, Solti, Exchanged and Rented. Taxes Paid*
FORREST CITY, ARIC.
Representing a Standard Liua of Flra Insurant Companies:
Home, of New York.
Orient, of Hartford.
Phenix, of Brooklyn.
Teutonia, of New Orleans.
Crescent, of New Orleans,
vonlt.ientai, of New Volk.
Arkansas Fire, of Arkansas.
American Central, of St. Louis.
Insurance Co. of North America.
Palatine Ins. Co., L’wtd, of Manchester,
hiurlamL ’
>4^tna, of Hartford.
Phtenlx, Of Hartford.
Hart.'ord, of Hartford.
Greenwich, of New Yorlr.
Southern, of New Orleans.
Columbian, of Louisville, Ky.
Sun Mutual, of New Orleans.
Fire Association, of Philadelphia.
Fidelity & Casuult’ , of New York.
Mechanics & Traders, of New Orle*n*
N. 0. Insurance Association, ot &•*
Orleans.
Scottish Union & National, of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Total Assets, $98,358,063.71.
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LjO ns Promptly Made on Desirable Real Es
tat lor • -. ms of 5 and 10 Years.