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The /orrcst CL itn (Times.
LANDVOIGT &VADAKIN.
Editor a and Publishers
S DA V AKTF.KNOON. .11 I.V U t*».
Joe Wliocler lias again donned
the war paint nhd is off for th<
Philippines. Now the Togals hot
ter h int tall timber.
Otis bad just as well give up tin
that ancient idea of trying to blufl
Ihe Pbilipinos with skeleton regi
ments. They don’t know anythin®
about boog-a-boos and scare-crows
It he’ll take a squint occasionally
at Fightin’ Joe’s maneuvers In
nmy catch a few pointers abou’
how to put down an insurrection
The Ladies’ Anxilliary Board i
doing noble work in the intcre*i
of the public school, having al
r« ady secured subscriptions fora
am exceeding 8 -000. This sub
scription shows the sentiment ol
the patrons of. tho school in this
district more plainly than anything
Llso could possibly do, and ninny
others are willing to express their
anxiety to have a have a free
•honl taught in this city by com
.ug forward with a substantial sub
•criplion. '1 he ladies who have
•.his matter in baud will not cease
ur tire in their zealous efforts ii
i>ehall of the children of the dis
irict, and they should receive the
encouragement and support oi
i very taxpayer in the community
The Times submitted a suggostioi
some weeks ago which we under
Maud has met with favorable con
sideration as a practical solulioi
of tho school question bv the Aux
illiary hoard and some members oi
the School board, and wo are in
formed that a joint meeting of tin
two bodies will he held soon t<
discuss the plan therein set forth
W e are almost certaiu that a defi
nite and permanent arrangem?n’
lor the coming session of our city
schools will bo the result. \V«
have prided ourselves and boasted
of the excellency and thorough
ness of our schools, and tho eul
turc nnd refinement of our boys
and girls is evidcnco to the faci
that wo have not boasted vainly.
Hence we say it is tho bight of fol
fy to allow this town to go with
out a fall form of school. It would
be a drawback to tho children from
which they would not recover in
two, or probably three, terms, and
tho young ladles and gentlemen
who would finish next year, in all
probability would have to grind
away for onfc or two sessions long
er. We are not inclined to feel
much uneasiness about the matter,
■however, because we think the
members of -the Auxiliary board
lully appreciate tho magni
l’ide of the work they have in
hand, and perfect confidence in
their ability to successfully cope
with and overcomo all opposition
which stands in tho way of their
desires, makdi us sanguine in the
belief that their efforts will be
crowned with suocess, and that
in conjunction' with tho School
hoard they will make it possible to
maintain our regular nine months
school term. Let everyone who
w ho has not subscribed to the Aux
illiary Fund do so at once.
Two weeks ago at a meeting ol
citizens in this town several com
mittees, consisting of some of our
leading business and professional
n»oa were appointed to confer with
fhe road overseers of the sovoral
roads leading to Forrest City for
the purpose of doviBing ways and
means for the improvement of the
public roads. If those committees
have done anything towards the
accomplishment of the work for
which the}' were appointed wo
have not been apprised of the fact,
lust now, however, there is a very
important work before them by
ieason of the recent distribution,
by tbe county judge, of $2000 to
the various road districts of tbo
county. This money should be
used judiciously, and where it
would promote the best interests
of every taxpayer in tbo county.
Tbe money was raised by an ad
ditional levy of one mill for the
improvement of roads and bridges
and as yet, has not been expended.
Let's have a joint meeting of the
road overseers and the several
committees appointed by our citi
zens, to be called and presided
over by the county judgo. Wo
would suggest that tbo members
of the committees wait upon Judge
Taylor and ask his co-operation
and assistance iu bringing about
such a meeting. The meeting
should be held at the court bouse
at the earliest opportunity. There
m no time to loso in this matter.
An Epidemic ot Diarrhoea.
Mr. A . Sanders, writing from Cocoanut
tirove, Fla., says there lias been (juite an
epidemic of diarrhoea there. Hu had a
Severe attack and was cured by four does
ot Chamberlain'3 colic, cholera and diar
rhoea remedy. Ill says he also recom
mended it to others and they say it is Ihe
best *redieini> they .-ver used. Wet!} A
There is much confusion in the
>o!ilicnl household at Washington
»ver tlie efforts to eject Potato
Pingreo Alger from tho Cabinet.
A Iger’s name is never spoken,
but the loving family find it hard
o “ turn his picture toward the
wall. ”
That “ feller " who has broken
nto the agricultural department
it Little Hock, by the name of
Frank Hill, is getting himself
‘ writ" about considerably hv the
papers of Arkansas, and if the
press has any Voice in the admin
stralion of the affairs of stnte,
Frankie’s days as a public hene
dcinry are numbered. Why, the
ooster doesn’t even take his county
>nper, and only rends a newspnper
■vhen his attention is attracted bj’
he words “ marked copy,” It is
•trange that when such egotistical
isses as Hill are sent to theenpi
al through the support of the peo
ple or otherwise, they immediately
become afflicted with that“great
is-me ” idea. Such jades should
he ejected at tlie first opportunity
or relegated to a chair in a dime
museum and exhibited as u freuk
ir an idiot.
There are a number of college
professors and newspaper editors
olanimoring for a new namo for
the United States. This new
fangled idee (doesn’tstrike us very
forcibly. Uncle Sam is tho “ bul
ly boy with a glass eye" around
these diggins, and to deprive him
of the initials of his name would
be worse than trying to dress him
up in a mother hubbard. There
s no nation on the globe which
does not know what a man is talk
ing about when ho soys he is a cit
izen of the United States, and if a
nation is a little dull of compre
hension we might use the fuli term:
The United Slates of North Amer
ica, and then if they don't know
where we liv-e we’ll celebrate with
’em some Fourth of July morning
in manner that will keep our loca
tion on lit o map green in
thoir minds for all lime to
como. Change the name of our
glorious Union ! No, a thousand
times, no. Under the namo of
the United States we have achieved
wealth, strength and greatness,
uye, even unto the most powerful
nation on the globe, and wo don’t
want no cognomen like“Usona"
bangin’ to us. It's entirely too
lame to think of in connection
with “ America. ’’
CITY COUNCIL.
The council met in regular session
last Tuesday night. Mayor Tipton pre
siding. and the following members pres
ent: Aldermen Gatling, Stone, Baugh,
and Recorder Merwin.
After roll call the Council proceeded
to business by appointing Aldermen
Stone. Gatling and Baugh a com rnittee
to audit and cancel redeemed scrip
amounting to$2.41!>.9fi. which was done
and the scrip consigned to the flames in
the presence of the council.
The Marshal reported 26 arrests for
the month ending .June 30th, with fines
amounting to
The Mavot’s report tallied with that
of the marshal.
The Marshal reported S138 collected
as water tax for the month of July.
RECORDER'S REPORT.
Forrest City, Ark.. July 4. 1*9K.
To the Hon. the hoard of Mayor and Alder
men of the Town of Forrest City, Ark.:
The undersigned,as Recorder of said town,
fuilimits the following report for the month
ending June Tilth. 1S9B:
Italance outstanding warrants as I ....
shown by report for May. 1BD9_f . ..si.tnii .u
Officers Salaries, May. 181IH,. Ids SO
Allowances Juus i, ISIS). T.i -J3
ta,Tuu sr>
Balances in bands of officers :
Treasurer... .tftis till
Marshal . .. . us 55
07 15
Total outstanding.TO
Respectfully submitted,
T. C. MERWIN, Recorder
The following claims were audited
and ordered paid:
J B. Beck. . s 35
J .JH. Tipton, co is.. 8 00
Parker, janitor. | in
Ark. Diem. Co.. Record. », on
M. U. Stone, livery. :i mi
Delano,V halts, blacksmithinp. r ir.
O. I’ Wolff, costs . • ..
Jno M. Nichols,A-om. as treas. 1
Total .f; C
A motion was made by Aide) i. an i
Gatling, seconded by Baugh, tint tnv
resolution removing the park fern be
rescinded an ', that the fences ne n
paired. Carried.
A resolution was passed that the n
Mountain railroad be required to i m
the Davis street crossing on ttieir 1 ul
and to open Cross street on tlieir Hue.
Also that the Choctaw & Memphis l oad
open roadway under their track on the
west line of the corporation.
Judge Taylor presented the account
for taking care of the smallpox case
some months ago, and asked that the
citv share the expense. The bill amoun
ted to * "W 88. It was considered ex
cessive and referred back to be item
ized and, reduced in figures.
No further business the council ad
journed.
... * #
lhe city is in a healthy tinancia] con
dition. At last report of Recorder tlie
outstanding warrants was $3.412 70,
from which deduct the scrip cancelled
I a"d destroyed, *2.419 'Hi, to which add
; current expenses for past month, leaves
an indebtedness of a little over $1200.
*
# 4$
Smallpox luxury conies dear. The
case of the negro sent down to us by
our neighbors cost $338.88, It is per
haps a little excessive, but the city w ill
! nay its share, let the cost be what it
i It may.
*
leas, . *' #
The resolution rescinding the order
to abandon the parks was tlie occasion
of much jov a along those who believe
in something more than hog and t nui ,
ny. The dream of The T'mi - s al.. • .<
Mn be realize I—the prett. -a j )r. u
^-asieru Arkansas " '
SHOT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYL
Sam Fallls Get* ms Man-Robert
Cape the Victim -Coroner s Jury
Returns a Verdict of Justifiable
Homicide, and Fallls Turned
Loose.
Sam Fallis and Robert Cape, of Teii
•ho township, became involved in a
■ difficulty Tuesday morning in which
Cape was killed. Fallis shooting him
in the right eye with a 38 caiibre Win
chester 1 itit*, which resulted in his
death in a few hours afterwards.
iioth men were tarmei*. C «pe was a
single man and was making a share
crop on Ilanr Wood’s place, while Fal
lis is working rented land in the
same neighborhood, but was hauling
staves at the time of tiie shooting. Fal
lis is a married man.
The trouble in which Cape lost his
life originated over some questionable
stories which bore a tinge of scandal
that had been circulated about the
neighborhood in connection with Hum
Wood's daughter and Robert Cape,
which placed the young lady in a rath
er unenviable attitude before tire mor
al element of the community. Cape
accused Fallis of being the author of
these tales and piecipitated a row
with him, having sent Fallis word by
Ham Wood, the girl's father, to meet
him (Cape) on half-way ground Mon
day morning, that lie wished to square
matters up with him.
The two met on the road Monday
morning, but trouble was prevented
between them by it mutual friend, by
the name of George Harper. Cape was
m the act of cutting Kalin* with a knife
when Harper giappled with him, and
prevailed upon him to leave the place.
Vs Cape was being led away by Har
per be shook his linger ai Fallis and
remarked, •* That’s ail ripht for you,
Sam Fallis, I’ll see you again. ”
The next morning (Tuesday) Fallis
had to pass the Wood place where
Cape was employed. Fallis was haul
ing a load of staves to the station; as
his wagon neared the house of Wood,
he saw a shotgun standing by the fence
and Cape was out in the lot gearing a
mule. Cape called to Fallis in a me
nacing voice to halt, and they would
settle matters. Fallis continued to
drive, but Cape came on through the
gate, walking briskly towards the wag
on. Fallis stepped his team, anil
jumped off on the opposite side of the
wagon from Cape and begged him to
go back to the house, that lie did not
wish to have any trouble with him.
Cape paid no attention and walked on
up to the wagon, pulled his pistol and
pointing it straight at the head of Fal
lis snapped it twice, but the weapon
missed lire. Therefore Faliis, who had
his Winchester, drew a bead on Cape’s
right eye and fired. The Winchester
bullet was true to its aim and Cape
fell mortally wounded.
Fallis’ team became frightened by
shooting and start*d to run, but the
man giabbed a standard and swung
himself on the wagon and succeeded in
stopping them; Fallis then unhitched
his horses from the wagon, bestrode
one of them, rode back by the place
where the trouble had occurred, where
lie saw Cape laying by the roadside,
bleeding profusely.
Fallis went on home, told his wife
what had happened and came on to
town to turn himself over to the sheriff
who Immediately locked him up.
The coronor was summoned and
hurried to tiie scene of the tragedy,
empannelled a jury, who after deliber
ating upon the evidence returned a
verdict of justitiable homicide, estab
lishing the fact that Fallis had acted in
self-defence and killed Cape for the
the preservation of his own life.
Fallis was released from iail Wed
nesday morning and is now a free
man.
The Best Prescription for Chills
and fever is a bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and qui
nine in a tasteless form. It is the first
tasteless tonic ever manufactured. All
other so-called tasteless tonics are im
itations. Ask any druggist about this
who is not PUSHING an imitation.
ltip \ an Winkle said: “Here’sgood
health to your wife and family, may
you all live long and prosper.” This
toast was made while drinking “Jesse
Moore” whisky.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob.life
of joy, liucklen’s Arnica Salve, cures
them, also old, running and lever so’res,
ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts,
bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands,
cliiblains. 15est pile cure on earth, drives
out pains and aches. Only 26ets. a box
.1 . H. Dunavant & Co.
Mr. W. Iloone and little daughter,
of Palestine, came over yesterday and
spent a few hours in the city.
I. Gorum, of Palestine, was in town
yesterday.
Mrs. D. I. Iluntpr has beer: ailing
for the last day or two.
I)r. Crutcher, Mr. Porter and Mayor
Tipton angled over on the St. Francis
yesterday, hut the fish were not to be
gulled into biting at worms. There
fore the story is briefly told and doesn’t
sound very fishy either.
Joe E. Reck went up to Conway to
spend the Fourth, and rode a mule
back through the country to this place,
arriving Tuesday evening of this week.
We are receiving new novels every
day at the Newsstand. Among the
number received this week is “Young
Mistlev” bv Henry Stenton Merrimam,
“The Manxman” by Hall Caine, and a
large number of Opie Read's works.
Ttl® Gentlewoman
Of New York City.
Wants an agent in your town. It giveg pre
miums ot Camera*. Kicvcles, Sewing; Ma
chines. Desks, Sets of Dishes, Kina’s Watches
Shirt and Silk Waists, Handkerchiefs, etc.; in
tact ala»ut a hundred usedul and ornamental
articles and household necessities can be se
cured without coatintr one cent. A new and
a ttractive plan of securing1 subscribers with
out the objectionable feat urea of canvassing
TbeTlentlcwomau now has a circulation ot
over iMW.ttn conies eac h 'month
WHI vou act as our agent t All supplies
l ec. W rite lor particulars to
, G I'N'TI.K WOMAN ITKMSIIINGOO.
tieuliewon. 'n lu.ildlng. • I
New I fk City, \ V
sor ba'e at ‘s-j Newsstand
I -
PROFESSIONAL Cards.
Dr. ERNEST A. LONG
dentist:
(.Mice over Harrow A: Co.’s (iroceiy
Store. Blanton Building.
YVM. CRUTCHER,
Physician Surgeon.
Omr*.-Over Teton's PruK Store
FORREST CITV. - - ARKANSAS
C. C. WHITE,
Physician Surgeon.
OHivs over l’ostofflce.
FOItREST CITY A RKANSA8.
W. H. ALLEY,
Physician ji£i Surgeon.
FORREST CITY. - - ARKANSAS
j. d. Mcknight,
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Tipton’s Drufc Store,
FOhREST CITY, ARKANSAS.
N. W. NORTON. J. M. PRBWKVX
Norton & Prewett,
Attorneys at Law.
l Will practice in the First and Second Judicial
Circuits, and in the Federal and
Supreme Courts.
Office In Rollwape U!d.. Forrest City. Ark.
H. J. WILLIAMS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office'.
Over J. VV. Beck & Co’s Store
FORREST CITY. ARK. _
N. R. Fixer. J. It. Heasley
FIZEU & BEASLEY,
Attorneys at Law,
Forrest City, Ark.
Office in Courthouse.
Mrs. Alice Mathews,*
Real Estate Abstracts
Complete New Books.
Office at Court House.
FORREST CITY, ARK.’
;sa
JOHN J. ABLES,
Notary Public and Justice of the Peace,
COLT, ARKANSAS.
Writes Deeds. Mortgages and Contracts.
TRUSTEES SALE.
Notice is herein- {riven, that whereas Bertie
Sunders and .1. O. Sanders, her husband, exe
cuted their certain Trust deed, dated Novem
ber 1st, IKiIT. recorded .lime 2.'>. Is;si in theotbee
of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Frauds
County, in tint State of Arkansas, to me as
trustee for the henetit of \V. P. Brandon, and
whereas W. I*. Brandon, ttie legal holder and
owner of said trust and the debt secured
thereby, has requested me to make sale of
the real estate conveyed in and by said trust
deed, in order to pay said indebtedness, de
fault having been made in the payment of
the debt and note due. I will on
TUESDAY, JULY Tub, l.so.i.
at the principal door of the Court House, in
the town of l-’orrest City. State of Arkansas
bet ween the hours of » o'clock A. ,M ami
o’clock I*. M. oiler for sale to the highest bid
der. for CHsh, the following: described real
estate:
All of Block Ten (Kb or the (ieo. \V. Cook
first addition to the Town of Forrest City.
Said sale will lie made without warranty of
title. Any party to whom said property or
anjlportton thereor may tie struck off. must
at once, deposit in cash one fourth ol the sum
bid. otherwise the hid will tie disregarded and
the property at once reoffered.
, , .... . J' D. Baugh, Trustee.
July 14th, 18110.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
Notice is hereby (riven, that by and under
tiie provisions and power id rale contained m
a certain Deed of Ttust executed to me us
Trustee on the 11th of November 1892. by
Newton Davison to secure certain indebted
ness therein mentioned and set forth.toJ. W
Reek, winch Trust Deed is recorded in the
office of the Recorder of St. Francis County
Mate of Arkansas, in Book "Record D." page
• :u>. default having been made in payment nt
said debt, secured by said Trust Deed I will
at the request of said tienel.ciary sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, in’
front of the Court House In the Town ol For
rest City. County of St, Francis, State Arkan
sas. between the hours of 10 o’clock A ?... and
J o’clock P. M. on
TH URSDA Y. .1 FLY 20th . Is'.W.
the following described real estate lying and
being in the County of St. Francis, S-ute of
Arkansas, to-wit:
A tract of land, commencing at the south
east corner Pompey Newsom lot, running
thence south fifty two i.>2i feet and two i3i in
ehes. thence west two hundred and eight
i20H) feet and eight (hi inches, thence north
fifty two(e'.’i feet and two (2) Inches thence
east two hundred and eight i20s> feet and
eight (8) inches, to the point of beginning
containing ubout one fourth * 1-4 Here the
above being n part of section Thirty three iirji
in township live (5> nortii, range three cn
i'Hfit.
Title lielieved to ho good, but I sell only as
1 rustee.
July 0th.. 18-tn. J M. N'icliois, Trustee.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I w ill presen
to the County Court ol >t. Francis ( mint,
Arkansas, on Monday. July Kill Is'iu
petition, praying that u new pul,lm road' ir
Road District No, 4. in Criggs Township ii
said coo ii tv. lie opened ami established 'or
the section line between the tollowim
sections to-wit: 1
Comrueneingat the St. Francis river an.
running on the south line of sections,’». 4 u -•
amt I and the north line of sections 8.it m i
and 12 township 5N, 144 F., ami terminating a
the southeast corner or section l Hml ,hi
northeast corner of section 12; being ahou
4 1-2 mites in length. u
Forrest City. Ark , June (to 1m Xl, A' il0]te
Warning Order.
In St. Francis Chanoerv Court
i-aunie Wilson, Plt'tt. ,
M. A Mdiillars. et al., Deft*. t
W. Kennedy ia warned to appear in thia
court within thirty dat a, and answer th# pe
tition tiled in the above-entitled eau-e t,v \|.
tred Wilaon. et al. ayainst W. W. Kennedy
ant\ John Durham. ti It. Mai.i.oky Clerk
Juoe'.U iwiii HvT r. Merwin. |). t .
Sale of Sixteenth Section of School
Land.
>ToTIt'F. ia hereby aiven that a majority et
* the male inhabitants of • .
I Otrnahip tour >4) north ot ranire tour ;. ls't
havinir petitioned me. therefore I vt ill
front ol the Court Houae door in the town or
Korreat Citv. or
MDshav. dctohkr ■; ismi
Oft ween the hour# of 12 o'clock in atu> t
oolodK <> in..offer for -ale in forty acre traeta
to the Wl|fheat and ’>eat bidder forcodi <*,>■
tloo sixteen i |i;> In said Township and Karun
•he.Minie be in a Sixteenth Section School
V.' F tV i lit.IA V, > -h rlt»
The Only Popular Price Restaurant^
Qeljinijss 1{o(<;1.vl.
°'^ Moss Tjose Oau
Rooms in Connection from 50c to Si Oo " ''i
333^ Main Street, Memphis, Tenn
Newly Fitted Ladies Dining Boom. Headquarter, r
Bakery Good*. Wlien in Memphis giVc him ,
R. H. Winfield & c0
FASHIONABLE MILLING
FORREST CITY, ARK.
A complete line of the Season’s Latest Novelties
Hats, Silks, Plaids, Laces, Embroideries and Nover*^
Miss A'//.'", of Louisville. Designer *
j Give us a < all. I p-stairs, over Fussell, Graham tltVv
j STEVENS BROTHER?
PROPRIETORS
jSOUTHSIDE LIVERY STABl
Every tiling first-class and reasonable. Traveling Men’s Patronage 1
ALSO ' ‘ n
Undertakers and Ernbalmers.
j We carry a general line of Outline. Caskets, etc . Ilnrial Shoes * ,
at Lowest 1’iice-.
PICTURE FRAMES MACE TO ORDER.
, Next Door to A. Meyer & Co. Forrest C|ty u
TELEPHONE 30.
L. ROLLWAGE.
OTTO B. ROLLWA
L. ROLLWAGE L CO
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
7
^General Merchandis
Cheapest Cash Store in the City.
ALWAYS IN LINE
Ami just a little ahead of the rest of the
^TRADES PROCESSION]
>%:£•: ~rSr
^ r, Our Slock is Up-To -Date.’Y
r*t£ OurPrices are Always the Lowest^
Wo carry a complete lino of
Hardware, Mill Supplies,
Furniture, Stoves,
Buggies and Harness
WF WANT YOUR TRADE.
Plummer & Davis,
Marianna, Arkansas, j
LEADERS OF LOW PRICES
BECKER & LEWIS
DEALERS IN
Qcqei(c|l ]Vfei(cl|qiieli$e
I*ire Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, Iron, Wagon
Material, Curtains, Wall Paper, Oil Cloth,
, Carpets, Etc.
TURN ITU RE at Rock Bottom Figures.
'• ill make it to your interest to examine their Stock before purchasing ei'>f*"fl
L. R. GROBMYER,
Proprietor of tlie
CITY MEAT MARKET
Wist Side Xorth Washington Street.
Keeps Fresh Meats of all kinds and Game in season. Buys a»d^
Bivo Mock, paying the highest Market Price for Hogs »nd L
1 our trade and inquiries solicited. ^
W. E. DUNCAN,
I Barber and Hairdresser
North Washington St., Forrest City.
HOT—coldBHTHS
' rst*c!l‘ attention. Your patronage 8cl-lt|d