The Osceola times. [volume], October 02, 1897, Image 5

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OSCEOLA TIMES.
OSCEOLA, ARK.,
Saturday. - - October 2, 1897.
RAIN DROPS.
—See Brickey’s new Ad.
—Mr. J. L. Hearn, of Blythes
ville was in town Wednesday.
— Comforts and blankets from 60c.
up at Goodrich s.
—Mr. G. W. Dillahunty has had
electric lights put in hi* gin.
jiaTNow is the time to subscribe
and pay back dues.
—Jo-He Oil, the king of all reme
dies: is now lor sale at the City Drug
Store.
—Mr. G. Brickey went down to the
city Tuesday.
— Every barrel of Magnolia Flour
guaranteed by Goodrich.
—Mrs. Nina Robinson of Memphis,
came up last Sunday on a visit to
Mrs. C. C. Ermin.
— Buy the Magnolia Flour from
Goodrich. Sole agent for Osceola.
—Miss Grace‘Waller left Thursday
for Memphis, where she will attend
school at St. Agnes College.
—Call at the City Drug Store and
get l ook telling all about Jo-He, the
wonderful magnetic oil.
— Mr. Robt. Prewitt went down to
Memphis Thursday, where he will
attend the Memphis Medical College.
—Trade, with Goodrich and save
money.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Driver after
visiting the. Nashville Centennial re
turned home last Sunday.
SHIP YOUR COTTON TO
Wilson, Ward & Co., Commission
Merchants and Cotton Factors, No. 4
West Court Street, Memphis, Tenn.
— Miss Amanda Denton, who has
been spending the summer at Nina,
in East Tennessee, returned home
Thursday morning.
SHIP YOl’R COTTON TO
Wilson, Ward & Co., Commission
Merchants and Cotton Factors, No. 4
West Court Street, Memphis, Tenn.
— Mr. W. H. Pullen and family re
turned home last Sunday morning
after taking in the Nashville Centen
nial.
—The Rail Road Shoe for $2.25
can't be beat. Goodrich sells it.
— Have your corn ground at John
son's Mill: (Hale's gin.) Satisfaction
guaranteed. Will grind every Satur
day. Meal for sale.
—Best line of Staple and Fancy
Groceries at Goodrich’s. Cheap for
cash.
— Renewals: J. Cast and G. W.
Haynes. Osceola: Dr. H. C. Dunavant
Little Rock. New subscriber: Miss
Beulah Hale, Asheville, N. C.
SHIP YOl'R COTTON TO
Wilson, Ward & Co.. Commission
Merchants and Cotton Factors, No. 4
We<t Court Street, Memphis, Tenn.
—The best and cheapest line of
Hats, Caps and Gent's furnishings
in Osceola are found at Goodrich’s.
— Mr. A. J. Johnson’s new resi
din’!'. just beyond Capt, Semmes is
nearly completed, and presents a
h mdsome appearance.
—Twenty thousand sufferers reliev
ed by using Jo-He oil. Call at the
City Drug Store and get books and
testimonials.
— Keep an eye on the kitchen Hue
and the match box. A tire now with
the cisterns and wells all empty or
nearly so, wouldn't be at all funny.
—Judge Thomason visited his
farm—the Morehead place, near St.
Thomas, during the week. He re
ports “dust all the way, and hack.”
—Mr. O. B. Ferguson of Ripley,
Tenn, came up on the Chickasaw
Wednesday, and will remain a few
days looking after his farm interests.
—lt’s not a question as to when the
last rain fell,—it is very much more
serious than that; its a condition
and not a theory. When will the
next rain come down'?
—Peter Hicks, the young man
shot at Shawnee village, by Ben
Bohn, died last Saturday, after ling
ering. with a bullet through his
brain, eleven days.
JUST RECEIVED: 36,000 FEET OF
FLOORING, j Direct from the “Pine Mills.” Get
CEILING and I our prices, and let us save you some
SIDING, money. Apply to J. A. Johnson.
Johnson Gin; or to J. L. Hale, at the Bank.
A young lady applied for board
until she became 18 years old, more
or less, at the home of Mr. Sam Ed
rington last Saturday. It was a long
contract but Sam cheerfully agreed.
For the first time in the history
of Osceola, the citizens have to buy
water for drinking purpose. Next
will be a Trust, that will control the
air we breathe, because its got valu.
able dirt mixed up with it.
Croup Quickly Cured.
Mountain Glen, Ark.—Our children
were suffering with croup when we re
ceived a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy. It afforded almost instant re
lief.—F. A Thornton. This celebrated
remedy is for sale by C. 11. Gaylord.
— Dr. 11. C. Dunavant, of Little
Rock, arrived Tuesday, and has put
in good time shaking hands with old
friends. He is also looking after his
farming interests.
—Master Freeman Lovewell, son
of ex-sheriff Jno. A. Lovewell, who
has been at the point of death during
the week, of typho-malaria, is, we
are pleased to report, in a fairway
of recovery.
—Mr. Lawrence Goshorn of Bar
field was a welcome visitor in town
last Monday. He reports that his
neighborhood has had but one shower
of rain since the overflow last Spring,
and that the crops are necessarily
short.
—Mr. J. M. Lawrence has secured
a position with Mr. Fred Patterson
where he will be pleased to wait on
his friends and former customers.
Mr. Patterson keeps a choice line of
Fancy Family Groceries, and a nice
line of Dry goods and Shoes which
he sells as low as the lowest.
—The Lee Line advertises a half
tare rate for the initial trip of their
new steamer, the Robt. E. Lee, which
will leave Memphis next Monday.
The half fare applies from all land
ings to Memphis and return. This
will beki regular pic-nic—plenty to
eat, Music and no quarantine restric
tions.
—The new steamboat, Robt. E.
Lee, which is to take the place of the
City of Osceola in the Memphis, Os
ceola and Ashport trade, will start
from Memphis next Monday evening
on regular time, with Capt. Cooper
in command She is said to be the
finest finished craft on the river.
—Mr. Tom Rawlins took a con
tract to clean out a cistern for Mr.
Huckaby, last Tuesday, and while
feeling around in the bottom of the
cistern, grabbed hold of a stick, as
be supposed, and as he lifted it up
out of the water, was somewhat sur
prised to find he had a live snake
which promptly proceeded to bite
him on the hand. The usual snake
bite remedy, to the extent of some
thing less than a gallon was inter
nally applied, and though the hand
swelled terribly, he is all right now.
— Never in the history of Missis
sippi county was there ever so much
stir and bustle as at present, and no
one seeking work need go any further
to find it. Hundreds of wagons
loaded with the fleecy staple, are
daily crowded about the various cot
ton gins waiting turns to unload;
cotton picking and work on the levee
repair works, furnishing employment
to laborers and teams, and the
building of the Deckerville and Osce
ola railroad gives our people and
county an air of get-up-and-get never
before witnessed.
—Mr. Girdley of Little River set
tlement brought in the carcass of a
large bear last Tuesday, and bear
steak has been an attractive card at
the meat shop this week. Having
discovered signs of depredation in his
corn field, Mr. Girdley set a large
steel-trap in the field, and the result
was bear-meat. When the bear was
caught, however, Mr. Girdley was
absent from home, and Mrs. Girdley
who is quite handy with shooting
irons, took down the family rifle from
the rack over the door, walked down
Into the corn field and taking aim
placed a bullet behind Mr. Bruin’s
ear, and he was her meat.
Those who believe chronic diarrhoea
to be incurable should read what Mr. P.
E. Crisham of Gaars Mills, La., has to
say on the subject, viz.: “I have been a
sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever
since the war and have tried all kinds of
medicines for it. At last I found a rem
edy that effected a cure and that, was
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy.” This medicine can al
ways be depended upon for colic, chol
era morbus, dysentery and diarrhoea. It
is pleasant to take and never fails to ef
fect a cure. 25 and 50 cent sizes for
sale by C. JI. Gaylord.
Baptist Church.
Services as follows: Prayermeeting
Thursday evening 7:13 p. m. S. S.
Teacher’s meeting Friday evening
7:15 p. m. Services Sunday: S. S.
will be at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at
11 a. m., and business meeting fol
lowing immediately; evening services
7:15 p. m.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend our prayermeeting, .Sunday
school and and preaching services.
W. Jas. Robinson, Pastor,
Jonie to the Times office for Job printing.
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DRUGGISTS,
OSCEOLA. ARK.,
Everything Usually Kept
respectfully solicit you 7
patronaye.
Prescriptions carefully com
pounded by an experienced phar
macist ■
G. R. Brickey,
Agent for
Wanamaker & Brown.
A full line of Samples of Suits, Pants,
Overcoats. Mackintoshes, Fancy Shirt
ings, Underwear and Hosiery, just re
ceived. Call and examine them. Fits
guaranteed.
A big line of samples of Men's Youths
and Boys' ready made suits. Call and
examine them, at G. R. BRICKEY.
Meat Market,
BY
Abner Driver.
JST-Fresh Meats in Cold
toy-Storage constantly on
Shop at Good-
old stand.
four Patronage Solicited.
H-A.KTO ON
TO YOUR DOLLAR
UNTIL VOU SEE OUR SOLID FACT
BARGAINS.
We have opened the H _ I • A
season with a stock |—« O 1 VH7 1 T Hi
of goods that beats 1 dll W ILI I
the record for Beau- ’ * *
tv and Low Prices.
Yourself and see
of and the best plea- _____
sed lot of customers 11 !|ll!
UUnIoTUUK,
It presents an opportunity ;
___ _ ed with the Newest
FOR ECONOMICAL BUYING—~
ed care as to quality,
rp,- t j good taste as to style i
That nobody can
Afford to miss.
Popular Styles, Late Novelties, Standard Grades, Newest
Attractions are all found in abundance in Every Department
of our Elegant line of
DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, ■ ■ ■
HIIH CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES,.
HATS. CAPS, FURNISHING GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC.
No Question about these Goods Pleasing—They make none better.
No Question about Prices being Satisfactory—None can sell cheaper.
Depend on us for Satisfaction and Value for Your Money.
Me Deserve A our Trade because we give tiie Fairest Squares! opportunity tor
Buying Honest Goods at Bed Rock Prices, Come to us for your Fall and Winter
Goods, and you will come out abend.
Very Respectfully,
G. R. BRICKEY.
First-Class Goods
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
CAN BE BOUGHT
FOR LESS MONEY
Than Ever Before By Calling On
Ed. H. Williams,
Elmot, Arkansas.
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Groceries, Hardware,
Queensware, Tinware,
Furnishing Goods, Notions —»
WILL BE SOLD BY HIM AT
Bed Rock Prices
I have just opened a special Shoe Depart
ment, with all the latest styles and novelties
in foot-wear.
FURNITURE—ParIor, Bed-room, Kitchen and genera) use.
IT COSTS NOTHING
you to examine my goods and learn my
prices. I have clerks hired to show goods,
and my prices are marked down to sell them.
Whether you buy or not, it will interest you
to call and see my Immense Stock, and do
your heart good to learn the low prices.
ReHpectfully.
ED. H. WILLIAMS, Elmot, Ark.