The Russellville Democrat., 1880-01-29
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 An adjourned term of county court will De held ou the lst Monday tn Feb.
 If somebody will come to Russell vile and establish q good tan-yard here he will make fortune.
 An adjourned term of Probate i court will be held on the lst Tuesday 1 in Feb.
 We ara under obligations to Mr. will c. shinn, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for late files of the papers in that city.
 We have to thank Mir. Ed Feltus of lhe Morrilton State for copy of a neat Home Almanac which he has got ten out. It shows a commendable en- terprise.
 --THE FTsHBAcK RAFFrE.-Chances can be secured in the Fishback Rafile for town lots in the city of Fort Smith, to take place on the G2th of Feb. next, 1 by applying to G. E. Howell, at the depot. Chances $5 each.
 The weather has been so warm for the past two weeks that we fear | the fruit trees will bud out and bloom. If such would be the case the fruit will be sure to get killed by the late frosts.
 From postal-card we learn that 1 Mr. D.R. Ransom, one of the Boone county boomers, /" is missing, all efforts to find him having been resultless.-- Gazette.
 He came up all right and went on his way home rejoicing.
 -J, F. McCARTHUR-Dealer in choice liquors, cigars and tobacco. Uhrigs celebrated St. Louis beer always on tap. A good ten pin alley in connection. Drinks 10 cents. Courteous attendants.
 ---LuMBER.--- uuders igned takes ] this method of informing the pnblic that his new Saw Mill, miles north of Mill Creek Sta., and miles from Rus sellville, is in running order and makes the very best pine lumber at $s per 1000 feet. The patronage of the public 1 is solicited. J. D. WICK.
 Mrs. Nancy T. Whitfield, relict of ! Wm. Whitfield of Van Buren, a most estimablc woman who is well known to many of our county people, died at 1 Van Buren on Sunday, Jan. 18th. She was a daughter of the late James Logan.
 An Almanac is generally regarded as thing hardly worth taking as a free gift, and yet there are some of them very valuable and very de- sirable. One among the best publish ed inthe whole United States istheWes- tern Farmers Almanac, published by Jno. P. Morton & Co.,, Of Louisville, Ky. We recommend all our readers to send ten cents and get one.
 N. B. CRUMP.-We have heard a great many ask why "Pole" Crump was not over with the Boone county boom. He has a great many friends here who would have been glad to see him. He had lots of friends here when he ran for the nomination for Auditor, and should he concl lde to try his hand again for the same office he will still have strong support in Pope.
 And now we W ant the citizens of Rvssellville to go to work and make such additions to the public school building as will render it attractive and give room for all the pupils in the district You had just as well do it at once, gentlemen, for the DEMOCRAT has thrown out it's towline and hitched on- to this thing and we know no such word as fail.
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT don t want us to be jealous of their North west boom. Don't alarm yourself Bro. Battenfeld, your big train is grand thing for Russellville doubtless, but it would hardly swell the daily throng of cotton wagons in Dardanelle. Vest ern Immigrant.
 We are truly glad, Bro. Davis, that your beautiful little city is prospering. Although we are close neighbor we have not been in your city in good long time, and we are happy to hear of your prosperity.
 -AMENDE HoNoRABLE.-In last weeks paper we stated that the four brought over by the Boone county train was all purchased by the house of J. l.. Shinn. We gladly correct this as we have seen some $500 pounds ofs it stacked up in the store of that solid and enterpris- ing grocer, T. W. Yerzley. Mir. Yerz- ley paid them S4 per hnndrel, every dollar cash. That was his first offer. We also learn that Mr. J. A Moseley bought several hundred pounds, and the amount sold was about 23,0OO pounds instead of l2, 900 as we stated last week.
 Among the Little Rockers who were up on the occasion of the North western boom Monday were the follow tuo gentleman: