The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-11

Apfll, or your lanus Wfll pc feCurneu delinquent.
 MT. J. c. kimmel, teacher of Cabin Creek came q own to the Institute last Tuesday and paid us call.
 Capt. Jno. R, H Scott left for Lit tie Rock Tuesday to spend couple of weeks with friends in that city.
 Redeem your lands which were forfeited for the taxes of 1879, before the 20th of next month.
 --One of the largest stocks of goods ever received in Russellville is now be- ing opened at E. Roth's.
 Collector Hogins spent last Monday in Holly Bend township exchanging tax receipts for currency and scrip. He says he will make almost clean sweep of taxes this year; there being but few who are unable to pay.
 Prof. Thompson, principal of the Conway high school and county exam iner for Faulkner county has been in town for several days attending the Institute. We acknowledge several pleasant calls.
 We wore pleased to meet in our town last Thursday, and get acquaint- ed with Mir. s. B. Jernlgan, of Grant County. He is brother of D. B. Jer- nigan, one of the solid merchants of Harrison, and comes to this part of the State to select home. We hope to get him as citizen of this county.
 Mess. Luker, Settle & Co.,, are gradually extending and enlarging the manufacturing capacity of their Plow and Wagon factory. They have just putup fine drilling machine. A force of eight hands is now employed. We are glad to see these evidences of sue cess, and trust that in less than two years they will be working a force of q hundred hands.
 MT. Pat Daily and three other men came near getting drowned last We'd nesday morning in an attempt to cross the Illinois Bayou at Rocky ford in 2 skiff. The creek was swollen to tor rent by the rain of night-before, and they could no more guide the boat thar a bird can keep its course in whirl- wind.
 MT. H. NJ. Garden, of Galla Creek Station was in town Monday. He re- ports prosperous times and very good outlook at the Station. He also in- forms us that Mr. J. D. Rushing has taken partner in his business-Mr. Westerfield, formerly of Atkins. The Grange Cooperative Store has just re- ceived new stock of goods, and under the careful management of Mir. II. b. Brown is prospering.
 --SHINGLEs.-For & Turner take this method of informing the public that they have purchased the old Steel & Kelly mill, and are now prepared to furnish first class heart pine shingles at $3 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mill is located Ia miles north of Mill Creek Station. Address,
 FOREST tS TURNER, London, Ark.
 We were pleased to meet Dr. D. D. Jones and Mir. k. l.. Griffin, of Ala bama, who, in company with Mir. G.. w. Johnstone, of the Land Department of the l.. R. & F. $. Road, were in towE last Thursday. They have made up their minds to come to rising Arkansas, and we hope they may select homes in this vicinity.
 MT. J. W. Falconer, of Ft. Smith, with his Lightning cure, has been ma king things lively in town this week. He has with him string band who make excellent music, and just to amuse the people they give concerts in the evening, We did not attend any of these concerts, but they are spoken of as being by no means bad. The Ozark papers spoke of them last week in high lCihis. -hl ~. II aitOiCi, hihioNiir 10, to all appearances, good, sociable soul and thorough gentleman.
 An awkward and unsuccessful at- tempt was made few nights ago, by unknown persons to rob the safe at J. NJ. White & Sons. The combination knob was chiseled at and badly hacked in the attempt to cut it off so that DOW der might be introduced to blow the safe open. The work, however from some cause or other, was abandoned before the safe was opened. It remains mystery how the burglars got ill or out of the store.
 Ut is always pleasure to us to sec true merit meet with due appreciation. Consequently we are glad to see the success that has crowned the efforts of our friend Yerzley, lwhose new adver- tisement appears in to-day's paper and to which we call special attention) in his endeayor to establish good Gro cery house and build up a good trade in that line Of goods at our town. We were really surprised the other day when he showed us through his house to see the large stock he carries. Read his ad and test his ability to do just