The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1881-07-23
OsccOIa Rain Drops.


Wanted immediately--Rain.
Nice shower last Monday morn
ing, but not half enough. The
ground is dry and rarched.
Claims allowed ut this term OF
the County Court amounted to the
sum of s2,7s0,75.
-Died-Monday, the 18th. inst,
infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
p. Hale.
We would return our grateful
thanks to our young friend Henry
Williams for basketball of choice,
delicious apples.
One Of our prominent citizens
attracted considerable attention du.
ring the week by wearing new
patent continuance IN the shape Of
4 baby carriage top for head gear.
Rev. r. D. Moon will deliver
. temperance lecture at the school
house on Carson's lake on tho Sec
ond Sabbath in August. The peo-
pie OF that neighborhood are cordi-
ally invited TO attend.
As already announced, a pro.
tracted religious meeting will be
held at the Union Church, begin
ming to day. All denominations
are expected, and cordially invited
TO take part end 'assi2t in making
this a season Of happy results and
full Of glad rejoiclngs.
Mr.. Jesse Dunn babe Osceola
and his friends farewell last Tues
day, and left for Fort Smith, but
when the Belle came up on her re-
turn trip, Thursday, Jesse was still
aboard, peacefully snoozing on a
char on the guard where the glass
tube OF a thermometer would not
have held mercury ten minutes.
When reused up and asked where
no wished to get off, he replied,
Forsch.Schmidt." Jesse is still
here.
The man who "didn't,know-it
was.loaded," turned up in our town
last Thursday. He playfully point
cd his little pistol at MIR. Thomas
Kel!ums, and Of course it went off,
ldid you eyer know ono that didn't
go off, when 1t was thought to be
empty y the ball entering his cheek
inAicting an ugly, painful wound.
Mr.. Didn't-know-it- was. loaded,
should DO arrested and fined on
general principles, besides an addi-
tional fine for not knowing that q
pistol is always certain to 60 of
when one doesn't know Its loaded.
1T there is one thing that tick
les an editor mpre than another, il
is to receive the price of years
subscription in advance. Next to
this, is to be presented by some be-
ncvolent farmer with great big
wallopping watermelon. In order
to make the honors easy on this
point, wo will Furnish a copy OF the
TIMES one year free to the b. I. who
will fotch us the largest watcr-mel
on. 4 list Of tho entries, weights
&C., will DO kept and published al
the end of tho season. Try ant
arrange il so you won't all come
on the same day. We'd like &c
mako them run the season through
you know.
-Frenchman's Bayou is becom
ing noted for its litigation. Not ,
week passes but half q dozen OIL
moro cases are before the J. P
courts for adjudication. Last week
Mr.. John o. Blackwood was SEN
for to come down and defend in ,
certain case. When the time fol
trial came on, the j. p. inquiring i
all wcrc ready, ayoung man, who
is studying and preparing for the
profession, arose and said, "Your
Honor, ! represent the prosecution
in this case, but | don't sec the
prosecuting Witness" and he gave
searching glance around the room
just at this moment, jorky, shnf.
Hing specimen oil the colored per.
suation, rose from his seat in the
back part of the building, and with
his hand upliited and gently mo-
tioning toward the speaker to at.
tract his attention, when he cried
out, "Mistcr lawyer, the prosecutor
IN dis kase am goane, an he tole
me to tell you you mought keep dc
dollar wat he gin you" or course