The Russellville Democrat., 1882-02-02

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 If you want to save money in buying groceries, go directly to w P. Wootens, he always has full store of the very best groceries, and he will not, no never Joe undersold.
 If your time is out for the DEM oCRAr call or write us and arrange for renewal. You can not afford tc do without your county paper during the coming campaign.
 Mir. Labe Evants returned home Saturday from a trip to the fal west-Kansas and Colorado. He says the climate in Arkansas suits his tastes better than that of Cobra do.
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 The news or the death of Frank Fails was recieved here with sincere sorrow by everybody. No man in the county had more friends than he. His many virtues of mind and heart were universally recognized. Peace to his ashes.
 When it was learned that Bland was being taken to Little Rock by private conveyance number of his acquaintances scourced the woods in all directions anxious to bid him a fond CD farewell. Bland's safe ar. rival at the state capital is muchly mixed with doubt.
 The old cows were poorly pre-, pared for the sparkling white snow It is generally supposed that most people are aware of the snow. Any fool can talk abut the weather. What a wonderful topic it is to a bashfu young man when accidentally brougt face to face with the ladies?
 We have been informed by far. mers and teamsters that the roads leading into town are Tn q miserable condition. This is not as it should be, and although we have before allu ded to the same matter, we do SC again in the hope that the approach es to our town may be improved, and no further complaint heard from oul country friends on this score. I'm prove the roads by all means.
 -Aprepos of the cotton mill SCOT to go up here, we copy the follow ing from an exchange as timely anc to the point:
 The proprietor of a cotton mill pu this notice on his factory gate: "Nc cigars or good looking men admit ted" In explanation he said: 9Th, one will be flame going among my cottons, and t'other among the gals 1 won't admit such dangerous things into my establishment. The risk il too great"
 -Russellville should organize al effective fire department. Cottol factories and similar works need tn, best protection.
 The above sensible suggestlo. comes from the Little Rock Demo crat. and we reproduce it with tn hope that our people may be urge, to action in matter of such vita importance to the best interests o the town. Who will take the initia tive in organizing a fire departmen for Russellville?
 The farmers of this county ar now busily engaged in making tn necessary preparations for the pres ent years crop. In fact a great dea of work has already been done, an, it is generally agreed that the wor done so far IS far in advance of for mer years. Our farmers seem to en ter the contest in good spirits an determined, as far as in them lies tn power, to retrieve their fortunes los by the reverses of last season. Ma success crown their labors.
 The following letter written b N. c. Mcfarland, missioner c the general land office, relative to tn removal of timber from homestea lands, will be read with profit b such of our readers as arc now liy ing on lands for which final entr has not been made:
 "A homestead party may cut tn timber for domestic purposes, or flo clearing the land fer cultivation h may cut so far as may be necessar for that purpose. If timber is GU for the purpose of sale before fina certificate is issued according to law the timber will be liable to seizur and the homestead party will rende himself liable to civil suit for the re covery of it's value and to crimina prosecution under Section 246l, Re vised Statutes, U. S., for tresspas on the public domain.
 If after clearing the land for culti vation there should remain more GU timber shan would be required fo improving the homestead, ther would be m objection to his dispos ing of the same"