The Osceola times., 1886-04-24

| lew very thankful. Inc FARMERS
many Of whom were anxiously await
ing the reports from above, declared
they would 60 home and commence
planting.
CIRCUIT CoURT-IMroRTANT NOTICE
BY order of the Hon. w. II. Cate
Judge Of the Second Judicial Circui,
of Arkansas, notice is hereby given
that all civil cases docketed for the
next May Term OF the Circuit Court
OF this County, will be set for trial
for the first four days Of the term,
and that no State cases will be tried
or heard earlier than the 9th dav OF
said term. This April II, 1896.
HuGH II. McVEIGH,
Clerk Circuit Court.
"A rumor was circulated that a
little son of Gabe Roberts, col, was
drowned last MONDAY. Since then
another report reached us to the eff
feet that the boy had succeeded
in saving himself, but that colored
man who was with him in dugout,
and who had enticed the boy to run
away from home, was drowned--the
dugout having been upturncd. The
man was under the influence of red
liquor.
DR.. d. A. Richardson returned
from Memphis on the Gayoso yes
terday, whittier he had gone to meet
his sister, who accompanied him
home, Miss Richardson halls from
Birmingham, Conn, Manufactur-
ing town, and as this is her first visit
to Arkansas, we hope she will be fa-
vorably impressed with our water ia
and on her return to her New
England home, she will report the
immense water power Arkansas Of
fers to Capitalists and Manufacturers.
in our last issue we were led to
state in connection with the burning
Of the stable and crib, on the Bus
well place, that the fire had been
communicated by burning stalks in
the fields. We have since been in
formed that such WAS not the case
and that no fire had been about eith-
cr the field or the lot for "a number
Of days, but that it was the work Of
incendiari-m, aud that strong
grounds exist for the belief that the
perpetrator Of the dastardly deed is
a tolerably near neighbor, ON whom
a close watch is k 'pt.
In order to show the discrimina.
ton made by the Postal Service De-
partnent between u railroad town
aud river town, it is only neccssa-
ry to mention that while Osceola re-
ceives two mails week by steam
boat, Jonesboro, a railroad town, 70, .
ty miles away, of only few years
growth, receives twelve mails daily.
We don't mention tins fact in spirit
of envy; oh no! It's our misfortune
to be living in river town, situated
in an overilowed district. The de-
partment is not to blame.
Among the list of candidates
announced in this issue will be found
the name of Mr.. L. w. Davis, of
Chickasawba township, for Assessor
of Mississippi county, subject to the
wishes Of the democratic party, as
may be expressed, either by convcn-
tion or primary election. Mr.. Davis
is staunch democrat and dcservedly
popular in the upper end oi the
coanty, where he resides, and if he
should he the choice of the people
will make good officer, GIVE his
claims due consideration.
Buy THE LIGHT RUNNING nNEw
HoME" SEWING MACHINE. We re-
fer you to the thousands that are nov
using the New Home. Don't tax.
our word, or that of an interested
Agents; but ask those that hav,
one. Try one, and investigate fo
yourself-You Want the Best, an,
If you don't find that the New HoMl
is the Best, don't buy it. For sal'
by CHARLES GoopRicu.
When the Steamer Gayoso lef
the landing last "Wednesday even
ing, she tried to see how high sh,
could kick the water over the littl
temporary levee which protects TIN
upper part of town, and many wcr
the irnprecations hurled at her as sh
steamed and puifed majestically "a
the chute. BY careful watching ihos
employed to guard the legee, an,
strengthening the weak points, the
succeeded in resisting the encroach
ments of the waves for the time be-
ing, but during the night, after tn
soaking it had received, the leve
gave way, and it took hard work
close the crevasses-nearly ever
man living in the threatened distriC
turning out and lending helpin
hand.
1t has been reported that Judg
Cate would not be here at the nex
term Of the Circuit Court-that h
would exchange territory with tn
Judge of the adjoining circuit, whic
is embraced in this congressioni
b.