The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-26
OUR FORT SMITH LETTER.
JAMES II. REED A CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR.
Plans for a New School Building 10
Cost Ss5,OOO-A Question FOR
POliticIans-PersOnals.
looRREsPoNoEScE oV THE ApPEAL.l

FoRT SMITH, ARK, February "a
James III. Reed is announced as a can
dldate for the Democratic nomination
OF mayor at the election in April.
The infant son of o. ID. Weldon,
business manager OF the Elevator died
this morning at o'clock.
DIR. ID. I. Johnson has gone to New
York to attend lectures at the Post
Graduate College of Medicine. He
will give special attention to the study
OF the diseases of children, and will
be absent for sixty days.
I. p. Winchester will be candi-
date for prosecuting attorney in this
Judicial circuit,
William Breen has been appointed
receiver of the dry goods stock at
tached by tie creditors of V. w. How
ard & Co.
County Court is in session, Judge
Is. J. ii. Gaines presiding.
A. II. Patterson died at his home
last night.
The Tribune and Times are again diff
fering on an important question re-
lating to municipal elections, the for
mer holding that the treasurer, mar
shall and recorder elected last April
hold over under the law until the
election in April 1887, and that only
aldermen and the mayor are called for
under the election provisions at this
April election.
The Times repudiates this view, and
claims that the statutes require all
municipal officers to be elected next
month, and cites the law for its
authority. The people in general
have worked under the view set out in
the Times, but your correspondent
don't know what the lawyers say on
the subject.
We hope that the Democratic party
will not have any family quarrel over
the matter. Let us inquire into the
subject. II the law requires these
offices TO be filled, nominate and elect
men for the offices; if the law gives
the incumbents the right to hold over
for another year, there is no occasion
for hurting the party and bringing the |
question into the courts by resisting
the right.
j. f. B. Embrey, late editor OF the
Greenwood Times, has received let
ter from his father in Admission, Ala, |
saying that he has discovered on his |
place clay or sand from which fire
proof brick can be made; that the
iron furnace authorities at that place
have made test of the material and |
pronounce it perfect. This happy dis
covery induces Mr.. Embrey to seek
the old home at the invitation of his
father. He will leave Thursday of next
week.
Sheriff Williams is sick at his home
in Witherville.
Mont Sandels, the United States
District Attorney at this place, is con
fined to his bed with pneumonia.
Railroad prospects is a subject of
encouraging comment among the
people.
The skating rink has closed.
The three children OF Alderman
Johnston have the measles.
The School Board held meeting on
night for the purpose of con-
sidering plans for the new high school
building It is the purpose to begin
at an early day the erection of build
ing costing $25, 900. The Belle Grove
block of twelve beautiful, well shaded
lots is the place set up for the build
ing. Last fall two handsome build
ngs were constructed. Our people
are active on the subject of general
education. The donation from Con-
yress of the valuable tract of ground
gives them splendid facilities for &C
great good. This tract
mas been laid offinto 1900 lots, brought
nto the city limits, with an eight acre
park, block each for Federal and
State buildings At the last May sale
100 lots were sold and brought over
i125,000. Under the law the entire
ract must be sold within ten years
rom May, 1884. The sales will be
made from time to time as the demand
or property grows. The proceeds are
pplicd to school purposes in this