The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26

The item appearing last week in re- gard to the new Iron Mountain depot came in after we had the forms closed but we made room for it, and the peO- pie knew of it in two hours after it's arrival. It will be passenger and freight depot, and be located near C. H.. Iiavens residence, on the street running between his and Col. Izard's property. The city should put good walk from John Gatling's corner out to the railroad, or further, and extend the one on Rosser to connect with the one on billiard, thus giving a line of walk from any point of the city to the new depot. We consider this due the citizens.
 Forrest City's postoffice is not "a thing of beauty; neither is it "a joy forever"-nor even for the present. True, 1t is very neat, well kept. and ! most pleasant place. It couldn't he otherwise with such industrious, in ! telligent. cultivated and amiable wo. men AS Mrs. Winfield and Miss Fan nie conducting the business. But this is not the point. Forrest City is pnti- tied, by reason of her postal receipts, to d government postoffice building. ops Go,VOV per annum. The matter was partially investigated last year by congressional authorities. and, if properly prose cuted and pushed to the notice of our able and distinguished representative, Hon. w. II. Cate. no doubt he will at tend to the matter promptly, properly and to finish. Some concerted ac- tion should be taken by citizens. and we should never rest until the contract is let.
 On Wednesday afternoon Rev J. II. Roulhoc, of Union City, Tenn. was re- lieved of his wallet, on the Little Rock railroad, containing Sl75. in most daring manner. The 2:30 train had just passed over the bridge at Argenta when two men approached the doctor, and, under pretext that his baggage checks had been mixed, induced him to follow them to the baggage car to correct the mistake. On reaching the door of the smoking car one of the thieves pretended that the door was l locked. when the man iil the rear crowded the doctor on the platform, and both suddenly caught the old man and went through him before he could l realize his situation. The thieves i'm. ttculatciy JuulpWu lIoiu tilc tldiIi anu 1 disappeared. The train was stopped, and the doctor remained behind to in form the authorities of his loss. It WAS witnessed by a number of passen- gers, who noticed the momentary struggle, but did not dream of such Il daring deed.
 Week before last we published an account of the find by Dr. Richard son of parts of a mammoth skeleton of d human being, but omitted to men ton the mammoth tooth found with the remains, thinking if We did so the kind public would imagine We were stretching a point or two. However, last week the doctor brought the tooth l to our office. Relying on his knowl- l edge of anatomy. the doctor says the 1 tooth evidently belongs to the human race. Be that as 1t may, the tooth IS q l curiosity. IL measures 3t inches in width and 64 inches in length, weigh | ing 4 pounds. It attracted consider able attention in the city. and many were the conjectures as to its former ownership. Some claim that St. Fran cis county was tn. site of the duel be- tween David and Goliath. and this | skeleton and tooth was all that WAS left of Goliath. And, ih support of this. we can rightfully lay claim that St. Francis was part of the holy land. l for even at this date evidences are manifest by the fertility of it's soil and luxuriant growth of everything that is good and beautiful. Everybody in 1 vited to come.