The Forrest City times., 1893-10-06
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 Irish potatoes are a fair crop in Cleve- land county.
 Sock looks we'll in Cross county; mast abundant.
 Corn light crop in Hemstead county; potatoes a failure.
 Late rains have helped corn wonder. fully in Faulkner county.
 Sebastian county reports an average crop of corn and potatoes.
 Some hogs and few cattle are re- ported dying in Crawford county.
 Forest timber is dying from the ef- fleets of drought ln Howard county.
 The corn crop in Jefferson county will be two-thirds of what it was last year.
 There are hogs enough in Clay coun- ty this year for home use an some to spare.
 Farmers in Washington county have been retarded from sowing wheat by the drought.
 SOIu WILL Dc dH dNcldpC ' SitAo III irNN county, and two-thirds of crop in Union county.
 In Arkansas county corn is some- what short, but there will be enough for home use.
 Mir. S. c. Renfro and Miss Nellie Summers were married at Helena the other evening.
 The western part of the state shows the greatest falling off in the condition of cotton during September. A great deal of corn-fodder was de- stroyed in Benton county by the ex- treme heat and dry weather. The sorghum crop of Lonoke county is fine. The sirup made is equal to any reboiled molasses in the market It is estimated that Cross county will make 4,5OO bales of cotton this year, and that corn will average about twenty bushels to the acre.
 Gov. Fishback has received letter from Mir. J. G. Friarson, of Jonesboro, accepting the appointment of chief clerk in the governors office.
 Late rains were beneficial Tn Newton county. Corn will be 90 per cent. of full crop. There is plenty of mast, and hogs are doing fine in the woods.
 Rev. w. F. Shedd, of Lansing, Mich, has arrived in Little Rock to act as secretary, treasurer and general busi ness manager of Little Rock university. There was frost on the night of the 25th as far south as the southern line of Missouri, and some reports say there were traces in the northern counties of l Arkansas.
 few friends in the congregation of St. Andrews Cathedral, Little Rock, presented Dr. Callaghan, the pastor, with purse, with which to defray his expenses to the Worlds fair.
 Mrs. E. w. Rittenhouse, who has been for several years in charge of the primary department of the Little Rock university, has been re-employed and will fill the same place for the coming year.
 Harry Flanders, late superintendent of the Central division of the Missouri Pacific, has received the appointment l of superintendent of a division of the Mexican Central, with headquarters at the City of Mexico.
 What Little Rock needs most is the building of an independent railroad to connect with the Frisco or Missouri. Kansas & Texas. Such a scheme ought to receive the united support of our business men and capitalists Little Rock Gazette.
 The attorney-general has written United States Marshal Gaines for fig ures relative to the improvements necessary to the government building at Little Rock. Several bills have been introduced by Arkansas representa- tives looking to this end.
 The Helena Compress Co. and the Planters Compress Go. of Helena, have been consolidated under one manage ment composed of directors of both companies. Ever since these com presses have been built there has been sharp rivalry and competition be- tween them for business. As a result the profits on the investments have been unsatisfactory. The same rates for the compressing of cotton will be continued.
 The following store-keepers and gaugers have been named by Collector Cook: Isaac M. Campbell, of Faulkner: Alfred Howell, of Madison: Luke Ar nett, of Washington: Ben F. Walker. Sr., of Washington; F. M Wolf. of rl Toe aAC