The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-03-10
Council Meeting.


An important and interesting meet
ing of the city council was had Tues
day night. John Gatling. ESQ.,, re-
ported that he had searched for and
found the old charter of the city,
placing at ease those who had fears
that the town was not duly incorpor
ated. The committee to select and
purchase site for city hall reported
that they had selected lot six in block
sixteen, belonging to Russell, Graham
Il Co; that it could be purchased for
$500. The committee recommended the
purchase of same They were ordered 10
do SO. John Calling, who was APP
pointed to draft ordinances for the city
made special report; the ordinances
so far prepared were read first time.
The mayor reported S29. 90 in fines as
sessed on violators of the law during
the month. The recorder made the
following report upon finance and :
canse for the month of February.
Outstanding as per last report. ...... 1927 90
Scrip issued since ............. 81 so
Total outstanding scrip. .......s l392 70
No license has been issued this
month.
Perry s. Mullen. cattle buyers, who
had collected a number of cattle here
for shipment to Tennessee, offered
them tn the Little Rock and Mem
pns railroad for Shipment this morn
ing Mr. Eggleston, acting on in
structions from his superiors re-
fused To receive them. from the fact
that under the United States quaran
tine law they would be liable for
prosecution. The quarantine line. be-
ginning at Pecos, Texas. runs north
for some distance. thence east along
the northern boundary of the Indian
Territory, thence south to the south
west corner of Missouri, thence east to
the Mississippi river, thence following
the Mississippi river to the southern
end of Lauderdale county, Tenn.
thence east To the Atlantic ocean. If
the road had taken these cattle they
would have to cross the quarantine
line, which was established TO prevent
the spread of cattle diseases. The law
MAS passed February Is, and is in
force until December 1898. The cattle
was shipped by the Iron Mountain
route this evening.
Aluminium, A rare metal. is being
put to new use every week. The latest
servation being the making Of horse
shoes from the metal. 1t is not ex-
tenslvely used for this purpose. but its
value To horsemen is inestlmable
About two months ago Mr.. Marve
Beardsey, manager of the stables of
the Arkansas Fair Association. made
the experiment of putting aluminium
shoes on several OF the horses at the
A 70 . p,nnth1 = tho shnns
showed no perceptible sign OF wear,
The value of this metal in shoes is its
strength and hardness with lghtDess.
are features much to desired OH the
race track steel shoe or plate that
weighs two ounces has not one tenth
the strength or One-fourth of the light
ness the aluminium shoe of the same
weight Many fine race horses have
been ruined by the spreading of plates
in race. and aluminium will do away
with this danger. Mr. Beardsley wrote
to horse paper about the success of
the experiment and has received so
many letter.. from horsemen he is
thinking of engaging private secreta-
ry. Mr.. Il. reports receiving patterns
from owners of fine race horses asking
him to make pair of shoes and send
to them regard less Of cost. The metal
is light as wood and as strong as steel
and is worked cold. From appearance
it looks like lead and when you pick it
up you are surprised at its lightness,
endeavor to spread the shoe and you
are met with greater resistance than if
it were a steel shoe. The horses driven
by Mr.. Beardsley in the races this year
will all wear aluminium shoes. Mr..
B. he's used more aluminium than
any horseman OF our knowledge-in
fact he was among the first to discover
&c.