The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-24

Sheriff Hiram Sanderson, of Lit
tie River county, was here a few
days since. He is out for re-elec-
tion, and ought not to have any OPP
position, as he has made splendid
officer.
Mayor Turner of the West side
announces in 4 card that he he will
use every means to prevent the
spread of the malignant, contage-
Gus disease. Good Mayor Edwards
will do the same.
Miss Fannie Brewer, who has
been attending Ouachita Baptist
College at Arkadelphia, passed the
city yesterday, enroute home to
Magnolia, having been called there
by the serious illness of her father.
Conductor Johnny Whitesides (of
the I. NJ tells us of a case of
chicken pox he had here some four
years ago, which was pronounced
small pox by the doctors. So it
seems grown persons do have chick
enpox.
Mayor Edwards has received tele-
grams from the Mayors of Magno-
lia and Hope as to correctness as to
small pox being here He will answer
this afternoon, after getting re-
ports of Drs. Simmons and Web
ster.
At Ghio's Opera House, on Fri
day evening, the 9th instant,
Georgias famous revivalist, Rev.
Sam Jones, will deliver his first lee
ture in Texarkana, Let the people
of both sides of our city, turn out
and hear him.
On account of the small attend
ance at the East side public school
(white) because of the pox scare,
the school board has decided to
close it after today, until Monday.
A member of the board gives us
this information.
The greatest treat ever offered to
the lecture loving public of Texar-
kama will come in the shape of a
lecture, from Rev. Sam Jones, the
renowned evangelist and pulpit ora
tor, at Gbios opera house, on Fri
day evening, the 9th instant.
We rode over the so-called College
Hill levee this morning, and found
it in fearfully washed condition.
In several places road is washed out
and is actually lower than the bot
toms on each side, Our city faith
ers ought to fix up the leyee, and at
once.
We are requested to announce
that the country box, Garland
township, will hold its convention
at the Court House on Saturday
May 9Th, to select delegates to the
county convention called to select
delegates to the State, congress
sional, Judicial and Senatorial con-
ventions.
The West side public buildings,
school house and city hall, to be
made of brick and in the latest,
prettiest style, will soon be going
up, the city council of that side
having amicably settled all differ
ences with the contractor Texar-
kama is bound to become a city of
the first magnitude,
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Friday the northern suburb, or
one half mile thereof, votes ON the
question of becoming part of the
West side incorporation, BY all
means it should come in, and we
believe it will. Later on the bal
ance of the territory will vote on
this question, as only one half mile
can be submitted at one time.
Because the editor saw fit to go
into the infested district, so as to
give the readers of this paper the
true status of the malignant disease
now prevailing, jokers tell us they
will have us quarantined. Don't
fear for us; we know how to keep at
a safe distance, and have no desire
to try our constitution by taking
the disease
In today's paper Mr., Hugh T..
Grafton announces as a candidate
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