The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-08-18

T. Il p. railroad. Many trees were
blown down, and fences washed
away in places.
We heard a gentleman who had
taken too much red eye, say to
another man who was handling the
Texarkaua Call, that the contro.
versy, nit, between those legal
giants, nit, was quite interesting,
nit, indeed, nit.
Mr.. Chic has had torn up the
sidewalks around his Broad street
property, and will place down a
white vitrifed brick walk. He
will have a good smooth job or
none, and we will bet it will be one
of the prettiest pieces of work in
the city.
Mr.. Bob Miller of the West side
Fire department, has bought a
couple of steel horse collars, lined
with zinc, for his horses, to be used
in making a run to fires. This pair
of collars cost $50, but what cares
Bob, as long as it enables him to
get to the fire in a hurry,
Joe Emory, colored, was brought
in from Red Water, Texas, this
morning, Deputy Sheriff Casey
traced him there and induced local
officers to apprehend him. He is
charged with a hienous crime, in
this city, about a month since-is
now in Jail awaiting examining
trial.
Mr.. Kirby asked us to state to
those who may come to the Beach
this afternoon, to bring their own
bathing suits, as far as possible, as
he has only 80 on hand. He will
have three wagons running, and
will make all calls, left him at Rag
lands,
Col. Z. h. Fisher, the old Demo
cratic war horse of Miller county,
was here yesterday evening, and
entertained a crowd telling them
what he thought of independents,
republicans and mugwumps. 1t is
mete to say that Colonel Fisher
does not think much of this class of
hybrid" politicians.
Captain Jack Roberts used to go
into Democratic conventions, and
the boys let him gather all the
plums he wanted, and he wanted
for eight or a dozen years. Now,
he wants to slip around the back
way. and make a sneak on the or
chard, but the boys will be on hand
and stop him.
Our friend j. W. Reagan came in
yesterday from a drumming trip in
the interest of Star Soda. He said
he sold three car loads in New Or
leans one morning before breakfast,
and we told him the fish story"
and strange to say, he caught on
He has promised us big advertise
ment, and we are going to try to
believe this part of his story
We want to get in the biCyc e
circle, and ask the Mercury wheel
club to open a correspondence with
the organizations in Arkansas and
Texas and get up an annual meet
ing here, for beth states. 1t would
draw thousands to our city, and
stimulate the use of the wheel
which is great developer for the
muscles of young and growing boys,
The Mark Hannas of our city say
the republican vote will be seven
hundred this time straight shot for
the ticket, with Stucky left out,
and that Captain Jack Boberts will
get every one of them, This is
counting chickens before they are
Matched, and they will find their
calculations away off. We think it
will push them to get three hum
dred voters to the polls.
Messrs. Ed. Mason and Otis
McCorkle have returned from Grip
pie Greek and Manitou, Colorado,
Mr.. Mason tells us that they left
Lee Estes there, the young man
having become attached to a mne
owners daughter, and, as the mine
was of paying dirt, he concluded to
linger longer in and about Cripple
Creek, and press his suit. Lee is a
vood talker and we hope he NAV