The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-29

FORREST CITN lines, dated March l.,
1892, by Landvoigt 4 Vadakin.
Sealed envelope containing five SiOO
bills of Confederate States currency, by
p. ID. Boyle
One &c piece. by E. l.. Null.
Photograph of James Hubert vadakln
and Isaac Nash, "a team in overals. "
aged years, by E. Landvoigt.
Pearl shell, 10y Paul Fizer.
One key check. engraved TX. of p. i.
&. b, ). NJ. BIalock, Forrest City, Ark,
by Prof. S. NJ. Bialock.
One copper cent, by unknown.
One Spanish coin, 100 years old, with
names of Sol. Lewis, Louis Altman and
Jno +. Brady, Forrest City. Ark, October
2S, 1897, engraved on one side.
Two Chinese coins. ole with name of
a. Meyer engraved on one side, by A.
Meyer.
One black satin slipper, by Mrs. E. l..
Vadakin
Roster of the Magistrates of st. Francis
County. who by their votes and pledges
made it possible for the county to build
the handsome new courthouse.
Roster of the officers of st. Francis
County.
One tin box, into which all articles were
brst deposited, containing name in bottom,
j. A. Nomaek, maker, Oct. IS, 1897, by
}, A. Womack.
sToNELETs.
Sickness prevented Judge Hutton
from attending, and the uncertainty of
quarantine regulations and railroad
trains, induced many other prominent
men to defer their visit to this city.
Quite number of farmers, and
others from outlying towns came in
too late to see and hear what we did
have.
The rain was welcome if it did inter-
fere with the programme. In fact.
without reflection upon the latter.
most people preferred the rain to the
exercises.
Contractor Clark came in for large
share OF praise fer the able and work
manlike manner in which he is carry
ing out his contract.
Many expressions of good will to-
ward the enterprise were heard, and
compliments galore. for Judge Cowan
and Commissioner Bauch.
Everyone seems to be delighted with
the building so far, and proud that old
st. Francis county is soon to have one
of the handsomest court houses in the
state.
Fearing the quarantine acts of the
Little Rock board, Architect Thomp-
son failed to come over.
The procession contained many old
time masons. men who have been in
the harness for perhaps forty years.
mere were as many as twenty in line
over 90 years of age. 1t was grand
old fashioned blue lodge parade, and
the largest we have had in years.
Bros. Wooten, of Helena, f. A. Nc
Culloch, of Mariana, and Kennedy,
of Wynne. were visiting NJ. NJ s..
A. Meyer was committee of one to
provide chairs, decorations, etc, and
had his plans all perfected, but-the
weather called him down.
Each township was requested to send
the name Of some young lady not over
10 years of age to represent her town.
ship and wear the badge upon the ros-
trum. All but three townships sent in
the names, but owing to unforeseen
circumstances preventing their arrival
several substitutes had to be made.
The eleven little misses who stood
upon the platform were as follows:
County at-large. Dora Annette yad-
akin
Madison township, Annye Russell.
Blackfsh township, Ruth Hatcher.
Grlggs township, Louise Calling,
proxy for Matte Pinkston, who arrived
too late.
FRANKS township, Clara Lambert.
Wheatley township, Nannye Taylor,
proxy for Grace IIemenway.
Goodwin township, Annielise Will
liams.
Prairie township. Beulah White, of
Caldwell.
L'Anguille township, Berthe Mead.
Telico township. Lille Brown.
Johnson township, Dainty Calling.
After the ceremonies these twelve
little ladies were chaperoned by Mrs.
Vadakin to The Belser where they par
took of an elegant dinner, and spent
an hour or two in a good old time
romp.
The corner stone is laid in the north
east corner of the tower and bears the
following inscription, on The east end:
st. Francis County Court House,
October IS, 1897.