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The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

The Shelby county (Tenn.) cour- last Monday deferred final decision upon the question of submitting to a vote of the people the issuing of 10000 worth of county bonds to help build the road from Little Rock to Mister Junction until the first Monday in March. This act Ion was taken from the fact that many persons misund er.tood the question, and thought that the is- suing of these bonds meant in- creased taxation, and the time asked would be sufficient to in- struct the people. There IS no doubt but tho question will be sub- mitted to the people of Shelby county and voted favorably on. Arkansas and Texas trade proper y belongs to Memphis, and her people should not neglect this op- portunity to provide way to bring It to her doors.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

There appe' ITS 10 be growing impression 10 the effect that road is place ot passage from one point 10 another, and that if it IS anything short of that, tho ones ac- countable for its condition may be held responsi ble for tho trouble that may be ccasloned by its fault. mess.
 Passengers injured in railroad accident, sioncd by defective roadbed or an imperfect rail, are very sure 10 ue for damages and and to recover literally.
 Any one injured by defective sidewalk can usually make town or an individu al pay smartly for it.
 Tho spirit of the law seem to be that railroad must be a railroad and Tn a condition to properly car. ry on it's work in a business-like manner.
 A sidewalk must be kept in a safe condition for people to walk over it.
 Now. what about a road over which persons in vehicles must travel? Must it be a road Oh. no! Most any old thing will answer. It differs from a side walk and railroad. They have to be what they pretend to be, but wagon road may be simply a streak of mud or stones or any thing else. No ore appears to be responsible for the condition of the public road. It is supposed to just run wild and look out for itself. If any one is injured or his vehicle is broken. it is the re. suit of hls own folly in presuming to use road for travelling purpo- ses.
 But the times change and we are changing with them. Folks are beginning 10 apply the same rules to county governments they do to city governments and private cor. porations. Accidents on public roads and bridges caused by defcc- tlv @ conditions of the same have to be paid for by the county. It is just.
 Good roads are cheapest in the long run. The reign of King Mud should be cut short.-Good Roads.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
Confirmation Notice.

INT OTICE IS hereby given. that the un- IN dersigned. l.. Rowage < Goa firm composed of l.. and o. E. Rollwage. will make application te the St. Francis Circuit court. al it's March term, 1S91. for a confirmation oi their tax title to a certain tract of land in St. Francis county, Arkansas, to-wit
 The southeast quarter of section twenty eight, in township six. north of rhe buse line. sud in range three east of the fifth principal merid ian.
 Said land was sold to the unders, gned by the Collector of St. Francis county, on the 18th day of June, 1895. at public sale of lands de lnquent for the taxes Of IS2 and they BOW hold said lands under said sale and tax decd madc,t thereon.
 All persons who can set up any riG Int to the land so purchased. in consequence of any in- formality or breguiarity connected with such sale are heref. called upon to show cause at the said March term 1891, oi said St. Francis Circuit court. iE, any they can. why the said sale, so made, should not be confirmed.
 sa, L. R0LLWAGE, & co.
 Norton Prewett. for Petitioners. January l. lSq1.4
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

The bridge bill regulating the structure now being erected, span- ming tho Arkansas river at Little Rock, became a law Monday, Gov ernor Jones signing same at 1925 D. m. "The bill is an act author izlng Pulaski county to fix tolls and assign them 10 tako up any overdue bridge warrants issued for the building of the bridge. All tolls to cease as soon as the county shall pay in full for building said bridge"
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
rohn Gatling. Esq.,, went to Li

rohn Gatling. Esq, went to Lit tie Rock last Saturday in response 10 call issued by Judge John H. Rodgers. president of School Board of the district of Ft. Smith. The meeting convened Tn the school board rooms in that city with a fair representation of the school directors of the state, in clu- ding city superintendants and town principals. The principal work of the convention was in memorializing the legislature to the end that an amendment to the constitution be submitted to the next regular election of the state officials, that special school dis. tricts be permitted 10 levy ar amount not to exceed : l.2 mills
 cr school purposes.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
In the House Monday on res

In the House Monday on reso- iuiion to investigate the cause of the failure of newspape.r r companies 10 furnish papers that had been ordered for the member B, MT. Pat ton, knew what he W as talking about when he said that he knew Now such matters arose, that a sub- scriber. if he missed a single copy would think that he had not re- ccivcd the paper for six months, and would stick to the complaint, especially if a bill was presented.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

And now comes Comptroller of ' he Currency, Eckles, and says the only remedy for existing f. aancial troubles was . complete re- ision Of tho .banking system mich would amount 40 almost a s.am system. We hope it will be ]. 50, and that the banks will supply ne needs nf the needy.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

The killing of the green ''gow- TOW" in Searcy county last week "a picture of which appeared in the Gazette last Sunday) needs au- ;hepticity. Ii the terrible creat- are was minus a molar, It's exist once can be established. for tooth weighing four pounds was recent y found on Tuny creek in this county. In regard to the picture, until the caption was scanned everybody thought it was intend ed for a rising young statesman who had inst made his maiden
 al 1ao ies stature.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

.irkansas is he garden spot of tho. world, and the sooner her ucighhors find 1t ont the better for them. We have sweet potatoes sYd molassos the year round Smerreelons, p.ac hes and cream, ,i, summer, persimmons and pos sams m the winter. What more does the ordinary mortal crave
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

1t is to be regretted that that the finance committee of tho senate reported adversely on the bill pro- viding for an appropriation of S25,- 900 for representation of the state a the Nashville and Omaha expo sitions. As the Gazette remarks, 1t may be that this report is Tn some measure the result of com. plaints against the manner of the exhibits at the Atlanta exposition. Arkansas to hold her prestige as first in everything, cannot afford not to be represented at Nashville and Omaha, and it is almost an as- surred fact that the action of the finance committee will be recon sidered.
 A letter from Omaha says that the managers of the exposition arc doing their utmost to assure the people of the entire west-from the Mississippi river to the Pacific coast-that the exposition of 1896 is designed to display the resour- ces and products of every state and territory. The population of Ne braska and states touching her border is nearly 10,000,0O0, fact which is guarantee that the at- tendance at the great exposition will be enormous, to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands of people who will come from the east. The states of the South will ind in the exposition unexampled opportunity for comparative dis. play of their productive capabili. ties. Recent issues of the depart. ment of publicity make full exposi tion of the diversified products not only of Arkansas, but of every state and territory west of the Mississippi river When the ex hibits of these states are arrayec together in thls great exposition which will open its gates in June 1898, an object lesson will be pre- sented to the world second only in brilliancy and magnitude 10 th, Columbian Fair of 1893. It is tn, design of the promoters of tn, Trans Mississippi Exposition tha the exhibits of the states in inter est shall be given precedence ovel those of foreign nations and O eastern states. The exposition ii to illustrate the progress of tn, arts, industries and civilization O the states west of the Mississipp river, and the degree of success tC
 be achieved will depend largely upon those states and the co. oper
 alton manifested by their legisla
 lures and citizens generally.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
WARNING OI<D

In the Circuit Court Of ST. Franci. Coupt,
 state or Arkansas. March Term, 1897, Equitable Securitis. Co, ct alsl
 ys. WornIpr Frances l. Cook ala orSor The defendants. Ftances c. Nlagan. Nolle !; T. ferry. Julla N. Owen. Charles F. Owen. Its Greenvell Ssllie Newman. John Odum Is. S. Odnn Heury Cook, C. $. Odum, Silas Cook JACK Phillips and George Phillips arc warned so appear m this Courtswithn thirty days and able Securities Co ct al -41'' By T. c. MERwIS, D, c.
 Jan, %. 1897 ~''i''
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

We publish with pleasure the gratifying results of tho work of the committee recently appointed by body of the business men of the city relative tc the commercial interest of that portion of the St. Francis basin lying in this county Tho statement under existing con. ditions. IS reflection to the possi- bilities of that favored region, should 1t meet with the approval of Congress, to build system of locks and dams in the St. Francis river, and assist in completing the levee now under construction along the western bank of the Mississippi river.
 Commercial statistics of that portion of St. Francis county lying along and adjacent to the St. Francis river in St. Francis Co. and subject to overflow, for the year 1896.
 Exports Quantity Value Rem'ks Cotton. :. $500 b'ls. .s255, 900. | crop. Cotton sd .4000 tons. 20. 900. | crop. Corn. -. 70 ,000 Du... .24 500 crop. Potatoes 1900 bu. .... .750 I crop. Cattle. 1000. .30.000 yrly avg. Hogs.... 5000 ......30, ,O0O. .". .' Hides, furs 5000. ........1 I 900. .". |" Other farm products. .. 2 GOO. .". j" Lumber POO GOO 900 1t. POO GOO. .". '" | Slaves and
 heading 5000 ,OOO. .75O 900. .". :" k Ties. TO, 400. LAO 800. .". ." Timber. .5,O0O ,O00... 40 900. .". :" | Imports
 Merchandise all kinds l5O,OOo or abou, that amt.
 acres. Levee disc't. lands. ........ 24,OO( School lands ............ 5.O9S Individual lands (cleared) .... o2 5OC Individual lands (uncleared).. l22 ,37c l Iotal area. ....... IFS ,97( Value Of personal property. .sl42 .99C 1 Poll taxes assessed. ... 40. | Poll taxes on-assessed. .... 5O(
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

During the recent freeze the ~.arine vessels lying at the wharf ,n Memphis, came over to the Ar. i:ansas side and tied up to escape .he floating ice. Yes, Arkansas is ol |, go cn large scale tor Tennessee.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

And now that man by the lsme of c. J. Raugh, of Memphis, las patented moter device which npplicable to vehicles and does sway with horse powsr. What next?
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

Arthur Duestrow, the St. Louis .,iilonaire murderer Is to be hung on the 18th inst. The lawyers and creditors will mako a great fight, for with his death goes all their rialms and judgments.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

Col. Wm. Harrington assumed .sc duties of postmaster in Mem l,.is last Monday m orning. His commission privileges for a term ,.s four years.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
Tho letter from "Prosperiry

Tho letter from "Prosperiry"
 .ad "Boom" Mckinley, urging .;hat tl,e money to be expended on ;iis inauguration ball, he applied to charity, turns out to be fake, and the re,l.handed forger is being sought for, for Nc. 'aint built that
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

Tho Secretary of War says that ,e available strength of the mili- :, force of the United States is l0,- 49.1S4. Pretty good com pany.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

The arbitration treaty between Great Britain and the United Sla.cs. hangs fire in the senate.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
w Wanted,

Everyone who feels run down. tired out, full of malaria, or any blood trouble, to call and get bottle of Browns Iron Tonic, the King of all Tonics. J. II. TIPToN.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
The Way Is PIain.

To gain your wasted strength and ener- gy is to try one bottle of Browns Iron Tonic, which is made with groat care and will please anyone. J. II. Tipton.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
Warning Order.
Tn St, Francis Circuit Court.
 March Term, 1897.
Warning Order.

The Anglo-American1 Mortgage and Agen- Co, pltff's. Warning Order.
 vs. J, s. R. Cowan, ct als derts Tue defendant, s. c. Bull is warned to ap- pear in this Court withins thirty days and answer the complaint Of the plaintiff. the Anglo-A merican Mortgage and Agency Com pany.
 C. B. MALLORY, Clork. By T. c, MgRwIN. D. c.
 John Calling, Plaintiffs Solicitor, Jan. 20, ls91,
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
Notice of Application for Order to
 Sell Land.

NoTIcE IS hereby given. that will, as 1-S administrator of the estate of WiIii,rD House deeeased apply to the Probate cuurt or ~. Francis county, Arkansas al the Janu. ing lands belonging to said estate in s, erahcls county. Arkansas. for the purpose of psylng the debt against said estate. to-wit: ne east half Of section eight (e l.2 of sec s, sec s), east half of the southwest quarter of section nine te l-2 of sw I-4 sec 9l and inc northwest quarter of the southwest quarter township five north. range two eastu5n ? 9 e, and containing, in all. GOO acres. more or
 JOHN GATLING
 Administrator of William House. decd Forrest City, Arkansas. Jan. 1, ls97
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

Amount of land cleared and put in cultivation since 1892, two thousand three hundred and twenty-five acres. JAS. RUSSELL,
 GEO. F. TAYLOR,
 OTTo E. RoLLwAGE, ED LANDyoIGT,
 NJ. N. GAINES.
 Com. of merchants.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

Children Cry for Pitchers Castcria
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05

tor Tennessee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

as long as they worked together In
1885 Mr.. Heffernan became q member
of the -Four Shamrocks," and later
Joined with his conrade, Mcdonald,
with whom he was associated for eight
years under the business title Of Hef-
fernan & Mcdonald. For a long time
they were with Hyde's Speciality COM
pany, and when that organization dis
solved, the partners went to the Pow
ers Ivy Leaf company. Later they
were with the 1.-TWO Old Cronies, -
Lederer's ~ and l." and with Davis
& Keogh's "Hustlers' for four or five
seasons. During the last few months
the team had been doing high-class
work with the leading vaudeville COM
panies and had just finished a six
weeks engagement at San Francisco
Mr.. Heffernan had returned to New
York, when he was taken i'll. His sick
ness lasted but four days, and his
friend and business associate, Charles
Mcdonald, accompanied the body to
st. Paul. The funeral was held yester-
day from the home of the family, 54S
Aurora avenue, and services were held
at st. Joseph's church, Father Gleason
officiating. Interment was at Calvary
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
DAMAGED BY FIRE,
Blaze I'm the Brass Works Plan,
Last Evening.

The plant of the Capital City Ornamental
Iron, Wire and Brass works, 143 East Thr-
teenth street, was damaged by fire to the
extent of about $7o0 shortly after 5 o'clock
last evening. The loss on the building, which
is owned by Eastern parties. is estimated at
800, while the loss on the stock of the Capt.
tai City company is placed at $500. The orr
gin of the fire is unknown, though 1t is
supposed to have started from embers left in
the furnace after the days work. When
discovered the flames had completely envel-
doors and were bursting through the he roof o
having undoubtedly been burning for some
time. Prompt work on the part of the de-
partment left the building standing. though
generally charred and burned The office
records were uninjured save by smoke and
water.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
FIELD. SCHLICK 6 CO.
- he's +Sc'I ~-rg.7
TERRIFIC FIGHT
Between Bull and Stallion, in Which
the Former Was Killed.

Between Bull and stallion, in which
the Former Was Killed.
On Sunday mornig a peculiar battle
occurred at the farm of Byron Wor-
they, about three miles southeast of
Wolcott, says a Wolcott, n. Y. CORE
spOndent of the New York Sun. Mr..
Worthey is the owner of a valuable
registered ClyGesdale stallion and also
of large registered Jersey bull.
Mr. Worthey's little son, Herbert,
aged eleven years, went to the barn
for the purpose Of doing the morning
chores. In some manner the boy I'M
did the fastenings Of the box stall in
which the stallion is kept, and, not
noticing it, he went about his work in
another part of the barn. The horse
Immediately made his way out into
the barnyard, where the bull was with
the other cattle. Hardly had he made
his appearance when he was attacked
in a savage manner by the bull AS
soon as the boy discovered the two
animals fighting he attempted to sep
arate them and in so doing came near
losing his life, being kicked severely
by the horse. He managed to regain
his feet and make his escape to the
house and notify his father.
When Mr.. Worthey arrived upon the
scene q terrific battle was in progress.
the bull trying to gore the horse, While
the stallion was kicking and striking
with all. tours Mr. Worthey reCOG-
nized the futility of any attempt TO sep
arate the -cOmbatantS and could only
watch the progress of the battle from
a safe distance Fast and furious ragged
the conflict, first one Infatuated anil
NAL having a seeming advantage and
then the other Finally the bull sue
ceeded in goring the stallion severely
in he flank, and just as the enraged
animal was about to charge again the
stallion wheeled and kicked the bull,
shattering his shoulder blade. This
partly disabled the bull but. mad with
pain, he succeeded in rallying, and with
his head down charged directly at the
stallion from behind The horse gath
cred himself together to meet the
charge, and, kicking with both feet.
struck the bull a terrific blow square,
ly in the head, breaking his skull The
bull staggered for a moment and rolled
over and died.
The stallion then turned and attacked
his former antagonist, the boy. biting
and striking him with great fury. Mr..
Worthey, with the aid Of a pitchforll.
finally succeeded in driving the stall
lion into the barn. The horse is suf-
fering from numerous gashes and cuts
sustained In the fray. A veterinary
surgeon was Immediately called and
dressed the wounds OF the horse This
morning it was found necessary to
summon physician for the boy, Her
bert, who Is now thought to be IN
precariouS condition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
SHE MAY BE NATIONAL.
Marie Kicks Case to BE Taken Up at
New Orleans.

Secretary H. H. Hart, Of the state
board Of corrections and charities, will
leave in a few days for the special
meeting of the national conference Of
corrections and charities, which is to
be held at New Orleans, and while he
will not bring up officially the case Of
Marie Kicks, the window smasher,"
about whom considerable has been said
or printed Of late, it isrprebable that
the case Of the erratic woman will be
considered by that body. President
j. A. Heg, Of the Wisconsin state board
In his letter to Mr.. Hart, explaining
that he felt it was the duty of the Wis
consin authorities to care for the worn-
an, stated that he would bring the mat
ter up before the conference with a.
view to having that body decide what
it's members should do with such cases.
He prOnounces the woman, in his opin-
ion, neither a lunatic nor a criminal,
but rather a moral imbecile, for which
class no provision has as yet been made
by any of the states. 49,.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
SUIT ON AN OLD NOTE.
st. Paul Trust Conn pany Against the
Chamber of Commerce.

The final arguments in the case of the St.
Paul Trust company against the Chamber Of
Commerce and sixteen guarantors on the
the plaintiff were heard by Judge Willis yes
terday. The st. Paul Trust company to
recover something over $1,000. due on prom
issory note given by the Chamber of Com
merce in 1890 The original note was for
So, OOO about $1,000 of which has been paid.
Sixteen members Of the chamber guaranteed
the payment Of the note, and the st. Paul
Trust company now seeks to hold them LA
BILE. The guarantors claim that they are re-
leased from liability, inasmuch as the plain
tiff shas accepted interest on the note, and
thereby extended the time of payment. In
rebutta1 the plaintiff declares that the guar
antors have waived all right to be released
from liability of the note.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
INTERSTATE PARK.
It's Needs Are Set Forth I'm the Com
missiOner's Report.

The report of Park Commissioner
George H. Hazard, of the interstate
park at the Dalles Of the st. Croix, to
the governor, came from the printer
yesterday. It's suggestions as to ap-
preparations have already been given
publicity in the G o b e. The report
proper is supplemented by the addition
of the papers read at the lectures Of
last summer delivered at, or near the
park, by practical or scientific men
Of considerable renown bearing upon
the park project.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
The New Suits and
Separate Skirts.

The collection of Suits and
Separate Skirts is uncommonly
interesting. 1t costs nothing to
see them and it takes mighty
little money to buy.
The newest Jackets worn with
these Suits are the ''Hussar,"
loose fitting, with military cords;
the "Eton," and ''Bo1ero."
We are going to sell so Separate
Skirts of single number tomorrow.
They are made OF Black Figured Bril-
iiantine, lined throughout, and made
in the best manner The shapes are
the newest of the season. This lot
of SO Skirts will be sold for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
LIVERY-UNDERTAKING.
Il. w. Shirk's New Venture - Conn
bines Men of Experience in Both
Fields. -n't

E. w. Shirk's purchase of the under
taking establishment Of Quinby & Alb
bott, the oldest established and most
reliable institution of the kind in the
state, is one of the business features Of
the week, especially among the under
takers and liverymen. The Quinby &
Abbott establishment, at 322 Wabasha
street, will be run by Mr.. Shirk in con-
junction with his Seven Corners livery
The fact that the two able assistants
at the Quinby and Abbott establish
ment, Messrs. Teeple and Richardson,
Will remain under the Shirk manage
ment. combined with Mr.. Shirk's long
experience in the livery business, win
doubtless make his new combination
venture big success. Mr. Teeple, who
has been with Quinby & Abbott for
twelve years, will have the active man
agement Of the undertaking rooms.
The best service at reasonable prices
is what the people want, and that's
just exactly what Mr.. Shirk proposes
to give them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
The New Dress Goods
Are Charming.

They charming and they're vastly different anything
shown in former The loosely and the mesh
effects particularly captivating And these
much Less Expensive than before May
selling them SO freely at this early
We make attempt to describe these novelties
specially attractive things mentioned
AWco1 Vgoreaux su1ngs 46 inches G7n
so pieces Fancy Suting we'll made stylish
ieieht 'oof
Apple SSs s s s1S Hello Moss $500
ANDY wear ron
great ~sas weight but $5
wide Ne" ss Covert s"ns. for Gowns 4see:
oofh inches wide 75C
sf 1ss medium" 90
sut Ga@er p a Meanso is one Of the new light weight stylish So