The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-21

day afternoon. After discussing the
financial features OF the school district
1t WAS determined to open the free
schools the coming season, and the
public can depend on having g0Od ones
too. The board has been hampered by
the n0n-payment Of many of the notes
given for the erection of the house. If
these notes were paid the financial con-
dition of the board would be such 10 to
promise school second to none In the
state. The delinquents should come
up and pay.
A shooting ARRAY between j. j..
Hughes and Will Curtis. two prominent
citizens, happened ut Haynes ut y late
hour Saturday night. The affair ia
one OF those occurrences tliat Is
shrouded in more or less mystery,
and We are not in possession Of sui
fcient facts In the matter to give u
correct report UPON the sad affair,
other than that the parties. 1t IL claim.
ed shot each other. Hughes was shot
in the abdomen, the ball ranging down.
ward and lodging on the pubic bone.
GUSTS was shot In the fieshy part OF
upper arm and in the thigh. Both are
SOuotuCAC GU wv Va O0uSCks
An enjoyable dance was given at
the hotel. Monday night, by the young
men of the city IN honor of the Misses
Mamie Walker and Emelia Miller, Of
Little Rock. The couples present were
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Turley, Mrs. J, M.
Nichols. Mrs. 4. g. Mervin, Mrs. c. A.
Folbre. Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Long.
chaperones; Edgar Taylor and Miss
Mamie Walker. Edwin johnson and
Miss Emelia Miller, j. II. Collier and
Miss Alice ltOllwage. DIR. C. G. White
and Miss Minnie Rollwage, =. II.
Chew and Miss Alvx Taylor, Walter
Taylor and Miss Annie Lrg1. H. A
Knight and Miss Lucille Dye, Liun
Turley and Miss Mamie Webb.
Capt. j. &. Stern, Of Madison. was n
visitor to the city Tuesday. lie has
some valuable improved land in the st.
Francis bottom, which. of course
caught its share OF the big overflow,
and in speaking OF crop prospects the
captain stated that the overflow lands
were away In the lead. When asked
by TIMES reporter how much less he
valued his property In the valley now
than before the overflow, he promptly
replied, mot u cent; | would not ex-
change my crop prospects to-day for
that on the hills. The fertility of that
bottom country will ever remain a
gem in the crown Of the farmer wh.,
has faith in 1t. and will not abandon
bis interest upon the coming OF y few
dark days."
A lot of job work by a sneak thief or
thieves, was done Saturday night.
Three residences were entered and arti-
Giles Of more or less value taken. 3. N
Landeis' house WAS entered and S6 60
taken from Oscar Laster. u young man
b0arder. In this case the thief paid
no attention to the young mans watch.
Will Stark's house WAS visited and re.
lieved of SO. S5. two pocket knives aud
some pistol cartridges. The residence
of MIR. Craig WAS entered and the gen.
tleman's pants were successfully lifted
from under his head, relieved of some
IS 10 in cash and left lying at his front
gate. The thief also broke open the
safe in this house aud helped himself
to such articles in the grocery line M
suited his fancy. No clue as TO the
identity of the guilty party has been
found, but it II thought to be- some
resident Of the town.
A certain Mr.. Il. of our town made q
visit to one OF his farms in the bottom.
this week, and found \ lake I'm the field
formed by the recent overflow. "just
teeming with fish" He thought the
time had come to eclipse the record OF
all the diciples of Walton and soon
had Il number of the natives enthmsed,
and with spades went to work to drain
the lake and take out the .'fnny tribe
by the wagon load. To encourage
them Mr.. Is. would yell out. boys Just
look at the fish jumping" and told OF
his exploits herding fish and lasoing
buffalo in the "w0Oly west" but night
came on before the work WAS cont
pleted and he was forced To leave, but
he left strict orders for them 10 send
him sack full Of fish by the train nex,
morning. Arriving at home he dis
tributed his fish Ito GOMEZ among his
friends, and went to the train mex,
morning TO receive them. but. no fish
came. A few days latter one OF the
men came over TO get some supplies
and MIR. ID. wanted to know. why the
fish did rot come. The negro, with, n
crestfaIlen look, replied. ''dar won't nc
fish In dat hole. dem things you ssed
kerhumuxin round In dar was craw.
fish. BOSS, what yon gwine to gimme
4. ttfci,t.. h.,l.S1f ma.