The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-08-03

and badly washed by the ram OF
The streets need grad
ing badly.
Mrs. Annie Mccartney of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, viii leave
today for Colorado Springs to spend
the remainder of the summer She
was accompanied by Mrs. F. D.
Robins.
Miss Mabel Hitler left this morn
ing for her home at Texarkana, Tex
accompanied by her friend Miss
Hetty Rogers, who will visit friends
there for a short while.-Shreve-
port Journal.
From some cause, which we do
not know up to this hour, our tele-
graphic service failed to come tous
today. We give such telegraphic
news as we are able to take from
the daily papers,
The yard around the pretty brick |
office at the National Oil company's |
works has been beautifed under
the supervision of Manager Aston !
and now shows many rare blooming
flowers and plants,
If you want 6rst-Class repairing
done on your harness or saddles on
short notice take them to the Ed
wards Harness Co. They are now
working three experienced saddle |
and harness makers.
Candidate I. H, Bickham, of
Bright Star, is here here taking
dots that he may be better posted
as to official duties when he is
elected. We acknowledge a call
from this cleYer gentleman.
A storm at Mt. Mena on Sunday
night, blew the settees off the
gallery at the big hotel and the
guests there thought their time
had come, and some of them we're
scared out of their wits.
The rain of yesterday washed out
the bridge on State street between
Eighth and Ninth. This bridge
has been washed off several times
and it should be placed back in a
better way and right away at that,
The Hunter Transfer company is
doing a big business in having those
new poles for the Gas & Electric
Light company just received. The
poles are the finest ones in the city
and will add to the looks of things
Hon. r. B. Williams returned yes
terday from Baker Springs. He
SAYS hotel Ben NJ. Foreman is all
right and the meals are good, the
beds are clean and soft and all
you could desire is found at those
Springs.
Mr.. William Laing, foreman of
the TIP shops here, has purchased
a flag pole 128 feet long, and has
ordered a flag 2Ox36 feet which he
will fly on honor of the boys on the
TIP road. He will give notice Of
the raising.
Mr. A. L. Chic has let out the
contract to have the house occu-
pied by ]. E. Benjamin, before the
fire, erected again, 1t is to be two
stories high When this is com
pleted he may let out the contract
for the other buildings.
Manager Aston, of the National
Oil company at this place, is hav-
ing his machinery overhauled and
the sheds put in condition tor the
storage and pressing of seed. He
expects to do an increased business
this season andi preparing in time.
Oscar High, who is making a sue
cess as a farmer on Red River in
Bowie county, brought to town yes
terday the first open boil of cotton
we have seen of this seasons crop,
He is after Wright's premium $40
bill and gallon of whiskeY and we
believe he will get it.
Miss Louise Holman, for the
Arkadelphia scholarship has re-
ceiyed 1886 votes up to date, while
the candidate with the next high
est vote is close behind with 945,
This gives the Texarkana candidate
44l votes in the lead, and we are
gratifed to know that she has re.
tained the lead since she once
reached the pinacle of the list.