The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-11-24
TRXARKANA THANKFUL.

OOur city has much to be thank
full for; ati,the recurencel of"this
day. z ess 60 g.
Since the last Thanksgiving day
our country has been engaged IN a
war with Spain IN freedoms name,
and many of our brave boys enlist
ed to fight in this holy cause, and
have gone to the front. 1t is true
none of them were confronted by
the enemy, but they we're willing
aud showed by leaving comfortable
homes to take up camp life that
they were willing to serve their
country and serve it well. We are
thankful that their services were
not needed and that most of them
have been rejoined to their par
ents and friends.
We are also thankful that a spirit
of Improvement has invaded our
city and many buildings of import
ance have sprung up aud many are
now under course of construction.
We are also thankful that our
public spirited citizens have felt
the need of better streets and are
now engaged in having onr main
business street paved with
promise of keeping the work go
ing on.
We are thankful that at our late
elections on both sides of the line,
we have elected good men to the
various Offices who promise tC
enforce the law to the letter.
We are glad that our various
pulpits are filed with men who sui
their congregations, and whom
naught can be SAID against-al
christian gentlemen as far as We
know.
We are thankful that our bar II
composed of good brainy men
which will compare with those o
other places.
We are thankful that our fedora
court is presided over by Judge ]
H. Rodgers, who is distinguished
unbiased, and who gives the cour
here all the business that falls to i
in this end of district; also thankfu
that the court officers are all mel
of ability, sobrlety and intelligence
We are glad that our city ha
many enterprising merchants, VIII,
keep up their stock, equal to any
large city.
We are glad that the police rec
ords show that tlppling is on thC
wane and fewer men are incarcerat
ed for drunkness than heretofore.
We are glad that our city is tret
from paupers ard the begginG
class, and glad to know that wher
a case of destitution is reported, il
is quickly relieved.
We are glad that all classes Of
our laboring people can find usefu
employment at good and very fail
wages.
We are glad to say that few bus
mess failures occurred in our city
this year than any year before, and
that our merchants have the con
fdence of the wholesale dealers OF
the east, and we do not believe the
condd nee will be misused by any
of them.
We are thankful for the many
lines of railroads leading out OF
here, to the four corners of the
earth, which gives our trades peo.
pie chance to compete for al
trade with other large cities.
We wish to give thanks for the
many clever doctors and surgeons
our city is blesse with and we At
tribute our small death rate for the
past u months to their learning il
the science OF medicine.
We thank our Creator for the
two splendid school systems of our
city, and for the good corps OF
teachers presiding over the same.
Besides the things that we have
enumerated above, there are count.
less other things that have crepl
into each individual life that
brought gladness during the year
for which we all should and do fee
thankful.