The Forrest City times., 1899-11-24

Twas registered at the Belser last night.
| Mrs. Jno. II. Upton has been i'll this
week. but is reported convaleseent this
morning.
II. w. Morrison, Gen1.. Freight
Agent of the Choctaw, was in town
yesterday on business.
| Two big ten-wheeler engines, Nos.
1870 and 131. for the Choctaw Road.
passed through the city Tuesday night
going to the shops at North Little
Rock.
Other peoples troubles are always
imusing. You can laugh and not hfirt
| suy"ne's feelings if you witness Ca.
.ey's Troubles" at the Opera House,
| Dec. ith.
A bale IF long staple cotton was sold
to X. l.. Pettus Yesterday at 8 / 4 ceuts
Ii was grown by Houston Gouder, CDi..
in L'Anguille township. The staple
| measured l-2 in. in length. 0ouder
says he intends to improve the staple
next year.
Two carloads OF corn have been
shipped from this point this week over
the e. Il NJ, to points east, one by
Becker & Lewis and one by E. j Bar.
row. Corn is worth 35 cents per BUSH
i, and there is said to be lots of it in
the county.
The school Mt Crowley Ridge Insti.
tute has nearly 100 pupils enrolled and
IS in a very prosperous and satisfactory
way. Prof. Mcconnell was u pleasant
caller at this Office last night and re-.
ports the school still on the increase
and collections good.
Andy N. Meyer, xho has been spend.
| ing sometime In these parts looking
after the interests of Jacob Weise 4
Sons, OF Memphis, which firn he rep
resents, left Wednesday morning for
FELTON,, where he goes tn wind up the
business Of a deceased agent.
a passenger landed from tic east
bound train yesterday afternoon. who
attracted considerable attention. at
least from "old soldiers" He wore an
lid time Yankee overcoat. 1t bore
the aarks of age, but the cape, back
straps and buttons were intact.
1
a delightful dance was enjoyed BY
i,er neighbors and several couples from
| his city Wednesday night ut the hos
pitable home OF Mrs. +. q. Hughes. at
| Linden. We we're unable tn get list
# names. though highly compliments
nv remarks were numerous as to the
| pleasures Ut the occasion.
J. w. Danahauer, a farmer. living
near Haynes. brought to this Office last
Saturday \ fine lot OF specimen pota-
toes from his fall crop. He informed
us that an sixteen acres Of land he had
raised 1000 bushels Of Triumph pota.
toes. This is aphenomenal crop for this
season and speaks well for the land in
| that section.
Webb & Sanders guarantee every
hottie Of Chamberiain's Cough Remedy
and will refund the motley to any one
who is mt Satisfied after using two
thirds of the contents. This Is the
brst remedy in the world for Ia grippe.
coughs, coils. Group and 'whooping
cough and is pleasant aud safe to take
1t prevents any tendency of cold to
result in pneumonia.
L
Few theGsre-gOers can remember
from one season to another, the names
Vt plays they see, but Harrisburg, Pa.
boasts Of woman If sixty years who
witnessed play IN 1894, and WAS so in.
trrestrd that TO this day. without any
memoranda, she can name the play, the
characters and names all the actors
The play Was "Casey's Troubles" AT
the Opera House, Dec. L.
| W. J. Wright. of Stuttgart, was here
yesterday looking over the situation
with view to locating a Touring mil
at this point. Unfortunately we did
not get to see the gentleman or we
could have given him some valuable
pointers. 1t Is said he is "A practical
miller and has the money to invest in .
plant, If the lOcatian seems favorable
OF all things needed here. and which
would certainly meet the hearty sup
port of citizens In general. Il roller mil
stands at the head OF the list. We hop,
MIR. Wright will come back and look U,
! over more thoroughly.
Il In an interview with our friend, Mr.
| Waller Lewis, about potatoes, recent
/ ~, We we're informed that the crol
: turned out much better than had beef
: expected. For while it was though
the potato crop would be complete
: failure by reason of the dry weather
; but two or three late rains and ex
{ tremely late fall brought the crop GU
wonderfully, although Mr.. Lewis sal
Il do not think the farmers will hav
I. many pOtat0pS IN sell payt epripf
Nearly every body will need what the
have for seed for themselves and 10
new planters who contemplate startin
la ti..