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Quincy. nl.. Oct. 0. The presidential
train arrived hsre I O'Clock thiS
morning. the party Tirhtlet1lati4S tax
ing carriages TO. thSp 96e1eeS.f Nome,
where 100 veterans werc drawn up to
greet the Presideht. Mckinley ,nskctl
to be takensto the hospital flrst. There
he shook hande with, end Eaye u cheer.
Ing word to each OF the Sick. ~
y After nakine . AnoE4 sIteecf'to the
old soldiers the party returned 10 the
.ss,ssssamssof III, march wn. packed, with
cheering people. y.
A beautiful feature OF the reception
was the greeting Of 5000 school. chill.
,1gepsyh0 STOOD on. the city, hall lawn
'&1vifK iiGeS niftf ahotifine.. ~
In the open square the Pfcaitlent
made n short speech to crowd OF IL.
OO0 people. j.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

Two wonderful fossil specimens
have Just been discovered in Germany
aad delivered to the museum OF the
University Of Tuebingsn. One o.
them. found in . Nusplingen lime
quarry in the heights Of the Hsubsrgs.
q the perfect skeleton +of . largs.
shark-liks hsh, imbedded In the lime
Stone IN such q way ~ to show accu-
ratsly its anatomical structure yrhs
ether. found in the Slate quarr1es q
Halsmaden. near Kirchhsim. Il, the
sksiston Of 4 small icthyoiauruA with
every smallest bone In its . natural
articulation, the dorsal and eaudal ans
intact and the skin covering Of the
vsbbed feet plainly distinguishahle.
This latter specimen " declared 10 be
the mos& nearly pesfect specimen q the
aethyoeaurus yet found, ~ -
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hot w.ye e5siisp. = : Over Z ai,ss.,.,la.

San Frane5reo, Octobsf. ga heat
wave ssaEk Californias tp.day and tn
thss ttsr rose tofa high point. u
~ NY the maximum temperature
tStAS $50. AT Sonoma II registered be-
tween 1O6 and 116 In the shade. II
the high temperature continues It will
etidanger the grape crop In that county.
The following maximum tempern-
lures nre reported from other points
no; lied BlnH. 04: San Luis Obispo, 90;
Eacrai,sento, 04.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

Elsetricity makes heat, Light ana
powsr intsrchanSsabls. This u Itrlk-
ingly snsgsstsd ~ the arrangamsnt
whjchA deaf and aumb couple hAve n
tAear home for rscsiving si1na1A
Whsrsvsr electric buttons wsre intend
"a - ring bells, thsy have bsensmade
- t1ra % lights instead. In this way
MlJoeD make their pfsssnee known. q
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

TDtal l'.s...s.......... .,2N.gs 90.7
fhe writer fed about two pounds u1
E1od alfalfa by and six xipoupd0 q 90
eok hee< pnlp when On fu1 feet for
'tweaye wefkN .and made an 4vMsEe
eni4 rot OF poand6 pee day tHrunGh.
0dt this period. while fAnihs fed siar-
by o. alfalfa aud corn did NOT eaiA %
's0p1dlv.. Tlhe e0e& of ethlD rat3oa. b
-l4W.- Al10lfA vaA BE- ha0dlsd NJ cost 0e
.leso than . psr ton. including vanef
,FantalA. ta4ea; .iFSieAaidn. harvesting:
eneaF.bese. pAlp hae ense bat . cs1les
par ION ae the fsctusy. while cosa.Sa
b faleed heec ~ cheaply - n any
dthsf ffdGAtsd district In the cpaan1.
Pfspar1tioos arc slready. being made
20 haAAle . large number Of lamba at
9ady this year: We are hy NO means
-cua6ned; 10 lamb feeding. Cattle can
b fed sin this manner with eQually
Advantageous results. Th4 man Nho
can posscas himself OF . fajr acreage
of alfalfa and will aleo each year plAnt
portion oe his farm 70 sugar be4tS.
an q which to feed to stsesH % lambs,
can rest easily and need have no fear
Sest me baneful wolf Of poverty scratch
'thc paint on his front 'dooe cuS many
moons. 70 come. -
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! . snip OpsarsA, ,se laaeila.

TfY snip VDYS0ose0 '&90Ato.
X Wbsmqgtcn p. g. QctsE!The yes
sells which have thus far received Or
def1.fpx Manila ara: g. i,-sf
= .Arn6afcA cTutseE .Bf6Dklyli, 'en route
to, Hampton BEADS, proceed to New
York for repairs and fatting out and
changes In pefSonnel.
Protected cruiser New Orienns, en-
route - Hampton. Roads, proceed to
persoanel. ...1 "a. Ia y, : -; ,.!9
Gunboat Nashville, now at Santo DO
mfnRo proceSd % Manila without de-
lay via Bue& eanal md, shipping ut Gan
!SJunn for eoaf and needed' repaiiS- y. |.
Auxiliary cruiser Badgef:;a' ii6~ q
Mare ialann. :Peerar& feG oSfs.rs to!pro<
!, The okhsrnyessels Mhjch4SSjn be sent
tetAaniJa are. ta,a, protsctad cruiser Al.
,hoOyaed.the EuUAQats MsriettA, NhSH.
sins and iBas>Roet-tHNp rapi - 81 - ;.,s.
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Manila. Oct. THE tSanspot siam.
which left Honolulu thirty-o0s days
,aGo. .eRc0uniercl two, typAoops early
this week. One lasted forty. hours.
Most OF the forage. which wns on deck.
was 'sweiK overheard. an thA boats
wefe smaaked In and tn atealpcr roll.
ed trrt1eo1Ously lE~ihc trough of rho
sca. although the odicrra made every
effort TO bring hcr about.
The mules weFc hurled from .sSslc to
side and frightfully man9bed md dis
s@ooyelsd. 1he!r lsga en4 nects
mais fell r. such Z cohfussd n,ss. that
the attendants were unable tb.realeve
In ihe meantime the decklAd Was
washed Oh. the sbip llghtened. and the
rolling Increased.
when the storm aha,eti the SuJurssi
animals were killed and their c3reaanis
thrown overheard. when the eAm ar.
rived here prOpealsf Yaa. hIg@s @suat OF
Tie WaAes. andtelk @rsc&s d kae bdi@
were hanging from the davitE- :,
~ y- 80 y a,fi'.geSSss "a,
Pboeaix. Aria. OcEI.T16. masked
nen, hid up the. Palesc sRlepa, early
this morning and secured xSSa. They
lave not yer bee0 captured. The5 Mn
$1,000 IN sight. -. ,..,-. !.
eemhling 8amea !, foP thes WgAe and
there were Ieas than q tloaeq pRople In
the botsG. One Of the me6 bf9Pped In
to the: middle 0f, tbe Foosk-enA. drpW
two revolyerH ssy,
AZ the sams.inaiaai The. o.hef :pu. a
revolver In the. face OF John Collins,
tho faro dealer. and Demanded the
bank ron. Collins told him to help
himself and The robber began gather,
ing mp the colin. So. .t.r.,,, ~ -
The proprietor. Gus Hirsch. fired d
gun and came from behind the bar. He
took Q shot ~ the man -atandini In the
Midi %,ad,s e. e iS "a ssss s TT - yssheE E,.s
bandits then made for the re1e door
and escaped JAst- Il {haf Nice came In
tec front danc. Thea. wssA puFsued q
couple of blocks. -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

TAo ,JaDansss -sovsEnmsat has g.
sl6s1 70 recognise Christianity 'as ;eha
oe the religious organizations q TIE
country. and to give Christian minls-
tof0 tAs same rights q are granted b
DQ6dhist and Shinto priests. A neV
law. however. puts the ailAifs Of all
sscts. including the building Of
churches. the holding Of meetings. the
settlement Of prsaehers and methods
ee maintenanes. under tAo eontrol oG
local governors. eome solicituds d
ocea1ioned BY the large powers OF these
governors. who will be able. II 20 dis
posed. to hinder missionary operations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

Ths ,Hsan who faitAfully strus1aes -
oal ~ truth and then sticks "a wAaf
~ bei1sves 20 BE- the truth . tAaynaA
iWanos Aasno oftsnsst adorns ths .pAesg.
q liSt6fy. NJ
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

g-3Oese 70 more o0AaFSh N this section Of the
ooupAry Shaa ali oshes dissases pot so.rths,.
Aod until s69 loas few yeAfa uAS supposed To hc
t1culota fue FrSst many year dcc,or> pre-.
0oaAeed 10 local dtaeooes and prrserib-d IcS al
rewe4ies, md By eoostansiy talIlrs TO cure
yttA toeal sFeatmene. peuaosnccd IL lheurabGr
.. SsisIce 49,, hss prOvsa ss!a,ra y es . soa.t.,S.
tutlooAl treatment Halls CatarIh Cur, nat
ufnesuF0d 6y y. J. Cheney q Co. Totcdo. ossO
u ta talEea Internally In doses iron 10 drop, to
. tnaNpocuful u acts directly upo0 tho e!oN,
aDd Mucous at1rfnce$ Of tAs aysts6- They o.t:
Send for circuiarx and testimonials Addrrn
= p J. CHENEY q CO, Toledo. Ohio
&old By Dru2Rtssa, sAc-
Z. OaN6 f11iiy Pilis aFu tho bcsa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

0tats Senator Emory iron Psassyl'
Vaais blaAas the railroads for ths
er1sG Il - not apparsnt that States.
0AA E0ogy 70 OF the track.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

In additiou to 1000 freight car, y.
Baltimore and Ohio South we,,t.s
railroad has purchased two uex rc,.
tal cars. % feet In length. fog; I,
foot baggage cars. ave 60 foot epzel.
natioA baG8ass and coaches. th-es %
foot arst class coaches with vide yes.
dbules And modern In every r-sp.S;
and tvo combination parlor. dlal.s
and observation carr each 81 fec, "a
lAnIth. sI,-.Ht
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z.s,psa A.sss. lii...,s.

A Mexican paper says: One Tor.s
PeeeR. . well drrasesl individual. call.
ed at the lottery ONCE the oihcr day
and. presenied tho tieket brurin: tbs.
nuWber which won the 9IO.UD prize IN
the drawing OF the 10Th. The c.r.k
eeld n up 10 the light and no;ic-i sa
. changed 70 0. lie told the man hc
Would bay II at oncr. hut Il vas n.c.
eaaaryS to Shave the policeman n; Tie
corner prsDent 10 witness the paymrui.
Pere1 weni for the policeman nu,i ~.
turned, wtah. him. Instead OF payIr.
the $4,000 he told the policeman 10
arrest pcrcz, ~ the ticket vas La,
years with the 8 made Into o. rrrr
10 now In Belem.' dreaming Of the io:.
tune he % nearly made. but did no:
make. .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

WAsa so0s women MARE - sAsil
0iaa 70 Do thias they make ~ thsis
eaos aeeordiRsiy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12
WA1slPoaao b LAKE.,

1Ss whirlpool pear the cen,er NJ,
Lake Pcpo. which receives the wal
oe Lake Tittcsea. In Peru, IL Mn
Known. and hundreds G< men have h.,
ehee1 HIVES b. venturing too near ~
BoatD that are drawn Into the cur,
aFo whissed swiftly around for a lev
times and then disappear. For ~.
protection Of navigators the ro,rtr.
u,ent Of Bolivia has anchored a 10, .,
buoys In Lake Pogo. and boaimen wi
o6aegve them arc In NO danger. rh.r.
b supposed to BE- an underground on.
DOW from all Of these lakes. |, !.
claimed thnt articles which have l.,s
thrown into their waters have att,
wards been picked up on tho s-acoa,
near AFtca. and careful observer, -,
thae oa the hcach In that loraii,y at,
frequently found cosnsinlks. rcc,ls al.
other debris which does not grow a.
tho coast. but are found In rrr,,
abundance among tho Interior lake.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

4 Vo0aa's elub b 0snssally IN.
V1ssly ffo0 psFliaAsatazy staDd'
Oot14 at least
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

TAs nan vho 70 ssisd By Ais taeiina.
ttaas Invariably travels 10 . aS1as
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12
Whats haNane>"

1SA5G 01tsn yos onms 10 s,.s
aNes. - aA'saes'izs b any oths, r,,,,
os asS0 ass2 Aha6s. bsesass Of "a.
pseuea' eaNltssAias prero,taas saS .,a
esss b ~Aia6 Aaafs passssss, ,,-,,,
peesAas = &eeR ~ b. S,aseA 4 e,,,,
NaAce Al elhe SssdEases ri. cu,.,
a9sfaA. sa& akesa. Sbspsrsia. eafacS
ahssN.sA~s Asf aeS }siia. ste.
&od1 SaasabaM
lnz
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: aSskSA 81 hkIais.,oa.

The Union Pacific has added now. mod:
sna 32fSs Ssss 2foss 3 S.as... az % snd siSss T essa
better Ratlscaction to It's patrons than n
the past. II seands without rival as ne
accommodations to accommodate AZ
classes Of passengers. Only one night !.
ten hourp saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket once 9u 18th street
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

TAs ssas-aaAs 1aa 10 usually Dessa
- Q vesy Doee ~. HH
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

"HoW can you ltnnd N: ITS delight.
full after having lived In our trunks n!
summer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

0esiDs ass receiving tsaissa. 6st o.
000t baAk % theiS. oeais0satn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

Bobby has malaria. and wc had to rav
him dime 10 take Quininc.'' That's all
watermelon and that gave him another
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12
Iloe.s aeAs9 sl41ttsl4psal: /

& Iopaoa.Octs5sJThe Cape.Town cor:
srespsdsnt oE the sQs1lS Nall says: t..e
J. SIe{lNat lon :hae: been Aqsed here by
ment has commsSde&red SO tGGs ,ot
'eeal sbel6nkids,tN the Cipe. government
which was.tfavessln1.t .thsoFtee state.
srsh "a A ses.nse e, SSpia, lassrally b ss
the commissioner of pilblic works.
when questioned I'M the. asseinbly re.
gurding the matter, professed ignofs
ance: hut I learn that. the report was
telegraphed to the Cape ministry curly
in the day. fftN - r Il
I learn that the 1fnnsvaal threat to
put British subjects over the border
would neccssitate the Withdrawal Of
Conyngham Greene.
Some surprise 10 manifested over the
report that large number of British
troops nre to be landed here instead of
at Durham This 70 taken to signify
thnt the TransyRal will be Invaded
from the west and not from Natal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

8 ifs'Sassnt = NJ o - Tor Reaoe.
CaracaA venexuela, oct, 7.-Senor
Matos. an envoy from ffSsident And
rade to the insurgerlt cotnhander, Gem
er1ii Capriano Castro, TO negotiate for
terms OF peace, arrived this morning a.
l'uerto Cabello, coming from Valencia,
to confer with General Castro. ~
This evening he will reach La Guay.
hrn md Will leave imen,dlAtely for Car
ac'is to report the result Of h.s inlssiop
% the president. 10
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

0sas 80 ~ no ess.s,vs 70 sv,s
066o Q baFUaaA.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12
FAMmvc MATTERS
LAns VsEo AND sssr PULP.

Nsv vaase e ~ oa0as noss - - DsOs
The CaFsahaa New Nexico. Afg0O
has this 10 ~ q an industry whtch .
hound to tclsOW tie e1tah1iehmeoe -
hese sugar factories In any locality.
TNm yeAs1 A9o there Wse0 AoS 0V0
2600 lambs led On ths alfalfa of GuRt
Oeaiins: tAis year The estimate = eeoeo
b 100MM TIE sapt0 GEUWtA = eeo
ln6u1iSy ~ lasgsly duo b ths oae16llnA.
ment q the bsee sugar faetnsy. T@e
valley b particularly adapted = Do
cultusO cf suear beetR The 6eee o1ea4
factory situated ae lA1dy and noW en-.
hAsksd upoa No fO1rth asaec9 g
planting. viii this year have oveP 40oO
acres under cultlvatioa. which means
q yIs'd. under ordinary favorable con
dltio0a. of over lS.OO tons Of sugar
hsct pulp, available for fesdins PuH
poaeA. from fl,s factory alone, To bay
noahing of the production OF beets for
fesdlng directly and not for, ths oe1.
Ing % the mill. The acrsaes Of alfalfa
y growing with aafoaishinG Fapidlty
and amounts already 10 about 1900
alone. whlle % one farm alone there
sru now being seeded over 900 acrcs.
II is the opinion Of Professor W.. A.
Henry OF Wisconsin. who visited the
Pecca valley last December and OBJ
served the experiments In feeding 0u.
gnr.beet pulp then bclnG cus,ducted.
that . balanced ration oe alfalfa and
bcet pulp with q nnlah On corn makes
an almost Neal fattening Fatloa- The
high value Of alfalfa hay - roughaee
h well known. II not only anawefs -
roushage. but owing 10 tn abundant
nutrtment Il srrves an Q partial sub
stitsRc for grain. thus materially re.
ducing the cost of feetlinG and fatien-
Ing. SuGaf-heet pulp 10 high In cafbo.
hyslratea and. fed In conjunction viii
alfalfa hay. makes q nearly perfect ,Fa-
ton. the nutr'tsys ratsoe Of the two
ee'ns' ! .4sAs r.,. a,,,.s..
Aifalfh - .., ....::. ..si .29
Rect pulp slR9
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-25
THBATRIGAIo.
THE OLIVER.

Every woman in Lincoln ehould hear
DR.. Longshore Potts. As doctor and
woman she lie distinguished. Her rooms
at the Lincoln are thropged with pa
TENTS whom she treats with success.
Thar ksgiving matinee and evening,
November Both. Leavitt's gorgeous spec.
tacular extravaganza, "The Spider and
Fly" will be the attraction at the Oliver,
presented by large company Of COM
petent artists, and embelllished with
startling scenic effects and costly cos
tunes. The music OF "The Spider and
Fly is entirely up to the closing CELL
fury standard. full OF vim and melody.
Regular prices at both matinee and
evening.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-25

beau siful chilt.as the result of following
her own directions. Probably all her
wares are good; she takes her calling
seriously and has studied it for years.
But the one feature in complexion i'm
proving and preserving, worth all the
Others put together. can be learned
from any understudy in any fy.by-
night theatrical troupe. The face
should always be washed in cold cream
before 1t is washed with soap and water.
Simple, safe and satisfactory!
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-25
THE FUNKE.

Myles Mccarthy and his company
presenting "Dear Hearts Of Ireland"
opened at the Funke last night. Mr..
Mccarthy has voice Of wide range and
excellent quality. mora Malone" is q
catchy ballad written by himself. The
entire performance was clever and re-
plete with situation true to irish life.
Dear Hearts Of Ireland will be re-
peated this afternoon and again tonight,
and is given for the benefit Of the sisters
Of charity. Prices, matinee. 10 and 25
cents; evening, Is to 80 cents.
Miss st. George Hussey has had an
interesting career, as leading lady in
Shakesperian productions and singing
Irish songs and comedy for five years 10
London. She is we'll remembered az Q
star feature with Fun on the Bristol"
Violet in Hoyt's "A Tin Soldier" and as
Mrs. O'Flannigan in "Ole OleOn." Miss
Hussey is perhsps one Of the richest
women on the American stage, her prop
erty on Long Island being valued at
over sl55,COO. and she pave taxes ia Chi.
cago amounting to over sl6,5OO a year.
She is extremely genial and her chart
table enterprises are numbered by the
score. "The Widow Wiggles," at the
Funke one night only, Monday. Novem.
Der q. Prices Is to so cents.
Few companies introduce 60 many
startling, novel and exclusive features,
artists and acts az do 1.-TWO Jolly
Kovers," the newest musical farce, which
comes to the Funke November %, 70
and 30, and special Thanksgiving mat
iuee. The organic alton numbers twen-
ty five artists and include besides the
stars-John F. Leonard and Sherman
Wade Miss Maize King, undoubtedly
the greatest living toe dancer. The
Americas comedy quartette, comprising
Messrs. O. M. Scott, j. A. Marcus
Arthur Earle and George Lynne. are
also members OF the 1.-TWO jolly Rovers."
Box Office. Monday 8 q. NJ.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-25

There is a great deal of nonsense
about the English complexion. English
women make up" more than any other
women in good society. English girls Of
good birth are taught regard for their
compilations while they are in pinafores
eating bread and milk, aud 1t is to their
persistent care Of their skin. much more
than to the climate, that is due the fact
that some English women are beauties
Not all? Bless me, no!-Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-25
BABIES AND COMPILATIONS.

LAYETTEs, NURSES AND FAIR SKINS DIS
CCssED.
All the fashion plates published are
designed not only for the divinely tall
and adorsbly svelte figure, but always
for the demolselle or jeune msriee. But
in the smartest circles OF this az other
lands, not all geutlewomen have aristo.
cratic or artistic types Of figure. Upon
fashionable women, as upon the peasant,
Time wreaks his WILL although for the
favored of fortune his full vengeance is
some what retarded. Most toilettes are
az stupid as the volumes OF descriptions
written about them. Most women des-
pite this era Of extravsgant cost OF dress.
are content to take their fashions at Sec
ond or third or tenth hand. Some OF
these fashions that make the sensitive
observer shudder whichever way she
turns, are more or less bald copies OF
toilettes handed down from the original
creation via several different and in
creaslngly crude pictorial represen tations
The msjority are modelled upon differ
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-17
SECURES THE NOMINATION OF THE NEXT CADETSHlP
 AT SAN ANTONIO.
MR. MARTIN C. WISE
Who Was Born and Reared in Pine Bluff, Scored the Highest
 Average.

The following item, which we clip from San Antonio, Texas, paper will be read and received oy the many friends of Mir. Martin c: Wise, who formerly lived here with much rejoicing:
 Nine aspirants for the coveted horse of a West Point military academy appointment appeared Saturday before an examining board, composed of Prof. Wm. Knox, J. c. Breeding and W. E. Seeley, A San Antohio lad, Martin c. Wise, scored the highest average in the examinations and will secure the nomination for the next cadet ship from thls district.
 The young ntleman is native Of Pine Bluff, Ark, is about 20 years of age, and son of MT. Frank J. Wise, a practitioner of law ir this city Young Wise has been a resi-. dent of San Antonio nine years, and received his educational training here, graduating in tbe class of '98 from the San Antonia High School.
 since the opening of the Bexar botel MT. Wise has been office clerk and his courtesy and cordiality have
 
 made him widely popular He at tributes d large portion of his suc- cess to those who prepared him for this examination. Rev. J. M. Moore and Mss Arie Claiborne.
 The examinations were in arith- tic, history, grammar and geog- raphy, the candidates being gwen papers containing a series of ten ques uions on the respective subject, two hours being allowed on each subject Eight other contestants were on hand to compete for the appointment, the alternate being awarded to Mr. James E. Pirie, whose home is at Parita, in this county.
 Congratulations have been poured upon MT Wise from all sides, his large contingent of friends being delighted over his success. He bears his honors, however, modestly and gracefully, while fully sensible of the rare good fortune which is before him
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-17
THE ECKS.

The members of the Pine ilun Lodge of the B. P. O. Elks will leave this city for St Louis in u body Monday. St. .oats ir making elaborate prepara ions to receive them, and the convention promises to be one of the most successful meeting ever held by any secret order III the "CA clone City " 1t the first nights session, Frederick Ward the great actor. will be master of ceremonies. Other uotables, tnrlud- ing Stuart Rohsou, Al c Fiplds, Wm H Crane and Pony Pastor will be pres nt- Ever. thing connected with The mee' Ing is said to be on the road to success. St. Louis is now d mass of bunting and it will be only a few days be.ore the Elks will have full possession of the citv.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-17
oroARTED THIS MORNING FOR MEMPHIS WITH
 MANY ABOARD
RROuGHT FORTY ONE HERE
Leaves With q Bridal Party and Sey- eral Other Pleasure Parties
 The Boom.

The Arkansas Packet Company's steamer, the Lucille Rowland, is 4Dioying quite large passenger as veil as freight business just now.
 When she arrived here Thursday morning, she brought forty-one eabin passengers, many of whom came on a short pleasure trip from Memphis.
 Upon hel return fdis (Friday4 morning she carried twetty. five or thirty cabin passef gers Among the number was bridal party, who were enroute 10 their homes at Douglas, Ark, from Memphis. It was composed of Mr. aud Mrs. Roo Douglass, the groom and brlde, Misses Lucy Price and May Banks. Mrs. Alice Douglass, MT. Wat lace Douglass and Dr. c. z. Price.
 The pleasure party which came from Memphis. also returned. They were MT. ]. B. Lewis, wife and child, G W. Bodkin, c H. Bodkin and family of five, all 9f Memphis, Misses Stella Fdnk aud Essie Bod kin, of BlrdswelI, Ky, and Sue An arews, of Holly Springs, Miss.
 Attorney H. R C. Foster, ac companied by Dr. John Waters, were also passengers They went to Carson's Landing to see Mr. Fosters aunt, Mrs. Laura Fleming, who is very sick at that place.
 Mr. Sam Franklin, accompanied by gentleman who represents the Anderson-Tully Company, of Mem phis, were among the number for Pendeton. Mr. Franklin has just completed sale in which he dis posed of 4,000 acres of good timber land to the Anderson Fully Com pany, and which is situated in the vicinity of Pendleton. Surveyor
 no, J. Martin, of Little Rock, Uill survey the land this afternooL.
 The Nowland's crew are 2 lot of the lolly-good fellows and it is needless to say the passengers will have an excellent and most enjoy able trip. To say there will be fun will be putting it lightly for Capt. Ed. Rowland, Sr., is abroad.
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A REAL ESTATE DEAL.

Mr. Chas. Haycock, our we'll kno gn real estate man, as Mrs. j.. A. Aliens representative, Thursday sold to Dr. A. c. Thompson the val uable lot on the East side of Dr. Ai- leL's residence opposite pr. J. F. Simmons home on West Sixth ave nue.
 Dr. Thompson has let the contract to (ontl actor Nj. G. Morris for the erection of a handsome two-story eight.room residence there. The work on same to begin at once.