The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-08-25
Waste baskets at the Newsstand.


Waste baskets at the Newsstand.
You can get a good novel or maya
zine at the Newsstand for ten cents.
FOR SALE-One Reeds Odorless
refrigerator. Apply at IRE TIMES
Office.
A pretty lot of fancy papprweights
,aa, just been received at the News.
dai.d.
] We want to sell you Croquet set.
W. have them from 75c up at the
Newsstand.
w. Z. Duncan. the barber is at Hot
Springs for his game leg"
a girl angel came to the home of MIR.
aad Mis. j. L. Blanton this morning,
u stay.
Mrs. Lulu Parham, who has been
,ullr sick. is improving. Willie Lees
lcondition is about the same.
Chas. IL. Sanders went TO Cincinnati,
Columbus and other Ohio towns on
business the first of the week.
Miss Jessie Thomas who has been
lultr i'll for the past two weeks Is,
we are glad to note, improving.
Miss Mary Stewart. Of iLittle Rock,
arrived in the city Wednesday. and is
q charming guest Of the family Of John
NJ. Prewett.
Miss Norma Taylor, one OF Forrest
City's most charming Young ladies, is
the guest OF Mrs. w. &. Ford.-Mari-
nna Index.
Miss Mary Mason, who has been
eachiug school over IN the bottoms. is
1t home seriously i'll, and does not i'm
prove as rapidly as was expected.
The first consignment Of Fresh Ovs.
tiers tor this season WAS received to-day
by A ID. Bnyle. They will be served
in every style at the American Cafe.
A.. Never is on the puny list this
week Mrs, Meyers is expected to
arrive hoMe today, and she will no
doubt soon restore him to his usual
good health.
The editor is in receipt OF the follow
ing: Dear Mr., Vadakin l am not
IN Infant son, but little girl, five
years old. (Signedl Norton Prewett.n
and we humhly beg our sweet little
friends pardon. We could not have
made more grievous blunder than To-
refer to such beautiful little lady as
hannlCa Ga ri M
xe have so many little friends, and the
increase is so rapid. that we may be
excused for this first offense.
Walter King. brakeman on the
Choctaw Il Memphis, happened to a
very serious accident this morning
bout $50 AT that time the train on
which he was employed was operating
near Crow Greek. about three miles
| 'ast of this city, when it WAS discov-
red that there was man aboard.
without ticket or permission. who must
e. put off. The signal WAS given To
| hr engineer tn stop the train. and
| a hen the air brake was set up. Brake.
| nan King, who had not seen the sig.
na, AMI was standing At the end of the
| rain. lost his balance and went over
he front end Of the car. Luckily for
Inn he fell in the Crow Creek trestle.
where owing to the extra space be-
tween tile ties and trucks. he WAS not
crushed to death. Four cars passed
over him. breaking both legs below the
HE knr.s, and also MASKING them very
seriously, though at the time we saw
him early this morning, the exact ex-
tent of his injuries had not been ascer-
| tanned. and it WAS not known whether
amputat.on would be necessary. He
was brought TO this city and taken to
the Office IT DR.. Alley. who is the rail.
Way surgeon. and there given the ten
drrest attention, and was resting COM
ptratWely easy. He is unmarried and
lives at Little Rock. The wheels of
the cars did not touch him. except to
run over the tip end Of one shoe and
perhaps one or two toes. He was car
RED TO Little Rock on the ll:l0 train
this morning.