The Forrest City times., 1899-03-17

The Nicely House "setss AN up.tn-
date table. Everything the market
affords Ia supplied. The service is
FIRST cIass. and the culinary department
l. presided over by the hostess. Rates
81 90 per dav. Special rates ny week
or month. Your patronage Is invited.
The Forrest City ba nd boys gave
splendid musical entertainment and
cake walk ut the opera house Monday
night hut owing to the cold weather
outside and poor heating facilities OF
the hall. the excellent music WAS not
heard by many Of our music loving
people. County Democrat.
Potato growers have taken advan.
tage vt every dav Ut favorable weather
to get their seed in the ground, and
planting Is fairly well advanced. 1t is
thought about the usual 1000 acres will
he planted in this district. 1t is also
estimated that about une-third of the
housed crop of potatoes was destroyed
by freezing during the recent cold spell.
but those who were fortunate to have
surplus are realizing a fair price from
both local and foreign demand.
What will your family do IL you
should die ! Are they provided for =
obstacles through life without your as.
sistance. and receive comforts which
they h ave been accustomed to through
your thonghtfulness !? These are the
burning questions. Life Insurance
solves these problems satisfactorily and
solely. Talk with Geo. r. Taylor Il Co.
hs.r IL Nhnx ho r.xt
policies ut the least expense.
Mrs. l.. Shuh returned Monday eve
ming from Newport. and left yesterday
evening for Forrest City, where she
will reside in future and have charge
Of the local telephone exchange. owned
and operated by Capt. Geo. NJ. Head,
of this city. Mrs. Shuh has made
host Of friends during her stay in Ma.
rianna, who will regret her departure
from our town, but who will unite in
Wishing her success and y pleasant
home In Forrest City. -Marrianna In.
dex.
The twin sisters Hall. Misses Ada
Frances and Ida Katherine, will give
nm elocpi ion, srs cital in Forrest City
March, aOl, 1899. Thesen yoting ladies
furnish abundant, testimony ms to the
competency In their work as public
readers. TtR twin sisters possess a
distinct charm OF their own. Their
selections are not only choice and well
rendered but cover wide range and
crafty every taste. Let all turn out
and enjoy an evening Of innocent and
profitable amusement.
Quite n number Of our municipal
laws will be imperative from now un-
til the council meets and revises the
ordinances. House bill No. 80 by Mr..
Short has passed both houses of the
legislature and been approved by the
governor. II provides that mayors
c",ris shall not impose fines unless
they arr the same as fixed by the state
laws for similar offenspS. n mayor
cannot impose fine except under an
ordinance. Therefore. ii our ordinances
do not impose the same penalties AS
the state laws our mayor had rs well
get off ihr rOost. Why not revise and
print our ordinances as they should I've !?
The annual statement Of The Mntu.
al Life Insurance Company of New
York showing the business transacted
1898. is published in this paper, and
shows an amazing gf6wsh. The assets
were increased $23 730 8S7 and the total
sum ndw held for tue. security Of its
policy holders is $a77.5l7 3o5. The
Mutual Lite. after placing Saa3 ,O5S $40
tn the credit OF the reserve fund. has a
remaining surplus of S44 .45S.6S4. The
surplus shows n growth for the year
amounting to S. $50. 400. from which
dividends are apportioned. In 1898.
the claims paid arising from the death
Of policy holders amounted to $13 265
sos. and IN addition to this the cOmpa.
nv paid during the twelve months ST..
1885, 5l on account of endowments,
dividends, etc. The general business
# The Mutual Life in 1898. when COM
pared with the results during the pre-
vious year, is highly satisfactory,