The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23

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 which make the festive board a'thibp ot Joy and pleasant remembrance, are sold by w. T. Sanders. the grocer, af5t, at ms store may be found the largest assorted stock of standartl canned fruits and vegetables in the city.
 | Last fall I sprained my left hin while handling some heavy boxes. The doctor called on said at first it was a shght strain and would soon be well. put it grew worse and the doctor then said had rheumatism. |. continued to grow worse and I could hardly get around to work. 1 went to drtIvstore ana the druggist advised me to try Chamberland's Pain Balm. tried it ana one-half of bottle cured me ysp- tirely. now recommend it to all my frlends.-F. A. Babcock, Erie. Ps. Webb & Sanders.
 The types and mis.infermation made us say last week that the petition fof tue improvement district contained signatures representing $25OOO which was A majority in value of the resi- dents. We have since learned that the assessed valuation of all the real estate m the proposed district is o9o7.- " that elOl 900 is majority. and that Sl45 900 is represented by siena- lures on the aforesaid petition. We are also informed that when this sum was reached further efforts to secure signatures was discontinued. and that no douot It could be raised to a m1cb larger figure If necessary. This seems to sett'e the matter, and the commits siohers. appointed to carry out the pans are proceeding to business. 5. n. Mann has been chosen secretary of .ne commission, and is in correspon- uence with enpineers with q view to employing competent man to ret tile | leveis, etc.. and estimate the cost of the proposed improvement. so that the amount of bonds to be issued may be | speedily determined. It is thought | that the work will be under way with In two or three months.
 l Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Stimsou. of 1 brlnkly. make periodical visits here in the interest of his profession dentistry, aud their little three-year. old son, Mil. | ton, was a favorite with everybody who l met him. Like the vine to the sturdy oak, the little fellow with his spritli- I ness and childish prattle wound him. sell around the hearts of all. Nobody | was too busy to stop and pat him on | the head and greet him clieerily On | Wednesday of last week Dr. Stimson was going to Marianna on professional business, when tho baby became uri. | well and they decided to 70 home 6 Brinkley. Judge of the sorrOw and astonishment of their friends here when the news came that God had | called the little one home. He died on Thursday, and the remains passed ! through here Friday en route to Ten nessee for interment. Words are iu- adcquate to console and comfort the afflicted parents-their darkest hour is upon them, and their hearts are rent Ih twain. They must look to higher power, Who alone can assuage their grief, and bow in submission to His will tor He doeth all things for the best.
 Our junior coRtemplates . trjp to cortland, Oregon. next week. He Is a delegate to the National Editorial As s"ciation which convenps in that bean- l rifil city on July 5, '. He will he l accompanied by hls daughter. Dora l Annette. That part of the editorial party coming from the East. North and south, will rendezvous at the Palmer | House in Chicago. where special trains | I Wagner sleeping cars will transport | hem via the Chicago X NOrthwesteru. the Union Pacific, the Oregon Short Line. and the Oregon Railroad < Nayi- sation Co.'S lines. to their destination. | che party will visit Spokane. Tacoma, seattle, and other points of interest in me state 0f Washington. while tn the west, where receptions, baOquets, sight seeing and fun will te the order
 h All things. Arrangements are mwk- trg in many towns along the route for the entertainment of the editors, and | when we say entertainment. we mean
 sll the word implies. MT. Vadakin will also visit at his home in Illinois for week, and expects to be absent ,bout a month. We know that the trip will be one of much interest and great pleasure and we hope .sthe boss l, will have health and wealth to take it all in and enjoy it to the utmost extent.
 The work on the oil mill is progress ing rapidly. The brick work on tue mill proper is already above ground, and there are from twelve to fif- teen bricklayers at work. A good bricklayer is supposed to lay from 1Sw | 10 3OUO Orick each day-l5O0OO brick are already laid. Mir. Ahlstedt Is looking closely after his part of the contract, which is for the mIll proper. and is x very busy man. Messrs. Kline & Ben nett. the gentlemen who have the con- tracts for the frame buildings, have x large force of carpenters at work, and are keeping up their part of the bus iEess in a business-like way. The off, flee. which is to be very pretty frame structure has assumed consider able proportions, and will be finished
 n \ few days. They also have the blacksmith shop nearly completed. and are laying the foundations for other buildings. Dirt has been broken for ,he large seed house, which is to be 302x80 feet, and the largest building on the grounds. Several of the men
 were compelled to lay of on account of the intense heat Wednesday, but there have been no nOsunstrOkes or serious results so far. Mir. Koerper, the super intendent is on the grounds consid- rrable portion of his time, and is well | ,,la an n aaH h fho pranraau and hu