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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

Carloads upon carloads of new
goods have been. received by the
merchants OF Forrest City this
wco!s. We are told that the plat.
fora At the Iron Mountain depot
was "pflcd full from one end to
the other, in addition to the M.
merous carloads received over the
Choctaw. Tcn-ccnt cotton, though
the crop is undoubtedly much
shorter than we had really sup
posed, is expected to brighten up
business, and the merchants OF
Forrest City are determined that
their customers shall have the best
the market affords, and the very
latest styles at correct prices. No
town in Eastern Arkansas will
compare with Forrest City as a
trading center. No town within
sory miles can show the assert
mcnt ofgoods that can be found
here, and tho business activity
the hum Of machinery, the song OF
tho laborcr, and the noise and bus
tie is positively charming to tho
sight and hearing, making it pleas
allt 10 spcnd = day or week or t
month in this busy town. Forrest
City is no longer the crossroads
town Of ten years ago. She has
grown, is growing, is IN fact en-
Toying natural boom, and is a
young city, with much Of tho char
acter ofgroater towns. The TINES
has faith in Forrest, City and il
her merchants, and We invite trade
from tho surrounding. territory
confident that it will be made to
the advantage Of those who buy
goods to come here.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

The Mammoth Springs Monitor
gives Mariana this send off. q" Ma
rianna is one of the most progress
i've towns in Arkansas. Last
week its paper, the Courier, ha!
thirteen columns of advertise.
ments. When its merchants adver-
tisc newspaper can boom town."
Aside from the direct cash bea-
eft a merchant receives from jul
dicious advertising, and this is un-
questionably great compared to
the amount of cash expend ed, he
receives other and iDnumerable
benefits from the newspaper, one
of which is here shown. The
newspaper, on the other hand,
aside from the actual cash received
for its advertisements receives alb
solutely no other benefits. The
ability of the newspaper to bene.
ut the merchant is guaged entirely
by the support IT receives. Sup.
port from the merchant is TO the
newspaper as oil to the machinery
ola mill. Could you go To your
sanctum sanctorum and write an
item, say: John Smith, the hus-
tleing merchant, is building up q
splendid business and deserves the
success he is sure TO attain. He is
enterprsing and is identified with
every laudabIe enterprise and our
public instltutions;" or could
you write feelingly and truthfully
An obituary or other notice OF
John Smith, calling HIM dear
friend, kind neighbor, a pillar OF
the town, ETC., when week after
week you had gone to him and
tried your best to induce him to
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

The Mariana Index made an
odious comparison and an ugly in.
situation against Forrest City last
week. showing plainly the habita.
lion of the green-eyed monster
The comparison was made "a lit
tie too previous, having reference
to the early published contrlbu
tons from Forrest City TO the
Galveston food sufferers, amount.
ing 10 less than $50. 1t is known
aow that Forrest City did, in fact,
contribute more than Mariana,
though we do not say so in spirit
of braggadocio, but simply to con.
tradict statement made in mo-
ment of thoughtlessness and
prompted by jealousy, which, left
uncohtradicted, would be mislead.
ing as TO the character Of the citi-
zeIs of this town, than whom
none. are more sympathetic, noble
and charitable. And now, since
the Index seems to like compari.
sons, let's look at their organ vot.
ing contest. The same scneme OF
giving an organ free 10 the organ.
ization receiving the highest mum
Der of votes is being conducted in
both towns, one vote for each ten
cents received. The bal
loting at Mariana the FIRST
week, resulted in the highest mum.
Der being received by any one or.
ganization of something over 800
In Forrest City there were fifty.
two contestants the FIRST week, the
highest number of votes cast TO,
any one organization being 69l
with several close seconds. This
week the highest vote at Marianns
is 500. while in Forrest City, II
is 1919. This voting contest is {
sight indication of the business
being done In the two towns, ant
according to the indicator Forces
City is doiag about four times a
much business as Mariana. Then
when we sum it all up, we fine
that we have kissed Mariann,
.oed.bye, long, long time ago.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Emma Ezell. Deft.

Emma Eel. Deft.
The Defendant Emma Ezell l. warned %
appear Ia this rouFf :wifnn thirty DAYS. ana
answer the complaint ut The pasntin. j. >neii
Ezell. q. Il. MALLORY. Clerk.
iis I G MsawI-S, ~. &. sept. 9. gap
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

patronizc tho paper. and be had
persistently declined on the
ground that times werc too hard,
that advertising don't pay, that
everybody knows mo, that nobody
reads the advertisements. ETC., etc.
Do you think that when you
have worked hard, when you have
ransacked your brain and burned
the midnight oil for something to
say which may somehow or other
benefit the town or somebody, and
when the paper is out you meet
tho merchant, expecting to have
him compliment your efforts, and
he calls you to one side and says
"Oh. all, | wish you would take
that advertisement out of the pa
per. There amt any money in
tho country and no use TO advcr.
tise." ! say, do you think under
such circumstances you could re.
turn to your office and write about
a column or two booming the
town? Try it. But don't get an
idea that the newspaper is asking
for charity. 1t earns twice every
dollar it gets, and would rather
die than take dollar it had not
earned. 1t simply wants a liberal
support, that it may, without vio-
lence to its conscience, and with
good grace and the evidence of
truth, say we have the best town
in the state. and work for its up
building, and give twice value re.
ce,vcd. A liberal policy toward the
paper pays because it oils the ma.
chlnery. 1t makes language flow.
1t makes the mind active. 1t
makes the heart light. II puts
sunshine on the page. These at
tract the eye. The town is built
up thereby. What benefits
one benefits all in com.
munity. Yes, you can judge u
town by its newspapers and rarely
ever make mistake.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Warning order.

In the Chancery Court of 81. Francis
County Acknowledgement term iIss
J Shell, Ezei. Plt'n.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

There is much comfort in the
raise in the personal assessment OF
the county, which amounts to near
" $50, 900, in the reflection that
the higher the raise the lower the
rate of taxation. A low rate OF
taxation on u just valuation OF all
property, says the Arkansas Dem
ocrat, is certainly more desirable
than a. high rate on a low valua.
ton which is without uniformity.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
COLLECTORS NOTICE,

NOTICE IL hereby given. that the under =
An signed Collector Of Leyee Taxes for the
81 Francis Levee District OF st. Francis coun-
~. levied 10y law for the purpose Of building
and maintaining lcvees in the ST. Francis
Levee District. will attend in person. or by
deputy. at the following times and places for
the purpose of collecting the said revenue for
the year 1900.
Widener. October lat and and.
Madison. October :,ri and 4th.
Forrest City. October 5th. 9th, sth 9th.
10th. 1lth. lath and 18th.
Widener October 18th to 3lst.
Penalty will be attached to all taxes not
paid on Or before October 81. 1900.
JNO. ". HALL
Collector OF Levee Taxes for the st Fran
els Leyee District of 81. Francis
County Arkansas
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

Tie complexion of the next con.
,,rcssional convention on basis
of $50 and q fraction over IS will
give the convention III delegates
as follows: Clay ., Craighead 10,
Crittenden 4, Cross 6. Green 3,
Mississippi ], Phillips III. Poinsctt
4, st. Francis 3, Woodruff ., jack
son Z, Randolph l3, Lawrence Z,
Sharp Z, Lee 9. Total III, neccs-
s..ry to choice 50. Thus it il seen
that this judicial district with its
com bined strength will be short
9 votes 10 control and nominate.
If the First Congressional district
can furnish candidate that can
carry he solid vote Of the Second
GudicisD district and carry Wood
ruff cou nty, then he can be nomi.
nated.-Cross County News.
And thus it will he seen that the
machine has already begun TO spin
a web TO capture the nomination
two years, hence. The TINES is
not scctn ,nalist. We would just
as soon that, any ofthe cOunuescom-
prising the Second Judicial Circuit
shonld furnish the man as any
other, always, of course, saving
our own county. But why should
the Second Judicial Circuit have
the nominee What rights has it
more than tho First judicial Cir
cult, or tho Seventh Senatorial or
the 14th Senatorial or any other
old district? We cant see the
point, except that this is scheme
to tie these counaies together and
form q combination against the
balance Of the district. It might
DO just as well for the balance Of
tho district to form combination
against this Second Judicial Circuit
which comes forw ard so boldly at
this early stage Of tho game and
talks Of what she can and is going
to do. We say again wo have no
objection to the con. gressional can
didate coming from any of the
counties composing the Second
Judicial Circuit, but we object to
him coming from the Secone Ju.
dicial Circuit" That is to say we
object to q circuit candidate for q
District office, or in still other
words, a combination candidate.
Furthermore, if the Second Judi.
cial Circuit is TO name the next
candidate for congress. who will
they name? Have they a Moses 7
that they clamor 80 Justify. Is
Judge Taylor the man they would
offer the great and intelligent DEM
ocratic party Oft tho First Congress
ional District Of Arkansas?
|. No, the democrats Of this dis.
trict should not offer locality of
residence as qualification for a
CONGRESSMAN. They should de.
mand man Of brains and ability,
+sobricty and industry, integrity
and couraga-a peer among his
constituents. None less qualified
should offer, and imbeciles should
not be tolerated for a moment.
We hope the Second Circuit will
find such man if she shall insist
upon naming the congressman in
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. that win as ad-
~ mlnistratrix of the estate of ID. NJ Dar-
den. Decd. apply To the Probate caiIrt of -
Francis County. Arkansas. on the .ird day of
the october term 1900 thereof. for an order
10 sell the real estate belonging 10 said es-
tate. or 50 much thereof as NAV ne necessary
To pay the balance OF the debts which hnys,
been probated against il.
- LURA DA.DEN.
A4sna'x- of the Estate ut u. NJ. Dartien. Deed
soresst City. ARK, sept. p. llsH.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Not,ce-Trustee,s Sa,e.

NJ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
AN undersigned. under and in pursuance of
the terms OF a certain deed of trust executed
by w. III. Holmes and Sarah f. Holmes, his
wife. to secure an Indebtedness therein
named which said deed of trust is recorded
IN Record book No. j., on page a0., default
having been made in the payment of the
said Indebtedness and the undersigned hav-
ing been requested by the owner OF said
debt to execute the trust and sell the proper
~ for the puNmcnf of said dehf will ON
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Saturday. the IS day Of October, 1900

Francis county. Arkansas, between the hours
OF ten O'Clock a. IN. and three O'Clock y. IN.
ohcr Tor sale at public cutlery to the highest
bidder for cash in hani the following de-
soribed real estate living and being in st.
Francis County. Arkansas. to-wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter of
Section 10. in township 4 north. ia rarge (
east. containing ~ 5acres. Title of said md
believed to he good. but sell only as trustee,
RI. WILLIAMS Trustee.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

From 4 to l the odds on McKin-
ley have dwindled to z to ! and
are still declining.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28
Monday, October /, 1900,

between the hours OF II o'clock m. and 3
o'clock p M. offer for sale to the highest and
best bidder for cash. the NV OF ne quarter of
Section sixteen n6D in. said township and
range the same being. 10 acres of the Sixteenth
section school land. W, T.. WILLIAMS.
sheriff AMI ex-oificio Collector.
Forrest City. Ark. Aug. 20 IMl0.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

Sale OF Balance OF Sixteenth Sec
ton OF School Land.
NOTICE is hereby given that a majority OF
N the male inhabitants of Congressional
Township six %, north of range four ~ east.
having petitOned me. therefore ! viii, in
front OF the Courthouse door, in the town OF
Forrest City. on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
JOKE THAT MIXED THINGS
Enid Young Men, Some of Whom Had
Good Time

The Enid Wave of Tuesday says: Last
Sunday morning a peculiar episode hap
pened at Wichita in which three of our
citizens figured and in which one of
them was arrested for burglar 1t
seems that Z. Watrous, Frank Letson
and Percy Glaze went up to Wichita
business called them there and started
for home Sunday morning While wait
ing for the train it was learned that the
depot has been robbed the night before
OF $50. and a woman in giving the de-
scription OF the man who did the rob
hing. described our Frank Letson almost
exact Percy Glaze. upon hearing the
description telephoned to the chief Of
police, out of a desire for joke, that
TWO men had come up from Oklahoma
with him the night before and that one
OF them answered the description given
and that ne could put his hand on him
at any moment A special policeman
was Immediately dispa tched in hot haste
after Letson, and, upon arriving at the
depot was shown his man and nabbed
him
1T is hard TO explain the feelings Of
Letson To think that after ali these
years of respectable life he was TO be
arrested for stealing. The horror of
prison laws. handouts. close cropped
hair. striped suits. coal mines, etc. surg
ed through his mind. No wonder he was
in despair; no wonder that anguish siez-
ed his soul; ne thought of the days when
q boy at his mothers knee, how she
patted his head; little did she think that
her fair-haired, bright-eyod boy would
ever come to this Shudders convulsed
his frame as he thought about his
friends at home. what would they think
would they recognize a felon. even
though innocent and unlawfuIiy convict
ed what would the girls say; could ne
ever look INFO their pure faces again and
expect recognition: no more he would be
allowed to melt their hearts with his
magnetic smile; no more would his pres
euce be sought Al bSlls. banquets or
water melon parties. he was dumb as
these thoughts flashed like lightning
through his brain.
Glaze saws that the joke had gone Ear
enough at This time and as he knew
the policeman and most everyone IN
Wichita. fo- that matter. he explained
how that he was joking. avering his be-
LEE in FRANKS integrity. Tor he knew
full well that Frank would refuse -
fitch a MOSQUITO bite O. Young lady's
chewing gum Matters we're happily ad-
justed and Nessrz. Watroas. Glaze and
Lets0n missed no trains in coming home
and wasr5us aad Glaze have 1zsi=zes
telling few about Franks arrest Frank
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
OVER A MILLION
Mortgage Cancellations for
1899 Reach High Figure,
BIG SAVING IN INTEREST
Evidence of Prosperity in All
the County Records.

During the year 1899 the property own
ers Of sedgwick county paid off s., 2O6, 224. 10
worth of mortgages and saved the differ
ence between the new and old rate Of in
terest. amounting to over $4,000. These
figures are shown in the records of Mr..
Dubois, the abstracter, and go to prove
condition of prosperity in sedgwick
county which is gratifying. Every farmer
and every citizen who owns property is
interested in the tale the figures tell, for
it means that the people of this county
are rapidly getting out Of debt and 1899
McKinley's great year of prosperity, will
go down in history as the banner debt
paying year for Sedgwick county.
Mr.. Dubois records show that during
the year the amount of mortgage can
cellations reach over million dollars
the exact amount being Zoo, 70 This
IS S326,6o9.37 above the new mortgages
recorded and represents an enormous
amount of debt cancellations made posi-
bic by the prosperity of the people. There
are some other interesting figures in con-
nection with the lifting of these mort
cages. The increase of mortgage releases
over the new mortgages fled has been
steady. month by month. Only one
month, fell short Of an increase of can
collation. and this was on account of the
fling Of $4,000 railroad mortgage in
which Sedgwick county people were not
Interested.
The difference in the rate of interest is
significant feature in connection with
the release and renewal of mortgages.
The rate on nearly all of the old mort
cages is said to have been s and 81 per
cent. The popular rate of interest now is
and 61z per cent. The difference of ,
per cent has been saved TO the mortga-
gors which, in itself, amounts to $24,12446
which amount is clear gain to those who
have cancelled their old mortgages.
The monthly record Of mortgages and
releases is as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
CLARK A. LITTLE DEAD
After Il Lingering Illness Of Several
Funeral Friday.

According to his wish, Clark A. Little,
who returned from California three weeks
ago, was privileged to die at home and
near his old comrades. He died Tuesday
night at his home, 312 North Water
street. after an illness of many years
with consumption. The deceased was an
old soldier and member of Eggleston
Post, G. A. r. of this city. He had the
distinction of having served during most
of the war of the rebellion as one Of
President Lincoln's body guard, and he
had a great fund of interesting anecdotes
regarding the great president which were
better than many of those recorded in
the books.
The funeral services will be held at Gar
field hail on Friday, under the auspices Of
Eggleston Post Several relatives from
a distance are expected 10 reach here in
time for the funeral
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
TH0S. MARTIN CURED
Released From INSANE AsyIum--Wa
Daft Over Flowers

The probate court Office was notified
yesterday of the release of Thomas S.
Martin from the state insane asylum at
Topeka. The information stated that
Martin had been released on December
81 as cured, Martin was adjudged insane
in the probate court OF this county last
spring. His was a very peculiar case. He
was considered daft over flowers, and
spent all his money and all the cash he
could borrow for bouquets, which he
would give away to his friends. In some
respects he was considered very bright
and it was very hard to detect any in
sanity while he was on the witness stand.
He was a handsome young man and his
condition elected much pity at the time
he was tried.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
has regained his old smile and can be
viewed at the old stand at the bank
WICHITA'S BUSINESS HOUSES
53 Retail Firms. 81 Wholesale Firms
and 81 Law Firms.

A man who is well acquainted with the
town says that very few people realize
what a large number of business hrms
there are in Wichita. He says there are:
Fourteen bakeries
Thirty barber shops.
Seventeen clothing dealers.
Sixteen coal dealers.
Nineteen drug stores.
Twenty dry goods stores.
Fourteen furniture dealers.
Fifty-three groceries.
Twenty-one livery stables,
Ten hardware stores.
Thirty-three hotels and restaurants.
Fifteen jewellers.
Twenty-Five meat markets
Fifteen newspapers.
Seventy-nine real estate, insurance and
loan firms.
Twenty-three shoe shops.
Seventeen tailors.
Thirty-one wholesale houses.
In the professions there are:
Twenty-cne dentists
FTfty-four Law firms.
Fifty-fve physicians and surgeons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
ALMA CHAUTAUOUA
7Eeets Monday at the Home of DIR. IS
Dorsey

Alma ChaUtauQua circle VIII meet Non
day evenins. January S with Or. and Ms.
J. G Dorsey
Roll call-Respond with some quaint
quotation from earliest American writer's.
some story Of their superstition or inter
esting tradition, quickly told.
Quiz on Expensi3n Ar,.ele-AIiss Eva
Decatur.
Paper. Historic Bens'-NIiSs Johnson.
Paper. why die literature in New
England Reach SUCH High Plane"-3iiss
Clara Cox.
Review, Initial Studies in American
Letters -Pros. Scott
Reading. in Ole Virsiuia'-Aiiss Jean
Hamilton.
Review. Richard caryer'-Miss win,-
fred Fooi4rd.
Review. Janice Mereaf;h~-Mr. John
Gioson-
Ben ". Fouts Of kansas City, who has
been visiting here, has returned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04

with good recommendations. He tuned
the instruments in the Kelso School of
Music and was later introduced to Thos.
Shaw. In a few days Mr.. kaufman
said he could sell a piano at Peabody if
Mr.. Shaw would send one there. The in
strument was shipped, sold and in due
time the money came for it. Later Mr.
Kaufman said he could sell an instru-
ment at Douglas. Mr.. Shaw shipped the
piano and waited for returns. After a
few days he wrote, but received no
answer. After few days he wrote
again and was informed that the piano
was sold upon its arrival, but nobody
there knew where Mr.. kaufman was.
Now Mr.. Shaw wants to find Kaufman
and viii pay for a telegram from any
one who knows where he IS. kaufman is
an Italian, has a small, light mustache
and talks in broken English.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-04
DEATH OF MRS. HAMl.L TON
Former Resident of wichita Dies in
KANSAS CITY

The sad intelligence of the death Of
Mrs Jennie hamilton reached friends in
this city yesterday by wire. Mrs. Ham
nton died at her home in Kansas City
Tuesday. from what cause was not
learned. The deceased formerly resided
in wichita and had many friends here
who speak in the most loving terms of
her splendid character and lovab,e dis
position. Her death Is greatly mourned
bv these who knew her here.