The Forrest City times., 1901-09-20

We cannot refrain from (apd would not # we could) expressing our yleas. lre and qualification at the advance ment and rapid progress of the new brass band. The boys are getting up to the point where they will make good music In few more weeks, and we teel assured the public will welcome tue date when d series of open air con. certs are inaUgurated. To the ladies. God bless them. is largely dne the credit for this happy and healthy con. ditlon or the band, and tlie part they have taken in aiding the boys to reor- ganIZe is being appreciated more and more every day by those most directly benefited by their efforts. The new band have at last secured the services of first. class band director and solo c0rnetlst, who will arrive in the city from Memphis on October l. The gentleman s name is Nat Futrell, and besides beicg an accomplished musi- clan he IS registered pharmacist and has accepted 4 situation with Dr. J. II. Dunavant as prescriptionist, and will become permanent citizen of Forrest City. This will be welcome bit of news to old music lovers, as it means a good brass band. and Dr. Dunavant is to be commended for hiS enterprise in employing this musician in accordance with the wishes and at the solicitation of the band boys.
 The sanctum was frightened last Friday afternoon by visit from three most charming ladies, who came in to see how the paper was printed. Their call was most opportune. as all hands,
  gagged in getting out this great religious and agricultural journal. throbbng with news and good tidings, contain ing, as it does every week. complete budget of the important events and happenings of Forrest City and st. Francis county, and the fair spectators witnessed tEe operations incident thereto with undisguised interest and admiration. We will pause just here, however, to observe that the admra. tion was all for ihe colonel. Weather Prophet Doyle and First Assistant lzaid attracted very little attention. while the working of the press, the making up of the mail, the perforating machine and the paper cutter held the attention of the ladies, while every- thing was being explained by our hand some and obliging MT. Landvoigt. As d souvenir of her visit and in partial token of his esteem, the colonel took the impression of a rooster in red bronze in the upper left-hand corner of one lady's handkerchief.
 A special train bearing distin- guished party of Iron Mountain off cias on tour of inspection, passed south over the Wynne x Helena branch Tuesday morning. The special arrived m this city about l0;40 and departed about l0:5S. We understand that it is the intention of the company to make extensive improvements to the lines in Arkansas, and it was for the purpose of recommending these improvements and getting up an estimate ot the cost in detall and ascertaining where the work is most needed, that this tour was made. It is the intention of the company to cooperate with the citi- Zens of Forrest City in establishing beautiful park in the vicinity of the Iron Mountain depot, as was suggested aud agitated last season by the Cosmos club, and 1t would not be amiss for the village improvement committee to get up paper or petition of some sort, to be incorporated in the report of these inspectors to headquarters. Among the important personages on the spe- cial Tuesday morning were: General Manager Russell Harding, of St. Louis; Superintendent Mckee, of Little Rock; Trainmaster Swigart, of Wynne, and several other employees of the road. This party also inspected the Arkansas Midland. the road recently purchased by the Missouri Pacific system, run ming from Helena to Clarendon. Let's get hustle on, and maybe the Iron Mountain railroad will awaken to the fact, after awhile, that Forrest City is one of the best towns in Eastern Ar kansas.