The Monticellonian., 1903-08-20

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 N Spencer Lawson is opening ID frst.ela,s restaurant ia the rear of his store. He left yester- day morning Tor Pine Bluff to ar range for Kansas City meats and to engage q cook. Mir. Lawson says that he intends running one of the most up-to=date restaurants ey- CT conducted in this elty.
 C. c. Gotham, of this city, 6ls invented a hay-presa. which for eheapne5s, durability, simplicity and speed, eXeels anything ever before offered for sale. The price of tfese presses is put at such Il low figure that every farmer can afford to own one. People who are interested in such things will find it 10 their advantage to inves- sigate this machine The capaci- ty of these presses is from l5o to zoo bales per day.
 Mr. T. E. Lamb, ono of t65 old settlers of this county, died at the home of his son-iu-law, Mr. Will King, buella, Ark on las fues- day morning.. Mr. Lamb was s years old, and has been citizen of this county for se years or more. where he spent his time engaged in farming. He has eve. been q good citizen, quiet and psaeeable He leaves ono son, NJ. teif Lamb of this county and several daugh- ter5, besides other relatives and friends to mourn hi3 death.
 As a pioneer in progress, and a!l that goes to make life more en- durable and profitable on the farm, may be mentioned Judge ". T Wells, who owns and controls large planting interests in this county. Besides having riding ploughs. eultiyators, seed.driIIs, pea hullers, mowers, rakes, hay presses and other farm implements, he has now added to the list | five hundred dollar corn shredder, and will have his entire corn crop. cut and shredded this year. While this machine is quite expensive it will pay for itself in short time, since it is claimed that one third of the value of d crop is saved by its use. The best farmers of cir country are learning that t5efe is as much in saving as in making, and among the. leaders of this class is Judge Wells.
 Mr. Leo .Bickart, Mpnticell5's leading confeetionet md baker died oa last Friday eFenine. after a few days illness wiis dysentets. Mr. Bickart can1e to cur to11q about 20 years ago, and h3s con ducted d most successful LusiHess here since. He was one of the cleyerest men thai eH2r lifed, and If be had an enealy# #aa earth i Was not known He wa5 about SO years old and was ef the Jewish faith. He possessed lwo Peculiari- ues uncommon (o ae7t men, one was that he nepEf wore hat and the other vas ttitt be never med- Aled with other peoples business. ! The qcecaaed owned brick hu1ld- ing 5[r which he conducted his 5usiace5 besides a good stock of soufe1tiGerfies, tobacco, cigars, &e. Flt sgllit De sadly. missed by the esbplc qf this community. for everyone Vas his friend and he was the friend of every one. His remains were conveyed. on last Sunday to Pine Bluff, where they we're inferred in the Jewish Gene. tery. His sister7inlaw, Mrs. Ia cob Biekart, and her little daugh- ter. of Memphis, were the only relatives herc when he died, as his death was so unexpected, that his brothet. Mr. Jacob Bickart, did not reach this city until after the death, but he received every possi- b'e care that kind and devoted friends could b"stnw, and that sfilleA .,d s0le p.ysiciaas could