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The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01

Worlds Fair Board Meets.

The Arkansas Worlds Fair board
held its first meeting under the law
recently passed by the legislature.
at Little Rock. In accordance with
the new law the members filed bonds
for $4,000 each w H. Halliburton
OF Dewitt asked permission to erect
by the side of the Arkansas building
at the exposition without charge to
the board, a fac simile of an OLD
French cabin and its furnishings as
1T existed in Arkansas hundred
years ago. 1t was decided to give a
room in the state building to the Ar
kansas Federation of Women's Clubs
to be furnished by them under the
direction of the board The manager
was authorized to secure an agent
in each county to sell the souvenir
buttons, which are to be sold for 10
cents each. The manager was ir.
structed to advertise for plans and
specifications for a building to be
erected at st. Louis to cost not ex-
ceeding $17,500.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Big Fire at Mena.

A disastrous fire at Mena destroyed
property valued at $4,000 The total
insurance on all the property will not
stroyed by the flames included the
following: The LaClede hotel, the
Norton lumber yards. including five
acres of stacked lumber, a -four mill
cotton gin, warehouse and nine resi-
dences The fire started in the ware.
house and is supposed to have been
caused by a spark from passing en-
gine. A strong wind was blowing and
the fire spread rapidly
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Report of investigating Committee

Copies of the official book contain
ing the facts as brought out by the
ways and means committee of the Ar
kansas legislature investigating the
action Of the chief executive in GER
tain matters certified to by the off
cial stenographer. are offered for pub
lie sale. 1t is safely said that the
sale has far exceeded the authors
expectations. No politician, that is,
is to be or has been. has a complete
library without it. Copies will be
sent postpaid on receipt OF So cents
If you want it. write the publisher
today with the money. for the edi.
ton is limited. and the demand
great Address William S. Mitchell,
Publisher. care Arkansas Democrat,
Little Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Two Convicts Killed in Mutiny.

Two negro convicts were killed as
the result of a mutiny in the convict
camp on the Fort Smith railroad at
Hartman, Henry Green, one of the
dead convicts, was instantly killed and
George Washington, the other one.
died after being taken to the peni-
tentiary Washington. encouraged
by the other convicts. it is alleged.
attacked Warden D. B. Richardson
with knife and was knocked down
by a trusty, George Phillips George
Green then rushed at the latter with
knife. but was shot and killed by a
guard, The other convicts. armed
with spikes and their working tools,
engaged in a general fight with the
guards but were subdued whipped
and put under heavier guard than
before
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
DEDICATION HUM0R.
Humorous Poster of the Excursion
of the Washington Corresponds
enfs to the Dedication.

Worlds Fair Grounds, April 90
Exposition Press Agent De Graw and
Maddy of the Baltimore g. Ohio rail
road, have issued a humorous poster
of the excursion of the Washington
correspondents to the Worlds fair
dedication. 1t is illustrated with
cut showing coal fiat, piled full OF
comical-looking geniuses, and being
towed by a hand-car, at the brakes of
which De Graw and Maddy are hump
ing themselves. The track meanders
in the distance to three-tent circus.
Dave Francis Great Show" The an
nouncements do not follow the beaten
track of railroad excursion ads"
Among the Irresistible inducements"
ii is stated that ''every engine burns
soft coal" that "the ears are all
equipped with wheels. windows, doors
and seats" and that 100 Washington
correspondents, captured at great ex.
pense for the occasion, will practice
their savage and horrible rites three
times a day" As ian unparalleled
exhibition of bravery" ii is announced
that Big Pete De Graw will enter the
ears unarmed and smiling, after hav-
ing assigned the sleeping car space"
"A regularly orthodox Kee-
ley Cure specialist will be in constant
attendance. also real chief of po-
lice" and lat the urgent request OF
the St. Louis authorities the return
trip will be started at a. m, May g.
1908"
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Biz Coal Properties Sold.

A further step in the proposed cen
tralization of coal interests in the
state has been taken by the sale of
the Missouri and Arkansas coal mines
at Burma. to Franklin Bache of Fort
Smith for $4,000. Mr. Bache re-
Gently purchased the Montreal mines
for 100000 and 5000 acres OF coal
land in the Greenwood district.
Bache is a nephew of Francis Gowen
of Philadelphia, formerly president
of the Choctaw railroad until its alb
sorption by the Rock Island
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Boys Drowned at Fort Smith.

The mystery which has surround
ed the disappearance of two boys,
Robert Brocchus and Clarence Cole
man. at Fort Smith, has been solved
by the finding of the body of young
Brocchus in the river near that city
Until the finding of the body by some
fishermen, it was thought probable
that the boys had run away. The
boys disappeared a short time ago
and when last seen were in a boat
upon the river.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Grocers Celebrate,

The opening of the Retail Grocers'
Ice Company's plant was celebrated
at Little Rock with ceremonies which
were participated in by wholesale and
retail grocers from all parts of the
state. A big parade was one feature
of the day. The Arkansas Whole
sale Grocers' Association held its an
nual meeting at Little Rock the same
day and at night the wholesale and
retail associations joined in a mass
meeting at the Board of Trade where
an address was delivered by J. V. Van
Hoose, of Birmingham, Ala, president
ST tho Southern Wholesale Grocers'
Association.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
WHAT THE DEDICATION MEANS
Editorial Comment of the New York
Mail and Express on the worlds
Fair Dedication.

New York, April 2o.--The Mail and
Express says, editorially:
The country will have to wait an
other year for the st. Louis fair it.
self, but il will get an ample fore
taste this week of what is coming to
1t in 1904. II is certain that the ded-
ieatory ceremonies of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition will give keen
edge to anticipation. They will bring
home TO the people that this remains
to be the greatest of all fairs, and
they will do something TO make it
the greatest.
"St. Louis is fortunate in the fa
voring and distinguished crcum-
stances under which its enterprise
will have its official emergence. The
country is looking toward the banks
of the Mississippi. Thither many of
its governors, with their escorts of
national guardsmen, are bound;
thither regular soldiers and general
officers of the army and navy have
already gone. Strangers by the hun
dreds of thousands are expected to be
at the fair grounds Thursday. The
picturesque and inevitably spectacu-
lar tour OF the president through the
northwest may be considered as mere
ly prologue to the dedication. The
public interest that followed him into
the Yellowstone is trailing on behind
him as he moves toward st. Louis; he
will deliver it Thursday as an eXposi-
tion assets. This week belongs to the
sout xyeSt
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
The Sessions Develop a Strong Sen
timent in Favor of Federal As
sistance in Road Builning.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS DREW WELL
ten. Miles md william Jennings
Bryan the Days stellar Attrac-
tiOns-Abstroct of the Address
on "The Public Roads" by Mr..
Bryan.

st. Louis. April 29.-I.ieut. Gen. Nell
son A. Miles and William j. Bryan
were the principal speakers at the In
ternational Good Roads convention in
this city Tuesday.
Other speakers for the day were
President II. II. Jesse of the Univer-
sity of Missouri, Representative w. p.
Hepburn, of Iowa. and Carter Harri-
son, mayor of Chicago. regarded as
the foremost municipal ownership ad-
voeate N the country.
Gen. Miles takes great interest in
good roads and has made an exhaust
i've study of road building, an art
which, years ago, was part of the
woS< of the military branch of the
government
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
COLLISION AT NEW HAMPTON
Five Men Injured in Railway Acci-
dent ON the Burlington Near
Albany, Mo.

Albany, Mo-, April 29.-In a collision
between "A south-bound freight and an
accommodation train on the Burling-
ton at New Hampton, five men We're
injured, as follows: w. c. Elder, sta
and badly bruised; NJ. B. Shambin,
station agent at Bethany. severely
bruised and cut; DIR. Cavanaugh. of
New Hampton, leg broken, bruised;
Albert Rodeeker. Darlington. Mo. leg
broken, crushed; unidentified man,
badly eLt
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Col. WILLIAM J. BRYAN
government.

| The development of the sessions SO
far is Il strong sentiment that it is
time for the federal government to
lend assistance to the building of
good roads
The subject OF Hon. William Jen-
| nin@' Bryan's address at the after
| noon session. was: The Public Roads,
Most CoI"mO;, and Necessary of All
industrial improvements" Follow
| ing is an abstract of his address,:
'rhc expenditure of money for the
| permanent improvement of the COM
mon ro.ac can be defended, first, as n
matt"' Of justice, TO the people who
| live in the country; second, as a mat
te: Of advantage to the people who do
not live in the country, and. third, on
| the ground that the welfare of the
nation demands that the comforts Of
country life shall, az far as possible,
keep pace with those of city life.
III is q well known fact, or fact
| easily :scertained, that the people in
the country, while paying their full
share of county, state and federal
tdACo, stctINc, as IL iuIt. OnlN IHe
general benefits of government, white
| the people in the cities have, in ad-
ditioh To the protection afforded by
the government, the advantage aris-
Ing from the expenditure of public
moneys in their midst.
"Thc Improvement of the country
roads can be justified also on the
ground shat the farmer, tie first and
most Important of the producers f
wealth. ough: to be in position to
hold his crop and market it at the
mos: favorable opportunity, whereas
at present he is virtually under COM
pulsion TO sell il rs scon as il is ma
turcd, because the roads may become
impassable vt any time during the
fall. Winter or spring. Instead of be-
ing his own warehouseman, the
farmer il compelled to employ
miG6lcinei ?nI share with them the
prof: Lp~n his labor. The farmer has
right. toe. IL insist upon roads that
will tncbl. him 70 go to town, to
church. 20 tn. school house, and to
the homes .. Lis neighbors, as occa-
BIOL iii.lN 'Iuu IL. Nliu Win the extern
sion of ru~ai delivery he has an ad-
ditionGl ncci ior good roads, in order
that he may be KEEP in communica-
tion with the oatsidc world.
~ is importan. for the welfare of
our government and for the advance
OF our civilization that we make life
upon the farm as attractive as possi-
bic.
Notwithstanding the Introduction
OF free letter delivery. the telephone,
gas manufacturing plants and the ex-
Tension Of electric car lines. there
still. remains c pressing need for bet
! tar country roads, a need emphasized
and made more apparent by the pave
men: of city streets. As long as mud
placed an embargo upon city traffic,
the farmer could bear his mud-made
isolation with less complaint, but
with tho improvement of city streets,
and with the establishment of parks
| and boulcvards, the farmers just de-
mands for better roads find increas-
ing expression"
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Federation of Women's Clubs Meet

The sixth annual meeting of the
Arkansas Federation of Women's
Clubs was held at Texarkana. Ses-
enty clubs were represented. twelve
during the past year. In addition t,
the regular program the delegates
were the guests of honor at num-
ber Of entertainments given by the
citizens of TeXarkana. An amend
mcnt to the constitution was adopted
providing for an executive board to
be composed of the seven officers of
the federation, the chairmen of the
standing committees and four mem.
bers elected at the annual meeting.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Knights Ter1plar Hold Meeting.

The annual meeting of the grand
commandery. Knights Templar of
Arkansas. was held at Little Rock.
The following officers were elected
and installed by Grand Junior War
den Frank H. Thomas of Washing
ton, d. c.: G. ]. Klock, grand COM
mander. Eureka Springs; Thomas II.
Jones. deputy grand commander, Lit
tie Rock: Sasl p. Ceilings, grand
generalissimo. HCt Springs; Arthur
c. Jordan. grand captain general.
Pine Bluff; Peter Brickey, grand sen.
for warden, Mariana; C. c.. Goss.
grand junior warden. Little Rock; j.;
Oliver c. Gray, grand prelate, Little
Rock; John Brodie, grand treasurer,
Little Rock; Fay Hampstead. grand
recorder, Little Rock; Nick Kizel
grand standard-bearer, Eureka
Springs; James Chapple. grand
swoyd-bearer, Little Rock; B. Hatch
EFT. grand warder, Fort Smith; Ed
mund Metcalf, grand captain of the
guard, Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Charge Fraud at Election.

DR.. J. w. McClendon. of Hot
Springs, has brought suit against
Mayor George Belding contesting the
election of the latter to the office of
mayor of Hot Springs at the recent
municipal election. The returns
showed the election of Mayor Belding
by nearly a thousand majority. DR..
McClendon charges in his complaint
that over one thousand of the ballots
counted for his opponent were fraud
ulent.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Accidental Killing.

BERTHE Daniels 13-year-old col
ored girl, was accidentally shot and
killed by her half-sister, Maggie Bur
ton, at Fort Smith. A crowd of negro
children had becoT. involved in a
quarrel and the Burton girl secured
a revolver and shot into the air to
frighten the crowd. A few seconds
later the revolver was accidentally
discharged killing the Daniels girl in
Stantly.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
Sunday School Convention.

Tho sixteenth annual convention of
the Arkansas Sunday School Conven-
tion was held at Hot Springs with a
good attendance from all parts of the
state. Among the features of the
meeting were addresses by President
C. p. ooles, of Fayetteville. Rev. G.
o. Bachman, and Prof. Frank S. Root
OF Fay e;terill0.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
RUSSIAN MINISTER QUOTED.
Nnnchuria Likely to be Incorporate
ed In the Russian Empire.

Toxic, April 29.-The Jill published
dispatch from Pekin, in which its
correspondent quoted the Russian
minister as saying that the effect of
the remonstrances of Japan and the
other powers would be that the
statesmen now paramount at ST. Pc
tersburg would decide to ineorpo-
ria in the Russian empire.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01

New York, April 29.-'rhe Proh;bi-
tion auditorium at Port Richmond.
Staten island, and owned by the Ma
tional Prohibition CO., burned Tues
day. Many prohibition conventions
had been held in it. Loss. s2l, 900.
The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
FINAL AND DEFINITE.
China Has FlntIy Refused to Accept
Russia's Demands Relating
TO Manchuria.

Pekin, April 2o.-China has given
Russia what the officials describe as
final and definite refusal to accept
her demands regarding Manchuria.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22

The fleeing OF the public by neans
OF the. stock company has reached
that stage where it is a national evil,
The stock company graft is no longer
confined to supposed oil enterprises or
land companies; it has been carried in
80 many different directions that it
appeals to private sentiments. For
instance, if a man is lover of books,
he is besieged by letters inviting him
to invest in some gigantic concern
for the printing OF beautiful books; il
he is interested in photography, a
company to promote photography
tries to work him; if he is a sports
man, he is solicited to buy shares in a
company that proposes to establish
game preserves. So on through the
entire list OF hobbies in which men
find pleasure after they have laid
their work asides% Tie day is coming
when these stock companies will have
toshow that they are honest before
they can secure charters from any
State. Until'then, the stock company
robbery will continue to be prominent
and relieve many OF the unwary OF
their surplus cash. =, =
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22
LET US SPRAY
Whatcom Reveille

Now that Spring is here and the
buds wi III soon swell and burst into
bloom, it is time for the fruit grower
and orchardist to look after his trees.
Pests will develop which, if not killed
early, will spread over entire orchards
and from one orchard to another, do
ing incalculable damage. Get some
good spraying solution and kill of all
post germs, both insect and fungi.
Let alone, they not only ruin your or.
chsrd, but that OF your nei ghbor ..as
we'll. There is one way to 60 At s.ity
and that is with solution and spray
pump: That cleanses the bark and
brings to maturity unbleinished fruit,
Hyot are 4 real grower of fruit, with
y desire to see the industry develop
into what it should, you will allow MO
pests to breed on your premises. Tie
.proAction bf, smpoth.ekinned, fun-
blemished, properly colored fruit
should be the aim Of every grower; II
can be- done in but one way. Take
proper care OF your orchard. Nature
does all the rest. -!
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22

Eighty-one carloads 1oo4--inssnigrants
passed through Sioux: City in siHSle
day last week, on their way tdsath
West, the greater part of themsfl Q 3
states lying east OF the Mississippi
River. Yesterdays Geographic news
reported between 1000 and 3OOQr.fof.
eign immigrants RAISING through
Chicago Monday, bound for the Wet.
Items OF this Kind are nlolohger Is h.
frequent az to cause special commsSt,
but the 81 lux City news , '; IL supplantsd
by the statements that the exodus
from Iowa for. the West bas reSclSed
such proportions 'thas j Is alasmiug
those who are not inclined to join the
throng. The banker Of . small town
in Iowa not far from Sioux City states
that patrons OF his bank alone have
spent over $3.50, 900 in the purchase
OF Western lands, and the movement
has attained such proportions that
the banking associations have agreed
to lend. no more money ON property
outside the state limits. Notwith-
standing this edict, the Iowans are
still buying Western lands and are
coming West to improve them.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22

The annual school election, takes
place two weeks from next Saturday
and in this district director for
three years and clerk for one year
are to be chosen by the qualified
electors. We take the liberty OF sug-
costing the reelection of Messrs O. R.
Haight and Walter Staser for the
respective positions which they now
occupy and to succeed themselves.
Both have been tried and not found
wanting and their continuance is
safer than changing for men OF more
limited experience. Mr.. Haight has
bet n a member OF the board for a
dozen years and his high character
and familiarity with educational
needs fits him for the place where
men. Of strong minds and moral
courage arc demanded. A few years
more and our tchool children will be
the governing force and we should
spare no pains to train them in chan
nels calculated to make them n
mighty force for good. Visit the
schools and thereby encourage the
teachers and pupils and incidentally
ooserye what you are getting for your
school taxes.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22
ORDINANCE no. los.

AN ORpINANck TO PREVENT THE BLocKADING OR
oBsrRCeftSG PUBLIC STREETS AND PLACES WITH.
IN THE. CORPORATE LIaI1s OF RI1zvILLE AND
10 PREVENT ASSEMBLING CROWDS rpoN STR EETs
AND ALLEYS OR HOi DING MEETINGS, AUCTIONS OR
BALES THEREON iTIihU UT A PERMIT. PROVIDING
THE MANNER or oBTAlsiNG rERMiys AND PRO-
vIDING PESALTrEa FOR THE VIOLATION OF AND
rROytGoN or this oKDiHAECE.
BE RI oRDAINEpbyT TIM COUNCIL OF THE Town
OF RIIzvILkE; That from and efter the passage
sec.1. il shall he unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation. to in any manner block
ade or obstIuct any, public street,
in the Corporate limits Of said Town.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation Intentionally to assemble
upon any public sire, or alley Of said Town
or to sell any goods, wares or merchandise. or
patent medicines, or conduct any auction
property zeal or pc, sonal thereon, without frat
having obtained n permit according to the
provisions pf this ordinance.
dinxncc ffvo persons snsil BE- dee msa a crowd.
from She 10, Auditor or otrer ofheer in max.
Washington, Town OF Kit1yille, or order Of any
court.
Sec. ., Any person. nrm or corporation VIC.
deemed. guilty Of a misdsinesnor and upon
conviction in any court Of competent jursdic.
ton shall pc fined in any sum not exceeding
Sec. I. 1t shall be the duty OF all marshals
and police officers 10 disperss any crowd as
sembled. jim violation Of this ordinance aud
any person refusing to move on when SO or.
dered by any such marshal or police ofiicer
shall be deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor and
npon conviction thereof may be punished
by any fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars.
Sec. 8. 1T 10 hereby made the duty OF the du.
y appointed committee on permits Of said
town TO have charge OF the issuing Of said per-
mits, and any person desiring such permit
shall make application in writing to the clerk
of said town, said application setting forth
where such permit 10 desired and the purpose
for which the applicant desired TO assemble
such crowd OF uss such public street or alley,
whereupon the permits committee may, il II
deems that no business may be I'M ured thereby
and that the travel or traffic of said Town or
any citizens thereof will not be Inconvenience
or impeded, issue such permit.
Sec. 6. Such permit shall state the time and
place and: purpose for which permission 10
granted 10 use any such public street or alley
and shall be signed BY ma jority Of the COM
mittee on'permit duly appointed by the mayor.
including rthc mayor and attested by the
CLERK and seal of said town.
Read first time March II, 1907.
Read second time APR. ~, 1908, rules suspend.
cd, read third time passed and ordered
Published in the ADAMS COUNTY NEWS April
90, 1904.
witness our hand and seal OF said town this
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22
SCHOOL. LAW

Changes in School LAW enacted BY
the last legislature provide that
School districts can have thebenc6
OF the attendance OF their pupils in
private schools up to the ninth grade,
in the apportiontment Of school funds;
The County Superintendent is
authorized to employ needed clerical
assistance in the Office, where the
county has over ono hun bred districts.
This is to enable the superintendent
to give more time to the profession III
side OF his work. :. ~;
After this year, district clerks will
not be- elected, but boarta3 Will APP
point one Of their own number as
CLERK. Tie clerk can be dismissed at
any time by the other members Of the
board and another substituted;
Boards must exclude children un-
der six years OF age from school;
Boards are empowered to provide
free textbooks and supplies for the
schools under their control.
Boards can provide and pay out Of
school funds for transportation of
children to andsffom schqel,.. This is
evidently intended to make it practi-
cable to centralize schools in one
place for several districts. = 49,.
The annual school election will be
held on the first Saturday in March
after this year; .-.
Memorial Day is made legal holi-
day for schools; r..
The minimum school term 10 raised
to five months to enable district to
draw state money; -, =. ...., :
The County Superintendent will
take Office the first monday in sep.
TENDER; r. ;
All County Superintendent must
attend the State convention OF Coun.
ty uperintendents. =