The Forrest City times., 1903-10-09
From Colt.

Editor Times As this is the most favored spot in the Garden of Eden (which we be. lieve is Eastern Arkansas and as The Times is the oldest and most widely circula. ted paper in our county, we beg you to grant us space and bear with us while we tell you and the public a few cold, solid facts about our little garden and it's inhabitants Our Colt, which is now getting to be quite a horse-is situated Q miles north of Forrest City and six miles south of wynne, Ark on the St. L., l. NJ. x s. K. K, We have nice depot, and our hustlIng agent, Mir. II. w. Mosley, informs us that the outgoing and incoming freight receipts of his office amount annually to fifteen or twenty thous- and dollars He also tells us that he manages 10 punch the face off of about three hun. dred dollars worth of stamps per year.
 MT, Stone. manager and controller of the Coit 6ln Company. Is prepared to gin and tie up from 4O to 50 bales of cotton per day. Mir stone IS an accommodating and progressive citlzen; ne has done much to build up our town. MT. l.. k. Williams. one ot our enter prlsing merchants. is also anager of the gin here owned by the Consumers Cotton Oil Co He IS also fixed and ready to gin your cotton on short notice. Mir. Williams has just entered the mercantile field. but bids fair to succeed. He carries & full line of first class groceries.
 Mir Dayison. or Honest John" as we call him. Is rare genius indeed. He carries a full stock of everything. and defies compe- tition, No man can sell for less than "Hon- est John" and live. He is climbing right on tip the ladder.
 N. G. Williams. Jr.. another one of our young merchants, is rapidly forging his way to the front. In his store will be found everything that is calculated to render man happy and contented,
 Al M E.W iiliams our ice man,you will also find all kinds of fresh meats. cool drinks and a nice line of light groceries
 John Taylor, our constable, and also a ma chinist, is doing rushing business here. John is kin to every body in Telco township and is able to hold his own at an, thing.
 Last. ont not least in the mercantile line. Is Pres. Block. of the Colt Mercantile Con- pany. Block Is hustler from Baskerville, and what you can't find in his store you need go no where else
 Our barber. J aylor, is prepared and can put the hnlsh touches on the most fastidous Jude on earth. When in Colt give Jesse a call
 One of the best and most important con- cerns of which Colt can boast is her axe handle factory. managed and controlled by MT J. ". Cox, a htgh-tOned Christian gentle man This factory turns out all kinds of handles and spokes and has paid out to labor and the farmers of this section something over VA. 600 since its location here nearly two years ago.
 We also have two blacksmith shops. either of which can shoe your horse or build you a steam engine.
 Besides all of this Colt is backed by the finest farming country on earth and the best people the sun ever shOue on. Our improved lands here are worth from &25 to $50 per acre. yet we have thousands of acres still in the woods that can be bought on reasonable terms We would like to have few more car loads of good families. We would extend to such the right hand of fellowship and bid them welcome.