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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

sufficient for having done 50.
Senator Sengel hoped this resolA,
ton would pass. These appointeSs
had bonds OF $4,000 and the govern
or should prefer some charges againsS
these men who stood high in this STATE
If they had been guilty of wrong he
would vote for the governors recon-
mcnUatian, but If not he would nua
therefore, he hoped the senate woLn
adopt the resolution.
Senator Fletcher said this was in
deed sad state of affairs ana one
he regretted exceedingly. He pre-
eeed"d to pay a glowing tribute to cx
Governor Eagle, He spoke of his past
services to his state and his party. and
felt that this effort to humiliate him
IN Ills old age should fail He did NOT
believe in killing good men, and hop
ol the resolution would pass
A Viva Vocc vote was taken and
tic resolution was adopted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Houses to Be Numbered

The contract was awarded by the
city to VIM. Buckner. who is the chief
enumerator the new city directory to
number the houses of the
city Mr.. Buckner is to get SIS per
week for his services, and his contract
is to sell the number for fifty cents
per house, and he is to use a larg al
luminum figure. 1t will not tarnish
or turn black. There will be a small
profit, and the profit will 90 on the
salary which he is to receive. No
one is compelled to buy OF Mr.. Buck
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Legislature Asks Jeff to "Show'' 'Em

Senator Wilson sent up senate reso
luton No. 4. calling on the governor
to furnish the senate with cppies Of
the designations of J. p Eagle and ].
E. Martin, as members of the state
capitol commission, and OF G. !.
Crump, Sam Cohen and J. ]. Whitak-
er of the worlds fair commission. The
senator said it was common rumor that
these men had not resigned, and that
the governor. in whose keeping was
tie honor Of the state. said in his
message that they had resigned He
wanted the matter cleared I'D. and the
production of the letters of resignation
would do it,
Senator Hardy did not see what
good this would do. He was of the
opinion that these men being the vol
untary appointees of the governor, he
could voluntarily remove them. if he
so desired, and he did not question
but that the governor lad reasons
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Y. M. G. A. News

The state convention Of the \. NJ
"A. opens Friday, January 23, at 4
In. kjth rush at the Merrill msti-
Re and the people of Pine Bluff are
'rdia!y invited to attend The con
ntio is in the interest of young men,
le mothers and sisters of young men.
3 Interested in young men, therefore
is hoped to have the hearty co-opera-
IN of every lady in Pine Bluff in
aking this convention a success. The
lies are invited to the convention.
leemen are wanted at the convcn-
N. The ladies are asked to see that
eir gentlemen friends attend. The
ntlemen are asked to see that their
" friends attend If this is done
MI be convention such as Arkan-
shas never seen before.
e entertainment and reception
mittees will meet at the Merrill
tute tomorrow, Thursday evening,
& omplete all arrangements for the
fention and the taking care of
/ delegates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
PINE BLUFFS FUTURE
Talk Of Former Citizen
= About His Old Home

leans, Shreveport and Memphis the
people flocked to this little city as a
safe retreat from the dreaded plague.
and the refugees were taken to what
was then known as Major Porter's race
track and after they We're kept in guar
entine for two or three weeks they
were allowed to come into the city
Thousands We're dying i'll the surround
ing country, but good old Pine Bluff
was the healthiest place in the whole
south am told that the mortality
rate shows this city to be the lowest
in the union, and won't that make
your neighbors stare when you tell
them this. But facts are facts and
they should be told to everybody and
help to encourage the people who
want to invest in the south to come to
this city. still own property here
and right now could rent fifty more
residences that would range in price
from SIS to s35 each, if | had them to
rent The investment would easily
pay 20 per cent and is as sure as
government bonds, and lots less
trouble, and far more prof1ta BILE. than
loaning money on growing crops, and
furnishing goods to planters, Now.
where is the man who will see this and
start row OF new, up-to-date, mod
ern city fats? Since the lake was
drained the city is the most healthy
town in Arkansas, and is a hustling,
thriving city. The city may miss a
Library but what will be an everlast-
ing drawback is to miss a railroad.
If the city misses any railroad that
it may be able to get it will forever
cripple the progress OF the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
ANOTHER NEW STORE
Frank Murray Opens Wall Paper and
Paint House,


A new business enterprise to be
launched this week is that of Frank
]. Murray's paint and wall paper store,
which he is opening up at POI East
Barraque street, at which place it
will be temporarily conducted till his
store house is made ready for him on
West Second avenue. His stock is
coming in every day and will soon all
be here. Mr.. Mlrray is we'll identi-
fed With Pine Bluff and it's business
people. He came here about fifteen
years ago with c. T. Abeles, of Little
Rock, who opened store in Pine Bluff
at that time. He afterwards entered
the milling business, which he recently
sold to J. w. Sanders. and later in
the paint and wall paper business. He
has employed Eugene Downs. we'll
known young man and competent to
serve the people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

1The Graphic had very inter
J9ting chat with gentleman who
Us once resident of Pine Bluff for
deny years, until four years ago, when
y moved to another state. He seem
rather to be talking to himself
ban to me, or indulging in a day
ean. He said
FIN the 70's who would have ever be-
wed that Pine Bluff, then less than
n good country town, would
" be budding into a
ktropolitan city, and in a few
brs be the best distributing center
as fine country as ever was left
nf doors? The pioneer day is ov-
and old tight-fisted, pessemistic
Banthrope's presence is beginning to
appear. My daughter told me that
Carnegie has offered Pine Bluff
library. Now. why cant some
THY man come in and guarantee the
"a necessary to sustain the library
u a few years until the streets are
6Dewhat improved, and a few other
9hanent public improvements made,
r which time the city is sure to be
to take care of the library itself?
b a man could make himself i'm.
tal. His name would be linked
- the few men who have helped to
0ke Pine Bluffs people more con.
Ned. better educated and more. re-
ed which makes better citizenship
40 Bluff sows remarkably steady
0wth which any one can easily see.
figures need be offered in proof OF
II remember in the early 7O's when
How fever was raging in New Or
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
FRATERNAl NOTES.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + $+++

A new Odd Fellows lodge was or.
ganized in this city Tuesday afternoon
to substitute Bluff City lodge No 35,
which recently disbanded. Many of
the members of the late lodge are
numbered among the membership of
the new organization. The new lodge
will be known as Jefferson lodge No.
224, Independent Order Odd Fellows.
1t is purely fraternal order. the en-
dowment having been eliminated
District Deputy Grand Master Geo.
w. Byington conducted the ceremonies
prior to organization, and to his ef-
forts are due the successful culmina-
ton of the movement. The Odd Eel
lows met at their hall over the Bank
of Pine Bluff Tuesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. The officers of the Jefferson
lodge were elected last night to serve
for the ensuing year as follows: w. l..
Holden, noble grand J. E. Baker, vice
grand; l. Reinberger, secretary; j.
c. Hierschpiel, treasurer. After a re
cess, which was taken until 1880 D. M,
Noble Grand Holden called the lodge
to order. Applications, thirty-two in
number, were accepted. Twenty-Five of
the applicants were initiated. Twen-
ty-seven more are in the hands of the
secretary The lodge will meet every
Tuesday evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Making Arrangements for the Vets.

General R. NJ. Knox and Col. ]. B.
Trulock loft Sunday evening for New
Orleans where they will secure rooms
and make other arrangements for the
reunion to he held there by the Con-
feaerate soldiers.
Mrs. Jennie Beauchamp and Mrs. A.
Retain will attend the Y. NJ C. A. con-
vention on the 22nd and 23rd as dele
gates from Little Rock for the auxil-
iary of the Y. NJ. C. A. at that place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Grocers to Be Invited to Fine Bluff

The state association of retail groc-
ers, now in session at Little Rock,
will be invited to hold it's next annual
session in Pine Bluff. The invitation
will be extended by the retail grocers
association and also the Wholesale groc-
ers association. Pine Bluff will insure
the grocers Of the state a pleasant
time while in the city If the invitation
is accepted, and it is quite probable
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

less, biting curs. | can excuse the
old maid without a sweetheart for
owning poodle. and poodles rarely
ever bite anything except food There
are hundreds of dogs in this city
which ought to be killed because of
their vlciouSnesS and general worth
leSsncSS. 1t is said that no person ey-
or gets too poor to own a dog, and
i'll Pine Bluff there are some who are
so poor that they own two dogs. Most
of the dogs here seem to have been
neglected in their training or else
have been trained very wrong: for
they seem to take a delight in nothing
except chasing and biting people. |
am satisfied that if the city dog catch
er will do little investigating that
he will find that the license tax is
paid on only a very small per cent
OF the dogs The city should require
an annual tax to be paid on every
dog, and whenever dog is found
which has not been tax paid by GER
tain date. kill the dog. I hate dogs,
anyhow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

There has been some disseptjou
among the eligibles who are on tho
ilSt waiting to be recommended by th-
local postmaster To be put into tho
carrier service. There can not be any
choice made at this end of the linz
The postmaster must request that
names be sent to him hv the ciyS
service commission and after he has
received them-n0t more Than three
Tor each carrier to be appointed --he
can recommend one from the LIST sons
to him. The postmaster has no choic.
He can, after six months, II a m:A
proves unsatisfactory request that this
carrier be removed for incompnr~h
ency, and the men who are kicking
cannot justly censure Mr.. Furth. Ne
matter how many names are in Wash
ington on the eligible list the admins.
tration sends out negro names axS
these are the ones which must -
recommended. The administration ~,
Washington is to blame and not IL
negroes or the postmaster.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

ner, yet he has the authority to com
pei numbers to be placed on the
houses. He will also give the residents
the number that should be on their
houses. AS there are numerous pee-
pie who have no way Of finding what
their correct number should be. The
houses will all be numbered correctly.
and the city authorities are to be
commended for arranging to have this
work done, as 1t is badly needed. Many
or the houses are not numbered, and
many OF those which are numbered
are numbered wrong
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

that it will. 1t is said to be the de-
sire Of many Of the grocers to have
will earnestly favor Pine Bluff If the
invitation is made, which will certain
ly be done. The invitation will be
made by Capt eJter, president OF
the wholesalers association and Mr..
e. D. Russell. secretary OF the retail
ers association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Baseball Money Due,

The second assessment on the base
ball stock is now due and all
holders are requested to call at Tracy
Mills office and pay promptly Those
who are in arrears are urgently re-
quested to not be backward about COM
ing forward. as this money is needed
for advance money to players.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
SOCIETY NOTES.
+

A very pleasant evening was spent,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ragan on
East Second avenue in honor Of Mr..
James Robertson, of Kentucky. A
large crowd was present and the ev.
ening was spent in music and game
after which refreshments were served.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
TIE KICKER

SOM people are inclined to think
am pesslmlstlc because | kick so much
but they nisiudge ne may be
somewhat iconoclastic, but pessimis-
TIC. never. do no kicking except
when great provocation requires it.
| am really optimistic, and it affords
ne great pleasure to meet an optimis
tic person like my friend, VIM. Burke.
and have a 'hearttO-heart talk with
him. He is one of the men who does
not take a gloomy view of this city or
OF anything else. He no longer re
CARDS Pine Bluff as country village,
but looks upon it as one of the best
cities ~ the whole south He is not
only posted on where there is good
piece Of real estate at a bargain, but
he is up on most anything concerning
county He not only keeps his eye
on all the houses and town lots in
'fS ~ but iC hCSpo iIillSSlA pCotCo
on the anars of the planters and crop
pers of the county. He says there was
iag element Of Jefferson county than
fnl the present year He says that
nearly ali the farmers have feed to
carry their stock through the winter
instead OF having to turn their COWS
an, horses out to Craze, thereby be-
coming so emanciated by spring that
he cows are too poor for beef cattle
o., e, use to supply the family with
milk and butter, and the horses and
mule. too weak to pull the plow for
turning land for cotton. corn and
other crops. He says not near SO
much feed and other stun needed
by tie farmers will this year have to
tie purchased at the supply stores. He
SAYS there is also more money in the
hands OF the farmers than usual at
this season of the year. and II this
! roves to be "a good crop year the
farmers are going to be getting along
swimmingly in another year. | like
to talk with a man who takes an in
te. est in these matters and who knows
all about the condition Of the people
ground him. l find by inquiry that
Mr Burke knows exactly what he is
taiKing about when he says the farm
cYs are il better financial shape than
Usual
Speaking Of my friend Burke as an
,'!stimist reminds me that he says that
q bridge is going to be built across
the Arkansas right here at Pine Bluff
Fie will come as near to putting big |
Job like that through as any man
Who could go go up against it, and |
| shan't be surprised to see that |
bl idge built.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Broke Up the Skating Rink.

Boys got to using the sumer theat-
er at Bell park as a skating rink and
guards were placed in the park long
enough to break up the skating bust
ness. A report gained circulation that
a skating rink was to be established
fair mentioned seems to be the only
foundation for the rumor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
No Change by Official Count.

The official count of the ballots in
the recent primaries show no changes
in tho count made by the ward election
judges on the night of the election.
January 16.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Run over by Handcar.

Leo Daniels, an employe OF the Cot
ton Belt, fell off a handcar Tues
and Daniels is not expected to live.
The car was heavily loaded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

noticed in the columns of the
Graphic the other day that a little
girl was severely bitten by a vicious
dog. Now | have a kick coming on
the dog question. There are entirely
too many dogs in Pine Bluff. In fact
am unable to understand why any
person residing in a city should want
a dog, especially one of those worth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
program is as follows:
Friday Afternoon.

program is as follows:
Friday Afternoon.
ening session.. f. Wait, first
president, presiding.
ganization.
pointing committees.
nouncements.
Friday Evening.
hg service.
1ress of welcome by J. w. Craw.
of Pine Bluff.
ponse, President s. Anderson,
'ay.
press-"What the Young Mems
Ian Association does for Young
md the Church"-G. T. Coxhead,
puis.
ouncements.
Saturday Morning.
Devotional exercises.
|l -ASOle study-T. c. Horton,
Texas.
B: 0NShort written reports from
ations.
college work-W. D. Weather.
e Nashville, Tenn.
{ puncements
Saturday Afternoon.
evotional exercises.
bible Study-T. C. Horton.
tate Work-F. B. Shipp.
ollege Conferenc=W. D.
- eerford.
and Railroad Conference-G T.
( Id.
Saturday Evening.
Song service.
pad Work in the Southwest
hipp.
lation Foundation-T. G. Hor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

| don't believe my friend Creed Cald-
we'll wrote that ridiculous reply to the
GrapEic's roast of him for trying to
Cee'Are Jim Clarke the Democratic
nosniree for United States senator.
If he did, and he has any faith in
Grape Nuts as a brain food he
Glght to eat at least bushel day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

have a kick coming against the
local newspapers. They print a great
deal of matter about what great things
'';e Choctaw, Rock Island and other
trunk line roads would be for Pine
Bluff. and they also toss pretty bou-
quets frequently to the Cotton Belt
and Iron Mountain roads, but they
don't have SO much to say about the
Pine Bluff and Western, one of the
short line roads. That road, in nv
opinion, is going to prove the best
feeder Pine Bluff has. 1t is owned and
operated by people who have large In
vestments in Pine Bluf, hence are
interested in seeing the city grow.
They will give Pine Bluff the best of
it iii the operation of the road, and
! y: Mt To take off my hat and hurrah
for the Pine Bluff and Western. Per
haps the general passenger agent of
the Pine Bluff and Western, in the
language Of the yellow Kid" has
not yet "coughed up to the local
TX Wsr&pers the proper ANIMALS" and
'ailease books. If he hasn't he should
90 50 at once. 1t would be fine
investment for his road. Then the
o.ficeis OF the road should let the
reporters in on the "ground floor"
there is any news connected
With their road. 1t won't hurt the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

Promising to kick some more when
feel like it, I very respectfully sub
scribe myself
Yours, for kicks,
"KICKER."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Gymnasium committee, H. Riley.

The LeMaire band will have a final
practice tonight for the concert Sun
day Afternoon at the Elks theater The
band is getting into excellent shape
and will put up fine concert. The
band concert will begin at 2:45 p. m.
The meeting proper will begin at
$50. sharp. Mr.. T. C. Horton, OF Dal-
las. Texas, will address the meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

eafFIefs can make trip in a day ana
h"' b' mlred down. he will recomm end
the establishment OF the new route
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

A woman is often blind to a mans
faults because he throws gold dust in
her eyes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

Beauty may be only skin deep, but
the impression it makes extends
much deeper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

A great man of wealth: A man Of
great wealth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

The early bird occasionally gets
stuck on hat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21

w b. Roberts. assistant superin
tendent OF the free mail delivery in
the cities, made Postmaster Fred G..
Furth a visit Tuesday. The major and
MI. Roberts walked over the new dis.
trict that is under contamination for
free delivery. which will necessitate
another carrier. The district to be
added to the free delivery is Battles
willie, Greenyille and Hobokcn. Mr..
Roberts spoke favorably. but said that
he would be able to tell more about
it when he returned. and if he finds
that the houses have been numbered
the necessary mail boxes erected at
the gates, and sidewalks made so the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
BIG INCREASE
In Receipts of LocaI Postoffice-Neyx
Route Carrier May Be !1ade

The revenues of the Pine Bluff post
office, for the official year from April t,
1901, to March 81, 1902, were So
"64.62, and for the present year it will
reach $4,000 This shows an in.
crease in the receipts of the office of
about $1,000 over last year, The in
crease has for many years been a
steady one, but the past year has
shown greater gain than any pre-.
Vious year, which is sure sign of
steady and reliable growth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-21
Sunday Morning.

Sunday Morning.
3:3o-Quiet Hour. NJ. Workman.
ll-Re2uar church service.
Sunday Afternoon
boys meeting at Merrill Institute
W. j. Tubbs, TeXarkana
Woman's Meeting, First NJ. e.
church,. NJ. Workman, Benton.
3:30-Men's meeting, opera house
T. c. Horton.
Sunday Evening.
7:30-Union mass meeting at First
Baptist church.
9-Farewell service, at First Baptist
church.
There was held a very enthusiastic
meeting of the board of directors of
the local Young Mems Christian as
sociation last evening and almost the
whole board was present and the work
was entered into thoroughly. The
convention was discussed and the way
was planned for grand meeting. The
years work was discussed and the
board was unanimous in declaring for
larger things this year than ever be-
fore. The committee will be under
the following chairmen:
Finance committee, L. |. Pollitt.
Devotional committee, Fred Fox.
Boys work committee, l.. T. Sallee.
Educational committee, ]. w. Craw.
ford.
Membership committee, p. F.
Crutcher.
Gymnasium committee, H. Riley.
The LeMaire band will have a final
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A MYSTIFIED CROW.

During piazza game of ping pong,
one of the balls was sent quite dis
lance out over the lawn, where crow
seized 1t and bore it Off in triumph,
evidently thinking it was an egg. After
much pecking, from all of which the
frolicsome little ball bounced away un-
broken, the crow had an excited consul
tation with several of his fellows, and
then deliberately carried the ball to the
top of high tree and let it drop.
Again the assembly of black feathered
experimenters gathered around in
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were SO well built that no holes could
be made I'm them, and the pantry was
so well kept that nothing was left ex.
posed to marauders. Moreover, there
were so many pet cats and dogs that
rat had no liberty. AS result the
rat got nothing to eat and finally
starved to death-all from trying to
live in too high "style."
The other rat found the hut just
what he wanted. There were plenty
of holes. the provisions were poorly
protected. the barn was near by. The
cottage rat, accordingly, lived in plenty
and enjoyed what was really high life
for rat. "For," he said, "a palace
has fewer opportunities for n rat than
hovel, and they who aspire should
consider what the advantages for them
are in the places which they seek"