The Forrest City times., 1905-08-11
BARBECUE F
Moon Lake the Scene of Very
 Happy Affair.

iatg gest assemblies '" hiea has eve
 gfacrd -uen an occasion iu lie Rao'
 townships of Gpodwin and P:airir.
 h. Gay wss ideei. the crowd ufd-fi. and At rntise ald ih- 'eue supeiiu
 eud-d b, M-ssrs. Ri e.. Ieyi't, Jm
 trras. Lee l5fay ad John lay of, re heatrd credit upon tfese gentlemen
 Un,tI Iu quality and quantity -toT attel
 4 had enjoyed the relast there wei,
 many cafc isses which remained uu-
 toGched Mnre than hundred Forrest ! Cityites wrte present. having gone h, prIsat- aud vublie vehicles, and tue raltoad By Hb-ral suppiy of rr-
 frrshment stands, the shuofiug ga4lery
 man and the dancing paytilion, the
 spec hes by the various candidates i,- ass .m6ly was highly entertained i re spacious stand for ihe speakers wa- pruviaed with desk and ample l seating capacity.
 Moor Lake IS the subject of an ln- 1 dian legend, and derives us name from
 it's meou llke shape and the LatlH waId, lad arbltrIHm' meaning. st discretion. for II h ef d disappearing nature, but on this occasion the yis-
 .tofs were only treated ie a partial performance ot thIs peculgarlty ot tte
 lake and to prove itself ldyai to IS tfa- 1 dillon the slgbtseers would have had tt proit ng their stay for an indefinite ft- l riod. However, around this spot na- ture Las been lavlsh Tn providing the essentials for such entert4in 4inments as were enjoyed there on this occasion. An ample and neatly kept school | |. l t..u.
 oountltuI supply of clear, cold well water. bespeaK credit upon the part of the neighboi hood fer their devotion to religion and the Cause of education.
 Hon. O. B. Ro lwage introduced the speakers, and the first was Governor Davis The vernon was Tn his prime and touched heavily upon the import ant matters of the times in a strictly politlcal Way. although he announced that 1 WAS not his intention ito make d political speech. He dWelt At length upon the official acts of. Senator Berry, tO whose seat III the nited . ates Senate he aSpifes, and endeayor- ed to impress upon h S hearers inc fact that the Stat- had much cause 10 regret that S-ndtoT Berry had eYef been ooru II touched ap the lte leg stature unaer hs admfnls raf1nn, the bo, dlels therein, tie captfoi steal as engineered bY tBe contractHr,. Caldwell x Drake, also Cook & Cox, emuhaslZed his love aud loyalty to hr faImer, but failed to explain why tlp vetoed tne meas ey illtlp appr0pr unanimously passed by both houses fl the late legislature, appropriatlng s3o06 t0Tthe benefit ot the Southern Cotton A ssoeiatian of the State, an association which k pre-smlnentlV agricultural and
 which Us subsequent achievements has proven ltseFt to be the greatest boon U l the farmer that 1t has ever been his 1 fortune to be blessed with. He gave | The Times d rap because It will mol
 support him and perhaps this sams condition explains why he used his vett power against the farmers. over tn,
 shoulders of MT. Barnett, who is presi
 dent of the State Southern Cotton As
 sociation, and does not happen to rid
 in the Davis band wagon.
 MT James l. Graham, candidate {.
 succeed Judge Hutton as circuit judge
 for this, the first judicial circuit. Wa
 the next speaker, who endeavored l.
 convince the audience that "new an,
 young blood and brains". was necessar
 for the good ship of judgment to sai
 through the troubled waters.
 Senator Kirby, an asplrant for tn Attorney Generalship, next engage the assembly. He is the compiler Q kirby's Diges', has ten years experi ence Tn the practice of law, and, h doubt but that his platform as TX pounded made a profound impression upon the voters within his hearing. ys Next was Senator Dave kng, Who i slated t0 saceeed Gov Davis aS Govern
 or. This being Mr. Kings second visi to thls county, gave him somewhat c
 4 prestige. and his able words alou the matter of reforms in the varIou
 state institutions were tlatteringls al cepted. Mr. King Is opposed to Tall road grants and defends iu an abi and logical manner from his stauc point the klng anti trust l4N relating to insurance and other ma ters.
 Colonel Nan 5. Izard. of this cit, candidate for Railroad Commlssione of this district, opened hls campaig for that office, and the Colonel's matur sentiments and his wide and favorabl acquaintance Tn the State and over tn district will make him hard to bea Il anu IT trdArus utS tpHbuf0i W III hHON
 there has been something doing
 MT. Pace, Of this city, was the nex
 to announce his candidacy for--what He told his hearers that so far he Ina not decided which office seat Tn tn Lower House or one Tn the Senate. h
 would aspire to in the campaign; ths it yet remained to develop which wa the cat jumped before he could mak up hls mind; but he asked his nearer to hold themselves in readiness to com to his support in any event. He ad mittrd that Mir. DeRositt's course i the campaign would decide his, an vigorously attacked that gentlema along the lines of the amount of none
 used in the last campaign, his ar nouneement for the Senate ere th primary vote was eanvsssed, and hi game law
 Mir. Newt Laudsrs was the next. an last, Co announce his candidacy for th
 Legislature, aud in brief msnue