The Forrest City times., 1906-08-03
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

H. T Bradford. commissioner of mines. manufactures and agriculture, has announced that he proposes to re new the collection of fruits. vegeta- bles and other crops and wishes that all who have good specimens Of an! nature 10 forward them 10 the depart ment. He expects to refill all the glass jars with fruit, vegetables and the like of this years growing and hopes 10 turn the office over 10 his successor with every exhibit new. l He announces that all who may have anything of this nature may forward to the department by express and the express will be paid at that end by the department
 The following changes in postal ser. vice have been made: Bigfork to Mena. supply Bigfork; Bifork to Black Springs. supply Bigfork; Redbird to Bigfork. supply Bigfork The fol- 1 lowing star service schedules have been announced Pecan Point to 1 Joir.T. six times a week, Clauueh 10 Lake City. six times week; Tar delle to Everton. six times week. 1 Push to Gilbert. six times week: Una 10 Nogo. three times a week. 1 Nallaceburg 10 Bleyins. six times a week. Jethro to Watalula, six times week. Tip 10 NeCrory, six times a week.
 Capt. Hughes of the United States l recruiting station at Jonesboro is anxious To ascertain the whereabouts | of Charles H Smith. a railroad man. who served in the Second Texas in- fantry during the Spanish-American war Smith also served in Company H. Second Infantry. being discharged in November. 1902. His parents are residents of Memphis Capt. Hughes has the two discharges of Smith. which he wishes 10 deliver 10 him. and also the papers left by Smith al the Jonesboro. Ark. recruiting station in April, l9o5
 The Socialists of Benton county in convention at Boulder Springs. near Grayeue. nominated the following ticket. State senator. A F. Stevens If Grayette; representatives, c. W. Derryberry of Sloan Springs and F B Doud of Rogers: county judge. J NJ Burfeld. Beatonyille; sheriff. Ern. est Os;rom. Sloan Springs: circuit clerk F. A Quick, Bentonyille. as sessor. John Mcclure. Rogers, treas. arer. Wm. Anderson. Rogers.
 Bates is taking on new life and it is confidently believed the population will soon go 10 one thousand The Bates Coal Company is opening one nine and the Seymour Coal Company an other. Together they will employ about two hundred minefs. The Ing ham Lumber Company and the Star Lumber Company keep at work an average of 125 teams daily hauling lumber to town. The opening of the coal mines has given a new impetus 1 10 the town
 The work of oiling Arkansas street in Helena has proven so successful 1 that il has been decided that some oil should be put on other streets. and Perry street was the one selected The portion of Arkansas street that was oiled has about a per cent grade, and the fact that it did not wash during recent heavy rains is -umeient proof to the city council that oiling is a good thing, and other streets are likely to be oiled. J. E. Sowards successful farmer. l living about four and a half miles northeast of Texarkana. has made a speciality of growing eabbages. He has inst produced cabbage which he has raised this year that is a wonder. l. weighs 141-4 pounds. k perfectly formed and solid through. l nut.
 The new city directory of Helena aas been printed and is being eircu. lated The facts contained in the hook are varied and of interest both 10 'ke resident and stranger. It shows that Helena has population of aheut 10000.
 The Supreme Court has instructed Supreme Court Clerk P. |. English to refuse 10 file transcripts from the low. CT courts henceforth unless the tran. scripts are in proper form and in ac. eordance with the printed rules of the Supreme Court, which have been for warded 10 every court clerk in the state
 4 Democratic primary election will be held in Ouachita county Tuesday August "A, to select a candidate for representative to rn the vacancy caused by the death Of Prof. C. T Gordon.
 The third bank in Argenta will be opened in day or two, when the R- L. Freeland Realty and Loan Com. pany open their doors far a general banking business. The have in stalled the fixtures.
 At Van Buren. in well No. . stratum of gas sand 12o feet Click was strack al d depth of 6o4 feet So 4aEr nearer