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The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
First Trip on New Road.

The committee that went to Rogers from Siloam Springs over the new road returned a few days ago The party was met at Cave Springs by Mr. FeIker and the engineer who runs the construction train, md at o'clock the party left that point aboard fiat cars loaded with ties, enjoying the dis tinction of being the first party of Si- loam Springs people transported over the ten miles of track of the Rogers Southwestern.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
u. D. c. Chapter oroanized.

A number of Prairie Groves loyal Southern women met at the residence of NJ. L. Hildebrand and organized a chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The chapter will be known as Prairie Grove Chapter, L D. c, having been named for the bat tlefeld. and will meet the first Wed nesday in each month at the homes of it's members.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Quarantine Bill.

Washington.-The eonferees of the two houses of Congress on the so- called national quarantine bill reached an agreement by striking out section : of the bill, which took away from the states the authority to stop trains in interstate commerce. This has been the bone of contention since the bill was sent to conference, and with an agreement reached in this paragraph, the rest was easy of accomplishment.
 Mexico City.-The Superior Board of Health is making investigations into American canned meats.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
New SchooIhouse at Nashville.

Architect Sid Stewart of Texarkana has been employed by the Nashville School Board to furnish plans and specifications for the new school build. ing to be erected in that city. The building will be ready for occupancy by January 1. MT. Stewart advised the board against constructing the build ing of concrete, and the board has de cded to use brick.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
New Lodge Organized.

A Degree of Honor Lodge, a ladies auxiliary of the A. O. '. w, has been organized at Jonesboro with twenty one members, and the order promises to be as popular as any of the lodges of that city. There were seventeen of the Brookland degree team present to assist in the organization.
 The home of William Maxwell. at Texarkana. was recently destroyed by fire The family were not at home at the time, and nothing was saved. The house was valued at s1,250 and was insured for $500. The household goods and other contents were valued at s1.000 and insured for $600. It is thought the house was first robbed and that the thieves afterward set il on fire in order to conceal all evidence of their crime.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Rural Routes in Sight.

Rural Inspector E. R. Cochran has been in Faulkner county during the past few days inspecting proposed rural free delivery routes, for which petitions have been filed with the de- partment He inspected two proposed routes out of Greenbrier, one out of Enders, and one out of Quitman. The latter postoffice is in Cleburne county. but the proposed route lies almost wholly with in Faulkner eoun- ty MT. Cochran. on account of rule of the department, refused to give out any information as to what recom mendations he would make on the routes. Very few petitions, however, have been turned down from Faulkner county, and proposed new routes have been almost uniformly recommended by inspectors.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Poison in a Dinner Pail.

A man by the name of Miller has been arrested at Hatfield charged with placing poison in the dinner pail of Phillips Stone Stone detected that there was something wrong with the food and gave some of it to his dog, which died in very short time af- ter eating it. Prosecuting Attorney Lake was in Mena recently 10 have a portion of the contents of the din. her analysed.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15

Senator Cuibefson was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Senate Com. mittee on Interoceanic Canals The appointments for the most impo vtant vacancies have been agreed on teLta lively, Senator Taliaferro will go or the Finance Committee, Senator Clay on Appropriations. Senator Culberson on Canals and Senator Newlands on the District of Columbia, Senator Clay will resign from the Committee on Commerce and Senator Simmons will be appointed, giving up Public Buildings and Grounds, which will b< taken by Senator Ove:ran.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Business Men Orqanize.

The merchants of Marked Tree have organized what is to be known as the Marked Tree Merchants Association, the object of which is for the mutual benefit and advancement of the retail trade against the evils of bad credits, price cutting, early closing and mis. understanding among competitors, Nearly every merchant in Marked Tree is a member of the organization.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Crops Look Prosperous.

According to the reports from Ben. ton county the crops there were never more promising. Wheat is showing up cent rains will do much toward get ting oats in shape again. Corn is making a good stand. Potatoes and garden truck are showing up in great shape Early cherries are gone. Gooseberries are now on the market. The apple orchards promise at least two-thirds of a crop.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Riotinu in Russia.

Warsaw-Recently at Skarzyskea, on the Vistula railway, an armed band attacked a company of infantry guarding the station. One of the aggressors was shot and killed and one was wounded. The others were put to flight.
 Near Otwock, in the province of Warsaw, four Terrorists overpowered a rural policeman and drowned him in a pond. The Terrorists escapel.
 A workman named Marczfewski was executed in the citadel here for attempting to kill police officer.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Factory Established.

Hartwell Bros have established an axe handle factory at Mammoth Spring, under the management of D. B. Moore. The concern finishes the handles in the rough there and ships them to a main factory, where they are seasoned and finished for the mar ket. At present they use about four cords of hickory wood a week. which is estimated to make about 1,00o handles
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Prisoners Escap

Three prisoners, David Willis, Joseph Jones and Robert Jenkins. es- capped from the Ashdown jail few days ago. Deputy Sheriff B. T. Brown went to the jail at noon to give the prisoners their dinner. They over powered the deputy. whom they locked up in a cell. and then made their escape.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Bio Bee Colony.

Joseph Winslow, who lives near Marked Tree. has bee colony consist ing of 90 hives. He expects to gather and sell this season 5000 pounds one and half tons--of honey. Mr Winslow always obtains a good price for his honey in the market. He us ually receives F 1-2 cents per pound. Next season he expects to increase the number of his hives to 150
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15

MR. C. 5. FIBER, Mt Ster,in, P
 M have suffered with kjd,.
 bladder trouble for len yesrs n..M aM
 Last March I commencas
 Feruna and continued for three monas usas l have not used it since, nor baraIa,.asA pain. Aaie fe.
 | believe that I am well and I,,. lore give my highest commenda,;aaNef saefe the curative qualities of Peruna 70
 Pe-ru-na for Kidney Teouble
 Mrs. Geo. H. simser, Grant, outa,;,
 l had not been well for abop, c.. years. had Kidney trouble. .cd ,01f 1f facf, feH badly nearly all The fims !"
 "This summer I got so va-. s',, thought would try Peruna sa9r uaa to yon ana began at once to take PerSns and Manalin. aas
 1 took only two bottles of ps-,,. and one of Manalin, and now f'aua taa better than l have for some time ''e'
 "l feel that Peruna and Manalin cr,., me and made a different woman ot yI,ea rs altogether. l bless the day pielea ns thelittle book and read ofyour perr,.gl
 lis fhe business of the kjdnevs :, remove from fhe blood aH pojsonos. materials. They must be active slI,ts time, else the system suffers. There a-s times when they need little assistance
 Peruna is exactly this sort of ,a,s Tam. edy. It has saved many people from disaster by rendering the kid1eys g- ss- vice at time when they were not ab. to bear their own burdens s''
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Successful Alfalfa Crop.

L. D. Snowden, who lires near Si- loam Springs, has made success Of his alfalfa crop. He has raised four acres of what is known as the Harding upland alfalfa. IL was sown April 15 and now measures l5 inches above the ground.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Bio Raft of Slaves.

A raft containing about 10000 feet of oak pipe slaves was successfully landed at Gilbert recently. The raft was floated down Buffalo from Hasty, Newton county, distance of 40 miles When thoroughly dried they will be shipped to France
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Not tie Only Hot Place.

The most seriods objection hare to dying" said the Bostonian. is tha' l shall have to leave Boston.
 "Aw, don't worry about that, sad the Chicagoan. Boston ain't the onl7 hot place The Bohemian.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Prisoners Escape.

Three prisoners. David Wills, Jos eph Jones and Robert Jenkins, escap- ed from the Ashdown jail a few days ago. Deputy Sheriff B. T, Brown went to the jail at noon in his shirt sleeves. and the prisoners seeing that he was unarmed. oyerpowered him after a hard struggle and escaped.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Mil Convene July 2.

The Little River County Circuit Court will convene at Ashdown July . The docket will not be very heavy and the business of the court will proba. bly, be completed in two weeks.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
New Enoine Installed.

The Bodeaw Lumber Company. of Stamps. has just finished installing a fine engine at their mill. which cost in the neighborhood of s15,000.
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
BocdIers Must Go.

alarm the growth of graft and cor. ruption throughout the country. This subtle. yet far-reaching. force today threatens the overthrow of official
 purity, and. ultimately, of popular government; and believing that the essential security of the people is dependent upon the honesty and fidel- ity of their public servants. we un- qualifedly demand the prompt, faith ful and fearless enforcement of the laws against official corruption. and
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Object to Praise of Davis.

Objection to the plank in the plat. form commenting the administration of Governor Davis was entered by some of the delegates Judge F. c. Mitchell of Boone and Hon. Jos w. House spoke on the subject. George w. Donaghey of Conway spoke in fa- vor of that part of the Platform Com mittee's report which bears on the new state capitol A motion to strike out the plank about the new capitol prevailed A motion by Col J. w House to strike out the clause com, mending the administration of Gov ernor Davis was lost.
 Platform was then adopted. Resolutions of thanks to the citizens of Hot Springs and to Secretary Cor ry and Assistant Secretary J. H. Car. michael and A. D. Du Laney were adopted.
 At TAO tonight the convention ad- journed sine die
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Favor Fellow Servant Bill.

In order that labor may be more fully protected we demand the enact. ment by the next legislature of d law abolishing the defense of fellow servant in all cases where injury occurs to the employees of any person or corporation engaged in operating railways, mines and manufactures by reason of the negligence of any serv- ant of the common employers
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15
Blanket Primary to Apply to All
 State Officers.

Mr MeFarlane of Sebastian county moved that the blanket primary ap- ply to all state officers. as we'll as United States senator, the candidate receiving the plurality to be the nom. inee.
 MT. Logan of Benton county offered an amendment that a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast. A long discussion followed. d Mir Logan withdrew the amendme :, The original motion was then adopted
The Forrest City times., 1906-06-15

we urge that existing laws be strengthened by such additional leg islation as will make their execution certain and effective agai'!st both the bribe-giver and bribe-taber.
 We favor the extension of our tenn perance laws and the faithful and strict enforcement of all legislation on that subject.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
O'MEARA LYNCH
Al SILVER PEAK.
Property Adjoining Blair Mine TO
Be Equipped With a Ten.
Stamp Mil.
EQUIPMENT BEING PURCHASED
Electric Power and Water Lines to be
Built at Once--Ledge an
Enormous One.

William p. O'Meara. the we'll known
Nevada mining operator, returned last
evening from Tonopah with the infor-
nation that the gold property at Silver
Peak. purchased by the O'Meara-L Lynch
company not long ago for a consldera-
ton of $4,000 is to be equipped with
a lO-stemp mill at once. w. p. o.
Meara and W. J. Lynch came up as far
as Tonopah with him and went on TO
San Francisco to purchase the equip
ment.
The property acquired consists Of II
lode mining and two claims which are
to be operated by q corporation organ
ized under the name OF the Silver Peak
Val Cada Gold Mining company.
splendid mill site has been selected and
work Is 10 commence shortly on the
construction Of four-miles water pipe
line also power transmission line
which will tap the system that derives
It's energy from dynamos located at
Bishop Cal
Mr.. O'Meara says the ledge opened on
the Silver Peak property is an enor-
mour one, and the surface values run
from $40 to $50 to the ton. while some
assays have run as high as 5000 The
property adjoins the famous Blair mine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
RUSH FOR MANHATTAN.
sidney VI. Bamberger Tells of Obseg-
vations In Tonopah.

Sidney NJ. Bamberger returned yes
terday afternoon from a flying trip to
1onopah In company with George Nor
gan Of the Morrison Mining 4 Milling
company.
While in Tonopah Mr.. Hamburger
had the opportunity to make an In
spection OF the Montana Tonopah mine
through the courtesy of Manager John
A. Kirby and found physical conditions
there In very satisfactory shape.
But everyone around Tonopah," add
ed Mr.. Bamberger, has the Manhat-
tan fever and IL Is surprising how peo-
pie are fiocklng into the new district.
Train loads of people are going in anil
very few seem to be coming out.
II saw Joe, Encensperger at ronopah.
He had just come from Manhattan
overlooking with enthusiasm over the
district. He has been fortunate in get
ting a foothold and has secured group
Of claims adjoining the Broncho prop
erty"
Mr.. Bamberger says he saw one OF
the finest gold nugget specimens that
he ever laid his eyes on. which. he was
told, came from Manhattan. Tonopah
people, he says, seem to think the
camp Is going to make good and be-
come one Of the big gold producing re-
gions of the state
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
PRODUCE.
NEW YORK.

New York. Feb 5.-Sugar, raw, quiet.
Fair refining. 2 l6-l6G3; centrifugal. 96
test, 3 7-leaSt3 molasses sugar, il-l6dr
Rehned-steady. Crushed, $40; powder
ed 4.S0. graduated, 40.
Coffee-steady. No. Rio. So.
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Feb. S.-Wheat-Quiet
but steady; May 1875 asked, Dec. ~
bid.
Barley-Quiet, but steady; May. i,2O!s
bid; Dec, 95ss asked
CHICAGO.
Chicago. Feb. 5.--News favorable to the
bulls was counter balanced by the news
favorable 10 the bears and as n result
steady tone prevailed In the wheat mar.
ket here today The bullish news was
strong cables aud reports OF zero weather
IN Kansas and Nebraska Factors favor
ing the bears were a liberal increase'in
the amount Of breadstufs on ocean pas
sage and an excess In the worlds snip
ments for the week compared with the
corresponding week OF one year ago,
Selling was scattered and commission
houses were the principal buyers. May
opened shade lower to sax higher at
SOS to SOS, sold off to S5A and then held
steady around Soh
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts Of 49, ears against AIS a
Small local receipts and firm cables
caused considerable covering by shorts
In the corn pit today and In consequence
the market was firm. A slight gain Ia
prices caused moderate realizing which
brought slight decline. May opened Y,
e. !. higher at 10 to ijls and then sold at
as.
Oats were steady on fair demand by
commission houses. The local receipts
were lS6 cars, which number was under
the previous estimate ana this fact part-
~ accounted for the steady feeling May
opened a shade TO \ higher at 301s TO So5,
l3i and sold off 10 30s.
Provisions were inclined 10 be weak on
selling by the holders and some packers
The chief cause OF the depression was a
decline 10 cents 10 the price OF live hogs.
May pork was offered at 2ia al 1865 TO
h57is; lard was down az at f.I5, and ribs
were Il shade lower at 40
Cash Wheat-No 2 red, s7qss No.
red. s6GisIi No. hard. ssuS5; No. hard,
@uSsc No. ] northern %Gs6ls; No.
Corn-No. 2, i2l.;. No. 3, ili4a4ia.
Oats-No. 2. 3gg36ia; No, 3, 2i8aN
Later the market became weak on bear.
ish news and a poor demand. The low
point for May was reached AT 4isasih
SIX. Wv" . p"
Corn--The drop IN wheat caused heavy
Liquidation In corn and prices yielded,
MAX dMIoppins to ~ The close was weak
Close: Wheat May, SIS: July, sss.
Corn May. as; July iiA.
OATS ay. 30is, July, 2ik
Pork May. ii.e5; July l47S
Lard-May, rs; July, 7s7h
mar6Oaix L rAb4 oSEdqU -hmbuya-d q
Ribs-May. $50; July, 500.
Rye-Cash, 67g6s.
FlaN-Cash, northwestern, liz
Timothy-March. $40
Clover-Cash. 1873
Barley-Cash, &l4g4.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
CONCENTRATES.

Supt Moffatt Of the Cactus mine IN
Beaver county returned to camp last
night.
Broker William n Tibbals now occu-
pies a suite Of rooms In the new Her.
aid building.
A. b Greeson. manager OF the Mining
Review. has returned from business
trip TO California,
General Manager D. c. Jacklin OF the
Utah Copper company is expected to
return from the east in about a week
Major w. A. Stanton has returned
from Goldheld, having been called IN on
account Of the illness OF Mrs. stanton.
Rumors are persistent IN the east that
Standard oil interests have acquired
the Heinze mining properties In Butte,
August Mathez. the we'll known min
ing engineer. came In from Denver on
Saturday to confer with Samuel New
house.
The Utah mine at Fish Springs was
represented In Saturdays market with
a shipment OF ore that brought s2,500.
Another car is en- route.
The annual meeting OF the Morrison
Mining company. operating in Hum
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
SELLING WAS
ORDER Of THE DAY.
Large Orders Appeared at Open
ing Of Market, Causing
Declines.
INSIDE INTERESTS TO RESCUE.
Protective Measure Made Their In.
nuence Felt and Downward Move
nlcnt Was Stayed.

New York, Feb 5.--Iarge selling orders
appeared for execution when the stock
market opened today and some declines
resulted. Reading broke ga, Northern Pa
clhc and Colorado Fuel 2, Brooklyn Tran
sit ia. Great Northern preferred ~.
Central Leather IA L. S. 5. preferred
and Amalgamated Copper lh, Pennsyl-
vania, Norfolk & Western, ontario &
Western, ST. Paul. Erie and smelling
about point There we're $500 shares
OF Union Pacific sold nj ldh and lb'
compared with 1855 on Saturday and 10000
shares Of U. s. Steel at a and i3A com
pared with aias on Saturday.
The severity OF the opening decline fore
ed protective measures by inside inter
ests and buying orders began to make
their appearance felt before tho market
had gone much lower, Losses were quito
generally reduced to slight fraction be-
fore II O'clock but the market aid not
hold on the rally Tennessee Coal sold
IA above Saturdays closing and North-
western and Great Northern preferred 3,
Prices were held and came up again
little higher than before, but the demand
died out and the trading became very
dun. Northern Pacific got 4 over Satur-
day and Great Northern preferred "A,
Delaware & Hudson lost ga and central
Railroad OF New Jersey and Consohuateu
Gas 2 The general tone became heavy
when Reading weakened again to the low
est. but the rise in Amalgamated Copper
to above lis was Counteracting inhu-
once.
Fitful rallies and reactions were fire
quent enough to Interfere with extensive
market movements and as a consequence
there was little efforts made to swing
large lines of stock. A general setback oc-
CURED after II O'Clock. but an hour later
the market was rising again. Union Pa
cIac selling a fraction above last weeks
closing and Amalgamated Copper and
Peoples Gas point
There was not enough energy In tho
buying and selling OF the afternoon 10
alter prices much, although there was
leaning toward heayiness The market
hardened before o'clock,
Bonds were heavy at noon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
NEVADA STOCKS.

James A, Pollock e CO.. brokers. re-
ported the following quotations from
San Francisco today;
Montana Tonopah, 2.65G270: Tono-
pah Midway, l,S5Q l,s0 Mcnamara, ~
qiS, Tonopah Belmont, 2.90d2.S2;
North star 50Q5i; Jim Butler, SOqs4;
Tonopah Com, s3shGl9.00; Tonopah
Extension, s.35; Redtop, 1,97hG2.OO.
Goldheld, 79ds2; Sandstone, l.Aql.50;
Adams l0Ml1; Mohawk, 1904; Dixie,
6as, Kendall. 74a77; Columbia Noun
tain, 2ia25; Jumbo Extension, 2sq29:
Golden Anchor l.2541 40: Great Bend.
20G2l; West End, 1874; Blue Bull, 100
IL; steinway, 2O922; 81. Ives. 1917; At
lanta, 1904; Denver, $1,000 Booth, rs
d29; Golden Crown 36; Gold Bar $40
IS; Ohio onopah, 50G5i Original Bull
frog, 2ed2s; Diamondfield, 57d5S, Home
Tonopah. 35QS7; Cash Boy, %; "a. Con.
Virglda, l.259i.S0; Ophir. 6.00g6S0
Caledonia 1862; Mexican, l20q125;
Exchequer, 2sa32 Norcross, 9iq97
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
LOCAL MARKETS..

The scarcity ls over In the fish mar
ket, and salmon and halibut In particu-
lar are plentiful There Is the usual
rush OF fruit and vegetables from the
coast, with sufficient 10 rail- demands.
Cars OF oranges and lemons are in to-
day, and on Wednesday will come car
Of cabbages which will be welcome.
Conslgnments OF Irish potatoes are on
hand from Morgan county and the
north Local poultry IL scarce, so
that eastern poultry is necessary to
I'll up the gap, and prices are ranging
around % cents retail Veal Is up half
a cent Wholesale. on account Of the To-
cal scarcity The prices obtaining in
today's market are as follows:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
READY IN MARCH.
Utah & Eastern Copper TO Resume
Production Soon. I,

Manager Charles Fl. Doolttle OF the
Utah g. Eastern Copper company re-
turned from trip to the Washington
county properties Of that corporation
this morning. where he states, the
weather was as balmy as southern Call
ifornia.
Preparations are going ahead, Mr..
Doollttle said to the News" for the re-
sumption of production upon an extern
slve scale about March /, The smeter
viii also be placed In commission about
that date. The connections between the
new tunnel and the old workings OF the
mine were made last December The
installation of machinery Is now in
progress,