The Monticellonian., 1907-03-21


 shoes and OXfOrdS-- sizes 21 a to i1a--which l am selling at half price. Call and see them.
 r. H. Scott
 Co to H. NJ. Wilson $ for long silk gloves. SLoo to sz.oo per pair.
 Big bargins to offer in Lace Curtains some of the newest pat terms and dsigns at
 Winters
 Mrs I. II Matthews has re- turned from visit to Arkadeiphia, where sine has been the guest of Prof. and Mrs II. Hinemon. Leron Matthews is there attending Henderson College
 Sprlng-time and fishing time are always associated together. You can't do much fishing without the right kind of fishing tackle-we nave the right kind.
 Harry H4n.ins Hardware Co.
 4 sutysylag party has been eo. gagged in making preliminary survey for q railroad, between this place and Cfossett, for the past ten days. Just when actual work will begin on the construction of the road, we do not know.
 We are expecting car load of furniture the latter part of this week. If you anticipate buying anything in the furniture line 1t will certainly pay you to wait for this shipment.
 ]. B Wilson Furniture Go.
 AIr Ed 5 Tiffin has returned from Texarkana where he has been for the past month for treatment, under Dr. Dale. Mr. Tiffin has been in bad health for some months. He returned much i'm proved, and sanguine that he will soon be in perfect health.
 Brig. Gen. Walter s. Jeter. [. C. N., of Pine Bluff, in announc- ing his staff, names the following as members, from this county.
 Maj ]. F. Wright, Monticello. Assistant Commissary General.
 Lieut. Col. w. A. Brown, Mon ticello. Surgeon General.
 Major L. E Morgan, Monticello, and Major W. E. Jordan, Wilmar, Aides-de Camp.
 Miss Charlie May Boyd, N onti- cello, Maid of Honor.
 During the electrical storm of Wednesday night of last week. the barn of Mr C. r. Harris, on Boil ing Avenue, in the Southwestern  portion of the city, was struck by lightning and burned down. It was d new building, which, to gether with it's contents, was worth at least s5oo. GO. In the fire loss was fine surrey, worth $Ie5 GO. His horse was pretty badly scorch- ed, but not seriously damaged. There was no insurance.
 Drew county people took very little stock in the recent Senatorial election. ,Sot more than one. third of the vote of the county was poled. Either business or indif- ference was the cause. In at least two precincts no election was held. It is Desha county's time to fnrn, ish the Senator, and that county has given its choice for Pindall, and he will be the Senator; and whatever good he does will be to the credit of that county, for Mir. Bernhardt was the choice of Drew. as expressed at the ballot box.
 There IS much speculation here as to who is at the bottom of the new railroad survey from Crossett to this city. Some think that 1t is d Rock Island move, some think 1t q Parker move, while others claim that 1t is venture of the Crossett Lumber Company. A few there are who contend that it is scheme of the Iron Mountain to build d branch from Crossett to this city. If the road is only built Me are no. deeply concerned IS to who may build it. The line is q good one for road and is through a fine agricultural and timber country, and would both benefit Nonticello