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The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Jericho Times.

We had quite rain and wind storm here sunday evening The crops were needing the rain. but the wind did some damage, blowing down quite a lot of corn.
 Late corn is good in this neighbor- hood and cotton is as good as it was last year.
 Cattle got into the field, and de- stroyed all of Mr George GilI's new ground corn. Mr. Gill is going 10 plant it all in turnips
 Elder Emory is holding most sue cessful meeting at the Baptist church at this place. There have already been six 10 give their hearts to God.
 Elder Price preached to a very small congregation at the punkard church Saturday and sunday. on account of the Baptist meeting
 Mr. Weave Harris and Misses Jean nette and Addie Levitt. Of near Pal estine. attended preaching here sun day night.
 There k quite lot of sickness here no@. NIT. Jacob Miller, little Mss Chloe Nugeut, Nrs. Maynard and NIr. Bin Davis are sick, but alH are i'm proving
 Tie neighbors al met at the Bel graveyard Monday a,,4 .t,...4 r the leaves and trash. making quite an improvement iu it's looks.
 Misses Fife and LouAettie Morris visited Miss Willie Higgins Saturday night.
 Just ask Messrs. Chesley Deyasier and Johnson Lindsey why they didn | bring their best girls to the party at Mr. Watt's2
 The young people Of this neighbor- hood are looking forward to the party
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
For Chills, Fever and Malaria

Try Yucatan Chill Tonic; it cures to stay cured. Insist on having it. Get the geDuine. Price 50c. 4 free sample at ]. T. Sanders' Drug Store.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Gard oi Thanks.

Having purchased the interest of my late partner, NIT. J. F. Stout. in the firm of Kirby X Stout. heretofore doing a general dry goods and grocery business at No. 1l2 North Front street. l desire to extend my sincere and hearty thanks 10 my friends and patrons and in fact. the public gener- ally for tie very liberal patronage and pleasant business relations which the firm has enjoyed since it's organi- Zatlon, and to say that greatly an- preclate the sane. and invite a con tlnuahce Of your fay0rs. promising in return the very best goods Co be had for the price, prompt and careful af. tention to your orders, be they orear or small, prompt delivery in town. and polite, impartial and courteous tYe9f- ment 10 one and al. The vouDgesr child, aS well as the head Of the fami. ly, may trade at my store and be as sured oI fair and courteous treatment.
 l will continue the business at tLp old stand, and with largely renlen- iShed stock of fresh family groceries will be better than ever nrenared to supply your wants in this line
 Again thanking you sincerely and soliciting your trade, I am
 Yours 10 command.
 r. ". E. KIRBY. Forrest City, Ark, Aug. 6, 1907.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16

gave promise Of being { fine city. bGt her bright prospects were ruined by the fierce storm that visited Il few years ago. Frederick, would 10 doubt, be in the same position should il be likewise visited
 Two or more drogths coming sue cessiyeIy would almost depopglate this place, for every one is dependent upon the products of the farm. This town has nearly 3000 inhabitants, and not one industry that could continue if crops should fail.
 Everything is high in price Let me give the prices We have to pay for a few necessities: coal, sT.50 per ton; peaches and apples, sl 50 10 g a bush el; cabbage, 6c per pound; chickens, 40e each. These prices will show that there is fine opening for a man who will raise the articles mentioned above.
 The high prices and the labor union make this not very desirable field for those who are not able to pay the former and who for conscience's : sake refuse to join the latter Ii one is not union man it is hard for him to find work other than farming.
 Land Is held at prices ranging from s25o0 to sl6.0o0 per quarter section, the average being sS000 City lots are held at prices ranging from $50 to 5000. The lots are 25xl40 feet.
 Al the pests of Eastern Arkansas. except the buffalo guat and many others are 10 be found here. This year nearly al the wheat and oats was de s1royed by the ereenbug. Tn many places cotton las been partially de stroyed by the web worms Corn fs as fine as any one could wish.
 No one says this k not I good coun- try. Tie fact is it k good to look upon. bat summing it all up, I believe it k much oyerrated. From al I hear the whole Southwest is being adyer- tised too extrayagantly.
 The idea seems to be prevalent that the health of the people here is next to being perfect. Judging by the amount of sickness. the number of doctors and drug stores all of which do large business, this country Is far from being healthful. Yours truly,
 +. :, FoGG.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
St. Francis River Bridge.

NIT. G. ". Larimer, representing the Wisconsin Bridge Company. was in town "Wednesday, and accompanied by Hon. F. " DeRositt, visited the site of the contemplated bridge across St. Francis river at Madison. Sound ings were taken and the approaches viewed, and Mr Lorimer is of the opinion that bridge can be built across St. Francis river for less than s50.ooo. Plans and estimates will be furnished in few weeks, and the out look for bridge is bright. Nr. Lari- mer is uow constructing bridge across Wolf river near Memphis. and has several contracts in Tennessee and Mississippi. and says that short bridges across sl0ughs and creeks can be built at cost of Sio per foot. Tie county could save money by sub>ti- tGting steel bridges for the old wooden structures throughout the county. The two great needs of St. Francis county is bridge across the St. Fran cis, and a road 10 Palestine and bridge across L AnguiiIe.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Jehn r. Kelley. ei Lecxl Freixhi Grew. Ia>e> Hi. Lite While Engine is Attempting te Catch
 Ruzz~av Car.

ca l4S, Frs34x sssliuz zho1t , o'clock. whI.s switching in the yzri !1 fraut - TAe Tiuss o1sce. 2 ca c4r szs >s. a tl.e main line and started 5oNn toward ti1s 6epo-- i brakeman w2S riding the car and set he b-zke. b-tit soon became evil dent Jllas either ths b-zkez~zs in had er8sE. or ths brakeman vas unable to sst it up sufficiently tight to hold the car. and II z1onentzrily gained speed.
 Jolln P Kelley ard another brake nan vers working with other cars that were being set onto the spur track nsxt to oGr o1sce. When the runaway car passed them Kelley hail. ed the brakeman sho WAS riding il and asked him if he could DO. hold H. He made so1e reply ths, we could not hear. probably in the negative Keller then gave the signal 10 the engineer to pull ont from the spur in a hurry and 2 after the ruHswzy
 This the engineer did, and as he came back going wes- on the main track, Keller, who with another brakeman WAS riding on the pilot, gave him repeated signals To come ahead faster. The engineer put on the steam. and after clearing the wagon and railroad crossings. got un- der aboGt a thirty or forty mile speed.
 The engine overlook the runaway car about three car lengths this side of the subway. The brakeman CD the runaway car is said to have gained control Of it here, and il was slowing up. Tie engineer probably could net see this.and ran into it with such ter rife force that the pic, was knocked completely of of his engine. and kelley was almost instantly killed by being crushed between the eo2l car and the front ot the engine Tie ether brakeman who was riding on the pilot, jumped olI. and the one on the runaway ear climbed back 10 Nt-c EA4AA4c N4 H. di-4 Hcl LIitI N a> hurt.
 Tender hands picked ID the body and It was conveyed to the baggage room at the depot. and thence to the undertaking rooms of Stevens Bros But instructions were soon received from Little Rock to send the body there, and it was shipped on the 5:3o train which arrived here shortly after the accident.
 Kelley was unmarried and lived al e35 Burton avenue, Memphis.
 When Coroner Todd learned the particulars, he was quite indignant and says that it was violation of the law, and no one had a right 10 move the body, much less ship it to Little Rock, and that under the circum- stances an inquest should have been held.
 Deceased was member of the R. of F. r, Lodge No. 347. Memphis.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
rederick. Oklahoma.
Editor Forrest City Times,
 Forrest City, Arkansas.

14ttot 1itfs AIhdIl>Ac-
 Dear Sir-Before leaving Arkansas. l promised several of my friends that l would write them the facts about this country. As it is too great task to write each one, and thinking that others might wish to learn something about it also, l ask of you permission 10 use your paper to tell what l have learned since l have been here.
 As far back as l can remember, the wonders and possibilities of Okla homa have been one of the chief topics of conversation of the citizens Of Forrest City and the surrounding country. Many of the stories told are true: many are not. This is a great country for real estate men. and they are not all honest. Therefore these wonderful tales.
 Farming duties are performed here much more easily than in the east. The farmer does everything with ma chinery. He can ride the cultivator all day, sitting under big umbrella, and go home al night feeling as fresh as If he had been riding in his buggy. Roads and pastures are fine.
 Berries. grapes and plums flourish here. h some places apples and peaches are successfully grown But in the soll there is a sat that iii small quantities is very injurious L. all plants Fruit and shade trees that seemingly were in the best condition. shriyel and die in three days time. have seen alfalfa fields one third Of which was killed by this salt. Where the salt k H0t found all things grow nicely
 Pure water. except that shipped from Arkansas, Is an unknown quan- tity. The people have cisterns. but the coal dust slfts into them, causing the water 10 be dark aHd impure.
 Money invested in St. Francis county lands will bring more than the same amount invested here. because land here k nearly twice as high in price as in st. Francis county. It is possible for q man 10 come here and make money-lots Of it too. But he will have to contend with eircum- stances Of which many know nothing.
 The country being still ill the ex- perimental stage, very few people are firmly established here It is believed that this country is in the path of storms. and that drouths will come Snyder twenty miles north of Fred erick, is striking example of the ef- fleets Of q cyclone. At one time it
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Loses d Dear Friend.

NIT. E. ]. Barrow, who had been at
 Hot Springs several weeks 10 recup- crate his health. returned home sat urday night. On Monday he received telephone message from Lis brother John at Columbia, Tennessee. in which lie was informed Of the sudden death Of Mrs. Amanda Irwin. foster mother Of his deceased wife, and he left the same evening to attend the funeral and mingle his sorrow with others bereaYed Mrs Irwin was about eighty-fiye years of age, and died suddenly Monday morning Of heart failure. After the death of Mrs. F., ]. Barrow, Mrs. Irwin took her baby boy, and has raised him and kept him for MT. Barrow ever since. She and the boy both resided with Col. and Mrs. Church. Mrs. Irwin leaves q large estate, and we understand. a will, in which the boy is made her sole or principal heir, Her death is a sad loss to Mr Barrow and his boy. both of whom loved her as mother. She was noble woman and was greatly loved by al who knew her. We did not learn what relatives sur yiye her, but are under the impress sion that she las no near kinsmen. The Times extends sincere sympathy to the bereayed, and especially t0 our friend. MT F. Barrow. and his boy. The boy will continue to reside at his home with Col and Mrs Church in Columbia
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16

to De given at Mrs. Hays soon with pleasant anticipations.
 Nessrs. Lee and Burt Nugent have purchased MT George Halls hewing machine. and started to work cuttina saw logs.
 Mrs. Sam Baskins had the misforS tune 10 lose fifty dollars while at the graveyard Monday.
 Several of our young men are taking out life insurance. BIG IKE.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
IlM NEW DISCHARGED.
tiven Preliminary Hearing Before squire PiPkin in Franks Township
 -Eyidenee all in His Favor.

lanes New, who shot and instantly k,lled Ed Randolph on Linden Island z. A smiths home an Sunday eyen- ias. August 4th. 1eJ7. and who on the following Wednesday came to town voluntarily and surrendered 10 the sheriff was given a preliminary hear inE before Squire F NJ. Pipkin and w2s exonerated and discharged Turs- day.
 W. (. Smith. Walter New. Horace Christian. J A Cornelius. John Gwa,ney, +. A. Bell, Al Smith and Mrs. Susie McCombs all testified on cath to state of affairs under which James New would certainly have been justified in comm fitting the awful deed Several swore that Randolph had toasted to them of having been intimate with James News wife: several swore that Randolph had been notified while enroute that day to the Island. that James New was at Al smiths home. and warned him not to 9 there. for fear there might be trouble between them, and that at first he starred 10 turn back, and then said. damn Jim New, l am going down there anyway. Others swore that Randolph had applied the un- mentionabie ephitet to James New at F8lbres saloon and said he expected 70 Xiii him if life lasted Walter New testified that lie had caught Ed Ran dolph in bed with Mrs New, and that Randolph had also threatened him because ne informed his brother of the fact. F. \. Bell testified that Ran dolph had said to him on Saturday previous 10 the killing that he was going down there Sunday. and was eX- pecting 10 have quite time down there and remarked it may be pretty serious time. and then re- marked, T wouldn't doubt i it wasn't damn serious.
 Mrs. McComb's testimony and Al smiths testimony was largely in ia yor of New. In fact the justice would have been justified in turning New loose upon the testimony Of this woman. if he believed she was telling the truth, and he did
 The fact that New and his wife had been separated for more than year would make no difference He may have dreaded to have trouble with Randolph. He may have been goaded and humiliated by Randolph until it was no longer possible 10 bear the brunt and shame of his insults.
 If the evidence before Squire Pipkin can be believed. and il seems 10 the writer to De very credible, then James New should have been generated, and Ed Randolph got his desserts.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Some New Houses.

NIT. Barnes, of the Forrest City Manufacturing Company. las pur- chased the west part Of the John Johnson lot on South Rosser street and las commenced the erection of a beautiful tiye-room residence cottage.
 br. II R. Clark is erecting hand some hfe-room cottage on the lot iieNt tu where they now reside on south Rosser street.
 MT. \. Becker is erecting an ele,, gant residence of seven rooms and attic on the beautiful lot opposite his residence on Izard street, corner Hill.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Cures Blood. Skin Diseases, Cancer
 Greatest Blood Purifier Free

If your blood is impure, thin, dis eased, hot or full Of humor>: If you have blood poison. cancer, carbuncles. eating sores. scrofula. eczema. itch. ing, risings and bumps, scabby. pimply skin, bone pains. catarrh. rheuma- tism, or any blood or skin disease take Botanic Blood Balm { B. E. B. Soon all sores heal, aches and pains stop. and the blood is made pure and rich. Druggists or by express. sl per large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co.,, Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially advised for chronic, deep seated cases. as it cures after all else fails.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
For an Impaired Appetite.

To Improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion try sew doses of Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets. MT. ]. II. Seitz. of Detroit, Michigan, says: They re- stored my appetite when impaired, re- lieyed me Of a bloated feeling and caused a pleasant and satisfactory movement of the bowels. - Price 25c Samples free. ]. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
The Best Chill Cure.

So many so-called remedies flood the market il is difficult to tell which to use. The Hessig- Drug Company. of Memphis. Tennessee. to til long felt and urgent want. .prepare Dr. Nott's Delta Chill Cure in their own laboratory, under the supervision of a scientific chemist Dr. Nott was emi- nent in this speciality. and the remedy that bears his name is the best that can possibly be manufactured.
 Druggists sell it at 50c per bottle.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Cured oi Indigestion.

NIT. A. ". Pickett. West End, At. .anta, Ga, says: Il fully endorse Dr, Kings Royal Germetuer for indiges,, ton. After suffering for years and having tried all the remedies could hear of without being benefited, a few bottles of this great remedy has cured me
 Druggists sell it at sl per large bottle los doses.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
Have Ton ChiiIs.

II cured your Pa and also your Ma Of ehllls in the long ago, and it will cure you now. It has been tested by time and it's merits have been proven We guarantee one bottle 10 cure any one case of chills. If it fails your money is cheerfully refunded and its name is Cheatham $ Chill Tonic.
The Forrest City times., 1907-08-16
A Sure Cure for Malaria.

Try Yucatan Chill Tonic, superior te all, acceptable to the most delicate person. One bottle will work won. ders. Price 50c. A free sample at J. T. Sanders Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
FOR NEW TnUsr LAW.
Judge Grosscup to Select Committee to Make Suggestions 10 Pres
 dent Roosevelt.

Indianapolis, Oct. 29.-During conversation at dinner at the Colum- bia club here Federal Judge Peter s. Grosscup of Chicago said that he had been requested by President Roose- welt to select committee to make suggestions to the president for a law to reform corporations and he had de- cided to comply. Judge Grosscup said his idea for such law was for con- gressional enactment that would bring all corporations doing an inter- state business under regulation by the general government. He said that he would soon select the men to serve with him on the committee and that they would go into the details of the whole subject and attempt to devise a law that would place corporations un- der control of the government. It was his opinions that future organizations doing interstate business could be easily brought under such law. He lent the impression that there might be some question as to whether such a law could require similar corpora- tions already organized under state laws to reincorporate under a national law
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
NH||LON ID SIAND TR|AL
alleged Slayer of May Sapp Held to District Court by
 Judge Potter.
lHt AMOUNT OF BAIL FIXED AT $Io,OOO
No Testimony Offered by Defense a. tne Preliminary Trial of the Alleaed Moran, kan, Slayer-Whitlow Ex- poets no Difficulty in Furnishing the Required Bond.

lola, Kan, Oct. 27.--At the conclu. sion Of the testimony offered by the state in the preliminary hearing of S. F. Whitlow, charged with the murder or Miss May Sapp, Judge Potter an- nounced that he believed that a crime had been committed, and there was reasonable grounds for believing that Whitlow was guilty of its commission. The states attorneys stated that they believed that WhitIow should be ad- mitted to bail, and asked the judge to fix the amount at s12,O0O. The de- Tense insisted that $1z,000 was exces- siye, pointing out that Whitlow was in very moderate circumstances, and that bond of $12,000 would be a hardship on him not contemplated by the law. The court finally settled the conten- ton by admitting the defendant to bail in the sum of s10,000.
 T will be able to give the bond easily" said Whitlow.
 The facts on winch the court held. lay only in the testimony which Whit low had previously given. Outside of the statement he made to the officers when he confessed that he was pres ent when Miss Sapp committed sui- eide there was absolutely no evidence connecting him with the tragedy In commenting on the statements of the prosecuting officer that they had shown that Whitlow was present when the tragedy was enacted, Whitlow said:
 'I failed to hear the testimony of the physician who said I was present when Miss Sapp committed suicide The only evidence they have of it is what l told them, and they will try and show that am the biggest liar in the world. If they do not believe the rest of my story. what reason have they to believe that am telling the truth when I said was there"
 During the entire hearing Whitlow's name was mentioned not half dozen times. His actions the night of the tragedy, his attempt at suicide when being brought to jail, his explanation of that attempt, were the only things which connec ed him with the tragedy.
 The evidence of the doctors that the wound which caused Miss Sapp's death could have not been self-infiicted served to give the justice grounds for his decision to hold the defendant for trial at the district court Whitlow's brothers expected to have his bond fixed ID so as to permit Whitlow to spend Sunday at home.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
2500 Miles by Wagon.

Mir. and Mrs. David Upton arr rived in Mena Monday night from Glenns Ferry, Idaho. They started by wagon on the 18th of July and with tbe exception of couple of short stopovers they have been on the road ever since. They are on their way to the home of Mrs. Upton's parents, who live near Anthony, Ark, and after being on the road over three months and travelling distance of nearly 2500 miles they will reach their destination about next Friday. Mrs. Upton is a sister of O. l.. Cooper of this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
RAILROAD MIN LAD OFF
The Union Pacific Discharges Be. tween Four and Eight Thousand
 Construction Laborers.
OTHER ROADS ARE NOT TO FOLLOW SUIT
Every Piece of Construction Work on the Entire System Has Been Aban doned on Orders From the General Officers In New York-BurIingto Too Busy to Quit.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 30.-The Union Pacific railroad at noon Tuesday dis charged between 4,000 and 5000 work men. This is official and Is authenti cated by General Superintendent Park and assistant to the vice-president, T, M. Orr
 The discharged men are from the construction department and every piece of construction work on the en. tire system is abandoned.
 The Lane cutoff, west from Omaha which has cost s5,0oO,00O and three years work, and which would have been finished in 15 days, has been abandoned. The work has ceased oIl all work in Kansas City and along the Kansas division, including the new line between Topeka and Lincoln Neb. The work on the new shops in Omaha has been temporarily abandon ed.
 None of the operating force has been discharged and probably will not be for some time. On this point, Gen. SAai dih we expect a curtailment of business and as fast as this occurs, we will lay of train crews. For the present this will not be done. Our orders are to dis. pense with every available man and to stop every piece of construction work on the system. We are ordered to eut expenses in every possible way
 These orders came from New York put the officers would not say who is sued them. E. H. Hartman is the only official of Union Pacific higher than Omaha officials.
 The Burlington and Northwestern which have headquarters In Omaha are proceeding with their work When asked if the Northwestern would follow the Union Paclfic's ac. tion. General Manager Walters of the lines west of the Missouri river, said No, we are too busy to quit work and lie idle"
 General Manager Holdrege of the burlington lines west of the Missouri liver, said no more men would be laid 3ff by his road than was usual for the approach of winter, that the financial situation was cutting no figure what ever, in the affairs.