The Forrest City times., 1908-04-10

Premium Lard is the finest, purest and best lard that we can buy. Let us send you few pounds. Phone ls4. W. k. Kirby. It costs no more than the inferior kind.
 MT. and Mrs. L. s. Marshall, who recently moved into the Williams cot tage opposite the Episcopal church, have moved into Dr. Stones pretty home on Washington street. MT John Cargill and family have moved into the cottage first above named, and we extend them welcome to our neighborhood.
 MT. l.. Curry resigned his posi- tion as section foreman on the Choc- Jaw Railroad at this place April |. For nearly twenty-two years MT. Curry has held this position, always looking to the interest of the road, night and day. Not only the road, but the people will miss him, if he chooses to leave the city.
 NEW MATTING-We have both China and Japan. In the China we have the short weave = heavy and smooth. We have Japanese mattings in the pretty novelty features-blue, red and green-also the plain straw color. Look at our mating. Compare our prices. We'll sell you then. For rest City Furniture Co. Tel. 254.
 Bruce Murphree, the bright little four-year-old son of Mrs. Wm. Mur- phree, fell from the back porch of thnir hnnon orIa I sustain ed fracture of his right el- bow. The little fellow is bearing up bravely, and has the sympathy of all his friends in his unfortunate acci- dent. It is very serious break and may result in stiff joint.
 We have ordered large and com piete new line of speech and dialogue books, pretty red crepe tissue paper, blank books, biggest selling copyright novels, school supplies, and lots of other things too numerous to men, tion. They will arrive at the News stand next week. In the meantime come over and see our immense stock of all kinds of Base Ball Goods.
 MT. John l.. Webb, father of our fellowtownsman, MT. D. c. Webb, ar- rived in the city yesterday from his home in Paducah. Ky, to pay his son and family brief visit. He is repre- senting the John H. Hibben Dry Goods Company, of Cincinnati, and is a vet eran knight of the grip. He says Pa ducah has had no trouble with the night riders, as they are prepared for them and they know 1t.
 That tired feeling, incident to Spring, when the appetite is fickle, will disappear entirely under careful feeding. My Grocery department will supply the foOdstuff. 1 have all the dainty breakfast foods, cereals. syrups. buckwheat and pancake Hours, and everything else necessary to get up a dainty meal to tempt the most stub born appetite. Phone 34 for your gro- ceries and dry goods. w. T. Sanders.
 Collector w F.. Williams and his office force are about the busiest per sons we know of just now. The time for paying taxes is drawing to a close. and the penalty will attach soon, and there Is a general rush. as usual at this season, of those who wait until the last minute to pay their taxes. If you havnt paid yours, you had better pay the High Sheriff call very soon. as he desires to close the collection promptly, and avoid a penalty.
 Last Saturday word was sent to the city from Colt that there was a wild man ill that neighborhood. Deputy Sherln Lamar answered the call and found the man between Caldwell and Colt. in his bare feet and hatless. His feet were badly lacerated by thorns and briars, He said that his name was J. T. Metcalf, and that he lived at Lavesque. He was brought to the city and will be cared for until his friends are heard from.
 Anyone possessing old letters, man. uscripts, diaries, journals, muster rolls. all kinds of military papers. newspaper files, rare maps, portraits of eminent Arkansans, books and pam- phletS written by ArkanSans, records of churches and educational institu- stitutions, who can locate graves of persons or otherwise aid in preparing history of St. Francis County, which shall be as thorough as possible. will cohleT laVor by informing Mrs. I NJ. Prewett, or Mrs. A. F.. Matthews. at the courthouse.
 Spring is here, and with it my new and seasonable stock of Dry and Dress Goods. The ladies will find something here just to suit in the white goods line especially. My stock of notions, 10. has been replenished for the Spring trade, and l extend a cordial invita- ton te every lady i'll the county to give me call when shopping for any thing needed in the line of Spring Dry Goods, Dress Goods, White Goods, Laees, Embroideries. Notions and other things too numerous to men, tion. W. T. Sanders.
 Quite a surprise was sprung on the people Of the Southside Saturday night by the marriage of Miss Jennie Hanna 10 NIT. Win Pogue. Miss Jen- nie is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Hanna, is a beautiful young lady, and will make her husband a good wife. There were some obiec- tions on the part of the parents 10 her nlarriana