Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-11

them a welcome and the screechinc of whistles from steamboats, locomo- ives and small river craft the City of Muskogee bearing an enthusiastic and @jolly bunch of boomers from Musko- Fgfe, Ok, steamed into the Pine Bluff landing Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, |sfrom Cincinnati, via Memphis on ssltheir way to their home city. The a&wisitors were given a fine welcome Ahere and were entertained from the amoment they set foot on Arkansas Earth till their departure for Little Rock at daylight this morning, where athey will enjoy other festivities to- Might at the Board of Trade head 8Quarters. There was something do- Ing every minute for the visitors uriday afternoon. They were taken III tow by Chairman John B. Speers, s0& the entertainment committee of the Bpard of Trade; Dr. J. l.. Caldwell. Gecretary of the Board of Trade. and the following members of the enter- tMnment committee: w. l.. Dewoody, HIBuck Bloom, Leo M Andrews and EsC. Howell. Mayor w. L. Toney. AID. Foster, Jo Nichol and other To- c9E citizens received with the com M1ttee. After cordial greeting on 60s steamer the party left the boat aud were escorted to the Elks Home, Whece hey were served with refresh m es and their pockets filled with ci- Gafs. A special car was in waiting and the party was hurriedly taken to Forest Park, where they witnessed the game of baseball between Pine Blun and Argenta, and, by the way, the visitors proved themselves cham pion rooters.
 After the game the party of vis- lt0rH were shown over the city. The special car was taken over every line and the Muskogee business men ex- pressed themselves as being much surprised at the remarkable develop ment evidenced here. They were especially impressed with the great amount of paved streets and remark cd that Pine Bluff had as many pret- ty homes as any city it's size visited on their present trip.
 Last night the excursionists were with friends and given a night out ng. They visited Forest Park and fher places of interest and no few were again entertained at the Elks Hub hall. The party was much larger 7hen they left Cincinnati Many of hem left the boat at Memphis and eturned home by rail. The steamer as been on it's present trip for three 'eeks and will not arrive for several avs yet. At Little Rock, Dardanelle M Fort Smith they are to be enter .,Aed and banqueted. In the Muskogee delegation are any men of prominence in their me city. They are accompanied by l.. Keller, staff correspondent of e Mnskogee Phoenix, and Denva coll Collier, a special writer from Louisville (Ky) Times The per nnel of the party here included Asa Ramsey, cashier First National nk: Chris M. Bradley, attorney; c. Turner, Turner Hardware Con- ny; Hal Bedford, real estate; G. A. alley Western Sales Company; Dr. rrar and J. c. Billingsley, druggist, Coweta. Others will join the party Little Rock and several came here terday to get aboard the steamer he ateamer City of Muskogee is a uty.gN was purchased by the Mus ee nusiness men to ply the Ar saGAriver at that place and n it430ception awaits it's arrival | 4 1Hls skogeans are rounding out &MDwn the waters of the Ohio
 issippi rivers for the pur- - C. Interesting the citizens of this
 0N the possibility of Oklahoma |
 deep channel be built from |
 to the Mississippi river prs were bubbling over with l
 m over the subject which l
 4 with the great waterways l
 Tn held in Memphis last fall. |
 Story of the steamboat City |
 gee is indicative of the pro-
 and aggressive spirit of the |
 Muskogee styles itself the |
 navigation on the Arkansas
 pd every iota of energy,
 thriving metropolis of for
 eh Territory has, she is put
 the question of the improve
 the Arkansas.
 bt was built in the Howard |
 Jeffersonville, Ind, at a cost |
 all of which was raised by u bscription. It is the deter
 of the Muskogee booster to
 ate to the government that |