The Forrest City times., 1908-09-18
PALESTINE TIMES.


 We're still dry.
 The agony is over.
 l Now for the cotton patch. l Our election was quiet and orderly
 The dust is getting almost unbear. able
 D A Massey spent Sunday ir Memphis.
 ] Miss Minnie Gordon has returned ]. from yisItto relatives and friends at ] oxford Mississippi I Prairie township "sho' am repgbEi- can and no mistake about it.
 The little loads Of cotton coming ta town and being dumped on tie pat form has slight appearance 5f bE,i- l ness anyway.
 l J. II. Stevens visited Lis ali AIis>l,- sippi home this week
 Mrs. ]. ?. Moore Was . guest 5f re5a- tiyes and friends q Madison several days last week
 The little daughter of E. L. Wood las been suffering from a case of hematuria.
 Nick Grimes was in town Tuesday with bale of cotton.
 Will Harris and Paul Martin went on courting expedition north of town Monday night.
 From north. south and west Sambo came in numbers Monday and voted her dry.
 The low price of the ffeecy staple is paralyzing business and everything else in this burg. Gill and Palestine played a game on the local diamond Saturday evening. The game resulted in q score Of ,. to in favor of Palestine.
 Miss Minnie SchafTer, charming young lady from Lee county. was a guest of Mrs. B. S. Cornwall Friday.
 NIT. and Ms. Lee Bryant attended the picnic north q Forrest City last Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Dan Nohler If Mem phis, spent several days last week with his father. Dan is an cid Palestinite and still holds a tender spot in his heart for this little burg and its people
 The election in Prairie township showed some surprises to many. The saloon question was the main issue and made the election intensely inter- esting. The socialist ticKet. the only opposition to the democratic nomi- nees, polled fully a many votes as their members expected. and they claim they will be factor two years hence.
 NIT. J. R. Ramsey. who was formerly one of the most popular citizens of this town, died last Wednesday at The St. Louis hospital and was buried at 1 Wynne. He was a member of the Baptist church and prominent odd Fellow, and had host of friends here who sympathize with his family. The election has passed and th, writer would say that We should al forget the things that were done anc said before Monday, and live in peace and harmony. Every one cannot set and believe alike, and We must prac tice toleration-for this is supposed te be the land of the free, where eyery man, however humble, can believe a. he pleases, and vote as he likes.
 Milton Doyle, the negro who wa , run down and killed by the eastb0unC passenger train early Sunday mornin. while in drunken state, was buried Monday morning with impressive cere monies by members of his race. Nil ton was an honest ,hardworking negro and his tragic end caused the negroe. to flock to the polls in large numbers
 The election in Prairie township re suited as follows where there was op position: For governor, Donaghey s2 Warrington s4, Jones F: for secre tary of state, Fitzpatrick 96, Ludwig St; for representative, Sweet l55 sherman 20, Mathis l6: county judge Rolfe l60, Blount 30; justice of the peace, F. Sulcer S4, C. C. Warr 64, ! J. Wood ;4, ]. Blount 36: for license