The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-19

R. G. Andrews. of. Emmet, is spending today in the city.
 Ed, Gordon left this morning on a business trip to Ogamaw, Qua chita county.
 Hit Bros. Grocery Co.,, eX- pect to have berries most every day this week.
 Mrs. Jno. A. Davis and the chil- dren returned last night from very pleasant visit to relatives at Waldo.
 Weather conditions are more favorable today than they have been for some time and every body is sincerely hoping that they may continue so for few weeks at least.
 k Sen. H. B. Mckenzie returned today on the cannon ball from Little Rock. where he went Sat urady night to be present at the converting of the extra session of the legislature yesterday.
 Miss Violette Rice, of Wealth erford, Texas, after spending two days here with the family of F.. R. Moore, returned yester- day to Bierne. where she will stay awhile with her sister.
 T. H. Duke, who was quite pain fully hurt at his mill in Albany township last week, was Ill town yesterday for the first time since the accident. He is still quite sore from his hurt, but is getting along nicely otherwise.
 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Haltom left yesterday on the cannon ball. Mrs. Haltom destined for Pocahontas to visit her daugh- ter. Mrs. George Turner, and Mr. Haltom going to Little Rock on a business trip.
 Jailer Whitesides reports four boarders, three negroes and one white man, who are being held to await the action of the July grand jury. Besides these there are probably half dozen or more out on bond who are await ing the same action.
 Complaint over the present dull ness in business is heard ire quently. The justness of the complaint is made manifest by reason of the fact that while no goods are being sold. the waters are too high to permit the store keepers to enjoy the vacation fishing
 Mr. and Mrs. Will Waller en- tertained party of young folks at their home last evening. and those present enjoyed a few hours Of real pleasure. The affair was given to Mrs Walters broth CT, Mr. Jim Gee. and the games and pastimes usually inciden- tai to such occasions were indulged. Punch was served throughout the evening. and al- together the affair was hap py one.
 A. D. McNair. of Little Rock. of the bureau of plant industry of the U. s. department of agri- culture, was in the city yester- day. Mir. McNair was here by invitation of Mir Geo. F. Cress who sought his advice with re- gard to the raising of hay on the prairie lands west of town. Mir. McNair found the lands pecu- liarly fitted to this industry. anu expressed qualification that interest in this line was being aroused
 Probably the largest collection Of post cards held by any one individual in Prescott, is in the possession of MT. K. F. Hamby, which includes nearly one thous- and, and is composed entirely Of views from the different states of the Union. The cards if put end to end would reach nearly 300 feet, and are most interest ing to look upon. Mir Hamby is classifying these cards by states, and when he completes the pre- sent plan will have something valuable. The cards were secur- ed by joining union, the ob- ject of which is to obtain just the result obtained. Other Prescott members of the union are Miss Lii Buchanan, Joe Ham ilton, Saxon Began and Miss