The Forrest City times., 1909-08-27
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pr. D. NJ Switzer. for several years shop physician for the Iron Mountain a Argenta, has tendered his resigna- ton.
 Clarksyille is making an attempt to secure one of the four agricultural 1 schools to be established in the state
 The carpenters of Corning organ zed a trades union at that place. with 23 charter members. IL was the frs. labor union to be organized in Corning.
 pr. J. L. Nelson of Clarksville has patented a ring and button fastener, for which he has had many Aattering offers from novelty manufacturers who desire to handle the invention.
 + the weather continues favorable. the big ditch which wia drain thou sands Of acres Of land in the Tupe.o district, near Conway, will be con. pleted within another month.
 Governor Donaghey has issued  reqdisifion upon Governor Patterson Of Tennessee for N k Porter. who is under indictment for gaming in Woodruff county.
 C. W. Clark, the expert accountant, has completed the examination of the books of the Rose City bank The shortage of former Cashier R. E. Ste Fenson is h the neighborhood Of $1o.- GOO.
 The special school district bond is sue of s2o.ooo 10 erect new high school building for Leslie has been sold 10 the State National bank Of Little Rock. which takes the entire issue Of $2o.0oo al g and interest.
 \ debate between Rev. 4. II. Autry. Baptist, of Nashville. and Rev. A i Turrentine, Methodist. of Lockes- burg. will be held near Loekesburg for four days. beginning on sep,em- Der 21
 L. Baird has resigned his position as assistant cashier Of the First Ma tional bank al Eureka Springs to be come the editor of the Eureka Springs Times. the weekly Republican paper Of that city.
 Plans leading to the installation Of municipal waterworks system ill Conway were launched when the board ef trade began the cireula ion of a petition asking tas ciJy council to organize the entire city into an improvement district for the purpose Of constructing and operating water works
 R. 6. Leverett of Company NJ, A. N c. who was detailed d Camp Doaashey 10 assist in clearing camp. has reported le loss Of sis, which was stolen from him while he slept in the armory a Little Rock. Pri- vate Leverett stated that he could give no clue as to who took the mon ey.
 County Judge R. S Dunn has en- tered an order removing he records Of Dallas county from Fordyce back 10 Princeton, and | now appears the fight for the county seat has barely a good start. Il was argued before the court that the removal of the records from Princeton to Fordyce was He gal.
 H F Auten, who is leading the movement for remuneration of Ar genta to Little Rock, says the report published in local paper that the annexation proposition has been aban- doned is not true. He says the busi- ness men of Little Rock will make every effort to have Argenta made a part of this city before the federal census is taken next year.
 The Confederate reunion of seyieT county convened al Lockesburg with large attendance. Among the prominent men on the program for addresses are Attorney General Nor wood, Gen. J F. Smith. commander Arkansas division. President ! NJ TiIlman of the University Of Arkan- sas and Hon W C. Rodgers. Of Nash vile
 The body of white boy, supposed 10 be about 10 years of age, and weighing approximately about 75 pounds, with the head severed and entirely detached from the body, was found floating in the Mississippi river a Luna landing, near Lake Village. The coroner was notified and an au- topsy was held. the yerdict being murder
 Rev A C Griffin of Paragould, who has been in the ministry for forty years, preached al Harrisburg. Poin- sett county, on last Saturday, al the same hour and in the same church where he was licensed to preach. On Sunday Mir Griffin preached three miles from Harrisburg al the place where he WAS born. He is one of the best known ministers in eastern Ar kansas.
 The Arkansas letter carrier, in an