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The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Enos Altman of the Forrest City Times, spent the day Sunday with Marianna friends He was accompa- nied by his cousin, young Mr Van derSlice. Marianna Index.
 Mrs. John A. Huber. of Marion, Ohio, who has been visiting her pa rents, Mir. and Mrs. Bean. on Linden Island, for some time. was ill the city yesterday afternoon enroute 10 her Ohio home. where she was called by an urgent telegram.
 Mrs. A. l. Naccaro delightfullv en- tertained the Bridge Club Monday evening. \ full attendance was pres ent, and q most enjoyable time was had, which IS always the case when Mrs. Nacearo iS hostess and throws open the dools at her charming home,
 Mr. las. Russell. went over to Mem phiS Tuesday accompanying Mrs. Jas. A. White and her q; ughtefs. Miss White and Mrs. Moore of pula Xxi Tenn, who have been visiting Capt. and Mrs. Jas. Russell and Mr. and l Mrs. Edgar I. Taylor for several weeks
 MiSN Alma MdTk>. instructor 0f music i'll the public schools at WYnne. and most charming young laiy, was m the city q few hours Wednesday en- route to Oklahoma 10 visit relatives and friends for the holidays. Mr Clarence Coffin, also of Wynue, accom-. panied her as far as Little Rock.
 FusSell-Graham- A lderson Company have an attractive change of adyer- tlsement In this issue of The Times. This up-to-date and hustlinp firm does not believe in carrying goods over and are offering some tempting values III their clothing department. Call at the store and see their line.
 EoR SALE. X first class roll-top of tice desk; good as new. Cheap for cash. II taken at once. IL may be seen at the Newsstand Cost S35 or S37.50. Will sell for S23. Will also sell Fox sl00 typeW ritter. used only short time for S75 cash. These are bargains if you need either or both, and must be taken soon.
 Wednesday was the day set for the meeting of the Democratic County Central Committee, but owing to the fact that a quorum did not show up there was no meeting A call was issued for meeting to be held on Jan. uary l3, 1910, at which time the date for the county primary will he set as well aS for the municipal primary.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Approaching Wedding.

Friends and appropriateness ol the charming bride-to-he. in this city. arc in the receipt of the following an. nouneement,
 Mrs, Jefferson Porter Hamilton re- quests the pleasure ol your company at the marriage of her daughter Ettie Beeland, and Mr. Wade Aller Roeefs on the evening oi Wednesday the twenty-ninth of December at seven o'clock N home GreenyilIe. X labama
 Miss Beeland k niece of Mrs. NJ DickerSon, and k well and favorable known here She was visitor in this city two or three years ago. and was a guest of Mrs. M and Mrs. R. F. pickerSon, al which time she made a host of friends who will join The Times Tn sincere good wishes
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
BIANTON NEIL INJURED
Forrest City Boy Badly Hurt in Blow ont at Plant of Chattanooga Raii-
 way A Electric Company.

Gash-a sheet of flames enYeloped in 4 moment the entire switchboard of the power plant of the Chattanooga Railway and Electric Company on Eleventh street last night, and i'll a | trice every light in Chattanooga was dark and every street car was stopped
 Blanton Neel and W. R. Parham, | empIoyes of the company were seri- l ously burned in the burning out O1 the ! switch board. arising from a blaze m i ihe woodwork in connection with It.
 The first warning of the coming ! lhloWout was given by evidences oi lil- terruptionS in the current. It seems
 that some where on the llhe@tne
 place not having been located iaSt night there was short titcull. The difficulty al once being app 'reho
 at the plant of the company, and mas much as all of the generating mach .1ery was working in perfect ordef
 A , ia,,.,,.r was Il once turned to the
 aiIsnL ai i,a,t tP' ifrhb6arn Blanton Neel, en- W
 .5iseer ois ff charge of Ius Plailt, aaa W ! parham. d switchboard Workmah'
 ii h ten tue rov so mel stahus .st VI T front the switchboard. Iles WI, "iI,S. sooner entered one ot tue TONS i,9a i,'t'i=.. ,l1 = Q flash came. The two men f'nii ",ii.i =, d at tue west ena oi lAe .la,a .a'., Saa, was caught with the llalhes io" not...oa,. " t,f f,, and the point he enter
 ', s,,9 "oe'' ...at 'ii"' biiged To run 10 ide C. V es,'e V "9 ,rf.1 se who had "atcHea oth. @ gnu. ! itse aafhless for a nom him e 7ter were bq> must have beef ent. thjn king that h> j9fcaSe blaze burned tQ G'eath in tHe nast end o He soon emerged al tie clothing the row. however but wih, fellow turning and face seorched. \ ant enplove threw q coat ovet tin, ya smo'hered inc llamts. Parhanf \ more fortunate than NGel, and dftlA had tO take few steps to get out of the row where he had entered His clothing was also burning. but the blaze was quickly smothered
 1t this stage of the accident the prospect was serious indeed The en. tire woodwork in connection with the switchboard was mass of flame.
 In the mea1time the men had or ganixed to fight the fire. It was a delicate task fol nc water could be used. The extiDguiSher was used first and then the sandn pes with gratify- ing results. In about haif all hour the fire was eXtingukshed and the i men could set about getting 1he ap- paratus ready for the current
 At midnight both men wbo were 1 injured were reported To be resting ! easy and no fatal consequences are l feared. Neel, who lives at J00 Cedar 1 street, and is single. was the more se- rlously hurt of the two. He suffered burns about. he face and bolIf arms The burns were not deep. however. | and for that reason will not he fatal I
 The above is brief synopsis of column and q hall wfiteup that ap- I peared in the Chattanooga Daily Il Times of December |. MT Neel is son of MT. S (. Neel, If this city. and IS well known and quite popular here Ills friends here are glad te know that he is resting easy and k out of danger.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Rich Mems Gifts are Poor

besides this: "I want to go on record as saving that regard Electric Bit ters as one of the greatest gifts that God has made to woman. writes Mrs. O. Rhineyault, of Nestal Center. \. Y. "l can never forget what it has done far me. This glorious medicine gives a woman bouyant spirits, yigor of body and lubilant health. IT. quicklv cures Nervousness, Sleeplessness. Melau. .choly Headache. Backache. Painting and Dizzy Spells. soon build, ap the weak, ailing and sieklx Try them 5ac at all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Notice Io Breeders

wish to announce that naN have two very iine Jersey bulls at my place Just northwest Of town. and they win make the season for two dollars. These bulls are full hlooded thorough. breds and subject to gistratiou invite all breeders to call and soc them and will take pleasure in show Ing them to you. They are first class in every respect.
 Yours for better stock.
 II. w LEWIS. Forrest City, Ark. Nov. 223. 1908.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Motor Beat Buster For Sale.

Eighteen feet long, oak frame. cy press planking, five horse power Heav, Duty motor jump spark. sigma whistle. canopy top, side curtains. all i'll good condition See or address \. ?. Mcdaniel, Forrest City. Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Thesdrue store of !. S Shields X Company is being transformed into a veritable beauty spot. The latest i'm proyement is the installation of d ne" set of electric fixtures. including ceil- ing lamps with Tungsten burners, and bell shaped globes. NIT. Henry Cor man did the wiring and has made q line job of II.
 ifyou are suffering from biliousness constipation, indigestion, chronic headache, invest one cent in postal card, send to Chamberlain Medicine Go. DesMoines, Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back. and they will forward you a free sample of !, Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold by all dealers.
 In the December term Of the St
 Francis Chancery Court, held thif week there were tifty-seven petitions l for divorce before the court. Thirty i, three decrees were granted, all ex cepv.,.ng one or two cases, being to negroes Court adjourned Thursday evening un,. January l9, 1910, wher an adjourned sess.i lon Will oe heid.
 Some very handsome eaienasr- 'i' Icing distributed by the various bus, ness firms in the city, ,noticeably beihs those of the Bank Of Eastern &fkaa sas. City Drde Store, II R. Neblett Bank of Forrest City, O'BrienS Meal Market, and some others. The Bank of Eastern Arkansas is also presenting to its customers and friends T very neat and convenient matci! Ba4
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Don't you need new barn. sii0, hen house. reservoir, cellar, porch, te. taining wall, dam, culyert, spring house, root cellar, fence, driveway, sidewalk, water trough, hitching post, steps, horse block, ice house, or cis- tern? Stolzer can make it for you out of concrete, the material that has come to stay and that will last for ever He's from Missouri-let him show you. Plant, east of town. on Madison road. PoStotliCe. Forrest City. Phone 252 -3 rings.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Looking Ones Best.

It's t woman's delight tolook her best, but pimples, skin eruptions. sores and boils roblife of joy. Listen Buck lens Arnica Salye cures them: makes the skin soft and velyety. IL tgIories the face. Cures Pimpes, Sore Eyes Cold Sores, Cracked Lips. Chapped Hands. Try ii. Infallible for Piles 25c, at all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
Trials of Winter.

Do not permit yourself to be | vie tim to cold or cough. They lead To pneumonia, consumption and else where. Be wise: use Simmons Cough Syrup. It cures coughs. heals lungs and will keep you right here to enjoy the beauties of spring.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Mrs. w E. Townsend, Of Shelbyville, Illinois, accompanied by Hubert and Edith Nadakin, are expected to arrive in the city Sunday. to spend the holi- days with the children's father and Mrs. Townsend's brother. Mr. F. L. Nadakin. and family. The visit of the children is an annual affair. and k always looked forward to with pleas ure by The Times family, and on this occasion il is to be hoped that their visit this year will prove no exception and that their coming may be of bene- it to our MT. \ adakins health.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Mir. Jas. l.. Alley was a business visitor in Wynne Wednesday.
 MT. Joe Stayton, of Palestihe was a business visitor in the city Monday.
 NIT. W. \. ThomaSson, of Memphis. was in the city Wednesday on business.
 Dr C. A Mccormack, of Goodwin, was in the city yesterday looking after santa Claus.
 Miss Dollie Gammel, was visitor in Byhalia this week, going over We'd neSday and returning last evening
 MT. Geo. Rummaee, of Heth. was in the city several days this week on business and mingling with his many friends
 Mr. Banner Terry spent several days in Little Rock this week on business. returning home Wednesday evening.
 Mr. Win MerWiu. who las been i'll for the past week, was no better this morning, and grave fears were enter aimed for his recovery,
 Miss Myrtle Woods. of Wynue. was in the city between trains yesterday enroute to Fl PaSo where she went To visit relatives and friends
 Mr John Womack. of the Southside Plumbing Shop, was taken quite i'll "Wednesday morning, and is confined To his room in the Pettus Building.
 Owing to the oyerturning of bag gage car in the Memphis yards yeSter- day morning, the Commercial Appeal did not reach the city until the ar rival of the 5:}7 train.
 Mir. II. R Neblett has improved his store by adding 10 the front a hand some awning, which was put up Thurs day by Messrs. <. l.. Hodges and Joe Franks, SoGthside timers
 Mrs. Vital Snowden, saleslady at Max IotlieS was confined to her home yesterday by a slight touch of grip contracted during the rainy spell Saturday and Sunday.
 MT. Wm. Stoddard. of Craighead county, candidate for the democratic nomination for the office of commis- Sioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, was in the city yesterday getting acquainted with the voters.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Miss Dolle Gammel, was visitor in Byhalia this week, going over N Wed- nesday and returning last evening
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
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The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

The Times las heard of several re- movals that are scheduled to take pace with the coming of the new Near. Among them We note the f0l- loving Mir. F. (. Nicely will yacate the building he now occupies and move his stock of goods to Wheatley. MT. Williams, the barber. Mill occupy the front of the store vacated by Mr
 Nicely, and Mir. Pete Canale will oc- cupy the rear of the same building with his restaurant. MT John Sipf will move into one of the Gatling storehouseS on North Washington street. There are some other re- movals and changes in prospect which have not yet been made public.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Mr Geo Rummage, of Heth. was in the city several days this week on business and mingling with his many friends
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17
MORE LOCALS.

Mir Jas. l.. Alley was business visitor in Wynne Wednesday
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

HusIHeSS 'IoIVVI I'll VIIV VIt9 HUfIud!
 MT. W. \. ThomaSson, of Memphis, was in the city Wednesday on business.
 Dr G. A. Mccormack, of Goodwin, was in the city yesterday looking after Santa (lauS
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

Mr Banner Terry spent several days in Little Rock this week on business. returning home N Wednesday evening.
The Forrest City times., 1909-12-17

MT. Joe Stayton, of Palestine. was a business visitor in the city Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. E. L. Carver is visiting friends
in Akeley.
Miss Pearl Caughren went to Osakis
on Monday.
N. F. Spear returned from Walhall
N. D. Monday.
Mrs. Iva Hudson is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hudson.
Chas. Sutton returned home Mon
day from Mahnomen.
DIR. E. J. Lewis made a business
trip to Melrose Monday.
Mrs. G. F. Parker is visiting Mrs.
F. w. Parker for few days.
Miss Bertha Dummert of the tele-
phone force is on the sick list.
Miss Agnes Buckley went to Fargo
on Friday, returning on Saturday.
Mrs. Stafford left for Minot N. D.,
on Sunday to see her son who is sick.
DR.. A. F. Moynihan and family went
to Holdingford to spend Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carr returned
to their home in North Dakota, on
Friday.
Frank Carr arrived in town Monday
from White Earth, MINI. to remain
few days.
Miss Edith Shear of Willard, who
was visiting Miss Bessie Manswell
went home Friday.
Mrs. C. F. Moulton and Miss Dug
gan of Amigo, Wis, are the guests OF
Mrs. A. J. Kirghis.
Miss Maybury of the public school
faculty spent thanksgiving Day at her
home in ST. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swift went to
Minneapolis Wednesday and spent
Thanksgiving there.
Miss Nellie Wellman, teacher at
Akeley, is visiting with Mrs. Brabner
Smith over Thanksgiving.
Mr. Savaria spent Friday with his
daughter Miss Amy Savaria who lives
with Mr. Milo A. Cole.
Mrs. Mckay, who has been in
Minneapolis having her eyes treated
came home Sunday.
Mrs. C.J. Lofgren of Ada, Minn.,
visited with Mrs. G. M. Sprague be-
tween trains Monday.
Miss Raster of Little Falls. who
was the guest of Mrs. J. B. Mondloch,
returned home Wednesday.
U. S. Marshal H. A. Rider of
Little Falls was in town a few hours
Saturday morning enroute home.
j. F. Mossman, train auditor for
the Northern Pacific, spent Sunday
i'm the CITY with his sister Mrs. Miller.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
Mr.. Nathe, whose first name is Matt.
For square deal will ever stand pat
In raiment he deals;
No customer Squeals:
For Matt never talks through his hat

Miss Matte Suckstorff arrived home
Wednesday from Clarissa to eat her
Thanksgiving turkey under the paren-
tai roof.
G. L. Johnson, the Fair Store man,
went to the cities Tuesday morning
on a business trip expecting to be
away several days.
Wash. McNeice leaves this week on
trip to Florida. He expects to be
absent as long as he feels like it,
which is liable to be several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Heifner return
ed Sunday night from Minneapolis
where they witnessed the Michigan
Minnesota foot ball game on Saturday.
Mrs. J. H. Noyes and family of
Hancock, who have been visiting Mrs.
Brecken and other relatives, left for
North Dakota, where they will make
their future home.
G. Cross and children arrived Satur-
day from their home in Litchville,
N. D. They expect to remain until
after the holidays as guests in the
home of Daniel Buckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Jungck and
daughter Josephine of Long Prairie
spent Thanksgiving here the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Farrell. Mrs.
Jungck is Mr.. Farrell's sister.
o. HI. Schleusener, who was called
west by the illness of his father HI. F.
Schleusener, of San Francisco, writes
that his father is improving and will
recover. Mr.. Schleusener will return
home as soon as possible.
Ray Davidson ofJamestown, N. D.,
ate his Thanksgiving dinner with his
father T.. D. Davidson. He stopped
off here day or two while enroute
home from a visit to Milwaukee tc
see his mother.
Rev. ]. T. B. Smith was at Wadena
on Thursday at the annual inspection
of the Knights Templar and banquet
Mr.. Smith says revival services are
being held at Wadena, Rev. w. H.
Farrell pastor, and Rev. DR.. Glass
cock, evangelist.
Harvey Grimmer, former executive
clerk for Gov. Johnson, spent an houl
in Sauk Centre Monday enroute to St
Paul from trip up state in the in
terest of the forthcoming life of the
late governor. Mr.. Grimmer met q
number of friends at the station. He
says the book will probably be ready
the first of the year. He has charge
OF the agents who will sell the work
and predicts heavy demand for it.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
BIRCHDALE

n. Holmberg has been on the sick
list the past week.
Mr.. Bunker purchased a manure
spreader last week.
Mr.. Hartung took a load of geese tt
Long Prairie Monday.
Franklin Bossart from Nerstrand i:
staying with his brother again.
F. Martin sold hog to A. Buchel
last week which weighed over 500
pounds.
Ed Oldham got new corn shredder
and will be busy shredding corn for a
while.
Dora Stegner, who has been work.
ing for Mrs. Baurenfiend all summer
returned home Monday.
The basket social held Monday
night at the school house in District
p was largely attended. The pro.
ceeds 60 toward getting library.
Franz Peterson and Annie Walstrom
were married at the home of the
brides parents Nov. II. A dance was
given Saturday night at the grooms
home.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25

Steve Schwartzbauer spent Sunday
in Melrose.
Miss Geo"gie Farrar is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. E.. Z. Compton.
| j. +. Stamper returned from Grand
Rapids, N. D., on Thursday.
Joe and Charley Miller have return
ed from their hunting trip.
| Mrs. Mamie Parks returned to hel
home in Superior, Wis, Thursday.
Miss Katie Knott, who has been in
Cando N. D., is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. c. Hagey land
daughter returned from Stanley, N
D., Monday. .
Miss Stanley left on Thursday fol-
her home in Elbow Lake to spend
Thanksgiving.
Miss Sophie Thornton of North
Dakota is home visiting her mother
Mrs. P. Thornton.
Miss Iris Garfield visited day last
week with her cousin Mrs. G. c. Rada,
baugh of Long Prairie.
DR.. McMasters went to Alexandria
Wednesday and attended the funeral
of the late DIR. II. F. Boyd.
B. F. Carr left on Tuesday for
White Earth, MINI, after spending a
few days here with his family.
Miss Floy McMasters arrived from
Minneapolis Sunday evening on a
visit of few days to her parents.
Henry Capser of St. Paul arrived in
town Monday on visit of a few days
to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Cap
ser.
Miss Pearl Caughren was the guest,
over Sunday, of Mrs. E. J. Hollern of
Minneapolis. Miss Crughren was ac-
companied on her visit by Miss Lucille
Coates of st. Cloud.
FIR. Art left on the local over the
Great Northern Tuesday afternoon for
Tintah, Minn., and Lidgerwood, N.
ID. He preached at the former place
Tuesday night and delivered a
Thanksgiving sermon in the North
Dakota town today. He will return
tomorrow.
Mrs Eva Carpenter arrived from
California Friday evening and will re-
main here some months guest in the
family of G. M. Sprague. Mrs. Car
penter's son Fred, private secretary
for President Taft, expects to spend
the holidays here.
Miss Nellie Middlested left Tuesday
morning over the Northern Pacific
for Portland, Spokane and other Paci'
fic coast points, where she will visit
relatives for an indefinite time. She
was accompanied to Little Falls by
Miss Lillian Kurell, who returned on
the evening train.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
Trains Ducks to Eat Pests.

Joseph Junette. who farms one of
the job ranches on the Alton
bluffs, is enjoying an income of SIS
q day from Is ducks which he trained
to clear potato patches of bugs. He
put the ducks in a pen and fed them
on potato bugs exclusively after starv.
ing them until they were glad to get
the bug diet.
Junette tried them first on his own
patch. which comprised several acres.
The ducks went through the patch like
neighborhood scandal After the per.
formance Junette shut up his brigade
in the bug pen so they would not &C.
Quire a taste for other diet.
The ducks are in great demand on
the farms in Junette's neighborhood
Farmers are glad to pay $3.50 an hour
for the services of the brig gAde.-Chi
sago Record-Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
Model Hospital.

Philadelphia has recently opened a
new hospital for contagious diseases
which Dr. Neff, the director of public
health, declares is the worlds model
institution of it's kind. The new insti
tuition has cost about $1,500,OOO so far
and will probably cost another million
If buildings now planned are added
1t has been suggested. and Mayor Rey
burn has given his consent, that the
cid pesthouse be saturated with oil
and, well guarded by fire fighting ap
paratus, set fire to on July 5, and al
lowed to be eaten out by the flames
until nothing remains but the stone
and brick walls. THAT would be 9
fitting climax" said the mayor, and
approve of it."
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
$lOO Reward, $lOO

The readers of this paper will bt
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, anC
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
i a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Adress F. ] Cheney & Co., Toledo
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25
Notice OF Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Sauk
Valley Rural Telephone Company
will be held at the city hall, in the
city of Sauk Centre, on Monday, Dec.
6. 1909, at 2o'clock, p. M, for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the coming
year and the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the
meeting. All persons having accounts
with the company are requested to
present them on or before the date of
this meeting.
ANDREW WICKLUND, Pres.