The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1909-07-23
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who Is contestant in the Arkanss s
Democrats popularity contest. ac-
companied by Miss lila GrisSom. of
Brinkley, was in the city "Wednesday
soliciting subscriptions. We under
stand Miss Clarke succeeded in getting
quite number of subscript ions and
hope she will be successful In securing
one OF the best prizes offered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Tarver and sweet
little baby girl returned home Tues
day from three weeks visit with re-
latives and friends in Pleasant Hill.
Mississippi. Mr.. Tarver, we regret to
learn, has not been quite well during
the trip, having suffered considerably
from bilious attack. We are glad to
welcome them home, and hope our
friend Tom will soon be restored to
his usual good health.
The big box factory rlant lof the
Morgan West company at Madison,
closed down Saturday evening, on ac-
count of lack of orders. We under
stand that the shutdown will last
ninety days. We regret TO see this
enterprise close down because il dis
burSed great deal of money in its
pay rolls, and gave employment to
quite lot of well paid mechanics.
We hope that the suspension will not
last for long.
The job printing department of Tie
Times last week finished and deli& e red
to the ladies Of the Cosmos Club.
their Eleventh Annual Announcement.
or Program for the club year l909-l9l0
The book is work of art in every re-
spect, geographically and otherwise.
and is credit to the ladies who COM
piled the data with which it is filled
as well as to the Office where it was
printed-the old reliable Times.
Don't you need a new barn, silo,
hen house, reservoir, cellar, porch, re-
tanning wall, dam, culvert, spring
house, root cellar, fence. driveway,
sidewalk, water trough, hitching post,
steps, horse block, ice house. or els
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. Postofiice, Forrest
City. Phone 252-3 rings
Mrs. NJ j. Stewart, of Widener, has
taken charge of the Forrest City
Hotel, having purchased the hotel
furnishings, fixtures, good will, etc,
of Mr.. Jack Casteel, taking posses
sion YESTERDAY Mrs Stewart was
connected with Mrs. Hawkins in con
Quoting this hotel and is pleasantly
remembered here The hotel will be
run in first class style and the table
supplied with the best the market af-
fords. Give Mrs. Stewart a share Of
your patronage. She will appreciate
it and will treat you right.
Mr. w. &. Trap. of Alabama,
brother to S. B. Trap Jr.. arrived in
the city last week. and has become
identified with the county in the es-
Establishment OF dairy. Mr.. Trap
has had experience in the line of bust
ness, he has selected the best OF stock
and guarantees purity of milk. One
of the essentials to pure milk is good
water for his cows, which he has in
The cattle will be tested
twice per week for disease. Read his
adj, and phone him your orders.
The Times Book and Job Depart
menI has III manu- the llsl OF voters
for st. Francis county, and If you are
legal voter your name is enrolled In
it. We also have the Telephone Di-
rectory in hand which we hope to soon
be able TO deliver to the company in
better shape than ever before. We
are going to do our level best to pre-
vent mistakes in the numbers of
phones and by the assistance of those
who know hope to succeed. Anyhow
We will do our best.
DR.. j. S. Shields left last Friday
evening for Natchez, Mississippi, in
response TO message informing him
that his father, who had been in fail
ing health for some time, was worse,
and not expected TO live. The gentle
man succumbed to the death angel
Monday morning. The funeral was
held Tuesday The deceased was a
member of one of the oldest and most
prominent families in Mississippi, and
was reyered and respected for his
many good and noble qualities by all
who knew him. Our sympathies go
out 10 DIR. Shields in his bereavement.