The Forrest City times., 1910-06-17
COLT TIMES
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pletely destroyed our good friend, l. r. Wadlington's cotton crop. He re- planted forty acres
 Our wild west COW boy, Mr. Henry Taylor, in giving all exhibition free to the crowd, lost his balance on his fine mare and was laid up for four days last week. We are glad to note he is out again, but hereafter he will charge for his exhibitions.
 The Baptist Aid Society gave an ice cream supper last Saturday night and their receipts showed the nice little sum of SlS5O, which they highly ap- preeiate. They did exceedingly well considering the weather and a small crowd
 We have the best town in the state of it's size, we have the best country to back us up, we have three com piete Munger gin outfits. Mir c. C. Doris being manager of two plants, while our postmaster is manager of the other. They are both hustlers, and predict sa good business for each of them this fall if it is raised, and the prospect is real good at present There is more corn planted in Telico township this year than ever before. That is right boys; plant some hogs with your corn, and then watch your pocket book get fat, and not before.
 IL would do you good to look over in MT. N. c. Williams hog lot at the seventeen Poland China hogs that he has. Nat says he is up with l7 cent meat. Brothers, we can all do just like \. C. has done if we would just go 10 littls trouble and raise more corn.
 The l. 0. c. F. boys met last Sunday evening at the Hughes cemetery and decorated three graves. Bro. C. T. Moore made very eloquent speech which was highly appreciated by all. They will meet next Sunday evening at Smith Chapel cemetery, where Bro. c. c, Doris will be the speaker
  tnios church, and Prof. James NJ Wilson will be speaker. All are more than welcome to be with us
 Our good friend and husting Front street merchant, \. C. Williams, and his two mafGg sons Masters Harris and Claude, took in the Travellers Convention at Helena last Friday and | reported most enjoyable time
 Colt Lodge No 5sl l. O. O. F. at it's regular meeting elected the following | officers for the next six months: w. E. | Fletcher, N c J. NJ. Wilson, N G.. \. c. Williams, representative to the grand lodge at Fort Smith this fall. | Bro. Williams was also elected D. G. l M. These three men are fine gentle men and l feel confident they will make good in their new offices, and | that the brothers will never have any | catsSe to regret casting their votes for | Fletcher Wilson and Williams. Long | may Colt Lodge live and prosper-one of the best lodges in the state of it's age-two years.
 MT Chas. Delano is putting in the inside touches of MT. l.. G. Fitzpat- | rick's new brick store. Mir. Fitzpat | nick expects to move the first of July | into his handsome new store. Con- | gratulations to you Mir. Fitzpatrick on building the first brick store in Colt. MT N G. Williams will move into the building vacated by Mr. Fitzpatrick.
 Mrs. s. NJ. Key, wife of our popular depot agent, is visiting here this week to the delight of her many friends.
 Uncle Jesse Taylor our ever popular Front street barber, is busy shaving Gen. Green five days in the week these days and is full of business on Saturdays.
 Capt J. J. Hobbs says he and Gen. Green have had fight for life the past two weeks and he is afraid he will never be pretty any more.
 John Taylor says that with just a few more pretty days he will no longer have any pasture to rent.
 Our chief justice says he will give sl0 to know the man that staked oil his cotton patch few nights ago
 MT. Howell Allen, popular pro- pretor of the Ice X Power Company on Front street is doing quite q nice business. He has added butcher shop to his place and will be glad to have his friends call on him when in town.
 Mrs. Fleet Allen Boyd, of Hot springs, is visiting her father and mother-in-law, MT, and Mrs. !. II, Boyd this week.
 We wrote Bill Williams few days ago that we were confident that We had Darby Hicks dog located, but be- fore we could get hearing from Blu