The Forrest City times., 1911-06-09
COLT TIMES.

cotton IS well advanced and good stands.
 J. s. Fitch, an oldtime friend and ex-sheriff of this county, was a pleas ant visitor with relatives and friends last week. MT. Fitch resides near Ft. Worth, Texas
 Colt Lodge 53l, l. O. o. F., held it's semi-annual election last Thursday night. The following officers were elected for the ensuing six months: c. A. Sullivan. \. G.: L. B. Peevey. V. C.: M. s. Hill, representative to Grand Lodge this fall These gentle men will make good officers and Colt lodge will continue to grow fn the future as it has in the past. We have IF members and We are just three years old.
 Our good friend, C. E. Vinson. who sold out his farm here last year and moved to Oklahoma. has returned back to Gods country and has gone into the mercantile business. He has purchased a nice little farm one-half mile east Of town, and has about con- pleted a handsome two-story resi- dence. NIT. Ninson says good old St. Francis county looks good to him and especially around Colt We welcome MT. Vinson and his good family back and wish them much success and prosperity
 MT. and Mrs. Gus Gilbreth are re- joicing over the arrival of bouncing 10-pound boy at their home.
 Hon. s. NJ. Blalock, one of our most prosperous farmers, was a business visitor to Forrest City Monday.
 Our good old-time friend, Emmet Fogg, of Fredricks, Oklahoma, was a pleasant visitor here last week. We are glad to learn that he is prospering in the windy state.
 Howel Allen, one of our most esti- mable young men, was all smiles last Sunday. O, you kid. We would not be surprised to see cotton down to five or six cents this fall. The cause will be that James Founders and Etty Williams have both planted very large cotton crop about ) acres each. Look out for low prices.
 Uncle Jesse Taylor is still farming and running his butcher shop on Sat urday. Uncle Jesse has been cutting hair and shaving the good people of Colt for ? years. We could not well get along without him.
 II. l.. stone has purchased the Pastime pool room from J. G. Taylor, and will be pleased to have his friends call on him.
 ]. T. Stephens, our popular railroad agent, has opened all up-to-d date ice cream and cold drink parlor on Main street, east of Fitzpatrick $ store. He invites his friends and the public to call on him.
 Mrs. ]. A. Black and daughter. Miss Floys, were in our city last Monday shopping and visiting friends
 Prof. Jas. NJ. Wilson, wife and son. spent Sunday at the home of Capt. Thomas Hughes, father of Mrs. Will son. Prof. Wilson was taken quite sick in the afternoon. but Dr. Key holds was summoned and soon reliev- ed him of his suffering.
 Miss May NinSon, one of our most charming young ladies. is clerking in her fathers store.
 Colt Lodge 53l, l. Q. c. F., assemb- led at Smith Chapel cemetery last Sunday evening and decorated the graves of their deceased brothers. They will meet at Hughes cemetery Sunday evening, and at Bible Union Sunday evening week at , o'clock.
 Miss Lizzie Peevey is holding down the position of bookkeeper and sales lady at her fathers store.
 Capt l.. Y. Block is our city mayor and Uncle Jim Taylor is marshal. They have the best time of anybody nothing to do at all.
 We congratulate our directors for their good judgment in employing Prof. Jas M Wilson again as princi- pal of our school for the next nine months. Prof. Wilson is a good man and fine instructor, and we are glad i to know he will remain with us for another year al least. Our popular merchant. \. G. Will i jams, has the finest two-year-old mare 1 in the country, He drives her single and double.
 j. w Christopher contemplates l erecting Mormon church at this l place soon. llurrah for John. i W. D. Pryor, our blacksmith, fur i hammer and anvil these good old sum mer days
 Rev. H. F. May was quite poorly last sunday. We trust he will soon be himself again.
 Ne scribe has been informed that al least one June wedding bell will be 1 ringing soon
 i Say. MT. Editor. what about that great big old-fashioned and old-time barbecue you have have been talking about for some time in your valuable paper: Now l tell you what you town folks do. Get together and have ] il July 4th, and invite all of us clod- i hoppers down, and you town folks set l back and watch us eat. It will do i you good to see US get square meal i What do you say to this, Mir. Editor: The 4th will soon be here and you want 10 get busy.
 Capt. !. ] Hobbs and Judge R. H. Peeyey attended the reunion. Capt i Hobbs stated he could not see the town for t,e houses, and udge Peeyey stated there were so many people there he could not see the old soldiers.
 Justice C. T. Moore is still trying i to get General Green arrested. Stay with him. Creed, and you'll get him