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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1883
Page
3
The Carsons faced charges for killing two white men named Blankenship and Hiddleson about a month earlier in cold blood and later another man named Wiley. The elder Carson was released after the affray, and officers returned to Sherman Texas.
A fragment from the notice describes a location opposite this office fitted as a first class beanling house. It promises supplies of the best market goods at all times. The text hints at a refined establishment and steady stock for patrons.
A newspaper note advertises an assortment of visiting cards and cases in velvet leather and nickel. The vendor invites buyers to view the collection and details the ease of trading or not trading, aiming to attract gift purchases for wives sisters or ladies friends.
Fragmentary OCR reads that Samm Bolinger left yesterday for Little Rock to meet his wife and that relatives gather at Hot Springs. It notes cattle value, travel by night train, and references to the Choctaw Nation and McCurtain near a gone place with a work in progress.
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