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The Bienville Democrat
UME X ARCADIA, BIENVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1921 NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
It is nice to have a friend you can always rely on in sickness or
"Lole; one who is always ready to give the assistance you need.
This friend you can have-it Js "ready money" which you can
gg when you want and NEED it.
The way to have this welcome friend is to open an account in
ml Bank and REGULARLY add to your balance. It will grow and
t asure friend in time of need.
Come in.
WE WILL WELCOME YOU.
Ihe CONNERCIAL BANK
of Arcadia
ManfWacturers, holesale and Retail
. DEALERS IN "
Ice and Ice Cream
ONE -1 ARCADIA, LA
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I E DAY CELEBRATION TO BL
OIEAiTEST IN HISTORY OF ARCADIA
lggest and the Best Armistice *
. That's the slogan for Nor- "
11th, and we want everybody *
us on this proposition. *
ethlusiasthe meeting of the *
Post of the American *
held on Wednesday night *
that meeting plans were out- *
the various committees *
ted to put into execution *
one of the legion men pres- *
up. to put across the biggest *
history of Arcadia and *
*Parish. The Chamber of *
had a representative there. *
to cooperate and the
DEMOCRAT is going to N
and we are sure everybody
pup is going to cooper
everybody else have a big
Jý4mSber 11th.
N we going to have? Well,
Mluch to tell all at one time. C
tell you this much-we're
bvte a REAL band; we're go
ve a parade which I8 a pa
it will be something out of
Then we are going to
dhows too numerous to men:
Will keep everybody enter
day long, and other stunts
would rather not let you on
time. Only we'll say this
have a sour individual at
never laughs and never
any-enjoyment out of life,
along and well guarantee
ill laugh before the day is
; oey back."
CO. PUT
BIG SLAUGHTER SALE
the attention of our readers
nt of Caskey- Rogers
they make a special ap
buying public to visit their
U~iply their wants at prices
holesale today. Their sale
October 1st, at 9:00
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",ory Girl.
Ilady (at the telephone;- -
Sband, please, at once.
girl (from the exchange)
Stdy (snappishly) -How
think I've got, you ti
glad you dead my poem
The editor in a
he must hv.be
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* NOTICE *
* To Members of Chamber of *
* Commerce. *
* A meeting is called for Wedes- *
* day night, October 5th, at 7:30 at' *
* the office of Daniel, Bryan & Tur- *
* nor. The oficers and directors *
* are especially requested to attend, *
* and everybody is invited to be *
$ there. Come and bring some one *
* with you. *
* C. C. Travis, See.
NEGRO WOMAN GETS $25 OR
30 DAYS IN MAYOR'S COURT
Zora Currie, negress, was arrested
by Marshal Boddie Tuesday on a
complaint that she was armed with a
razor and apparently looking for
trouble. Zora plead guilty before
Mayor Barnette and received a fine
of $25.00 and cost or 30 days. She
was employed In the home of Mr. J.
B. McConathy as cook.
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Surely.
The optimist says to remember that
even if your mother-in-law has the gift
of tongues it would be a lot worse if
she were a mind reader.
BIG, STRONIG SAFE and PROGRESSI v
Combined Capital and Surplus, $167,500.00
The most modern banking institution in the State. Our sole aim was to give the people the same protection in these banks that banks in large cities have. Come to Arcadia and inve
gate these banks-look over our banking rooms; look through our Burglar Proof Vaults, see the individual cages for each employee and see how a big bank is run.
You will see in Arcadia a banking institution that is managed just as you will see in New Orleans or Chicago. You will like to do business with us. We promise you that you will
be bored to death about your account when you come to see us, but we want you to get acquainted with the best lot of bank officials in this country. IT'S A PLEASURE
SHOW YOU THROUGH OUR NEW HOME I
Q The First National Bank and The First Trust & Banking Co. Q
Arcadia, Louisiana
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* COTTON REACHES 21 CENTS *
* IN ARCADIA WEDNESDAY *
* __ *
* Although selling has not been *
* very active in Arcadia for the past *
* few days, the market has shown a *
* steady increase. Wednesday mid- *
* dling reached the 20c mark and we *
* understand that a few bales of bet- *
* ter cotton sold for as high as 21c. *
* 808 bales have Jeen ginned locally *
* to date. * ,a
* *
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REVIVAL CLOSES AT BA.- :
TIST CIURCH;62 JOIN the
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Monday night marked the closing of woi
the revival which has been in progress shc
at the Baptist church for the past two wo
weeks. It is stated by many that the
this was one of the greatest religious Mr
revivals held in Arcadia for a number for
of years. Pastor-Evangelist Roney 0lo
preached to an appreciative audience of
at every service, and Rev. J. C. Cox, ed
the pastor, preached on several occa- t
sions during the revival and as always lea
his messages were thoroughly appre
ciated and carried with them much
weight and great appeal to the unsaved.
The music under the direction of Mrs. Ma
Cox, assisted by her son, Byron, was Fe
a very pleasing feature of the meeting. go]
Sixty-two members were added to of
the church during the revival. Thirty- boi
seven by confession of faith and twen- it
ty-five by letter. By an agreement be- em
tween the Black Lake church and the 111i
Arcadia church their membership has sid
been transferred to Arcadia and Black fof
Lake will be made a mission point un- hel
der the care of the local church and thu
services will be held at Black Lake ku
olice ia month according to present ar- tel
rangements. This added an additional ho
thirty-one members not included in the de
% sixty-two above. The transfer of the col
Black Lake membership was caused by
the fact that their membership is an
sj all and for this reason were unable ya
to secure a pastor to take care of their
church, but as a mission point it will an
he the duty of the Arcadia church to in
see that services are held there at least gr
once a month and we suppose that ro
these servvices will be conducted by co
the local pastor, a
The baptismal service was held on as
Monday night after the preaching and sc
I sil
was conducted by Brother Cox, when
º all of the candidates for baptism were
baptized.
At tl e clse of tIhe m.ot:;.." both min-.
isters thanked the business men of the
town for their cooperation in closing
up their various places of business for
the morning service, and expressed
their sincere gratitude for the hospi- t
tality extended them while the guests
of the Arcadia people.
The visiting minister, Dr. Roney.
won many warm friends here among
the church membership and those not
affiliated with any religious organiza- a
tion atndl we trust that he will visit Ar
cadia again in the near future. 4
SCONGRESSMAN SANDLIN HERE o
* Congressman J. N. Sandlin, of Min- c
* den, was in Arcadia Tuesday shaking a
* hands with friends, and while here v
* was a welcome caller at the Democrat t
* office. He left for Washington at 4:00 a
* p. m. to resume his official duties. I
C. P. HARRISOI WILL
BUILD HO0E HERE
a Mrs. Jos. T. Reeves has sold the lot
a adjoining the lot on which her home
or is located to Mr. C. P. Harrison, of
re Bienville. We understand from re
ne liable authority that it is Mr. Harri
he son's intention to immediatelybuild a
J. home on his lot and move his family
here to reside. Mr. Harrison is one
of the oldest and best known citizens
of the parish and we feel that he and
bat his estimable family will be quite an
ift addition to Arcadia, and are sure that
if the entire citizenship will extend to
them a hearty welcome.
SOLOMON W. MATHEWS
MURDERED AT HIS HOME
SOUTHEAST OF RINGGOLD
Solomon 11. Mathhews. a citizen of to
Ward 4, residing about two and one-l iln
half miles southeast of Ritiggold, was wh
found dead at a spring near his home I('
on Friday of last week. Hlis death sot
was caused by two wounds from a shot we
gun, one taking effect in the back near 1 .i1
the waist and the other ill the back of fo
the head. Although the body was
badly decomposed it appeared that the Tv
wound in the body was caused by a lu
shot fired from a distance, while the are
wound in the head would indicate that so
the shot was fired from close range.
Mr. Mathews had gone to the spring da
for the purpose of laundering his Ja
clothes and judging from the condition M
of the clothes had about half complet- mi
ed his task when ha was killed. St
Apparently he had been dead for at gr
least 8 or 10 days. at
Immediately upon receipt of the
news Sheriff Currie accompanied by
Marshal J. W. Boddie and Dr. Claude lt
Ferguson, parish coroner, left for Ring
gold and from there went to the scene In
of the crime. They found the lifeless al
body in such a decomposed state that uo
it was almost beyond recognition. An
examination of which revealed that In
his pockets had been turned wrong
side out and his pocket knife was M
found about 30 feet away, and some i'1
believe that robbery was the motive
that prompted the crime, as he was not
known to have any bitter enemies. Af
ter a thorough investigation of the
body and the spot where he was mur- hi
dered, Sheriff Currie and his party ac- o'
companied by Mrs, Butcher and Mrs. 1
Graham, daughters of Mr. Mathews, ti
and others went to his home about 100 hi
yards from the spring, which they
found securely locked. Upon gaining L
an entrance to the one room log cabin In
in which he made his home they were
t greeted by an unsightly scene. The 1
room was filled with plunder which
consisted of a lifetime accumulation, ti
a bed and just such cooking utensils tl
as necessary for the preparation of a tl
scant meal. Mathews had lived alone h
since the deathof his wife several s,
years ago, and due to his peculiarities,
his children had never visited his home tl
and knew nothing of his home life nor I
had he ever cultlived a neighborly a
Sspirit among those living near his i,
home. i a
d In searching the house in an effort
to find some clue that would lead to a
the identity of the assasin they found v
$1,037.67, about $400.00 of this amount (
bad been carelessly placed in an old '
pair of trousers hanging on the 'wall I
and the balance was found stuck
I around in other places in the room.
Among other belongings was found one
45 Colts revolver; one 32 Smith & Wes
Sson revolver; one 38 Smith & Wesson
revolver; one muzzle-loading shot gun;
one single barrel shot gun and one
double barrel shot gun with plenty of
- cartridges for the revolvers. An ex
g amination of the double barrel gun
re which was found on the bed revealed
t the fact that it had been recently used
00 and two empty shells to fit it were
found near the scene of the murder,
this with other evidence will probably
develop into a clue whereby the gull
ty party may be apprehended.
E Mr. Mathews owned between 640
and 680 acres of land, the majority of
which is timbered lands covered with
Svirgin oak and pine timber. lie al
Sways made it appear that he was in
very bad shape financially and even
went to Minden a few weeks ago and
Ii
borrowed money to pay his taxes, and
it is now known that he had at least
$1,100.00 of $1,200.00 in cash at the
time. His peculiarities made him an
outstanding fgure in the community
and though he was not considered a
bad character, he was more or less his
to own law.
District Attorney W. D. Goff went
to rlnggold on Saturday to conduct an
investigaiii )1l ill behalf of tlile state
which resulted in the arrest of Turner
('rye and L I. 1). Powell, the parties who
found Ilhe body of the dead man. They
were brought to Arcadia and pli(ed in
jail to await furlther investigation bhe
fore a c(barge was lla(te.
SheriltY ('urrie ret urned to iiinggold
T'i:esday where lihe has remained since,
bui at the tine of going to press there
are 1o (new developments in the case
so far as we are aidble to determilne.
IMr. Mathlews is survived by three
ildaughters, Mrs. Addlie (Graham, of
JTaiiestowii; Mr1. Rod Winberly, anil
MI's. Toni Iutcher. of near Hall Sunm
miit, and oile son, Lewis Mathews. of
Sulphur Springs, Texas, and one
granddaughter, whose mother, Mrs
Albert Perry, died several years ago
at Ringgold.
As we go to press we learn that Mr.
Jeff Mathews, iinephew of the deaid man
has been arrested and brought to Ar
ndla illd placed in jail. lHe is suffer
ing front miental deranlgement lbrught
iibout by the mysterious death of his
uncle. Mr. Evans, constable from
Jilnelstown and others, brought the
lrisoller to Arcadia.
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MAYOR APPLEBAUM OF
HOMER, DIES SUDDENLY
Homer, La., Sept. 2S.-Mose Apple
baum, mayor of Homer, died at 10
o'clock Sundlay morning at Mineral
Wells, Texas, where lie had been for
the last three weeks for the benefit of
his health.
Mr. Applebaum came to Homer from
Lecompe, La., three years ago, and had
built up a splendid law practice in this
section. He was elected mayor in May
1921, and his administration has been
nioted for progressiveness and substan
tial munlcipal improvements. During
the few months of his administration
the municipal light and water plants
have been rehabilitated and extensive
street improvements have been started.
Mayor Applebaum was associated in
the practice of law at Homer with T.
H. Melacheru, a member of the general
assembly. He was a graduate of Louis
iniana State University, in both the laG,
and academic departments.
He served in the late war and was
a member of the American Legion. He
, was also a director of the Homer
C~hamber of Commerce. Although only
1 27 years old, he was among the most
1 prominent attorneys in this section.
Burial took place in Lecompe Tues
A NEW DRUG STORE
Stocked with Fresh
Pure Drugs
We have opened for business in the old Modern Pharmacy building, which
we have equipped throughout with the newest and most up-to-date drug
store fixtures ever seen in Arcadia. Our dust proof shelves are stocked
with the best Drugs and Drug Sundries money can buy, and our prescrip
tion Department is in charge of a Registered Pharmacist.
Bring us your Prescriptions, come here to buy your Drugs, come here for your Fountain
Drinks, make this your headquarters, a place to meet your friends.
DAVIS DRUG CO.
On Front Street Phone 102
THE ARCADIA FAIR
ARCADIA, LA.
A SPECIAL SHOWING
OF LADIES' COAT SUITS
AND DRESSES FOR FALL
Every day we are receiving New Coat Suits and
Dresses, that are not only stylish but include the best
values ever shown in Arcadia. We have dresses of Silk
and Wool that excel in e\very detail, and with such a beau
tiful assortment it is possible for the most fastidious to
find a dress that will please their particular fancy.
Is the Best Too Good
For Your Child?
Of course your answer is, "No." Then you should
bring in the little folks and let us fit them up in a pair of
our famous
Billiken Shoes
the shoe that permits the little feet to retain their natural
shape and wears longer than any other shoe made for
children. It's the greatest shoe on earth.
WE ARE SHOWING THE LATEST IN
LADIES' AND MISSES' SWEATERS IN
r MANY BEAUTIFUL SHADES. :
Jos. Dawidoff & Co.
ARCADIA, LA.
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dlay afternoon, where his father,
brother and sister reside. As a token
of the respect and esteem in which he
was held all the business houses in
Homer closed from 2 to 4 p. m. Tues
day during 'the funeral. A delegation
from Homer, representing the city
council, Chamber of Commerce, Amer
ican Legion and Masonic order left here
today to accompany the body to Le
compte.
Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT. It
prints all the official news.
Doing Just That.
" Nursemaid: "I lost sight of the
' child, ma'am, and I--"
Alarmed Mother: "Good gracious!
Why didn't you speak to a policeman?"
ty Nursemaid: "I was speaking to one
all the time, ma'am."
E.
Well Versed.
Employer (interviewing applicant
for clerical positon)-Are you good at
figures?
It Applicant (modestly)-Well, I was
life guard at a popular bathing beach.
