Batesville daily guard., April 10, 1915, Image 1

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BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD.
VOLUME IX.
ANOTHER RAIL
ROAD WRECKED
Preposition to Build Road Threegh
Sharp and Izard Counties Ex
plodes Into History.
It seems from expressions made by
the delegates from the various parts
of the county who attended a meeting
at Nelsonville, Sharp county, last
week, the purpose of which was to
organize “the North Arkansas Min
ing and Development Company,” that
such an unsatisfactory state of facts
relative to the project was unearthed
that the delegates refused to partici
pate in the organization and the
scheme of the promoters fell flat, it
is said.
The mineral rights to only about
SO,OOO acres of land had been obtain
ed and this small showing, together
with the fact that the contracts, were
not specific enough relative to the
building of the railroad, and the
further fact that the promoters ap
peared to have little or no financial
backing, and wanted to raise SIO,OOO
in cash immediately after the organ
ization was perfected for some pur
pose, made the delegates suspicious
of the proposition and the indications
now are that “the turtle back” will
not be punctured for some months
yet, especially from this source.
As an indication of good faith and
honesty of purpose, however, a plat
of ground comprising about 3,500 lots
have been staked off at a wide place
in the road somewhere on the pro
posed line in Sharp county, and
named “Pierce City”—sounds big,
don't it. However, Myersville or
Suckerville would have perhaps been
more appropriate names. And we
presume these lots can be bought at
some price.
The explosion of this project comes
as a disappointment to some people
i« this section, while there are many
who are not disappointed because
they never expected anything to come
from it.
It has been stated that Mr. Myers
has said he intends to have the con
tracts modified and make another at
tempt to perfect an organization. The
people of Izard county are anxious to
issist in any movement that will in
sure the building of a railroad—Mel
bourne Times.
At the Princess.
Though the rain last night cut down
the attendance to an extent, a good
crowd witnessed the program at the
Princess.
On tonight one of the week’s best
EDWARDS
FOR
Straw Hata
Newest Styles
performances will be staged. The
first installment of “The Master
Key,” a great serial, will be screened.
This comes to the Princess with the
best endorsement from the larger;
cities and doubtless the story will
have a large following here.
BIG PEACH CROP EXPECTED.
If Freeze Does Not Interfere It Is
Believed Cushman Section Will
Have Biggest Crop Ever.
_ . i
Citizens from Cushman in the city
today have flattering reports for
peach prospects in that community.
With the coming of spring the trees
are blooming splendidly and with an
array not heretofore known to the
orchards there. If the freezes do not
interfere it is believed that the peach
crop this year will eclipse any crop
yet harvested in Independence county.
Case Goes to Jury.
As the Guard is put to press this
afternoon the case against Geo. Wool
ey, charged with murder, is in the
hands of the jury. A verdict is looked
for late this afternoon.
CUNNINGHAM “COMES BACK"
White Sox .Manager Poles Out Timely
Single in Ninth, Cinching
Game for His Club.
Standing otf Teams.
Played. Won. Lost. P. Ct.
White Sox 5 4 1 .800
Ark. Col. 5 4 1 .800
Bus. Col. 4 1 3 “ .250
High School 4 0 4 .000
After an estrangement of quite
some years, Ed Cunningham, man
ager of the Batesville White Sox. re
newed his acquaintance with diamond
activities of the national pastime at
South Side Park yesterday afternoon,
stepping up in the ninth inning as a
pinch hitter when things looked dark
for his club and a victory for the
High School lads certain.
With the score standing precarious
ly at 9 to 10 in favor of the school
boys, Ed ups in the eventful ninth and
poled out a nifty single that brought
in two runs and saved the day for the
White Sox. The White Sox manager
declares he and Hans Wagner are not
all in yet by many moons.
The Score.
White Sox 31030200 2—ll
H. School 0006 0 11 2 o—lo
The Sox made 14 hits, high school
13; Sox 5 errors, high school 7. Um
pire, Adams. Time of game, 2.10.
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1915.
The Man Os The Hour
The key to the situation in this country just now is the
FARMER. His relation to the all-important questions of seed
selection, cultivation methods, the feed-at-home question, and
diversification of crops, with other money crops than cotton,
means more towards relieving our country and restoring pros
perity than anything else.
We are proud of the fact that the close relations sustained
between this bank and the farmers of our section ever since
<>ur beginning is appreciated by the farmers themselves, as evi
denced constantly by their own expressions to us. We are also
glad for the country’s sake, that similar institutions are begin
ning to realize the worth of the farmers as the original pro
ducer of the business of this section, and are beginning to help
them in their need this year.
We envy no concern adopting the plan followed by this
bank all the time, but on the other hand commend them for
any decision to extend their help this year, when more help is
needed than any one concern can possibly extend.
We have never heralded the extent or volume of our busi
ness with Farmers as separate from any other business, but
since comparisons are in order, we submit the following record
as only a part of our work during the past month of March
alone:
Loans handled during the one month with only
Farmers' names theron to the number of 315
Subscriptions to the best farming periodicals pre
sented to “better farming” farmers 350
Hundreds of circulars and other printed matter
distributed, including books on Strawberry
Culture alone to number of 100
Movement begun to help all worthy boys and girls in
the county to have a “Good Blooded Pig or Calf or Pen
of Chickens” on every farm.
We content ourselves with the satisfied expressions of ap
preciation from the farmers themselves without regard to the
ever-present and ever-ready knockers who are not content to
follow in a good work where others lead, without making a big
noise with the hope of misleading some to believe they are really
at the head of the procession.
Union Bank & Trust Co.
THE BANK THAT HELPS
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Would Have Organization Embracing
’ Whole White River Country
For Development.
From A. A. Webber, secretary of
the Batesville Board of Trade, comes
a suggestion for a development or
ganization taking in all the White
river country, and especially that sec
tion vitally interested in the comple
tion of the system of locks and dams
from Batesville to Cotter. The plan
will appeal strongly to those citizens
interested in securing to this coun
try that prosperity that would come
to it with the carrying out of this
project.
It is proposed to call a meeting at
Batesville at an early date, perfect
an organization and then take such
action as will bring to the full atten
tion of the congress the urgent need
and vast importance of the great
work undertaken some years ago and
later temporarily abandoned because
of the adverse report of a disgrun
tled engineer who apparently "had it
in for" Arkansas in general and the
White river country in particular.
But for the action of that one man
the system would have long since
l>een completed and we would have
cities and factories where we now
have villages and wasted or dormant
resources, doing no one any good.
The cost to the government is a very
small item compared with the vast
sums devoted to less important water
way projects.
The completion of the system would
make of White river a means of
transportation exceeding by far the
importance of the Arkansas cr any
other stream in the state. With the
organization proposed this can and
will be accomplished. The people of
the country have only to insistently ।
demand that the work be done and it
will be done. Every citizen of the
country should get in line, join the
association and boost—Cotter Record, j
INTERNED IN U. S. YARD.
When Sea Raider Prinz Etiel Left
Yards Other Steamers Blow
' Blasts of Farewell.
Newport. April 9.—At 1:30 this
afternoon the German cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich left her berth at the
Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany’s plant and proceeded to the
Portsmouth navy yard under her own
steam, reaching there at 3 o’clock.
The cruiser was convoyed by the
naval tug Patuxent. A* the famous
sea raider proceeded slowly down the
harbor for 'internment the whistles
on the steamers in the harbor as well
as those along the water front blew
a blast of farewell.
CIVIL RALLY DAY SUCCESS
Program Rendered at High School
Auditorium Wednesday a Highly
Enjoyable Occasion.
The program incident to Civic Day
was carried out at the High School
Auditorium last Wednesday, with
Mrs. I. N. Barnett presiding.
The meeting was opened with a j
repetition of the Lord's Prayer in con-,
cert.
Mrs. .1.1. Moore of Helena, presi
dent of the A. F. W. C., was intro
duced and talked interestingly on the .
work of the Federation. The Fed
eration has many avenues for doing -
social service work, much good being 1
accomplished.
Mrs. Edwin Bevens was then intro- '
duced and talked interestingly and en
tertainingly on the work of the S. I.
A. and the scholarship endowment
fund. Thirteen boys and girls have
been benefited through this fund and
we earnestly hope that some girl and
boy will avail themselves of the won
derful opportunity, and thus honor
Batesville.
Mrs. Viola Walker, also of Helena,
talked enthusiastically about “clean- I
up day," which had been such a suc
cess in Helena.
(We are glad to say that Batesville
is right in line anil bids fair to be
the cleanest town in the state after
this week's work.)
After this delightful little talk. |
Mrs. Rogers favored us with two |
vocal selections, “Jean." by Spross,
and “Come Out Mr. Sunshine,” by
Bliss. Mrs. Rogers' magnificent voice
is second to none in the state and
Batesville is fortunate indeed to have
her numbered among her splendid
talent.
Mrs. Leola Stratton of Tennessee,
national lecturer and organizer of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion, then delighted us with a few well
chosen remarks and announced that t
.-he would lecture at the First Metho
dist church in the evening.
The history work of the A. F. W.
C., which has been under the direc
tion of Mrs. I. N. Barnett during the
past year, was emphasized by Mrs.
Moore, setting forth the ultimate aim
in collecting the historical data by
counties. •
While the present histories of Ar
kansas are reasonably complete, there
is much unrecorded hat should be
preserved.
Mrs. Barnett’s outline of her work
is as follows:
1. Settlement and formation.
2. Pioneers, from whence and
whom.
3. Prominent men in early history
and why.
4. Natural resources, area, loca-
tion, boundaries, etc.
। 5. Industries.
6. Institutions, churches, schools,
etc.
7. Where was first school taught
and by whom ?
8. Where was first church located
and who was the minister?
9. Tell of the growth of the coun
ty.
10. In what way have the women
of the county been instrumental in its
development?
Miss Stella Hardy will compile the
history of this county.
After a few informal remarks by
Mrs. Barnett on “Civic Rally Day,”
the visiting ladies with a number of
invited guests repaired to the hos
pitable home of Mrs. W. M. Hutchin
son, where a formal recption was
held in honor of Mrs. John I. Moore.
Batesville has indeed been signally
honored in having for guests these
cultured women who represent the
club work of the S. I. A.
Henry Thomas and little son of Ev-1
ening Shade were here last night and |
today attending to some matters of
business interest.
HUGH NEILL MADE DIRECTOR
Former Batesville Boy and Son of
Mrs. Mary Neill Prominent in
Railway Circles.
Louisville, Ky., April 7.—At the
annual stockholders’ meeting here to
day of the Southern Pacific Company,
all directors were re-elected with the
exception of James N. Wallace of
New Y'ork, who was succeeded by
Hugh Neill, alsq of New Y’ork. The
retirement of Wallace, it was an
nounced, was in accordance with pre
vious plans to relinquish his memlier
ship in various directorates.
The purchase of six railroad and
navigation companies, formally was
ratified. The Southern Pacific Com
pany controls the Southern Pacific
railroad system.
Nearly $300,000,000 of the South
ern Pacific common stock was repre
sented.
The companies to be taken over are
l the Coos Ray. Rosenberg and East
i ern railroad and Navigation Com
-1 pany, Corvallis and Eastern Railroad
and Navigation Company, Portland.
Eugene and Eastern Railway Com
pany, Salem. Falls City and West
ern Railway, the Williamette Pacific
1 Railroad Company, and Pacific Rad
i way and Navigation Company.
I
Hugh Neill, mentioned in the above,
' was born and raised in Batesville,
is a son of Mrs. Mary A. Neill and
brother of Ernest and Robert Neill of
Batesville. He removed to^ New Y'ork
several years ago, and has steadily
risen to positions of responsibility in
the commercial world. He is remem
tiered by many Batesville friends,
who will be glad to learn of his con
tinued success.
HELPING the FARMER
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS EXTENDING CON
SIDERABLE AID TO THE FARMERS IN THIS SECTION—
NO! IN THE WAY OF ADVICE AS TO HOW TO RUN
THEIR FARMS. BUT IN THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL WAY
OF LENDING THEM MONEY WITH WHICH TO BUY’ SUP
PLIES.
Since the first of January of this year we have
made Two Hundred and Sixty-Nine Loans to
Farmers, the average amount to each being
$77.80. Last year the total number of loans we
made to farmers up toe May first was only a little
over 200. Thus are we already about 65 ahead
of last year with a month more to run on.
KNOWING THAT IF PROSPERITY IS to COME BACK
TO THIS SECTION IT MUST COME FROM THE FARMS,
OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ADOPTED the POLICY
THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OF LENDING MONEY WHERE
IT WOULD BE MOST NEEDED AND WOULD DO the MOST
GOOD. WE BELIEVE IT WAS A WISE POLICY.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
(Only National Bank in the City)
, MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE ^ANMU 5
NUMBER 86.
TO MAKE SURVEY
OF WHITE RIVER
United States Engineer Writes Re
garding Local Survey Which
Has Been Ordered
United States Engineer A. B. Put
man of Little Rock, writing to Bates
ville citizens, says the river and har
bor act of March 4, 1915, provides
for a preliminary examination of
White river at this city, with a view
of determining what improvements,
if any, are necessary in the interest
of navigation to prevent the further
caving of Ferrill Island, and the dan
ger from such caving that might in
jure or impede navigation.
Mr. Putman points out that con
gress must have information in a
complete statement to determine
whether or not the proposed improve
men is worth while from the view
point of general navigation interests
and whether or not it is one that is of
sufficient importance to the general
public to justify the general govern
ment in making the expenditure
needed to carry out the desired work.
He asks that all information obtain
able be sent to his department.
Mr. Putman says in closing: “I
want to visit this locality as soon as
my other duties will permit, and hope
to make that visit some time the lat
ter part of this month or before the
middle of May at the latest. I should
like to have your report before then
in order that I may go over it with
you if there are any’ portions of it
that appear to call for discussion.”
DROWNED IN BUFFALO RIVER.
Mrs. R. J. RuMeiL Wife of Prominent
Farmer. Drowned While Trying
to Ford the River.
Mrs. R. J. Russell, wife of a prom
inent farmer, who lives near Advance
in this county, was drowned in Buf
falo river at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, two miles above the mouth,
while attempting to ford the river.
Mrs. Russell was returning home
from Buffalo City when the accident
occurred. She was on horseback and
started to ford the river at a deep,
swift ford. The horse became un
manageable about half way across
the river, and unseated her, and the
swift water washed her down into
deep water. It is said that John
Bench, a farmer, witnessed the acci
dent from a distance, but before he
could get to the scene it was too late
to render any assistance. The body
was recovered about two hours after
the accident. Mrs. Russell leaves two
small children and a husband. She
was taken to Vandalia. Mo., Wednes
day, where she will be buried.—Bax
ter Bulletin.