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.(il l ME X. “GIVE ME YOUR MONEY; I MEAN BUSINESS” SAYS BOLD BANDIT Um<d Rubber Appears at Sture at McHue and Forres Several to Stand and De iver. “Give me your money. I mean business. Hand it over!” This was the command of a lone t other, with drawn revolver, who entered the store of Brooks-Johnson at McHue at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening, securing a total in cash of •us to Those in the store who were forced , to contribute to the robber were C. O. McClendon, $10; A. S. Stafford. $10.90; Walter Hartline, 26c; Brooks- Johnson. SSO. Besides the robber se cured s4l 34 in postal funds, the post office and store being in the same building. The robbery caused much excite ment in the little village, and it was 1 some time before all could fully realize what the bandit had accomplished. It was just after dark, and the vic tims mentioned above were sitting around a tire talking. The robber, wearing a pair of brown goggles and with a handkerchief tied around his i RED CROSS SHOES I Big Line Just Received :: AT- = EDWARDS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS! The Deposits in FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Batesville have reached the enormous sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. This is the first time in the history of Batesville, and indeed of all the North half of Arkansas between Newport and Fayetteville, that the deposits in any Bank ever reached Half a Million Dollars. Two things are clearly shown by this remarkable growth: That the people of this section have great confidence in the First National Bank, and its officers and directors; and that the country is in a prosperous condition. First National Bank BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD. I chin, entered and ordered the men to throw up their hands, and very pos- I itively informed them that the joint | was being robbed At first the vic tims thought some one was playing I a practical joke on them, but they were soon made to realize the truth The men were told to remain perfect ly still until he had completed the job, and no one disobeyed the order. The robber waved his six-shooter ab ut recklessly, lined all the victims up in a row, and compelled them to dig down ami bring forth their coin. ; The robber watched every one closely ’ during the whole proceedings, and after all had contributed, the man 1 remarked to <'. O. McClendon that he i had some money in his hip pocket, and said: “Fatty, come clean; 1 mean business; 1 want what you've got and don't lie so slow.” Mr. McClendon told the man he did not want to make a gun play on him. and suggested that he get the money. But the robber insisted that “Fatty” dig up, and he did. | The robber stated he had a partner on the outside, and that the whole : bunch would be shot full of holes if they resisted. AU the time he was ' busy collecting the coin. The robber then went to the front (Continued on Page 4J I BATESVILLE. ARKANSAS. S ATI RDAA EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916. CONDENSED STATEMENT FROM THE REPORT OF Union Bank & Trust Co. Katcsz'iHc y - Arkansas M IDE TO THE STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT INDER OFFH IVL < ALL FOR ( I OSE OF Bl SINESS SEPT. 12, 1916. RESOURCES. LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $308,648 07 ■ I 1: RAFTS • •• SCRIP, WARRANTS AND SECURITIES 13.546 05 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 5.462 00 i ASH ON HAND AND IN BANKS 125.251 St TOTAL ' LI ABILITIES. CAPITAL STOCK FULLY PAID IN $ 50.000 00 SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS (Net —all earned) 23,192 92 BILLS PAYABLE AND REDISCOUNTS NONE DEPOSITS $79,718 »« TOTAL $452,931 82 DEPOSITS AS SHOWN ABOVE $379,738 90 DEPOSITS SAME DATE ONE YEAR AGO 234.236 90 INCREASE IN ONE YEAR $145,502 00 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS D. D. Adama. President. C. D. Metcalf, Cashier. E. H. Glenn. Vice Preat. Albert Sims, Secretary. J. C. Fitzhugh. Vice Prest. J H. Kennard. Asst. Cashier Samuel M Casey. C. W. Maxfield. M. C. Weaver. J. W Williamson. J. C. Hail. C. C. Fitzhugh MAN WITH APPETITE DOUBLES CAPITAL We propose to give our authority for this story, for newspaper men must t»e very careful of their verac ity, lest some one in perusing the many events chronicled and for which they must of necessity assume re sponsibility, doubt the truth of what we state. I In an interview with a reporter of the Guard Friday. Frank Markward, l salesman for the Morris Packing Com pany, told the reporter the following ‘ story, which is also confirmed by Junius Case of the Arkansas Lime Company at Ruddells. Following is the story as told to us: Saturday a week ago, as the hands from the mill at Ruddells were gath ered around the commissary, as is the usual case, after they receive their weekly pay checks, a man by the name of Sanford Lesser expressed himself as being very hungry. There was a large quantity of bologna sau sage on the counter and Lesser cos- I ually remarked he would bet he could eat every bit of that “dog." He was asked how much he would bet on it, i and immediately pulled out his purse and withdrew the contents, which amounted to sl4. Lesser stated he would wager every j cent of it that he could eat the sau sage in an hour without wasting a particle. His money was covered and watches drawn to time him. and he he began his feast. j "Eat. eat, how that man did eat!" 1 remarked our informant, and every one looked on with increased interest and the sausage disappeared. Finally, at the end of fifty-six min । utes lesser had cleaned up the “gob," ' and not a single crumb was left The crowd was speechless, and the ; men who had covered Lesser’s "pile" i were too astonished to be the first to ' speak, then the winner drawled out "Well, boys, I guess I had better go and get some supper." Now. we have given our authority for this story, and you know our in i formants would not exaggerate the ' incident. MRS McRWEN AT MORRILTON । Mrs. John Mcßaven, who is t< . give a reading in Batesville Monday . night, is receiving much praise from ■ the press throughout the state where i she is appearing. Friday night she rendered "Mammy" before at large • audience at Morrilton in the auditor turn of the public schools WESLEY BARACA CLASS BANQUET AT THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH sl.s<i<MHio WANTED FOR CAMPAIGN I SE A fund of $1,500,000 will lie re quired to conduct the democratic na | tionsl campaign, according to Henry Morganthau, treasurer of the national campaign committee He says New- York is expected to contribute about one-third of this amount, which ex eeds by about $400,000 the sum spent in the 1912 campaign. As an example of the increased <<>-t of the present campaign. Mr. Morganthau said that the printing bill will be three times as much as in 1912 because of the increased price of paper. He said contributions re ceived exceed by 65 per cent those which had iieen sent in up to the same date in 1912 There have been several contributions of SIO,OOO eae*. but only three of more than ,nat amount, he said. The committee is expecting many small contributions to l>e collected and sent in by the democratic press of the country. LON EASLEY PARDONED Gov. Hays has granted a pardon to Lon Easley, former city marshal of Hoxie, who was convicted March 14, 1913, of murder in the second degree for the killing of Claib Pinnell. A petition signed by citizens of law renco county asked for the pardon. COLD WEATHER Will l>e here soon and you will then need a Heating " ^ ove ' j ■ Why not get your Stove ;; I now instead of waiting WU \ until late in the season (’ 5 il al, d then use your stove /1 Jim only a short time. Buy early and get the use of your stove all season. If you are going to need anything in that line I* J jßTklfov come in and Get a ywv “Buck’s” C. W. Maxfield Company "Quality Goea In Before the Name Goea On" Nl MBER 239 Members and Guests Enjoy Mental and Spiritual Feast at First Methodist Church. | Practically all the members who ' could possibly be present, and a num tier of guests were on hand promptly at 8 o’clock Friday night at the First Methodist church, for the fourth an nual banquet of the Wesley Baraca Class, probably the largest men's Sunday school class in the state. The class had provided a most sumptuous repast to satisfy the "inner man," but the subjects printed on the program did not convey the feast of reason and logic that came ■ from the hearts and lips of the men who responded when called upon by the toastmaster, Hon. S. A. Moore. It will not be attempted in a news report to convey the force and logic of the talks made by the members and guests on this occasion. Rev. J. B. Stevenson gave a greet ' ing to the class, emphasizing not only the good the class was doing for its adult members, but pointing out their great influence upon the community, and the younger members of every (Continued on Pag* Two.)