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GRAVES & GRAVES Editors. ASHDOWN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1915. 1 VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 64.
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I.. i f $1.00 per year—Cash in Advance—Stops When Out \
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 23, 1915
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. $127,932.56
Overdrafts ... NONE .
Bonds Securities/etc. 2,881.87
Banking House Furniture and Fixtures. 10,175.00
N Stock in Federal Reserve Banks. 1,500.00
Cash and Exchange. 32,863.12
i Total ./. $175,356.24
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LIABILITIES
Capital.-../.....# 25,000.00 j
Surplus../. 25,000.00 j
Undivided Profits. 7,212.38
Deposits./. 118,143.86
Bills Payabl/..... NONE
/ Total.$175,356.24
First sJnd Only National Bank in Little River
iCounty.
OMest Bank in Little River County.
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BEN LOMOND VS. WILTON
.omond Ball Team Defeats WI1
. ton Team 7 to 6.
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/ Wiltbn, July 4.—(Special)—Ben
, Lomond won over Wilton here Satur
day by a score of 7 to 6. Gorham
fought hard but La Grone’s errors in
, J the ninth lost the game.
Gorham loses a hard fought pitch
er’s battle to Sutton. Gorham strikes
out 14 men.
SUMMARY—Three base hits Sutton,
Wheeler two, base hits C. Gant, double
plays Walker to Hensley to Pettegrew,
two hits okff Gorham, Sutton struck
out 7, 14 by Sutton.
Batteries Gorham and LaGrone;
Sutton and M. Sutton.
The Wilton team follows: Bratton,
Gant, Wheeler, Gant, Gorham, Wheeler
Hicks, Thompson, Bacock, LaGrone.
BenLonomn: Sutton, Wdtson, Pet
tigrew, Walker, M. Sutton, Spigner,
E. Sutton, Hensley, Crawford.
Royal Theatre
Program
For this Week
TUESDAY.
“BIG SISTERS XMAS,”
Two Reel Rex. drama.
“WHO STOLE THE llRIDE GROOM,”
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Nestor Comedy.
WEDNESDAY.
“TERRANCE O’ROUKE THE INN OF
THE WINGED GODS,
Two reel Victor Drama.
BILLY’S CHARGE,”
Sterling Comedy.
THURSDAY.
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“DUDE RAFFLES,’
Sterling Comedy.
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’’CHILDREN OF CHANCE,”
Rex Drama.
“tiNCLE SAM’S PHENOMINAL
ACHIEVEMENT,”
Powers Drama.
FRIDAY
feature'yight
SATURDAY
“A GAME OF WITS”
Eclair two reel drama.
“THE FATAL HANSOM”
£ Sterling Comedy. ^
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JEFFERSON RAISES WHEAT
Nearly all of 10,000 Bushels to Be
Sold to Arkadelphia Milling Co.
Pine Bluff, July 4.—Jelfersou coun
ty farmers in the vicinity of Reydel,
English, Waldstein and other points
on the Pine Bluff, Arkansas River
railway will sell their wheat crop to
the Arkadelphia Milling Company at
Arkadelphia. The Jefferson county
wheat crop will total more than 10,000
bushels. R. A. Irwin, a representative
of the Arkadelphia mil, was here to
day enroute to buy wheats
Mr. Irwin said Arkansas has all but
j fed herself this year. While it Isn't
generally known in this section north
least Arkansas raised 2,000,000 bushels
of wheat last year. The government
report says the increase in acreage
this year amounted to 30 per cent, but
Mr. Irwin says there is an actual In
crease of about 80 per cent, which
means that the crop this year, will be
nearly 4,000,000 bushels equal to 900,
000 barrels of our.
This is the first year that wheat has
been grown in this section.
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DIAZ, ONCE PRESIDENT i)EAD
Man Who Ruled Mexico With Iron
Hand fur !}."» Years Dies in Paris.
Paris, July 2.—General Porfirio,
Diaz, former president of Mexico, died
at 7 o’clock tonight
General Diaz’s wife, Senora Carmen
Romero Rubio Diaz, and their son,
Portflrio Diaz Jr., and the latter's wife,
were at the bedside.
General Diaz had been in failing
health since reaching Europe in 1911
after his resignation from the presi
dency of Mexico following the Mad
ero revolution.
General Diaz resigned the presiden
cy of Mexico May 25, 1911, after hav
ing been master of his country for 35
years. He left the capital secretly the
next day to embark at Vera Cruz for
Europe. Since then he had lived vir
tually in exile in Paris and other Eu
iop<an cities.
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RED RIVER STAGE.
Place Stage Rise
Ft Ft
Denison .6.8
Arthur City .19.8 2
Index 25.8 .8
Fulton .27.5 .8
Spring Bank .26.3 .7
(Little River.)
White Cliffs .22.0 2.6
NOTE—Local river authorities pre
d.'.;t a goul fall within the next 4 or 5
days, clear weather having prevailed
lately over the upper watershed.
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FOR SALE—Good milk cow. Apply to
MANY SUFFER
FROM FLOODS
Red Cross to ('•►-operate With Texar
kana; Wakes Offer to Little
River County.
The Red Cross representative sent
out by request of Senator Sheppard,
Congressmen Wingo and Black, has
found a bad condition of affairs on Red
River on the Miller and .Bowie coun
ty sides. He reports about 125 famili
es on the verge of starvation. As a
result the Board of Trade has formed
a relief organization at Texarkana,
and will attempt to raise $4,000 to aid
the sufferers. The Red Cross will co
operate, but Texarkana and adjoining
towns expects and are expected to
raise the relief funds. It is not ex
pected to aid tenants whose landlords
are able to carry the burden, unless
they be found to be hard hearted men,
who though able to help their ten
ants, refuse to get the means to do so.
Mr. Hubbard was in Ashdown and
Foreman Sunday and made the same
propositions. He talked with men in
terested in Red River farms. They
did not accept the aid of the Red Cross
at this time. They believed that Little
River county could take care of its
people and would do it when the time
comes. They believed that it was our
responsibility and that the Red Cross
ought not to be called upon to aid.
The News has taken the trouble to
make some slight investigations as to
the real situation. We talked with
men from Ogden, where a meeting was
held Sunday. These men state that
109 families are at the end of their re
sourses and that the furnishing mer
chants have been compelled to with
draw from further furnishing of sup
pnes. iney Deueve mat vast acreages
will go untilled unless help to get seed
is provided soon. We find that near
Richmond the same conditions exists.
In many cases landlords will be able
to see their tenants over. There will
be many not so fortunate.
The News does not care to advertise
the troubles of Little River county to
the world, and does not believe we
I should do so until we have at last
reached the end of our own resources.
We believe that we can cope with
j the situation and hold our people to
I gether. We do not believe that we
can do this by waiting calmly until
women and children begin to cry for
bread. Wre believe it poor policy to do
this.
we Deneve me war m ne:p people
is to put them in the way to help them
selves. Red River lands are as fruit
ful as they have ever been. Planted
back to corn, and forage crops those
people will be self sustaining in 30
days.
They tell us that the seed for re
planting is not in the country, and that
many have not the means to t>uy. Let
the towns of Little River county or
ganize and see that seed is provided.
Good intentions will not be worth a
whoop in 15 to 30 days fro now. The
opportunity to make them self sus
taining may be gone. The opportun
ity to put them on their feet is now.
Begin a campaign today, this hour,
and let the slogan be: “Every acre
ion Red River must be replanted.” It
is the business way. It is from this
section that we draw a great portion
of our business. Their prosperity
means our prosperity. No man may
be destitute within our borders today
and Little River county cannot afforu
to allow such a condition to confront
her in the near future. We believe
that it can be avoided with the right
kind of cooperation. We believe that
there should be some kind of organiza
tion to investigate and to take steps to
remedy them. If such conditions do
exist that would leave large acreages
uncultivated it would result in two
things: One would be a scattering ot
tenants and losing them from the
county, or else their remaining as ob
jects of charity through no fault of
their own.
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STATE ENGINEER HERE
State Highway Engineer Was* Here
Monday Viewing Road.
State Highway Engineer Hugh R.
Carter of Little Rock was here Mon
day and looked over the roads and
survey of District No. 1, with Engineer
Fellows. He was well pleased with
the work already done.
CIRCUIT COURT
IS IN SESSION
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Grand Jury Finds little Work—Way
Adjourn Today; Judge Instructs
the Grand Jury.
The Little River County Circuit
Court opened in this city Monday,
Judge J. T. Cowling presiding ana
Prosecuting Attorney looking after tile
state’s interest. The morning session
was devoted to organization and the
court’s instructions to the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury instructions followed
the usual lines. Special stress was
laid upon Sabbath breaking. Thos.
Dollarhide of Foreman is the foreman
of thd Grand Jury. It was statea oy
the prosecuting attorney for the state
that the Grand Jury had found but
little to attend to and it was thought
that they would likely finish and ad
journ today, (Wednesday).
In the upper court only two cases
were reached Monday afternoon, both
civil cases. The case of Magnet vs.
Wright resulted in a verdict fer $It>
for Wright. .
Seastrunk vs. Lipp resulted in a ve.
diet for Seastrunk.
Mandamus Suit.
The mandamus suit in regard to the
disposal of the Ashdown school funti
;has been set for Wednesday of this
'week. This case will cause greater'
.interest than probably any case to be
i tried at this term of court. It is un
Jderstood that attorney W. H. Arnold
J of Texarkana will sit as special judge
in this case, Judge J. T. Cowling being
disqualified.
One Murder Case.
j There Is but one murder case to be,
tried this court, and that is the cast*
I where John Watson is charged with
| the murder of Jim Tom Evaiyi at Ar
kinda. -
J. M. pill vs. Frisco Railroad Co.'
The suit was brought for damages for
a car of mules.
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WOUNDED MAN DIES
Young Man Wounded at Arkinda Died
at Texarkana Friday Night.
Jim Tom Evans, the young man
who was shot last week at Arkinda by
John Watson, died in a sanitarium at
Texarkana Friday night as a result of
the wound. The body was returned to
Arkinda for burial Saturday.
Watson, who Is said to have fired
the fatal shot, is here in jail to await
the action of the Grand Jury, which
convened Monday.
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BANKRUPT STOCKS SELLS
Ashdown Grocery Stock Sells to Dr. ^
A. B. Bishop.
The entire stock of the Ashdown
Grocery Company was sold Friday af
ternoon by Receiver Will Steel, the
purchaser being Dr. A. B. Bishop. The
stock brought 51 cents on the dollar.
We understand that the purchaser did
not buy the stock to operate as a busi
ness but will resell.
Sold Again.
Dr. Bishop Tuesday sold the stock
of groceries to Judge W. E. Kinswort
hy, who will conduct it in the future.
Judge Kinsworthy has just moved
back from New Mexico after an ab
sence of about three years.
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NEW ROAD DISTRICT
Richmond Road District Commission
ers Appointed.
The new Richmond road district
was passed on favorably by the County
court last weqjt and the following
commissioners were appointed:
N. C. McCrary, W. M. Sykes, A. T.
Hemphill. This district will be
known is District No. 3. This district
proposes to build a modern road over
the old Ashdown to Richmond road
and on west to Rick’s Ferry on Walnut
Bayou.
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CHARGES IGNORED
Federal Grand Jury Refused to Indict
R. T. White.
R. T. White of this city, who was
accused of selling liquor and held to
the Federal Grand Jury some time ago,
was cleared of the charges last Tues
day when the Federal Grand Jury at
Fort Smith ignored the case and re
fused to indict. White had been ac
quited here on a charge of violating
the state liquor law.
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RACING BILL KILLED
Supreme Court Kills Arkansas Racing
Bill Xonday. i
Little Rock, July 5.—The Sawyl
racing bill appeal was dismissed by
the supreme court of Arkansas this j
morning and the decision of the Pulas
ki circluit court that the bill passed by
the legislature which permitted rac
ing at Hot Springs under a state com
mission and legalised parimutual bet
ting will stand. The action ends ef
forts to secure horse racing at the Ar
kansas resort.
The court, in ruling, did not pass
upon any features of the bill but
based its decision on the fact that
the secretary cf state had already
published the legislature acts of the
last assembly. The race bill petition
was a mandamus action to compel
the secretary of state to proclaim the
Sawyer bill a law and have It pub
lished as such. |
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MIDDLE 11ROOKS-RIE VE S
Ashdown Girl Weds Winthrop Toung
Man Sunday Night.
Miss Eva Middlebrooks of this city
^ind John Rieves were married in this
city Sunday evening by the Rev. J. E.
Brown of the Baptist church.
The bride is the charming and beau
tiful daughter cf Sam Middlebrook of
the East side, while the groom is the
son of T. B. Rieves of Winthrop, and
formerly lived in Ashdown. He is at
present a bookkeeper at Winthrop. (
Mr. and Mrs. Rieves left on No. 2
Kansas City Southern, Sunday night
for Winthrop, where they will make
their home.
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GETS LIFE TERM
Negro Wife Slayer at Texarkana Gets
A Life Term.
Texarkana, July 2.—Albert William*,
the negro who ten days ago shot and
killed his wife, Iola, at the home of a
neighbor because, as he said, she
“would not stay at home but ran a
round too much,” was tried in the
Miller county circuit court today, con
victed by a jury of first degree mur
der and was given a life term in the
penitentiary.
Williams told the court he did not
want a lawyer, but the court appoint
ed Morris Sanderson of the Texarkana
bar, and his eloquent appeal ^per
haps was all that saved the negro
from the electric chair.
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GOING TO HOT SPRINGS:
Write Dowd for rates, room and
board. 1180 Oak street. Opposite
New H.gh School building, one block
I Central Avenue. rf 62-10t
199 CASES OF PELLAGA
State Health Officers Says There are
Many Cases in State.
Little Rock, July 3.—There are now
199 cases of pellagra under observat
ion in Arkansas, according to Dr. G.
W. Garrison, state health officer who
with Dr. Joseph Goldberg of the Unit
ed States public health service have
Itaken charge of a half dozen towns
Iwhere outbreaks have been reported.
IDr. Garrison believes that cases not
under observation in remote districts
pill double the cases known to exist.
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BANDITS GET $2,500
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Two Masked Men Loek Cashier in a
Vault and Escape with Loot.
Port Smith, July 2.—The Guaranty
Bank of Watts, seven miles southwest
of Siloam Springs, Ark., was robbed by
two masked men late yesterday after
noon. They locked the cashier, J. E.
Smith, in a vault and escaped with
$2,500. Smith was alone in the bank
when the robbers entered. They drove
him to the vault at the point of guns
and then compelled him to dump alt
of the bank’s funds in a "wheat sack.
'Smith was nearly suffcated when re
leased. The robbers escaped on hor
ses.
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j LIGHTNING’S QUEER PRANK
Runs Down Stovepipe, Destroys Stove
and Sets House on Fire.
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Nashville, July 3.—During a thun
der storm here yesterday, lightning
stuck the house occupied by Sam Love
joy. The lightning ran down the stove
pipe, tore a stove to pieces, td'e a hole
in the floor and set the house on fire
The blaze was extinguished before ser
ious damage was done. No one was In
jured, but Mrs. Lovejoy had a narrow
escape.
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LECTURE AT RICHMOND
Dr. P. C. Fletcher Will Lecture at
Richmond Monday Night.
Richmond, July 5.—(Special.)—The
Rev. Dr. P. C. Fletcher of Texarkana
will deliver his lecture, “Love, Friend
ship and Marriage,” at Richmond next
Monday night. It will be given as a
benefit of the Methodist parsonage, the
admission being 15 and 25 cents. Dr.
Fletcher is a busy pastor and devotes
only a part of his time to lecturing,
and always to aid worthy causes. He
Is one of the ablest men in the coun
try, and the lecture will be wonderful
treat. The Richmond people hops
that many from Ashdown and other
points will be present.
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Baldwins Must Serve
Six Year Sentence
Sent to Penitentiary from ..Sevier
Sounty for Robbing the Bunk
of Oillhnin.
Little Rock, July 5.—Hood and Jim
Baldwin, who robbed the Bank of Gill
ham, Sevier county in true Wild WeBt
fashion, tyterch 3, 1915, and who are
serving a term of six years In the Ar
kansas penitentiary, must serve their ,
teims, the supreme court-ruled today.
The men Were charged with having
robbed the honk of $994. The Bald
wins lived Wear Biamark, Okla. <