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GRAVES & GRAVES Editors/' ASHDOWN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915. VOLUME XVIL NUMBER 99
$ 1.00 per year—Cash in Advance—Stops When Out
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPT. 2, 1915
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. $141,635.20
Overdrafts.-. NONE
Bonds Securities, etc. 1,437.99
Banking House Furniture and Fixtures. 10,175.00
Stock in Federal Reserve Banks. 1,500.00
Cash and Exchange. 18,002.16
Total.$172,750.35
LIABILITIES
Capital..-1? 25,000.00
Surplus. 25,000.00
Undivided Profits. 4,975.50
Deposits. 96,586.23
Rediscounts. 21.1SS.62
Total.$172,750.35
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First and Only' National Bank in Little Fiver
County'.
Oldest Bank in Little River County.
The dwelling belonging to Mr. A. 3.
Caulder was destroyed by lire on Tu
esday morning. What would have
been his condition if he had not had
fire insurance? But lie did have it in
sured, and it was insured with us, so
his loss will be paid by the insurance
company. If your house should burn
on tomorrow morning, who would
bear the loss, YOU or the INSURANCE
COMPANY?
If ycur property is not insured,
come in today and let us write you a
policy in the
Royal Insurance Company Limited of Liverpool
“The Largest Insurance Company in Hie World/’
TOTAL ASSETS, $112,37!),.V27.40.
Southern Realty & Trust Co.
D. II. TO.MI’KINS, .Manager I nsuranee Department.
DEATHS FROM STORM INCREASE
Reports of llreate** Property Loss Com.
stoutly Coming from New Orleans.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 2.—The num
ber of known dead, together with
those reported deed and missing m
Louisiana and Mississippi, from the
recent tropical storm is placed as. 54‘.)
in today’s compilation of general re
ports which are being gathered here.
The property damage is now esti
mated at $12,000,000.
Tlie known dead are 224.
As the day advances, and reports
from surrounding towns and cities
keep coming in, the results uf the re
cent storm becomes more appalling.
All crops in this section have been
completely razed, the era nr, trie? de
stroyed, numerous build:''. . wharfs
and store houses den a;i 1 tin
country for many v-' no.'ml *•:
undated with fro . • - ,, ...
of water. Tile !<w .m i.\ m iir places
have been either broken through o*
totally destroyed, and hundreds or
families are marooned in flooded sec
tions. Many r"U"«oin ■ experiences ot
loss and disaster are being related by
sufferers. The work of clearing the
debris is progressing and new casual
ties are continually being discovered.
It will be several days yet before the
ftnll extent of the storm damage can
be told.
The collection cif relief funds has
commenced and the state of Louisiana
and the city have announced they can
easily care for the stricken.
More than 800 people have signed a
petition asking for a primary to de
cide the postmastership ci El Dorado.
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MOONSHINE ( ASK READY
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(•overnnn *u Olid mis Prepare for ttn
j • Trials at FI. Smith, Del. IS.
i
i Fort Smi , Oct. 2.—The go'orn
nient today began the preparation of
jits case against the score of defetul
lants accused of being Implicated in ■
tlie tnooiishiiie operations oj: the J. C.
Brewbaker distillery Jn tliis city. The j
prosecution will be in charge of It. W.
Childs cf Chicago, special representa- 1
tlve of tile United States Departmcin.
of Justice. Prosecuting Childs arrived
liere today, as did Jack Walker, inter
nal revenue collector of Arkansas; J.
W. Barkman, internal revenue super
intendent of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
Kansas, and lbs assistant, Fay Chew or
Little Kook.
The government officials spent to
day examining correspondence seized
when file Rush Distilling Company’s
! Kansas (’it, office was raliteti. Tile
Rush company is alleged to have dis
posed of the moonshine products of
j the Brewbaker plant. Some of this
'correspondence implicates Kiioa
j lie. ili, former Tennessee revenue
agent, (lovornment witnesses in the
case will begin reporting October k,
a!t'i tie.h tin hearings will not begin
until t c.ober lk. I Rv will be exam
ined by 1'iosecutor Childs.
UilR, RALE- One good Jersey milk
COW, also nice lot of hogs, ranging
from 75 pounds to 150 pounds,
cheap. See R.F. Clowdis. Ashdown.2
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A pure white pelican was winged
and captured alive by a hunter near
Moran.
COUNTY FAIR
ANDEXHIBIT
County Fair and ltally Day Will be
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| Observed in Ashdown, October
| 29th.—Big Exhibit.
There will be a County Fair ana
[Rally Day held in Ashdown on Fri
! day, October 29. At a meeting Mon
day by the County Fair Committee ot
, the A. I. C., with county Demonstrator
Tyson and others, it was decided to
have the exhibit this year as usual,
with everybody invited to co-operate
and attend. There will be a free-for
all basket dinner with all citizens in
vited to come and bring a basket of
dinner. Every citizen of the county
is urged to bring or send exhibits, for
which blue ribbons and red will be
awarded as first and second prizes. A
Baby Health show and parade will be
given as usual under the auspicies of
the Ashdown Improvement Club, in
which all babies of the county will be
eligible. It is expected that every
business firm of the city will have ex
hibit booths with demonstrations 01
their line of work. The A. I. C. will
have an attractive booth, showing the
work of this club for civic betterment.
The Boys’ Corn Club will make an ex
hibit report under supervision of the
county demonstrator.
An old Fiddler's contest, speeches
on Model Farming, stock raising, and
household economics, will be some of
tiie features of the program.
Farmers are urged to bring their
stock and farm products, while the
ladies will have their fruit, fancy
work, Rowers and culinary exhibits.
It is planned to make this a Gei-io
gether Day. Old settlers will be the
special guests of the Historical Com
mittee on this occasion.
Remember the date, Oct. 29, at the
county court house, and prepare to
attend.
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RITLIMNG !*ITill’ HOl’SE
Contractor Cardwell Also Conslruot
ing Rig Reservoir.
The construction work cn the city
water plant is progressing fairly well
this week. The water mains are be
ing extended at a fair rate and con
struction work lias started on tiie
brick pump house. It is to be a fire
proof building with iron door and
window casings. The sashes that hold
the window lights will be of iron. The
excavation work on the big reservoir
is about completed. This wl;: bold a
reserve supply of water for fire fight
ing and other purposes in addition to
(he steel tower.
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( LASS RECEPTION
Friday Night Reception Was Success,
Good Attendance.
The reception to men given by the
Men's Sunday School class of the Met
hodist church Friday night was splen
did. The addresses were made by Rev.
F. P. Doak, Judge J. S. Steel. Goo. K.
Steel, S. C Reynolds, and Presiding
!'.icier Riggs, who were on the regu- I
iar program, after the invocation by
!:y Rev R. G. Rowland of Foreman, The 1
visiting pastors, Rev. Sullivan and
Rrown, were called and made gcod '
talks. Refreshments were served
consisting of chocolate, coffee and 1
samvich s, followed by cigars. Dur
ing the cigars practically till in atten- j
dance were called upon and respond- ;
ed. There was much enthusiasm and j
all were in favor of more meetings 1
of the sam'? kind.
\11 the Sunday schools and church
03 in town reported ar. increase in at
tendance Sunday, which w;:s Go to
Church Sunday School day.
J. M. LEGGETT CLEARED
Man \cchs<;I of Murdering IIIrani |
Slruwn Was Released.
Idabel, Oct. 5.- ,T. M. Leggett of this
city, whose trial lias be n in progress
jar the past week, was acquitted by
the jury Saturday. Leggett was ac
cused of murdering Hiram Strawn at
Idabel this summer.
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COTTON MARKET.
Short cotton 12.15 to 13 cents.
Cotton seed $24 per ton. f >
TO REBUILD
OGDEN LEVEES
Contracts Awarded to Ogden Men
Monday—Work to Start
At Once.
The Ogden Levee Board let the con
tracts Monday for the rebuilding of
the breaks in the Ogden Ieveec. The
contracts were let to Ogden citizens.
The following were given separate
contracts: Furiow Bros., Jim Ad
cock, J. W. Massey and Will Hoilin.
The work will be done a: prices rang
ing from .099 to 19 cents per cubic
yard and will aggregate a little over
$6,200. The work will start at once
and will be completed by January 1.
RESIDENCE BURNED
A. B. Caulder Residence Burned Tues
day Morning; East; Side.
The A. B. Caulder residence was
destroyed by fire shortly after 5 o’
clock Tuesday morning. The house
is locatd on th Bast Side of town be
low the Spriggs house, and too far
out for a general alarm to he turned
in. Practically all the household goods
were saved with the exception of the
kitchen where the fire originated. The
fire started from the cook stove or
flue. Mr. Caulder arose and made a
fire at 5 o’clock and not feeling well
returned to bod. Later when Mrs.
Caulder went to the kitchen to begin
breakfast she found the whole room
in flames. Insurance was carried to
the amount of $650.
IM> YOU KNOW THESE MEN?
Texas Man Wants Information About
Litfi'e River Men.
The following letter to the Counv
Clerk, asking for some one who knew
two (’on federate Veterans, named in
letter is referred to citizens, who may
be able to give desired information.
“Rockdale, Texas. County Clerk of
Little River County, Ark.: Dear Sir:
My object in writing to you is to find
out if you can find two men, and get
their deposition to the effect that they
served with A. A. Curry, who entered
the army from your county in 1861,
under Whitfield, Legion Co. X.. Sue
Ross Brigade at Waco, Texas.
“This will enable Mrs. L. E. Curry
widow of A. A. Curry to obtain a pen
sion. She is in destitute circumstanc
es and will be relieved by the pension.
“Yours very truly,
“D. T. Woctton,
“Rockdale, Tex”
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WANT ASSESSMENTS REDUCED
Red River Farmers Say They are Un
able to Pay Their Taxes.
Texarkana, Oct. 1.—A number of
R.ed River land owners, north and
east of here, have asked the Miller
Cnunty Equalization Board -for mat
erial reductions -:n the assessments of
their lands, on account of the several
overflows, which greatly damaged the
crops this year. It is not believed
their request1 will be granted, as it Is
said the money is needed to rebuild
the broken levees.
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NEHHO CAPTURED
Paira'iimn Freddy Captures Ferdjfi
Negro- insulted Lady.
Last' Thursday Chief IT. G. Freddy
captured i lamp Primni, a negro want
ed by the authorities at Fordyce.
Primni is said to have offered insult
to a white girl. lie was delivered to
the sheriff of that county at Texarkana
Saturday night. The negro was at
work for the Major Stave Company.
SINGING CONVENTION
I.iltle Hi’,er Singers "ill Meet at
Koi.Milan bill mi l Kltli.
Foreman, Oct. 5.—(Special.)—'The
Little P'vor County Singing Conven
tion will meet next Saturday and Sun
day, October Oth and 10th. Prof. Ram
sey will be among the prominent sing
ers present.
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PAY BILLS WITHOUT
MONEY
ft Don’t put temptation in the way of burglars by keep
ing money in your home or in your pockets, with which
to pay bills. Daily, the newspapers of the country con
tain accounts of thousands of robberies.
]\ Put your money in this strong bank—beyond the
reach of the most clever crook—and pay all of your bills
by check.
'[ Paying by check also has the advantage of furnishing
a receipt automatically, for cancelled checks which the
bank returns to you bear the signature of j;he party in
'./hose favor they were drawn.And your stubs in the
check book give a record of all payments.
LET US START A CHECKING ACCOUNT FOR YOU TODAY.
We Pay 4 Per Cent on Saving Accounts.
Arkansas Trust and Banking Co.
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CIRCUIT CLERKS SAFE ON BONDS
Not Necessary to File Bond With the
Secretary of State.
Little Rock, Oct. 4.—(Special.I —
When a circuit clerk has filed his
bonds as clerk and recorder, and they
have been approved by the proper au
thority in his own county, the fact that
the bonds have not been filed with the
Secretary of State, does not constitute
a vacancy. If, however, he has failed
to file either bond at home, the office
automatically becomes vacant.
This is the rule of action adopted
by Governor Hays in dealing with the
circuit tangle that came up this week
in connection with the Montgomery
county controversy.
lip to last night, attention had been
called to only five counties in which
this case existed. In each of them the
clerk’s bond of $15,000 had been fifed
and approved, but the recorder’s bond
of $2,000 had not been made. In these
counties the present clerks were re
commissioned, as follows: Montgom
ery, John M. Smith; Calhoun, W. L.
Furlow; Dallas, D. E. Goodgome;
Poinsett, A. H. Landers; Union, A. D.
Murphey.
The first ctf the week there were
not more than fifteen of the bonds
filed, but since the matter was made
public, there has been a rush to file
bonds with the Secretary of State, and
forty-four has been filed.
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SENDS MONEY OUT OF STATE
Statistics Show that Arkansas Sends
$7.>,«0(M>»ft Out of State For Food.
Little Reck, Oct. 4.—(Special.) —
Statistfcs show that Arkansas sends
out of the state annually $75,000,00')
for food products. As a part of a
campaign against this, a Home Pro
ducts Show, is to be held in the Arcade
building, Little Rock, October 27-30.
An effort is to be made to increase
home buying that some of this sum
may be kept at home.
Dean J. M. Miller of the College of
Agriculture, University of Arkansas,
endorses the project in the following
words: “Doubtless, in this state a»
in others, people buy from the gro
cer without any regard to the source
of supply and in all probability the
majority of the women of the towns
and cities of Arkansas buy more cann
ed vegetables and canned fruits In
New York than they do Arkansas
en-hvn stuff. Your Horne Products
Show, ti.rrcforc, in connection with
the State Federation of Women’s Clubs
'ill do wonders to educate people to
us'ng Arkansas produes.’’ •
1HY BE NOTE!) ROBBER
Man Under \rrcst at YanBiiren Said
fe he Otto of FuKon Bank Robbers.
Fort, Smith, Oct. 1.—A man be!’ey
ed to be .Jinks Starling a not or lor.
hank and pcAtofflce robber, v im.ed at
Springfield and Willow Springs, Mo.,
is under arrest at Van Daren, He was
found by Constable Ed Winfrey, at a
boarding house in that city. Starling
(L’rke jail at Sprig field while await
ing trial on a charge of having robbed
the Willow Springs postoffice.
Starling "as uotintPed a year rgo
for the rclfbery of the Bank of Fulton,
Hempstead county, and is under in
dictment lor the robbery or a bank af
Pardanelle.
TO PROPERTY OWNERS—Have you
the money to put in your seworage
and water connections? If not let
us lend it to you at 6j per cent.—
Clowdia Land Co. __ 70.
ATTEMPT TO BURN BUILDINGS
Three Men Held for Attempt to Burn
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Building in Paragould.
Paragould, Oct. 2.—Frank Threlk
eld, J. W. Eaton and his son, t,ynn
Eaton, well kncwn local painters were
arrested at a late hour last night by
members of the police department,
charged with setting fire to five brick
(business buildings in this city. At the
preliminary hearing held today before
Justice A. B. Hays, the three defend
ants were bound over to the grand
jury.
! Threlkeld was held on five charges
of arson. He is accused of applying
the match to the McHaney building
on West Court street, the Bleier build
ing on West Court, the J. B. Nime
building on Court and "’"net, the Trice
building on West 1. ..-. -aA'-A ana me
Mack building on So\*ih Pruet. AI!
the fires occurred Friday night. In
the latter building, more than 300
men women and children were as
sembled last nfght at a joint meeting
of the Rebeccas and Odd Fellows at
the time of the attempt was made to
destroy it by fire.
J. W. Eaton v-as held on three
charges. It is alleged he was in a
conspiracy with Threlkeld and that
he assisted in starting the fires in the
McHaney, Bleier and Nime buildings.
Lynn Eaton was charged with an
i attempt to burn the Nime building on
July 4, last.
All the efforts to start fire proved
futile for the reason tnai the fires
were discovered soon after started and
the flames extinguished.
I It was testified at the trial that
Threlkeld and the two Eatons were
disoomfitted at the city in general be
cause they had not been able to secure?
steady employment at their trade as
painters.
| "Hie motive of the wholesale at
tempts at incendiarism was not clear
ly established at the preliminary trial.
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TURN DOWN WATER PROPOSITION
City Officials at Texarkana Will Nat
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Accept Proposition Made.
Texarkana, Oct. 4.—Tlie city lias re
jected proposition cf Home Water Co.
;for adjustment of differencs between
the company and municipality, but an
| other conference between the city of
ficials. Jeff Sanderson, mayor, and
jw. H. Arnold, co'.i.sel, for water com
pany, lias been arranged, at whtcn «
jis hoped the difference will be straigh
tened out; company proposes to make
about $.10,000 worth of extensions and
i'improvements, including installation
iof 2,500,000-gallon pumps; 5200 feet of
112-ineh main and about 3000 feet or
smaller main; trouble is over sliding
scale for water consumers.
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f. : TKHMER ESCAPES
Eugene Mason Takes Freneli Leave of
0 Prison for Second Time.
Texarkana, Oct'. 2.—Eugene Ma
son, serving a life sentence in the
| Texas penitentiary for murder, lias es
caped for the second time from the
! prison farm near Huntsville. Tho
news came in a message from Sheriff
Mitchell of Cass county to Sheriff
Baker of this (Bowie) county.
Mason was convicted in the district
court of Bowie county on a charge of
| killing Owt-go 15. Thaggard nearly
two years ago.
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England papers are carrying ads
for a "horse high school" where hor
ses are taught to saddle and drive. .