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GRAVES & GRAVES Editors/ ASHDOWN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1915. VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 95.
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A. L C. DISCUSS
COUNTY FAIR
Special Feature on Fair llay Will be
The llaby Parade.—Social Meet
ing Also Was Held.
During the business meeting of the
A. I. C. Friday, October 15, which
followed the social program, sometime
was spent in discussing and planning
for the coming day of erhibits at the
Court House, October 29, and each
standing committee is expected tc
have some kind of an exhibition of
their work. The chairman of each
•committee was asked to assist Mrs.
Ethel Simms in any way she could
with the Club Booth.
H. J. Tyson was present and made
a talk about the part Little River
County would take in this fair. A
special feature on this day will be
the Baby Parade. Every mother is
invited to enter her baby in this par
ade in a decorated carriage of some
kind. There will be two cash prizes
given for the pretties decorated car
raige and the second prettiest decor
ated carriage, but the babies will not
be graded this year.
A Basket Dinner.
It is expected that on this exhibition
day all will bring well filled baskets
and have dinner on the ground picnic
fashion. In other words come and
bring your dinner.
The (Social Meeting.
The Club room looked very pretty,
with Its decorations of cut flowers,
for the club meeting with Mrs. H. L.
Majors leader of the program and
Mesdames C. L. Briant and A. I). Du
Laney hostesses. The articles for the
program were selected from October
and November numbers of Current
Magaines. The program follows:
“Magazine study.”
Best biographical sketch or a world
character, Mrs. H. L. Majors.
Piano solo, Mrs. J. E. Locke.
Best short story, Mrs. A. It. Hill.
Best poem, Mrs. S. J. Meyers.
Pianc< solo, Miss Clarette Jones.
Best article on the European war
Mrr. J. W. Ringgold.
Interesting advertisements and what
they cost, Miss Addye Bishop.
Piano solo, Madge Collins.
Reading, My Financial Career, Mrs.
P. H. Phillips.
Mrs. G. A. Orton was elected dele
gate and Mrs. S. C. Reynolds, alter
nate, to the meeting of the A. F. W. C.
which meets in Little Rock, Oct. 26
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The flowing visitors were wel
| coined at this meeting. H. J. Tyson,
| Mesdames Albert Eichhold, Fred
| Tompkins, Wr D. Waldrop, Misses
Elack, Searcy, Clarette Jones, Adams
and Madge Collins. The social hour
.-as ver. much enjoyed during which
time the hostesses served buttered
brown bwad sandwiches with hot
chocolate.
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STUDENT STRIKE MAY END
(J<n ernor Hays Makes Earnest Plea
for Peace at Russellville.
Russellville, Oct. 20. — Governor
Hays' earnest plea for an end of the
strike of students at the Russellville
Agricultural School, made at a mass
meeting last night, apparently was
effective. After the meeting the stu
dents promised the governor that they
will hold a conference today and the
governor expressed confidence that
the strike will end.
The governor spoke for a half hour
before the mass meeting. He made an
earnest plea to students, faculty, trus
tees and townspeople. He urged all
factions to make concessions (‘to let
reason rule” and expressed the belief
that all differences could be compro
mised. He said he had a keen Inter
est in the school and urged the stu
dents not to cripple the institution in
its infancy and to hamper its useful
ness for years to come.
After the mass meeting adjourned,
the governor had confidential talks
with several of the students and urged
them to return to their work and trust
to the board of trustees to adjust their
grievances.
Lloyd Gilliam, on«5 of the students,
spoke in behalf of the strikers, but
preferred no definite charges against
President Scott.
The students have been on strike
since Friday. In a petition to the
board of trusties, they declared that
tb^ arbitrary methods of discipline of
President Scott had become intoler
able and asked that he be removed.
It is said that the board of trustees
yesterday agreed to place President
Scott in the field as extension agent,
but allowing him to retain the title of
president and the salary, but that the
students refused.
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11,00(1 Automobile Taps,
tittle Hock, Oct. 22.— (Special.)—
State Highway Commissioner Owen
says that, he will order 11,000 automo
bile tags for 1910. He estimated that
8,000 would be used this year, and al
ready he has disposed of 7,915. Last
year the f>tal number sold was 6642.
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FOREMAN FILE
ROADPETITION
New Road is on Walnut Bayou South
of Foreman—Petition Has Been
Filed in County Court.
A petition for a new road improve
ment district was filed in the county
court Thursday by the citizens to the
south of Foreman on Walnut Bayou.
The new road to be built is known as
the Anderson road and runs from the
Anderson bridge on Walnut Bayou
due south ten miles on the section line
to near Rick’s Ferry on Fed River.
The district will comprise about 8,000
acres of land. A survey and an esti
mate has been made. It is estimated
that the road will cost something like
$35,000. The petition contains the
names of most of the property owners
in the district. The petition will be
heard on the 19th of November. This
road will not intersect, but will come
near the terminus of the Ashdown.
Richmond and Rick’s Ferry road. It
is to be a modern gravel pike.
Will Serve Double Purpose.
It is the intention of the promoters
of this road, according to a statement
from their attorney, to make this ex
tension in road work serve a double
purpose. The land in that section is
mostly low lands, and the read will
be drained. It is their intention to
cut deep ditches on each side of the
road, thus draining the land.
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W. A. BOWEDEN INJURED
Leg Broken When Tree Fell Upon
Him Near Foreman.
Foreman, Oct. 22.—W. A. Bowden
received a broken leg Saturday when
a tree fell upon him. Mr. Bowden and
another man were cutting Gown the
tree.
Foreman. Oct. 22.—The School Im
provement Association is arranging to
purchase a moving picture machine
and will put on shows at the schoc»
auditorium every Friday night when
the machine arrives.
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A LOCAL FAILURE
Fred Throckmorton Forced Into In
voluntary Bankruptcy.
Fred Throckmorton, a local dry
goods merchant, has been forced into
bankruptcy. He was adjudged a
bankrupt Wednesday and H. M. Bar
ney of Terarkana appointed by referee
as receiver. The first meeting of the
creditors will be held at Terarkana
on the 2nd of November. W.W. Bis
hop, Fred Throckmorton, Mr. and Mrs.
I. T. Hale have been selected to in
voice the stock and are nciw proceed
ing with the work. Several days ago
creditors filed a petition of bankrup
tcy, but Mr. Throckmorton, thinking
that he could arrange to savp the
business, did not decide to waive ser
vice until this week.
It is estimated that the liabilities
are around $6,000 with assets about
the same. Mr. Throckmorton conduct
ed one of the leading dry good stores in
Ashdown. His financial troubles arc
said to have been caused by the ac
cummulation of too many bad thirty
day accounts,' which pr«bably total
three of four thousand dollars.
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MAYOR TAYLOR WITHDRAWS
Little Rock Mayor Will Not Enter the
Race for Governor.
LittieRock, Oct. 21.—Mayor Charles
E. Taylor of Little Rock, last night
announced his withdrawal from the
race for the governorship of Arkan
sas.
The Mayor gave as his reason for
withdrawing his candidacy, the cost
in both time and money, which would
bo necessary to prosecute bis aspira
tions to a successful culmination.
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JOHN M. ROSE KILLS SELF
Well Known Attorney of Little Rock
Coiuinitts Suicide.
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Little Rock, Oct. 20.—John M. Rose,
scat of the late Judge U. M. Rose,
committed suicide last night by shoot
ing hlmselt
shotgun.
RED RIVER
NEARS CREST
Cronk Thinks Will Not (Jo So High as
First Reported—Bowie County
Levee Breaks.
The Red River conditions in this
section are considered somewhat more
encouraging. A stage of 32 feet was
promoted at Fulton, but Cronk new
thinks it will not go above 28, Out
ing the last 12 hours it rose only *3
inches at Index. The Bowie county
levee caved one mile above Index,
which is causing great damage. Tins
levee held during the spring and sum
mer floods and large crops wers
grown in that district. The caving of
that levee is keeping the water from
spreading so bad on this side, thougn
much of it is now under water. The
Russell farm and other farms In that
section will not go under. Very little
work has been done on repairing tne
old breaks in the Ogden levee, thougn
the work had started. No new rains
are reported on the upper rivet-.
M„ I). & (J. COACH TURNS OVER
No One Was Injured in tlio Accident
in Texarkana Yards.
A passenger coach on the Memphis,
Dallas and Gulf train which arrived
in Texarkana at 10 o’clock Wednesday
night, was turned over in the Kansas
City Southern yards, at Trigg street.
The crew in turning the train, was
making a “drop” of the car, when it is
said the car jumped the track. The
coach was badly damaged. None of
the crew was injured. The train was
delayed for repairs Thursday morn
ing for several hours.
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SIGNED EMBARGO
President Signs an Embargo on Ship
ment of Mexican Munitions.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 20.—Presi
dent Wilson today declared an em
bargo upon the shipment of arms and
ammunition into Mexico, but signed
a supplementary order permitting
munitions to go unhampered to the
Carranza forces.
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FARMER KILLED BY TEAM
Miller County Man Meets Death Under
Wheels of His Wagon.
Texarkana, Oct. 19.—U. R. Moore,
60, a well-known Miller cunty farmer
living near Dodridge, five miles south
of here, was killed in a runaway yes
terday afternoon. He was hauling
shingles when the team became fright
ened and ran. He was thrown under
the wheels, his shoulder and Dack
were broken.
VETERAN’S BODY FOUND
A. Q. McElroy of Hempstead County
Hud Been Missing 3 Weeks.
Hope, Oct. 20.—A sales ticket, given
with goods purchased at Hope, was to
day the means of identifying a badly
decomposed body found at Corinth, a
village several miles distant, as that of
A. Q. McElroy, 70, a Confederate vet
eran.
Just after he had received his pen
sion check about three weeks ago, Mr.
McElroy, who had been in feeble
health, loft home, telling his wife
that he intended going to the Con
federate Home at Little Rock.
Nothing was heard from him for
several days. Investigation by the
family revealed that he was not at
Little Rock. Futile search was insti
tuted.
Friday three hunters found the body
after animals had eaten part of the
flesh ahd bones.
VILLA CLOSES IIOOKS
Vi)lu Agency Closed Its Doors in the
City of Washington.
Washington, Oct. 20.—The Villa
agency here closed its doors today,
and the Junta lias scattered.
Since the recognition of General
Carranza no further need of the agen
cy is apparent.
The Latin colony here believes this
indicates the Villa forces will not
make an active campaign, at least
In Washington. _
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Copyright 1909, by C. K. Zimmerman Co.--No. 49
IT is not so easy to get a foothod in busi- j
ness or to own real estate as it was a
generation or two ago. The easiest and surest way to be pre
pared for the winter of life is fo put monay in the bank. Money
in the bank goes a long way toward insuring a happy Christmas
and it always enables Santa Claus to visit your home. You can
see examples every year at this time of unhappy families who have
no bank account. Start your bank account at once and you will
always be prepered for this event in the future.
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Ashdown.Ark.
HELD FOR ROBBERY AT HOPE
Floyd Martin Taken Into Custody fm
ltobbing Express Office.
Hope, Oct. 20.—Floyd Martin was
taken into custody here today, charg
ed with the robbery of the Southern
Express company office here on Sat
urday evening last. After his arrest
he was taken before a notary public,
where it is said, he made a confession
of the robbery in a sworn statement.
Superintendent T. L. Crumbaugh
of the Southern Express company,
with headquarters at Meridian, Miss.,
arrived Monday, and has been working
incessantly on the case with the force
under Sheriff R. A. Boyett.
Sheriff Boyett and his men were
of the opinion that the “job” was done
by someone on the inside, and work
ing on this theory, Martin was consid
ered as a suspect, and an effort was
made to connect him with the case.
This effort resulted in the tracing of
Martin to a local locksmith, where he
had a key made from a pattern that
was found to correspond to the key to
the safe from which the money and
drafts stolen are alleged to have been
taken. It is said he denied having
any accomplices.
This was deemed sufficient evidence
to warrant the arrest of Martin, and
he, accordingly was taken into cus
tody. When a demand was made on
him for the loot, he is said to have
surrendered the full amount to the
officers, $345.75, and three drafts total
ing $2,400. The young man is a son
of Thomas Martin of Springhill, six
miles south of Hope. He has a wife
and two small children.
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LIVE STOCK STATE
Arkansas Is Y»t Raising As Much
Stock as they Were in 1907.
Little Rock, Oct. 22.—(Special.)—
Government statistics tend to prove
that Arkansas is not maintaining its
advanced position as a livestock state.
Here are the bald facts as indicated
by the official stastics:
Year Cattle Hogs Sheep
1907 914,678 1,197.613 135,351
1908 904,835 1,179,863 137,979
1909 902,595 1,169,300 142.667
1910 855,878 1,010,680 146,125 !
1911 897,024 1,327.442 166,418
1912 810,744 985,144 142,128
1913 724,202 1,024,983 137.158
1914 794,811 987,074 153,894
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COTTON MARKET.
Short cotton, 11.50 to 12.
Cotton seed, $33, . _
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FIRST FREIGHT BY WATER
Boat Makes Run from Arkadelphia to
Camden With Cargo.
Camden, Oct. 21.—Mayor A, L. Mor
gan received a letter from Mayor J.H.
Kress of Arkadelphia, sent by the first
boat to make the trip from Arkadel
phia to Camden in many years, con
gratulating the people of Camden on
the prospect of all-year navigation on
the Ouachita, and pledging the hearty
co-operation of Arkadelphia In the
project.
The public service bureau receiv
ed a sack of flour from the Arka
delphia Milling company, and a sack
of cotton seed meal from the United
Oil Mills of Arkadelphia. The boat
a gasoline propelled tug, accompani
ed by a barge, also carried cotton
bales and other articles of freight
consigned to various points between
Arkadelphia and Camden. It left Ar
kadelphia Tuesday afternoon, and
reached here Wednesday at noon.
Following shortly after the meeting
held here Wednesday morning in the
interest of$ river development, this
first shipment over the river route
i > many years a tiacted considerable
comment.
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HELD FIRST SESSION
I title River Baptist .Association Held
First Meeting at BeQueen.
On Saturday morning, October 15.
1915, i be- Little River Baptist Assoc
iation held Its first session at De
Queen, Ark. After the reading of the
letters from the different churches In
this Association, the body was organ
ized at 10 a. in., by electing Bro. J. T.
Benson, of DeQueen, as moderator,
and Bro. George Henderson of Nash
ville, as clerk.
All the churches of the association
except three were represented, and
the report showed a good year’s work.
All reports were discussed with much
interest, and there was an optimistic
note sounded throughout the entlra
meeting. There seined to be a de
termination on the part of all messen
gers to return to their churches, and
undertake a greater work for the year,
1916, than ever.
The next association will meet with
the Nashville church on Friday night
before the second Sunday in October,
1916. J. E. BROWN.
Foreman to Play at Idabel.
Foreman, Oct. 21.—The Foreman
high school football team will go to
Idabel Friday to play a gaaae with
the Idabe high school team. ,