A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER-PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
VOLUME 6. OZARK, FRANKLIN COUNTY, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1917. NUMBER
Chaacery Court Adjourns.
Judge Falconer adjourned the
July term of the chancery court
Wednesday. A number of cases
were continued till the Decem
ber team, but in order to hear
other cases that should be heard
earlier an adjourned day of the
court will be held on September
5th.
ROCK CREEK
Crops are mostly laid by ex
cept cotton.
Jesse Anderson attended the
picnic at Oak Hill the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud McHanie
are visiting his grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gage.
Mr. and Mrs. Demus Rogers
visited Gardner Kelley and fam
ily Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Rogers
spent Sunday with Hulett An
derson and family.
The school at Sulphur Springs
was postponed a week on account
of the sickness of the teacher.
Silas Childers and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
M. Milton.
Bee trees seem to be plentiful.
Several have been found, cut and
the bees aaved. Honey should
be plentiful next year.
Mind. Mrs.! Jesse M. Milton
are spending this week with their
daughter. Mrs. Silas Childers.
at Cass.
Hulett Anderson and Sam Bar
ham leave these parts today for
Ratcliff to attend the district
meeting. Wish them a pleasant
trip.
Ed Barham, who has been
sick with slow fever and an ab
scess under his arm. is some
better, and we hope he will oe up
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud McHanie
visited her brother and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Donald,
and family Saturday night and
Sunday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Umar Anderson
of near Rehobeth visited his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Hulett An
derson. Saturday night and Sun
day. Jesse Anderson went home
with them to spend the week.
The school at Eagle Chapel
opened last Monday with Mr.
Belleville Smith as teacher.(Now
who has prevaricated, or are
there two Smiths with musical
names teaching in this county?)
Nimnm Church Service.
There will be Preaching
services at the Nazarene Church
next Sunday and Sunday night.
It is not my regular appointment
but as I am to be away in a meet
ing at Bismark, Ark., for three
weeks will preach here next Sun
day instead of the 4th Sunday.
Everybody come and let us
make it a good day.
M. G. Jobe, Pastor.
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RIGHTS OF GERMAN
AMERICANS.
Rapidly, the United States is
settling down an acceptance of
the war and realization of its
moaning. Oneof the most not
iceable indications is that the
apy reports almost have diappea
red. The American people are
beginning to realize that Ger
man by birth • may be loyal
Asierieaaat by naturalization,
hj|d tooredhaa the native born i
lit choice.* And as a people we
hbe hfgigwing to realise that
the forma* eitisens of Germany
has„a light to be considered
he proves himselt
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The Farmers Union.
WHAT IT IS.
Some of the readers of these
articles probably wonder just
what there is behind them.
In a series of articles to follow
we intend to explain these
things, i. e.: what the Farmers
Union is, why it is, what il
stands for, and what it is,doinf
for the betterment of the eoun
try.
\Vc can best explain what il
is by analyzing ihe name.
The Farmers.
It is essentially a Union ol
Farhiers, and works in the in
terest of the farmer who cannol
help himself.
it does what we have been
asked to do, i. e., it gets the ag
rieultura! class together; it issue*
a call to farmers everywhere t<
“Help us help you.”
Educational.
It seeks to educate the farmei
to the knowledge of his real con
dition, to a proper knowledgi
of bow to cultivate bis crops
properly, and bow to market bis
crops to the best advantage. Il
is now seeking to educate tin
people to what the farmers need,
what they want, and what they
must do.
Co-operative.
Under the head of “Co-opera
tion” much can he said.
The government, our gov
ernment is placing much em
phasis on this word; the De
partment of Agriculture has
been urging the organization oi
co-operative bodies, but takes
no notice that the Farmers' Un
ion IS co-operative. You pro
gressive farmers who wish to
enter co-operative organizations
remember that the Farmers'
Union IS co-operative.
Co-operative, how?
We co-operate in the indus
trial field by buying together
and selling together, and, too,
by die building of Farmers’ Co
operative Stores.
When we make use of our co
operative plan and buy together,
products decrease in price to all.
So, by co-operating, we help oth
ers as well as ourselves; by sell
ing together we force up the
price on the local market,
thereby helping other farmers
in the community a little too.
We are the backers of a plan
of co-operative selling of cotton
direct to the spinners, which
several of our Franklin county
farmers have already taken ad
vantage of.
Of co-operative stores we need
say but little, for it is a self
evident fact that the farmer is
belter off who is making the re
tail profit on his supplies him
self.
I tut co-operation in the indus
trial field IS NOT ALL we can
do: we co-operate in the polit
ical field. We base worked for
a Comprehensive Initiative and
Referendum Law for many
years. " l was because of our
efforts that our present law was
passed. And we were behind
Amendment No. 13, but our op
ponents told the people that it
was a “wet" amendment. WE
EMPHATICALLY DENY IT,
and. in fact, we claim it was a
"DRY" measure. However, we
are still working, and will con
tinue to do so until we are suc
cessful.
Union.
On the subject* of luion litll«*
need be said, we may say more
later.
Of America.
This Union is National, and
is growing stronger.
In North Dakota they entered
the political field as part of a
non-partisan organization, and
they are doing things as they
should be done in Arkansas.
If politicians would give us
what we need we would not have
to organize and fight for our
rights. But LISTEN, fellow
fpriners! You will get out of
politicians no more than you
ASK FOR, and, chances are, you
won’t get it then UNLESS
YOU ENFORCE YOUR DE
MANDS.
“In Union there is Strength.”
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE,
F. E. A C. U. of A. at Oak Bend.
Passed unanimously bv local.
Next time ’twill be “WHY IT
IS.”
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents.
CASS.
School started Monday with a
good attendance
Mrs. Jennie Tompkins of Ozark
is visiting home folks this week.
The infant child of Mr. and;
Mrs. W. A. Mcllroy has been
very sick but is some better now.
Ted Miller has returned from
Joplin, Mo, where he has been
visiting his sister.
John Durning is reported to
be improving.
Oscar Marcum and family of
Colorado are visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marcum.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fleming
of Oak Grove have moved to
Cass.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Milton are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Silas Chil
ders this week.
Mrs. 0. N. Kelley is home
from a visit to her father in
Oklanoma.
Rev. H. M. Lewis left Tues
day for Van Buren where he will
hold a revival meeting.
OAK GROVE
Mr. and Mrs. Tanner moved
to Altus this week.
Prof. Belleville Smith began
his school at Cow Horn last Mon
day.
Cabe Edwards has been on the
sick list.
The thresher has been started
and the grain crop is being put
into the bins.
Arthur Davis and his brother.
Marl, were over Sunday and left
a lot of jars to be filled with
some of our fine mountain black
berries.
Dr. Williams was called to see
Miss Tressa Simmons the past
week. Mrs. Williams made tho
trip with him and visited during
the evening.
Misses Chora and Bertha Fer
guson were at Oak Grove Sun-1
day. They both teach the same
schools they taught last year, i
I
The singing at Mrs. Dave*
Nichols’ was interrupted for a
while to give the young people ,
time to charivari Mr. and Mrs.
Cornett, who had stopped on
their way over the mountain.
A heavy shower Monday morn
ing was of great benefit to the
corn crop. Haying is the main
work now.
Mrs. Stella Campbell is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Flem
ing, and they are both working
hard in the berry patch. In fact
everyone is canning huckle ber
ries and black berries.
Mrs. Pink erton is improving
slowly from her illness, but her
daughter, Miss Tressa. is not do
ing so well.
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Mr. Fairley had three teams
engaged this week hauling his
tools, etc. to his new farm We
are glad to see him and his boys
getting settled.
The delegates from White Oak,
Dowd and Oak Grove will meet
at Oak Grove next Sunday to
arrange for a Sunday school con
vention.
Weddings at Oak Grove
A large company gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Smith, June 28. to be present a:
the marriage of their oldest
daughter. Miss Gwendyl.vn, to
Mr. Cabe Edwards. These young
people have lived in Oak Grove
all their lives, and the friends,
who listened to Rev. T. Smith
speak the words that made them
man and wife, joined with rel
atives in wishing them manj
happy years in .which to sail to
gether on the sea of time. A
brother and sister of the bride
stood up with the couple.
The bride and tier sister, Miss
Gladys, both wore dresses of
white silk, which were made in
a manner that was very becom
ing to them.
A bountiful wedding suppei
was served, and some sweef
music enjoyed by the guests. A
special feature of the evening
was the beautiful bouquets ol
dowers brought b\ their life-long
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards will
continue to mrke their home at
Oak Grove. Their many friends
join in wishing them much hap
piness aud prosperity.
A much more quiet, but equal
ly beautiful wedding, took place
July 7 at the home of Mr. unu
Mrs. R. V. Fuqua, when their
daughter. Miss Gladys Fuqua,
was married to Mr. Marvin Cor
nett. Rev. T. Smith officiated
at this wedding also.
Mr. Lee Fuqua and Miss Inez
Fuqua stood up with the couple.
The young people took their
places in the shade of a large
tree on the lawn, which had
been made beautiful with native
flowers and ferns.
The bride wore a becoming
dress of flowered voile, and car
ried a bouquet of garden flowers,
which had been gathered a few
minutes before by her nttie sis
ter, Carol.
Mrs. E. M. Coffey, grand
mother of the bride, presided at
the luncheon table. The bride’s
cake contained a bachelor’s but
ton, a ring and a piece of mon
ey. Her brothers, Robert and
Harold’s, fate was decided at
this time. Robert found the
button in his cake, and as the
adage goes, will always remain
a bachelor. Harold had the ring
and should be the next to marry.
Tha money fell upon the table,
so leaving the fortunes of the
guests as they were.
After a pleasant time, the
young couple bid the guests good
bye and started on their journey
to Chelsea, Okla., where they
will make their future home.
May a kind future smile upon
them.
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JETHRO
Health very good.
Sula Nixon spent Saturday
night with Queen White.
Mable White visited Julia
Nixon Saturday night.
Selmer Wells took dinner with
Graham Jones Sunday.
We are needing rain badly.
Had a small shower Monday
morning.
Bro. Jeter tilled his regular
appointment at Oak Ridge Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Miss Bertha Mullen of
Oklahoma is visiting her brother
Mr. Fred Mullen.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cooper
were visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Artney Mayner Sunday.
The Stork visited Mr. and
Mrs. Sam White, Jr. the 4th and
left another Sam. Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar White
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Dan White, Sunday.
Beulah, Bertha and Lula Mul
len took dinner with Mrs. S. A.
Patrick Sunday.
Sunday School and Litrary
are progressing nicely at Oak
Ridge.
Harmorn Smithers tilled his
reguiar appointment ot Huston
White,8 Sunday afternoon.
•Judge and Mrs. W. M. Weaver
went to Charleston Tuesday ‘to
spend a few days.
We think Julia and Mable are
wanting to make up with some
one as they are wearing peace
rings.
There was a musical at Mr. P.
F. Jones Sunday night July 1st.
Cake and ice cream were served
a nice time was reported.
July is our month of great
dreams and great deeds, a
heroic and a martial month and
one held sacred to liberty.
Bro. Young will preach at
Oak Ridge the fifth Sunday in
this month. Everybody come
and bring some one with you.
Jesse White and Dick Wells
called John White’s Sunday
morning Sula and Queen fed
them on apples and cookies.
Mrs. Wilburn Plymale and
daughter. Dfelphia, of Barnes,
attended church at Oak Ridge
Sunday.
Hello there! you Barnes
correspondent, don’t you worry
about Julias $ 5.00, Just come to
the picnic and watch her have a
big time
Julia Nixon and Mable Whit
are raising some ice plants. They
expect to have sufficient ice
Your Crocer
IS RELIABLE
He wants to hold your trade
and tries to sell you brands ^
LU he knows you will like. \
IT] He is always ready to recommend
PP KC Baking Powder ~Ask him
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Russians Still Contir
Drive. •
The Russian armies continue
their great drive in Galicia. The
important railroad center and!
key to Lemberg, Halicz, has been
captured, numerous prisoners, 30
cannons and large stores of mun
itions were taken in Halicz The
capture of men and guns in the
fighting from Sunday to Tues- '
day was reported to be 10,000
men and 80 guns 18,000 prison
ers were reported captured in
the battles the first few days
of the last week.
The fall of Halicz givs the
Russians two good rail road run
ning to Lemberg and makes the
fall of that important city al
most certain, The wedge driven
into the German lines is more
than seven miles deep.
The Italian mission which re
cenlty visited the United States
has arrived safely in Italy.
Enlist In The Home Company
In the last issue we had at ar
*
tide handed us by Capt. Ed
wards urging men between J.8
and 35 to enlist in Company *K’
to fill it to war strength.
Those subjected to military
duty will be liable to be drafts
during the next week. If yoi
are drafted you will be ser
where the war Departmenc
needs you. If they need you pi 1
a regiment in Vermont <>r some
other distance state, you wit.
have to go and serve with stran
gers. Here you will go with
home boys whom you know
This will make a lot of difference
when you get to France in a
strange land and strange people
when you get a letter from home
it will be news for the whole
Company and a comradeship will
exist among you that could not
exist in a company made up of
boys from various comunities or
states all new to you.
You possible have only a few
more days to enlist and YOU
HAL) BETTER TAKE ADVAK^
AGE OF IT TODAY.
Rev. and* Mrs. G. T. Reeves
have returned to Batesville to
take charge of the Odd Fellows’
Orphans Home. He was super/
intendent of the home about a
year ago.
cream for themselves and
friends
Mr. P. F. Jones *s busily en
gaged in making staves on
Spirits Creek this week. Quite
number of the Jethro boys are
over there.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Whites. I
Paulene Jones, Harlan Jeffer
Beulah Davis, Leonard Barha
and George Campbell visited M
John Bunch and family Sundi
Mrs. Huggins and litt
daughter Velma took dinm
with Mrs. Huston White Sunda
WEBB CITY
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gag*
motored to Corinth Sunday.
Several attended the picnic
at ^Charleston the
The new addition
will soon be completi
pect school to begin Monday.
Rev. Shelby gave an intcvMl*
ing lecture to the soldider
Sunday night.
Mrs. Charley Pinkerton rxi
children visited friends at Mu1
berry from Friday until Sunday