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rmer knows
grades of.
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to prepare
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the nine
as soon as j
pted by the ,
as official, j
k cotton ex- j
Orleans cot- j
Ilopted them as
ies. So now all
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y these grades-1
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set of these j
le of the people j
y and they are
in the Farmers i
rt, and during
ig season we
jet the cotton
ir the samples
The farmers
cotton samples
hat grade it is
with the gov
and can see
ins for that day
rade is worth, j
>ry farmer who
iw’port will take
ese grades be-,
next cotton. ;
do\ not show the
the grade of
irence to color, j
touch the cot
respectfully,
P. HEARST,
artment of Ag- j
I To Lecture.
radford, district
ion will deliv
nesday morning
tublic school au
ome Phases of
is many patrons
md others who
is, the superin
city schools, is
lat a representa
present to hear
Pictures
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drama.
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W. C. T. U. Program.
The following program for the
Willard memorial service to be
held at the home of Mrs. T. P.
Umsted Wednesday afternoon at
3 o’clock, will be rendered:
Voluntary—Mrs. B. L. Wil
ford.
Responsive Reading “A Great
Reformer.”
Roll call responded to with
quotations from Miss Frances
E. Willard. j
Frances Willard’s Childhood ;
—Mrs. Otto M. Bowen.
Duet, “My Faith Looks Up to
Thee”—Mrs. B. L. Wilford and
Mrs. J. W- Grubbs.
Miss Willard’s Influence Upon
the Young—Mrs. Frank More
head.
A Starry Crown—by mem
bers.
Duet, “How Beautiful to Be
With God”—Mrs. Charles Ban
dy and Mrs. B. L. Wilford.
“Watchman What of the
Night?”—Mrs.W. E. Bevens. j
Solo, “Victory”—Mrs. Charles
Bandy.
What other People Have Said j
of Miss Willard.
At the close of the program a 1
free-will offering will be taken
for the Willard Memorial, or j
Evangelistic Fund of the W. C. I
T. U. work.
Social Hour. i
—
Jewelry Robbers Get 7 Years. |
Clarksville, March 16—A spe
cial grand jury, empaneled here
today, indicted Charles G. Wat-1
son and James McRoy for grand j
larceny. They were sentenced •
to seven years each in the peni-!
tentiary by Judge Hugh Bash-j
am. Watson and McRoy broke (
into J. L. King’s jewelry store j
and the McKennon House Fur- j
nishing Company’s store Janu
ary 28, and obtained about
$1,500 worth of jewelry and cut
lery. They were about two miles
up the railroad and hid their
goods under a trestle, and went
to their homes at Van Buren.
Returning the next day they se
cured the loot and took it to Lit
tle Rock,where they were caught
by detectives while dividing
their loot in a boarding house.
They were arrested and brought
here, where they have been in j
the county jail, awaiting trial.
Each is about 32 years old.
Little Baby Dies.
Dorothy Jane, the little nine
days’ old baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Sullivan of the
Van Noy, passed away Monday
evening at 8:30, after a short! ill
ness of congestfon.
The burial was at Walnut
Grove cemetery this afternoon
at 2:30. The parents have the
sympathy of their many friends
in the loss of their little babe
and only child.
Start A Colored Church.
Ground breaking for the elec
tion of a new building, the A.
M. E. church, corner of Main and
Fifth streets, took place Monday
morning, after very imposing
ceremonies by singing, prayer
and reading the scriptures, led
by Rev- J. B. Ashford, pastor of
the church. 123 members and
friends proceeded to excavate,
one shovel of dirt each, for the
foundation.
Contributed.
Pressing Club.
Starting March 1st, four suits
• sponged and pressed a month
$1.00. All who wish to .imr
phone 78. Bee Robinson, 51
iKirst street. 87dtl
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» S » S K Si» S !fi Si SK SR W !Sii SSi Si K »■ K S
m HOW WILL YOU VOTE?
^ Are you going to fetter your county, your township,
^ your family and your own self to the road conditions of !Hni
today, or are you going to stand squarely out for the HEj
nrp greatest need of this section and against the greatest yp
drawback to its growth, prosperity and development?
Face this issue without prejudice, but with public spirit, an)
jypjj honest study, fair judgment and confidence in the future ^
and yoi^ will vote for the road improvement of your coun- ^
-jp ty as is now proposed under the improvement district ^
plan. ^
[HFfl Will property be taxed according to its benefits? an]
Ojpj] Yes, just as under the drainage improvement plan, that ^
[up land which is helped the most pays more of the cost than yej
that which does not need and consequently does not derive rj=
an! the same benefits. The system to be right must be equit
^ able; the farm which borders one of the many,highways IHnS
HE which permeate every section of the county, will pay a ^
[i_P= heavier tax than the land which is three miles from one (Ucj
of these improved roadways. If you don’t get a road
an! alongside your farm, you pay less of the tax than your 3{jj
Sari neighbor who is more fortunate. You pay according to
^ your benefits. This system of outlined roads was devised hxu
jjj^ to bring to every section an outlet to its natural market ^
jug and railroad point and the commission, which lays out the [Ucj
final and adopted system, will be representative of the
an! whole county or rather of the twelve townships forming
20? the proposed district. iyi
me iana owners ox eacn townsnip win name meir ^
iue member of this commission. The land owners pay the
tax and they have the right to direct the expenditure of
<J« the money and the construction of the roads under con- anl
SH ract to the best bidders. The tenant pays no tax for this
m improvement.»He could afford to pay more rent because
njp it brings him closer to his market- One mile of bad road
is a longer haul than five miles of good road- A system ^
SsKi of roads shortens hauls; it brings land into cultivation 2™
^ that now lays waste and undeveloped. In opening up
[up more farms, it gives the tenant a better chance, because
„ it offers more chances and with the increased competi- ^
sni tion for desirable tenants, land rentals will hardly in- „
[□Hi crease. ^n)
tyj=j But even if they did, there is not a tenant farmer !HHi
nip in Jackson county who will not save $50 a year on the ^
wear and tear of his wagon, the present hardship to his
an) stock, the opportunity to reach the market when prices
JjjHi are best to say nothing of his increased earning capacity, 2r0
the advantages to himself, his family and his children. ^
^5 The tenant farmer, the landlord and the business man if jUcj
they want to broaden their opportunities materially yp
!HEi and financially as well as bring to this county conditions
^ and privileges that make life easier, better, more happy anl
[UEj and comfortable and prosperous upon the farm ought to ^
be willing to discard a road system that has been proven ^
a failure and turn to a system that corrects the abuses of rj=
the old and profits by our experience in the past. jfp
Additional Local.
Conway Hail of Batesville was
in our city last night.
L. Hirsch left this morning |
lor Jonesboro and Paragould.
T. A. Bates, a prominent busi
ness man of Webb City, Mo., is [
a guest at the Claridge today.
Manager Sam H. Bennett of
the local telephone- company,
spent Sunday at his old home in
Searcy.
W- T- Nolen, G. Patrick, J. F.
Wier and S. T. Eaton, all of Lit
tle Rock, were here on business
today and registered at the Ha
zel hotel.
; Mrs. C. A. sawyer ox wiuc
(Rock arrived this morning for
a day’s visit to Mr. McDougald
of the Hazel hotel and will go to
Hoxie tomorrow.
Dr- T. B. Bradford, hookworm
specialist, with his assistant,
Dr. Rhinehart, are in our city
for a three days’ return visit
and are stopping at the Claridge
hotel.
Bananas Bananas
Mr. J. B. Heard is here with a
car of Jumbo bananas, on the
Iron Mountain track, in front of
Wolff-Goldman’s, and wil sell
good banans at a price that is
extremely low. Special prices on
' large lots.
Candidates Abandon Trip.
Nearly all the candidates for
county office were passengers on
the good boat “E- C. H.” for
Jacksonport Monday evening to
their speaking appointment.
But without the owner and pilot
Charley Walton, they floundered
about in the river for nearly
two hours and finally abandon
ed the trip.
Most of the candidates and
the local politicians accompany
ing them put on life preservers
and were prepared to take to
the water if necessary. The
candidates spoke at Diaz Tues
day and will fill the Jacksonport
date that night.
$1,000 To Loan.
By order of the Circuit Court
of Jackson County, I have $1,
000 to loan, payable Novembei
1 , 1914, at 8 per cent interest
1 per annum. Real Estate securi
ty required. Call, write oi
phone C. E. SMITH, Clerk.
This March 7, 1914.
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Fire Destroys Gin
Batesville, March 16.—Thi
Acron gin, belonging to Dr. Lam
and Jim Stevens of Newark, wai
burned Saturday. The fire start
ed about 10 oclock at night fron
an unknown cause.
Liquor Case I p Again Today.
Pine Bluff, March Hi.—Coun
ty Judge C. M. Philpot has an
nounced that he will hear the se
cond liquor license petition in
the County Court tomorrow,
morning He will take up the
old liquor petition, which was
considered early in January, but
on which no decision was ever
rendered, as it was withdrawn
by the saloon men and a supple
mental petition filed with it.
Judge Grace in the Circuit
Court today declined to act on
the application of the prohibi
tionists that he issue a writ of
prohibition against the County
Court. He made this ruling on
the ground that he has no .juris
diction
The old petition will, in all
probability, be admitted by
Judge Philpot with the addition
al names. The liquor men say
that this will give them a safe
majority.
The prohibition forces, who
jmade so strenuous a fight at the
■ first hearing, are preparing to
fight the petition again and de
clare that the amended petition
does not contain a majority of
signers. One wholesale liquor
house—the M. Cans Company—
has already moved to Little
Rock and a number of retail li
quor men and their employes
have left the city. Those who
lemain, however, are confident
that Pine Bluff will be “wet”
for the remainder of the year.
If you have tried all others
and failed to get your watch to
keep time try the Palace Jewelry
Store. We can produce the
! goods. 95b6
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Made Over 1,000 Examinations
In ail interview with Dr. T. I’.
Bradford, of the Rockefeller
Sanitary Commission, he says:
“We have made nearly one
thousand microscopical exami
nations in Jackson county, up to
this date, for hook worm dis
ease,”
This is only a minor propor
tion of the school children in
ihis county.
We trust this work will con
tinue in this county till every
one takes advantage of Ihis op
portunity to have his important
work done.
The doctor in charge of the
work cannot visit every minute
nook in the county, however
much he would like to do so, and
meet and talk personally with
parents concerning this para
sitic disease, hut due notice and
literature has been sent to every
part of the county.
We desire to cal! the atten
tion of our readers to this work,
and urge them to take hold o1
the first chance to have their
children examined.
The work of the State Board
of Health is fundamental and
our people will prosper by doing
as advised by this board.
If we are to perpetuate our
free institutions, we must care
for the development of our cit
izens.
We must begin to know that
! such diseases as hook worm dis
ease, tuberculosis, typhoid fev
er and malaria are preventable
and that it costs less money to
prevent these diseases than to
attempt to cure them.
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'Y *\ j 1 ; NAWYWUL
A Complete Showing of Men s
Spring Hats Is Ready.
The newest fashions in men’s headgear are ready here.
There’s much of interest in these new Hats. The Spring
season has brought many distinctly different ideas in headwear
for men.
In the high crown, narrow brim Derby shapes, and in
the “high” crown, narrow brim soft Hats, with the sash bands,
the tastes of men with individual notions in dress are given
good play. ..
A diversity of shades for selection, in these unrivaled lines,
including
“Von Gal” Hats at..
I “Beacon” Hats at.-. 3
j “Berger Special” Hats at.3
“Stetson Hats”.$3.50 to 5
“Knox Hats" at.-. 5
An Unrivaled Showing of Men’s Suits For Spring, 1914,
Berger'S
5 "ST** CLOTHING HOUSE
“The Quality Store.”
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