FARMERS AGREE TO
CO-OPERATIVE SALES
Pledges (Secured for Fifty Thou
sand Bales of Cotton For
Next Year
A total of 812 Arkansas
farmers have signed contracts
pledging themselves to sell
50,461 bales of cotton through
the Arkansas Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association next
year.
This was announced by II.
T. Brown, manager of the as
sociation’s organization com
mittee at a meeting of the
committee in Little Rock Tues
The state’s quota is 200,000
bales, but in view of the fact
that organization work has
been attempted in but a few
-counties and that intensive
work has been carried on for
only a little more than a mon
th, all members of the com
mittee were highly jubilant
over the report.
The committee voted .to
send delegates to attend the
cotton acreage reduction meet
ing at Memphis Oct. 17, and
the convention of the Ameri
can Cotton Association at Bir
mingham Oct. 26-29.
MAY GET BIG PLANT
Cooperage Company Inquires
About Newport
Newport, Oct. 4.—The
Chamber of Commerce is in
receipt of a letter from an
eastern cooperage company
wanting to establish a plant
at Newport and making in
quiry as to a suitable location
one that would justify erecting
a plant that would have an
output of probably four million
feet of timber per year, The
company expressed a desire
that enough timber would be
available to operate the man
ufacturing plant not less than
six years. The company will
make slack barrel staves.
Romance, danger and dar
ing in the land where adven
ture and fortune called and
fearless souls came to live,
dream and conquer. “La
homa,” Friday, Oct. 14, at the
Royal.
You Won’t Get Bit
If You Trade
At Jeffery’s
Get Our Prices on
Wagons
Wholesale
and retail
Jeffery’s
BATESVILLE
COTTON ALL GINNED
Faulkner’s Crop Gathered and
Cows in the Fields
Conway. Oct. 1.—For the
first time in tFie history of
Faulkner County, practically
all of the cotton crop has been
picked, ginned ai^d sold and
cattle turned into the fields.
Pi ior to this year the “oldest
inhabitant” has not witnessed
this sight so early in the fall.
W. K. McHenry, agent of
the census in collecting gin
ning statistics, stated that at
every gin he has visited ne
found farmers bringing their
final bales for ginning. He
also predicts that the yield
thi year will be decidedly
the smallest on record. Boll
weevil depre lations cut off all
production of cotton after Aug.
1, only the July crop being
left on the stalk. Hot, dry
weather during oeptember
opened all bolls and picking
followed close upon their
KILLED BY A HORSE
Aged Citizen of White County
Thrown by Unruly Horse
Searcy, Oct. 5.—Jay W.
Welch, aged GO, was found
lead Monday night lying
across a log three-quarters of
i mile from his home, and ac
•ording to the verdict of the
coroner, was killed by being
brown from a horse.
Mr. Welch, members of the
family said, went into a lot
Monday afternoon and cuaght
a horse, known to be unruly,
mounted it and started to ride
to Beebe. When he did not
return home that night, his
fons instituted search. Mr.
Welch leaves a wife and three
sons.
GINNER LOSES FINGERS
Evening Shade, (Jet. 4.—M.
V. McCord, while tending the
stands in the cotton gin Satur
day caught his right hand in
the saws, and lost the thumb
and forefinger. He was able
to extricate the member from
the machinery only with the
aid of a fellow worker who
pulled him away by main
force.
DOG TAX DUE
Notice is hereby given that
the dog tax for the incorpor
ated Town of Newark foi the
year 1921 is now due and can
be paid up to October 15 with
out penalty.
The law provides that all
dogs on which the tax is not
paid within thirty days after
the above date shall vie killed
at once. J. 1°. MORGAN,
City Marshal.
BAXTER COUNTY
FARMER SUICIDE
Mtn. Home, Oct. 3.—D. A.
Miller, a farmer living two
miles south of town, committ
ed suicide Saturday bv taking
Paris green. lie died shortly
after taking the poison. Do
mestic trouble is said to have
caused his act. Mr. Miller
was engaged in the milling
business at this place for a
number of years but sold out
short time Jhjfo.
HOW S THIS FOR
A PICTURE RECORD?
Played “Beyond the Law"
to eight capacity houses.
Chained them out three times,
Hard, driving rain all day.
Will play a return date. Best
Western picture before the
public. A one hundred pel
cent picture and a winner.
LOEW’S THEATRE.
New York.
“Beyond the Law” will be
shown at the Royal Theatre
Friday, October 7.
PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEK
Governor Urges People to Take
More Interest in Schools
The week beginning Octob
er 9, has been designated by
Governor McRae as public
school week for Arkansas.
It has been said that Gov
ernor McRae’s hobby is educa
tion, and he is proud of the
fact that he is doing every
thing in his power to advance
the interests of Arkansas
schools.
In keeping with the policies
he has always advocated, Gov
ernor McRae has called “upon
the citizens of Arkansas dur
ing this week to give first
place in their thought to our
public schools.” The governor
has called upon all progress
ive agencies to assist in pro
moting interest in the schools
anu me campaign vvnicn is
now being waged so enthusi
astically over the state in their
interest.
Sunday, October 9 is pub
lic school Sunday and all min
isters are requested to preach
educational sermons on that
day.
The press, pulpit, education
al associations of all sorts, civ
ic organizations and public of
ficials, “■interested in public
welfare in bringing home to
the people of the state the
imperative need for educating
all our children.” are being
enlisted in the general move
ment inaugurated by Gover
nor McRae at the instance of
the Forward Education Move
ment.
This week is to be the elim
NOTICE OF EXECUTOR’S
SALE OF LANDS
Notice is hereby given, that
in pursuance to the provisions
contained in the Last Will and
Testament of George W. Len
ehan, deceased, and in pursu
ance to the provisions .| vs77
ance to an order of the Inde
pendence County Probate
Court, the undersigned as Ex
ecutors of the last will and
testament of the said George
W. Lenehan, deceased will at
the Main street door of the
court house in the city of
Ilatesville, Arkansas between
the hours for Judicial sales, cn
FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 21, 1921
sell on a credit of 90 days the
following lands lying in the i
County of Independence and
State of Arkansas, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of Sec
tion Thirty-five (35) Town
ship Thirteen (13), North
Range Five (5) West, contain
ing 40 acres more or less.
Also the Southeast quarter
(1-4) of the Southeast quar
ter (1-4) of Section Twenty
seven (27), in Township Thir
teen (13,) North Range Five
(5), West, containing 40 acres
more or less.
The purchaser of said lands
win he required to give a good
note or bond, bearing 10 per
cent interest from date until
paid, and a lien will be retain
ed on the lands for the pur
chase money thereof.
C. E. LENEHAN,
and S. C. KNIGHT,
Executors of the Will of Geor
ge W. Lenehan, deceased.
SEED WHEAT
Just received a car of Mis
souri Seed Wheat.
Batesville Mill & Gin Co.
The big Oklahoma land
rush, when a pistol shot fired
at noon on April 22, 1889, op
ened Oklahoma Territory to
settlers is shown in “La
homa” at the Royal, Oct. 14.
ax in the campaign that is
being conducted for the enroll
ment of 25,000 citizens and
8,000 teachers in the Arkan
sas Educational Association.
The state has been thoroughly
organized and already th§
1 largest enrollment ever record
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I ed for any movement in Ark
ansas has been reported from
the various counties.
State Superintendent Bond
has called upon all county and
city superintendents to hold
rallies in the various counties
during Public School Week
and thereby inspire the gener
al public with the great pro
gram that has been undertak
en for the improvement of our
public school system.
.eawFUM
Taste is a matter of
tobacco quality
We state it as our honest belief
that the tobaccos used in Chester
field are of finer quality (and
hence of better taste) than in any
other cigarette at the price.
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.
Chesterfield
CIGARETTES
of Turkish and Domestic tobaccos—blended
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“BEAUTIFUL LAND” THE INDIANS CALLED IT
A Thrilling Story of Romance, Danger and
Daring in the Land Where Home and
Adventure Called and Fearless Souls
Came to Live, Dream and Conquer!
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With simple sincereity this great historical picture
unfolds to you the thrilling human drama that actually
occurred in the pioneer days of Oklahoma.
You'll gasp at the prairie schooner caught in the
swirlling sweep of a bliading Oklahoma sandstorm.
You'll hold your breath at the lightning swoop of
the outlaws and the Indians.
And you'll laugh a bit, and weep a bit with the
orphan girl rose of the rancho, the loneshme cowboy,
the cynic, the schemer and the outlaw.
Don’t Miss Lahema—lt’s a Big Picture
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