NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VIII. NO. 20.
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 19 1914.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
GOOD ROADS DAYS CHANGED.
Roads Leading Into ItuttiQ Will Be Worked
September 26 and October 3.
On account of the short notice
given regarding the good roads
days. September 17 and !8, it has
been decided by those most inter
ested here to have the roads lead
ing into Huttig worked on Satur
day. September 26, and Saturday,
October 3, instead.
A meeting to make the prehmi
nary arrangements and appoint
men to have charge of the work on
the different roads on those days
will be held at the city hall h Hut
tig on Monday evening, September
21. at 7:30 o’clock, to which every
citizen interested in the welfare of
the community and good roads is
requested to be present. All far
mers living along the different ’
roads near here are especially re-j
quested to be present at this meet-'
ing Monday night so as to ascer- !
tain how many teams and men can *
be expected out on the days set i
apart for this work.
The building of good roads does
more for a community than almost
anything else and it is hoped that
a number of the mil! hands will join
with the farmers and others inter
ested and donate two days work on
these dates.
In this connection we wish to
again refer to the excellent work
done under the supervision of S. R.
Neel on the Lake Landing and
Union road recently. For this
work $138 75 was donated by the
following:
Union Saw Mill Go...$ 50.00
First National Bank . 20.00
W. L. Reagan. 5.00
A. E,i-u«as._____ 5.QQ,
L. F. Magee .2.00 j
C. A. Berry... 2.00 J
Sid Nash. . 1.00 '
S. C. Bentley. .25 i
J. C. Tucker . 1.00 '
H. F. Mayfield .. 2.50
F. O. Mahony ... 5.00
C. B. Wood ... 10.00
G. H. Andrews. 5.00
Neel & Brasher.. 20.00 j
P. W. Seaman.. 5 00;
V. C. Seaman. 5.00
A. G. Stephenson. 10.00’'
Total. $138.75
The expenses for the work done
amounted to $321.57, divided as
follows:
Team Hire and Drivers $231.95
Ice.. 2 50
Day Labor. 87.12
Total . $321.57
When it is considered that at
least 3.000 yards of earth was
moved, this work was exceptionally
cheap, as at 16 cents per yard this
item alone would amount to $480.
It is the opinion of everyone who
has seen tne work that the county
should pay the deficit of $182.82
on this work and we hope the coun
ty judge will do it.
Stock Owners and “Safety first” Movement.
"Safety First” has become a
common expression throughout the
United States. Many railroads and
large industries maintain perma
nent Safety First organizations at
considerable cost. "Safety First”
is taught our school children and in
some parts of the country large
signs have been erected informing
motorists of dangerous crossings.
Farmers and stock owners ad
jacent to the railroads are gradu
ally becoming interested in the
Safety First idea and are lending
their assistance to prevent stock
from getting onto the right of way
by keeping private farm crossing
gates closed and in good repair. A
large stock raiser recently
remarked that he desired to
co-operate with the railroads by
taking every precaution to keep
his stock off the right of way, be
cause in doing so he was prevent
ing possible serious accidents and
loss of life to passengers. Some
one dear to him or even he himseif
might be a passenger on a train
which struck his own stock due to
a gate having been left open ly
himself or employees.
Many farmers and stock owners
are discontinuing the practice of
permitting their stock to graze and
roam on public thoroughfares anc
property, as the animals frequently
reached the railroad tracks and
were struck by passing trains,
sometimes causing serious derail
ments.
Town authorities are also taking
a great interest in the movement
to prevent accidents from this
source (which costs nineteen West
ern railroads about $2,000,000 per
annum) by the passage of stock
ordinances prohibiting stock run
ning at large in town limits. 1 he
railroads are also constantly in
structing their employes in train,
station and section service as to
their duty towards keeping stock
off the right of way.
Cover Crops Not Favorable to inserts.
(By Geo. G. Becker. Entomologist, Uni
versity of Arkansas.)
Contrary to the general opinion
the presence of a cover crop on
land is not favorable to develop
ment of most of the insects which
bother our crops. Where land is
broken before seeding cover crops
a big step is taken towards reduc
ing or preventing injury from many
insects for the next year.
Late summer or early fall break
ing is one of the best means of con
trolling insect pests and in follow
ing this practice by putting on a
' paver crop we do not in anyway
offset the beneficial effect of the
breaking.
The mere mechanical stirring of
the soil at the time indicated kills a
great many insects which are j
spending the winter in the ground
in various stages. Among these
are corn ear worms, or cotton boll
worms, grasshoppers, grass worms,
white grub, etc.
Breaking for cover crops re- 1
quires the plowing under of crop
“remnants of the previous crop thus
cutting short the breeding of later
generations of the various insect
pesis and preventing the develop
ment of the generations which
would winter over for next year.
In addition to this it starves those
forms which have already reached
maturity.
Another beneficial effect is that
in removing the stalks of the pre
vious crop it removes places which
would offer ideal hibernating quar
ters for insects. It will be remem
bered in this connection that in
sects need warm and dry hibernat
ing places offered by dead vegeta
tive growth.
Fiom the standpoint of insect
control cover crops are therefore
of advantage in three ways:
1. The mechanical stirring and
mixing of the soil for the cover
■ crop kills many injurious insects
in their various stages.
2. Removing the crop remnants
from the soil in time to put on a
cover crop cuts short the breeding
of the generations which are de
pended upon to carry the pest over
| to the next year it also forces other
insects 10 enter the winter in a
•starved and weakened condition.
3. It forces the removal of what
would otherwise be dead organic
matter and which would offer fa
vorable winter quarters for ali
kinds of insects and substitutes a
j green crop which offers unfavora
ble winter quarters for all insects.
Intricate Story.
“Before tnv marriage l told her all
my pant life. Don't you think 1 showed
a wonderful courage?'' "Yea. aud a
still more wonderful memory.’’
To farmers, Bonkers, Merchants:
You are urged to attend a mass
meeting in El Dorado. Tuesday.
September 22nd. 8:50 a. m.. at
the Court House, to discuss the
cotton situation and to formulate ;
plan's for the handling of this crop j
to the mutual advantage of all
Don't fail to attend. Your pres
ence is needed. This is a time for
action. Stop your other business
I
to attend.
El Dorado Board of Trade.
|
R. N. Benson. Pres.
Election Results.
There were 1 12 votes cast at
this box Monday in the general
state election. All the Democrat- ;
ic candidates received from 1 03 to
111 of these votes, while A. L. I
Kinney, the Republican candidate!
for governor, receieved one. and
Dan Hogan, the Socialist candidate. |
received two votes C. N. Smith, I
the Socialist candidate for repre-1
sentative. received six votes. The !
vote on the acts and amendments'
and license and road tax was as
follows:
For Act No. 1 (Child Labor).. 70
Against Act No. 1 . 7 1
For Act No. 3 ( Publicity ). 92 !
Against Act No. 3. 5 ;
For Amendment 14 (Bond' 70'
Against Amendment 14 . 8
For Amendment 15 (Salary) 59
Against Amendment 15. 23
For Am'd't 16 ( Lieut.-Gov.) 51
Against Amendment 16 . 23
| For Liquor License . 43
I Against Liquor License.. 56
! For Sale of Natfvfc &&■
Against Sale of Native Wine 43
For Road Tax..92
Against Road Tax. 10
The election commissioners did
not canvass the vo‘e until Friday
so we are unable to give tne totals
of the county, but know that it!
went dry by a larger vote than ever
and that the road tax was also
given a larger majority than here- j
tofore. The vote for and against
the sale of native wine was close, j
A’l the acts and amendments ap
pear to have carried in the county
by various majorities. but amend
ments No. 15 and 16, placed on
the ballot by the legislature, appear
to have lost in the state on account
of the law requiring them to re
j ceive a majority of all the votes
| cast, while the acts and the initiated
i amendment only require a majority
of the votes cast for or against the
measure.
1 he Magic Washing Stick.
The Magic washing stick is not a
■ soap, nor is it a washing powder,
; but a very peculiar article which
makes dirty clothes clean and
snowy white without a bit of rub
bing. thus doing away with the
hard work on washday. Washes
colored clothes without fading,
woolens without shrinking or hard
ening. and for lace and lace cur
tains it is simply fine. Guaranteed
perfectly harmless and can be used
with perfect safety on the most
delicate fabric. PrLe 10c per
Magic Stick or three for 2Sc. If
dealer can't supply send stamps or
money order to A. B. Richards Co..
Sherman. Texas.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
i will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one. not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
| os'son shall be convicted of dop'e
uating or trespassing upon the tim
oer of said Company.
This 1st, day of February, 1 906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Secy, and Treas
There will be an old time horse
swapping convention at Folsenthal
on Saturday, SepUmber 25.
Things We Think
Things Olllirs Think nnh Whm Hr lliink
of !hr Things Olhrr>. Think.
—
Put ycur troull s . ff until to-j
morrow.
Education that educates a per
son above work is the harmful j
kind.
A sick duck should see a quack
doctor.
A singer doesn't like to have his
creditors remind him of his notes.
Marry your sons when you will
and your daughters when they will
It s peculiar how many wealthy
women go almost naked.
Some folks are never happy un
less there is something wong withj
them.
The things you plan on doing
do not pay dividends.
A small thing is often a big
nuisance rhe fly. for instance.
Man expects to find in others
what is in himself. Are you a!
doubter?
Those who work for the wages
of sin never have any back pay
coming.
The man who divides his hair in
the center is not always well bal
anced.
There are none who make so
many mistakes as those who are
“always right.”
When a father can't come home;
to tell fairy tails to the children, he
! often tells one to his w f :.
Ernest Seton Thompson says it
is not proDtr to feed cheese to
skunks. We know not the occa
tsion for this remark, but we do not
I see why limburger and a skunk
should not agree prettv well.
The man who is nev- r deceived
by his fellow man sees so many hu I
man frailties that his own life is
miserable.
Two aeronauts run into one an- ;
other a few days ago and had qu te
a falling out.
No o re should be bashful about
asking for information. Most peo
pie are anxious to display then
knowledge.
There are few with su 'll a dis- j
regard for ordinary politeness that
they refuse to bow to the inevitable
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and old age
When anyone gets established in a
find it very hard to break away from tha
thi y are in a rut.
Let us not forget, however, that there
kinds of ruts that, one may get into, and some
very good ruts indeed to get into.
Some men get into the rut of spending
everything they earn, live hard all their lives,
and sicKiiess to them is a real calamity. Other men, who
perhaps earn no more than these, get into the habit of sav
ing a part of everything they earn, which is a very good rut
to get into. They think of their own and their family's fu
ture and provide for it by saving while they have earning
power.
Which rut are you in? Get into the habit of saving,
and after the habit is formed it will be an easy matter to
lay up something for the future.
We will help you save.
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16. Postoffice Building
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