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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO 27
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1917.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
VYHtAT SHOULD Bt SOWN \OW
Now That Drouth is Broken formers Mus
Lose No Time, Mr. Watson Urges.
Now that the long drouth ha:
been broken, Arkansas farmer:
should lose no time in discing th.ii
land and sowing their wheat anc
rye. according to C. W. Watscn
state agent of the United State:
Department of Agriculture.
“Reports that we have receivec
from over the state are to the ef
feet that many farmers who have
bought their seed wheat and rye
have been unable to sow it because
the ground has been so hard that ii
has been impossible to break it,'
said Mr. Watson. “However, re
cent hard rains have remedied thi'
condition and the farmers shoulc
lose no time in beginning to sow
Also much of the grain that was
sown has not come up because ol
the drouth, but this grain should
begin to make its appearance now,
“Of course, there is the danger
that grain sown now may suffer
from freezing, but the farmer runs
some danger with any crop and 1
believe that the danger of the grain
being killed by winter freezing is
no greater than any other risk that
the farmer runs in sowing his
crops.”
The seed wheat ordered for the
farmers of this locality by the
Union Saw Mill Co. is here and the
farmers are requested to call for
same.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
■with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of ttie disease,
tarrh is a local disease. Kreatly in
JPtU'.fTI oy constitutional d ■! Itiil.. OS,
and in order to cure it you must
take an Internal remedy. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is, taken internally and
acts thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system. Hails Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years It
is composed of some of the best tonics
known combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect com
bination of' the Ingredients in Hall’s
Catarrh Cure is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condi
tions. Smd for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo, O.
All Drusftists, 75c.
il.Ji's Family Pills for constipation
To Teach the Rebel Yell.
Gen. J. R. Gibsons of Bauxite, an
ex-Gonfederate soldier with an en
viable record for gallant service
has suggested to Maj. Gen. Sturgis
that the troops in training at Camp
Pike should be taught the Rebei
yell.
“It's too good to be lost," said
Gen. Gibsons. “Gen. Jeb Stuart
taught it to the army of the Con
federacy, and it served not only tc
inspire our own b^ys but let the
enemy know that they were about
ready to get theirs. So the ole
Rebel yell was at once an inspira
tion and a terror, and I think that
our boys ought to know it.”
And Gen. Sturgis, tig, brawny
noble soldier, whom all the boys
iiolize, agreed with Gen. Gibsons
that it wculd be a good thing, anc
aided, “We will probably need it
when we get over there,’’
This Wofk Should Be Encouraged
It has long been thought and foi
several years has been known to b<
a fact that the various diseases o
tha mouth and teeth are due t<
neglect and carelessness. In viev
of the fact that these diseased con
ditions can be prevented by earh
.care it is the duty of every persoi
having to do with the child durini
the formative period of its life t<
in struct the children in the care o
the teeth. Clean Teeth Dq No
Decay.
Investigations show that neural
gias, headaches, earaches, enlarge!
tonsils, mol-nutrition with the re
sultant deficiency of development
both physical and mental, and blooi
p isoning of various sorts are du<
11 bad teeth in many cases. Th<
child with an unclean mouth has ;
mouthful of decayed teeth. He i
adrawLatkto the health of ever;
person with whom he comes in
contact, for in the cavit;es of his
.1 teeth lurk germs of every descrip
i tion. Every time he breathes he
I exhales quanities of these germs
! for other persons to breathe into
their lungs.
The instruction of the children in
the proper care of their teeth is
, really the duty of the parent. But
| the average parent is either indif
' | ferent or ignorant of the necessity,
so the Oral Hygiene committee of
the Arkansas State Dental asso
ciation is calling on the teachers of
the state to take upon themselves
! extra work in Mouth Hygiene in
: order that the children of the pres
ent aay will not grow up to be the
men and women of tomorrow in ig
norance of the imDorance of the
teeth nor the means of keeping
them in a healthy condition.
J. M. Dollar Dead.
Death claimed J. M. Dollar at
noon Sunday, October 28, 1917,
aged 35 years. 9 months and 1 1
days. The deceased has been af
flicted with tuberculosis for the
past sixteen months and returned
here last March from Oklahoma
where he had gone in search of
health. He leaves a wife and 15
months-old son, one sister, Mrs.
■ J. T. Towns, and one brother, A. L.
Dollar, to mou^n his death. The
funeral was held at 5 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, interment being in
Union cemetery. The bereaved
relatives have the sympatny of all
in their less.
RUB OUT PAIN
with good oil liniment. That's
the surest way to stop them.
The best rubbing liniment is (
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
Good for the A ilments of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Good for your own A ches.
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $!. At all Dealers.
Can Still tnlist In Navy.
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Men who are registered and who
have not been notified by their
local board to appear for examina
tion are eligible for enlistment* in
the navy, according to an an
nouncement made by Ensign Wm.
T. Ritter, commanding the Arkan
sas recruiting district, at Little
Rock.
This announcement was made
because of the many inquiries re
ceived from all parts of the state
from registered men. who are in
line for being called in the next in
crement. The navy will not en
list a man who has been notified by
a local board to appear for exami
nation. A man who is registered
but has received no such notice
can enlist in the navy providing he
can pass the physical examination
for the navy,
The ages for enlist in the navy
are 18 to 35.
There are a number of different
branches in which experienced
men can enlist, but men without
experience in some navy trade can
enlist as apprentice seamen or fire
man third class and work up to the
higher ratings.
The lowest pay In the navy to
day is $32,50 a month, plus a lib
eral allowance of clothing and ra
tions and quarters.
Tor Sale at a Bargain.
ij One large sideboard, one square
dining table and six dining chairs.
r Apply at the News office.
Compulsory School Attendance.
. The Compulsory School Attend
ance lav/ contains the following
provisions with refe/ence to the
enforcement of the law:
1. All teachers are required to
report to the secretary of the
school board the names of any par
ent or guardian who at any time
i may be found failing to comply
with the- attendance law.
2. The secretary of the school
; board in turn is required to g've
any such pa/ents or guardians
written notice of the provisions of
the law' with reference to school
attendance. (Copies of notice
forms may be had from the county
examiner or superintendent.)
3. Teachers are required to
make monthly reports to the sec
retary of the school board and to
the county examiner or superin
tendent of the name and address
of all persons in the school district
! not complying with the attendence
; law.
4. The county superintendents
and examiners in turn are required
to forward copies of such monthly
reports to the prosecuting attor
neys of their respective districts,
and to the state superintendent.
5. Parents or guardians who
wish to claim exemption for any
; child from the school attendance
law should apply to the exemption
officer (the school superintendent,
the'county superintendent orcoun
; ty judge) for exemption certificate
and present it to the teacher.
Teachers and school officials are
required by law to comply with the
above provisions for the enforce
ment of this law. The Depart
ment of Education cannot furnish
blanks for making all these reports.
But model forms for such rep. r^s
may be had from the county su
perintendent or examiner. Teach
ers and school boards should secure
these forms and make all reports
promptly.
Nnds Boom in Pecan Industry.
A survey of the pecan industry
of the state with the object of en
' couraging a more extensive growth
of this profitable nut is being made
by Clyde H. Heard, of the depart
ment of horticulture, of the College
of Agriculture. Prof. Heard finds
that there is a boom in the planting
of budded or grafted varieties and
hundreds of acres have been plant
ed with pecan trees during the
past few years. Prices have ad
vanced this year and improved va
rieties are now selling at 50 and
60 rents a pound.
It is yet too early to say whether
pecans cou'd be grown profitably
in all parts of the state. Plantings
are now confined largely to those
districts where pecans grow wild,
namely the bottom lands of the
Red river, the White, Arkansas,
Mississippi and St. Francis rivers.
Prof. Heard found one tree in the
Southern part of the state which
yielded 27 bushels and 3 pecks and
undoubtedly holds the record for
Arkansas.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
oerson shall be convicted of depre
cating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st, day of February, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
S*"". and Treas
Arrest All Deserters.
Any Ciyil officer having authori
ty under the laws of the United
States, of any State, Territory,
District or possession of the United
I States, to arrest offenders, is
authorized to arrest a deserter
. from the Military Service of the
: United States, and d %mr him into
the custody of the MiliU: . author
ities.
The statute authorizing Civil of
ficers to apprehend deserters shall
not be construed as taking away
the authority for the apprehcntion
by any citizen under an order or di
rection of a Military officer. The
offer of reward for the apprehen
sion and delivery of a deserter
coupled with the act of congress,
which provides for the payment of
such a reward, is considered suffic
ient authority for the arrest of the
deserter by a citizen.
Upon request the adjutant gen
eral's office at Little Rock will ad
vise whether or not any certain
person or persons have been en
listed as deserters and furnish
: commitment papers after arrest
has been made, which must be ob
i tained prior to delivery of deserter
| to Military authorities.
$50.00 reward includes all cost
| incurred in the aoprehension and
j actual delivery to Military authori
! ties.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by
! the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
! p. m. Epworth League at 6:3Q p
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. A. Turpentine, Pastor.
PROBLEM Of ROAD BUILDING
Highway Official Tells How Great
System Can Be Built—First
Essential Equipment.
Thunks to the pushful, pervasive
motorcar, American road building lias
“got a move on” at last. There is every
where the cry for roads, for more roads
and for better roads. The drawback I
has Ueen that, as yet, there has been
no co-ordination of these multitudinous i
enterprises. The president of the Na- ■
tional Highway association, Charles
Henry Davis, in a recent paper stated
that we spent last year $249,955,967,
or more than two-thirds of the total of
money expended so far on the con- I
struction of the Panama canal—for '
road improvements throughout the i
country. Mr. Davis’ contention is that 1
good roads, roads that run for thou- 1
sands of miles through state after
state, are, properly, not the responsi
bility of the, state, but of the nation,
says Boston Transcript, lie would i
have the federal government build a
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Bituminous Macadam Road.
system of national roads joining the
West with the East, the North and the
South, connecting every part of the
country, as is the case with the na
tional highways of Europe, and, as
history shows, such as was the essen
tial equipment of every first-class pow
er of the past.
How would such an enormous con
struction he paid for and kept up?
“Suppose,” asks this eminent engi
neer, “the government built 100,000
miles of properly planned roads, and
at the same time purchased, say, .‘500
feet of land on either side. This land
would so continually increase In value
and in demand for leasing on long
rental, that the cost of the road and
the land purchase would soon he paid,
A rental rate of $0.(56 per acre would
pay the interest on the cost of con
struction. But such would rent at
vastly higher rates in cities and towns,
high enough to give the nation an in
come equal to its total annual ex
penditure,” from these national high
ways alone!
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