THE HUTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY
VOL. VI. NO. 41.
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1913.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
tstablish Oimonstratian Farms.
The Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun
tain system under the direction of
its agriculture department is estab
lishing the most extensive system
of demonstration farms to co oper
ate with the farmers along its lines
yet undertaken by an American
railroad. The company has all
ready established five large demon
stration farms and expects to soon
have a sixth in operation. These
farms range in size from 25 to 40
acres, which makes the undertak
ing the most pretentious yet in
augurated. Work will be conduct
ed along the same lines as the
government demonstration farm
work, but will be on a much larger
scale which will make it relatively
more valuable.
At present the farms will be con
fined to the tracks of the Iron
Mountain railroad, three being in
Arkansas and two in Lousiana.
The sixth is to be somewhere on
the company’s tracks in Southern
Missouri, the exact location not
having been decided.
All the farms will be under the
general supervision of L. A. Mark
ham, commissioner of agriculture
of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun
tain, with headquarters at Little
Rock. Mr. Markham was former
ly in the service of the U. S. Agri
cultural Department. The U. S.
Department of Agriculture will
co-operate directly in conducting
these farms and have field agents
representing them, and the State
Agricultural Colleges of Arkansas
and Louisiana. C. W. Watson and
Mason Snowden, state agents for
Arkansas and Louisiana respec
tively, are giving unreserved co
operation in directing the experi
menus.
Each farm is to have a resident
manager and each is to be located
along the tracks of the company’s
lines in close proximity to a town.
The managers and towns near
which the farms so far established
are located are as follows: G. M.
Monroe. Glenwore, La.; Tom An
drews. Mer Rouge, La : J. J. Lowe.
Dermott, Ark.; J. W. Turner. Con
way. Ark., and W. P. O’Neal, Hope.
Ark.
The railroad will continue to ex
periment for at least three years
regardless of results, and if at the
expiration of that time the work
has proved as successful as antici
pated. it will be continued indefi
nitely and both the size and number
of the demonstation farms will be
increased. Eventually it is con
templated to extend the work into
Missouri Pacific territory so as to
cover the entire Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain tracks with a chain
of farms conducted on modern
scientific methods.
The experimental farms will be
strictly modern in all respects, be
supplied with modern implements.
v be well stocked and liberally furn
ished wich the best seed procura
ble. All staple crops, together
with forage grasses and. where
practicable, fruits and vegetables
will be grown. Accurate crop rec
ords and statistics wili be kept
showing the cost to produce a
bushel of corn or oats, or a pound
of cotton, hay or other products.
Seed will be sold at reasonable
prices to farmers in the surround
ing. and lessons in actual field se
lection of seed will be given on the
ground by expert agriculturalists.
Pulls An Acre of Stumps a Day.
In the last issue of the Arkansas
Homestead B. A. Fuller, president
of the Hercules Manufacturing Go..;
tells how thousands of farmers
have cleared their fields of stumps
with a new and simple stump pull
er, which is sold at a small price
with a three-year guarantee. This
machine with two men and a team
will clean an acre of land of stumps
a day. There ought to be one
stump puller in every neighbor
hood. The farmer or teamowner
who gets one will get all the jobs
he wants after clearing his own
land. The stump puller is fully
described and its work is illustrated
in a handsome book which will be
sent free to anyone who has
stumpy land. The address of the
Hercules Manufacturing Co., is
872 Twenty-first street, Center
ville, Iowa. adv
Homan's Nome Mission Society.
The Woman’s Home Mission So- |
ciety met Monday afternoon in the
library of the church with seven
teen members any the following
visitors present: Mesdames Pol- j
lard, Bodine. Farmer and Rev.
Rushing. Meeting was opened by
Mrs. Cargill. This bemg our busi
ness meeting day, we transacted
the regular routine of business.
Mesdames Bodine and Pollard
gave in their membership. The
members served a luncheon in
honor of Mrs. Cargill who recently
returned from a visit whh her
mother in Texas which was a sur
prise to her and was enjoyed by all.
The regular monthly open meeting
will be held with Mrs. E. E
Buchanan next Monday afternoon, i
Womans' Missionary Union Meet.
Mks G. E Cox, Reporter.
The Womans’ Missionary Union |
met Tuesday afternoon at the
dsual hour with eighteen members
present and Mrs. Brignac and Miss
Paddock as visitors. Meeting was
opened by singing “Welcome for
Me" and "Follow On;’’ prayer by
Mrs Milstead. talk by Rev. King,
i Then we took up our Bible study,
| Daniel, which was enjoyed by all.
Two new members were added to
our roll. Everybody is requested
i to be present next Tuesday and
bring somebody with them. Meet
ing was closed by Mrs. King.
City Tree of Meningitis.
With nearly t'^o weeks elapsing
since a case of meningitis has been
reported it seems that the disease
has been permanently stamped out
of Monroe. Sporadic cases m ly
appear for a month or two, but this
is not probable.
There were 32 cases of menin
gitis in Monroe, five of them being |
brought in from the surrounding
country. Sixteen deaths occurred,
making the death rate 50 per cent
which is about the average
throughout the country. More |
deaths occurred during the first
two or three weeks than later and
the decrease was due to the use of
the serum which was not given at
first. Towards the last the rate
was materially cut down. Monroe
News-Star.
Music Makes Country Life Nappier.
“While we are thinking about
bigger barns and better fences why
not think a little about mother and
the girls and get them something
to make the lonely life of the farm
more happy?" says the Arkansas
Homestead. “What is more ap
propriate for the home than a good
piano or organ?" Some of the
large dealers are offering first class
instruments on exceptionally easy
terms, the Adler Mfg. Co.. 3427
Chestnut St.. Louisville. Ky.. offer
ing to give a 30-day free trial of
their pianos or organs. If the
farmer's family is to have these
things the manufacturer wil
to make the right kind of
and the right kind of terms,
the Louisvifie company has
It, doesn't cost anything to get one
of Aoler's catalogs. Write to the
above address. ' adv
have
prices
This
done.
For Salf. A new organ at a bar
gain. Call at News office.
first National Bank fleet Officers.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Hut
tig held at the bank Tuesday eve
ning the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: C.
H. Murphy. W. M. Hardy. F. W.
Scott, C. T. Thompson and L. A.
Bodine. At a meeting of the di
rectors held later the following of
-ficers were elected: F. W. Scott,
president: W. M. Hardy, vice
president: T. J. Breed, cashier. A
dividend of 4 per cent was declared
| which makes a total of 1 0 per cent
I for the year 1 91 2. and 1 per cent
of the undivided Drofits put in the
i surplus fund, making $1 1 50 in the
.that fund, and leaving $350,00 in
1 undivided profits. The deposits
are showing a steady increase and
| the bank is in prosperous condition.
Services Sunday.
Service at First Baptist church
Sunday Sunday school at 10
'o'clock. J. R. Sims, superintendent,
every child, man and woman in
i
vited. Preaching at 1 1 o'clock by
pastor, W. T. King, suhj.ct “As
surance.’ 1st chapter 1st John.
B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 to 7:30 Spec
ial son<r service from 7:30 to 8.
preaching immediately afterwards.
: Come on time and we will close on
time. Every man and woman in
j Huttig is welcome.
Sends His Check to Boy farmer.
Representative W. S. Goodwin of
! this congressional district has
mailed his personal check to Lester
Gerrad of Magnolia. Ark., one of
the champion boy corn raisers of
the state, who was unable through
illness to take advantage of the
free trip to Washington offered an
nually by Mr. Goodwin to the, Ar
1 kansas lad producing the greatest
corn yield from an acre of land in
this the seventh district. Young
Gerrad last season raised 134.20
bushels of corn on an acre of
ground.
Stands Ahead.
There is something about Hunt's
Lightning Oil that no other liniment
possesses. Others may be good,
but it is surely the best. It does
all you recommend it for. and more.
For sprains, cuts, bruises, aches
iand pains it has no equal on earth.
It stands liead on my medicine
: shelf. Very truly yours.
T. J. Brownlow,
Livingston, Tenn.
25c and 50c bottles. adv
Gasoline tngine for farm Boys.
The Arkansas Homestead tells
how easy it is to keep boys on the
farm with a gasoline engine, the
kind that cuts the wood, chops the
1 feed, shells the corn and pumps the
I water. The little gasoline engine
has taken the d-udgery out of farm
life for the boys and winter has as
many joys and pleasures as the
good old summer time. The farm
1 boy is an engineer, he toots his
whistle and does the chores in a
jiffy, and. incidentally, he is getting
some useful training. The gaso
line engine does not cost much and
many are offered on free trial, so
the farmer may know what he is
getting. Prominent gasoline en
gine manufacturers offer to send
books free to those who want them.
Their addresses are Witte Iron
Works. 1782 Oakland avenue.
Kansas City. Mo., and L. C. Kuhn
i ert, Jr.. Co, Dep. 2815, Chicago.
111. adv
Areas Below Sea Level.
All the continents, with the pos
sible exception of South America,
contain areas of dry land which are
bHow sea level.
In North America, according to
the United States Geological Sur
| vey, the lowest point is in Death
| Valley. California. 276 feet below
sea level; but this is a slight de
gression compared to the basin of
the Dead Sea. m Palestine. Asia,
where the lowest dry-land point is
1.290 feet telow sea level. In'
| Africa the lowest point is in the
Desert of Sahara, about 150 feet
I below sea level, but the Sahara as I
a whole is not below sea iev"l. al-1
thoujh until recently the greater
| part of it was supposed to be. In
' Europe the lowest point at present
; known is on the shores of the Cas
Dian Sea. 86 feet below sea level.
In Australia the lowest point is at
Lake Torrens, about 25 feet below
sea level.
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Funifr Stout wim awakened
from a «ounH sleep hy the rintjing
of his frlophonr H•»!I f he barn
of Kir neighbor, three miles down
the turn pi he, had hren broken
into i^nd n driving home stolen.
The horRf thieve* were headed
toward the Stout farm. Catling
his hand* he armed hi* force*,
lined them upon the turnpihe, Cap
tured the thieves and held them
until the arrival of the Sheriff
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H'.rninq Order.
tilths Union OhaBcery Court Spring Term. 1913
j Wilson Tate. Plan: iff, v* Ida Tate. Defendant
The defendant. Ida at -, is warned fo ap. ear in
this Court within Unity days and answer tie con
| plaint of the p!a ntiff. Mmiony &. Maii.inv.
Auys. for Plan iti IT.
W E. Pat'.erson Jro, H Greet
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Offers his professional services to Huttii
and vicinity.
Office and residence 30 C Street
Huttii- Arkansas
Office Hours: H to 12 a. in.
to 5:30 p. m.
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I cntist
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Huttig, Arkansas
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Z3 You will not always be strong and have a pori
tion. Prepare now for thetfime of adversity.
Follow this advice and you will be surprised how
thrifty you can be if you try.
EZHEl
First National Bank,
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS.
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Gall on our local agent who will assist you in every way
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Local Agent.
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