FARMERS UNION HOLDS
ITS FIRST STATE MEETING
Permanent Organization Effected and State Officers
Eiected---Union Has Upwards of 50,000
Members in the State.
Hot Spring.**, uApril -7. The
iirst state convention of the Far
mers* Educational and Co-opera
tive Union of America was con
vened in this city this morning at
10:30 o’clock by (). 1*. Pyle of
Mmeola, Tex., and the chairman
appointed Newt Gresham secre
tary and Ben L. Griffin of Nash
ville, Ark., assistant secretary.
Mayor (Jeorge R. Be tiling made
the welcoming address, and Ids
•speech was characteristic. The
farmers were made to feel that
they were welcome to the city by
the cordial greeting of the chief
executive of the city. Response
was made by Dr. U. M. Browder
of Hope, editor of the Progressive
Age, a Farmers’ Union organ.
The convention then settled
down to business by appointing a
credentials committee, a commit
tee on constitution and other com
ju’ttees.
I he proceedings OI the alter
no >n session were devoted to se
cret work. The report of the cre
dentials committee caused an ani
mated and prolonged discussion
an I adjournment was not taken
until nearly •> o’clock.
The attendance is larger than
wa* expected, and the various mi -
ordinate Unions in the state are
yejj represente 1.
The Convention will lie in see
sion tomorrow. In the. afternoon
the election of officers will take
place. Tomorrow morning will
be devoted largely to pleasure and
ent *rtaiument.
At tonight’s session the del* -
gates were addressed by (iov.
4>avi>, mainly on the subject of
reducing tin* cotton acreage as a
means of increasing the price of
cotton.
SI DM) l)AY S imoeKEDINUS.
Hot Springs, April '2S. Per
manent organization was affected
today by the Arkansas division of
the Farmers* Co-operative and Ed
ucational Union of America, the
Arkansas division being composed
of upward of members.
Tiie morning session of the con
vention was entirely taken up with
the adoption of the state constitu
tion and by-laws. At the after
noon session officers were elected,
and it was not until 7 o’clock this
evening that the convention took a
rcce>~
Hie following officers were
elected:
Pre-ident J. T. Batten of
Tuckerman.
Vice Pre-ident C. M. Norwood
of Stamps.
Secretary and treasurer - Ben L.
(iriffin of Nashville.
Chaplain H. A. Mason.
1 >(•<'rkeeper (1. l.\an Hykeol
Magnet
Conductor J. \V. Blackford oI
Craighead.
Upon re-assembling tonight tin
result of tiie election of officers, in
eluding the executive committee
the count upon which was no
complete before the evening se»
•sion, wa> anno meed and a perma
nenfc organization was effected b\
the newly elected officers being in
ducted into office. Several speed
es were made by those prominem
in tiie affairs of tiie Farmers’ Un
ion upon the good of backing uj
the state organization, and whei
the convention adjourns it will lx
with a fixed puri>ose of meeting
annually and discussing matter
j for the good of the farmers anc
the union in particular.
Gov. Jell' Davis addressed tin
the convention at, the city hall laM
night. He was introduced h.\
liev. I’. M. Browder of Hope,
The governor advised the farmer.
to keep politics out of the organi
zation, but to stand together foi
I their rights. He replied to Theo
dole Price's assertion that the
farmer’s of Arkansas were in a
trust by organizing for bettei
prices.
“He is a Yankee up there whert
1 sent that negro," said the govei
nor, referring to Price, “me
don't know what he is tdking
about.”
! He denounced 11'ice in strong
terms and said: “You farmer
are not in a trust when you hold
your own product, and if yoi
were convicted 1 would pardon
every one of you. (Loud "up
pla use.)
“ The bankers, lawyers, doctors
and every other profession are or
ganized; why not the farmers.
| who are the truest and best peo
ple in the world”' said he.
MIS FIRST CEREMONY.
A Randolph county .justice ol
; the p iace was recently called upon
J to perform a marriage ceremony
1 It was his first attempt and he wa
■ at a loss to know how to proceed.
> hut he rose to the occasion. H<
‘ commanded the couple to stunt
and be sworn a.-< follows: ' l)(
| you each solemnly swear that .\ oi
will obey the constitution of tin
L’nited States and the constiutior
of the great state of Arkansas, am
1 perform the duties of your oilie
to the best of your ability, so belt
! you (rod f’ The couple noddec
'assent. The judge continued
; "Then, by the power in me vestec
1 )y tlie strong arm of the law, 1
1 pronounce you nun and wife, now
| henceforth, and forever, as yoi
will stand committed until tin
' costs and fines are paid, and ma.\
the Lord have mercy on yoni
, souls.' -- Pocahontas Star.
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T: •/.*;• .A a Cold Any Day
j Ckt a ;;.-m -.it's l'ill at first indication—arnusi
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price if not satisfied. !» cents.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
A creamery is to be established
' in Rogers soon.
Five carloads of strawberries
were shipped from Van Buren
i Tuesday.
Cherokee Indians are being em
ployed as berry pickers in the vi-!
cinity of Gentry.
' A Bentonville firm shipped a
car load of eggs and a carload of
chickens in one day recently.
, A census is being taken of Fay
etteville, with the view of entering
the list of cities of the lirst class.
j
Samuel Homan died at Searcy
iThrusday morning from ptomine
j poisoning from eating canned veal
| loaf.
A1 f Sevier, a negro of Lewis
ville, ;>7 years old, has thirteen
children and thirteen grand chil
dren.
I he re is quite a building boom
on at Calico Hock, where seveial
fiame and stone building* are be
ing erected.
Two men were arrested in Po
cahontas for peddling without, a
license, a few days ago and were
fined §50 each.
\V. K. Johnson, a negro was se
verely horsewhipped at Clarendon
by Deputy Sheriff \V. C. Swift,
, whose son had been slapped by
the negro.
Mount Olive has a stave factory
with a paid up capital stock of
§25,Quo. Before the project was
fairly on its feet over §11,000 had
been subscribed.
\
Dick Taylor and Hector Ilogen,
both negroes, became engaged in
'a quarrel at their home near Little
, Rock, and Hogan shot Taylor,
killing him almost instantly.
Houston Hooker, the negro
who murdered Conductor Phil
; Atwood some time ago and had
11 been sentenced to hang, died in
1 the county
Thursday.
jail at Hot Springs
Walter Waldron, a negro, was
convicted on change of venue at
Camden of murder in the first de
gree in killing a negress at Iluttig.
J Under the new law he will be
j hanged at Kldorado.
IN BOSTON.
A Boston spinster owns a dog,
(hie of those high-toned ••towsers."
That's so well tired and nice, ’t is said,
He never pants—he ••trousers."
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