DEVOTED TO THE IN FERES 3 OP SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 36
HUTTIG. ARK ANSA SATURDAY. JANUARY 5. ISIS.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Compulsory School Law Explained
Early in the school term several
patrons inquired regarding their
liaoility to prosecution for occasion
al absence of their children from
school under the compulsory
school law. 1 took the matter up
wi h the state superintendent. J. L.
Bond.
First letter:—
“In reply to your inquiry I will
say that the law contemplates that
when a child enters school such
child shall attend school regularly,
though an occasional absence
thould possibly not be considered
further than to have proper ex
cuses rendered for such absence.
The plan that is being followed is.
at the end of the month the month
ly reports of teachers will sho-v
the names of certain children who
have not attended the required
three-fourths time, then the names
of such parents should be reported
to the county examiner, who in
turn reports such names to the
prosecuting attorney, and to this
office.”
Second letter:
“In reply to yours with reference
to the compulsory school attend
ance law, ! beg to say that this law
could not be construed to mean
that a parent should be given the
five days notice every time he
keeps his children out of school.
It is sufficient to give any parent
one notice of the provisions of the
law with reference to school at
tendance. If afterwards it is evi
dent that children are not attend
ing school in good faith,
the name of the parent or guardian
of such children should be included
in the monthly report to the school
board and to the county examiner.’’
In the future I shall be guided by
above letters and include in my re
ports all parents whose children:
have been absent more than one
fourth of the total time since they
entered school.
Parents intending to keep their [
children home to help with the:
work this spring should see that
their children come every day now.
A. J. Dowis.
RUB OUT PAIN
with good oil liniment. That’s
the surest way to step them.
The best rubbing liniment is
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
Good for the Ailments of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
(food for your own A ches,
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
for Sale at a Bargain.
One large sideboard, one square
dining table and six dining chairs.
Apply at the News office.
Have a few Chickens.
In order to save meat, such as
beef and pork, which can be used
by the army, every backyard in Ar
kansas should have a chicken coop
and a few good layers. Poultry
advice of all kinds, covering such
questions as the best breeds, feed
ing. hatchir ' etc., will be supplied
by H. B. L insden, poultry special
ist, whc , “Now is the time for
those wi > are already keeping
chickens find out which are the
winter layers, and to breed only
from u, few of the best layers in
budding up the flock. To find out
which hens lay most, use the trap
nest. It will show not only which*
hens lay in the fall and winter, but
those which lay the most eggs and
are, consequently, most profitable.
Such hens should be marked now
and their eggs used for setting
next spring.
Inccms Tax Man Coming.
In a communication received by
this paper, Collector of Internal
Revenue, Jack Walker, announces
that a federal income tax officer
will be sent to this county on Feb.
18, and will be here until Feb. 28
He will have his c;fiqa in the court
| house building in LI Dorado, and
will be there every day ready and
willing to help persons subj r t t
j the income tax make out their re
turns without any cost to them for
his services.
ix payers
if
How many income
- will there be in Unio\ cour ty? i!
i you can guess how many married
persons living with wife or husband
; will have net incomes of $2,000 or
lover and how many unmarried per
Isons will have net incomes of
I $1,000 or over this year, then vou
;know. The collector of internal
| revenue estimates that there will
be 1024 taxpayers in this county.
| Returns of income for the year
1 91 Z must be made on forms pro
, vided for the purpose before march
1. 1918. Because a goo i many
people don't understand the law
and won’t, know how to make out
their returns, the government is j
sending in this expert to do it for
them. But the duty is on the Lax- j
payer to make himself known to'
the government. If he doesn't,
make return as required before
March 1, he may have to pay a
penalty ranging from $20 to
$1,000, pay a fine or go to iail. So!
if you don't want to take chances '
on going to jail, you had better call1
on the income tax man. If you
are not sure about being subject to ,
the tax, better ask him and make
sure. Whether you see the income;
tax man or not, you must make
your return if subject to tax.
Of course, persons resident in1
other counties may, if they want
to, come and see the income tax
man who will be at El Dorado.
The collector suggests thatev-|
erybody sta^t figuring up his in
come and expenses now so as to
b2 ready with the figures when the
expert arrives. Expenses, how
ever, don't mean family expenses,
money used to pay off the principle
of a debt, new machinery, build
ings or anything like that. They
mean what you spend in making
your money interest, tax ?s paid,
hired help, amount paid for goods
sold, seed, stock bought far feed
i ig. rent ( except for your dwell-;
ing) etc. Income includes about
every dollar you get.
I
Tax Collector's Notice.
The tax collector will be at the
following places in Lapile township
on the dates named for the purpose
of collecting real and personal
property for the year 1917 and
everybody should meet and pay up
so as avoid a penalty arid prevent
a congestion in his office the first
of April:
Huttig, Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 23 and 24.
Felsenthal, Friday, January 25.
Lapile. Saturday, January 2G.
Strong. Monday and Tuesday,
January 28 and 29.
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
! person shall be convicted of depre
uating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st, day of February, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W.Scctt,
Ser--, and Treas
The Red Cross Drive.
i he Red Cross Christmas drive
to secure 10.000.000 new mem-'
: uei s in the United States was a
■ great success as a whole as over
! 15.000.000 new members were
1 added and that number of joiner ;
! should have enjoyed their Christ
mas more on account of having
given of their means to this noble
cause.
Union county was apportioned
6.682 new members and secured
about, one h*;f that number. The
east end of Lapile township was
apportioned 750 members and se
cured 637, divided as follows:
Huttlg 3:12; FelsenthT 04: Field
ing 33. and Lapile ! 8.
Credit is due Mr. and Mrs. B. H.!
Mahony of Felceotha! for the ex
cellent showing made by that town
as every family but two who live
there are represented in the 94
new members secured. Could
half a dozen as energetic workers
been secured throughout this terri
tory we would have secured 1,000
instead of 537 members.
A11 memberships in the Red
Cross expire on Dec. 31, except
life memberships, so if any who
joined last summer failed to renew
their membership for 1918 they
can do so by calling on Miss Lula
Harrington, secretary, or G. A.
Berry, chairman, of the local beard.
$100 Reward, $IOO
The read* rs of this paper will be
pleased to learn th. l there is at least
one dreaded disea: e that soieiUM has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
tlir*t is catarrh. Cnt:i* rh b< ing pr* atly
influenced by const.t.utional conditions 9
requires constitutional treatment,
flail s Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts thru tin; Klood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the Bynt« m thereby de
stroying’ the foundation of the disease,
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting na
ture in (lofnff it?: work The proprie
tors have so much faith fn the curative
powers of Hall’s Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address: F. J CHENEY & CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 7be.
W. S. Goodwin Speaks.
The court hou~e at E! Dorado
would not accommodate the crowd
that was on hand to hear Congress
man W. S. Goodwin speak on his
trip to the European war front at 2
o’clock Wednesday afternoon and
he was prevailed upon to deliver a
second address that night at 8
o'clock for the benefit of the town
people and those who could not get
in in the afternoon.
Ele spoke for over two hours and
held his audience in raft attention.
His vivid description of the desola
tion cans ■! by the ret eating Ger
mans and the stories of their
| atrocities were even more hom
| b!e than t! ? printed accounts and
we believe every person who was
fortunate enough to hear him has a
deeper feeling of patriotism and is
more firmly convinced than ever
that our entry in the great world
war was unavoidable and that we
are doing our righteous duty to
ward mankind and civilization.
Shrill Stamps.
It is pointed out by the treasury
department that Thr.ft Stamps are
not made redeemable in cash for
the reason that these stamps are
simply intended as a convenient
method for the small savers to ac
cumulate enough to purchase War
Savings Stamps, which bear inter
est and are redeemabb in cash.
In addition, to provide for re-]
Uemption for these Thrift Stamps
would involve such an amounfof
detailed accounting and labor and
expense as to Impair the practibili
ty of their use. In fact, they would
be more trouble and expense to
the .government than they are
worth.
109 German Ships Repaired,
Sailing under American names
in the sei ■ ice of the United States
are 109 German ships damaged by
their crews prior to their seizure
by the government when war was
declared. They add more than
500.000 gross tonnage to the
transport and cargo H’»ts in war
service for the United S.ut
There is evidence that a German
centra! authority gave orders for
damage to these ships, so that
none could be operated in less than
18 months, and documentary proof
that the enemy believed much ol
the damage to be irrepairable. In
iess than eight months all the ships
were in service.
The former German liners, sail
ing under distinctly American
names, are now fitted as troop and
cargo ships. Each is convertible
to a completely equipped hospital!
ship for return-voyage service.
McCormirk-Duncati.
Miss Bessie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. McCormick, and Mr.
Wiliiam Pink Duncan were united
in marriage at the home of the
bride's parents at 5 o'clock, Sunday
afternoon, December 30. 1917,
Justieft of the Peace C. B. Wood
officiating, in the presence of a few
friends and relatives. Both young
people are well and favorably
known and have a host of friends
who will join in wishing them hap
piness and prosperity.
Arrest Monroe Robbers.
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Perritt and ’
E. L. Howard arrest'd two men '
named Roson and Dixon at Dollar
Junction Wednesday morning fori
holding up the occupants of a club |
room in Monroe on the night of
Dec. 31 and robbing them of be
tween $1300 and $1400. A thi d
party in the hold up was not with
them when' arrested. Both men |
were armed with revolvers and had
a considerable amount of money on
them. Officers from Monroe ar
rived that afternoon by automobile
identified them and carried them
back to Monroe.
Additional Clerks Required.
Distribution of allowance and al
lotment checks to dependents ofi
enlisted men of the United Slates|
has required an extra night shift of;
clerks and typists in the bureau cf
war risk insurance. The first
checks represent allotments made
by the enlisted men from their No
vember pay, together with stipu
lated government allowances.
Every enlisted man in the mili
tary and naval forces of the United !
States who has a wife and children
dej indent on him is required to
allot for their support at least $15
a month, but not more than hall
his pay. To this the government
adds monthly allowances.
Commisoioned officers are not
required to make allotments, and !
the government does not provide !
allowances for their dependents. j
December Weather.
For the second time in ten years
the government thermometers
here registered 8 degrees above
zero on Sunday morning, Dec
50. Taken altogether, the past
month was the coldest and dryest
December in years. The highest
; temperature recorded during the
month was 58 degrees on the 3rd.
I The rainfall for month was only
l. 65, which is far below normal.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be i
; held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 1 0:00 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 6:30 p.'
m. A cordial invitation is extend-,
ed to all to atten J those services.
Rev. A Turrentine. Pastor.
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A Happy New Year” r
To Our Friends and
Patrons! May Pros
perity, Health and
Happiness be yours
throughout
“1918”
THE
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