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Local News of the Week.
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Rub-My-Tism will cure you.
D n't fail 1 o vote September 9.
Rub My-Tism will cure you.
Miss Clara Price of White visit
ed iends here this week.
J. M. Wallace of Strong was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
Vote on September 9 and v.t
for the road tax.
J. H. Williams of Danville. La.,
was here Thursday visiting his son.
J. G.
Mrs. J. D. Winbourn and daught
e' of Mist are here visiting rela
tives.
Judre W. M. Van Hook was a
prominent visitor in Huttig Wed
nesday.
Vote for the bond amendment
on SeDtember 9 and help Arkan
sas advance.
Ollie Knox, who has been suffer
ing for several weeks with fever, it
able to be up again.
Tom Green and family visited
with relatives at Lawson several
days this week.
Miss Elia Lineberry of^ Ha's
Mo., is here visiting with her tister.
Mrs C S. Watkins.
Mrs. J. G. Seavy and child o
Millville are here the guests of hei
sister, Mrs. C. C. Bell.
Rev. J. R.. and Mrs. H. C. Rush
ing are enjoying a few days visit
with friends at Hot Springs.
Marshal T. F. Ashcroft is ou
with a gang of men putting th>
streets of Huttig in fine shape.
W. J. Frost arrived back in Hut
tig Tuesday from the north part of
the state where he has been foi
some time.
Estelle, daughter of Mr. anc
Mrs. W. L. Reagan, while playing
Sunday fell from off the porch anc
b ke of her arms.
Pat Pitts arrived home last Sat
urday from Orange, Texas, where
he went on account of the illness
and death of his father.
Mrs. M. S. Thompson has re
turned to her home at Shreveport
after a three months' visit here
with her son. G. T.,and family.
Mrs J. B. Gro k tt left Mondav
for Farmerville where she will visit
a few days before going to Mc
Gehee where her husband is now
located.
Mrs. B. M. Flowerree of Pollock.
La., and Mrs. M. E. Bandy of
Alexandria. La . are here visiting
their brother. J. W. Johnson, and
family. __
A. F. Conn, for several years
connected with the L. &. P. B.
railroad at Huttig, is superintend
ing the laying of the steel for the
Ci emer Company. Crosseett Ob
server. _
Every Democrat owes it to his
party to turn out and vote next
Monday as a large Democratic
vote at that time for Governor
Robinson will have a good effect on
the coming national election.
Be sure and turn out and vote
September 9. We cast 1 99 votes
here in the primary in March and
should cast more at the state
election as many matters of vital
importance are to be settled on
that day and you should vote your
convictions on them.
S. R. Neel, of the railroad con
tracting firm of Neel &, Ritchie,
accompanied by his foreman, Mr.
Shelton, arrived Friday night with
.I
40 teams of mules to begin work
on the two large ponds and gradmg
of railroad for the Cremer Lumber
Co.—Crossett Observer.
ntios and towns in Arkansas will
ave thousands of dollars in interest
barges if they are allowed to issue
onds as provided for under Amend
pent No. 15. to he voted upon Sop
rnber 9. Tlie money now spent fo
interest can be put into improve
ments.
A business man could not accom
■dish much unless he could borro'
•■oney. Neither can a city or tow
rcure much in the way of publi
mprovements unless it can issu
»onds and let the expense he disttil
ited over a ierni of years.
Mrs. C. T. Thompson arriv
tome Thursda/ from an extend
v sit with friends at Lewisville at
■ther points in the state.
f
Union county pensioners w
1raw from the state tfcis year 7'
oer cent of their allowance. E:
imple, if your allowance is $1C
your check will be for $72: if f<
S75 your check will be for $54 ai
o on down the line. The couni
jets back from the state this ye:
n pensions $23,500.
Be sure and vote at the stai.
Section Monday. September 9. ;
there are a number of importar
amendments to be voted on amor;
them the Turner-Jacob revenu
bill.the statewide prohibition mea ■
ure, .the bond amendment, ti i
jrand father clause as well as roai
.ax and for or against liquor ii
Jnion county.
You will find on sale at th<
Jnion Saw Mill company stort
the Union hotel and Bell's creai
jarlor four different local post car
news in colors. If these sell we
he publisher expects to add sev
iral other views to the list. The.'
vdl be sold at two for five cents.
Read The Huttig News.
RAILROAD Ti!Ylt TABLt
St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern
UTTLE ROCK & MONROE RY.
South
:20 a. m
i:25 a. m
Leaves
12:35 p. m.
. Huttig
Monroe
LOCAL.
Huttig
North
3:27 p. n
1:50 p.rr,.
Arrives ,
1:45 p. rr.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERVILLE 4 SOUTHERN RY.
North South
i:30 a. in. Huttig 3:55 p. m
:30 a.m. Farmerville 5:00 p. n
LOCAL.
0:15a.m. Huttig 2:25 p.rr.
■ Arrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
lay from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
i Arrives Tuesday. Thursday and Satur
diy from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
/I.meets every second and fourth Satur
iay evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visitinf
lasons always welcome.
C. R. Duncan, W. M.
C. A. Berry. Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122. R. A.
<1. meets every first and third Thuis
ay evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
ompanions welcome.
C. T Thompson. H. P.
C. A. Berry. Secy.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320 Order cf
he Eastern Star, meets every first and
bird Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. W. H. Moore, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson. Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 343 I. O. 0. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visitirg
jrethern cordially invited to attend.
T. P. Millsteao, N. G.
M. H. Claybaugh, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE Nr. 66,
meets every second and fourth Wednes
day night at 7:30 o'clock. Visitors are
invited. Mrs. G. C. Waller, N. G.
Mrs. J. C. Phillips. Secy.
SWEET Q$Y CAMP No. 41 1 W.O. W.
meets every first and Ihird Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
J. K. im , C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
SWEET BAY GROVE, No. 145. W.
C., meets every first and third Wednes
day afternoon in each month. Visitors
always welcome.
Mrs. C A. McCormick. Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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Illusfrations by YLBarncs
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER T Harding Kent rails on
Demise Farrish to propose marriage ami
tnds the house in great excitement over
he attempted suicide of her sister Kath
arine. Kent starts an investigation and
inds that Hugh Crandall. suitor for
Cathar'ne. who had hern forbidden the
mis* hy General Karrish. had talked with
Catharine over the telephone just b* fore
:,e shot herself. \ torn piece of yellow
;iP°r l*i found, a* sight of whirl) Gen
eral Farrish is stricken with paralysis.
CHAPTER TT™ Kent discovers that
randalj has left town hurriedly. An
•re\v Kls^r. an aged banker, commits
•lirlde about tin* same time as Katharine
ttempted her life.
CTTAPTFR TTT— A yellow envelope Is
und in Kiser’s room. Postofflce Inspec
•r Davis, Kent’s friend, takes up the
ase.
CHAPTER TV—Kent 1s convinced that
Tandall is at the bottom of the mystery.
CHAPTER V—Kent nad Davis search
randall’s room and find an address,
Dock Box 17. Anlwavi N. J.” Kent
oes to Aid wav to inveW irate and be
nnies suspicious of a “Henry Cook."
CHAPTER VT—A woman commits suf
Ide at the Ardway Hotel. A yellow let
er also figures In this case.
"Maybe I h;id.” said ! <ss Cox. “Yon
vo may stay, bn* the rest pet out.”
With a narrow sense of duty she 1n
sted on sorting the morning's mail
fore she made any investigation.
»anwhile the constable and I dis
ssed the rase. From him I learned
it Ronser, the postmaster, was a
able young fellow of twenty-five or
<, who had held the office for two or
ree years.
‘The way be eome to be postmaster
is this: His father had represented
is district in Congress for twenty
ars or so before he died. The old
an was an able citizen, but never
id accumulated much money, though
3 gave the boy a good education,
harlie, however, wasn't much good,
e was bright and smart enough, but
t seemed to lack the glt-up and git
>-do for himself. After his father
ed he lived on the little monei left
m till it was all gone and then Just
ifted around, getting a meal where
? could and his clothes growing shab
ler and shabbier. The women folks
11 liked him and was always trying to
nd something for him to do. He'd
ork if he had it, but he wasn’t the
ind of a fellow to be teaming or gar
ening or trucking, and it was the
ardest sort of a job to find something
bat would suit him. The old postmas
°r died and the politicians was about
finally divided as to who was entitled
o (lie place. They didn’t seem able
o agree on no one. Then somebody
suggested Charlie Rouser, some of the
women folks I guess it was, and first
thing you rknow he had it.
“ft don't pay much, only six hun
dred a year, but Charlie don't drink
and don’t gamble, so bo’s been able to
get along on that well enough, and he
lln't made a bad postmaster. He's a
weak youngster and easily led. and If
he’d ever got into bad company 1 cat)
see his finish. Lately I've noticed lie
seemed to he spending a lot of money,
though where it rame from, if the
books is all straight. Is more than I
can imagine.”
‘‘What's he been spending It for?”
“Well, 1 noticed him the other day
wearing a big diamond in his necktie
and he bought himself a gold repeater
watch and he'* always hiring horses
at the livery *tahle and going off for
drives in the evening. One night I
seen him huy a round of drinks that
■ost a dollar and ten cents. That's
vliat I call spending.”
“Maybe he met with an accident on
sis drive.”
“Maybe he did, but I don't believe it
!kely. A fellow that can get along
vith women can get along with horses,
and while Charlie wasn’t athletic or
anything like that, I nevpr seen the
horses yet he coulcjjiit drive.
I3y this time Miss Cox had her mail
sorted and turned to us with: “If you
two gentlemen want to see what's in
the safe, now Is your chance. I'm go
ng to open it.”
Everything inside the safe was in
he neatest order. She removed the
ledgers and put them on the desk, in
pected the cash-drawer of the safe
ind made a tab of the amount. She
ilso carefully counted the reserve sup
ply of stamps, postal-cards and
stamped envelopes, and added them to
her tally.
‘‘Now for the dally rash-drawer,”
suggested the constable. "Let’s see If
he's taken any of the cash."
“That’s just like a man,” snapped
Miss Cox. “How are you going to tell
till I go over these books and see how
much there ought to be? We'll open
the cash drawer after I'm through
looking.”
There was nothing to do but wait,
and it was perhaps half an hour be
fore she completed her calculations,
being often interrupted by callers for
mail.
“If the cash-drawer hasn’t been
robbed,” she said, “we’ll find exactly
sixteen dollars and forty-eight cents
in it.”
In the presence of both of us she
opened the drawer and carefully count
ed. out Its contents^ One flve-dollar
bill, two two’s, four ones and three
dollars and forty-eight r» ■ in'silver
and pennies were in the draw. -v
“Right to a ‘tv’ ” she exclaimed ’ .
umphantly. ‘‘I believe you two nr
disappointed at not finding a shortage
Charlie Rouser may have his fan) s,
but he’s honest.”
‘‘W hat’s that there at the hack of
the drawer?” asked the constable,
paying no attention to her remark.
The drawer, one of those heavy
wooden affairs with a circular picket,
for silver, had been pulled out almost,
to its utmost length. Where the
money compartments fitted into the
back of the drawer a lit’le space was
left, barely visible under the overhang
of the desk. It was at this particular
space that the constable was pointing.
Following the line of his finger, !
caught a glint of yellow, just as the en
ergetic Miss Cox gave the drawer a.
j hard jprk that brought it out to it
full length. She reached into the slit
and brought out a neat package of
one-hundrpd dollar bills — fifty of them.
The three of us gazed at each other
In blank amazement.
What was a poor country postmas
ter on six hundred dollars a year do
ing with five thousand dollars care
lessly concealed thus?
Where d'd lie get it?
Where v.as he?
CHAPTER V!!I.
A New Clue.
“So, Pavig,” l concluded, “you see
that every new clue points to Hugh
Crandall."
The post office inspector sniffed.
“What have they done w h the
dead woman’s c lothes?" he a ked. “I
want to see them at once.”
I had been anxiously awaiting navis'
arrival, not without some little reeling
of triumph, to tell to Pm the s-artlins
development jn the mvgterv since 1
had left him hard!? more than twenty
four hours before pi the feu-' i v «s
st the station awaiting him, and led
him at once to the little hotel. The
noise of his co; ting had been bruited
'bout by the village gossips, and as
i!s fame bad penetrated even to the
'bseure Jersey village, there Was a
unions crowd gathered at the station,
'onto of them even followed us as
ar as the hotel Inbhy. pressing so
io3e that private conversation was
mpos:ihle. To a”cld interruption, i
o> k him at once to my room and or
lered our supper served there.
While we waited for it I summarized
'S briefly as I could the new features
if the ease, beginning with my finding
the cost office deserted, the name
missing from Lork Box 17, the sub kin
of the woman, the calling up of the
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Tiriflgeporl police, Hie testimony or
the maid that the woman had been
crying over a yellow letter, the dis
covery of the five thousand dollars in
new hundred-do’lar hills in the cash
drawer. the coincidence in the initials
of Cook and Crandall that had first
attracted my attention to the missing
guest in the hotel, his peculiar con
duct the minute I mentioned the yel
low letter and his flight from the town
behind the fastest horse obtainable.
While I was only an amateur in
criminal investigation, I prided myself
that 1 had followed everything as far ,
as Davis himself could have done. I
doubted if even he, with all his
shrewdness, could learn the identity
of the dead woman or could explain
what the postmaster was doing with
such an unusually large sum. left so
carelessly hid in the cash-drawer. Mv
private opinion was that the money
was probably counterfeit and that
when we had solved the mystery we
would find that I inch Crandall was at
the head of a hand of skilful rogues
who were defrauding the government.
More than likely they had headquar
ters somewhere in the vicinity. Prob
ably wilh the connivance of the post
master they conducted some sort of
green-goods or other swindling game
through Lock Box 17. It seemed to
me more than possible that Crandall,
faking advantage of Katharine Far
rish a love for him, had snared hei
father into some nefarious scheme
.Such a theory would explain her sud
den break with him and might ever
account for her father’s terror at thi
sight of the yellow letter that had rc
vealed to her his error. The know!
edge of her fatl.er’s plight, too, mig’
have driven her to try suicide. O!
Kiser possibly was one of the gang'
fhipes or agents who saw' exposur
coming, through Katharine’s ac ivit;
and feared to face it. The one flaw i
my theory, it seemed to me. was th
it in no way accounted for the seco
woman’s suicide, and in spite of D
vis’ prophecy that there would 1
more suicides, I was inclined to h
lieve I hat perhaps, after all it w;
only a coincidence. Learning h
identity, 1 did not regard as half r
lmportant as to locate Crandall. I ;
most wished that 1 had gone In p
suit of Mm alone. 1 would have f
an unholy Joy In rounding him up gf
pie-handed, while Davis followed of
er minor clues. I felt considerate
annoyed that Davis apparently w;
more interested in learning who
dead woman was than In discovers
Crandall's whereabouts
"I have no idea what they have dor
with the clothes,” I said almost ere',
ly "1 suppose they are still in tl
ronrn. The inquest was adjourned tr
til tomorrow morning Maybe tlu
have been taken to the undertaker'!
He came this afternoon and to^k th
; body away 1 forgot to tell you that
j Crandall called up the Fairish hou'i
I this morning and asked for Ka'haritvt
•—Tight from this very hotel."
"IVhat did he say?” he asked apa.
theticaliy.
I repeated the conversation witl
! Louise word for word as she ha
told it to me.
That, said T, ”is definite evidence
j that Crandall, the man whom we sus
: pent, was bore in the place where you
j sent me- here under an assumed
name. What greater proof of guilt
can you have, unless it is actual con
fession ?”
“The man you suspect,” he correct,
ed with some asperity, turning ab
ntntly to the waller, who had entered
■with our supper.
“Tell The proprietor to come up tsera
I
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"Look Closely at It," He Commanded.
at once,” he said, "and tell him to
bring with him the garments worn by
the woman who killed herself.”
If I had sent Mahlon Williams sirh
an order 1 am positive he would ha\e
paid no attention to It, but Davis' was
obeyed. So quickly that it almost
seemed as if Williams had been listen
ing outside the door the landlord ap
peared carrying the black coat and
skirt the woman had worn. Perhrps
it was something in Davis’ authorita
tive manner, perhai* it was due to re
spect for his position, but at any rate
Williams brought the clothes at once.
“There’s no use in your looking
these over,” I said. “They were care
fully examined today, and there is not
a mark on them. The only clue is the
letter ‘S’ on two black-bordered hand
kerchiefs and a return ticket to
Bridgeport. She signed her name as
Mary Jane Teller, but there is none
M the Bridgeport Tellers who an
swers her description, nor are any of
them missing. I found out all that
long ago.”
Davis was paying little attention to
my conversation. I doubted If ho
was even aware that 1 had spoken.
With a small pocket tape measure ho
was taking the various dimensions of
the coat and skirt. Tie mined up the
hem of the latter and inspected it as
carefully as If he expected to find a
name written thpre. He did the saruo
thing first with one sleeve and then
with the other.
"You say that she registered as
Teiler and that her handkerchiefs
were marked with an ’80’” he sudden
ly asked me, showing that he had
heard all I ssid.
Both the landlord and I answered
him affirmatively.
“Where is the telephone?” he asked,
”1 want to call long distance.”
There was a note of excitement
in his voice that indicated to me that
he beiievpd himself on the verge of
some discovery, though what it was I
could not imagine. Tf there were any
clues that had been revealed in those
rusty garments his methods were too
much for me.
(To Be Continued Next W ek.)
5 or 6 doses €66 will break a1 y
case of Chibs at d Fever: and if
taken thin is a teme the Fever
will not return. Price 25c.
REPUBLICAN AND “PROGRESSIVE”
CANDIDATES OPPOSE STATE WIDE
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COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"'The good citizen will demand liberty for him
self, and as a matter of pride he will see to it that
all others will receive the libertv which he thus
claims as his own. Probably the best test of true
love of liberty in any country is the manner in
which minorities are treated in that country. Not
only should there be complete liberty in matters
of religion and opinion but complete libertv for
| each man to live his life as he desires, provided
only that in so doing he does not wrong his neigh
bors. Wide difference of opinion in matters of
religions, political and social belief must exist if
| conscience or intellect alike are not to be stunted,
I if there is to be healthy growth. Litter internecine
! hatreds, based on such differences are signs, not
of earnestness of belief, but of that fanatacism
I which, whether religious or ani -religious, demo
cratic or anti-democratic, is itself but a manifesta
tion of the gloomy bigotry which has been the
• rhief factor in the downfall of so manv nations.”
PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT
“Nothing is more foolish, nothing more utterly
at variance with sound policy than to enact a U v
which, by reason of the conditions surrounding
tire communities, is incapable of enforcement.
Such instances are sometimes presented by sump
tuary laws by which the sale of intoxicating liq
uors is prohibited, under penalty, in localities
where the public sentiment of the immediate com
munity does not and will not sustain the enforce
ment of the law."
A VOTE
Against Slate Wide Dees fJet
Repeal Lcca! Op-i*