MEMBERSHIP OF FARMERS UNION
Report of State Secretary Shows
the Union to have 64,085
Members in Arkansas
The report of State Secretary
iien L. (Trillin submitted at the re
cent meeting of the state l nion,
shows a total membership of ‘4,
085 in the -tate. The following j
extract from his report shows the i
remarkable growth of the organi-;
nation.
“As to the growth of the l nion
in Arkansas since my last report,
1 wish to state that in that report
we only had 1,33s local unions,
chartered up to that time. Wei
now have 1.9v2 chartered local un
ions on the rolls, thus making an
increase for the year of *»34 local
■unions, and we have also <»7 coun- j
ty unions and nineteen district un
ions chartered. I estimate that |
the locals have an average mem !
bership, according to their reports,
of thirtyfive each, thus making an
increase in membership for the
.year of 19,000. Of the 1,972 lo
cal unions that have been charter
od from the beginning of the work
in Arkansas, there are 141 dead,
cr ehe have not paid any dues for j
the last six months. This will re-1
duce the number of active local
unions to 1,831, and with an aver
age membership of thirty-live this
would make the present member- I
ship 04,085. Of this number the
highest number that I have ever
been able to colleet dues from any
one quarter, was 42,039. This in
cludes both chartered and unchar
tered unions. There are some
sixty-odd local unions that have
been organized that make reports,
but have not yet been chartered.
From the most correct data that I
Lave there have been some 80,000
initiations in the state since the
work started.”
FINANCIAL CONDITION GOOD
The financial report showed the
total amount collected during the
year to have been $12,318.33, the i
total disbursements $S,713.64. A
loan of $1,000 was made to the'
^National Executive Committee,
leaving a cash balance in the treas
ury of $4,607.40.
Practically all the business of
the convention was crowded into
the last day, a* the first two days
were taken up largely with the
preliminary organization and the
reports of officers. The last day’s
.session was executive and most of
the business was of such a nature
as to demand secrecy.
SELL DIRECT TO SPINNERS
The most important matter tak
en up was the question of estab
lishing a state central cotton office
at Little Rock in charge of one or
more state agents. This was pro
posed with a view to enabling the
planters to act in concert and tlis
pose of their cotton in large quan
tities direct to the spinners. It
was contended that this would en
able the planters to receive much
better prices. The question was
discussed at length, and the -ense
of the convention seemed to be
t' at such an office should be estab
lished. Final action was not tak
en on the matter by the conven
tion, but a resolution recommend
ing the establishment of such an
office and the appointment of
states sales or business agents was
referred to the executive commit
tee with power to act. It is ex
pected that in view of the senti
ments expressed by the delegates
the committee will proceed to es
tablish the office and appoint
agents to take charge of the bus
iness. It is proposed that the
agents shall keep in touch with the
members at all times and keep
them informed in regard to prices
and the condition of the market.
The planters will place their cot
ton in flu* hands of the ngents and
it will he sold in large quantities
to the spinners. 'Phis action was
proposed at the last meeting of
the union but was voted down.
The convention indorsed by a
unanimous vote amendment No. s
to the state constitution, the Mc
Ferrin amendment, permitting
school districts to increase their
taxation for school purposes.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a
petition will bo presented at the
regular term, October, lUOfi, of
the Independence County Court,
fur the opening and establishing
of a public road in Independence
county and State of Arkansas de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest cor
ner of the Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section
six (6), township eleven (II), north
range 4, west; thence running on
the township line west, between
towships eleven (II) and twelve
(12), about one mile or such dis
tance necessary to intersect the
public road that runs from Oil
Trough to l*learant Plains, Ark.
G. D. Hall,
Chas. Fry,
G. M. Fields,
And others.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a pe
tition wjl! be presented at the reg
ular fall term 1006 of the Indepen
dence county court for the dissolu
tion or abandonment of a part of
the Newark and Dota road as fol
lows:
Beginning at the intersection of
said road and the north half of the
northwest quarter of section 32,
township 13 north, range 4 west,
on the south boundary of said
tract, thence in a northeasterly
course 250 .\ards more or less to
intersect the east line of the north
12 of the northwest 1-4 of -aid
section 32, township 13 north,
range 4 west.
This 4th day of August, 1006.
W. J. CoOl’KK
A Hystery Solved
‘•How to keep off periodic at
tacks of biliousness and habitual
constipation was a mystery that
Dr. King’* New Life Dili- solved
for me,” writes J. N Pleasant of
Magnolia, Ind. The onh pills that
are guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction to ever> body or money
refunded. Only 25c at Sturdi
vant’s Ding Store.
. Insects as Voyagers.
Among the things that furnish
occupation for tin* eyes and
minds of transatlantic voyagers
are the honsetlies which accom
pany the great steamships from
one side of the ocean to the
other In tine weather the Hies
buzz cheerfully about the shel
tered places on the decks, and
when the wind blows high they
take refuge in the cabins and
saloons. The Hies often remain
with the ship while in port, and
return with her on her next trip,
thus crossing the ocean several
times in succession, and perhaps
sjiending the entire season at
sea.
Spooning at Close Quarters.
“1*11 wager Nell will not give
herself away this summer the
w ay she did hist !”
••Mow was that?”
••She and I tick had their heads
together so much that Nell got
freckled on only one side of her
face.”—Detroit Free Press.
Not from the Horse.
Horseradish has nothing to do
with the horse. The word is
really the Welsh “gores,” mean
ing hot, tierce or pungnt. So.
too, the phrase horseplay is de
rived.
Tough Skin.
Frog skin makes the toughest
leather known in proportion to
its thickness.
STATE HAPPEINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
i Edward Smets, aged 50, com
mitted suicide near N an Buren by
hanging himself in his barn.
Joe Didrick, a miner, was killed
b.v falling rock while at work in a
i mine near Midland Thursday.
Little Kd Williams, aged four,
! was crushed to death b.v a falling
j tree near (>. K. Landing a few
| days ago.
Jake Crabtree, who lives at La
vaca, is believed to be the oldest
negro in Arkansas. He is 106
years old.
George Watson, a negro, was
struck by 'a freight tra;n while
crossing the track at Wynne and
so badly crushed that he died next
day.
Ted Burns, a negro boy 15 years
of age, struck another negro boy
about the same age, on the head
with a piece of scantling at El Do
rado, killing him instantly.
Miss Imogene Bandy of New
port has filed suit for $5,000 dam
ages against the Iron Mountain
Railway Company, by reason of
her ejectment from a train.
Congressman Charles C. Reid
has been notified of his appoint
ment as a member of the r ecep
tion committee on the occasion of
the arrival of William J. Bryan in
New York.
Mrs. .Jane Cobb and J. L. Pruett
were killed in a runaway accident
near Caglesville Sunday. The
team ran away with the wagon
and both were thrown out and in
stantly killed.
Accused of a serious crime
against his own daughter, Isaac
Patey, a middle aged farmer, who
lived about nine miles west of
Dardanelle, placed a revolver to
his head and blew out his brains
rather than submit to arrest.
George Powell, a negro, was
shot and killed by Deputy Mar
shal Bolin at Warren Friday. The
negro was working out a tine on
the streets when trouble arose be
tween he and the officer. The
negro started to run and Bolin
shot him.
Harry Day and Harry Spencer,
each about 15 years of age, en
gaged in a tight at a gathering at
Miller school house in Greene
county, and Day stuck a knife in
Spencer’s right eye piercing the
ball, destroying the sight and in
flicting a dangerous wound.
In looking over the private pa
pers of Mrs. Huston, who died in
Bentonville last week, her daugh
ter, Mrs. Burtield found a twenty
shilling piece of continental mon
ey printed and issued in 177b, just
before the Declaration of Inde
pendence, being the sixteenth
year of the reign of King George
III. It is in a good state of pres
ervation and clear print, notwith
standing the 132 years that have
passed since its issue. It has no
resemblance to paper money of
the present time.
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