DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VII. NO. 5.
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. MAY 24. 1913.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Talks About Alfalfa.
I hope to see the farmers of Ar
kansas raise more alfalfa. The
value of alfalfa as a hay crop and
as a soil builder has become well
established by this time. Many
farmers are growing it profitably.
There are many instances in all
parts of the State. Yet many
farmers hesitate to grow alfalfa for
fear that it will not grow on their
farm. Do not hesitate nor delay:
if you are not growing it, prepare
to put in an acre or two this fall.
1 say prepare, for now is the time
to begin your preparations. Of
course there is always more or less
preliminary talk, but let us assume
that the preliminary talking has
already been done. Now is the
time to begin actual preparations
for sowing seed next fall. Set
apart the land you want to sow to
alfalfa, and prepare it well. See
that it is well broken. Then disc
and roll and then disc again. Pul
verize thoroughly and kill out ev
ery bit of vegetation. Then plant
to cow peas. Sow thick and try to
get a good stand.
If weeds grow among the pea
vines, do not allow them to seed,
but go among the pea vines and !
pull or cut the weeds. When the
peas are ready for hay, cut them i
and cure them. You may let a
second growth come if you like,
but be sure to watch the weeds
and grass. Keep them cut so none
will go to seed. In the fall rebreak
your land and disc it. Put it in a
splendid fix: make a fine seed bed
and pulverize and free from all
weeds and grass. Get the soil in j
good condition and ready to plant
by the middle of October. Then j
sow the alfalfa.
Be sure to take pains in select
ing the seed. Good seed is essen
tial. Be careful where you buy
and have nothing but the purest
and best. not accept a mere
guarantee but investigate where
and by whom the seed were grown, j
Give them a good trial. If you do]
not get a good stand do not be dis- |
couraged, but try again next year]
on the same land. It may take the ]
third year sometimes to get a get a
good stand,but when you do get a
good stand you will never regret
the effort.
Do not make the mistake of try
ing a new place every year. The
first nor the second effoits will not
always be satisfactory in stand, but i
if you continue your efforts on the
same spot, you will find that ev
entually the soil will become inocu
lated and you will most likely get a
good stand.
John H. Page. Com
missioner of Agriculture.
What a Baptist Breather Did
This is to certify that I have used
one box of Hunt's Cure fora Skin
trouble, and same cured me after
using about $8.00 worth of other
ointments and salves. Nothing
like Hunt’s Cure for Skin troubles.
Rev. H. T. Sizemore, Hemphill.
Texas.
Purchase of New locomotives.
In line with the policy of the
management of the Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain System of put
ting a substantia! part of the earn
ings into improvements and better
ments, President Benjamin F.
Bush has authorized the purchase
of seventeen new locomotives for
that road. The American Loco
motive Works was awarded the or
der for seven large passenger en
gines known as the Mountain type,
and for five Pacific type passenger
engines. The Baldwin Locomotive
Works secured the contract for five
heavy, powerful engines of the Mi
kado make.
The seven Mountain type loco
motives will be of the largest pat
tern of passenger engine construct
ed and will be used on the main
line to the south, hauling the heavy
passenger trains over the Ozark
divisions of the road. They will be
| 15 feet 5'2 inches in height, with
a total length of eighty feet, and
: will combine the heavy tractive :
force of 50,550 pounds with a ca- [
pacity for high speed. The total ;
weight of engine and tender will 1
be 457,000 pounds. The tender
will be 28 feet in length, being
built longer and lower than the or
dinary locomotive, obviating to a
great extent the liability of derail- ,
ment._
Another Pioneer Dead.
9
Sarah A., the beloved wife of
J. E. Taunton, and one of the pi
oneers of Union county died at her
home near Lapile on Saturday.
May 10, of congestion, after a two
days illness, aged 60 years, 6
months and 25 days. The deceas
ed was a noble Christian woman,
loved by all who knew her and a
true member of the Primitive Bap
tist church for over eighteen years.
She leaves a husband, one brother.
Gus Gilmore and one sister, Mrs.
W. A. Cay; and six children of the
twelve born to her as fo'lows: A.
B . B. J., J. H.. G C. and Alice and
Mrs. W. R. Dickerson. The re
mains were laid to rest Sunday af
ternoon in Good Hope cemetery
near Oakland. La., and the funeral
was largely attended. May those
left behind so live that they will
meet Mother in the better world.
Calomel is Bad
But Simmons’ Liver Purifier is
delightfully pleasant and its action
is thorough. Constipation yields,
billiousness goes. A trial convinces
(In Yellow Tin Boxes Only.) Tried
once, used always. adv
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Arkansas Battleship Silver Service.
Arkansas is one of the twenty
six states having a battleship
named in her honor and the only
state who has not donated a silver
service to her ship.
The recent legislature declined
to make an appropriation of the
sum asked towards the purchase of
a silvei service for the great bat
tleship Arkansas, something that is
held in the highest esteem by the
officers and men of every battle
ship named after any of the other
states. It is up to the people of
Arkansas to see that the error is
corrected. Therefore a Commis
sion was organized to raise the ne
cessary amount to make the pur
"chase. A committee has been ap
pointed by this Commission for Un
ion county. Beyond your state
pride there is your home pride of
seeing that Union county does her
share. But she cannot unless you
give your donation. Give what
you can, send it to the editor of
this paper and credit will be given
you in the next edition. All per
sons donating one dollar of more
will receive a handsome lithograph
ed souvenir suitable for framing,
bearing the engraving of the battle
ship as a token of appreciation and ‘
patriotism.
The School Election.
The annual school election held
here last Saturday resulted in th^
re-election of W. H. Moore and
F. W. Scott, the two retiring direct
ors for another three years. A
seven mill tax was voted where
heretofore only five mills have
been voted. There were 28 votes
for county supervision and 3
against it. a number of the electors
voting not voting either way as
there were 48 votes polled.
Sunday Services.
Services at Union church Sun
day will be as follows: Sunday
school at 10 o’clock a. m.: preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and at i’:50 p. m.;
B. Y. P. U. at 4 o'clock p. m.
Everybody is urged to attend any
of these services.
LIST OF AGRICULTURAL PRIZES
Below we print the lists of prizes to be won by the boys and girls [
of Arkansas. These are prizes offered by the strte and district and
eve'-y boy and girl should make a try at one or all of them. Besides ’
winning the prize it will show what can be done in the agricultunal j
line under government demonstration. Some boy or girl in this part
of the state should win one of these prizes and get a free trip to Wash
ington or the prize. The list as follows:
CORN CLUB.
1 A scholarship to one of the Agricultural High Schools of
this state offered by the State Bankers' association $ I 50.CO
2 A t'ip to Washington, or $ 100 in cash, offered by the Pine
Bluff Chamber of Commerce .. 100.00
3 Cash by H. G. Hastings & Co., first prize .-. 50 00
4 Cash by H. G. Hastings & Co., second prize .... 30.00 i
5 Cash by H.G. Hastings & Co., third prize. 20.00 1
6 An UD-to-dnte two-horse cultivator Olliver-Chill Plow Co. 30.00
7 Individual prizes offered by State Fair Association .. 110,00
8 Team prizes offered by State Fair Association . .. 100.00
9 A scholarship to the State Fair School to one boy in each
county—total value .....,.. 350.00
COTTON CLUB PRIZES.
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1 A scholarship to one of the Agricultural High Schools of
the State offered by State B inkers’ association ... $150 00
2 Atrip to Washington, or $100 in cash offered by the
Southern Oil Company... 100 00
3 Cash by P. P. Byrd Cotton Company.. 100.00
4 An up-to-date two-horse cultivator by Oliver-Chill Plow Co. 50.00 ;
5 Individual prizes offered by State Fair Association.. 110.00
6 Team prizes offered by State Fair Association . 100 00
7 A scholarship to the State Fair School to one boy from
each county in state—total value.. 350.00
CANNING CLUB
1 A scholarship to one of the Agricultural High Schools of
the State offered by State Bankers Association . 150 00
2 An up-to-date canner. complete, by Dixie Canner Go. 15.00
3 A Hamp Williams Canner, by Hamp Williams 10.00
4 Individual prizes offered by the State Fair Association . 55.00
5 Team prizes offered by the State Fair Association... 25.00
6 A scholarship to the State Fair School to one girl in each
of the twelve counties having a Canning Club Agent 50.00
DISTRICT PRIZES -CORN CLUB
The following Congressmen have offered a trip to Washington or
or $100 in cash to a boy in their respective districts:
First District—by Hon. T. H. Caraway.
Second District by Hon. W. A. Oldfield.
Fifth District by Hon. H, M. Jacoway.
Seventh District by Hon. W. S. Goodwin.
W. J. JERNIGAN, Asst. State Agent.
In Charge‘of Demonstration Club Work.
Missionnrv Union Tea.
Mrs. Addie Brown and* Mrs. D.
M. Clowney. were hostess for the
Missionary Union tea on Tuesday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs C.
T. Thompson. Sixteen members
and seven visitors attended, and
after the opening services two
interesting Bible contests were
enjoyed, as well as the following ;
program:
Reading -“Make it so Plain That
1 Gan Get Hold of it" by Mrs. R. L.
Townsend.
Reading—“Somebody Else" by
Mrs. J. W. Johnson.
Solo—by Miss Minnnie B. Martin.
Delightful refreshments were serv
ed and each member was presented
with a penny as their taient, to im
prove and report results later.
Every member is urged to de pres
ent at the church next Tuesday and
bring an egg. The lesson will be
the last two books of the Testa
ment. Visitors always welcome.
Not fit for Ladies
Public sentiment should be
against it. and we believe it is.
there can be no reason why ladies
should have to suffer with head
aches and neuralgia, especially
when Hunt’s Lighting Oil gives
such prompt relief. It is simply a
question of getting the ladies to try
it. All druggists sell Hunt's Light
ing oil in 25 and 50c bottles.
Paper Money to Be Smaller.
If present plans are carried out.
the public will before long begin to
notice a decided shrinkage in the
currency. The bills instead of being
about three by seven inches and a
half as at present are to be reduced
!down to two and a half by six.
: Probably if the purchasing power
is not reduced in the same pro
portion the people will not raise
much of a howl, though one objec
jtionthat is advanced again.t the
I 1
change is that the smalle- the bills
are the easier they are to lose. On '
this principle they should be made
bigger instead of smaller.
Uncle Sam has a money inter st
in the matter because the smaller j
bills will cost him less money both ;
for paper and printing, and the j
saving wi'l amount to many thous- j
and dollars. In other ways also trie
new currency is to be an innova- j
tion. The same design will be used
forthe reverse side of biI Is of all de
nominations. They will all look alike I
on the back as tnere will be no '
figures on that side as at present,
and the ftnly lettering will be
"U. S. A. ”. |
The designs for the fronts of the
new bills will be different for each
denomination. The $1 bill, as being
the most common, will bear Wash
ington’s portrait in the center, and
the other bills will have the pic
tures of other presidents. The
amount of engraving on the fronts
also will be greatly reduced and
simplified. It is thought that the
present large-sized bills will be
practically all replaced by the new
size in a couple of years after the
new series is issued, which will not
be for some little time yet, how
ever.
Guv B. Tucker of Little Rock,
former Democratic National Com-1
mitteeman from Arkansas, is slated |
fora federal appointment as a spe-j
cial ndian agent to be stationed at
Anardako. Okla., the headquarters'
of Kiowa-Comanche and Apache i
Indian reservation agency. The
appointment will be made by Sec
retary of the Inte-ior Lane, al
though the commission has not
been made. This will be good
news to the many friends of Mr.
Tucker in tjiis county where he for
merly lived.
The Alcohol Habit
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The Tobacco Habit
The Gossip Habit
Are all bad habits.
It appears that every man must have a habit.
Why not have a GOOD HABIT?
Get the banking habit.
It only takes a dollar to start a bank ac;ount with ur
First National Bank,
. HUTTIG, ARKANSAS.
GIVE THAT BABY MESH /II!
Your baby should be out or door for hours these Spring
days. Lot them drink in the p ire, fr jsh, lung-beiiding
air. These hours will expand into years on the erd of
their lives. Put them in one of these handy, light-rum ing
GO-CARTS
( The Collapsible Kind)
You can wheel them ary
where with no incorive ionce.
Thoy make it ei.sy for you to
jj get about anywhere, t i pL.
}j Never get out of order. Low
in price Write today.
You will enjoy trading at the
“ALWAYS RELIABLE.”
131-138 Noith Second Street MONROE, I A
Freight Paid on ail Orders Over TEN DOLLARfc
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U. C. V. Special Train
To Chattanooga
For the acccomodation of Confederate Veterans and friends
the Iron Mountain will run a special train from Little Rock to
Chattan -,oga via Memphis and Sojthern Rail n .
Leave Little Hock 2:00 I*. ui di a / 'if*
Arrive Chattanooga 7 A. M., Monday, May 26
Round trip tickets at very lo v rat
inclusive, witn return hm t June 5.
limit may be extended lo
i U i i c
> will be soli May 23 26,
11 r.i payment of 50 cents
913. *
Pullman Fare, Little Ro„k to Cha’tat ootfa:
Standard, Lower Berth “ “ $.250
Tourist, Lower Berth “ “ 1.50
Relining Cha r Cars and Coaches wilhut ac’ditioaal charge
See that your ticket reads
Iron Mountain
MISSOURI x
PACIFIC I
IRON
MOUNTAIN /
LITTLE LOCK
Via Memphis And Southern Fai!way
Resor/atiu'S and inf. rmation may be ha upon Appli
ed on to local Agent or
F. E. SCHRCEDER
Assistant Ge rd P,.sse g r gent
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