VOL. VIII. NO. 4.
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1914.
PRICE. $1 FER YEAR
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING
Editors of State Royally Entertained at lit
tle Rock and Other Points.
The 42nd annual meeting of the
Arkansas Press Association was
held in Little Rock on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week and was the most successful
ever held in point of attendance
and interest.
The entertainment in the capitc *
city was under the auspices of the
Little Rock Press Club and was
the best and most hearty ever af
forded the scribes by that city.
They were made to feel that the
citizens were proud to have them
as their guests and the entertain
ment was so generous that it was
with difficulty that the busi-ess
program arranged for the benefit
of those attending was carried out.
As guests of the Little Rock
Press Club the visiting editors
and their wives were entertained
at the leading hotels, served with
four luncheons by them and one
, . #
by the penitentiary commissioners,
as well as.with a picnic dinner at
Forest Park. An organ recital bv
Miss Jabine, on the largest pipe
organ in fhe city, and a visit to the
Majestic Theatre, as well as an
automobile ride to the Country
Club and state institutions where
light refreshments were served,
were also includecHn the entertain
ment.
To the members of this club is
due much credit for bringing the
press of the country and city closer
together than they have ever been
and creating that friendly feeling
one toward another which will do
much for the state in genera), as
all are now of one accord, that
'Wffat'fieTpSthe city helps the Win
try and what helps the country
helps the city.
On Thursday morning a special
train provided by the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain &i Southern Rail
way left Union Station with 183
editors and their ladies' aboard, ac
companied by General Superin
tendent J. N. Dean and Assistant
General Passenger Agent F. E.
Schroeder, for a three days tour of
Northeastern Arkansas, which
proved to be one continual round
of entertainment and surprises at
the wonderful resources that are
being rapidly developed in this sec
tion of the greatest state in the
Union.
Stops were made at Beebe,
Searcy, Judsonia. Bald Knob, New
port, Mammoth Spring, Hardy,
Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Corning,
Paragould, Jonesboro, Marked
Tree, Oceola, Blytheville, Harris
burg and Wynne, and at each place
the party was received with open
arms and extended a heartv wel
come. Special mention is made of
Searcy, where our train was deco
rated with flowers and laden with
strawberries and cakes; Bald Knob,
where we were served with straw
berries and cakes under a long
berry shed; Mammoth Spring,
Corning, Blytheville, Hardy, Jones
boro and Wynne, where excellent
meals were served.
The country visited is fast be
coming a veritable garden spot and
when the present drainage projects
are completed Northeast Arkansas
will come into her own as the rich
est part of the state. The trip was
a revelation to many members of
the Press Association and all will
sing the praises of that country and
the boosting spirit of her citizens.
Demolition of the First Sky Scraper.
There has recently been demol
ished, to make way for a larger
structure, a ten-story tower build
ing, at 60 Broadway, New Yo'k
City. The building was erected in
1889 and has been in service for
a quarter of a century. Natu rally
the condition of its framework was
j a matter of interest for architects
land engineers. The frame con
i sisted of cast iron columns and j
wrought iron floor beams. The |
floors were of flat-arch, terra cotta I
construction. The framework was j
, found to be in excellent condition, j
the wrought iron beams showing a
practical absence of rust, and the
cast iron columns, with a three-!
inch cast iron shell around them1
for Are protection, showing only a
. few localized patches of rust ar.d
| heavy rusting only at a few special
points.
Resolutions of Respect.
| Whereas, Almighty God has seen 1
[fit in His infinite wisdom to remove I
from our midst by the hand of
death our beloved Sovereign, W.
W. Gathright, whose immortal
spirit was released from its tene- i
ments of clay at 4:25 Monday I
evening. May 11, 1914. therefore1
be it
Resolved, That we, the mem-'
bers of Sweet Bay Camp No. 411,
Woodmen of the World, Huttig,
Ark., bow in humble submission to
the wiil of Divine Providence.!
That the Lord doeth all things
well and that He is infinitely holy
in all His ways and righteous in all
His acts.
That we express our high es
teem for the deceased as a most
faithful and efficient Sovereign and
a wise counsellor, as well as a lib
eral supporter of the order.
That we hereby tender to the
surviving wife and children of the
deceased our profound sympathy
in their sorrow and commend to
them for their comfort the all effi
.cient grace of Him who is able to
make all things work together for
i good to those who love God.
That a page in our minutes be
! set apart as a memorial to our de
ceased Sovereign and that a copy
of these resolutions be given to the
family of. tne deceased and to the
Huttig News for publication.
J. C. Bridges,
C. J. Pryor,
C. R. Duncan,
Committee.
Preparing (or Crop Movement.
With reports indicating record
breaking crops forthe year through
out the territory served by its lines, 1
the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
Railroad is putting forth vigorous
I efforts toward getting its box cars
i in first- class condition so they will
| be available for service when the
grain movement begins. To that
; end. many of the company’s cars
are being practically rebuilt. Close
to 50 box cars, practically new,
are being turned out at the differ
shops every day for this railroad,
and the operating officials say that
as a result of this work the com
pany should be in a position to s>uc
cessfully handle its share of the
heavy grain movement which is ex
pected to begin about July 1st.
Tax Assessor's Notice.
The tax assessor will be at the
following places in Lapile township
on the dates named forthe purpose
i of assessing personal property and
j poll tax. You should call on him
j and save paying a penalty for fail
ing to assess.
Huttig—Monday, June 8, and
'Tuesday, June 9, until 1 1 a. m,
| Felsenthal—Tuesday, June 9,
after 1 p. m.
Lapile—Wednesday, June 10.
Strong—Thursday and Friday,
June 11 and 12.
Eyes Sunken With Pain.
Three years ago l had a very bad
spell of neuralgia which caused my
eyes to become sunken and blood
shot with pain. Hunt's Lightning
| Oil was recommended and, after
[using, the pain left and his no* re
!turned; says A.#M. Coffey, 316
Van Buren St., LitchfielJ, 111. This
wonderful medicine is sold by all
druggists everywhere. A. B. Rich
ards Medicine Co., Sherman, Tex.
MEXICAN WAR SERIAL STORY
A Remarkable Feature That Will Be
Appreciated by All of Our
Readers.
War-Infested Mexico is a subject in
which every American is intensely in
terested. It is safe to say that there
are but few who really understand
what has occasioned the years of
fighting and devastation that has at- .
tracted the attention of the entire
world.
Dane Coolldee in his remarkable
story, "The Land of Broken Prom
ises,” gives an insight into the condi
tions In Mexico, and some of the
fundamental causes of the numerous
revolutions in such a way as to make
the story appreciated not only hy
those who like stirring fiction, but by
those who like information.
Coolidge has In the past, written
some truly remarkable stories of (he
southwest, a section with which he
is particularly familiar. His “Hidden
Water,” "The Fighting Fool,” and
"The Texican.” are classed as mas
terpieces of this type of fiction. He
Is a naturalist of international repu
tation and has performed valuable
work in the southwestern states and
In Mexico for the British museum, for
the United States government, for the
national museums of Italy and France,
and for a number or the states and
cities.
‘‘The Land of Broken Promises" is
bis latest and hy far his best work,
and we feel fhnt we are fortunate in
being Bble to secure It for serial pub
lication in our columns.
iliittig School Statistics.
The total enrcl'ment of the Fut
tig public school for the term just
closed was 195, of which 93 were
boys and 102 girls. The number
of days taught was 152. Total
days present by ail pupils. 20,023.
Percentage of attendance for ail
pupils actually enrolled at any one
time, about 90 per cent. Number j
of days attended by each pupil en
rolled, 103, but this small number
of days attended is due to a large
number of pupil* leaving town be
fore the close of the session and
many others entered school after
the beginning of the second term
The average monthly enrollment:
was only about 150 pup is. Nine ;
grades were taught and, taken all ;
together, we believe this term was!
one of the most successful ever;
taught in Huttig.
Misdirected Letters.
Few people realize hew mary
misdirected letters reach the dead
letter office. This is one b'anch
of the postal service about which
little is known.
Postmaster General Enr'eson
has begun what is promised to be a
vigorous campaign to remedy the
carelessness of the public in ad
dressing mail matter.
Complaint is made that the prac
tical efficiency of the postal ser
vice is impaired very seriously by
mistakes in addressing letters and
packages.
This is no doubt true. Many
such letters and packages are re
turned to the sender because of
the lack of proper address. Such
mistakes are often unconsciously
made but too frequently grow out
of carelessness.
The best regulate J tusines house
is not exempt. Where it is possi
ble the person to whom the letter
is addressed, even though the num
ber is wrong, is reached by the pos
tal authorities. Otherwise the let
ter is returned to the original
sender when he is known. The
unidentified letter goes to the dead
let§r office, which is the final point
of destination.
The degree to which this care
less habit of misdirecting letters
prevails especially in large cities
| can be sho-n by figures gathered
from the Chicago postoffice. In a
sing’e day 204,930 pieces.cf mail
matter were impropsrl addressed
This was nearly half of the total
volume handled in a day. The
percentage is not so great in other
cities, not because the people of
Chicago are more careless, but te
cause of the enormous amount of
mail handle 1 in a day. Another
reason for this is the large number
of foreign residents located in Chi
cago, foreigners who are not fa
miliar with American methods and
American names.
The widespread cr. < !'~<'ness in
addressing mail is a g.o vng evil.
It is affecting the postal system of
the entire cotntry. Instructions
have been sent out by Postmaster
General Burleson to all nostm st -rs
to do eve* ything possible to over
come the trouble and to obtain th
co operation of the public in Cui
recting thie unfortunate habit.
The letters of business houses
and corporations, being the product
of expert workmanship, contribut
li tie trouble to the postal authori
ties. It is the individual Isttei
w it r who is most to be blamed
The exercise cf a litt’e care wit
save a great deal of trouble. The
should be a warning to all letter
writers. Commercial Appeal.
Skin Disease Cured.
Hunt's Cure is the name of the
remedv which is absolutely guar
anteed to cure all forms of skin
disease or the purchase pri. £
promptly refunded Wonderful re
sults are obtained by us use, curing
cases that would not yield to other
treatment. Ask your druggist. A
B. Richards Medicine Go., Sher
man, Texas.
WAS A BRILLIANT REPORTER
St. Mark Declared a Shirking Example
for Newspaper Writer of
Today.
The greatest journalist the world
ever knew lived 1,600 or more year?
before the invention of type, according
to Rev. Dr. Frank N. Palmer, save th<
Philadelphia Bulletin.
St. Matthew put his chronicles ii
28 chapters; St. Luke used 24 to tel
his story; St. John used 21. but Si
! Mark covered all the details mor
vividly In 16, and. true to the spfrl
of action that animates his kind, pu
a. miracle in every chapter.
St. Mark. Dr. Palmer said, was th<
reporter among the apostles. Hii
viewpoint, his language and his mar
velous ability to give action and cli
max; dash and color in a sentence
should be a glowing example to the
newspaper writers of this day.
Each of the other apostles speaks of
skies that opened. Mark says they
were rent asunder. He is the only
one among his brethren who stopped
dutifully to describe the color of a
given scene. In the writings of his
fellows it is told that the people went
to the sermon on the mount. Mark
writes vividly that the people ran.
In writing for the Romans he used
colorful allusions and the references
to wild beasts to touch their intelli
gence in sympathetic fashion at every
stroke.
His Presence of Mind.
"I went to see a bull fight once,
and one of the bulls got mad and be
gan to tear things up fearfully. One
of the poor horses got mixed up In hla
harness and fell down. The bull saw
the horse and dashed over to gore
him to death. 1 couldn't bear to see
such a cruel sight, so I jumped into
the arena wilh a pistol in my hand
When 1 got near the horse 1 found
there was only one bullet In Ihe gun,
and 1 paused to think what to do
shoot. the horse or the bull.”
‘Well, what did you do?”
"I shot the horse, because I flg
iir»d I could shoot the hull any time.”
—Exchange.
No C.ilomrl Necessary.
The injurious effect and unpleas
intness of taking calomel is done
away with by Simmons Liver Puri
fier. the mildest kno«*n liver medi
cine, yet the most thorough in ac
tion. Put up in yellow tin boxes
only. Price 25c. Tried once "set
always. A. Li. Richatds Medicine
Go.. Sherman. Texas.
BLOOD %
POISON
BELL'S
• actually million*
IQ and millions of
genua that grow
from one or two that
got under the ikm
and into the blood.
Antiseptic Salve
applied rtaht away would have killed those few
g«»cn»« and kept these millions from being horn.
To have a *iic. bote of this salve ready for er,
genctea, ask for Dr. BmU's Amisvptke StsJvm.
“Tall It By Th« Bell"
For Sale by B. F. Moody.
i
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Baptist Chun h Notice.
'Hie regular Sunday services at
f.he Baptist church will be as fol
ows: Sunday school at 9:45 a.
r». Preaching at ] 1:00 a. m. and
:SO p. m. Everybody cordially in
ited to attend.
Rev. W. T. Kino. Pastor
The beautiful mountain estate
of the late George W. Vanderbilt,
n western North Carolina, is to be
' added to the national forest re
: serve. His widow offered it at an
i average of $5 per acre, and it was
i accepted. The estate contains
| 86.700 acres. It is on the crest
of the Allegheny Mountains. Ths
sale does not include the residence
“Biitrnore."
Not tit for Ladies.
Public sentiment should b
1 igainst it and we believe it is
t should sufFer with headaches an
t neuralgia, especially when Hunt’
i Lightning Oil gives such promo
. relief. It is simplv a question o
getting the ladies to try it. At
druggists sell Hunt's Lightning Oi
in 26c and 50c bottles A. B
Richards Medicine Co., Sherman,
Texas.
^inni
Old pipers for sale at thii office.
n nor hun“i r*H.
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in Club«
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Cellier’t ha* bi-es
told a t $5.50. N u*
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and vrehave secured
a concession wlicr#*
by et (tin offer It
al a still further
reduction in con
nection with this
publication.
i Special Offer to Our RwJen
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