THE HETTIG
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. IX: NO. 20
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1915.
PRICE, $1 PER YEAR
FAVOR RIVER IMPROVEMENTS,
Citizens All the Way From Monroe to
Camden Want Work Continued.
Major J. R. Slattery of the gov
ernment engineer corps, held the
third of a series of hearings to
determine the government's future
course towards improvement in the
Ouachita river at Felsenthal at 1
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
meetings which are being held at
various points along the river are
in accordance with section 14 of
the last rivers and harbors bill
which requires the re-survey and
re-examination of the Ouachita
river and nine other rivers with a
view of determining whether the
work begun on these rivers shall be
curtailed or abandoned. As Major
Slattery, who is stationed at Vicks
burg. is in charge of this district,
he was detailed to go over the
work in the Ouachita river.
The first hearing in Monroe on
Tuesday was the most enthusiastic
meeting of business men ever held
in the parlor city and the senti
ment of all was for the completion
of the work as first planned.
Speeches were made at that meet
ing by Senator J. E. Ransdall, one
of the staunchest friends of river
navigation in the country; Con
gressman R. J. Wilson of that dis
trict, Senator Wm. Lorimer of Illi
nois, and several biggest business
men of the town. Figures were
also presented to Major Slattery
showing the amount of freight re
ceived and shipped from that point
by water during the past year.
Strong reioutions urging the
government to complete the entire
number of locks the original plans
call for were unanimously adopted.
At Camden on Wednesday mo 7 -
ing another enthusiastic meeting
was held and strong arguments
made and resolutions passed in
favor of completing the work all the
to that city. Speeches were made
by Senator Joe T. Robinson, Con
gressman W. S. Goodwin, Adolph
Felsenthal. who had much to do
with the work in connection wi‘h
Col. Asa Morgan, the pioneer in the
movement through whose effort as
sisted by Senator James Berry the
first approgriation was secured and
a number of other prominent busi
nessmen of the town.
At Felsenthal I hursday atter
noon over 200 representative busi
nessmen and citizens met with
Major Slattery and it was an en
thusiastic gathering from start to
finish. Major Slattery stated the
object of the meeting and incident
ly took upon nis department the
blame for not having had more work
done in the past for which we have
been blaming our representatives
in congress.
Speeches were made by Senator
Joe T. Robinson, Congressman W.
S. Goodwin, F. W. Scott, L. A Bo
dine. C. H. Murphy, J. K. Mahony,
Ike Felsenthal and several others.
All brought out points of the differ
ent ways in which this section of
the country will be benefitted by a
navigable river the year round. It
would mean the opening of an ex
port market for the vast amount of
hardwood along the river from here
to Arkadelphia as well as opening a
new market for the lower grades of
pine and would enable the pine
mills in the territory affected to cut
the entire tree into lumber instead
of losing or wasting one or two top
cuts on account of not being able
to get to eastern market owing to
high rail rates.
While we do not know what Maj
or Slattery will recommend we are
confident he will make a favorable
report in the face of the strong en
dorsements the work received at
these three meetings and what it
will receive at Columbia and Har
risonburg where meetings are yet
to be held.
Will Open Campaign Nov. 15.
The congressional campaign in
this district will open November
15, by an agreement between the
five candidates reached at Bluff
City last Saturday, according to W.
F. McKnight, a member of the Ar
kansas Railroad Commission and
one of the candidates.
“All the candidates agreed to
sign a contract not to open their
campaigns until the date set,” Mr.
McKnight said, “and it is probable
there will be a lull in political
speeches in the district until that
time. The contract is being drawn
by Senator J. O. A. Bush and will
be signed within a few days.”
The candidates are: Mr. Mc
Knight, Senator Bush of Prescott.
Representative Farrar Newberry
of Arkadelphia, Congressman W.
S. Goodwin, and R. S. Warnock of
Magnolia.
Use Mew Dipping Vat.
The new cattle dipping vat, built
by public subscription in the south
part of town, was used for the first
time last Saturday morning when
55 head of cattle belonging to S.
R. Neel and A. E. Lucas were put
though it. This is one of the best
things that has been accomplished
in this community recently and ev
ery owner of stock should dip them
once every month. The use of the
vat is free to those who helped
build it and a charge of 10 cents
per head will be made to others.
„ $100 Reward, $100 •
The readers of this paper will he
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cu e in all Its stages, and that is
Catarrh, llall’s Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional ]
disease, requires a constitutional treat- i
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface* of the system, there
by destroying tl>« foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength hr
building W the eenetMtrtlan »nd aeeletliig
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Bend
for l'~t of testimonials.
Address l'\ J. CHENfY A CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by rll PrniteICa, 7'e. .
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
_Adv
Elect Delegates.
At a meeting at the Baptist;
church on Wednesday night of last
week the following delegates and
alternates were elected to repre
sent the First Baptist church of
Huttig at the association which
convenes in Jurtction City on next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday:
Delegates—Rev. J. F. Johnston,
J. T. Rochel, T. E. Voss; Mes
dames W. H. Moore, Addie Brown,
E. E. Eskeridge, W. H. Jeffus, E.
Raley.
Alternates—W. H. Wheler, E.
Raley, J. T. Rochel.
The Week in History.
Monday, 13, Battle of Chapulte
pec, 1847. Death of General
Wolfe at Quebec, 1759.
Tuesday, 14, Earthquake at
Constantinople, 1509. City of
Mexico taken by the United States
1847.
Wednesday, 15, ex-President W.
H. Taft born, 1857.
Thursday, 16, Samuel Adams
born, 1722.
Friday, 17, New constitution
adopted by the United States,
1787. Battle of Antietam, 1862.
Saturday, 18, Cornerstone of
Capital at Washington laid, 1793.
Sunday, 19, Washington’s fare
welladdress, 1796.
Arkansas A Coal Producer In 1840.
The United States census for
1840 showed that a small quantity
of coal (220 short tons) was mined
in Arkansas during that year.
With the exception of 9,972 short
tons mined in Missouri and 400
tons in Iowa, this was the only coal
produced west of Mississippi river
in 1840, and for the next 20 years
these three states were the only
ones west of the Mississippi from
which any coal production was re
ported. The coal industry of the
state did not develop very rapidly
during the earlier years; from
1881 to 1902, however, the pro
duction increased pretty regularly,
but for the last 12 years it has re
mained practically stationary. The
maximum production of 2,670,437
short tons was attained in 1907.
Weekly Weather forecast.
Weather forecast for the week
beginning Wednesday, Sept. 15,
1915, issued by the United States
Weather Bureau, Washington.D. C.
For the west Gulf States:
Showers in the east portion at the
beginning of the week will be fol
lowed by generally fair weather.
In this district temperatures will
average near or slightly below nor
mal. _ _
Methodist Church Services
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 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 7:00 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. S. K. Burnett Pastor.
Prominent Young People Wed.
At the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Goodwin,
near Norphlet, occurred the marri
age of two of Union county’s most
popular young people when their
daughter, Miss Annie Mae, and
County Judge Henry S. Yocum
were united by Rev. W* C. Hilliard,
pastor of the Methodist church of
El Dorado, in the presence of a
number of friends.
The bride belongs to one of the
best families in the county, is a re
fined and cultured Ghristian lady,
loved "by all who know her. The
groom is one of the county’s bright
est attorneys, now serving his first!
term as county judge and has a
bright future ahead of him.
The News joins with their host
of friends in extending congratula
tions for a happy and prosperous
wedded life.
Sunday School Days.
Sunday, September 19th will be
Temperance Day; Sunday, Septem
ber 26th will be Promotion Day:
and Sunday, October 3rd will be
Statewide Go - to - Sunday - School
Day at the First Baptist Sunday
school. Everybody cordially in
vited to attend these services and
will find a cordial welcome.
Leave It to the Small Boy.
Leave it to the small boy to put It
over—even on the thoroughly sea
soned and experienced circus “kind
er.” The Hippodrome circus was pa
rading along upper Hroadway, New
York, when one of the clowns was
seized with a thirst. Clambering
down from his lofty perch he darted
into a corner saloon for a little “red
eye." When he emerged the caval
cade had vanished. Some side street
had swallowed it up, leaving 'the
clown marooned. "Which way did
the bally hoo go, son?” he demanded
of a small boy. “I’ll show you," re
sponded the lad. For three blocks
the clown ran panting after the young
ster with an ever-increasing army of
kids at his heels. “Where is it?" de
manded the exhausted clown. "11a,
ha!" laughed the youth. “I gave you
a run for your money, didn't I?” The
clown might have spanked the youth,
but he couldn’t catch him. He com
promised by hiring an express wagon
to convey him back to the Iflppodrotns
to escape the mob of sma'l boys.
"Ofn.’’
The professor who, iti his address
on the correct pronunciation of Eng
lish, said he preferred "of’n" to
“often" is on the winning side. No
"pronouncing dictionary” with a rep
utation to lose ever sounds the t in
the middle of such words as Christ
mas, mistletoe, hostler, often, or chest
nut. Good actors, w’hose duty it
is to speak “trippingly on the
tongue,” can cite authority to sup
port their pronunciation of “han'ker
chief and We'n’sday. And no one who
knows his way about In the elocution
ary field pays any regard to the spell
ing of such words as "extraordinary,”
p-Loudun Chronicle,
No. 10060.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
MRST NATIONAL BANK OT HUTTIG
At Huttig, in the State of Arkansas, at
the Close of Business Sept.
2nd, 1915.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts; notes In; id in tank $75,01 9.29
U. S. Ronds deposited to secuic circu
lation (par value) 6.250 00
Securities other than U. S. bonds, (not
including stocks) owned unpledged 1 6.50
Subscription to stock of Fed
eral Reserve Bank $1,700.00
Less amount unpaid 850.00 850.00
Banking house 2.488.85
Furniture, and Fixtures 1.502.06 3.991.51
Real Estate owned other than banking
house. 400.00
Due from Federal Reserve Bank ... 1,525.50
Due from approved Reserve Agents in
New York, Chicago, ai d St. Louis 9,707.66
Due from banks and bankers (other than
above) 10.751.79
Outside checks and other cash
Items S 173.37
Fractional currency. 139.40 312.77
Notes of other national banks. 1,290.00
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie 8.050.30
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
(5 per cent of circulation). 312.50
Total $118,477.92
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in . $25.000 00
Surplus fund. 2,500.00
Undivided Profits $1,154.98
Reserved for depreciation 381.45
$1,536.43
Less current expenses, in
terest, and taxes paid 1,082.39 454.07
Circulating notes 6.250.00
Demand deposits:
Individual deposits subject
to check $69,618.59
Cashier’s chocks outstand
ing . . 166 46
Deposits requiring notice of less than 30
days 69.785.05
Time Deposits:
Certificates of deposit due on or after 30
days . 100.00
Rediscounts with Federal Reserve bank 4,388 20
Bills payable, including obligations re
presenting money borrowed . 10,000.00
Liabilities other than those stated abvove . 50
Total . SI 18,477.82
State of Arkansas, County of Union, ss:
I. C. T. Thompson, Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
C. T. 1HOMPSON, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
F W. SCOTT.
L. A. BODINE.
T. B. WEAVER.
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1 1th day
of Septemer, 1915.
F. W. MULKEY, Notary Public.
RECAPITULATION.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. $75,019.29
Overdrafts ....... .......i .... WONT
U. S. Bonds. Securities, etc ... 6,266 SM
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank .... 850.00
Banking House and Fixtuies 3,991 51
Other Real Estate . 400.00
Cash and Exchange . ,31.638.02
Redemption Fund . 312.50
Total . $118,4/7.82
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in $25,000.00
Surplus fund and undivided profits ... 2.954.07
Circulation 6.250.00
Bills Payable 10.000.00
Rediscounts with Federal R jerve bank 4,388.20
Deposits 69.885.05
Other Liabilities .50
$1 18.477.82
Total
REPOHT OF THE CONDITION OF
VICTORIA BANK,
At Strong, Union County, Arkan
sas, at the close of busi
ness Sept. 2, 1915.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts . $23,395.16
Loans on Real Estate 24,790 15
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 30.82
Other Bonds and Securities, Including
State Warrants, County and City Scrip 1,489,52
Furniture and Fixtures . 2.149.36
Banking House . 1.652.14
Other Real Estate . 2.120 00
Cash Items, not including Checks on
Other Banks ... 52.24
Due from Reserve Agent Banks . 542.02
Checks on Other Banks. 13.50
Currency ..... 3,296.00
Gold. 792.50
Silver and Fractional Coin. 885.60
Other Resources . .... ,56
TOTAL . $61,209.57
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, Paid Up $20,000.00
Surplus Fund. Certified. 750.00
Undivided Profits, Net. 1,642 86
Bills Payable 5.000.00
ndividual Deposits 31,982 11
Public Funds . 564 09
Time Certificates of Deposit . 1,000.00
Cashier's Checks . 270.51
TOTAL . $61,209.57
State of Arkansas, (
County of Union, I
We, J. L. Dykes, President, and W, A Murphy.
Cashier, ot the above named Bank, do Solemnly
swear that the above statement is tiue to the best of
our knowledge and belief.
J. L. Dykes, W. A. Murphy,
F resident. Cashier,
Attest:
A. P, Kirby.
J 1 . Dykes,
W. A Mtnrhy
_ Directors
Subscribed and sworn to befo e me this 9th day
of Sept. 1915. My commission expires January 28.
1917. R L. Oorman,
Notary t'uhfio.
Notice to Mtlemore Case Witnesses.
Judge W. C. Smith has informed
the News that none of the cases
against Hezzie McLemore will
come up at the fall term of
the Union Circuit court, and all
witnesses are warned not to go to
El Dorado on these cases as they
will not get anything for doing so.
El
Home, Sweet Home
Do you want a home? Ask those who have them how
they secured them. Nine out of ten will tell you they
stirtcd a bank account when they had but a few dollars
and then watched it grow until it was large enough to se
cure a home. You can do it.
IT MAY TAKE
SOME WORK,
SOME WILL POWER,
SOME SELF-DENIAL,
at first, but it will surely bring you a home as night follows
day. Come in and let us talk about this
Home, Sweet Home.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HUTTIG. .ARKANSAS
Interest Paid on Time 'Deposits.
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ARE you to be one of the happy thron
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tions?
Then a double treat awaits you, for in adition to
the wonders of the Exposition your journey there and
back from beginning to end- will prove a veritable
moving picture of marvelous scenic interest.
A Grand Scenic Display
Every Mile of the Way
via the
Iron Mountain Route
Denver & Rio Grande and Western Pacific
Both Standard Observation and Tourist
Sleeping Cars in service daily from St.
Louis and Kansas City to San
Francisco.
F. H. MOORE,
AGENT,
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS
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BACK IN 1900.
15 YEARS ago a little furniture store was opened at 121
North Second St., Monroe, La. Through the full fifteen years it
has progressed and prospered until today it occupies four big
floors 70 x 150. and besides commanding an enviable position in
the merchandising affairs of Monroe, it is recognized far and
wide as one of the leading furniture stores of the state.
Occupying its own building, and thus having no rent to pay,
The Monroe Furniture Co., gives its customers, of which it num
bers thousands, the very maximum value for the money in every
instance. Fifteen years experience in buying and selling furni
ture, carpets and home furnishings has taught us what our cus
tomers want and where to obtain it for them. Our furniture
goes into a majority of the HOMES of this section; it furnishes
comfort to the home of the well to do business man or
planter, and it answers the need of the working man's cottage.
No matter what may be the size of vour pocketbook you will
find what you want and save money on it.
“From the Cheapest that Is
Good to the Best that Is Made”
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The
MONROE FURNITURE CO.
Ltd.
132-138 North Second St.
WONROf, - LOUISIANA
Freight paid on all orders over Tea Dollars