DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VIII. NO. 48
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. APRIL 3. 1915
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
John C. Russell Dead.
John G. Russell, aged 74 years,
2 months and 24 days, died at his
home on Fourth street Monday
afternoon, March 29, 1915, at 3
o'clock of bronchial pneumonia,
from which he suffered several
days.
The deceased was born January
5, 1841, near Allison, Ala., and
was married June 30, 1861. He
is survived by the loving wife, one
daughter and three sons.
He was a member of the Baptist
church for over 60 years, having
joined when 13 years of age. and
lived an upright Christian life, was
home-loving and a good, substant
ial citizen. He was a member of
Eau Clare, Wis., Lodge No. 112
F. & A. M., which he joined in
1 892, and at his request was given
a Masonic burial by the members
of Rowland Lodge No. 594, the
following members acting as pall
bearers: R. E. Ebbs, H. P. Heard,
J. E. Sims, T. L. Ellis, W. H. Jeffus
and Thomas Green.
A sho&t funeral service was con
ducted at the home at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning by Rev. J. F.
Johnson, of the Baptist church, af
ter which the Masonic fraternity
took charge of the remains and con
ducted their beautiful services at
the grave and his remains weie
laid to rest in the Huttig cemetery.
In the death of Mr. Russell the
wife and children lose a devoted
husban4 and father, the church
a true member and the community
an upright citizen.
S. f. Darby Dead.
Samuel F. Darby, aged 44 years.
5 months and 15 days, died at his
home on Sixth street at 1 1:45
o’clock. Sunday morning, March
28, 1915, of peiagra. from which
he had suffered for the past four
months.
The deceased was born October
14, 1870. at Popes Station. Miss.,
and leaves a widow and five chil
dren to mourn his death, being
Jewel, Lucile, Guy, Essie and
Beaulah.
He was a member of the Church
of Christ and lived a consistent
Christian life.. The funeral was
held at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, Rev. S. K. Burnett officiat
ing and the remains laid to rest in
the Huttig cemetery.
Weather for March.
The month of March just passed
was one of the coldest in the histo
ry of this section. There were
eleven days that the temperature
was at' freezing or below, going
down to 25 above on the 22nd.
The highest temperature recorded
was on the 18th and 25th when it
reached 70 degrees. A.l garden
ing and farming is at least one
month late and the trees which are
usually in full bloom and foliage by
this time are just commencing to
bud. The rainfall tor the month
was 5.24 inches.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased porsion of the ear.
There is only ono way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional r.•medics.
I leaf ness is caused by an inllamed condi
tion of the mucous lining of the Kusta
cliian Tube. When this tube Is inllamed
?’ou have a ru.nbling sound or imperfect
iccrlng, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, <Wid unless the In
flammation can be taken out and tliis
tube restored to Its n rm’.l condition,
bearing will bo destroyed forever; nine
cases cut of ten aro caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi
tion cf the mucous surfaces.
\7o vill rive Ono Hundred 1'oilars foranycaso of
Deafness ( anso l hycatarrhlthat cannot he cured by
Hall's Catarrh Curo. Send lor circulars, f-co.
F. J. CHENEY, It CO, Toledo, Ohio.
Bold by DrtiRRists.T'e.
Take Hall's Family Fills for consultation.
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Break Your Land Well.
One of the most important steps
in the making of the crop is in pre
paring £ seed bed. No crop can
possibly give the best returns with
out that precaution and we should
not expect the elements of plant
food in the soil to become available
when the soil is not put in good
til*h before planti-g. The soil re
quires attention U insure the best
results. The elements of plant
food which feed the crop will re
spond if the sun, air, rainfall and
other elements are permitted to
thoroughly penetrate and act upon
the soil.
We readily admit that all larc
should be broken in the fall or early
in the winter; we should thereforr
believe that much good is to bi
gotten by breaking the land in the
spring if we do not have time t
break it in the fall. Land should
be broken before planting and we
ire neglecting the first important
step toward success if we do not
oreak the land. Ail of us have
been familiar with the practice of
burning stalks, grass and weeds or
the field, then streaking off the
land, bedding on the litt'e furrow,
and throwing out the middles, all
in order to save breaking. Some
times it would appear-'that there
was not sufficient time to break
land before planting.
It does not matter how late the
season is or may be. or how crowd
ed, or how little there is left before
the regular planting time, there is
alway time enough to properly
prepare the land for a crop. If
the crop is worth our time and at
tention it is worth our best efforts.
If not we had best plant another
crop. And when we do take time
to break the land and properly pre
pare it, we will find a way to use
the stalks and grass in the field tc
supply organic matter to hungry
soils. Our soils must have their
organic matter. If it is not put in
to the soil in the way of stalks and
winter cover crops, we will in time
be compelled to rest the land
for a year or two while we may
grow and turn under clover, peas,
etc.
We should therefore turn all the
vegetable matter under that is
available and we will have to break
the land in order to get the rubbish
out of the way. At this time of
course it is necessary that the
stalks be cut so they will not tear
out the young plants before they
have completely rotted. If you do
not own a stalk cutter, borrow one.
Breaking the land will be of ad
vantage to you because of the fer
tilizing value of the material turned
under; because you will put the
land in good tilth and give a good
seed bed; because you have begun
j to fight the drough next summer
by holding water now; because you
will make more plant food in the
soil available for the use of yom
plants, and because human experi
ence has proven that thorough
Dreparation of the seed bed is one
of the most important steps in
successful agriculture.
John H. Page,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
for Sale.
One mare mule, 10 years old.
about 15 hands high and weight
about 900 pounds. Call at First
National Bank.
C T. Thompson.
Notice of Mass Meeting.
There will be a mass meeting of
the citizens of Huttig at Union
church Saturday night, April 3. at
8 o'clock for the purpose of form
ing a cemetery association to look
after the care of the Huttig ceme
tery. Every resident of Huttig is
invited to be present and assist in
this worthy cause.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in the incor
porated Town of Huttig, Ark., on
Tuesday. April 6. 1915, for the
purpose of electing a Mavor, Re
corder and five Aldermen to serve
for one year.
C. T. Thompson,
W. H. Moore, M iyor.
Recorder.
NECESSARY THAT THE BERRY
BEDS BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL
CONDITION — ROTATION WITH
OTHER CROPS ADVISED.
Practically all of the land now de
voted to strawberry growing in this
state once was covered Heavily with
orest. In clearing this land every
thing is removed except the stumps,
and if the owner has the time and
funds they also are removed before
the plants are set. While thorough
clearing facilitates the culture and
handling of the strawberry field, it is
not essential in order to secure a
profitable crop of berries. Clearing
must be done sufficiently early so the
ground can be plowed, disked, harrow
ed and put in the best possible condi
tion before plants are set.
it is essential that the soil be put in
Just as good condition for strawberries
as for any other crop. Sufficient
data has been collected from straw
berry growers on so-called “old
I* ' I
Classic monument to well prepared bed.
lund” to show the possibilities from
such land, and it remains only for
the grower to handle this land so Its
original fertility will be restored.
Where the strawberry grower is
a general farmer, the best system is
some system of crop rotation. Pota
toes, corn and melons, in. fact, any of
tlie hoed crops are excellent to pre
cede strawberry planting. Such crops
put the soil in excellent shape and
have the great advantage of destroy
j lng weeds. Turning under cowpeaa,
I clover, vetch and rye is an excellent
practice. The legumes are preferable
to other plants. They should be
turned under in late fall preceding
spring planting. Stable manure and
nitrogenous commercial fertilizers
are sometimes used to advantage, but
as a rule, the best results have been
secured by crop rotation, turning un
der leguminous plants such as men
tioned above, and using acid phos
phate or bone meal on the patch
wherever commercial fertilizer is
needed. The strawberry grower will
find that it pays well to put more
thought, work, and money into thor
ough preparation of soil before plant
ing a new bed. Sucli practice will
break up the habit of continually look
ing for new soil.
W. H. Wicks, Horticultunvllst,
Arkansas LCxperiment Station.
PRAISE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Texas Business Men Pass Resolutions
Rollowing Fire.
Dallas, Tex.—The city council of
Mount Pleasant, Tex., has passed res
olutions of praise for I he Southwest
ern Telegraph and Telephone com
pany because of its quick restoration
of service nfter a had fire had de
stroyed most of the local and all the
long distance telephone connections
in that town. The resolutions de
clare, “That we extend our sincere
thanks to the Southwestern T. and T.
company, as represented both locally
and in the district, for the promptness
and skill with which the situation has
been handled, and the disposition
shown to relieve the inconvenience of
the public, at the earliest moment pos
sible.”
A local telephone man told of .how
| the company was enabled to restore
I service so quickly in the following in
■ tervlew:
“It would have been impossible to
restore service so quickly in the case
i of the Mount Pleasant fire had it not
been for the foresight of the company
that provides- extra and even dupli
cate equipment at central points all
over the system. The cost is cnor
: mous and this equipment may la' for
j years unused. But when fire, flood or
j storm destroys an exchange or a long
! distance line this precaution is justi
! fled, for it enables prompt restoration
of service that without it would re
I quire days and maybe weeks to re
store.”
I GOOD TREE STOCK URGED
W. H. Wicks Advises Nurseryman tc
Buy Trees Near Home.
As the nurseryman Is in the bn -5
ness to produce first class trees, ami
as his success usually depends upc
?
,«.'rice's
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
Cream of Tartar, the chief
ingredient of Dr. Price’s Cream
Baking Powder, is a product of
npe grapes. It is pure and health
ful beyond question.
Alum, the chief ingredient cf many of
the substitutes offered in place of Dr.
Price’s Cream Baking Powder, is a min
eral acid, which has been disapproved
by physicians and chemists for use in
the preparation of food.
m%iaa
the development of good orchards, h
should buy his nursery stock from tin.
nearest nursery that carries the qual
ily of goods he desires. In securing
nursery stock from a nursery nearby,
the orchardist will be more apt to get
first quality stock than lie would in
buying from a great distance, rt is
also well to plant young trees that are
grown under climatic conditions simi
lar to that into which they are to be
transplanted. The latter, however, is
not such a vital point as some nine
presume, but it is a!wavs well to fol-:
low the rule where possible.
'Plant One Year Old Trees.
Good nursery stock consists not
In the short, stunted, crooked and
unhealthy specimens which arc
sometimes pawned-ofT by nursery
brokers on the uniformed tree
planter, but consists rather of
the straight, clean, healthy, wen-ma
tured stock from three to five feet in
height with a well formed root sys
tem. A root system to bo well formed
should possess main root branches
uniformly distributed from the center
These root branches being crossed or
SSRtf mi
rtons in the nursery and are not de
sirable.
Inspect For Root Disease.
Watch out for crown gall, hairy root
and wooly aphis on the root system
It is advisable to Inspect the stock- n
the nursery before buying, making
sure that you will receive the same
stock and have the nurseryman pack
It properly in boxes for shipment.
Make every etTort to see that your
trees are true to name.
Two things that the orohndist
should endeavor to make certain Is j
that ho gets the stock he wants and
that it is of the best quality, and he
should also endeavor to get young
trees that are grown under climatic
conditions similar to that into whicn
♦hey are to he planted.
W. H. Wick's. Hoi ticu’tumllst.
Arkansas Kxperiment Station.
Pig-rnls<ng will permit many sy.-- '
Vn.s of management and a person |
-should work out a system beet adapt- |
ed to his farm and stick to it.
ARCUND THE CITIES
St. I.ouis has iO,6fO licensed auSs
mobiles.
Poston's city hospital is now fifty ;
years old.
Seattle has $21,622,918.20 Invested in :
public utilities.
Olympia, Wash., schools have adopt
ed simplified spelling.
Newark, N. J., tomato crop is seri
ously hurt by drought.
Philadelphia threatens to meter all
city water to check waste.
Nashville, Tenn., sometimes has
temperatures of 110 to 115.
Cleveland will officially regulate all
gas wells in the city limits.
Tucson. Arlz.. records show 4,000
autos registered in the state,
Baltimore chief of police suffered
the theft of his auto recently.
Pueblo, Colo., citizens have bought
225 automobiles so far this year.
Cleveland refuses to permit police
men to wear shirtwaists when on
duty.
Dayton, Ohio, is compelled to bury
garbage in yards, not having other
present means of disposal.
Philadelphia is urged to spend $500,
000 for a b autificatiou monument at
thp limit of South Ilroad street boule- !
vard.
’.ittlp Rock, Ark., is demanding in
creased pressure from its waterworks
system to provide better Are protec- :
tion.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS
The man who can work a stopper
to his family jars is a corker.
It takes a mighty good mixer to
combine business and pleasure.
W hen an old man marries a young
woman they both should have our
sympathy.
There is nothing new under the sun. !
SAID BY THE WITS
The average wife earns more
than she gels.
Only girls without appetites can
afford to marry poets.
—
A poor idea of innocence is not
to admit that one knows.
He is a wise man who declines
to act as judge at a baby show.
Keep cool if you would be in a
position to strike while the iron is
hot.
Temperament during courtship
develops into temper after mar
riage.
To a man of forty the best thing
about a picnic is the excuse he can
nvent for not going.
There is a great advantage in be
ing in love. While it lasts your
other troubles seem insignificant.
flirts, don't he snippy and stuck
up because you are young and
handsome. It may not take long to
CtPTOW it.
Let Her Go.
At a fancy dress ball for children a
policeman stationed at the door was
instructed not to admit any adult. An
excited woman came running up tc
the door and demanded admission
"I’m sorry, mum," replied the police
man, "but I can't let anyone in bn*
children." “But my child is dre
as a butterfly,” exclaimed the won.
“and has forgotten her wings." ‘ C
help it," replied the policeman;
ders is orders; you'll Lave to let L
go as a caterpillar."
Notice Te>. rayers.
A'1 taxes are c'ue April 10th.
1915. the p ovi&iuns of the Depos
itory Law compells me to report all
l..'-:es dei'p.quent, rot paid to the
Collector by 12 o’clock, p. m.,
April 10(h. 1915. which will be
complied with bv me.
1 J. M. Wallace,
I Collector.
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j ' The following’ services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
lay school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 7 30 p. m. by
the pastor. Junioi League at 5:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:50 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. S. K. Ei'fnett Pastor.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mil! Company
will pav S50.00 as a reward to any
one. not in its employ, who will fur
nish information fronh which any
person shall b° convicted of depre
ciating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st day of February. 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott.
Secy, and Treas.
if planted in our bank. Keep in mind
that we are a bank that does things Ev
ery man can't get rich, but every man
can save something. The only sure way
of saving money is by depositing it.
When it jingles in your pocket you want
to spend it. Your name would look well
cn our bcoks. Gall and let us put it there
tod^y.
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HUTTIG. ARKANSAS