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The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
WEST FORK.

July D. Gertie Cannon went to Rogers last Saturday to visit relatives.
 The public school will com menee the first Monday ln Sep tember The tent meeting will commence Tuesday.
 NJ. Johnson returned from New Mexico last Wednesday and Is wanting 10 sell his farm and move back.
 Arnett Began went 10 Wins low Friday night to join lis Wife and attend the funeral 6f the Iatter's father who was bur led at Brentwood Saturday.
 Miss I>ah Lively. whois teach ing school at Pitkin. was ill our little burg recently accompanied by Misses Worth and karnes.
 They want to gel the new school building completed the first of September.
 Mrs. E. Harden has rented her hotel to Mr. Stuart who has re- gently come in from Omaha, Neb. They took pos>e>siou Monday.
 Jno. Latham has been quite il for severaidays.
 Artie Walker came home re- gently from Fayetteville To visit home folks.
 Annie Everett is in serious condition with her eye. supposed to have been bitten by some pois- onous insect.
 Mr. Bridge and wife are the happy parents q twin baby boys. Mother and boys are getting asong nicely. AIrS Bridge x t granddaughter =Ninn.
 Tie people are coming in from the peach country or account 8t the iIot weather.
 Willie Nale~ has typhoid fever. Faey are expecting his father from Napavine, Washington. Tuesday. Mr. Males had gone torlsit his daughter
 \. Stanberrv came home Sat urday 10 visit his family.
 Nirgel Brown is quite sick with spinal meningitis.
 Bertice Flood and little box ot Sapulpa, l. T.. are visiting rela- tIyes at this pLaee. l. |. FrN.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
HEAD $ FORD.

July 2 Tol Harp las been on the sick list utisconyalescing.
 l. ". Gloer of Sonora k mak- ing preparations to erect I resi- dence upon his farm near tie store.
 Uncle John Davis is under the care of DrS. Swift and Bearde Il who met in consultation Mon day.
 Tom Carrel and wife visited the formers mother al Spring dale Saturday, returning Sunday.
 l.. NJ Miles went to Spring dale Monday, to market some peaches for ] E. Tillm an.
 Don't forget the Institute to be held at Heads ford August 10th. ThlS Is an important meeting, as
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02

ment our people do not readily take hold of similar propositions
 Mrs. (. NJ. Gore and Mrs. Ef- fie Book. of De Queen. are visi- ting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Book will rema1n until her father, C. T. Berry. of Little Rock, arrives on his annual va cation.
 Mrs. Cora Bevers has moved to Rogers.
 The home of !. l.. Phillips was burned three weeks ago, most of the house hold goods be- ing saved.
 $. F Williams and wife. of Spring Valley, are visiting rela- lives at this place. Price was recently thrown from a horse and one or two ribs broken and he is in enforced idleness for the time being.
 There is unusual interest mani tested in the meetings being held here. There have been eighteen professions.
 Some rain here Sunday, but not nearly enough. There was not much lightning, but one bolt was destructive, killing two three two year old mules and q mare and colt belonging to Tom Foust who lives near Spring Val ley.
 Tempted by the high prices. some of our fruit raisers are hauling apples to Springdale. From two 10 three dollars d bar Tel IS an unusual and attractive price. We understand the price K lower this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fritts return cd from Siloam Springs yester- day where they attended meet ings held by the Adventists.
 X. T. Smith did lot purcha se residence property while at Springdale last week.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
HINDSVILLE.

July 3o.-Will Sissom' house burned last week. He saved most of the household goods. No insurance.
 Tire >tork visited the home of MT. and Mrs. NJ. Ingraham last week leaving fine baby girl.
 By order of the state veterinarian horse belonging to l. x. Kinds and q horse and mule belong ing 10 Alex Iseley were shot, be- ing affected with glanders. X mule owned by Mr. I>eley had previously died from the same disease. These men live in Cali lorna township about seven miles from here.
 Columbus Denny. of Oklahoma x visiting hi> parents, Air. and Mrs. !. C. Deatty
 |. \. Paris showed us ! beet grown by himself that weighed S54 pounds.
 Mrs. Sallie Bird, ot Huntsville. visited her sister, Mrs. C. T. Berry, last week.
 Last meeting night ot the Odd Fellows ore candidate was mi tiated and two took first degree.
 A lew cattle have died i'll this vicinity recently from what IS supposed U be Texas fever. and some ot the farmers are applying | solution 10 Kill tie ticks which caa>e the fever.
 Dr. Berry reports bran new girl - the home of Norman Lew k and boy at Ghas. Watkins.
 F. G. Tucker has rented farm north of Centralia, l. T., and will move there as soon as he can get possession. He iS much pleased with that country.
 A NIT. Wentworth. of Fayette- vile. was here last week trying to sell town lots in Hallett. Ok lahoma. Although his proposi- tion seemed 10 be d good one he failed to make any sales. Two or three years ago this terri tory was canvassed by a party selling lots III Daco- ma, Okla, and as the in- vestors here have so far failed to realize anything on their invest
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
HABBERTON.

July 29. Still dry and dusty. and the farmers took advantage ot the dry weather to put up hay. So there's always q silver lining to all clouds.
 Hart Slaughter passed through town Sunday.
 The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James Joyce k on the sick list this week.
 Big doin's around Habberton now. The new firm which will be known as Stobaugh X Slaugh- ter Evaporating Co. will soon be
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
SILENT GROVE.
July 3o.-The farmers are not looking so blue since the rain.

July 50.-The farmers are not looking so blue since the rain.
 Henry Jones and family are visiting relatives al Pryor Creek, Oklahoma.
 Miss Helen troxdaIe of Spring dale spent Sunday with Allie keicher
 Will Ra.ston, who has been sick k improving.
 NJ. l.. Ford, who @as kicked by horSe x Hot much letter = this writing.
 Next Saturday x the picnic near the Bethel cllar6h-hoase. In the forenoon | program will De rendered by members ot tine Sunday School and in the alter noon speaking by members of the Farmers Union. This will be q Sunday School picnic for the benefit of the Sunday School. Let every one come.
 Relatives from Oklahoma are visiting Hill King.
 Mrs. Fred t,oust oi Monte Ne X visiting her parents Mir. and Mrs. + S MH~taln.
 TIE GIRL FRoM AVENUE \.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02

ready tor business ard expects to dry their share of Washington County apples.
 C. L. Reynolds and family. and Mrs. Reynold's : sister, Mrs. Walker, from Missouri, left Sat urday for Grove, l. T., to visit relatives.
 Ed. Johnson and wife visited John Johnson near Braden school house Sunday.
 AIr. and Mrs. Haywood SIaugh- ter visited relatives near Sonora Sunday.
 James Joyce was at Springdale Saturday.
 r. NJ. Stobaugh and wife went 10 Fayetteville Saturday.
 Will Moore and wife of Wy man, are visiting the latter father, AIr. Nichols.
 Bird Neil and family from Weatlerford, Texas, are visiting their daughter. Mrs. W. W. Johnson Bird used to live here but las been in Texas the past six years.
 Ice cream is all the go now and the children will be crying for milk ii something doesn't hap pen to stop 1t. Will Slaughter and wife entertained a few of their friends ednesday night with the help of John Hayward's new graphophone which was con trolled by MT. Hayward's $ charm ing daughter, Miss Hazel. Ice cream and cake were served and all had pleasant evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Dud Stone also entertained q few ot their friends Saturday night with iee cream and cake and music. All enioy- ed themselves fine, especially Dalt Duttou.
 Tom Brooks looks lonesome this week.
 Claud Frost from AIilburn. |. T., k visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Frost. this week. Claud made q crop in the Terri tory this year and think he Is busy hunting ar Arkansas cook.
 Mr and Mrs. Mitchell Bryan l passed through enroute to Springdaie Saturday.
 France Brooks k helping Stin- son and son with their thresher.
 Mrs.P x Johnson was at ] Springda1e Friday.
 There is plenty of traeeling If the roads=are dusty.
 Will Slaughter went to Spring dale Saturday evening t6=take n the remainder ot the Chautauqua and bring home his daughter, Miss Dul6ie, who had been d. ] tending same.
 Iln>g Johnson and Earfv Frost made fF3ng tip to Hestt.lie. l. r, ta>t week.
 s4sr-zz.- Xfy -4l.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02

July 30.-Miss Nora Harp of Sonora visited Mrs. Ben Young man and Mrs. l.. \. Sanders last week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

OBJ. .It, frs,. ~ ysst ani @. i'''''' : 2
.,l.,Yt 10 o. uis.,ls oui 81 th' regular
,.......I,rr r.rvinrutS 20 tle r.iy i"z IT,
h., r.r., sum monthly uaymrHi- l".h-
5r..rralIs eu.I r.uul -rni i"r i.'.'.i'
- -ulI propositions Hs Ills 'A '
r-l. loo aoI faith Pes 90 '7'n'aHH "
,.,,lr.. .,r--t.l Iut ui--TIis-l &c 80 ID,
~, r,-.r'r wish Oh, -..fr no" '.is- Hi'
,t..-, ar.. usrHlIv ~,nr f'-f .H
.,.r..s connected with Hu el'..7'T ~ GOT
,,,.s mimi when 70 f. lluUe."l How
~ ,i.r-. Is usually gu African some
,yler. in the wu1lp.lr "r a' least 4.
..,,,.. possibility Thar There will 10" one
l..r,r.. tpr raur is ihr'n"h.
r. s,.,-,s rrmarkabl" that any 'un.'-
ir,Iifv ir this day and sc1'r',' 20 can
~. I.,,.r.l into TIA belief il1i amy
s,., s.l,a-rr ~ srmi-mun'r'p7l "wpe-
.r,., cam compare for " INFINITE Win 90
..,,l straioht. short contract ~ re-.
s,rallr rates with a c'rp'"a'i 10 ga
-..,lv IY the lighting fell A''"' al'' 2
So cs,uipu feature 80 thiS- SA 'nr D.
tb-tot tl,r crl at "a t'~'u ~ y"l'' u 81.
e,,rlv certain u brfa, hnmr fnr't u ''
. municipality tie depreciation ''r :
,g.arcr IN the art 81. WI 90 tN' ~
pr,clati,n caused by wear anl fear
r. ,ctricai World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

tle Sneaking enemy who had set he,
on lire and who was responsible 70
all his which? To force THAI
cabin door meant that the flames il
the hold would have time to burn
through the hulkhcad and then II,
heaved long sigh, and with that sig
lie said gooUby to the Diving Belle
lie turned and rushed to the main
hatch.
he prisoner in the cabin heard him
90 and screamed choking curses after
him. But Bradley had gone only to
get the boat hook. He came back with
1t and began the attack upon the door.
nat door was built of tough wood.
almost new and the captains lock was
new also, The boat hook only tore off
SplinterS and chips. Finally the hool,
bfoNe just where the iron joined tn,
handle.
sam had ceased to yell aud beg hi.
feSrncr TO hurry. His cries changed t
cou@IlS ana StlNn|ling molnS. Tier
ne was silent ato%p. he" B"A Hey, de,
perate threw down the broken boa
hook and ran nbnut the deck huDfiD
the l"h Of the fire. for s3methin
heavy, something that wo ~ braal
thal lock. He picked UP the st0u
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

As member Of our city council
somc wears ago investigated this
question of municipal ownership be
fore we contracted for our electric
lights ANA found that In every Instance
where the cost of municipal lighting
was reported below that offered by in
dependent contractors the difference
and moe appeared on the general
taxes and in most places it was frank,
" admitted that the light ana water
plants We're built by the city. but used
by the politicians Homer L. Stewart
In Warren tOD Chronicle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

IT Il srent meeting ct 'hc city coun-
Gil resolution was passed authorizing
the water board to mHke contract
with the Great Northern Tower com
pany to furnish electricity for operat-
Ing the pumping station. Under the
proposed contract the maximum price
for pumping 100000 gallons is $3.50.
Last year II cost the ecity $3.50 per
loooooo gallons, without counting the
cost Of depreciation in the plant.
Electrical World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
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Bauer's Instant Cough Cure and he
convinced that it is the best. 1t is guar
anteed to cure or your money refunded.
c. W. Giddings, OF w ek's Mills, Me.
writes: "Your Bauer's instant Cough
Cure is a good seller and gives the hps
satisfaction Of any cough medicine on
the market. have never had a bottle
returned. If sell one bottle they are
sure to come after the second one and
tell their friends of its merits WilI
send another order soon" For sale hy
John w. Thurston, druggist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
A Climpse Of the Millennium.

Government ownership of railroads
and lrleGraphs and municipal owner
ship Of public utilities may come some
time, hut will never come without dam
age to the public welfare until every
phase of the management and opera
ton of the same is put on strictly
nonpartisan merit system and thorough
business principles. - Mansfield (O1
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

,ausl,t n rs Jacket BRADLEY irirl''si
him up. jumped the tail fence 10y me
roadside aud ran across ih" h"'d~, IL"
heard --Ssupalrr' Shouting h.S name
IN. wharf WAS empty. N"' man
was Ihrle. Ilr rarlH-i ih" ,irih-.'ie''-
rau-'t 80 the painter 81 "iir ct '.'r H'
q alongside. and. pulling the h'ai To-
wand him. iu'mpsI boo. l.n"Ai! US"
oa,s were lyug ou the iiwarlS. he
pi, ks,I them up aud. with his kniie' cut
IA, painter.
aud then n. heard the captains voice
calling 10 linn from the hill; Brad,
Rrld. Don't go nigh her for !"'i' NE
The dynamite aboard
Like his partner, bradley had FOR
r,ttcn the III Mantle. Mechanically lie
ont the oars m the rowl"cNS ana sat
mai.nf.I.ss The captain had stopped
shouting. II WAS very stu. lie h'aru
the bell ringing ia the distance ana
the g.-.,.le of the tide among the i'ir-
under IN, vhyrf \ wh.n of SnoS'.
from the Diving Belle blew across NJ
face ami he turned and looked at the
schooner
lie remembered reading in th" loS
ton Herald month or 50 before al u
wrrcklng vessel that had caught on
fire OF Long ISlaul somewhere. She.
f., had dypam.tr ON board. and her
skinner AMI the mate had saved her 10y
throwing the explosive overheard. bu'
they were on dcrh wlrn the IRE start
rd lie lonl,pd at his own vessel the
schooner that be- aud the captain ial
lDyyed for and worked for and pctted
like Il baby. Then lie set hs teeth ana
began rowing
The rrackIn of burning timber was
plain as ne scrambled over the DIVING
Relies ~tl. The flames were pouring
M from under the covering of the
main hatch. aud the smoke was ron
inc tn..k from the cabin companion
lie would have given anything for an
AK. uut the on one ON board was 10y
the wood lpX in the galley below, lie
ravgar up tie boat hook that was IN ItN
rack Is Clr hulwarl and ran t. the
hatch.
II. rut the point of the hook under
IN heavy cover and began prY.ns the
latter ,I,.e. 1t gave Il little, Slipped
back and then pulled over the cIcat~
With ,n, hook he got Il firm grip upon
II, cdg, and turned ii over with a
cl.Itrr The Smpkc hrlchrA up In a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
Partnerships Between Citias and Com.
panie5 Are G.


Panies Are Bad.
Whenever in these days an electric
Il slt company is unfortunate enough to
nave a street lighting contract oynirp
IN Il city Whe"e the municipal owDer
snip OF thc street lighting plant h,e
been agitatcd there sometime; cope.,
ro.th oft of the chaos of !eas as TO
now The municipal ownership business
Should he handled some proYoslt,oY
nom private company which pYr
por,S to have the welfare of TIE cit
rainier than any private gain at heart
ms company, with great love for
ne commonwealth, either real o. MS
Stned, usually comes forward with -
proposition for kind of ''sami-nunir'
pal ownership the company to per
form the work of lighting the city for
number of years at a good round
sum and at the end of the contract the
lighting plant to lie turned over to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
The Law DAYS,

What can you do when the sky is blue
And the air has summer haze
And you cannot shun the FURNISHED sun,
What can you do but laZe?
What but self pity you're jammed in the
city
Instead of in country ways,
What can YOU do when the sky is so blue,
What can you do but laZe?
-Wex Jones in New York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
8reak I'll, Your Cold

Ana cure your Cough with Bau6r,s
haXyne Qmnine Tablets. Guaranteed
?" cure Headache and Grippe. Price %
cents at John w. Thurston's drug store
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

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NANTES abplrd the dynamite
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gotten 10 entirely That wiz why ~
boats h1l nit ont t. the burning Z.
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away from
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10 The hI.'
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
IIIArrEE NIN.

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|" tain Ttcnmh a few hours
- later. standing uu III" step
~ hy the back door and hut
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19
SEMl-MUMIClPAL OWNERSHIP,

I CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK 7
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-03

lar energy is expressed in her steel
gun foundries and powder works. In
the gun and cartridge factories at
Toxic and Nagoya over 10000 men
are at work. The capacity Of these
factories, and third plant recently
constructed to the north of Toxic, is
500 guns daily. The shot works In
Toxic alone have an output of 900
shells and shrapnel for field guns.
Similar intensiveness is exhibited in
the government factories for artillery
fuses, pioneer material. etc.
Point to Invasion.
do not all these signs point to an
Intended invasion? Where could this
be? Certainly not on the Asiatic con-
tinent, for another war with Russia
would not be in the present interests
of Japan. To crush the American
forces in the Philippines would GER
tainly not demand such extensive
preparations. but would indicate some
vast undertaking, which will strain
her sinews to the utmost. Since Japan
does not consider. the moment to
strike opportune, 1t is the serious duty
Of America to lose no time in perfect
ing her defenses and guarding against
surprise.
1T is our hope that the practical
common sense of the Americans will
provide for this danger as soon as
they fully realize TIA danger which
can only be compared to that which
threatened western Europe at the
hand Of the crescent.
"As an adequate protection against
invasion by foreign power, the
union, up to within a short time, has
made little provision. 1t was not con.
sidered necessary. for It has been. and
is now. a popular delusion, In fact, a
by-word. on that side Of the ocean,
that the geographical position of the
United States protects 1t against any
attempt to land troops, and even n
the event of successful landing, that
no enemy would dare to take chances
with the 100000 citizens of the
union available in time of war. It II
only recently, however, that military
critics there have dared to express
doubt, and, as will be shown, with
good reason, concerning the correct
ness Of those deductions. To oppose
a Japanese invading army in Califor.
mia the coast fortifcations, In coopera-
ton with the feet. would have to be
depended upon, and. considering the
long stretch OF coast line. would be In
sufficient Fortihcations are to be
found in the Vicinity OF the larger.
cities or good harbors. but these pro.
vide for bombardment seaward.
Should hostile nset once obtain
landing for troops At an unprotectsd
point, and such points are Numerous
along the extensive coast line, the
coast fortincations could be easily a.
tackled from the rear and would IN
short time be at the mercy o. ~
susmy.''
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-03
SN1 new u. s. CRUISER ST LOUIS Jp1a

mored cruisers West Virginia, Colo
RADIO, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The
main battery Of each of these big
cruisers consists Of four eight-inch
guns and IA sixinch rapid-fire guns.
but there Is q secondary battery made
up OF fully two-score quick-firing guns
that could do terrible execution at
close range. Each of the ships car
ries Al oficers and $50 men--one Of
the largest ships companies in the
United States navy.
Next in Importance to the armored
cruisers In the new Pacific fleet are
the particularly up-todate protected
cruisers st. Louis, Charleston and
Milwaukee. Eacl, IL 424 feet in length
and So feet breadth. with dispIace-
ment OF upward of 10000 tonss In
speed they are The eQnAls Il not supe-