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The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
RlGht Kind of Adyertisinu.

Not long since in a western town of some 1000 population the mer- chants had an illustration of what can be done by judicious advertising. The proprietor of clothing and dry goods store decided that he would add a grocery department. This was met with the disapproval of other mer- chants in the town, particularly the grocers. They combined and com- menced an advertising campaign di- rected chiefly against him. Small space was used. They were greatly surprised one morning to find that the object of their attention had in the daily paper four-page advertisement. They were further surprised when the weeklies of the surrounding towns came out with one and two-page ad. vertisements, offering wonderful bar gains and to pay the railroad fare of those who would purchase certain amount of goods. For miles around the town large posters announced the great sale. Other merchants of the town looked upon the venture as fool ish, and predicted that there was something wrong, failure or fire in sight. Neither happened, but in two weeks time the contemplating store keeper, who advertised to sell 25 pounds of granulated sugar for a dol. lar, when the jobbing price was more than five dollars hundred, provided the purchaser ordered other goods, did a business amounting to more than S16,OOO, or as much business as the average small storekeeper does in . year. Not alone that, but he Is still doing the biggest business in the town. He advertised rightly.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
State Capital Notes
Deficit in the Toenitentiary Fund.

The long expected deficit in the pen. itentiary fund is now at hand. When the state offices closed Wednesday night there was just s490 in the fund in actual money and about $1S,000 in bills to be paid out of the fund. There is no lamp to rub and the day of fishes and bread miracle is past, so the Peni- tentiary Board is now facing a serious situation. There are still about $2,000 in bills from last month to be paid out of the fund. Besides that amount there are all of the salaries of em- ployes to pay and all of the bills for this month. The bills for this month, together with the salaries, will amount to about $16,000. That amount, added to the $2,000 carried over from last month, will make total of about $18,- 900 owned by the board which must be paid out of fund whose vaults at present possess the magnificent chewing tobacco for the inmates of one state institution for one day. To all appearances there will be no re- lief for the situation until the state farm cotton Is sold. The cotton seed money, amounting to about $4,- 900, may be paid in at any time, but it will be little more than a drop in the bucket compared with the amount of indebtedness. The question now confronting the board is. When will the cotton be sold? It is understood that there has been an offer made for the cotton at 15 cents, the price for which the board has decided to hold out, but the cotton is still on the market. There seems to be but small probability that it will be sold until after the ninth of this monh, when the ginners' report will be turned in. Until then the committee of board members appointed to push the sale of the cot ton will make no strenuous efforts to dispose of it, as they believe that the cotton market will be more settled after the report is turned in. In the meantime the creditors will wait
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Pointer for the Merchant.

A thing that Is more or less con- stant source of annoyance to the gen. eral storekeeper, as well as his patrons, is the matter of arranging goods so that there is the right kind of dis play, protection for the goods from dust and dirt, and all arranged with a view of ready access. It is necessary that there be places for hundreds of different articles. Go into some stores, ask for certain thing, clerk may take several minutes in looking it up. Not long ago man called at a general store and asked the proprietor for for ornamentation purposes. The storekeeper said that he had them Then commenced search of the premises Corners were looked into, boxes examined, and no candles found. The storekeeper was positive that he had them in stock, and finally after an hours search found the candles stored away in small box under the counter. It required an hour of valuable CD time to find ten cents worth of can dies.
 The up-to-date merchant will have a place for everything and every+Hing in its place, we'll displayed and easy of access. In the grocery store there should be bins and drawers, shelves and cases for all the stock. Store fur niture manufacturers are continually devising improved means of caring for stocks and displaying the same. But it matters not how perfect the store arrangement in tho way of furniture and fixtures, there must be system employed. Sales are lost every day by not having goods arranged rightly. The buyer of groceries dislikes to go into a store where there is barrel of sugar uncovered affording feast for the flies and stopping place for the dust; neither does the man have his appetite for cheese or other like things whetted by seeing the arrangement suggestive of filth
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Burning Board Completes Work.

The representatives of the members of the State Burning Board who have been in session in the office of State Treasurer Yates for the past several days checking up all redeemed war rants issued during the past quarter, completed their work late Saturday evening. All of the warrants issued during the past quarter were checked up, each warrant was torn into two or more pieces, and with due ceremony the entire lot were burned in the big stove in the state treasurer's office.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
TWO Companies incorporate.

Articles of agreement and incorpora- ton were filed Saturday with the sec retary of state by the Hibbard- Camden Company. The incorporators are: Rich mond Hibard. R. w. Hamill and oJhn A. Early. The company will operate at Camden, engaging in mining busi- ness. It incorporates with a capital stock of $100,000, all of which has been subscribed. Articles of agreement and incorporation were also filed by the Homan Mercantile Company. The in corporators are: w. A. Arthur, L. c. Adams and E. G. Homan, engaging in Adams and B. G. Anderson. The com pany will operate at Homan, engag- ing in a general mercantile business. It incorporates with a capital stock of $25,000, $6,000 of which has been sub- Scribed.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Matter Postponed,

A meeting of the committee com posed of Commissioner Guy Tucker. Attorney General w. F. Kirby and State Auditor Avery E. Moore, ap pointed by the penitentiary Board at it's last meeting to insure he reform school for $15,000, was held Wednes- day morning. I was decided at the meeting not to insure the school until the annual report of all insurance con- panies is made. The report will be made March 1. and at that time the committee will be able to determine on the best companies with which to carry insurance.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
RAILROAD MAN
Didn't Like Being Starved.

A man running on railroad has to be in good condition all the time or he is liable to do harm to himself and others.
 A clear head is necessary to run locomotive or conduct train. Even a railroad mans appetite and diges- tion are matters of importance, as the clear brain and steady hand result from the healthy appetite followed by the proper digestion of food.
 "For the past five years" writes a railroader, 'I have been constantly troubled with indigestion. Every doc tor I consulted seemed to want to starve me to death. First I was diet ed on warm water and toast until I was almost starved; then, when they would let me eat, the indigestion would be right back again.
 "Only temporary relief came from remedies, and I tried about all of them l saw advertised. About three months ago friend advised me to try Grape Nuts food. The very first day mo- ticed that my appetite was satisfied, that can remember.
 ''In a week, I believe, I had more energy than ever before in my life. l have gained seven pounds and have not had touch of indigestion since I have been eating Grape-Nuts. When my wife saw how much good this food was doing me she thought she would try 1t awhile. We believe the dis. coverer of Grape-Nuts found the Per feet Food"
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well- yille." in pkgs. There's Reason"
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
May Call Meeting.

In response to a communication re- ceived from Secretary w. F. Saunders of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Water ways Association, St. Louis, Governor Pindall will probably issue call for state meeting of representatives of commercial and industrial organiza- tions for action on waterway improve ment Governor Pindall has not set an exact date for the meeting, but names the latter part of February as preferable, awaiting further recom- mendations from Secretary Saunders as to the pro rata of representation and details of the convention work.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Will Improve Insane Asylum.

The State Board of Charitable h. stitutions met Tuesday in adjourned session and completed the work for the month. About the most important action taken was the decision to ad- vertise for bids for new heating plants in the new buildings at the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases and to purchase 20 or more beds for the new hospital at that institution. The board had dinner at the insti- tuition and remained there during the afternoon, making a thorough inspec- tion. Nothing but routine business was transacted by the board during its session. The usual grist of con- tracts was awarded, after which ad- journment was taken.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
CorteIyou Said to Have Resigned.

New York-A Washington dispatch to the World says: Secretary Cor telyou has resigned. This is the an nouncement that came coupled with his return Tuesday night from New .Yorlz-~The story current here is that the presidency of the Knickerbocker Trust Company has been offered him. MT. Cortelyou resigned following a row with President Roosevelt follow ing a cabinet meeting"
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
l67 VICTIMS OF HOLOCAUST
Entire Families Wiped Out and Every Person in the Town Mourns Rela-
 tive or a Friend.

Boyertown, Pa.-When nightfall put a stop to the work of recovering the dead from the ruins of the Rhodes op- era house, where Monday nights holo- cust occurred, the official roll of vic tins numbered 167. Whether any more bodies are buried beneath the ruins, cannot be positively stated, but it is the belief of those who had charge of the gruesome work that all of the dead have been removed and that the total list of victims will not go above ITO. The ratio of women and girls to men and boys is about 9 to l.
 The inhabitants of the little borough in the Berks county hills are steeped in grief. The calamity is terrible when it is realized that the population of the the town and the people are going about dazed. They scarcely realize what has happened and cannot believe that loved ones. friends or acquain- tances were lost in the awful panic and fire. It s safe to say that every body in the place either lost one or more relatives or was intimately ac- quainted with those who died in the fire. In several cases whole families were wiped out.
 While the flames were being check. ed a rather unfortunate scene oc- cured. Some of the Boyertown fire men and others who were assisting them made frequent trips to nearby saloons, with the result that toward mornng some of the men became un- ruly. There were frequent fights among themselves and with the Potts town firemen. At one time it looked as though the entire two fire compan- ies would become involved in free fight, and it was only due to the good work of the state police, who had been summoned from their barracks at Reading to assist the town in it's af- fiction, that a more serious affray did not occur.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Two Cases Appealed,

The transcript in the case of F. M. Jaco against the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, on appeal from the Perry County Cir cult Court, was filed with the Supreme Court Thursday The plaintiff brings suit for s2,O00 damages, which he al- leges were sustained by him and sev- eral children. He alleges that he and several of his children attempted to board the defendants train at Casa, some time ago, and that they were pushed from the train by an employe of the company.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
May Attend Maneuvers.

The Arkansas State Guard may be represented at the coming army man. euvers at Leon Springs, Tex, to be held from October 1. 1908, until Octo- Der 16. The War Department has writ ten Maj. E. B. Jett of the state guard, asking for an estimate of the expense in moving full regiment of the state guard to Leon Springs and keeping the regiment in camp there for 15 days. Maj. Jett is now preparing the esti- mate,
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Increase Capital Stock.

Notice of amendment to the articles of agreement and incorporation of the Grant Timber and Manufacturing Com pany, operating at Texarkana, was filed Thursday with the secretary of state. The amendment is to the effect that the company desires to increase it's capital stock from $50O,000 to $672,- 900. Notice of amendment to the ar ticles of agreement and incorporation of the Grant Land and Lumber Com pany, also operating at Texarkana, was filed Thursday in the same office. The company gives notice that it desires to increase it's capital stock from $350,- 900 to $420,000.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Has Not Resiuned.

It has been reported that R. G. Mo- Daniels, corporation clerk in the state secretarys office. and representative of Clark county, had resigned as rep resentative and that Acting Governor Pindall had appointed his successor from Clark county This report is denied, Governor Pindall stating that he has not as yet accepted any resign ation from MT. McDaniels, and that consequently no successor has been appointed.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
BIames Roosevelt for world Panic.

Berlin.-In the course of an inter- pellation in the Reichstag Tuesday in reference to the high rate of discount charged by the Imperial bank, Count Von Kanitz, Conservative, suggested that President Roosevelt's threats against the trusts were responsible for the critical financial situation ex- isting today throughout the entire world
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Pardon Granted,

Acting Governor Pindall Saturday granted pardon to Henry Starns, who was convicted at the February, 1906, term of the Jackson County Circuit Court of the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the peni- tentiary. The petition for the pardon of Starns was signed by the petit jur- ors who sat on his case and who stat ed in the petition that they had chang ed their minds concerning the guilt of Starns.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Company Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state Monday by the Farmers Warehouse and Gin Com pany. The incorporators are: John w. Spikes, c. H. Carter, James c. Haas, M. Wilson. William Ulmer, s. s. Mack, J. 4. Parker, w. A. Jackson, J. N. Jones, Berry Wright, I. D. Redwin, w. H. Handiford. The company incor- porates with a capital stock of $10,000, CT which $650 has been subscribed. The company will operate at Pocahontas.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Jealous, Shot Wife and Self.

Oakland, Cal.-Because he thought his wife, Helen, had been to the race track with another man, Smith Arthur Brandon, Tuesday night shot and dan gerously wounded her and then turn ed the weapon on himself, inflicting a serious wound in the neck. Brandon is employed as a clerk in a grocery store and came here a month ago from Beaumont, Tex
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Would Succeed Senator Am,s.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall has received request from friends of A. B. Banks of Fordyce, asking that the governor appoint him to succeed the late Senator Amis of Rison. The gov ernor as yet has taken no steps in the matter, but it is hardly likely tha he will appoint anyone, unless there is a special session of the legislature or urgent need for a senator from that district before the coming primary ia held.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Will Not Interfere,

Acting Governor x. o. Pindall stated Wednesday afternoon that he would not interfere in the prosecution of the pool room operators at Hopef1eld un- less it became absolutely necessary. They have a prosecuting attorney and judge there," stated Governor Pindall, "and whenever they cannot take care of the matter, then I will take hand in it.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Company Incorporates.

Articles of agreement and incorpor- ation were filed Thursday with the secretary of state by the Shillern-Wat- kins Company. The incorporators are: Eugene Shillern, w. M. Watkins, Thomas Shannahan and J. w. Peebles. The company will operate at Searcy, doing a general merchandise busi- ness. It incorporates with a capital stock of $50,000, of which $25,000 has been subscribed.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Standard Dominates in Five States.

New York.-More than 99 per cent of the oil business of Colorado, Wy oming, Utah, Montana and New Mexi- co is controlled by the Standard Oil Company, according to testimony ad- duced Tuesday at the hearing of the governments suit to dissolve the cor poration. Christian Dredger of the statistical department of the Standard Oil Company identified statements cer- tifying to the above percentage.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Shreveport, La, in Dry Column.

Shreveport, La-After one of the most strenuous and exciting cam paigns on record, Shreveport was car ried in favor of prohibition Tuesday, joining Atlanta, Knoxville and Birm. ingham in the "dry' column.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Japanese Cabinet Crisis Imminent.

Tokio.-The resignation of the en- tire cabinet was narrowly averted Tuesday when Premier Marquis Salon ii rendered his resignation to the em- peror, but his majesty declined to re- ceive it, while the alternative resig- nations of Yoshiro Sakatani, minister of finance, and Isaburo Yamagata, minister of communications, were ac- cepted.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Is Compiling a Digest.

The force of clerks and stenograph- CTS in the office of Guy Tucker. com missioner of agriculture, is busy at the present time preparing pamphlet which will contain all of the state laws pertaining to mining within the boun- daries of Arkansas.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
A Warm AIIusion,

"Do you see that man across the street?"
 Yes; who is he?"
 "The greatest fellow for giving you hot air you ever came across" "Oh, a buffer"
 Mot at all. He is at the head of a big heating company"
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Company DissoIves.

The Standard Compress and Ware house Company of Jefferson county, incorporated under the laws of Arkan- sas, Saturday filed notice with the sec retary of state that it had dissolved
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
LYDIA E. PINKHAM

Nature and woman's work con- bined have produced the grandest remedy for Woman's ills that the world has ever known.
 In the good old-fashioned days of our grandmothers they relied upon the roots and herbs of the field to cure disease and mitigate suffering.
 The Indians on our Western Plains to-day can produce roots and herbs for every ailment, and cure diseases that baffle the most skilled physicians who have spent years in the study of drugs.
 From the roots and herbs of the field Lydia B. Pinkham more than thirty years ago gave to the women of the world a remedy for their pe- culiar ills, more potent and effica- cious than any combination ofdrugs.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is now recognized as the standard remedy for woman's ills.
 Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. St., Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
 "Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffering women I am willing to make my troubles public.
 ssFor twelve years I had been suffer- ing with the worst forms of female ills. During that time had eleven different physicians without help. No tongue can tell what suffered, and at times could hardly walk. About two years ago wrote Mrs. Pinl1ham for advice. I followed it, and can truly say that Lydia E. Pinllham's Vegetable Com- pound and Mrs. Pinkhams advice re- stored health ard strength. It is worth mountains of gold to suffering women.'
 What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound did for Mrs. Muf, it will do for other suffering women.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Lipton Hasn't Challenged.

New York-The Associated Press has received the following cablegram from Sir Thomas Upton: Slave Is land Ceylon, Jan. 14.-The Associated Press, New York: Untrue. Have not challenged. Too early. Size of boat no object. (Signed) Lipton."
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Near Death on Trolley Rope.

Wilmington, Del.-His head caught by the trolley rope on the car he was operating, Madison Wilkinson, street car conductor, Monday was severely cut and almost lost an ear. The trol. ley pole jumped the wre and the rope caught the conductor before he could dodge if
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18
Famous War Poet Dies.

Augusta, Ga.-James Ryder Randall, citizen of Augusta, but native of Bal timore, died here Tuesday afternoon after an illness of only few days. Col. Randall was perhaps the most famous of all the war poets.
The Huttig news., 1908-01-18

Stern Parent hadn't any of the you suppose have got on as I have?
 Young Hopeless Gntending to make soothing reply)-Er--I expect the grass wouldn't grow under your feet, sir!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-07
sports A DISEASE"
School Athletes Exalted to Demieods
Saws CHICAGO Educator,

Football AID American sports in
general have become national dis
Schneider of the Chicago board of ed
ucation. He was led to this declara-
ton through the criticism of Superin-
tendent of Schools Cooley, who COM
planned of the physical culture work
in the high schools.
sour system of sports in the high
schools is anything but educational"
said Mr.. Schneider. 1.-The youngsters
that do the playing are taught that
they are better than their fellows. II
they can beat some one else, they are
exalted like demigods. 1t has reached
a time when so called sport is really a
disease"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-07
TO BUILD A
BIC WAREHOUSE
Rock Island Sash & Door Works Lets
y Contract for New Three
Story Building.
n. W. HORST GETS THE JOB
Work Is to Begin at Once and Be
Pushed to utmest-Is for Storing
the Cut Lumber.

The Rock Island Sash and Door
Works today let the contract for the
construction of a new three story
warehouse for cut lumber. H. w
3. H3rst was the successful bidder and
he will put a force of men at work
at once on the construction of the
bmiding. The new structure will be
100 feet wide and 300 feet long. II
viii be built 40 feet east of the present
rlanng mill and a steel bridge will
connect the two buildings at each OF
the two buildings will be cemented
To He FircpfOof.
1he building is 10 be modern il
every particular. and it will be made
as nearly fireproof as possible. Ii
viii be equipped entirely with win
dows OF sheet metal and wired glass
ard all of the doors are fire doors
ana timed. The building will be sub
stantial, capable of supporting 900
rcu,.ds weight to the square foot
There will be a large freight elevator,
-cX14 feet in size.
Includes Shed.
Along the entire west side OF the
lew building there will be placed a
suspended shed roof, projecting 20
feet. This is designed as protection
against the weather.
Mr. Horst has already let the sub
contract for the masonry work to C.
!. Larkin and every effort will be
made to push the work TO the utmost.
The plans were drawn by Olof T.
Cervin of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-07
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