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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
A Stolen March

On Wednesday night, Aug. 5, b.
B. Fisher, the young barber
who is employed in Dad Bn-
sick's barber shop, and Miss Lorine
Brooks, the accomplished daughter r
of Mrs. John r. Kizer, stole away
from their friends and, by agreement
met Esq. j. A. Douglass down at
the waters edge, under the bridge
on Black river, where the Squire
solemnized the rites of matrimony
and all agreed that same should be
kept secret until Aug. is, at which
date the happy young couple left
for Jonesboro for weeks sojourn,
and a happy honeymoo4S Nyhe Star
Herald joins their many friends
here in wishing them long and
happy life.
The newly welded couple stopped
off at Walnut Ridge Sunday, at the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs.
JAS Surridge, where sumptuous
wedding feast was awaiting. They
were accompanied as far as Walnut
Ridge by the following young so.
ciety people of this city: Misses
Mae Martin. HERNIA Lewis, Louise
Lucas, accompanied by Joe Russell,
Curtis Presley and Marvin Buckley
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Election Proclamation

Notice is hereby given that il
pursuance of law, there fll be 9
general election held in -'-ty
of Randolph, state of Arkar--z~Azti
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ] osesOs
for the following named Offices,
towit:
State Offices Governor, secretary
of state, audltoI of state, treasurer
of state, attorn'E " general, superin-
tendent of puHic instruction, two
associate justi1es of tie supreme
court, commisg bner of lands, COM
missioner of Hines, manufactures
and agriculturI, three railroad com
missloners, rosecuting attorney,
10th judicial Ircuit, state senator,
End district.
County CI Iites-Judge of the
county and Probate court, sheriff
and ex-offici collector, circuit clerk
and recordet county and probate
clerk, counk treasurer, coroner,
assessor, ssuI Iveyor, representative,
"for or agatl tlst liquor license," for
or agalgst u e sale of native wines" :"
"for OF against road tax" "for or
against ami ihdments Nos 9 and 10"
in the vsBous townships of the
county. i
Two iu1ioes of the peace and one
constable or each township in the
county,
The pi lis open at o'clock, a. m.
and clos Rat $50 p. m.
All npb is, mines, shops and fac,
tories, i | Arkansas are required to
close o. Election day, or exchange
workln force not later than p. m.
on eleC on day, that employees may
vote
Civ under my hand, this 14tb
day o. august, 1908.
w. A. JACKSON,
Sh e Of Randolph county, Ark
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Carl of Thanks

We desire to thank the good peo-
pie of PoGahontas for assistance
given us and Kindness and sympathy
shown during our recent trouble, and
hope and pray that no such misfor
tune as ours will ever befall any of
you. D. NJ. Dial and family.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Shiloh Wins Again

Shiloh and Sutton, two of the best
ball teams in the county, hitched up
for championship game here last
Saturday, and played some of the
best ball seen here this season
Both teams were in good shape and
up to the ninth inning it looked
like the result would be doubtful,
the score standing 8 to 4 in favor of
Shiloh. In the first half of the
ninth inning, however, Shiloh took
lead that could never be overcome,
and it was all off, the final score
being to 5 in favor of the
CHAMPS" Bob Million was on
the firing line for Sutton and did
excellent work through the entire
game, but lost out through errors of
the fielders. Walter Haynes did the
slabwork for Shiloh up until the
eighth inning when John Haynes
relieved him. Both pitchers did
excellent work. A large crowd
was out to see the game and both
teams had large corps of rooters
on the ground.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21

Ed and Frank Anderson each found
fine large pearl in Black river, above
Pocahontas, last week. Both pearls
were found the same day and near the
same identical spot. The one found
by the latter was beautiful 37-grain
pearl and was said to be worth about
Sl,50C The other. was 4O-grain
pearl and estimated to be worth
about 81, 900 These gentlemen went
to Eewp )rt this week to place their
finds on the market, and, weunder.
stand, sold both the pearls for a gooo
price Both Ed and Frank have beer
faithful in the work and their friend,
are glad , see them make this lucky
find.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
A TRAGIC DEATH
Prominent Lady Found Dead i'll
CiStern Sunday Morning

Our little town received severe
shock on last Sunday morning when
news of The tragic death of Mrs. d.
M. Dial was heralded over the city.
Mrs. Dial was a prominent lady of
our town and tue news of her death
Immediately brought large crowd
to the scene of the tragedy. The
manner and cause of the death are
still shrouded in mystery, but the
facts gathered at the cCroner's in
quest are about as follows:
Mr.. aud Mrs. Dial and family of
three children moved. to Pocahontas
about year ago from Heron,
Illinois. They were recognized by
all as being very peaceful and
highly respectable family. The
family retired about midnight Sat
urdaY night. When the husband
and children awoke Sunday morn
ing they found there had been no
preparations made to cook break
fast, Mrs. Dial was nowhere to be
found aud the cistern was uncovered; (;
rope and grab hooks were procur-
ed and the lifeless body found in
the bottom of the well. The alarm
was sounded and neighbors gather
ed and assisted in dragging the body
from the well, aork to bring about
resuscitation was at once bGgun but
to no avail; the body was taken
from the we'll about 1880 o'clock
and physicians say life had then
been extinct about hours Esq. J.
A. Douglas, acting as coroner, en-
panneled jury and held an in
quest over the body, but no verdict
could be agreed upon, however, a
majority of the jury, together with
with Drs. Hughes and Throgmor-
ton, believed that death was caused
by drowning. There are various
opinions here as to the cause of the
death, many believing it to have
been case of suicide, while others
hold to the opinion that it was ac-
cidental drowning. Whatever may
be the verdict of the coroner's Jury,
the death is a mystery that may
never be cleared up, and is sad
blow not only to the husband and
children and other relatives hut to
the entire town of Pocahontas as
we'll. The Star Herald speaks for
the good people of Pocahontas in
offering sincere sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Mrs. Dial was Al years of age
and a true christian lady. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the Ma
sonic cemetery here Monday, Rev.
E. N. Buckley, pastor of the Meth
odist church, conducted the funeral
services.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21

The new election commissioners,
DR.. G. E. Pringle, John l.. Fry and
J. S. Anderson, met last Tuesday
and organized, with Mr.. Fry chair
man and Mr.. Anderson, secretary.
One of the first official acts of the
new commission was to recount the
tally sheets in the county judges
race in the recent Democratic pri-
mary, and co;npare the, tally sheets
with the poll books. After count
ing the tallies of every township
and comparing them carefully with
the poll books, they reported the
vote to be as follows: BIackston
Mccoy, 635; w. T. StubbleheId.
10; S. M. White, Ill. The com
missioners found that in only one
township did the poll books vary
from the tally sheets. In Sloan,
Judge White was accredited will
AS votes when the tally sheets show.
ed that be received only 4G Thi
error was found and corrected bJ
the central committee in the oficia
count lstt spring.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
New Home

All persons interested in the
New Home graveyard are requested
to meet at that place next Tuesday,
August 25, for the purpose Of
cleaning off the grounds and put
ting the graves in order Please
come early and bring tools with
winch to work. JAMES GRAHAM,
GID THoMpsoN.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Wood, Wood

All parties in Pocahontas want
ing wood delivered call on or phone
j. &. Miller. Better place your
o'ders now. 1t is cheaper than it
will be after October lst.
J. G. MILLER.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21

A new baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Davis on last Mon.
day morning.
Would you want wood if it was
cold? Now is the time to get it,
phone j. @. Miller.
Many of the farmers are com
planning of too much rain, especially
for cotton, claiming that the plant is
going to weed.
Good wood, better wood, best
wood, all delivered by J. q. Miller.
Phone and ask him about it.
The Loyal Americans will meet
in X. of P. Hall Tuesday evening,
Aug. %. All members are request
ed to be present. Q. w. TRUAx.
District Manager.
Sheriff Jackson returned first of
the week from Paducah, Ky, hav-
ing in custody one S. N. Hecht,
whom he arrested on reuuisitlon
from the governor, Hecht was in
dicted by the grand jury at the last
term of the Randolph county cir
cult court on a charge of embezzle-
ment and grand larceny, having ac-
cepted 800 too much money in a
check issued by J j. Lewis, and re-
fused to remit it. Hecht promptly
gave bond in the sum of $1,000 for
his appearance at the next term of
court and was allowed to go his way
Before leaving Pocahontas he re-
tanned Witt & Schoonover as his
counsel.
school Furniture and Supplies. -
Any district in need of school sup
plies of any kind will do well to
address card to II. j. Jackson,
Rector, Ark stating what You
want. We sen the newlQxford
desk, roller Ting hinges. 49-a
Have you dollar to contribute
to the Bryan campaign fund? II
so send it to the Star Herald at
once.
Sheriff Jackson went over tn
Paragould Sunday and arrested L. |.
Phillips and brought him TO Poca-
hontas, on warrant sworn ont bv
X. l.. Stackh0use and Joe II. De.
Clerk on a charge of grand larceny
Phillips, who lives IN Kentucky and
claims to he poultry dealer, pass
ed through Pocahontas few weeks
since and bought some chickens
from Messrs. Stackhouse and De-
Clerk, giving each of them check
on the bank of Success. The checks
proved to be worthless and the par
ties had Phillips arrested and he is
now in the custody of the sheriff
The examining trial will be held in
Esq, Douglass court.
A. G. Law, Republican candidate
for sheriff and collector, is another
of those candidates who believes in
going after it to win. He had the
Star Herald print him large batch
of cards this week, and saws the
man who beats him will be the next
sheriff.
The National Negro Political
League of America, led by Bishop
Henry M. Turner. of Georgia and
Others of the more enlightened class
of colored peoples is sending out
letters to all parts of the nation
urging the colored race TO vote for
Bryan in November. This is enough
tothrow Tom Watson into spasm
Of fits.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Masonic Notice

Bro. W. M. Kent, D.D.G.M. of
this division, will visit Randolph
Lodge No. II, officially, on Thurs
day and Friday Aug. 81 and %,
1908.
He will also visit Biggers Lodge
No. 500 on Saturday Aug. 20.
Brethren of each lodge will please
take due notice and govern your
selves accordingly.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
Bryan Campaign Fund
Previously acknowledged, IS 10 co
Earle w. Hodges. .,........... 90

Every patriotic Democrat in Ran
dolph county should contribute to
the Star Herald's Bryan campaig n
fund. We want to be able to repo t
as much as S25 next week. Send your
dollar in at once and ask your neigh
Dor to send his.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21

The remains Of Mrs. G. NJ. Hin
che, who died very suddenly at then
home near Mama on last Saturda,
night, were buried IN the Masonic
cemetery here Monday morning.
The Star Herald extends 5, mpata,
to al the bereaved oues.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
TO Build Levee

AT the board of trade meeting
"Wednesday night it was proposed
that steps be taken to construct
levee on the east side of Black river,
extending from the bridge approach
to the high tni. No opposition
WIS urged 10y aly one, as it has
long been the universal opinion that
the levee should be built. A COM
mittee of five was appointed by the
president to take the matter up at
once so that the work may be com
pleted before the winter rains set
In. The committee is composed of
the following business men: K.
Dalton, G. L Pringle, Az. Selma
baum, G, y. Shannon, l., +. Blank
ensalp.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21

Misses Maud Miller and Ruth
Pringle are visiting at Paragould
this week, guests of P. II. Miller
and hnily.
Capt. Wibb Conner, Independents
candidate for the Legislature, is us-
doubtedly in this race to win, as he
STARTED out with an order for tive
thousand cards. Mr.. Conner says
this is his year to win and that he
expects to receive not less than fiji
teen hundred votes.
Did you ever stop to think that
this is a year of almost continuous
elections? First there was the
Democratic primary in March; next
the city election in April; then the
school elections in May; and now
within another month the Republi-
licans hope to win the state elections
on state wide prohibition plank,
and everybody knows that on the
third of November Bill Bryan will
beat the socks off of Bill Taft on
platform of "Shall the people rule"
In a race riot at Springfield, ILL
nois, last week, balf dozen lnno-
cent white people and as many ne
groes lost their lives. There is this
difference in race war between the
white and blacks in the north and
in the south. When a beastIy neg.
ro commits crime in the south the
guilty party Is almost certain to be
lynched when he is captured. But
IN the north when a similar crime il
committed the guilty party usually
escapes as was the case IN Spring
field last week = and the lives and
property of innocent people pays
the penalty. If the negroes commit
ted as many crimes in the north as
in the south there would be lynch
ing take place every day in the week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-08-21
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Local News Items

business visitor here Wee mes lay.
B. f. Chastain was in the city
first of the week aud paid our Office
a pleasant visit. Mr.. Chastain says
crops in his part of the county are
the best i'll years.
Sid Riley and Jake Hogan of Pc
ru were business visitors Wednes-
day. They report everything all
right in the lower end of the Bay.
Ben S. Upton, a prominent busi
ness man of Biggers, was here on
business Wednesday.
Mrs. d. A. Lindsey left yesterday
for Corning on few days visit with
her sister, Mrs. j. w. Abbott.
Levi S. Craven, republican candi-
date for treasurer, is making hard
fight to be elected, and says when the
votes are counted the people will at
least know that he was in the run
ming.
}. A. Parker, Democratic nomi-
nee for county treasurer, was here
last Saturday. He says crops
around Manson are fine, but that
there has been too much rain for
cotton.
| WANTED-To exchange 40
acres land for good team, horses or
mares. Land is located three miles
north of Pocahontas and near school
house. Twenty acres of land under
fence. Good timber. Call on,
f. j. BALTz.
4 Hon. Geo,vW. .Donagbey, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, and
Hon. Harry Meyers, Republican
nominee for congress, were the prin-
clpal speakers at the big Woodmen
picnic at Ravenden Springs last
Saturday. A very large crowd was
in attendance.
We are requested to announce
that there will be a fifth Sunday
meeting held at Lees Chapel on
Sunday, August 80. Extensive
preparations are being made for this
meeting and large crowd is antic-
pated. There will be dinner on the
ground, and everybody is requested
to be present and bring plenty to
eat.
Rev w. Shoffit of O'Kean called
yesterday and advanced his subscrip-
tion twelve months.
Wylie McCarrell and r. T.
Knots of DeBow were pleasant
visitors yesterday morning Mr..
Knots is a candidate for constable
of Columbia township and Mr. Nc
Carroll is candidate for magistrate.
Through the kindness of Mrs. DR..
Hughes, Miss May Marshall of Muir
ray, KY, and Mrs. Ruth D. Drake
of McAllster Okla, will each read
the Star Herald for the next six
months.
Misses Helen and Viola Throgmor-
tonreturned last Tuesday from va
cation tripto Kansas City, Pixies
Peak and other health resorts. They
are now at Ingram with their mother.
Much interest is being manifested
in the revival meeting which is be-
ing conducted at the Baptist church ,
by Revs. Minton and Brian. Large
crowds attend each service and much
good is being accomplished. Many,
souls are being saved and the churcH
is being greatly revived. ~
The new Baptist church here wis
formally dedicated to God on last
Sunday in the presence of anfm-
mense congregation of people. Rev.
r, G. Bowers of Little Rock, who
preached the dedicatory serpSn, de-
livered powerful discourse, to
what is said to have been one Of the
largest congregations ever assembled
at church gathering in this city.
The Baptist people have a beautiful
and commodious church building
here and one of which the people Of
Pocahontas are justly proud.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-03
Dollar Bills by Weight.

Dollar bills are worth almost thei, weight in gold" bank president said the other day 10 a depositor.
 Yes, I suppose they come In handy for change and are easy to carry" the depositor replied absently.
 No; was speaking literally" the bank president said We got into an argument in the bank here the other day as to how much dollar bill weigh ed. 4 twenty-dollar gold piece weighs 54O grains. We found that twenty seven crisp, new one-dollar bills weigh the same as a tyenty-dollar gold piece. We tested some bills that had been in use and found that 1t took but twenty six of them to balance the gold piece. suppose that twenty-six used bills gather an accumulation of dirt ln pass ing from hand to hand that weighs about what one new bill does. Kan. sas City Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-03

Despite the steadily improving in- l dustrial conditions, we still occasion | ally read of the suicide of some man who has searched in vain for work and despairs of finding il before his last l cent is spent. Such suicides are often due In reality to other than industrial causes, but when they are the result of inability to find employment they are among the most pitiable facts of our national life. Helpless to put an end entirely to the conditions that bring them about, society must for the | great part watch them as one of the symbolic Indications of good or bad times. Fortunately the number of genuine cases of this kind has this year been very small. Of late factories that were closed have been reopening their doors, and others that were working part time have increased their forces
 Ii is true that the applicants for work under such circumstances are still al- most certain to be more numerous than the places to be filled, but the dispro- portion is steadily decreasing. The statistician of the state bureau of la bor statistics for New York has re gently given out figures of the extent of lack of employment during the first quarter of the year. Whereas in some previous years industry has been so active that the weather conditions have been chiefly responsible for the idle ness of such men as had no work at that season. this year the closing of factories and reduction of forces have been responsible for many times as much idleness as all other causes con- bined. That, however, was for the hrst quarter of the year. For the second quarter the compilation of fig ures has not gone far enough to per init results in percentages to be an- nounced, but the returns already show very great improvement The mid de of May was the time when the marked improvement began. and now the improvement Is evident in all lead ing lines Of industry. The indications all are that the industrial backset was only of temporary nature, and that 1t will pass away without leaving serious scars
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-03

The first color photograph ever made by fashisht has been successfully taken al Efingham. III. For years color photography has been the goal that photographers have been striving 10 attain. and during the past two or three years some successful experi- ments have resulted. But t was only dring the last six months that the first successful color photograph by fash light was taken. and the news that It had been done came as a sensation at the recent convention of the National Association of Photographers held a: Detroit, Mich.
 So far no method of printing photo graphs In colars has been discovered, but it Is predicted that this will shortly be done. Meanwhile the flashllght pho tograph taken by Prof, Raymer at Elf
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-03
verse jingoism which tries to frighten folk with so nebulous a possibility.

The totals of fire loss in this coun- try may signify little to the average mind, but the comparative figures should mean much. The figures Issued by the national board of fire underwrit- CTS show that the average fire loss per capita in the United States for the last five years was S3.02, against 33 cents for six European countries, including France, Germany and Austria. It may be objected perhaps that 1t Is unfair to select this particular period for pur- poses of comparison. since both the Baltimore fire of 1904 and the San Francisco fire of 1906 are included h 1t And yet if these two fires, repre- senting about S350Oo0,0O0, were de ducted from the total fire loss of the country for the five years-which is estimated at S1 S1,257.716.95@the total would be reduced by but little over a fourth. And the American per capita loss would remain about six and one half times larger than the European. What Is to blame for this great dis parity? Are we so much more careless than Europeans? Are European build ing codes, fire departments and water supplies from six and a half to ten times better than those found in the United States?
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-03
TAKNGe0LOR PHOTOGRAPHS

fngham appears to be about the latest development in the progress of photog- raphy. The picture itself shows some nlne colors. with the various shades and tlnts absolutely true to nature. The subject of the photograph. a young woman. is seated in m oak chair, and even the delicate grain of the oak Is faithfully reproduced The young wom- an wore q red dress. with red gloves, and a yellow straw hat. with various kinds of flowers. and the result was as perfect as though it had been done by a painter.
 Prof Raymer is of the opinion that 1t will be some time before the process will be SD perfected as to permit of printing the photographs. He states that the principal difficulty In taking tiashlike color pictures Is the large amount of fashliEht powder which must be used. The present pictures themselves can never be transferred to paper. although this problem is now agitating the entire photographic pro fesslon.