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Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
MONEY IN CAMPAIGNS.
T
!. Requires Millions To Elect A Presis
dent OF Tie United States.

Washington, D, c., Aug. l3.-
The management Of a national
campaigh is very largely y mat
Ger Of dollars and cents. Every
tcur years it grows more and
more expensive to elect a presi-
dent. People now are wond err
ing just what will happen to the
Democratic campaign if the
maximum limit Of contributions
from a single individual as es-
iablished by Mr.. Bryan at Sl0,-
200 is adhered to. Political
leaders will tell you that both
parties require in the neighbour
hood Of from three TO five mil
ions if they would conduct an
Effective campaign, and without
such a fund it will be impossible
to keep up the fight all along the
.ine. All this, Of course, bar.
ring the occurrence of the politi-
eal phenomenon known as a
This, however, is different from
What conditions were in the pasJ,
Tho election Of Abraham Lincoln
cost the Republicans only $780,
Boo,
Big campaign funds were not
She rule until 1876. That year
.he supremacy Of the Republican
party was seriously threatened
escause Of the scandals during
HE administration Of General
,es"t,-.-
More than ono million was
spent in the campaign Of 1884,
Four years later, two million
dollars were said to have been
spent.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
THE DEVIL WAS FAIR.
So Said A Newspaper Man Who Wen
To The Lower Regions TO Report.

A printer, once upon q time
went to he'll, not as a permaneL
resident but as a reporter. He
was looking around the place ia
search Of news, when he met hia
Satanic Majesty. At first sigh
Of the evil one the hair on the
printers head began to rise
Seeing that he was uneasy, the
Devil remarked: "IIave nc
fears. You are not predeatined
to make this place your home.
What do you want hero?" Re-
assured the printer asked: "Who
are those fellows roasting over
there in that trench?" "Oh,"
said the Devil, "thay are the fell
lows that take a newspaper for
four or five years without paying
for it and then have the post
master mark refused on it. We
give them a red hot sulphur bath
every hour" "Th&J is strange"
said the printer, "some Of those
fellows pretended to 5e very
pious on earth" "That's the
reason" said his Majesty, "why
they get the brim 8 t 0 n G
bath extra. They pretended to
serve the Lord when in truth
they were my especial agents. "
"Who are those people over
there working in brick?" asked
the reporter, ooh, they are lot
Of fellows paving the streets here
with good intentions, They in
tended to pay the printer, but
never did. Those brick they are
laying are red hot. In fact they
are. enjoying a warm time"
."Who are those fellows you
have sruag on wires befosa FIX
lire?" asked the reporter, "They
are western fellows who voted
the Republican ticket. They are
too green to burn, so | am dry.
ing them out" The reporter
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

The Republican leaders of the
state are just now in the midst of
a rumpus. Recently f. W,
Tucker and L. $. Bratton, chair
man and secretary respectively
of the Republican state executive
committee issued q letter calling
upon members of the party
throughout the state to vote
against the adoption Of proposed
amendment No. 10, which would
authorize cities and towns to is
sue bonds for improvement pur-
poses, and, in a way, declaring
the Republican party to be
against tho adoption Of this
amendment. However, John l.
Worthington, t h e Republican
nominee for Governor, in his
public speeches declares himself
in favor Of this amendment, and
Hon, H. l.. Remmol, one Of the
leading Republicans Of the state,
says be has advocated such an
amendment for years and is for
it still, Evidently the statement
issued by Tucker and Bratton
represents more their own per-
sonal views than the views Of
their party,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
GRAND JURY REPORT.
An Unusually Short Report Returned By
The Grand Jury Last Week.

To the Hon, John W, Maeks,
Judge Of the Sixteenth Judicial
Circuit Of the State Of Arkansas;
We, tho grand jury Of the
Southern District Of Sharp coun-
ty, for the August term, 1903,
beg to submit our report as fol-
lows;
We have inquired into and in
vestigated all violations Of the
law which have come to our
knowledge, and have acted on
same TO the best Of our know
ledge,
We have visited the poor farm
and find it in very good sanitary
condition and the pNupors
reasonably well cared for, We
find the buildings need some i'm"
provements, but we're informed
by the keeper that the County
Judge had ordered all improve"
ments made which were neces-
sary,
We find the county Jail in very
bad condition, the sills being
rotten and no ventilation, and
unfit TO keep prisoners in decent
ly,
We have examined the report
Of the Commissioners Of Ac-
counts and find that all Officers
have made satisfactory settle
ments, except few errors, and
we have taken such action as we
deemed necessary.
We recommend that a porteo
be built on The 'front.' Ol the court
house similar to the one that is
rotting, with the exception that
the floor be covered W | I h
sheet iron and bNnistors well
painted
We recommend that a water
closet be erected on or near the
court house grounds for the
benefit of those who have to at
| tend court
We have examined the court
house aud grounds and find them
Ia fairly good condition,
Respectfully submitted,
j, ?. Bone, Foreman,
! Sam Hutehison, Clerk.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

William r. Hearst Of New
York, who in times past has been
a candidate for the democratic
nomination for President, is
nothing if not a traitor to the
party, Hearst is the moving
spirit Of the independence party
which recently placed a presi-
dental ticket in The field, and
Hearst himself is doing all in his
power to knife the democratic
ticket and Mr., Bryan, Failing
in his effort to lead the demo-
cratic party, Mr., Hearst comes
to the aid Of the republicans by
the organization Of another par
~, w. ~ombo?s.iF oG wh,,a av
seems to control completely,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
Election Proclamation,

W, q, Smith, Sheriff Of Sharp county, Ar
knnanH do hereby proclaim and make known
that there will ho u general election held In the
several townships In Sharp county Arkansas
on Monday, September II, 1908, for the purpose of
olocing one governor, one secretary OF state one
auditor Of state, one treasurer Of state, one at.
totnoy general, one superintendent Of pubic lh'
auuptIon, one commissioner Of state lands one
commissioner Of agriculture and mihes one hs'
Bocnle Justice Of the supreme court lonE terhil'
one associate Justice Of the supreme court lshort
lcrm) three WilroOd commissioners, one proHe'
cutting attorney Of the sixteenth judicial circuit
one senator from the second senatorial district
ono representative In the general assembly ono
county and probate judge one sheriff ana eoI'
/ petvr, one clerk Of the circuit court, one ueaH'
pFer, one assessor, one coroner one surveyor, one
copalnbpRnd rond oyrrsoer for cuch township,
two mallooi of the pence Cor eNch township ana
that the election win be- held at the following
places In each township, lo'wlu
| Biz Greek =taHmlhet
Biz Rock Mount fi#gah,
! Gaye=taye city
| Davidson King Mills.
! Hardy Hardy Court House,
! Highland Highland school llouH''
| Jackson WiIliford,
| johnson ST. Paul
| toWer Narlh=shrIies School House.
Lebanon Dolson School House,
| Lave Greek Camp Ground,
Murrnn Confer
| North Union Armstrong;
rmoy Fork Evening Shade Court House.
RIahwn1ls Ash Flat
South iuob=Goalsr
strawberry Institute,
Scott shslbyye,
sullivan tricdp sprhas,
TIMER North aWirth,
Washington rowell's Chapel
Given under my hand this 10th day of August,
A, b, 1908,
" O. BMllH, Sheriff,
sharp County, Arkansas,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
,,,,NEWS OF NORTH ARKANSAS"

only sad feature was the calling
of the roll and placing Of the
word deceased" after so many
names"
| J. r. Sullivan Of Imboden this
season grew q sunilower head
measuring eighteen inches in di-
ameter. One-half gallon Of
seeds were shelled from this
head.
At Bethesda recently Alex.
Wright, who was watching a
ball game, was struck in the face
by a batted ball, The blow
knocked him down and injured
him painfully.
Jesse Waller Of Walnut Ridge,
while working with cutoff saw
in q sawmill last week, was very
badly hurt. A piece of timber
struck him a severe blow in the
side, and the accident came near
being fatal.
Burt Hendrick Of Imboden and
his family were preparing to
start to picnic one day lately
when their l0-months- old child
suddenly dropped dead. To all
appearances the child was in
good health.
Attorney j. 7. Lomax, who
now lives at HoXio, has been in
attendance at every term OF cir
cult court at PocGhontas for the
past 2G years, More than this,
he has been present every day
of every term.
DR.. j. r. Upton, in whose
drug store at Mountain Home q
barrel Of beer was recently seiz-
cd, was discharged by the au-
thorities last week, The doctor
said the beer was for his own use
and not for sale.
An orchard near Mammoth
Spring, owned by +, M, Daniel,
was recently robbed of all the
fruit it contained. Parties went
to the orchard with wagons,
which they loaded with both ripe
and unripo fruit, all Of which
was carried away,
The badly mangled body of
one of the unidentified victims of
the Frisco wreck near Imboden
recently is supposed to be that or
Glove Carroll, prominent citizen
Of Viola. The bank book found
on the body has been identified
as belonging to Mr.. Carroll.
Sheriff W. x. Surridge Of Law
renee county recently went to
Kenton, Tenn, where he cap
tured Joe Gibson. Last year
Gibson was convicted Of muir
dering Jake Drskell at Glover
Bend, and while his case was in
the supreme court on appeal,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

The Black Rock Telephone de-
cIare8 that the machine pQlitic-
ians of Lawrence county are
preparing scheme to dcfraud
the taxpayers out Of millions Of
dollars worth of property y,
Gracious, we hope this bold, bad
gang will not cross over the
county line.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

In his canvass Of the state
Hon. George W, Donaghoy is
strongly advocating the abolition
of the convict lease System. Mr.,
Donaghcy fayors placing one
half the convicts on the state
farm and the other half on the
public roads Of the state, those
on the state farm TO support those
on the roads, This is practical,
and is q solution Of the convict
question that should bring good
results,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

The Fort Smith Elevator pre-
diets that the most important Of
the Doodle cases that have been
hanging fire on the Pulaski
county circuit court docket SO
long will never come to trial. 1t
appears now to bo a safe bet that
they will not,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

had seen enough and soon took
his departure saying to himself;
"WelI, well the Devil at least
seems to be fair in his rulings" :"
--Stolcn.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

Hon, George W, Donaghey,
democratic nominee for Cover.
nor, addressed three thousand
people at Osseola last Friday,
Mr., Donoghoy Is making u
speech almost every day in somo
portion Of the state, andis prov.
ing himself fully competent to
uphold the banner Of democracy,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

The statement has been print
ed recently that Hon, Stephen
Brundidge, present congressman
from this district will certainly
make the race for United States
Senator in opposition to jeff
Davis when tho proper time ar
liyes, Congressman Brundidge
is one Of the/most brilliant men
in the state and would be u
credit to tho people in the Senate
or in any other official position.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

There arc seven candidates for
President at this time, and the
man who cannot pick a choice
from among this lot is hard to
please indeed.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

In the proper court at Memphis
Peter Brown has filed suit for
divorce against hIa wife, There
Is nothing 80 strange about that
fact If It were not published also
that Mr., and Mra, Peter Brown
have been married since 1884
and are the parents Of twenty
seven children,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

A Little Rock paper states that
a lot Of sickness in the capital
city is due to watermolons, If
the people Of the capital city
would eat the good old kind that
grow up in these hills no bad
effects would follow. There's
not a beiIyache in a wagonIoad.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

A Mountain Home druggist
declared last week that lot Of
beer found by the officers in his
place Of business was there for
his own consumption and not for
sale, We see where the druggist
was right, If we had somo cold
beer at the minute this is being
written no amount Of money
could cause q aingle drop to es'
cape US,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21
Judge Alton 3. Parker Of New

Judge Alton B, Parker Of New
York, who made such a complete
fizzIe as a candidate for Prcsi-
dent in the last campaign, is out
making speeches for Bryan,
thereby proving the thorough
ness Of his sympathy for the
Democratic party.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

With good crops it seems that
General Prosperity may be oX-
pected to be abroad in the land
this fall,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-21

over Sl0,UUU'
A Farmers Union picnic was
had at Minturn last week,
4 number OF negroes at New
port have organized an anti
saloon league.
The lady members are having
the Methodist church at Calico
Rock painted.
The first bale Of new cotton is
expected in. Walnut Ridge by
September 10,
The corner stone for the now
NJ. Z, Church South at Tucker"
man was laid last week.
D, D. Camp, a farmer living
at Grubbs, this season grew d
radish Weighing six pounds.
The annual reunion of the
Blue and Gray at Mammoth
Spring is>being held this week,
A county fair for Baxter
county next year is being urged
by the Mountain Home Bulletin.
At Walnut Ridge last week
George Leaf plead guilty to boot
Logging whiskey and was fined
$50.
Mrs. Carrie Allen, wife Of Tom
Allen, clerk Of lard county,
died at her home at Melbourne
last week,
The total debt Of Stone county
is now SILL The debt Of the
county was reduced &l,085 the
past year,
The democratic and republican
nominees for Office in Stone
county will begin a public cam
yass August 81,
Hon, Harry II, Myers, repub"
lican nominee for congress in
this district, spoke at lnboden
Saturday night.
The Times says that $50 BUSH
els Of wheat wore raised near
Melbourne this season on eighty
five acres Of land,
Ben Bray, while attempting to
board a freight t'ain at Dia2 q
few days ago, lost three toes
from bis left foot,
Rev, j, y, Kelley recently held
a meeting in tn o Methodist
church at Charlotte which result
ed in A. conversions,
The mayor Of Mountain Home
has served notice on property
owners in that town that they
must clean up their premises
About 1000 young bass from
the government fish hatchery at
Mammoth Spring wore placed in
South Fork near Salem lately,
John Trimblo Of Gas9yiIle is
SO years Of age and has lived in
this part Of the state all his IiIo,
He is n veteran Of the Mexican
war,
An Immense crowd attended
the Harvest Picnic at SmithviIle
last week, and it is planned to
make this picnic an annual oe'
Gasion,
Elmer Graham, q prominent
farmer Of Baxter county, dice
suddenly at his home at Bell
fonte last week from acute indi'
goetion,
Last year y, l. HornbocklC
rented n farm on white river II
Baxter county, He paid $500
rent and then cleaned up Sl20l
| for himself,
Hon, Gustavo Jones Of New
port represented Arkansas las
week in the ceremonies of lor'
mally notifying W, j, Bryan Of
bic nomination for president
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12

the best results and that if must be
plOwed deep is so fundamental a prop
ositiOn that the veriest novice under
stands it. Above all, in season and out
of season. and between seasons, the
drying and baking surface must be
broken.
The success Of dry farming under
proper conditions is the hope of the
semi-arid west, for it makes possible
the settlement of vast areas that 9TH
erwise would produce only the scant
forage which unaided nature provides.
In its development il viii double, pos
sibly treble, the cultivated area of the
sO-called arid states. 1t is the hand
maiden and supplement of irrigation,
for as time passes and population in
creases in density, the high priced ir-
rigated lands must be used exclusively
for the growth of crops of large value
per acre, thus rendering the entire
western country dependent for its GER
calls and certain classes of forage upon
the unirrigated lands.
Dry farming will also prove a help
fully to aid to the live stock indus
try, for after the last word has been
said and the last acre that can be
profitably irrigated and can be success
fully dry farmed in our western coun-
try, has been brought under cultivation
the major portion of our inter-mOun-
tain territory will still remain as a
permanent grazing region interspersed
with the irrigated valleys and the dry
uplands and forage which relieves the
stock industry of the dangerous ele-
ment of chance and makes possible the
improvement of our live stock and it's
finishing at home, so that we shall be
come the producers of a finished ar
ticle rather than of a raw material,
thereby securing the profits which now
goes to others.
As the representatives of the people
of Wyoming l made, every earnest eff
fort last winter to secure what / con-
ceiYed to be a more nearly adequate
dry farming homestead than the pres
ent homestead of 100 acres An ener-
getic dry farmer who has a sufficient
amount of stock can care for more
than 100 acres of land. If he crops only
half of his land each year he needs
more than 100 acres. In any event he
ought to have a little pasture and I'M
der the average conditions he must
have a greater acreage than 100 acres
to be assured of success. While the
legislation we sought passed both the
house and the senate, it failed of en-
actment into law by reason of the in
sistance of Senator Smoot upon his
nonresident provision and the refusal
Of the house to agree to the same. The
legislation. however, still remains up
on the speakers table and may be call
ed up at any time during the coming
session of congress when the oppor-
tunity offers
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
INFORMATION WANTED
OF MISSING PEOPLE
Three Inquiries Addressed to the City
Marshal by Anxious Friends.

Marshal Moore has received a let
North 9th street, Billings, Mont, in
quiring if her father, the late Joseph
p. Dapper. left an estate here She
has been trying to locate him for
long time and only recently learned of
his death. She is particularly anxious
to know If he left an estate for the
reason that her brother recently died
leaving three little children to whom
she would like to see her fathers prop
erty go If he left any. ANY person who
can furnish her the desired information
Will do a favor perhaps to the little
ones.
Another letter received by the mar
shall is an inquiry after the where
abOuts of William Needham, 43 years
old, a miner by occupation. and it is
supposed he has been living in this
vicinity for ten or twelve years The
inquiry is made by ]. F. Harvey, stew
ard of the Parsons Home and Hospital
at Parsons, Kansas, in the interest of
Needham's father, an inmate of the in
stitution. 81 years old. The elder
Needham does not expect to live much
longer and would like very much to
see or hear from his son.
A third letter to the marshal is from
a woman in Pomona, Cal, who is seek
ing to find a truant son of rather i'm
mature years. The marshal has not
found him but has learned that he did
not come here and has also found out
where he was headed for when last
heard from. The lads name is Will
liam Walker and a week ago last Fri
day he left Pomona in company with
Antonio Menjarres. a Mexican boy, who
was coming to Phoenix to see his rela-
tives. That was the last Walkers
mother has heard of him and she is
very anxious.
Officer Moore located the Mexi-
can boy on South Fourth ave. He says
Walker left him at Cotton saying he
was going from there to Barstow and
if he failed to secure employment in
BarstOw he would go on to San
Francisco.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grape Nuts Food.

It doesn't matter so much what you
hear about a thing, it's what you
know that counts. And correct
knowledge is most likely to come
from personal experience.
About a year ago." writes a n. Y.
man, Il was bothered by Indigestion,
especially during the forenoon. l tried
several remedies without any perma-
nent improvement.
My breakfast usually consisted of
oatmeal, steak or chops, bread, coffee
and some fruit.
Hearing so much about Grape
Nuts, l concluded to give it q trial
and find out if all l had heard of it
was true.
so l began with Grape-Nuts and
cream. 2 soft boiled eggs. toast
cup of Postum and some fruit Be
fore the end of the first week l was
rid of the acidity of the stomach and
felt much relieved.
by the end of the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
and l was in first rate health once
more. Before beginning this course
of diet, l never had any appetite for
lunch, but now 1 can enjoy a hearty
meal at noon time" There's a
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full of human
interest.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12
Another Big Wonder

Say, if you want to see something
fine, just step inside the door at
Massie & Sons and look at that
Oriental Rug on the floor; say, but is
a wOnder-a real dream. 1t is the
finest Rug for the money in Phoenix.
They have a real parlor fitted up in
the front of the store; say, but it
is swell. Fine Rugs, Mission Rock
ers, and Mission Tables. You should
go in and see the fine Golden oak
Quarter Sawed Dressers, Chiffonieres,
Stands and Extension Tables. Also
Beds. Springs. Mattresses. Comforts.
Blankets, Pillows and a full line of
House Furnishings, Pictures, Mirrors
and Dishes. See the SC, Ice, 15c, zoe
and 25c Counters, just like the big
cities. Come in, look around, get
acquainted and get our prices before
qsIM lUoM nof puB 'IaqMssIe Su!6nq
to buy elsewhere.
Remember we buy and sell Second
Hand Goods.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-12

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