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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
WORKS GOOD TO PEOPLE.
The EoonosMic Value Of Prohibition In
the South.

A wealthy plantation owner Of
Georgia gives the following statement.
in explanation Of the reform wave
which has swept over many OF the
southern states and shows 1t to be due
in no small measure to economic
forces tending to show the practical
value Of prohibition.
With US the stoppage OF wholesale
drinking was a measure of self-preser-
vation. We found that the money Of
the negroes working on the plantations
was nearly all going into the grog-
shops. When a laborer had the habit
of spending all his wages for drink. It
fell upon the planter to furnish money
for the support of the families. The
planters were losing in prosperity,
while the saloon keepers were getting
rich II matters had kept on, hundreds
OF plantation owners would have faced
bankruptcy. This is the business side
Of it, With prohibition the negroes
are better workers, and their condi-
ton is prosperous. AS for the moral
atmosphere. 1t is improved a thousand
Soid. and everybody is happy. with the
exception Of those who formerly
owned saloons"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
REPUBLICANS GET BUSY.

The Woodruff County Repub,
lican Convention met at Jelks
last Saturday, Augusta, Is, and
after the transaction of much bust
ness and talks by some of their
leaders, a full county ticket was
named something of which has
not been done before in several
years.
The ticket is as follows For Rep
resentative, Elmer Brinneman, of
Hunter: Sheriff, DIR. T.B. Bradford,
of Cotton Plant County Judge, Lu-
Their Mills, of Hunter; Circuit
Clerk, John Difie, of Hunter ;
County Clerk, II. W. Jernigan, of
McCrory; Treasurer, G. W. De-
Land, of Augusta Assessor, j. F.
Ripley, of Augusta; Coroner, Geo.
Crawford, of Cotton Plant.
Each and every one of the above
men are very prominent and pop
ular citizens and will certainly get
at least the full Republican vote.
We learn that already more
negros than whites have paid poll
taxes and that there is some UNI
easiness among some of the Dem
ocratic leaders. We are true Dem
ocrats, however, and believe that
the opposing party is wasting its
time in trying to get the offices. 1t
will at least however make us
Democrats attend to our voting
better than heretofore.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

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STRIKE CLOSES SALOONS.
Feature Of the National Prohibition
Movement In Finland.

Some interesting details Of the
movement which led to the passing Of
the recent national prohibition meas
ure in Finland are furnished in Nor
wegian press comments on a temper
ance lecture delivered in Christiania
university by DR.. Matti Hele-
nius-Seppala, one of the authors of
the Finland prohibitory law. THE
temperance movement in Finland"
states the dispatch, was the one
which reaped the greatest harvest
Dor centers. Prohibition of the sale
of drink during the strike season was
established throughout the length and
breadth Of the land. There was a
veritable Temperance reign as a re-
suit, and people had the rare and de-
lightful experience for the whole time
Of not seeing an intoxicated person.
Never had the police stations stood 80
empty, and never was there better or
der. Many enthusiastic persons were
so impressed that they resolved not
to touch drink again and to work for
a drastic prohibitory law. They found
that, however much they had been
accustomed TO drink, it was not diff
cult to abstain when there was moth
ing with which to become intoxi-
Gated"
The prohibition movement in Fin
land is not entirely recent. but dates
from a considerable time back.
- ~ ~ hA
t3on Of the landtag In 1S63-1S64 was
the desire OF Emperor Alexander IL.
to put an end to drunkenness In Fin
land. In that session of the landtag,
the peasants gave up their ancient
right to distill and sell whisky at
their own homes. Once the temper
ance movement had been thoroughly
launched in the country, petitions be-
gan to come in to the landtag, as
early as 1865, asking for the prohibi-
ton Of distilled liquors, except for me-
dicinal, Industrial or scientific pur-
poses. Public sentiment has since
been steadily developing against the
sale of drink for beverage purposes,
with the consequent result Of the pass
| ing of the recent stringent measure.
Contributory causes, and practical
tests of the value of prohibition, such
as are mentioned in the above COM
mentary, have been numerous and
have largely advanced the forward
movement for national restriction Of
the drink traffic which has long been
taking place within the cars Finnish
| domains
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
Stopping Washing on HilIy Land.

Prevention is better than a cure, but
there may be others, who, like myself.
unknowingly broke the wild sod across
the ravines or natural run-ways and
found out too late that they never
should have been plowed. Sometimes
on billy land wash-out may start
on top of a hill where there is no
natural depression but one caused by
a dead furrow. These washes leave
unsightly bitches and often cover
large portions of the best land in the
low places with sand and gravel, max
ing them unproductive, besides cut
ting the fields into irregular shapes,
making them hard to work. l have
tried many ways Of stopping wash,
sometimes with success, sometimes
with failure.
If the wash Is a small one two or
three feet deep, 1t can be filled partly
full OF brush, then straw on top, then
by blowing, throwing the dirt on the
straw, then sowing rye and June grass
seed. and if the rye gets a good start
before another heavy rain 1t usually
holds.
II the wash Is large one and grad
ually breaking of at the upper end,
1t is harder to handle. We have tried
filing these with brush and straw,
but with little success; they keep
working back, breaking off as the
water works under the sod.
Now we build a dam with pillow and
shovel across the ravine eight or ten
feet above the end of the ditch, leav-
ing a space in the middle for q flume
made of lumber 80 tight that there
will be no leakage, cementing 1t at the
end so that no water works its way
outside, and long enough to extend six
or eight feet over the ditch, first set
ting a long post in the ditch for the
end Of the fiume to rest on, then fill
in with brush for the water to dis
charge upon.
Another way we have tried with sue.
cess Is to thrash a straw pile into the
head OF the ditch, then make dam
around the head and down both sides.
seeding with rye and blue grass, in
this way dividing water and carrying
1t down on a we'll sodded runway,
and by sowing rye and grass seed on
the slope of the ditch it may be held
from getting any worse.
We have tried growing willows on
the bottom and sides of these washes
with but little success.
The farmer with billy land liable to
wash should plow and cultivate as
little as possible, keeping the land
in hay and permanent pasture, and
keeping more cows and more sheep
will keep the land from washing and
the farmer from bankruptcy.-(W. C.
Bradley before Wisconsin Institute)
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
Product Of Six Ewes.
An Iowa sheep grower says:

An Iowa sheep grower says:
Zone lamb to the eve, and that is
certainly a low estimate, would mean
six lambs at SO per head, or SIS for
the lamb crop. One dollar and fifty
cents per head Is certainly not too
high for an estimate on wool, which
would amount to SO for six ewes. Add
ing this to the $18 for lambs gives q
total Of SAT, and as proof that | have
given the sheep the worst Of the es-
innate, could cite you many fiocks
that have given double these returns
from a merely market standpoint.
will venture the statement that not
q noekmaster will agree to contract
the income from his flock at these
figures"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
DRINK AND EMPLOYMENT.
Use Of lntoxicants a SERIOUS Handicap
In Business Life.

More and more the idea is becoming
effective that the man who drinks can
not be trusted in a responsible posi-
ton. 1t is spreading among Individual
employers and among firms and cor
porations, and more and more the test
of sobriety, or rather of total absti-
hence, Ii applied.
In the case of workers on steel
structures the test Ia sometimes even
more severe, for they are not only for
hidden to Use alcoholic drink. but, in
order to keep their nerves steady, are
required to refrain at noontime from
heavy eating. A large coal company
in Pittsburg recently announced that
miners who drink will be discharged,
because disasters in mines have been
caused by carelessness or incom-
petence. which In turn has been
caused by drink.
Never, declares the Youths Com
panion, was there such a high sense
as to-day Of the general responsible
ity of the individual man, and never
such practical, scientific knowledge of
the dependence OF trustworthiness on
sane body and mind. Business,
which is said to be sordid, is becom-
Ing the chief advocate of temperance.
Many higher things are at issue In the
liquor problem than days wages and
capacity for labor, but the idealist
sees that the strongest argument in a
world of workers Ia the aimple one
You cannot afford it."
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
MAY BE GOLD AT r1AYRFpDv
DISCOVERY OF SHINING PARr,c, -.
In EARTH CAUSE ExClTEMrnm

- AoOON EN- VI GINNING PARTICT NO
In EARTH CAUSE ExClrEmENT
Cotton Plant, Aug. 19.-Tbo
discovery of a quantity of sh;n;ns.
yellow particles in the sands 20
Cache river at Maberry, a small
village five miles west of this citv
leads to the belief on the part -
many that gold exists in the b;lln
near here in paying quantities and
has resulted in the lands wheroon
the discovery was made beinr
closely guarded. Many of the
particles have been examined mn
der microscope and those who have
seen the stuff profess to believe
that it is gold. Some of the ma.
terial has been sent away to be as.
sayed and the report of the ex.
perts is being eagerly awaited.
If the indications of gold prove
to be true, Col. A. F. Maberry.
owner of the land upon which the
supposed gold mine is located. will
soon be a rich man. Col. Mabar
ry has refused an offer of $40
600 made by Hot Springs expert
for 10 acres of ground adjoining
the site upon which gold was first
discovered several days ago.
The golden particles are founa
in the sand of the river and everv
train is crowded with sight-seers
from adjoining towns who are
anxious to see with their own ewes
the evidence of the precious metal.
The hotels of the city are crowd
ed and people are sleeping in the
woods and fields adjoining the
property, all anxious to become
miners and wiring from the bed of
the stream a fortune.
LATER.
Cotton Plant, Ark, Aug. 20
DIR. j. W. Westmorland, a mining
expert of Hot Springs, spent some
time in the gold fields at Maberry
and returned with what he calls
very fine nuggets. He pronounces
the mines richer than anything
ever found in the Klondike. He
estimates $5,O0O,OOO are in the
mines.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
GUARDSMAN HAVE

FIRST PRACTICE.
PRELIMINARY SHOOTING AT CAMP
PINDALL WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY ACTUAL SCORING REMAIN
DER OF THE WEEK.
The encampment of the Cabot
and McCrory companies of the
Arkansas National Guard was be-
gun at Camp Pindall on Fourche
mountain yesterday. The two
companies, numbering each about
As officers and men, arrived yester-
day morning. The Cabot company
was the first to arrive and
pitched the tents for both compan-
les. The company from Helena
was to have participated in the en-
campment. but for various reasons
satisfactory to Adj. Gen. Paul Lit
tie, was excused from coming.
Additional ammunition and sup
plies were sent to the camp yester-
day afternoon.
A preliminary target practice
was held yesterday, but the regu-
lar rifle practice, of which the rec
ords will be kept, will begin today.
The command will break camp
Saturday afternoon and the COM
panies will return to their homes
Saturday ight.-Gazette Monday.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
Farmers Educational
AND
Cooperative Union
OAmeriCa
keep Trying.


II boys should get discouraged
At lessons or at work.
And say, There's no use trying"
And ali the hard tasks shirk.
And keep on Sinking, Sinking.
Till the boy becomes man,
I wonder what the weEld would do
To Garry out its plan?
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
II once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins a battle
Because through thick and thin
He'll not give up as conquered
He fights, and fights to win.
So. boys. don't get disheartened
Because at first you fail;
Il you but keep on trying,
At last you will prevail;
Be stubborn against failure,
Try, try and try again;
The boys who keep on trying
Have made the worlds best men.
Selected.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
POLL TAX IS NECESSARY.
MUST SHOW RECEIPT To VOTE.
ELECTION Commissioners RE-
QUIRED TO SHOW LIST.

Attorney General Kirby rem
dered an interesting opinion re-
lative to the powers of the county
election commissioners Monday.
He says:
A poll tax receipt is still a nee
essary qualification of an elector
and the law provides that the poll
tax shall be paid between the first
Monday in January and the Satur-
day next preceding the first Mon
day in July in order to authorize
the holder of the receipt to vote.
And while it is true the election
commissioners are required to be
furnished a list of all persons who
have paid their poll tax within the
time prescribed by law and that
they could know from it whether
the person whose name is certified
as nominee had paid his poll tax
in time, still it is also true that a
person who has attained the age of
Il years since the time of assessing
taxes next preceding the election
may vote thereat without the pay
ment OF the poll tax and would be
eligible to hold office.
The law does not allow the COM
missioners of election to pass up
on the eligibility to hold Office of
the candidates whose nominations
are properly and duly certified to
them and they must publish the
nominations and print upon the
ballot the names of all such candi-
dates who do not notify them that
they will not accept the nomina-
ton.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
TWENTY ONE YEAR Terri.

NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY To AT
TEMPTED ASSAULT AT 2 A. NJ.
SESSION OF CoURT-W A S
SPIRITED AWAY.
Augusta, Ark, Aug. 20.-Hur-
ried into Augusta in the dead of
night, for fear of mob violence,
Randolph Young, negro, was
arranged before a special session
of court at 2 O'Clock Thursday
morning, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to twenty-one years in
the penitentiary.
Young is charged with attempt
ing to assault Miss Iva Edwards, a
22-year old white girl, about thirty
days ago. At the time of the
crime mob attempted to lynch
the prisoner, but Sheriff Cain saved
the negro's life by hurrying him
from the county. There had been
talk of mobbing Young whenever
he would be placed on trial. Court
was in session at Augusta and
Sheriff Cain arranged for special
session to try the case. He had
his negro in Augusta, sentenced
and back at the Jail at Newport be-
fore any of the citizens knew what
had happened.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
COURT PROCEEDINGS

The August term of the Wood
ruff Circuit Court for the Northern
District convened at the court
house in Augusta Monday, Judge
H. N. Hutton presiding.
But little time was consumed in
forming either the grand or petit
juries. Up to and including the
hour of adjournment on Wednes-
day afternoon, there was not sim
gle jury case tried, although the
regular docket had almost been
disposed of and number of new
indictments turned in by the grand
jury.
Following are the cases tried,
submitted, mol pressed and dispos-
ed of otherwise:
Crawford, McGregory & Candy
Co., VS.. st. L. l. M. & s. r. R.
Continued.
NJ. LaPresto, VS.. Rob't McGill-
None suit at cost of plaintiff.
E. L. Billingslea, VS.. American
Type Founders Co.-Dismissed.
S. E. Austin, VS. S. S. Grimm
Continued.
Ed Vann, VS.. st. l.. l. M, & S.
r. R.-Continued.
Myrtle Wylie, VS.. E. A. Bryan.
Motion to make complaint more
specific; motion sustained 30 days
given to amend and make answer.
jamie Wylie, VS.. E. A. Bryan
Same as above.
M. Il. Patterson Telephone Co.
VS.. Shattuck Commission Co.
Motion for Nunc pro Tune order
sustained.
E. l.. Cranfll, VS.. John and Jen.
ME Worthington.-Continued.
l.. W. Krumm, VS.. S. s. Grimm
Continued by plaintiff.
Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co.
VS.. City Drug Co.-Dismissed al
cost of plaintiff.
Massengale Lumber Co., VS..
American Sawmill Co.-Judge-
ment for 100000, attachment
sustained.
State, VS.. CHI. it.-Nol pros.
State, vs.. B. I'll. Ward.-Con-
tinued.
State, VS.. Arthur Corley.-Nol
pros.
State, VS.. Frank Donaldson
Murder second degree: q years
in the pen.
State, VS.. Alex Roddy.-Nol
pros.
State, VS.. Sam Hamilton.-Pis-
toll; $4,000.
State, VS.. Geo. Thinning AS
sault and battery; $500.
State, VS.. Albert and Nathan
Logan.-Continued.
State, VS.. Oliver Johnson
Grand Larceny; l year in pen.
State. VS.. Birds ps,-Assault
with intent to rape; plea of guilty,
3 years in pen.
The following plead guilty to
gaming and were fined $40 each.
j. HI. Swanson, Bird Smith, Ho-
mer Sowle, E. w. CLANCY, jim
Gibson, R. S. Smith, Jim Arm
spaw, Walter Kirksey, Ewell
Moore, and Lester Reaves.
Mol. Pros. entered Homer Sowle
2, Jim Gibson 2.
Robert Garrett, plea of guilty;
fined $40. Suspended upon good
behavior.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
Court Sessions.

Circuits Court, Northern Ddstrict.-meet
Third Monday in February and August SOU
therD District-Eirst Monday In March sno
September. III. N. Hutton, Judge; VIII
Norman. Clerk
Chancery Court. Northern Dfstrict'-meetS
First Monday in May and December South
ern District-Second Monday in February ana
September. Ed. D. Robertson. Chancellor
win Moorman Clerk.
County Court.-Meets First Monday In Janu-
airy, April, July and October. J. +. Sommes'
Judge: Il. F. Simpson Clerk.
Probate Court.-Meets Fourth Monday I'D
January, April July and October J. f. SOM
mers, Judge: T. K. Simpson, Clerk.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that un-
der and in pursuance of an order
made by the Woodruff Probate
Court at its July term, 1905. ]
will, as administrator of the es-
tate of G. W. Sturdivant, deceased,
sell, at public auction, at the front
door of the Bank of McCrory, Nc
Crory, Ark, at 2 p. m. on the 10
day of Sept, 1908, the following
real estate belonging to said es.
tate: Lots l, 2, 3, 4, & 6 of Sturdi-
wants Addition to the town OF
McCrory, said land being in the
town of McCrory and in the North
west 1 of Section Ten 10 Town
ship Seven Z North, Range Two
2 West; said sale will be made
to satisfy the debts owing by said
estate.
TERMS OF SALE: Each lot will
be offered separately and then all
of said property will be offered in
one lot: the administrator will ac-
cept as final the bid which will be
the highest in the aggregate; said
sale will be ON a credit of three ~
months, and notes with approved
personal security will be required
for the purchase money.
Signed
j. ii. BEIDELMAN.
Adms. of the estate of G. w.
Sturdivant.
Dated: August, /, 1908.
II. M. WOODS, Atty. for Adms.
Won, rry, II ,,ox,a., bax,o
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

A little planning before building
yards and putting in gates will some
times save miles of travel in doing
chores; in fact, the chores on many
farms could be reduced from ten to
fifty per cent by having the buildings
and yards properly arranged.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

Three Of as good colts as ever laid
eyes on saw the other day Ia neigh
boring field, and from dams that had
been worked In the field constantly up
to the time the colts were foaled
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

Milk quietly. clearly, quickly and
thoroughly. Cows do not like unnec-
sssary noise or delay Milk at nearly
the same hour each night and morn
ing, and milk the cows In the same
order.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

Here is a pebble which every
body is flinging at everybody else:
Some people give according to
their means, others according to
their meanneSs.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
Public Examinations.

Teachers Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Inui'
day and Friday in March, June, SePtenos'
and December.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20
DEnOCRATIC TICKET.

COUNTY
Representative
E. M. CARL-LEE.
Judge
j. F. SUMMERS.
Sheriff
W. r. CAIN.
Circuit Clerk
WIN. NORMAN.
County Clerk
ED B. CARL-LEE.
Treasurer
G. L. JACKSON.
Assessor
w. B. FAKES.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-20

You will never have a friend if
you must have one without a fault.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-10-23
WIHUJA HIGHGRADE IS
BROUGHT TN i :
PICTURE ROCK FROM SEVEN
TRoUGHs DISTRICT DISPLAYED
Wihuja Continues to Hold Interest and
Property Reported to be Looking
Better Every Day

President John B. Neuman Of the
Wihuja lease, arrived in Lovclock
this week with several sacks of high.
grade from the Wihuja lease, which
were stored in tho First National bank
vaults here, pending shipment.
Interest in tho Wihuja lease contin-
ucs to increase with the further devei-
opments of the past two weeks. Instead
of tho mine showing any diminution in
the penomenal values reported short
time ago, it is looking better
every day. AS soon Us the Kinder
garten mill finishes its present mil
run, Mr.. Neuman will run 100 tons of
$175 rock. A few weeks ago test
run of Wihuja orc was had at the Kin
dcrgarten mill, which was highly sat
isfactory. From fifteen tons of ore
almost $4,000 was extracted.
Aside from the milling and shipping
rock that is being piled up each day,
there is being Sucked ore that is fully
one half gold and silver. 1t was rock
Of this character that Mr.. Neuman
brought in, and when the returns arc
reported it should cause sensation in
the mining world.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-10-23
WELL, we'll, SHAME ON YOU
LAWRENCE JOHNSON
TRIES TO LASSo A HORSE,
BUT CATCHES FENCE POST

Oh! I'm rider bold and brave, a
rollicking buckaroo, can rope horse
and ride horse and spur him through
and through"
Thus sang Lawrence johnson, one
of the young riders of the valley. But
johnson failed to make his song come
true. While chasing horse in one of
the fields below town, he took down
his rope to lasso the animal, and while
at dead run threw the rope. Alas,
the pursued horse passed fence post
at the moment the rope was thrown
and the coil slipped down neatly over
the post instead of the head Of the
horse. johnson could not let 60 Of the
rope, as his horse was running swiftly,
it soon came to the end, throwing the
rider violently to the ground. Law
renee was slightly injured and had to
limp four miles to his home.