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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-08

years in prison. Oscar Jacobs, who
was being taken to serve life term,
made no attempt to escape. and was
ungarded in the train by Sheriff
Stewart and Deputy A. r. Schnell,
when they went after Erwin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-08

Voluntary Observers Meteorological
Record.
Month of June 1909, Roslyn. S. ID.
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

If it happened it's in The News. "
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
TO DEBATE SCRIPTURES.
Baptist and Methodist Minister Will
 Have Il '>ptts.

The following from au -xcnanga
 of local interest on account of the fact that Rey A4tre& Was form ery pastor of tue Baptist Church fn Springdale
 Beginning September 21. Rev A THffentine, pastor Of the Meth odlst church at Loeksburg, and Rev A- T Autrey. pastor of the Bap- tist church at Nashville, will begin a foat days discussion at Milford. 'lf subjects being as follows | Affirmed the Scriptures teach the baptism of infants Turrentine af- atlrms. Autrey denies. Affirmed that the act commanded by Christ for baptism is immersion of the body In water. Autrey affirms, Iurrentlne denies. 3 Affirmed that t1- Scriptures teach that sprinkling pF pouring as praetieed by Metho alst is Seriptura baptism. Turren- "he affirm, Autrey denies f. Af- iirHled the Scriptures teach that it E Impossible for child of God to apostatize so far as to be finally isat In hell Autrey affirms; Tur- r ntlne denies
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

grand master workman of the An cient Order Of United Workmen. jurisdiction of Arkansas, has been in Huntsville for several days for the purpose of organizing a lodge of that fraternity here
 Farmers who are short on corn with which to feed their cattle and hogs should SOW turnips With a favorable season a good crop of turnips can be grown before frosts. and there is nothing better for cat tie and hogs Many farmers have been known to fatten their hogs exclusively on turnips
 ". H. Lewis barn, four miles northeast of Huntsville on the Springdale road, was destroyed by fire Thursday night together with d large amount of feed stored there in. The fire is supposed to have originated from spark from Mr. Lewis pipe This is not Mir Lewis first loss by fire. it being remembered that his dwelling house and all it's contents were burned about five years ago
 Squire Sturgeon of Bowen town ship last week made practical and thorough demonstration of the actual operation of the new law which prohibits drunkenness at public gatherings During the Au- rora reunion five young men were fined $10 each for being drunk and an extra assessment of B. each was attached for breach of the peace If every ] P in the state would be as alert the whiskey business would receive the greatest blow of it's existence \ man has a right to drink Whiskey if he wants to but he has no right. moral or le- gal. to impose himself on others when he is drunk And few fines have very sayory effect. As ev- idence of this We mention d mat ter that came under our own ob- servation during the recent reun- ion at Huntsville The appearance Of Sheriff Berry on the scene with q drunken man under arrest seem ed to instantly and completely so- Der about. six or eight young eel ebrators who imagined themselves awfully drunk
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
(Gravett- News.

There is movement on among some of the old band men to reor- ganize soon as 1t gets cooler pro vided the town wants band
 A little fistieuff was indulged in by Bill Sanders and Dan Allsman Tuesday night which was adjusted in Mayors court A large window glass in front of Bleyins grocery was broken in the fraeus.
 Baseball enthusiasm has not entirely died out for this season as yet The local team went to Sul- phur Tuesday and engaged in a lively game of swatfest with Sul- phur team. In eight innings the game stood ? to 1 but bunch of runs closed the game 10 to one in Gravette's favor.
 Malinda Pierce, an old resident of this section died rather sud denly Tuesday morning at the home of Jo Witty Mrs Pierce who had been visiting her son John Seay in Oklahoma came home Monday and was taken sick when she reached her home at the Tom Keith house. She was helped to the home of Jo Witty by Mrs. Witty and Mrs. Hilboldt where she suffered pro fuse hemorrage of stomache or bowels evidently the effect of can
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
nearby Counties
BENTON
Rogers Democrat


 NJ. s. Hegwood of Glade was in town Monday and sold thirty-four head of two-year-old steers to Key and Hawkins They averaged 750 pounds and brought 3 cents or $2250 per head They were range fed and in good condition consider ing the shortage of pasturage this ummer.
 Carl, the thirteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs ] c. Douglass, died Saturday, August 2S. at nine o'clock a m at their home on West Walnut street. The baby had been sick for about two weeks and it is thought that it's death was caused by some foreign substance which lodged in the windpipe.
 Rogers citizen takes exception to the claim Of the Bentonville Democrat that their town is the highest point in the Ozarks. and calls attention to the fact that the highest point in Benton county is Poor Mountain, three miles south east of Garfield. which has an alti- tude of 1,82O feet Garfield has ali altitude of 1920 feet. Rogers ,3S5 feet and Bentonville 1902 feet
 Pierce Winchester, a former resi- dent of Rogers was fatally injured in saw mill accident at Grove last Friday He was struck in the stomach by a flying slab and died Sunday morning at his home in Grove The body was brought lere for burial and the funeral services were held at Mission Hall Monday afternoon. conducted by Rev. ] F F. Bates The young man was about twenty-seven years old
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
eGentry Journal

]. r. Wasson has sent for his children who are at Seattle Wash and has decided to remain in Gen
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
BOONE.
Harrison Republican ]

F. Johnson. of Madison county, came over yesterday and today Is taking the civil service examiaa- tion.
 Ben NJ. Rakeshaw, of 5iioam Springs, came over Tuesday and attended the civil service examina- ton here today.
 F. N. Kinney. of Gravett. is nere taking the civil service eA- animation before the local board He has been in the revenue ser vice for many years. but like many others, is looking for something better
 Mrs Ida Sims, wife of L. Sims. died here Thursday Aug 26. of typhoid fever. and was buried at P'umlee grave yard near Comp ton She had been here with her father, R. M Evans, for the past six months. Mrs Sims was - years old on May 29, and leaves q husband and three small children
 
 (Harrison Times.
 Bernice. the nine-year-old daasa- ter of Oscar Eyatt. died Wednesday last of pneumonia after an illness of several weeks
 Stock is being taken at tae store of the Boone County Hafd- ware Co. this week with a view to the retirement Of Will McMiIlan. who is preparing to go to Kansas in the near future
 An automobile from Little Rock arrived in town last week iE had made the trip of over 200 miles III four days. coming via RussellNille. ClarKsyille. ozone. Swain and Jas per This is the first auto to cross Newton county
 Col G J Crump received from Hon Jas A. Rice Of Bentongille this week present which as ! novelty in the stock line puts hIm well in the lead Of all opponents in the race for Circuit Judgeship It is a red d-headed. mule-footed hog really fine animal. four months old and weighing about d hundred pounds
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
MADISON
{ Huntsville Democrat

Mr. and Mrs. Will Baker. who live four miles north of Huntsville. have he sympathy of their many friends in the sorrow caused by the death of their two months old baby which occurred Thursday night
 Stock buyers are quite active just now and they are finding plenty of hogs. sheep and eat tie for sale Farmers figure that it is more economical to sell their stock than to feed high priced corn.
 A. G Wolf of Clarksyille. deputy
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
CHILD'S HAND BLOWN OFF.
An Old Shell EXplode> With Di>as-
 trou~ Results.

Two or three years ago, some visitor at the home Of William Walker. who resides one and one half miles this side of Blue Spring, on the road to that popular re- sort. left there shell, and from the best information obtainable it was of the kind used by the United States artillery. This particular shell is supposed 10 have come from Fort Riley, Kansas It had been tossed about the yard and house all this period, used as q dooor prop and even thrown te drive fowls and stock from the yard The family were evidently not familiar with the nature of the shell. as Mr. Walker had used t as plumb-bob while building walls. really thought that was it's original purpose IL vas a cast iron shell. covered Nith brass to tae conical portion
 Yesterday forenoon. Mrs Walker picked Up the shelf which was about four inches long and one and one-hali inches in diameter and and used it to drive tack that had been pressed through her shoe, causing discomfort When she threw it down, her HttIe daughter. between four and five years of age. and seated on the floor picked tt up and commenced playing with T. hammering it on the floor
 There vas sudden explosion and the right hand of the child was torn almost to shreds Portions of the brass covering of the shell entered the left limb. part way be tween the knee and thigh each making three wounds about one and one-half inches long and rang ing upward some three inches One of theZeast. iron particles entered the left ankle The hand of the tot being literally blown 10 pieces. Dr Tatman found t necessary to amputate the member and the DOT tions Of the shell were removed from the wounded limb
 The portions or the shell that could be found around fhe prem ises were brought u the city by Dr Tatman. and from its de scription Capt Ed Waldo. of the local militia company believes t k of the nature explained i'll the open ing Of the article q number of samples of such shells having been brought to this city from Fort Ri ley a few years ago He states that these shells when shot from q rifled gun, will carry four miles. and have been shot over mountains. to strike q dry goods box and explode-a very destructive missile. and that it is wonderful that havoc had not been played before. itS nature being unknown to thA Walker a n,
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
TO EQUALIzE TAXES.
The Equalization Board of Benton
 County Issues an Address

county Issues Address.
 The equalization board of Benton County is really to make an effort to equalize the taxes of the county. judging from the following open letter issued last week
 We. the undersigned citizens of Benton county. Arkansas. having been appointed the constituting members of the Board of Equali- zation of Benton County. Ark. hereby respectfully request the aid of all citizens of the county in ar irving at reasonable and fair valuation of the taxable property of this county.
 We desire to state here that the last session of the legislature af this state passed revenue IaQ creating a tax commission. 8ho l have supervisory control over tha county Boards Of Equalization throughout the state. especially Ia regard to valuation and they 5n- dicate their determination to s-4 that zach county and each political subdivision of each county is far ly equalized with all others through out the state
 Therefore it is. or should be. apparent to all that the incoming Board of Equalization have il en- cumbent on them to closely seruti- nize insofar as possible each piece of taxable property in this county and place thereon what they consfds er a fair and reasonable valuation | for taxable purposes
 We especially ask that the may ors of all incorporated towns and cities, the president of all school boards, the chairman of all im provement district boards. furnish us with a list of all properties in their jurisdictions which they thfnk should have our attention
 And We desire to state here that some localities in the county are preparing a suggestive estimate or all real estate in their locality aad shall demand that all other Sec- tons of the county be valued fairly and eerrespondingly with them. and the State Tax Commission have de- clared their intention to see that all political subdivisions of each county are fairly capitalized. hence we state this fact that all may un- derstand the necessity of fair and reasonable estimate of all tax- able property being furnished this board
 Respectfully, W. T. LaFollette. c. L. Pickens. J. W. Williams.
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
Eureka Springs Flashlight.

George A Russ of Eureka Springs has announced as a candidate for representative
 l. NJ. Davis. prominent attorney CT Springdale. is at the Sweet Spring Bath House for a few weeks stay
 Contracts have been let for the b. liding of an addition to Calvary Baptist Church which will include d concrete baptistry and a large room which will be partitioned and rsed as Sunday School and junior B Y P U rooms, as well as dress Ing rooms on baptismal occasions
 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wade H James left on the after noon train for Guthrie, Okla. where he will present to Governor Had ley the claims of this county for Franklin s. Foote, indicted by our last grand jury for bigamy. Foote is fighting t:e reauistion issued by Gov. Donaghey
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
Best in Existence

sincerely believe. all things considered Hunts Lightning Oil is the most useful and valuable house hoid remedy in existence. For cuts. Burns, Sprains and Insect Rites it has no equal so far as my exper- fence goes.
 G. E. Huntington
 Eufala, Ala
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
CARROLL
Green Forest Tribune. )

Some fifteen thousand dollars have been dropped in Green Forest the past tWe weeks on account of the mule crop
 Carrier John Patton says he is delayed two hours, more or less, every day by water wagons on his route He says all the horse ponds and all other kinds Of ponds have dried up out that way.
 \ church ri the Old School faptists Was erganized at Parker sst Sunday with membership Of nine. Eld. Fairchild was chosen pastor and William Patton clerk. It will meet on each third Sunday.
 The npper-story of the Fergu- son building has been fitted up for lodge room and a lease on il has been taken by the NJ. w. !. camp, who will sub-rent to other orders II is quite d eommodious room,
 Uncle Gus Callen has claimed first money for tall corn, having added to our display two stalks that measure something over eight feet to the first ear, and the ears are above the average size in good rop years He also raised 2l big loads of fine hay off one cutting of seyen acres Of clover.
 !. NJ Baker, who left here with lis family last spring. is back and
 is his full intention to make Green Forest his home He says th- drought up here is a play-thing compared with the one they have aad in some parts of Texas, not I vestige of anything having been raised He says this country looks gccd
 mule belonging to William Emmet residing. near Zion FIill. was found with a broken leg d few mornings ago, whieht to all appearance was caused sby shot from a target gun fired by some hunter The animal was very old, Mr Emmet having owned it for twenty-four years and the accident is deeply regretted by the family
 Much delay has been occasioned in traffic Ion the NJ X \. A road during the past week on account of | fire lat the Kings River bridge, about foo feet of the approach on fhc west side ha"ing burned out. No ftrains went over from Friday unfil Tuesday. It is supposed the fine originated from a spark from tqf freight train Friday afternoon. Rhe tAcursion to Eureka Springs billed for last Sunday had to be abandoned on account of this ac- cident
 deal of considerable magni-
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10
Remember "If It Happened It's in The News"

tude and one of some consequence to Green Forest has been pulled off during the past week. Rhodes Bros. traded their goods, store building farm (the Oscar Grim place. and Blaine Rhodes residence property to Ben Harbert for the latters big stock ranch and lot of horses and cattle located near Trinidad, Colo. The deal involved the exchange of 900, The details of the trade are being arranged and as soon as practicable Blaine and Ray Rhodes with their families will depart for their Colorado holdings, and MT, Harbert will take charge here.
 
 (Berryyille Star.
 Ollie Lewis has been quite sick for several days. confined to his bed
 H. L. Bunch has in part laid aside the cares of politics while he teaches a sixmonths term of the Gafrellton school.
 Mrs. Annie George, who has been spending the summer with her mother at Springdale, return cd home Saturday
 Representative R S. Granger aas publicly announced that he is an applicant for appointment as postmaster at Eureka Springs to succeed Mir Rosewater.
 Once more We have new agent at the depot, G. !. Martin 1 from Eureka was checked in yes 1 terday in place of Mr. Counts. who has been here for the past month.
 " ( Page. from out west of the city, expects to leave with his family next Monday for Leslie where MT Page will teach in the public school the coming term, which begins the goth.
 Grant Swett and Miss Blanch Davis. a well known and very popular young couple of Eureka Springs, were married in St Louis last Saturday, giving their home friends pleasant though not al together unexpected surprise
 Will Doxey arrived home Wednes- day from Anapolis Naval Academy for ten-days visit He is in fine health and shows that the regular hours and hard work of his school in not detrimental to his appearance or his feelings He is just off of practice cruise in the Atlantic ocean where he was most of the summer.
 County Examiner Bunch has school population of the eastern district and the result shows a total of 4,296=2, 2,S41 males and 2.055 females. The total enroll ment is 3.767-l,952 males and E, females The amount paid to teachers in the district last year was $15.663 306 The amount paid out in buildings was s3.726.67. For repairs s6o1.57.
 ! s. Weimer, young man who claimed to be from Texas. came here from Conway last June to attend the institute. bringing with him good recommendations He attended the institute, secured good certificate as teacher and was employed to teach the school at Carrollton Last week he was arrested at Neosho, Missouri, on charge of going into country school house and stealing a lot of books. pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined ten dollars .nd costs and in default of pay ment he was sent to jail for thirty days He has been sighted by the county examiner to appear here on the 10th and show cause why his license to teach in Carroll county should not be revoked And in the meantime Carrolltna has em- Ei yed another t:dcher for her school
 E'rIraEa EIo cblight
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

A deal of considerable magni-
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

cer or tumor From that hour she gradually sank, passing away Tues day. a m Malinda GosS was born in Georgia and was 6S years of age last April
 Mr Norris q mineral man of many years experience has been here looking around for several days. He is interested in mine which is being worked down in Washington county He has in vestigated the formations about the Spanish Treasure Cave. and states that mineral exists He finds a good quality of onyx in the hollow, such when dressed and polished is valuable for table tops, etc.
 Just as we went to press last week, we were informed of the death of F. Talbot, he having died Thursday morning, Aug, 26, at his home in the south part of town after a brief illness Of typhoid fever Ethelbert Talbot was born Nov II, 1869, at Dayton, Gass county, Mo-, and was therefore in the prime of life. He was married in fS96 10 Miss Minnie E Coles of Dayton, Mo. Besides wife he leaves three child ren. one boy and two girls
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

some men never realize what constitutional liars they are until they are compelled to make an unusual effort Ill the truth.
The Springdale news., 1909-09-10

children. who are at Seattle. Wash and has decided to remain in Gen try.
 The canning factory has been working on apples part of the week. the supply Of tomatoes be- ing short.
 Cook Bros shipped two ear loads Of cattle to Kansas City Wednes- day One ear from Ballard. Okla and one from Gentry
 Sparks from the engine ot one of the trains set fire n the grass in the cemetery Friday. and many Towers. shrubs and trees were killed. and some fencing destroyed
 Miss Doral Hoy, one Of the teach ers at the Grammar school. is sick with typhoid fever at her home near Springtown Mrs. Fred Cox w;n have charge Of the work till Miss Hoy recovers.
 The drillers at the naW well at the water works have gotten down 1885 feet. and haze foo feet of water They have been drilling in solid rock for about two weeks. Mir. Miller expects to continue drill- ing till the well is 225 feet deep. He deserves credit for his efforts To supply the town with plenty of water
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-21
TELLS OF WEIGHING
FRAUDS
EIGHT YEARS or SYSTEMATIC
CHEATING OF THE GOVERN
MENT is DESCRIBED.

New York, Oct. -o-Eight years OF
systematic and exceedingly profitable
cheating of the United Staes govern
wcnt was described today by George
+. Eurse. a Gust ms weigher. a wit
ness in the trial Of Antonio and Philip
Musica. cheese importers. After tell
ing how he had underweighed Il large
Importation OF cheese for the Musicas
and received SlS4 as his share. Rirge
said he had similar dealings with hum
dreds of other firms of importers. lie
declared also that there was rcgu-
lar system of cheating i'm which Il
number of customs employees were in
voived. Birge is one ri three weigh
ers who have confessed and is testi-
Tying for the government.
An echo of the suits OF the govern
ment against the American Sugar
Refining company was brought out by
Birge's testimony. He said prior to
his operations for the sIusicas and
others, he had hcen almost exclusively
employed in underweighing and cheat
ing on behalf of the sugar people.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-21
CHIPPEWA INDIANS
MYSTERIOUS STRAITS

Helena, Oct. 2A.--If the much needed
help for the band Of Chippewa In
dians. which the Washington dis
patches announced had been ordered.
does not come soon. the band will be
scattered from Dakota To the Pacific
coast.
The commandant at Fort Harrison
has received orders to give 500 worth
of supplies to the Indians, after Allot-
ting Agent Armstrong has requested
it, Armstrong is in eastern Montana
Meantime the Indians are restless and
are preparing to dispense over the
country. They are in resentfui mood
at present and declare that they have
been kept penned up all summer on
promises and nothing has been done
for them, with the result that winter
is approaching and they have made
absolutely no provision for it. Their
ponies are starved, and they them
selves secure on an average, but one
meal IA day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-21
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