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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
NOTICE
To the Honorable Sons of Rest:

10 the honorable Sons OF REST:
AS we merge out into the year
1909 let us be very cautious.
Every inducement is going to
be to get you into another &c cot
ton crop, it would be a repetition
of the same outcome we have
had for years. Don't do like the
sow and dog. = return to the
vomit and wallowing in the mire.
BY raising SC cotton to buy lie
meat and 81 corn we have
become detrimental to ourselves,
our families and every one else
that had any thing to do with us.
1t matters not how much cot
ton we raise, if we raise feed and
meat to last the whole year. We
have as good a country on an
average as any where. We do
not have to go west to the cactus
patches of South West Texas, nor
the barren lands of New Mexico
where there is nothing but eli
mate. We have as fine climate
as there is on earth, For the
past three winters up to date we
have known when spring came
only by the budding of the leaves
on the trees. | am now Sc years
of age and could pass for one hum
dred lust as easy. | have never
amounted to any thing nor never
will: | exhausted my strength in
trying to live honorable with my
felloW-man. In 1908 is the first
time | ever failed to pay honest
debts, ard to raise SC cotton would
only make matters worse. am
going to sell enough of my real
estate to square up my debts, and
then | shall live strictly UP to the
tenents of our order. Of all the
orders that have sprung up to
control living prices for labor and
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14

cotton raising the Sons Of Rest
up to date have accomplished
equal to any; more too we have
no expenses, our plan is like the
plan of salvation, comes without
money and without price. Other
organizations have talked too
much and done nothing but get
Jail sentences. Right here bro
Their | want to warn you not to
talk about other peoples busl-
ness. You see what the labor
generals got into for talking too
much about the Buck Stove and
Range Company, their cases are
still in transit from one court to
another and no telling where
they will land. Now we have
another great combine, the style
of the firm is Sears & Roebuck,
doing business under the Stamp
Act that is Uncle Sam furnishes
the stamps and Sears 4 Roebuck
the goods and the rural boys the
delivery wagons and deliver the
goods all over the country. The
Sons of Rest must keep quiet.
Always give an evasive answer
when you are questioned on this
line if you don't want a jail SEN
tence.
Uncle Sam and Sears & Roe
buck saw that cotton raising to
pay debts would reach the climax
in 1903 and that the merchants
would suspend the credit spstem
and one house could do all the
business they centered on Chica-
go and put her in operation. They
saw we bought our meat, lard,
flour, meal and in fact almost
everything else in northern mar
kets, and, so as to cut expenses,
everything will be sent out from
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14

corn. Alfalfa is a fine crop for
hogs, but in the absence of this
crop Bermuda grass is next best
and more durable. 1t being the
best grazing grass for the south
that we have by actual exper-
fence.
have raised hogs in a small
way for fifty years, having from
one to fifteen d ozen at a time and
have made good money on them,
as much as 10 per cent. in three
months. The man that has to
buy his bacon ought to make bet
ter money than that of cotton.
Brother farmers let's get bet
ter hogs, give them better atten-
ton and have more and better
pork. By so doing we may be-
come measurably Independent Of
the boil weevil, just so with debt.
We don't want to be forced to
inclose our hogs when the woods
are full of mast, and we won't.
B. F. STEELE.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
THE HOG LAW

The subject of hog law Is
agitating the minds OF our peo-
pie. so | will give in this article
my views.
The hog is SO potentially a fac
tor in our farm products that he
is indispensable, so with our de-
pieted range we must introduce
some other method Of propogat-
ing them. This is my theory.
To inclose him the first day of
March of each year and let him
run at large from November LIST,
until March 1st again, and so on,
This will require good pasturage
with a plentiful supply of good
water and with forage crops to
feed, such as winter oats, vetch,
burr and crimson clover for Win
ter, early peas then sorgum of
different paintings for spring and
summer; peas and COOLERS for
fall fattening, finishing with
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14

party keeps Booker T. Washing
ton in office to show the other
colored people how high colored
man can get in Office at Wash
ington, D. c., but they don't
keep but one niger there at a
time, we count them all. Uncle
Sam is now recommending a par
eel post system through which
all the farmers can get their sup
plies without ever going to mar
ket. We get our supplies through
the mail. | am not fully posted
yet, will let you know later on.
| understand that any farmer
can give the rural boys an order
to town for any parcel of goods
he may desire. The goods are
stamped and sent out for delivery
by the rural boys. The last cam
paign came near busting Uncle
Sam and his outfit. They are
now recommending everything
it takes stamps to get through
the mails. Looks to me as if
Uncle Sam had a few more custo-
mers like Sears & Roebuck to buy
stamps he would soon have all
the revenue he needed. | am
asked how large a package you
can get from Sears & Roebuck.
Bro. Halt tells me a blacksmith
at OZan got a 3-year-old horse
from Sears & Roebuck. 1t was
very poor and thin when received.
suppose they have to thin them
out to get them through the
mail. The horse cost the black
smith SIS. He claims he fed it
one bale of alfalfa had. a sack
of Arkadelphia chops and sold it
for $500. Yours truly,
! JAS. SNoDGRASS.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
:, pr;.nt. of Hope, was up

R. M. Briant' OF Hope was y
Monday NJ. Mor;ab was
In town Monday. ;., ,ua.
Il p F. wynne the genial was
In town yesterday -.
u Claude " Waddle, of Hope was
in the city Monday -. -
- VIII Smith, of Morris, was at
+ending court Monday.
H c, Moore, of the Gurdon'
mines; ~, was in town Tuesday
Fdqar Tbompson,of Willisville'
Eas in the city Monday.
Ike Tunnel. of Union town
chin, was IN town Tuesday.
Mover Winter, a former Pres
,ott boy. was in town Monday.
A. G. Winslow is now with the
Junction City Lumber Go.
subscribe for the Picayune and
keen up with the legislative pro-
ceedings.
Howell Herring, of Bodcaw, Is
assisting Circuit Clerk Murrah
during court.
John and Junius Blake, of
| I,eake township, are in the city
attending court.
Messrs. Slaughter and Will
hams. of Pike City, were attend
linz court here this week,
A. D. Murton, representing
the Kellogg Paper Co., OF Little
/ Rock was in the city Tuesday.
The temperature dropped some
Sunday night. The thermometer
stood at IS above next morning.
C. A. Porter, land agent for
| the |. M. <. S. K. r. paid taxes
| on the companys land in this
county yesterday.
Prof. o. L. Dunaway will de-
liver a lecture at Rome, Clark
|county,on the 4th Sunday in Jan.
| at II o'clock a. m.
Tom Moody says that 1t IS an
I'll wind that blows nobody good.
He is on the run fixing hursted
pipes and hydrants.
John 7. Nichols, of the Pres
colt Supply and Hardware Co..
has sold his interest III said COM
pany to 4. H. Hamilton.
Mrs. Riaa Harris Of Queen
City, Texas, spent several days
I'm this vicinity with her sister.
Mrs. Monroe Lavender.
Lee Garathers, Of Route 6,was
a pleasant caller at this office
yesterday and will be a reader
Of the Picayune in the future.
There will be a special meeting
of the officials of the Farmers
Union Warehouse and other in
terested parties on Jan. %, at
10 a. m. b. f. Wynn, Pres.
The local passenger train on
the P. 4 \. w. railroad will
leave here now at II a. M, and
arrive at Norvelle at 30 D. m j.,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
and back to Pre- scott at 4 D. m,


The ladies of the Christian
Church will give a dinner and
supper at the old Kershaw build
ing Thursday. The proceeds will
go toward erecting the new
church building.
David. B.Gonway, son of Judge
J. D. Conway, died at his home
in Texarkana Tuesday afternoon
about 1870 o'clock. He has many
friends in this county who regret
to learn Of his death.
If you intend marrying any
ways soon-and every single man
does except Ed Hood and Finis
Murrah-Iet Us figure with you
on your invitations. Our prices
are right and quality the best.
B. F. Beasley and w. A. White
two prominent farmers Of this
county, are doing jury duty here
this week. We acknowledge a
call from those two gentlemen
Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies of the Christian
Church are making preparations
to give everybody a square meal
Thursday. Do not forget them.
Place the old Kershaw store
building. Price-dinner 80 cents,
supper % cents.
We have Just received 5000
pairs OF line shoes. | bought
them at Doe on the dollar. If you
want to save money come to the
New York Store, We will be
glad to show our goods and
prices.
Do not forget to take dinner
and supper with the ladies of the
Christian Church Thursday, as
the proceeds go to a worthy
cause = the erection of their
church. The price for dinner
will be 80 cents and Is cents for
supper.
The sad news reached here
yesterday of the death of Miss
Alice Monson of Emmett. She
was stricken with pneumonia
and all that loving hands and
shiIled physicians could do could
not save her. We aympathlze
with her fond parents.
See VIM. Hitchcock and 8et
YOUR tin work done, roofs paint
ed and repaired. l handle roof
paints, the best, at prices to live
on. Give me your patronage, |
will treat YOU right. Shop OPP
posite Biakes Livery stable.
You can now get B. D. CHEW
ING TOBACCO, which IS UN-
ION MADE, from your store
keeper. W. Is. WALLf'h'
100 MUCH FACE
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
TOO MUCH FACE

l-ou feel as if you had one face too
n nv when YOU have Neuralgia, don t
v, > Save tie face, you may need 1t;
b.. get ria of the neuralgia by applying
RaIlare Snow Linament. II n es
hing ia.t..a world for rheumatism, neu-
raigIa. 3alas, cuts, scalds, lame back
and all ans. For sale at BAKER )
Drug Sore,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

w They are off. 1t was early yes
terday morning when the first quai
was lawfully killed. The open sea
son for the shooting Of the bot
whites began November is and to
day with brighter weather the hunt
ers are out in the country by the
score For a week. the enthusiastic
hunters have had their guns cleaned
and polished and dogs in fit condi'
tion for month Of sport
1t is the early hunter who gets
the best shooting. A week from
now a great many birds win have
been killed and those who are left
viii have become 50 frightened that
the hunters will not have a very easy
time unless he can find some secluded
spot where the early hunters have
not visited. There ls.always a big
rush on the first day Of the quail
season and this is true today. Va
cations are in order this week for II
Il a busy time with the man who
likes to shoot the birds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
DIED OF GRIEF.
Gypsum Man Took Poison Because
Of Wife's Disease.

The coroner's verdict on the death
of Henry shuttlewOrth, whose BODY
was found in his barn at his home
near Gypsum about two weeks ago
has been rendered as follows: Henry
shuttleworth came to his death BY
taking poison caused BY grief on &C
count Of the death Of his wife," Mr.,
shuttIeworth was found one morning
in his barn dead. 1t was supposed at
the time that death was due to heart
failure. Later a bottle Of strychnine
was found near him. It was sus-
plcioned that he had taken the con-
tents for the purpose Of committing
suicide and the, stomach was sent
away for analysis. strychnine was
found In the stomach. Mr., Shuttle
worth had been acting strangely since
his Wife's death and 1t thought bis
mind had become unbalanced He
carried an Insurance. Of $4,000 in the
Yoeman lodge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
FARMERS ARE BUILDING
siLos FOR THEIR FEED

The farmers who are making 6
speciality Of dAirying are pdding to
their equipment very rapidly espec-
iaIiy taking an Interest IN preserving
corn fodder and sometimes alfalfa
On many Of TIE farms are being erect
Cd silos that hold the fresh fodder IN
AZ GOOD condition AS when first cut
ana give the cows what Is practically
green feed through the winter. These
are being built Of concrete or lumber
ana have The advantage Of psrmsnen'
cy over those erected 4 few years
aro. Corn STALKS are chopped into
smsn pieces bsfors being stored and
aIiaIia eoes through q process thal
makes It easily elevated hy means O
machinery. The farmers claim thai
Il makes the feed worth many dne'
ils shibl tonly dried and used 81
hay.
nsng farners have two or tire.
r,tlf crops d alfalfa o. tha groune
- M, distances ~ llacu p,erinl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

almost to cover the field They want
to prepare for the future and as the
crop is safe in the stack they know
that they have a good asset ready for
sale at any time. Some Of the fields
have yielded five crops this year.
Very little alfalfa is put in the siIos,
corn being the favorite. The fiTpt
sIlos we're eeIlar-like and EeFs uhdsr-
ground but the new method 4 TO
erect them ont Of doora about twenty
feet high and elevate The, feed through
pipes that are attaehed 70 the cora
cutter and lift the fins-ohoppea ma
tsrial to the TOP IL 4 eOntinucus
stream.
This f. a part OF the new develop
ment Of the modern farm and 4 adds
70 the Independsnee Of the farmer.
with private elevators and sIIos the
farmer IL able to handle bic crops Of
feed and grain with HttIs dependence
on tie buyer. He manages his affairs
Win much greater ability thar forme
srly and hss ne sdrAnirBp 81 being
sbIs b uni tor . foyoIatis ua7kst
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
How Good Roads
Can Be Built Now

| lproyements and the number Of an
n6al assessments 70 be made III pay
ing therefor. which must not exceed
ten.
The county commissioners make
surveys of the road, estimate The
cost Of improvement and file maps
Of the land to be taxed. The COM
mlssioners take full charge Of the
improvement, let the contract for
the work and issue the special i'm
provement bonds. The abuttlng land
pays three-fourths Of the cost and
the township or townships through
which the roads pass pays one-fourth.
The county can be made to pay part
Of the cost II the commissioners SO
determine. Where bridges and cuI-
verts cost more than 5000 the county
pays for them. The distribution OF
the cost Of the repairs Is q very in-
teresting part of the good roads law.
To illustrate, we Will say that Z
will cost $4,000 to improve the ten
miles of Lawrence avenue road taken
for an example. This would grade.
drain and cover II with shale or gum
bo at the bad spots. We Will give
the forty quarter sections Of land
abutting this road an assessed valu-
alton Of $40 an acre, or s256,O00,
which Is only about one-fourth ito
real value. The townships through
which the road passes pay one-tcurth
Of the S6,O0O or $500. II the
county as q whole pays one-fourth
and gets the city in on the expense
there would be left only $4,000 for
the abutting property to pay. Each
quarter section would have to pay
SIS. II paid in annual installments
with interest on deferred payments
1t would cost each quarter section
only about 50 year for ten years.
The road Improvement bonds are is-
ued in the same way as improvement.
bonds are isRuediin the city. The land
that is taxed IL free from road tax
while the bonds are running
The paving Of Lawrence avenue
,ost each fifty feet Of ground abut-
Ing on that avenue from &S25 to
1850. This gives an opportunity TO
compare the cost Of fixing bad spots
n the country roads with the cost
II improving the city streets.
This road law looks cumbersome
,ut 1t is not l do not believe q more
'quitable or feasible plan could be
uggested for improving the dirt
Dads. The putting into motion Of
his machinery for the Improvement
4 the roads is up to the farmer and
he land owner. He can get good
irt roads under this law. He can
ot get them as cheap in any other
1ay. That is my judgment in the
natter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
Hunters Are Busy
After the Quail

Those who know say that the
birds are very pleptiful this year.
One farmer who was in town satur-
day buying shells for his shotgun
stated that there were twice as many
quail in the country as last year:
He further stated that SO far as he
had observed most Of the quail are
small, being not more than three-
fourths grown. The cold weather
last spring caused the birds to breed
later than usual.
The state law prohibits the shoot
ing of quail without a hunters Ii
cense. Not more than twenty birds
may be lswfUlly killed by one per-
son in one day nor can the hunter
sell any Of his game. There are
a good many warden deputies in ad-
ditlon to the regular city, township
and county officers and the one who
would violate the law runs q great
risk OF being caught when he does
so.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
THE HOLIDAYS FOR 1910.
Days Of the Week on Which Prince
pal Holidays Fan.

The new crop OF calendars is now
coming in, and from them is obtained
the following information about the
time for the principal holidays next
year:
On Sunday; Christmas, May day.
On Monday; Decoration Day, 4th
Of July, Labor Day, st. Valentines
day.
On Tuesday; washington's BIRTH
day.
On Wednesday; Ground hog day.
On Thursday; Thanksgiving, Nov.
"a. st. Patrick's day.
On Friday; April Fools day.
on Saturday; New Years day;
Lincoln's birthday,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
Body Was Locked
in a Steel Vault

The body of John Hilton is yet
AZ the ElchOlts undertaking parlors
and the time Of the burial Il not
deeided. Several incidents have
lcansed the delay. Mrs. Hilton nOti-
fled the undertatsrs IL Seattle to
place the body in a-4metallic casket,
instead they used a steel vault
outside of a heavy solid walnut, CAS-
Iket. This vault has q spring lock
which BY the breaking Of small wires
automatically fastens the cover for
ali time unless IT is broken. It was
necessary that the caslset be opened
y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
MISS NrcKLEs MAY STAY.


Hope, Nov: lg--It is probable
that Miss Belle NJlclsles will remain
permanently as postmistress here.
succeediHg her father, Henry Nlcklsa
who died a month ago. a. petition
for her apppintment was signed by
practically every local patron of
the, office and no one else was a
candidate for the place, she was
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

In the Wichita Beacon q. B. ,Jewet,
explains exactly how the new road
law works IN practice:
How to mend the bad stretches IN
an otherwise good dirt road as pro.
| vided by chapter 201, page SOC. Of
the session laws Of 1905, Is the pur.
pose Of this article, The act relates
to the Improvement Of country roads.
Under the 1908 road law road
can be improved its entire length In
any county, II necessary, I take It,
however, that the first effort under
the new law win be to improve the
worst places. In this state the sandy
stretches are the worst places for a
greater part Of the year. The new
law makes special provision for this
kind Of bad road. Its provisions for
the adjustment Of the expense, con-
certed action on the part Of the land
owners and other good features seem
to be Its main force. 1t provides for
county control IN making the i'm
provennent and gives the county COM
rdissioners power to require the. coun-
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hereto identity the body as Mr.. Hill.
ton had $4,000 life insurahce. So
mechahIcs with ehisels worked most
cf Yesterday cutting the steel eov.
ering to accomplish this. Then q
cement lined grave had been pre-
pared but 1t was not made large
enough for the receptacle in which
the body was shipped and one end
and side are being torn out to In
crease It's size, The burial will take
place when that Is completed. The
body was sent by express, the bill
for transportation being $12O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
HIGH WATER AT MANHATTAN.
Wagon Bridge - Manhattan was
washed on.

The rains in northern central Kan
sas have been much heavier than
here. It Il reported that the town Of
Hanover Is under water. The Blue
river is very high and the wagon
bridge over e st Manhattan was
washed out. All trains are delayed.
The west bound trains are several
hours late and east bound they are
making aIoW line on account Of slses
ana had tradt1.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
ThankaairIna shoot.

On Tuesday, Nov. -, at 1 o'clock
at Lee Longs. four miles south Of
DetrOIt. There will be plenty OF
eeese and turkeys. Bring your shot
guns and rifles. Shells will be
furnished. Other sports viii make
this an event to be remembered.t&e'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

The Union Pacific trains are run
ming over the Rock Island tracks
from Manhattan to Topeka because
d vsshOut at s. Mars The
us.sr 10 eastern Kansas streams is
,rolss sowa and regular service viii
eoou b resumed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

She Sues for Divorce.
Mrs. Ella Tonkin filed suit in dis
trict court Tuesday for a divorce
from Harry TOnkin. She sues on
the charge Of gross neglect.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
Inatifnta n Poatponed.

The farmers institute to have
been held in the court house today
was postponed until some future
date because speakers from the ag-
ricuIturaI college could not be here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18

assistant postmaster during her faith
ers turn and is still in charge. It Is
expected that her appointment will.
be made. e
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
Dickinso on 3 Finances
for the Past Year

County Clerk H. w. King has com
pleted q summary Of the receipts ant
expenditures Of the county for tn,
past year and the Reflector has tax
en- from his figures these items whicl
viii be interesting, to taxpayers. Com
paratilyeiy few persons now see thu
official reports and 1t ought to have
wide circulation.
The county high school taxes last
year returned s18,57s.47; expendi'
lures $1S,432.43.
County interest receipts $11,532.-
81; paid out $12,56S.SO. The sink
ing fund was increased $4,61S.0S;
paid out $5,O07.bO. rs
The assets of the county are:
court house and grounds. sb0,OO0i /
jail, $4,000; office fixtures 22,6OO; !;
county farm $4,000; high school
building. $4,000; bridges, $215,OOo;
total, $4,000. ,v
The county's debt consists Of $246,-
900 refunding bonds due Jan. /,
1898. The general receipts and ex-
penditures Of the year are:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-18
WiorkI,,an Dance.

The A. o. u. W. viii give a dance
Thanksgiving night at the hall. All
should plan to attend. DIV