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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16

great preparations are being made to make them the most attractive ever planned at State gathering of phy- sicians and surgeons. On Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the visiting ladies will be rendered an auto ride over the city. More than fifty autos have been donated by local owners for their entertainment. That night between 8 and 10 o'clock a recep- tion will be held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. c. Jordan, No. 1519 Cherry street. Thursday afternoon. from 5 to 5, a musicale will be given by Mrs. c. K. Carruthers, at her home No. 1902 West Sixth avenue. compli- mentary to the visiting ladies. Mrs. A. W. Troupe, wife of Dr. Troupe. chief surgeon of the Cotton Belt here, will be the hostess at a reception to be given the visiting ladies. at her home, No. 915 West Fifth avenue, complimentary to her visitors durin:, the covention.
 A five hundred plate banquet, to be given at the Bluff City Club hall Thursday evening by the members of the Jefferson County Medical S,$ ciety, will be the closing feature of the meeting. The members of the
 
 Arkansas Medical Society will be the guests of honor on that occasion.
 A series of clinics has been ar ranged at the local hospitals. Some of the best surgeons in the South will hold them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16

roadster type, with metal mudcards and bonnet of the same material Oil sidelights and a tail lamp are part Of the equipment, the steering wheel tits at rakish angle, and the gen eral appearance is brought up to a nigh standard. The car weights 300 pounds and is single cylinder four horse power machine. Mir. Felix Smart is the local agent for the "Browniekar." It can be seen in the window of Knox-Walker Furniture Co
 Second Prize. Shetland Pony and runabout outfit, consisting of a pony worth $10o, a fine runabout with rub Der tires, stick seat. trimmed with leather throughout of the latest style and is guaranteed good as any" The runabout is valued at $90 and can be seen at the store of the Voss-N -Nichol Co.,, just as soon as it arrives. MT. Nichol ordered the runabout for uy yesterday afternoon. He is the local agent for this make of buggie. and carriages, The harness is made to order by the Voss-Nichol Co. and is strictly hand sewed throughout
 Third Prize, to go outside of Pine Bluff. $50 bicycle.
 
 Fourth Prize, to go outside of Pine Bluff, $1o sad1le. This saddle is q steel-fork, double rigged, lined skirt. rolled cantle leather covered rings and trimmings, two inch stirrup straps and is of up-to-date Texas style
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
NEXT WEEKS BILL
 AT ELKS THEATER

The Elks' Theater has an except ionally strong bill to present to it's patrons. The management wants it distinctly understood that the Elks' Theater takes no back seat in any vaudeville show when it comes to a class of vaudeville. We have for next week the great Skatinelli, one of the greatest novelty acts. direct from Europe having played in all promin- ent European theaters, and is just closing the Majestic circuit He is said to have one of the best acts in novelty on the circuit this season. Git Brown & Go. the talking come- dians, will close their act with a great novelty dancing act. In addition to this will be Dale and Carreg, the black face comedians, not only in name but in reality one of the best that has been presented in this city the past season. Miss Carreg, the mOcking bird of the vaudeville stage, sang at the Orpheo the favorite song, Silver Threads Among the Gold" Take it all in all the Elks will have one of the strongest bills that has been presented this season. The usu- al 5000 feet of moving pictures will be shown. The orchestra will be en- larged for next week In addition to the regular orchestra we have the noted violinist, Prof. Claui Kilburn, who will stay with us permanently, making it seven piece orchestra.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
BIG CROWD AT PINE BLUFF MERCANTILE

Did you see the crowd at the Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.'S store Saturday at 8 D. m. There was something do- ing Essie Rowan, of South Hazel St, Box 95, received $500 in cash, abso- lutely free. The clock stopped at S:10:52. S:20:19 was the neares, number This will occur every Sat urday hereafter at 3 D. m., until the last of August. Notwithstanding the storm and rain, you ought to have seen the crowd. If you want to see the fun. be on hand at 3 D. m. Sat urday, the 22nd.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
PARKER AND OTIS
 MAKE PROPOSITION
Conference Held Yesterday Between \. l.. and q. Officials and Pine Bluff North and South Directors-Nof Made Public.


 The original directors of the Pine Bluff North and South Railroad. held q brief conference with J. M. Parker and w. X. Otis, president and general manager and one of the owners of the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad. yesterday at the Hotel Jeff ferson, the conference being the out come of joint meeting of the rail road committees and officials Friday afternoon at the Board of Trade. The object was to hear proposition from Messrs Parker and Otis for the build ing of the Parker road to this city and its extension. as the North and south road, to point North of Pine Bluff. to connect with the Rock Is- land. The conference was held be- hind closed doors and just what tran spired at the meeting was not made public. It is understood that the A. l.. and C. officials made a proposi- tion to the directors of the Pine Bluff North and South road, but that it has not been accepted as yet. They were given sixty days in which to either reject or accept the offer of the pro- motors, t is said, Messrs Parker and Otis will leave this morning for Mon- roe. La.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
1Il - - %F $115, 900 RAISED
 BY THE BAPTISTS

HIearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Louisville, May 15.-Within an hour delegates to the Southern Baptist con vention contributed $115,00O to the Baptist Theological Seminary here. Donations were made ranging from $50 to 5000. Rain interfered with the unyeiling of the monument to Dr, T. T. Eaton. The convention adjourns Monday. It will probably meet next year at Baltimore.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
PINE BLUFF|AN
 IS H0N0RFO Attorney Daniel Taylor, of This City, Elected Vice President of State.
LODGE OF THE ELKS
First Annual Convention at Helena-- Pine Bluifian Responds to Vel
 come Address.

Daniel Taylor, secretary of the Pine Bluff lodge of Elks and a well known young attorney of this city vas re- gently zhonored by being elected vice president of the State Associa- tiOn at their first annual meeting at Helena. Mir. Taylor deliveuhd the response to the welcome aJdress and his speech is reported to have been an oratorical gem. The Helena World quotes Mir. Taylor4a follows:
 Being a lawyer l appreciate the true meaning of the maxim, Brcvity is the soul of good pleading and hay, ing Ndabbled some in politics I real ize the wisdom of an aphorism heard some time ago, uttered by your distinguished fellow townsman. Gov. John Ike Moore, s'If you don't say so much you won't have so much to ex- plain.' Therefore my remarks shall be as brief as gratitude will admit.
 Wholly unable am l to express to
 
 good people of Helena the apprecia- tion we feel for the sincere and joy ous welcome and unstinted and gen. uine hospitality with which you have greeted us since We entered your gates. This is one of the times when words fail to speak the language of the heart. ~-=g=4.
 So much at home have we been made to feel that most of us have been compelled to ascertain from orr membership cards the place from which we came. and some of my as sociates have noticed busily and strenuously engaged in bidding onr Helena brother thrice and four times welcome. Hospitality is in the air and cordiality has become both a con- tagious and infectious disease and goodfellowship and comrades seem so natural here in Helena.
 Eastern Arkansas, more than any other portion of our State, has ever been famed as land of fitness and of plenty, of wealth and aristocracy. of true courtesy and gallantry. We have always heard that here your fields were the richest, your women the prettiest, your horses the fastest. your negroes the blackest. your Eiks milk the reddest, and your politicians the purest of any place on the earth. visit to the queen city of that land of milk and honey has verified and confirmed our suspicious.
 Your most attractive. thriving and enterprising city is still regarded as one truly typical and representative of the Old South. Be it said to your everlasting praise and credit, you have not allowed your remarkable civic development and splendid prog ress nor the mad race for wealth and the avarice of modern times to vita
 Continued on Page FiveD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
Great Council Will be En- tertained By Neponsett
 Tribe No, 19, Here.
PROGRAM COMPLETE
Mayor Toney to Welcome Delegates. Many Social Features Planned
 Local Committee Announced.

The following executive committee, G. W. Byington, Chairman; A. G. Rus sell, secretary; I. Reinberger, treas urer; T. Havis Nixon and C. M. Phil pot, have the matter of arrangements ill hand for the entertainment of Great Council. l. o. R. NJ. of Arkansas, to be held in this city June 1. } and 3.
 The Ladies Temple Society secuted the contract to serve the banquet, which will be served on Tuesday night, June l, to four hundred Red men, their wives and sweethearts.
 The menu for the banquet is first class, and those who attend will be amply pleased.
 Chief Dr. A. G. Thompson will pre- side as toastmaster at the banquet.
 4 splendid orchestra has been se- cured to furnish music during the banquet hours, to 12.
 The parade, to be given by the local Redmen and visitors, will be of 9. novel character and exceedingly in- teresting to not only the Redmen, but to our citizens. The parade, while not completely arranged at this time will possibly take place about s o'clock in the evening. thereby giving an opportunity to show the novel feae- ures with more forcefu1 effect.
 At the opening session Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock an, address of. welcome will be made by Mayor w. l.. Toney, and response will be mada thereto by different Great officers of the Great Council.
 This meeting will be especially in teresting to members of this order because the Great Council of the State of Arkansas was organized at Pine Bluff nine years ago. and this is the first session held in Pine Bluff since the organization.
 It is earnestly desired that every member of the local Tribe attend all meetings between now and the above mentioned date, that they may become familiar with the plans and workings to be carried out in entertaining this Great Council.
 It is understood that the local Tribe. as we'll as the citizens of Pine Bluff. expect to entertain the visiting members in a manner befiitting the well earned reputation of Pine Bluff
 The executive committee has ar ranged for the headquarters of the Great Council to be at the Hotel Jeff ferson, where bureau of informa- tion will be stationed for their as- sstance. A reception committee of 9 members has been selected to meet all incoming trains and escort the visiting members to their hotels q
 The reception committee includes: Thomas Green, Sr., Chairman; J. M. Hughes, w. H. Hollenbeck, Peter Mustachi, c. l.. Hall, c. H. Smith, c. s. Vance, E. E. Jenkins, S. c. Cross R. H. Haley, F. Barthet. D. R. Saterfield. K. s. Robinson, Edgar Brewster K. A. Smith, l.. w. Blather- wick. M. M Redman, w. F. Webb, Creed Caldwell. T. H. Flowers, J. R. Stewart, J. M Simpson. James Gould $. L. Pine and D. R. Camp.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
BABY AUTO FOR
 THE WINNER Graphic's Great Popularity Contest Creating Much Good Natured Rivalry.
PONY AND RUNABOUT
Will bc Given a> SecOnd Prize Other Valuable Awards to br
 Made Contestants,

The interest manifested in the Graphic's Popularity contest increa5- es daily. Many more names were ads ded to the list yesterday, and We doubt if there is a child in Pine Bluff whose parents love and cherish him who will not let him enter the contest Put the name in, your friends will help you. The children will gather the coupons. Your lodge. society and church will get together and push along this splendid inducement. We all love the children and the children will love the parents, who in after years can show clipped copy of the Graphic showing where they won prize for them, voting them the most popular child ill this vicinity. The child will feel as proud of his or her parents then, as they do of him now The proposition is not a cheap one. You are not begging when you ask a man or woman to subscribe for the Graphic. A salesman makes his liveli- hood selling goods and we are pay ing you we'll for entering this per fectly legitimate and honest contest, Pointers.
 Start now.
 Do it now
 Call up your friends and write those out of town.
 If you have any questions to ask, call up the Contest Manager No mat ter where you are working you ca1 get sugscriptions any place in the city, in the county, in the state, in the United States or any where in the world. We don't care who takes the paper. You get their subscription, and We will get the paper to them.
 Bring in picture of the contest ant. If you haven't one on hand, go to MT. Eek, the photographer, and have one made FREE; we not only want to put it in the paper, but We want to show them at the moving picture shows so that Pine Bluff will see their future Senators. Congress- men and Governors
 The Contest Manager is in the of flee every evening willing to wait up- on any person and ready to answer all question. Come down and talk it over with him.
 The Prizes.
 First Prize, the "Browniekar" or childs automobile. Many new types of automobiles make their appearance every year but until this car was placed on the market they all seemed to be for ''grown-ups.' The machine is a graceful little automobile and most comfortably arranged. Besides being real car, with an actual en- zine and gear, and all the facilities of grown-up automobile, the de- signer cleverly kept uppermost in mind the need for simplicity on one hand and safety on the other. The car is so light that, should it collide with an obstruction, the compact would be hardly felt Care has also been exercised not to overpower the car, it's highest safe speed being 10 miles an hour.
 The body is of metal and of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16
1CATHER|NC |FPHYS|C|ANS s Medical society's bn1 For Pine Bluff Convention.
 
 so&AL AFFAIRS
Plaaned-State Board of Examiners Also Meets ,re-The Sessions.

ty-third annual session of
 ,as Medical Society will be
 city May IS, 19, 20 and 21
 expected that more than
 dred physicians and sur-
 all parts of the State will
 ndance. The meeting will u over by Dr. Joseph T. Sloan Springs, Ark, with mith, of Little Rock, the
 The other officers of the ety who will be in attend }. K. Williams. Philadelphia,
 president; l.. H. Hall, Po-
 second vice president; B. Pine Bluff, third vice presi-
 J. w. Scales, Pine Bluff,
 The ten councillor districts te will be largely represent egates and many ladies will y them. kte Board of Medical Exam bposed of M. Fink of Helena: phy, Brinkley: F. B. Young. e; M. l.. Norwood, Locks prge s. Brown, Conway, Yer hmmon, Arkansas City, and His, Philadelphia, will also eeting during the annual sions are to be held, at the Institute, Fifth avenue and let. The first meeting of the
 Delegates will convene morning at g o'clock. The eral meeting will be held y morning at 9:30 o'clock, time the annual addresses delivered. The section of IS to convene at g o'clock morning with an afternoon
 o'clock. The section on VIII convene at 9 o'clock the rnlng. At 2 o'clock Thurs noon the section of obstetrics cology will convene.
 panufacturing drug firms are an elaborte display of their d the exhibit feature of the n is being looked forward a great deal of interest on Of the physicians and sur ne exhibits will be made at 'enerson, the official head W. l.. Toney will deliver the ol welcome, which will be to oy Dr. James H. Lenow, nWK. Dr. c. K. Carruthers. i's' president of the Jeffer- " Medical Society, will de- address of welcome on be- Pe local doctors.
 engagements have been com 'ne entertainment and re- r the visitors. Never before |Ptory if the Society has such Peen shown in a State meet Aiiiiltee on scientific work [ 'lat the essayists have 'e.ed with care and that the De presented bear evidence A"racter. What promises to usual interest is the public a'fahged for the Arkansas 'n LOT the relief and control ! ulosls. This meeting will be e First Methodist church.
 eaince in the city, Thurs at $ o'clock. Dr. J.. S.. president of the Arkansas will preside and Dr. lalcher' of this city, will 'penlng address. A sympo- uoerculosis has been ar
 pc participated in by Dr. aan, formey Bate Super pr Public 4S.s1dction; Dr. eil' of Little Rock; Judge Oer' of the United States ft; Judge J. M. Hill, of the apreme Court, and Cover
 W. Donaghey. The audi Pso be invited to enter in- fssion.
 features of the big meet
 being overlooked, but
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-16

Jesse McWilliams in in Little Rock on business
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
SEEING THE ALPS.
Tourists Who Do Their Mountain
Climbing by Telescope.

Tourists Who Do Their Mountain
Climbing by Telescope.
The tourist of today who visits the
Alps and who lacks the physical en-
durance or whose time is too limited
TO make the ascent of some of the ia
nous peaks nevertheless is able closely
to survey the panorama of mountain
scenery through the medium of power
full telescopes located at the terminals
Of the mountain railroads. By this
means the rocks and glaciers and pc
culfar formations of these historic
mountains may be carefully studied,
though the spectator need not APP
proach them within many miles.
Each of these mountain telescopes is
mounted on a forked cradle and is so
nicely balanced that its position may
readily be fixed by the tightening of
small thumbscrews after the focus
has been adjusted with band wheel.
The magnifying power of the instru-
ments varies from 35 to 116 diameters,
but is adapted for landscape obServa-
ton only.
When weather conditions are suita-
BILE. climbers on the Titlis may be seen
through the telescope at Uetliberg,
near Zurich, distance of forty miles,
and the hotel on the Faulhorn, sixty
miles away, may be recognized. Every
step of the toilers on the slopes of the
Matterhorn can be followed by means
Of the instrument on the Riffelalp
above Zermatt. Several lives have been
saved by the means of these glasses,
for signals of distress on the noun
tains are seen by the watchers at the
telescopes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
A Lame Excuse.

"a French sentinel in Algeria" said
a playwright, had for his colonel a
very tall. lanky. round shouldered man.
This round shouldered colonel one
night was making Il quiet inspec-
ton Passing the sentinel. he found,
to his rage and Indignation. that he was
not challenged SO he returned to the
man and reared:
"'You didn't challenge met
"'N-no. sir faltered the sentinel sa-
luting.
"'Well, why didn't you? the colonel
demanded
Excuse me, SIR said the sentinel,
but thought beg your pardon, sir
thought you was camel"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
(Jan % to Feb IS)

State of Wisconsin, County Court
for bayfield, County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at Special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said County at the Court House in the
city of Washburn in said county. on the
fourth Tuesday (being the 23nd day. of Feb
ruary A. D. 1909. at 10 o'clock A. ~. the
following matters will be heard and consider
ed.
The application of A. walker for the
appointment OF c. A. Walker Of the city'ot
Nevdesha, Kansas, as administ 'ator of the
estate of Benjamin Hunter late of the City OF
Nevdesha, Kansas, in said County,deceased.
By order of the Court,
Dated January, Goth 1909.
VIM. III, Irish.
county Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
$780, The @----.---2
Scrap Book
He Let 1t Pass.

At leading hotel in Boston a dele
cation of ministers were having a
dinner at which a few lawyers were
present. among them General Benja-
min +. Butler. Father" Taylor and
Butler were indulging in some spicy
repartee. Taylor asked the general if
lawyers ever made mistakes ooh,
certainly" was the reply. ITO err is
human" well" said his questioner.
what do you do when you make
mistaken" eff it is big one," said
Butler, Il try to rectify it. but If it Is
a small one l let it pass unnoticed.
By the way" be added. do ministers
ever make mistakes?" Certainly. To
err is human" was Father Taylors
reply. "Well, what do you do when
you make a mistaken" asked Butler.
eff the mistake is a big one | try to
rectify it, but if a small one l let it
pass unnoticed For example. l was
preaching last Sunday to my sailors
and in my sermon made the statement
that the devil was father to all law
yers. l meant liars, but it being a
small mistake l let it pass by"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
His Denomination.

A man who had been playing golf
with a clergyman heard him swear
two or three times under his breath.
Suspecting the lapse, he could not be
sure of it until one monosyllable
came out with unmistakable clearness.
After he had finished the match a
friend of his said: II saw you play
ing just now with the Rev. Mr.. Dash.
Of what denomination is he?'' "Some
people say he is a Congregationalist,"
replied his late opponent. ''but l should
call him a Profanitarian." -Argonaut.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
a Rirdseve View.

The following incident occurred dur
Ing terrific thunderstorm at the home
of contractor who lives in the vicini-
ty of Tampa, Fla. The contractor and
his family were sitting on the veranda
watching the storm when a bolt Of
lightning struck a tree not fifteen feet
from where they were sitting.
The shock was terrific, but no one
was injured, although they were all
badly frightened. The young son, with
great excitement, was telling that he
Jumped two feet high.
"How do you know you jumped so
high?" said his father.
why" said Johnnie, 81 looked down
while 1 was up."-Youth's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
Waoner's Swan.

What interests me about Wagner,
says a writer in London Opinion, is his
affection for live beasts and animals.
In "Siegfried'' we have dragon, and
In "Lohengrin," as you are all aware
there is a very beautiful swan. When
the late Sir Augustus Harris produced
this latter opera something went
wrong with the bird. Just before the
rise of the curtain, therefore, the au-
dience was considerably surprised and
startled to hear the indignant voice of
one of the stage hands resounding
from the realms behind inquiring with
characteristic vigor, whats the mat
ter with that Internal duck?"