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Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
NORTH ARKANSAS


Fred Melton, charged with
horse stealing, is in Jail at Bates
vile awaiting the action Of the
grand jury.
Frank Copeland Of Colfax,
Baxter county, was painfully in
jured one day lately when he fell
upon the ice.
}. e. Scissor and Miss Pearl
Hall, popular young couple of
Black Rock, were married one
day recently,
Mrs. Lookout Long of Straw
berry, Lawrence county, died re-
Gently, after an illness of several
months duration. Ten children
survive her.
Three men escaped from the
county Jail at Newport several
days ago by cutting hole in the
roof, making rope of blankets
and letting themselves to the
ground.
Tug Highland Of near Newport
was recently brought before
Commissioner Parse at Batesville
charged with cutting government
timber. He was discharged after
his examination.
Sheriff Neal Of Jackson county
last week refused to issue liquor
license to two saloon dealers at
Newport. His action was in
compliance with the restraining
order Of the county court.
Says the Calico Rock Prog
ress A henpecking scrape is
reported from the Dugan section
OF Stone county, where six wom-
en- met in the road one day last
week and fought it out man FASH
ion.
The little daughter Of John
Douglas, who resides near Noun
tain Home, received q broken
arm one day last week. She
was standing on the fence when
she lost her balance and fell to
the ground.
Mr.. Bristow, engineer and fire.
man at a sawmill near Gassville,
in Baxter county, narrowly es-
capped death a few days ago,
when he slipped and foil on one
OF the saws, sustaining a broken
arm and many bruises.
A big cotton deal was made
at Newport last week which in
volved purchase price Of
Sl50, 900, when the Lesser-Gold-
man Cotton Co, purchased the
Wolff Goldman Company's cot
ton stored In the warehouses ut
Newport, consisting Of 2,400
bales.
Mrs, Nellie Neapyear Of near
Walnut Ridge Is one of the Oldest
inhabitants Of the state. Her
exact age 10 not known, but she
thinks she lived entirely through
the period Of the 10Th century,
which at that calculation would
make her 100 years Of age. She
10 q native Of North Carolina,
but has lived In Arkansas tho
past 90 years.
Prof, j. o, Porter, a school
teacher Of Grubbs, Jackson
, county, was arrested u few days
ago for whipping u child and
tried before u justice Of the
peace, but tho court has not yet
announced Ito findings and Por-
ter is out on bond, II is alleged
that the child was beaten severe-
ly and inhumanly with a piece of
window facing,
In O drunken row at Redstripe,
Stone county, u serious cutting
ARRAY took place last Saturday,
Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
NJ @ B L E Y

Break the news gently to Max
vile.
p. Pinkston is still on the puny
list, but we hope to see him we'll
soon.
Miss Annie Wilson spent
Christmas with relatives at Cath
eytown.
Grover Jernigan spent the hol'
idays at home, returning to Eve
ming Shade Tuesday.
Gov. Kavanaueh. That sounds
better. If Donaghey is giving
US a "business administration"
we want a man with all the bus
mess boiled out Of his system
before the inauguration.
The sawmil proposition at this
place is about to materialize.
John and D. M. Lewallen and
w. E. Pinkston are the pro-
moters. A telephone line will
also be built to this place in
few weeks.
w. d. Crabtree writes his
brother John here that he is do
ing we'll in his home in far away
Montana. He told John to tell
us to stay with Dave King. You
bet; we're doing it, William.
Well tell Dave he's got one vote
in Montana.
We only had two weddings
here Christmas week where we
looked to have half q dozen.
Cleo Dawson and Miss Jewel
Clark and Miss Jane Lewallen
and Clarence Clark are the hap
py couples. Their many friends
wish them a lifetime of happi-
ness. "Meeting is never over
till the singing stops" and the
weddings are not over till the
sparkling stops,' More later
soon.
On Christmas day several rel
atives and friends met at the
home Of Mrs. M. r. Wasson, the
writer's mother, and at dinner
enjoyed feast Of ham, cakes,
fruits, pies and other good
things. At the head Of the table
sat our warm. hearted old friend,
d. M. Lewallen, who welded the
carver and acted as "toast- .
ter" And o, that republican
appettel It's mean TO mention
it, but it's in our system and just
had to come out, May the COM
ing years bless every guest who
sat ut our "festal board" on
Christmas, 1909.
l000-10.
Bret Harte's best known poem
commences: ''I'm sitting alone
by the fire, dressed just as |
came from the dance" Tonight
as we sit alone we recall the
lines, for 1t 10 the last night Of the
old year and we are just from the
party, The inside cricket chants
a dirge to the dying year. Out
side, the cedars, like an Eolion
harp Of Nature, Groom away the
winter night. After all, Old
Year, you have been pretty good
TO us. Wherever we have gone
wrong II has not been your fault
You brought us many rare books
TO broaden our ideas Of life; you
led us far and wide In search oI
tho lore and iruitage Of Other
minds. Look | both hands Of thu
clock point upward and 1917
swings In on the pendulum o
Timo, ''ris tho birthday Of roso'
lutions, and while tho clock tiokt
away the fret seconds Of thu
new year we write ours; II
every word and deed we'll try t
follow that "still small voice
y which men call conscience, well
Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
FIDDLE, FIDDLE, FIDDLE.
An Enormous Crowd AT The Fiddlers'
Contest Saturday Night.

fiddler was called to the front of
the stage to open the fiddlers'
contest. People from far and
near were here, all in the best of
humor, in anticipation of one Of
the best times of their lives, and
they were not disappointed.
These fiddlers entered the con-
test:
Elmer Brickle, Maxville.
Alvis Layne, Layne.
James Dobbins, Preston Jen-
nings, Zion.
Hardy Higginbottom, Mat
thews.
Forrest Belts, Center.
Frank Ritchie, Ash Flat.
Bart Brickle, Pfeiffer.
E. L. Martin, Polk.
r. B. Gray, Newark.
Dan Boyce, Batesville.
A. B. Smith, j. r. Hawkins,
E. o. Battles, Sidney.
j. M, Kent, G.. M. Brickle,
Urbin Graddy, Cleo Duncan,
Johnathan Clark, Evening Shade.
Just prior to the opening Of
the contest the fiddlers held a
meeting down stairs and chose
three judges from the audience,
they being Walter N. Metcalf,
Edgar E. Wasson and Claude L.
Coger.
Nothing but the old time hoe
down music was allowed, and
from the time the first contestant
was called out until the winners
were announced the air all about
the court house was fairly ring.
ing with the ctrs.ias Of Arkansas
Traveller, Leather Breeches, In
diana Hoe. Down., Forked Deer
River, and many other good old
break downs too numerous TO
mention.
After each fiddler had in turn
played a couple Of tunes the
judges held q consultation and
dropped nine contestants, bring
ing the number down to ten,
These ten were required to give
further evidence Of their skill
with the bow, after which the
judges again retired to bring the
number of contestants down 10
five.
And then the real fun began.
There were five prizes offered,
and the judges had left five fid-
dlers in as the best Of the lot to
fight the matter to finish. Very
naturally each one wanted to ex-
Gel and also capture the big
prize, and each one knew that
the time had come for him to get
down to real business. They
were required to play two more
tunes each, in turn, and they did
that very thing in the truest
sense Of the word, II will prob
ably be many a day before five
men again put such a master Of
fort on the fiddle as did these,
and as each retired from the cen.
ter Of the stage he was greeted
by thunders Of applause which,
II seemed, might be heard Tor
miles around.
When tho required number Of
tunes had been finished, the
judges retired and on their re-
turn tho five contestants were
brought before the audience,
where they played Arkansas
Traveller to perfection, 1t might
be stated, after which the de.
cision Of the judges was declared,
az follows:
First prize, $40, j. M. Kent Of
Evening Shade,
Second Prize, SIS, Dan Boyee
Of Batesville,
Thipd Dpiea lt0 Ravt ne,aiyia
Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
Resolved.

That during 1910 | will not be
q crouch.
Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
Store Talk
...CLOTHrNG...

Come i'm and let us fit you ..Out ins a
well made suit of cIcfI1inG at a price
that cannot fail to Please you. We
sell SchWab's Clothing, famous the
country over for durability as Wen
as cheapneSS.
Sharp County record., 1910-01-07
...SHOE S..

For years we have been selling a
6reafer part of the shoes worn i'm this
territory, which is good evidence of
the merit of our goods. This firm
handles
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

The bill to admit New Mexico
aud Arizona into the Union of
States has passed both houses Of
Congress, but on conditions that
were never required of any other
territory seeking statehood, and
which only serves to delay their
admission for year or more. The
people of these territories must
first adopt State constitutions,
which are to be approved by Con.
gress and the President; and then
they must wait for this censOring
before they can elect State officers
and institute their State govern
ments. That is to say, the Re-
publican leaders in Congress and
the President want to write the
fundamental laws of these two pro.
posed States; are afraid to trust
the people. That is the logical in
ference, but another purpose is to
delay admission as long as possible,
because they are presumably Dem.
ocratic. and to keep their four
Senators ont of the United States
Senate as long as possible. 1t is
the fear on the part of the Repub-
licans in Congress that these ter
ritories would elect two Democratic
Senators each that is responsible
for denying them statehood so
long, and for the effort heretofore
made to bring them in as a single
State. The censoring by Repub-
lican Congress and President of
the constitutions they may adopt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

is a piece of political paternalism
characteristic of that party, bnt it
cannot in any way long affect the
fundamental laws of these two pro-
posed States. Once admitted they
can cut loose from the parental
leading strings of the Republican
party. and if their constitutions
need amending so that they may
better conform to the views of the
people of each, what is to prevent
them from being amended
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Because the Special Interests
are in politics, We as a nation have
lost confidence in Congress, said
former Forester Pinchot in his st &.
Paul speech. That is only half the
truth as demonstrated to day, Be
cause the Special Interests own
the Republican party, and the Re.
publican party is in control of Con-
gress. is the other half.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Senator Aldrich, in the name OF
the Republican party, has faithful.
ly and successfully served the Spe E
cial Interests, and will retire from
the Senate with that distinction
He is entitled to whatever honor
attaches to such service, but if he
is not wholly selfish, it must recur
to him at times that in his long
public life and as autocrat of his
party in the Senate, not a single
act of broad patriotism or sincere
utterance in the interest of the
people stands to his credit. What
q record for an able and influential
political leader to leave as monu.
ment to his memory!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Do You believe that it is right OF
any part of the functions of gov
eminent to take the hard.earned
money out of your pocket to build
mp the private business of some
other individual engaged in manu-.
featuring goods, farm machinery,
etc.' That is what the Republican
party believes and contends for in
its tariff measures. On the other
hand the Democratic party believes
in equal rights to all and special
privileges to none Which party
do you think serves your interests
bestH
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Why should Insurgents feel 10th
to be read ont" of the Republi.
can partyf II their insurgency is
II matter of conviction and priuci-
pie they have nothing in common
with the party with which they
claim 10 be allied That party has
only one excuse for exlstence-lts
subserviency to Special Interests,
the very thing against which the
insurgents declare they ale pro-
testing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For County Collector.

FRANK W. MONROE of Desloge All
thorizes us to announce as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
County Collector.
W. 7. HALLE authorizes us to an.
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for County Col,
lector.
+. +. BEARD authorizes MS to an.
nounce him as a candidate for the Demo,
cratic nomination for County Collector,
Ben b. BIsCH authorizes us to an.
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for County Collector.
JoHN J.. BRADLEY authorizes us to
announce him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County Col.
leCtOr.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

II you are not satisfied after using
according to directions two-thirds
of n bottle of Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets, you can
have your money back. The tab
let's cleanse and invigorate the
stomach, improve the digestion,
regulate the bowels. Give them q
trial and get well. Sold by f. NJ
Laakmany
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

amendment is given over to Chair.
man Dickey. The time is short,
and he'll have to put in over time
to do it. The voters will do the
rest--put it to rest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For Circuit Judge.

Hon PETER II. HucK of Ste. Gene
We've authorizes MS 20 announce him as
a candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Judge of the Twenty-seventh
Judicial Circuit
WM. NJ. MORGAN of Marble Hill au-
thorizes us to announce him as a can.
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Judge of the Twenty-seventh Judi
Cial Circuit,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For Circuit Clerk.

{ p. WILSON authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for reelection
as Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
{. b. MCCLINToCK authorizes MS TO
Announce him as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Circuit
Clerk
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
! Candidates Announcements
NNSN-~N~>~N~~N<~Nr>N~'
For Congress.

WALTER l.. HESsLEY authorizes us
to announce him as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress in
the Thirteenth district.
Hon, EDWARD Rom authorizes us TO
announce him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress in
the Thirteenth district
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Did you feel the globe tip last
Saturday. The Great Hunter ar
rived home and stepped ashore at
New York on that day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
ON WHAT TO RELY,

II VII. not DO Tor democrats tC
place their faith for success in Re.
publican insurgency or a split in
that party. They must rely rather
upon al earnest appeal to the PEG
pie on sound democratic princi .
piles. The people commend the iu.
snrgency Of La Toilette. Cummins,
Dolliver, Murdack, Bristow and
other Republican reformers be.
cause their views approach in
measure the Democratic stand.
ard, that the people and not
the interests need protecting. And
this is the idea which Democrats
must accentuate. Many Republi.
cans begin to see the justice of the
democratic position, and the atti-
tude of such Republicans as those
we have named have helped them
to see it. Democracy may gain
some votes because OF this, but af-
ter all it will be because they are
right and not because the Repub-
Ilcans are quarrelling among them.
selves,
Many Republicans who have
been made to see the justice of the
democratic position will continue
to be more partisan than Ameri-
can, and 90 on voting for anything
that is labeled Republican regard
less Of the interests which it repre-
SCENTS. Prejudices of years stand
ing are hard to overcome. Demo.
cratic principles must be exploited,
and the people made to see, even
through the fog of prejudice. that
the great mass of people need pro.
tection-relief from the tribute
levied upon them by centralized
wealth through special favors
granted it by unjust tariff laws
and opportunities to monopolize
the nations natural resources.
They must be convinced of the ac
tuality of the fact that they are be-
ing robbed-taXed to build up the
private business of favored comb
nations of wealth, under the subtle
gulse Of protecting American in
dustries.
They ought to be able to discern
the fruits of that sort of protection
in the oil trust, the steel trust, the
sugar trust, the lumber trust, the
cotton mills trust, the harvesting
ana farm machinery trust, with
hundreds of others, and the great
and powerful banking institutions
that handle their stocks aud bonds
and funds, which have succeeded
in monopolizing the wealth OF the
country, controlling its commerce
and dominating the government
itself. If the people cannot be
made to realize to its full extent
what all this means, there is little
hope of escape for them from the
present unequal struggle. 1t Is
up to the Democratic party to |
bring about reformation of this |
return to sane and
less selfish governmental and bust. |
ness methods. The Republican |
party has been weighed in the bal.
ances and found wantiug-indeed |
has been the plant handmaiden of |
plutocracy-and no relief can be
hoped for from it. If the Demo-
cratic party cannot furnish it, if it |
does not put forth every patriotic
'ndeavOr to this end, then discard |
t.; but give it fair trial.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
Associate Judge County Court.

GEO W. CUNNINCHAM authorizes us
to announce him candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Associate
Justice of the County Court in the First
district.
JUDGE A. W. KINZER authorizes us
to announce him as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for reelection
as Associate Judge of the County Court
from the Second district.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For Constable.

THOMAS HUNT authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Constable of ST
Francois township.
VERNON Doss authorizes us to an
nounce him as candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Constable of st
Francois township.
W. A. RHODES authorizes us TO an
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Constable of St
Francois township.
THoS. ]. KIDD authorizes us to an
nounce him as candidate for tn,
Democratic nomination for Constable
OF st. Francois township.
G.. w. DURIN authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for thu
Democratic nomination for Constabl,
of st. Francois township.
S. S. PUTNAM authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Constable of St
Francois township.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
County CLERK.

PEARL W. KEAY authorizes us to an.
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem.
ocfatic nomination for County Clerk
J. A. LAWRENCE authorizes us to an.
nounce him as candidate for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for reelection to the
Office OF County Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For Presiding Judge County Court.

JUDGE JEFF ID. Mitchell authorize,
us to announce him as candidate fol-
the Democratic nomination for re.elec.
ton as Presiding Judge of the County
Court
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
Justice Of the Peace.

G., Nj. FRASER OF Flat River author.
ICES us to announce him as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Jus.
tice OF the Peace of ST. Francois town.
ship.
JoHN ID. VANCE authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Justice OF
the Peace i'll St. Francois township.
n. h. RArNES authorizes us to an
nounce him as candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Justice of the
Peace Of ST. Francois township.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
REDISTRICTING SCHEME

REDISTRICTING SCHEME.
Gov Hadley suggests and tn,
Republican State Committee in
stitutes scheme to reform th,
Senatorial districts of the State b,
means of u constitutional amend
ment under the initiative clause Of
the constitution, Former Secrc.
tary Of state Swauger, now Stat,
Bank Commissioner, is tn,
draughtsman who drew mp the
map of districts rs it is proposed t.
arrange them, and of course the
counties are so thrown together as
to make as many of the districts
Republican rs possible. They
hope, if their scheme is successful,
to elect enough Republican Sena.
tors to dominate the State Senate
aud hold the balance of power on
Joint ballot in the Legislature.
Gerrymandering of districts. as it
is called, for political advantage is
an old trick that it is hard for po.
lltlcal parties to resist playing.
Governor Hadley and his pie
counter afiinities must have spent
some sleepless hours Matching out
this novel scheme to overcome the
constitutional provision for re.
dlstricting, The constitution pro-
vides for the Legislature redistrict.
ing the State Senatorial and Con.
gressional) every ten years, or in
the event that that body fails to do
so, then the Governor. Secretary
of State and Attorney General,
such redistricting to be based on
the decennial census of the United
States. The last decennial census
has just been taken, but its result
will not be canvassed and made
officially public before about the
first OF next January. Such little
tritles as that, however, do not dis.
turb the scintillating genius of the
wonderfully wise young man who
is cropping and feeling mis- way
through the labyrinthian businesses
Of the Executive Mansion in the
hope of finding an exit that opens
into the United States Senate. He
and his train of patronage bene-
ficiaries will just anticipate the
census and guess at the proportion
ate gain of population in each
county by the vote 1908. The
census is a mere non.essential.
These worthless are afraid to
leave this work to be done by the
next Legislature in the constitu-
tional way. That body promises
to be Democratic, is pretty sure to
to be so in the Senate if not in the
and a Republican gerry.
would never get through.
Then the Governor, the Secretary
of State and the Attorney General
would have to take up the reds.
tricting, and as the latter two are
Democrats, Governor Hadey would
be as helpless as a cowboy Assoc.
ing a locomotive engine. But they
imagine they see a shadow of hope,
bare possibility of accomplishing
their design through the initiative
and referendum, which President
Taft and all the Republicans reac-
Iionaries delight to shower with
naledlctions. Relying upon a
chance to fool the people into vot-
ng for their gerrymander if it is
put in the shape of a constitutional
they are going TO re.
sort to the initiative clause of our
State Constitution to get the
scheme before them at the next |
general election. If it fails they |
ire no worse off.
The labor of getting a sufficient
number of signers to the petition
or submitting the redistricting
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23

Gov. Hadley has been showing
signs of insurging recently, but is
cautiously waiting to see whether
Teddy says thumbs mp or thumbs
down.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
Prosecuting Attorney.

X. {. TUCKER authorizes us to an.
nounce him as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Prosecuting At.
tOrncy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
For Representative.

JEFF ID. PosToN authorizes us to an.
nounce him as candidate for the
Democratic nominatian for Representa-
tive