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The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26
Circuit Court

The first case taken up this morning bI the court was that of J. N. Nolen vS. the P. & N. w. Railroad, a suit for 5000 dan aa es for injuries sustained in a wreck by the plaintiff last year.
 In the case of M. w. Greeson vs. the St. l. l. NJ. & :. Railroad, the jury failed to agreee on aver dict last evening, and were dis charged until this morning. About 9 o'clock the jury still un- able to agree asked for further instructions, and the court rt- read the instructions.
 The jury in the Greeson case made report at noon that they stood to 1, and were unable to get together. The court dis missed them until 1:30 o'clock, when they resumed their delib- erations.
 The Nolen case went to the jury at noon.
 The jury in the Nolen case re- turned verdict at 1:45 o'clock, and found for the plaintiff, anu assessed his damages at S3,000.
 The court immediately after dinner went into the trial of the case of State vs. w. F. Pittman.
 The jury in the Greeson case sent word to the court at 3 o'clock that they were hopelessly dead locked, and the Judge ordered the sheriff to give them more ice water.
 The trial of the Pittman case will probably consume the rest of the afternoon.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26

Mrs. l.. Besser and Mrs. E. Besser and her two children, of Little Rock, are guests at the home of Jake Suckle for a few weeks.
 Reports from points along the Prescott and North western Rail. road state that crops are fine. The farmers have enjoyed suf ticiency of rain, and prospects are very tlattering.
 Cotton Carnival, July 3Oth to August 16, 1910, For this occas- ion the 1. NJ. By. will sell tickets to Galveston, Texas, for $15. 70 and return. On sale July P and 29, good to return until August 16.
 Surveyors were busy yester- day establishing the grade for a concrete gutter to be put in from the corner of the opera house to the store of J. x Hamilton. The proposition of draining the ditch along this portion of West Front street, has always been serious one, and it is believed the con. crete gutter will solve the prob lem.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26

Hamp tons Magazine for Au- gust is now on sale at Jack John son Jr. News Company.
 Miss Electa Cantley returned yesterday from pleasant visit to friends and relatives at Ozan and Nashville.
 Prof. J. H. Reynolds, of the University of Arkansas, is visl- tor to Prescott today in the inter est of the University.
 The jury commissioners com posed of T. G. Boswell, Wat White and A. D. Wren will meet tomorrow to select the juries for the January term of court.
 There are quite number of citizens of Gurdon and other points in Clark county, here to- day, attending court as witness es in damage suit against the Gurdon & Ft. Smith Railroad.
 To my friends and customers of Prescott and surrounding country. l am back at Week $ hop, to shoe horses, a speciality and will appreciate your patron age more so than ever before.
 Lon Simpson.
 The court is crowded with bus mess this week, and it will re quire four or five days to dispose of the cases set for today and to morrow. Three murder cases several big railroad suits, be sides other m nor civil and crim inal cases are on the docket, anC will have to be disposed of ir some way.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26
end

It was pointed out by some of the speakers that sentiment Is practically the only thing which stands in tne way of the removal
 Washington iS one of the oldest towns in the state, having been founded iu 1879, before Little Rock | has been the county seat ever sn ce. HempSteed is one of ti q original count, s Of the Sta.c a> il va divided in tle early terI1torial days. Washing
 ton WaS for about two years the capital oi the State after the evacun'i0n of Little Rock in 1863.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26
HOPE WANTS
 COUNTY SEA?

Hope, July p. -HempStead County is to have another county seat contest after a lapse of twenty years. Hope believes that there are many reasons why the county seat should be re moved from Washington to Hope. and a movement has been set on foot to that end.
 A meeting of citizens was held at the Progressive League rooms Saturday largely attended by the representative citizens, all of whom are enthusiastic over the prospect and are hopeful of sue cess. The purpose of the meet ing was to discuss ways and means. w. Y. Foster, president of the HempStead County Bank, was elected chairman, and Capt. c. P. Bridewell and other speak CTS made addresses on the sub ject, and the best way in their es- timation of bringing about that
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26

Try a box of Huyler's. It is fresh-Moncrief Drug Store.
 Fresh shipment of Elect Flour received. w. B. Waller.
 T. W. Rosborough, of Rosboro, returned home this morning aft CT a visit to Prescott.
 MT. and Mrs. Dolphus Whit ten, of Hope, are spending today with relatives in Prescott.
 The Month End edition of the Popular received at the Jack Johnson, Jr., News Stan d.
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Leonard, ot Waldo, were the guests of Mrs. Leonard's sister, Mrs. $. k. Briggs, at the Park Hotel last night.
 Don't forget this is the last week which you have to give in your taxes. After Saturday a penalty of $1.O0 will be placed against you.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-26
Local. News.

Thos. c. McRae is visitor to Texarkana today.
 Huyler's candy is better Moncrief Drug Store.
 E. T. Haynie, of Gurdon, is a visitor to Prescott this week.
 Fresh shipment of Elect Flour received. w. B. Waller.
 For Sale-two good teams and wagon. Bob Hit.
 A fresh shipment of Huyler's candy just received-Monc crief Drug Store.
 The young people are enjoying skating parties every evening in the park pavilion
 The Ladies Home Journal for August is now on sale-.jack Johnson Jr. News Go.
 J. J. Cress, superintendent of the Gurdon & Ft. Smith Railroad, :, is attending court today.
 Fresh shipment of Huyler S choclates and bon bons just re ceived. Moncrief Drug Store.
 John Weeks, a prominent mer- chant of Caddo Gap, is attending to business matters in Prescott today.
 Miss Ruby Wright left this morning for Waldo and Glenville, where she will spend two weeks visiting relatives.
 Rev. W. A. Steele left yester for Wheeler, Clark county, where he will assist in a pro tracted meeting this week.
 J. A. WOfford farmer living near DeQueen this week ate, with his family, corn meal made from corn grown on his place this season.
 Our business continues to i'm prove Wearo doing business at the same old stands. East and West Side Barber Shops, J. w. McKelvey, proprietor.
 Fred Nichols, conductor on tie P. & N. w. Railroad, is attend ing court this week as witness in railroad cases, and Fred Campbell has charge of the train.
 Dr. R. l.. Hinton will fit, and furnish spectacles, and eye glass es and do any kind of repairing Moncrief Drug Store, Prescott, Ark. Satisfaction given, or your money back. Has had over 30 years experience and study of the work.
 w. N. Bemie, who is spending the summer at Charle VoiX, Mich. with his family, came in this week. He expects to return to Michigan tomorrow accompa- nied by his dau ghter, Miss Hannah Bemis, and Misses Esth CT Moncrief Elizabeth Bicdleman and PhleS Stone.
The new era., 1910-11-17
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OBITUARY.

Elizabeth Dial Howard was born
October, 2, 1843. In early years
of her life the family moved from
Virginia to Kansas where she was
united in marriage to John Columbus
Howard January IL, 1868.
On October 26s Mrs; Howard was
taken ill and gradually tew weaker
and on Monday evenin1 asctober 8
'hsr soul entered the last wonderful,
peaceful sleep, leaving her aged
helpmate and her three sons to
mourn not at her gain, but their loss
The soul of origin chime.
Gods glorious image, freed from
clay,
In Heavens eternal sphere shall
shine,
A star of day.
The new era., 1910-11-17
indian Supsrstitloa.

Dying to order IL one Of the mose
sacred customs Of the American IN
dian. Thirty years ago Standing Elk
came to Maj. James Mclaughlin. the
author of my Friend, the Indian" !"
and said: Father. my wife viii die %.
day, and she wants q comm from you. +"
The major asked him what the al
ment was, and he replied: "Just moth
ing, but she heard the ghosts calling
and must CO." Somebody had told
her. 1t turned out. that she was sick.
SO she had painted for death" and
all her relatives had gathered about
her to bemoan her-and incidentally
TO divide her property as soon - she
was dead. There was no use In the
major arguing about It, 30 he had the
coffin made. In many cases those
painted for death" are actually buL
lied into dying. but Mrs. Standing Ell
was still too vigorous. Finally in
despair she carried the comm into the
house on her own shoulders, and sev.
eral years later the major saw It still
standing on end In her house. Shelves
had been fitted into it and It was do
ing duty as cupboard.
The new era., 1910-11-17
The Growth Of Languages.

There is an interesting and from
the national point of view satisfao.
tory statement in the statistics lately
published In an Italian paper concern
ing the growth Of modern languages.
According to tt.s figures given the
English language. which century
ago was spoken by 100000 indt
yiduais, is now the means BY which
no less than 100.O00,00o give expires.
sion to their views Of things. French,
on the other hand. has spread less
than any of the chief European Ian
guages, for whereas 1t was used BY
34,OO0,OOO men at the beginning Of the
nineteenth century, 1t is now spoken
by 46,000,000. Seventy million indi
viduals speak German today. against
36,00O,000 100 years ago; 69,0O0.0 .00e
Russian, against 10000. 900; $4,000. .00t
Italian, against 100000, and 1900,
900 Spanish against 30,000,000.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Echoes from Haworth

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Mosman
spent Sunday with their son Ray
and family.
Mr.. Robbins and family were at
the mill this week.
Albert Miller went to the coal
bank Friday.
Mr.. Blevins has begun feeding
his cattle in this neighborhood this
week.
Wash Alderdice spent few days
with Bert Kerr branding cattle last
week.
Chas. Winscom is working on his
ranch this week sewing timothy
seed.
Walker and Brazee will trap at
the mill this winter.
Sam Garden is hauling wood this
week.
Albert Asfalg was at the Mosma
ranch Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Riley are
living on the Reutler ranch for a
few months.
The Brocker boys visited Hayes
on Sunday
Mr.. Law went up to his ranch on
Monday. S'4'
The new era., 1910-11-17
Refreshments Not Wanted.

The rector Of an English church,
seeing that there was only one aims.
dish and that the congregation was
unusually large. beckoned to rustic
and bade him to 30 through the gar
den to the rsctory dining room and
bring dish from the table. Take It
down one side Of the north aisle and
up the other" he said. land then bring
It to me-" The rustic came back with
the dish. a. ordered, and presented It
to the people on either side Of the
aisle. Then, approaching the rector,
whispered in his ear. I've done as ye
told me. sir. I've taken It down one
side the aisle and up t'other-thsy'll
none ON 'em ave any" No order had
been given to empty the dish, and 1t
was full of biscuits.
The new era., 1910-11-17
NUMBER Sc
Diamonds.

The diamond Is pure carbon an
the hardest substance in nature.
burns In temperature of 800 cent
grade, producing carbonic acid. AL
diamonds are not equally hard, ant
there is sometimes varying degret
Of hardness in different parts of q
large diamond. Some diamonds glow
In dark room; some are fluorescent,
appearing milky in sunlight. Dia.
monds are Of many colors-pure white,
yellow, Jet black, dark brown, light
cinnamon, green, blue, pink and
orange, the diamonds of each mine
having distinctive character. An
expert can usually tell the mine by
examining the stone. Most of the
diamonds of today come from the
famous Kimberley and De Beers
mines. in South Africa.-World.
Work.
The new era., 1910-11-17

Hiram, Billy and Ed Howard of
Rand were business visitors in Wal
den TuesdaJ and Wednesday. A
MIR. Stanley was also with them.
MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Timbrel and
Leslie and Mrs. N ellie Affolter and
children left for the outside on the
stage this morning.
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+. |. H. P. { P.
FORGING
AHEAD
CONTRACTS UNDER NECOTIA.
TI0NS FOR NEXT SUM-
MERS GRADING.
They Expect to Build on to Walden
In the Coming Year and Put Us
on the Railroad Map of the World.

The work on the grade of the l..
H. P. & P. this year has not been
much before the eye of the public
in proportion to the business ac-
complished. Gains grading crew
have been working out in the woods
from Foxpark toward Mountain
Home and Morgan's crew have
been working on the Coalmont end
of the line; both places more or less
out of the way of public notice.
The work has been pushed along
quietly and steadily and late nego-
tiation of new contracts gives as
surance of it's continuation the COM
ing year.
Contracts are now in force call
ing for completion .of the grade
next season 20 miles out from Fog
park, which would extend the line
we'll into the neck of North Park,
where the grading is not rnattes'
Of much difii i6f The remand
er of the road as far as projected
in jackson County.
1t is reported on good author that
letting of contracts will be made
public before January |, 1911, calling
for completion of the grade next
year to Walden.
The Laramie and Hahns Peak
has been belittled and laughed at
by various people either interested
in so belittling the enterprise or
uninformed as to the pure state OF
the case. The truth is that the
coal and mineral resources of North
Park will make the road such a
profitable business the moment
they are prepared to handle it, TO
say nothing of the stock business
and certain to be agriculture that
the greatest bugaboo to fear for the
investment is competition of other
roads building in for share of the
traffic.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Walden Chatter

Judge Shippey came to Town
Tuesday.
Doc Vaughn was in town few
days this week.
Dennis Brennan was here from
Spicer Saturday.
About four inches of snow fell in
the Park Monday morning.
Joe Graham; and Jack Dickens
were visitors from Spicer Sunday
There was an eclispe of the moon
yesterday evening about six o'clock
Geo. Winterburn papered the
front office of the New Era's Mon
day.
Henry Seymour was a Walden
visitor from the Big Grizzly Sunday
and Monday.
Jack Mckee and Joe Black
made a trip to Laramie this week
in Jacks auto.
Messrs Harvey and Erickson the
we'll known business men of Denver
arrived on the stage last night.
Irwin Huffman came in from
Laramie last Thu sday to look after
some business interests here.
w.. Pierce moved his family
into the Dawson building on the
corner of Main and Fifth Streets
Yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. Valdia Shippey
were over from Higho Sunday visit
ing Mrs. J. T. Shippey and Miss
June.
Dr. Whitehouse furniture and
office fixtures arrived yesterday
and he will open up his office al
effceS S,
Miss June shippey gave very
enjoyable little goodbye party fol
Leslie Timbrel yesterday evening
| A delightful time was had and re-
freshments were served by Mrs
Shippey. The guests were:
Miss Myrtle Dow, Leslie I-imbre
and Charley Dow.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank all our kind
friends and neighbors for their help
and sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved Father and
Mother
The new era., 1910-11-17

VIM. Mckenzie is feeding hay on

VIM. Mckenzie is feeding hay on
the Kimmons ranch. ...
The school was closed Friday, as
Miss Johnston was called home
very suddenly on account of the
serious illness other mother.
MIR. and Mrs. Hayes and George
attended the election dance
Mrs. Jones and Nellie were call
ing on friends in our neighborhood
Saturday.
Mrs. Macfarlane spent Sunday
with her mother Mrs. Barber.
Mr.. Woods went to town Thurs
day to attend the wheelbarrow ex-
hibition, given in honor of Chas.
Winscom,s election. ;,
Election is over and all the Dem
ocrats are paying their bets.
The new era., 1910-11-17

Wanted---Everyone in Walden
and vicinity to read the opening
chapters. of the new serial by Rob
ert w. Chambers in the November
~. ~
numbeEsof cosMoPoLlTAn,MAeAz
1t is the greatest novel1f the year
and is Illustrated by Charles Dana
Gibson. ii, ~ u, -. -, ,s.s .,
The new era., 1910-11-17

On and after Monday, Oct. Oath,
The Standish Hotel of Denver,
(located on California, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets),
will be operated on both the Amer
lean and European plans; the Cafe
will be conducted the same as here
tofore, with the exception that the
American plan will be added.
American Plan, including all
meales, 5000 per day and up.
European Plan $l.Oo per day
and up.
The new era., 1910-11-17

NOte--Owing to the Editor losing
the copy for the above article and
finally finding it in one of his coat
pockets has made it two weeks late.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Two Evils.

'1t must be awful to be caught
with the goods on you"
'It's worse to be caught with ths
goods of you. I forgot three Of ny
wife's errauds yesterday"
The new era., 1910-11-17
c. E. Howard and family
Hiram Howard and family
VIM. Howard and family

The tandish, on California be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Streets, is the only hotel in Denver
located in the center of the busi-
ness and shopping district that is
operated on both the American and
European Plans.
Rooms, including all meals. So.
per day,
Room and bath, including all
meals, $3.50 per day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Commercial Traveller Who Has Been
Absent From keokuk Eight
Years, Remarks About Won
dcrfuI Progress.
lie CAN SEE GROWTH
Prosperity is often unnoticed by the
Evory Day Citizen and it Takes
Outsiders to Open
Eyes.

1t oft times takes one who has not
been in community day in and day
out and year in and year out and a
nonresident, to see improvements in
a city that are really wonderful and
many, yet as time advances and citi-
zens see them day after day, look
commonplace and seem not worth
much more than mere comment to
the permanent resident.
Recently commercial travelling
gentleman came to Keokuk. He had
not been here for seven or eight
years and he hunted up a wholesale
dealer whom he used to know and
had a conversation with the Keokuk
business man. The wholesaler came
away from that chat with brighter
countenance and more cheerful
view of the city in which he is liv-
ing, for during his talk with the Ions
absent travelling salesman, the knight
of the grip had remarked about the
wonderful prosperity and he lively
business air in which Keokuk is liv-
ing. Then he spoke of the fine new
Z
homes that he had noticed during his
short stay in the city. He spoke OF
the new business houses that had
sprung up in the course Of five years
and of the many new faces that ne
had seen since alighting from the
! train.
1t often pays to step away for q
year or two some time, and yet II
pays more to return to see the activ
4 ity and steady progress that is going
on, some times slowly, though surely
all lining up for larger and better
/ Keokuk and the kind of growth, the
eastern commercial traveller saw wher
he visited here few days ago, the
prosperous air that keeps keokuF
prominently o. the map of the worie
as hustling business center and al
4 ideal city Of pretty homes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
CITY NEWS.

Entire change program at the Air
Dome tonight.
The Gate City is able to announce
four attractions that will appear at
the Grand Opera House during the
coming season: 1.-THE House of a
Thousand Candles, "St. Elmo, . "The
Flirting Princess" and Uncle Toms
Cabin
Midget Lawrence. impersonating
"Vesta Victoria at the Air Dome to-
night
Harry Nelson had his left hand
caught in rip saw at the box fac
tory and badly lacerated shortly after
by belt breaking. The teeth of
the saw ripped the back of his hand
for several inches. He was accom-
panied to a doctors office in the Y,
M G. A. building by companion,
when the wound was dressed.
Hear Harvey G. Hull at the Air
Dome tonight.
The second round in the clock
golf tournament which is being played
at the Country club will start Satur
day afternoon. Players VITO have not
nlaved their fiyst mitch this week
will forfeit and the committee is urg
mo all to place as soon as possible
With the best golfers In the club. both
men and women. competing in this
event there should be keen rivalry
before the tournament is concluded
--latest motion pictures at the Ali
Dome tonight.
Dick Richards COMPANY of five
reonla. in musical comedy singing and
dancing Mt the Air Dome TONIGHT.
"A diminutive conp]e attracted g
large amount of attention at the Unior
Denot this noon They were man a3d
wife and neither one was over. forty
Inches tall and both were anparentlN
nerfectlv formed. The man was gray
beaded and both were dressed in the
fashion OF man and woman of forty
Years of age. They were travelins
alone and were on their way to Quin
~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
PERSON AIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Pyles have re-
turned to Keokuk from visit with
relatives near Waterloo
Albert Budde, agent of the Anchor
Line, was in the city on business to-
day.
j. w. Seward, of Canton, is Keo-
kub caller today.
j. A. Robinson is Keokuk caller
from Bowen today.
Ed. Ivens, of Lancaster, Is in the
city today on business.
The special cars of General Super
intendent Ustick and Division Super
intendent Hamm came In on the K. &
w. this noon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Bernard sormerhalder Passed Away
Last Evening at the Residence
Of His Sister, Mrs.
John Marley.
NATIVE OF SWITZERLAND
pecedent Served In the Civil War
and Had Not Been Well for
Many Years During Resi-.
dence Here.

At the half hour after six O'Clock
last evening, Bernard Sommerhalder,
for a quarter of a century one of Keo-
kuk's respected residents, passed away
after that many years of invalidism,
occasioned by injuries NE received
during the War Of the Rebellion in the
sixties.
Death occurred at the residence of
his sister, Mrs. John Marley, 513 Con
cert street, with whom he had made
his residence ever since coming to
this city from Nauvoo, August rs, 1885.
Bernard Sommerhalder first came to
tfis world May 81, 1871. He was.
born in Canton Argau, Switzerland,
and at the age Of twelve years came
to this country with his parents and
landed at New Orleans, La, March s.,
1853 In that southern city he re-
NAMED three months and then con-
tinued on up the Mississippi river to
Nauvoo when that Mormon settlement
was booming and promised to be the
center of commercialism Of the mid
die west The party with whom Ber-
nard Sommerhalder made the trip by
water arrived at Nauvoo on the four
teenth day of June. 1853. There the
deceased lived until the opening of the
civil strife throughout the land, and he
enlisted as a private in Company F
Of the Add regular Illinois Volunteer
Infantry. He served all during the
J{c
charge for brave service at the close
Of the long strife.
Long an Invalid.
For many years, Mr.. Sommerhalder
had been unable to wait on himself
and the tenderest and most loving
care that could be was bestowed on
him by an ever attentive sister and
brother. Spinal trouble caused palsy
IN severe form to aff1ict the aged
gentleman and he had not been vel
for years.
The decedent was a member of Tor
renee Post and attended regularly the
meetings. of that organization up until
about year ago, when his advanced
age would not permit him to be about
for any great length of time. Mr.
sommerhalder was Christian gentle
man, being a member of the German
Methodist faith of this city.
Those who survive him in death
are: his sister, Mrs. John Marley, O
this city, and brother, Rudolph Som
merhalder, of Nauvoo.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the late residence tomorrow morn
ing at ten O'Clock by the Rev. R. G
McIlwain, Of the ST. Johns church.
The body will be taken to Nauvoc
tomorrow afternoon, where intermen
will be made in the family lot at tha
place and at the side of the parent:
Of the deceased.