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Sharp County record., 1911-04-28
PRODUCE MORE
BREAD AND MEAT

written by Fred H. Phillips, State
Commissioner of Agricultural
Let us bust the Bread and Meat
trust by raising a living at home
put Armour, Swift and Cudahay
out Of business by not patronizing
them. The Arkansas farmer can
and should raise his living at home,
and also a surplus for his neighbors
in the cities and towns of the state
If we will do this it will not be nee
essary to pass antitrust legislation.
to put these trusts out of business
in Arkansas.
The farmer who lives at home"
is, according to the real meaning of
the term, a producer and not con-
sumer. He alone can be independ-
ent of the trusts which control the
necessities of life.
Thus the farmer in reality con-
trolls, or should control, the supply
of those products which the Bread
and Meat" trusts attempt to control.
A concerted effort on the part of
the farmers would soon force the
packing house out of business. The
consumer would then look to the
farmer and not to the packing
house for his supply.
We must first produce a surplus
Of meat before we attempt to re-
organize our system of marketing
meat. Hence the first step toward
the accomplishment Of this trust
busting scheme is the production
of more hogs and cattle. The en-
phasis now being placed upon the
possibilities of the live stock indus
try in this state has awakened a
greater interest in this industry.
But this is but the beginning of our
era Of prosperity which will finally
result in removing the Arkansas
corn crib and smoke house from
Kansas and Nebraska to Arkansas.
We should have two or three
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28
rloRtb KRRansas

| Coi' ioiii I'ltl LII, q lCll
ter county, unearthed an ole
graveyard while plowing
field a few days ago, findins
very interesting old relics,
them being a clay pipe, W
said to be quite a curiosity. \
A negro came to NewpoS
week and took things in,
terrorizing the colored popula
the town. But the lack'sel
bad career was cut short by ~
ficer who landed a Knockout
and hauled him to the city b
The residence, together wit
contents, of Joe Younger was
pletely destroyed by fire a
nights since at Newport, and
adjoining buildings sustained a
damage. All the damage is cd
ed by insurance. The fire
caused by a defective flue.
Claiming the school room dl, u
committed to his care were too ] N
densome Prof. c. j. Pearce a II
days ago resigned his position N
principal of the Cotter high sch
Prof. Joe George, county exami
of Baxter county, has been empl.
ed to teach the remainder Of {
term.
A bill awaits the signature of t,
governor which will, if it becomesl
law, raise the salaries of the office
of independence county. The saI
ary of the county clerk is raised frol
$2100 to $2400 per year, the circu
clerk from $500 to $4,000, the co
lector from $1,000 to $1100, the a
SCISSOR from $500 to $500, and til
county judge from $500 to 5000.
The light plant at Imboden hs
again changed hands. George Du
ton becoming the latest owne
The plant seems to be a complet
failure and Imboden is withou
lights half the time because of de
fective machinery at the plant, bu
it is said the new management is &C
ing to buy new machinery AM
launch a comparatively new plant
DR., II. II. Smith, while seated il
a revolving chair in his Office a
Calico Rock lately, lost his balance
fell and let his arm strike against
letter file lying on the table, tn
sharp steel penetrating the arm
and INJECTING a very painful ant
dangerous wound. A friend of th
Doctor, who was present, with
drew the file, and it required tn
strength of both his hands to eX
tract it.
Bill Hockaday, a well know
travelling preacher, delivered a ser
mon or two in Calico Rock lately
For more than twenty years Hook
aday was a travelling salesman II
this section of the state, and ever.
where he went he found friends. !
is said he became addicted to th
drink and drug habit and that h
became total wreck, losing hi
position and all his friends. Will
In the midst of dissipation he claims
to have received divine call t
preach, and since he has grown /
prominence as a very forceful an
influential evangelist,
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28

chief carries her gun. Yes, he's
wicked
Tell US one reason why any
young man should enter politics
and we'll give you a dozen why ne
should stay out of politics.
The esteemed Sharp County Rec
ord is slightly in error when it says
that according to the census figures
the town of Calico Rock has pop
ulation of 400. The official an
nouncement from Washington gives
the town one more-401. So,
therefore, it is unnecessary for the
bachelor editor of the Progress" to
resort to the contingency suggested
by the Record d.--Calico Rock Prog
resS.
Our friend Dallam is trying to
escape on a technicality. There's
no reason why Calico should call a
halt at 401, and we shall not with
draw our suggestion.
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The legislature has defeated the
proposition for woman suffrage,
The women didn't want to vote
anyhow.
Commissioner of Agriculture Fred
II. Phillips makes this statement:
The resources and possibilities
of Arkansas are so varied that we
could live well and comfortably
should all communication with the
outside world be cut off. This could
hardly be said of any other state in
the Union"
Commissioner Phillips states the
truth, but a great many people do
not live at home" as much as they
should. Those who depend upon
another section of country for their
meat and bread certainly are over
looking the first great possibility Of
their own section, as well as the
first great necessity for their own
success.
%
Before the legislature Hon. S.
Brundidge quoted statistics to show
that IL per cent of the citizens Of
Arkansas are illiterates. This is a
terrible indictment against the state.
o
We see trouble brewing between
the Hardy Herald and Williford
News. All right, brethren, so to it;
we'll umpire.
The Sharp County Record accuses
some Of its exchanges of "swiping"
bodily its interesting column of
North Arkansas news The Record
might be more specific in Its indict-
ment.--Calico Rock Progress,
All right, here goes; The Calico
Rock Progress is one Of them
that's not guilty.
o
viii the next legislature be like
the present oneY queries an ex-
change Yes, This Is the next
one, Like the brook, 1t goes on foE
ever.
o.
There Is no good reason why any
of us should get stuck up" or con-
tract a case of the swelled head
You've noticed, of course, that when
there's a grave to dig and after it's
filed again, business just moves
right along the same as II nothing
had happened. The birds keep
up their merry, merry chimes, and
the beautiful streamlet trickles
down the Green, green hill without
a pause just because somebody's
gone. It gets hot In summer and
SHOWS In winter whether we're here
or not, Congress meets and the
cotton market founders around
just the same after a funeral as be-
fore. Don't take the bighead. The
most Of us amount to so little on
this mundane sphere that we don't
even make dent on the wheels of
DrOdreas. much lesa furnish eteam
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28

Work has commenced on the new
park at lmboden.
An Eastern Star Chapter is new
organization at Newark.
Uncle John" Trimble of Cotter
passed his Seth birthday last week.
A recent electrical storm did con-
siderable damage to property at
Diaz.
A very busy session of chancery
court was held at Mountain Home
last week.
A public school building to cost
$4,000 is to be built at Newport
this summer.
j. S. Graham, a merchant of
Tuckerman, is having a $4,000 store
building erected.
A new town to be known as
Paups Switch is being established
in Baxter county.
Three negroes, charged with con-
Quoted a disorderly dive at Newport,
are in Jail awaiting trial.
A street carnival has been the
chief attraction at Walnut Ridge
during the past two weeks.
William Farmer Of Diaz was
struck by a falling tree a few days
ago and received a broken leg,
A thirty year franchise has been
granted for the operation of an ell
ectric light and water plant at Cot
ter.
An epidemic of pneumonia ispre-
valent at Pond Switch, in Jackson
county, and several deaths have re-
suited
Joe Waldrip, station agent at
Maeness, died pne day & last weeh,
after an illness of several days of
slow fever.
A proposition to erect a big Con-
federate monument at P0cahontas
is being considered by citizens Of
Randolph county.
There is one case of smallpox at
Pocahontas, but the case is under
rigid quarantine and no spread of
the disease is probable.
AT Walnut Ridge one night last
week the high school pupils gave an
entertainment from which the neat
sum of 500 was realized,
Sixty-one depositors of the de-
funct Reyno State Bank have had
attachments and garnisments issu-
ed against that institution and its
debtors
There Is talk of a railroad GoinG
through Mountain Home, The line
has been partially surveyed, 1t is
said, and If it materializes will con-
meet Denison, Texas, and st. Louis.
Tuckerman is on boom, as is
evidenced by the number of build
ines and concrete walks now under
construction there. Tuckerman has
attained a wonderful growth in the
last year or two.
The Herald, a neat, daily sheet,
has been launched at Newport,
making three publications for the
town--the remaining two being the
Independent and Democrat, both
dailies,
Mrs. Mollie Phillips of Randolph
county has been declared of un-
sound mind and Is confined in the
pocahontos Jail, where she will re-
main until arrangements are made
to remove her to Little Rock
During the absence of the family
the residence of joe Balmaz was
destroyed by fire at Newport one
day lately, entailins a loss of sever
al hundred dollars which Is covered
by insurance. The fire originated
from d bad hue,
Pocahontos last week suffered a
$4,000 fire. which destroyed the
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28
A FEW THOUGHTS AS WE PASS

There is strong talk in the lesis-
lature of extending the session
again. Hear that, fellows; put in
some more tar and another sack OF
feathers.
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Col. S. Brundidge addressed the
legislature the other day-about
five hundred dollars worth
-
mo, the dog tax hasn't ran the
GAUNTLET in the legislature yet," OBJ
serves the esteemed Sharp County
Record. If the dog tax hasn't ran
the gauntlet it might try to flew
over the eauntlet.-Paragould Soil
phone.
Of course it might, but, by jings,
we believe you're making fun of our
grammar.
o.
Those who think that the accu-
mutation of money is the chief en-
ioyment of life might learn some
thing if they could have a talk with
John D. Rockefeller, one of this
country's distinguished citizens who
has been robbing the public for
years and at the same time in
structing q Sunday school class ev-
ery Sabbath morning in the ways
of the Bible. Rockefeller has sew
eral barrels of money, but he has an
awfully bad belly; a stomach disor-
der that will not permit him to eat
a square meal. We have no doubt
you can get whole carload Of
Rockefellers money if you are able
to fix that old stomach of his so it
will hold the good things it was
once acquainted with.
o
We saw the sentence winter is
lingering in the lap of spring" in
half a dozen exchanges last week.
That old GAG has been told on win
ter for so many generations that it
looks like he would let springs lap
alone from pure shame and to stop
the gossip.
O.
The man who has cleared up
patch of ground and built thereon
a home, no difference how humble,
has done more for the country than
has the Legislature. No, the legis-'
lature doesn't catch the idea
o.
Be booster for good roads. You
couldn't boost for anything that will
bring quicker Or larger returns,
o. 2
Chancery Judge Humphrey of
near Salem was in town one day
recently.--Cotter Courier
There's very little in being famous
after all, Judge Humphries has
held the exalted position of judge
OF the chancery court in q large
number of counties for something
like seven or eight years, yet there
Is a paper in an adjoining county to
him that can't spell his name and To-
Gates him near Salem" Such Is
famel May we not soon expect to
read something like this in a Baxter
county papeg John Hull, who
prints a paper In Fulton county,
IN the neishborhood of Camp, was
in town the other day"
o
A member of the legislature Is
trying to pass a bill making 1t an
ollense for boys under iS years of
age to smoke cigarettes. The time
VIII come, probably, when the opin-
Ion will be general that morals and
manhood cannot be legislated into
'he boys, or men either for that
matter, If the good old daddies
and mammies Of this country will
FAKE their cigarette smoking youths
put behind the smokehouse and
puSt the south end Of their breeches
wlth a board, that would prove q
SesSlon OF the legislature worth
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28
Disc HaFrOWS :.
Disc 0HIfiVatOrS
Shovel CuEtiVdfOrS

Worth all we ask for them-and
more. Let us figure with you to-
day. VIZ
Remember we are headquarters for
a General line of farming tools and
will take pleasure in supplying all
your needs in this line at moderate
cost.
Sharp County record., 1911-04-28
Farming.
Goods

Save time and temper, make more
and better crops and more money
by using improved, right up to the
date farm machinery and imple-
ments. For instance, let US sell
you
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Stewart Mercantile Go.
TROY

Ole Shern and Ole Tossing made
a business trip to Hudson Tuesday
Miss Carrie Tossing arrived
home Monday for a months vaca-
ton.
August Everson has been buzzing
wood the last of the week at Chas
Halberg's.
All who attended the surprise
party at Andrew Thompson's last
Friday report fine time.
Adolph and Miss Clara Shern Of
Beldenville spent several days at 0.
Shern's the first of the week.
The Misses Ethel and Hilms
Shern returned Monday after 3
weeks visit with relatives at Clay
Corners.
Miss Ida Thompson left Monday
for South Saltwater to spend a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Alness
who is reported ill.
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State Examinations

The state civil service commission
will hold general competitive ex-
animation at the county Sc ats on
Saturday, March IL, 1911, for the
following positions: farm foreman,
carpenter, family officer and matron,
forest ranger, guard, laundryman,
assistant physician, steam engineer
and trained nurse.
The commission plans to hold
next April competitive examina-
tons for baker, fireman, painter
plumber, steamftter, and teachers
for the state institutions.
Application may be made at any
time for the position of attendant.
There's the rpb!" The fair
co-eds in the University of Missouri
are being given course in wash
tub work.
The City OF River Falls desires to purchase
Waterworks Bonds for it's sinking fund. Pro
posals will be received by the City Council fol
sale of same to the city on the 18th day OF
February, 1911, until eight O'Clock p. m.
ALLEN P. WELD. City Clerk.
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NORTH PLUM CITY

Miss Nettie Condit is working for
Mrs Albert Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Hofmeister
visited at Ono Sunday.
Miss. Edna Grain left Saturday for
Durand, where she will work for
Mrs. Parish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lud Lewis and Mr..
and Mrs. Nick Larson visited at
Albert Lewis, Sunday.
The ]. J. Lewis family visited
Emery Harrison's at Grange Hall
Sunday.
Frank Grain and sister visited at
their brothers in Plum city Sunday.
Quite number from around here
took in the married peoples dance
at Rock Elm Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lewis are re-
joic;ng over the arrival of son, born
an. 20.
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TRIM BELLE
Miss Haugen of Baldwin visited
friends here last week.

Miss Haugen of Baldwin visited
friends here last week.
About forty couples attended the
party dance given at the Curtis
Baker home last Friday evening.
The farmhouse on the Beddall
estate, occupied by Jacob Simon,
was burned last Sunday morning.
The house was built 80 years ago
by the late Thos. Beddall.
Peter Peterson, aged II years,
died at his home last Tuesday morn
ing. He was stricken with Apo
plexy while visiting at Herman
Kunneman's last Saturday, and did
not regain consciousness. Mr..
Peterson was born in Denmark and
came to this country about 1870.
He went back few years later to
his old home and returned with his
bride, who survives him. He is also
survived by daughter, Mrs. Anna
Thayer. Another daug hter, Mary,
and a son, Hans, died several years
ago. The funeral will be held at
Diamond Bluff Friday afternoon at
one o'clock.
NORMAN KELLER
Norman H. Keller was born at
Bloomsbury, Columbia county,
Penn, Feb. 16, 184o, and died at his
home near here Jan. 10, 1911. Mr.
Keller came to Hartford, Wis, with
his parents about I847, and to Trim
belle in 1862. He married Miss
Sarah Stafford at New Centerville,
Wis, on Dec. 70, 1864. Mr.. Kel-
Ter was suddenly seized with cereb-
raj hemorrhage on the Friday before
his death. He had resided contin-
uously in this community since he
first came here, and was All honor
able, upright citizen, quiet and un-
assuming. He was a good neigh
Dor and had large circle of friends.
The following is a statement of
school district taxes levied in the
town of Trimbelle for the year 1910:
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KINNICKlNNIC

The little child at Lacy Hills home
who has been seriously i'll is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Wilcox's brother, Mr..
Chase and his wife from Minneapo-
lis spent few days at the Wilcox
home.
Over forty friends of Mrs. Elliott
gave her birthday surprise Friday.
The program included dinner,
music, recitations, and an all-round
good time.
The Aid dinner at the Wilcox
home was a success in every way
such good fellowship-such dinner
and such music as has not been
our good fortune to hear for many a
day.
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NEIGRBORHOOD NEWS
CLIFTON

Will Lowe is taking orders for
nursery stock.
One of Chas. Horl's youngest
children died Sunday night.
Mrs. Ada Buckner of Diamond
Bluff visited in town recently.
Bert Taylor was in town last
week testing cattle for tuberculosis.
Mrs. Grace Anderson started for
Grand Forks, where her husband
has employment, last Saturday.
Our treasurer reports that less tax
has been collected during January
than tor several years past during
the same month.
A spelling contest between the
Pierce Valley and Corcoran districts
is to be held at the Pierce Valley
schoolhouse on the evening OF the
18th.
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DON

u. Finn spent Friday in St.
Paul.
Mrs. ]. H. Moynihan and children
spent last Thursday in St. Paul.
L. Dauser spent a day with his
daughter, Mrs. Purfeerst, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Finn visited
at Alton the first part of the week.
]. H. Moynihan was recently
called to New Richmond by the
sudden illness of his nephew, who
was stricken with paralysis and is in
a critical condition.
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(First publication Feb. 8, 1917
Notice to Creditors.

cTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
J Pierce County.
In the matter of the will of Thomas c. Young,
deceased. In Probate
Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary on the will Of Thomas c. Young, de-
ceased, late of the city of River Falls, in said
county, having issued to d. H. Young OF Ash
land W S o n in. tn ella m 5
and demands of all persons against said
Thomas G. Young, deceased. will be examined
and adjusted by the County Court OF said PIERCE
county, at the regular term thereof, to be held
at the County Court room, in the village Of ELS
worth in said county, on the first Tuesday, being
the 5th day of September, A: D. 1911, and that
until and including the first day of September,
A. D. 1911, is the time allowed and limited by
said County Court for creditors of said Thomas
G. Young, deceased, to present their claims
for examination and allowance.
Dated February 18th, A. d. 1911.
By order Ofthe Court,
ALLEN p, WELD, County Judge.
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A number in this vicinity are en-
tertaining la grippe.
Earl Browell is spending few
days with friends here.
Miss Hildred Dahl of River Falls
visited at B. M. Dopkins' the last of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Q. Virgins ar
rived here last week from Kickapoo,
Kan, for an extended visit with rel
atives.
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BIG RIVER

Wood hauling is the order of the
day.
There was a surprise party recent
ly at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Svec. All report a good
time.
Andrew Jonas, an old and respect
ed resident, formerly of this place,
died Monday morning at his home
in River Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Engel attend
ed the surprise party at the home
of the latter's brother, John Dusek,
of River Falls, last Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Davidson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boals at
tended the funeral of their friend,
Miss Eta Mcleod, at Ellsworth
last Sunday.
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First publication Feb. 9, 1917
Probate Notice

STATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court fo1
Pierce county.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for sod county. at the County Court room IN
I'd Tuesday (beng the 18th day. of March,
A. d. 1911, at ten o'clock a. M, the following
matter win be heard and considered: :,
The application of Augusta Holm to ad-
NIT to probate the last will and testament of
N els o. Holm, late of town of River Falls, in
said county, diseased, and for letters tesla
mentary thereon to be issued to Augusta Holm
of the town of River Falls, in said county.
Dated Feb. 18th, A. D. 1911.
BY the Court,
ALLEN p WELD, County Judge.
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APPENDICITIS

How to avoid it. Listen to your
pains. Try our way. Read the
booklet, General Health Discovers
Himself" furnished free by Tubbs'
Medicine Co., River Falls, Wis.
Worth money to the man who has
time to sit up and take notice.
II lave YOU?
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Jas Drake, F. H. Severance and
Fred Rupert attended the funeral of
Jas. Adams in the town of Hartland
last Monday.
August Sarbuck, who is sick with
rheumatism, was moved to Els
worth last Monday to the home of
his sister, Mrs. Chas. Fenton.
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BELDENVILLE

John Howe is on the sick list.
Little Vera Knapp is seriously
sick.
Mr.. Osen was home from Mime
apolis between trains a few days
ago.
Quite delegation from here at
tended the dance at Martell last
Saturday night.
Frank Gilman has moved back
here from Ellsworth, where he
moved few months ago.
Mrs. Dell Severance has returned
from Minneapolis, where she has
been visiting for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. Crowell has returned to her
home in Shell Lake after visiting
her son and family here for two
weeks.
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SOUTH FORK

Adolph Bergseng is still very
sick.
Curtis Russ is working at Lacy
HIPS.
Elra Pace made trip to Spring
Valley to-day.
w. Wilcox is hauling wood to
the schoolhouse this week.