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The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-18
H. A. Loomis is in Gurdon to

H. A. Loomis is in Gurdon to- day on business.
 Sale and Rent Contracts, Kent Contracts and Land Notes Tor sale at this office.
 Mr. and Mrs. Sid Cole and family went to Little Rock today where they will visit relatives.
 For the choicest of fruits and vegetables call at J.H. Kershaw's Phone .54.
 c. T. Hilburn went to Malvern today where he will remain over Sunday. He was accompanied by his brother, Frank Hilburn, who arrived from Louisiana this morning.
 The ditching machine which was put out of commission by the brea&age of one of the large cog wheels several days ago has been repaired and is again at work on the sewerage system.
 Dr.. R. l.. Hinton will fit, and furnish eye glasses and spec tacles, and do any kind of repair ing at reasonable prices. No charge for testing or advice. Satisfaction or your money back. Over 30 years of study and experience. .-Moncrief Drug Store. Prescott, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-18
No Serious Cases

The diphtheria quarantine still continues but no dangerous cases have been reported. Tn addition to those reported affect ed with the disc ase at the begin ming of the quaran tine only two families have new cases and none of the children have been dan gerously i'll,
 However, no church services will be held tomorrow as it is thought best that no chances be taken which might lead to an ep- i1emic.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-18
Free Delivery Phone 73

Dr. c. F.. Nelms. of Laneburg, was here today on business.
 Phone 54, Kershaw's. when in need of the choicest of fruits and vegetables.
 w. s. Gladden.. of Emmet. route number two, spent a DOT tion of today in the city.
 E. May, of Camden, spent last night in the city as the guest of Mr. and. Mrs. J. A. Bailey.
 Miss Pansy McCready, who has been seriously ill with ty- phoid fever, is slowly recover. ing, we arc glad to state.
 z. w. Bailey left this morning for his home in Rush Springs, Okla., after a visit with his son Joe A. Bailey, of this city.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-18
Local News

office.
 W. F. Denman was in Hope yesterday on business.
 Jack Martin of Redland was in this city Friday evening.
 Big red apples 30 cents per peck at J. H Kershaw's.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bemis and son Tom are spending today in Little Rock.
 Rev. c. H. Gilmore returned yesterday evening from a short visit at Hope.
 Just received, fresh round green string beans at J. H. Ker- shaw's, Phone 54.
 c. B Moon returned yester- day from Texarkana where he went on official business.
 Just received, the Golden brand of extra fancy Arkansas Black apples at J H. Kershaw's.
 Mrs. Fletcher Logan returned yester day evening from Hope. where she has been visiting her dau ghter, Mrs. Dolphus Whit ten.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
MAYOR GOES OUT DISGUISED.
Investigates state Street at Night and
Orders Cleanup.

Chicago, September 30.-FollowinE a
midnight ramble of Mayor Carter II.
Harrison through the south side bow
cry" quarter of Chicago, an order will
go out from Chief of Police McWeeny
today, closing several obscene variety
shows and fake" auction sales rooms.
The mayor, following the example
of the renowned Harroun A. Raschlid-
caliph of Bagdad, but disguised only
by the dense crowd. walked along
South State street and inspected care
fully the attractions that SAVIOR Of the
levee. He was accompanied only by
his brother. The inspection resulted
in letter to the head Of the police
department
I'm looking around town last night"
the letter read. "I found conditions
pretty rotten in State street south OF
Van Buren, One of the last acts OF
my administration before leaving Office
in 1905 was to give orders looking to
the cleaning up OF the oldti: ne levee.
Today State street, south OF Van
Buren, while not 80 vile as It used to
be, is a cheap imitation of a midway
show.
''At 4OS state street they advertise
the grizzly bear dance. They have
alse suggestive pictures Of women IN
costume. They have a barker in front
and regular midway music. This char
acter of show has no place in a city,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30

the icy territory, IL all seems a risky
venture of men and materials
The biggest problem says Mr..
Sharpless, is fighting the glaciers and
meandering glacial streams. The foun-
dations under the rails seem no foun-
dations at all, since they have ice un-
derneath. Rails pass over tendrae-
nothing more solid than rotting vege-
tation. cemented with ice.
But all the same. grading goes on
unstable as such a foundation seems.
AT one point there IS a 3O0-foot
tunnel. After driving 100 feet frozen
tendrae was reached Think OF a tun-
mel where neither top or bottom is OF
reliable solidity; where the roof and
flooring are in danger Of cavingi
Besides all these menacing prob
lens. there are snowslides to be con-
sidered. There is a little stretch that
must be bridged. and the experimental
span will be later replaced by a per-
manent one. Though already in use.
the bridge is not by any means consid-
cred safe, with all possible precautions.
since it has as a neighbor a treacherous
glacier, and the piles have moro than
once been displaced"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30

grocery store showing unsanitary
fixtures, impure foods, and old fash
ioned methods
Right along side of this, the state
association could show a Model gro
Gerry store complete with fine fixtures,
and bright attractive goods The man
ufacturers of fixtures and goods and
the. grocery jobbers would be delighted
to furnish all the material needed for
such an exhibit. Practically everything
needed could be furnished by Kansas
manufacturers and jobbers.
In connection with such an exhibit.
circulars could be distributed showing
the comprehensive cost of doing busi-
ness 25 years ago, and at the present
time. It would be a good chance to
show people Why the expense of living
has advanced so much-as good as the
Santa F'e demonstration train.
'At the same general headquarters,
the merchants of the state could be in
vited to come in and make their head
quarters, and there they could be in
terested in the work of the organiza-
ton of the retail trade. The purposes
of the State Retailers association
could be clearly explained, not only to
the public. but to the merchants"
sales of the Week.
The Shawnee Agency reports these
sales: A five room dwelling at 52S
German avenue to Rolla Stewart for
the consideration of S1,75O; a four
room dwelling at 429 Seward avenue
to Robert Jennings. $1,000; three acres
in Garfield Place on the North Side to
George Bigun and a new barn, 81 ,275;
a six room dwelling and a lot and a
half at 491 Sumner street to j. d.
Zimm $1,250; three acres in
Garfield Place to George Eggleston,
$1,000; an acre tract to Mr.. Shank,
who is building three room cottage
on the property in Garfield Place,
$500; an eight room residence at 1921
Buchanan street from William Allen
to Gottlieb Lukert, consideration
$4,000; fifteen acres in Garfield Place
to George E. Myers of Quincy, Ill,
$4,5S5-
The Clearinghouse Realty company
has sold: Dwelling at 1852 Garfield
avenue from A. A Sharp to Mr. John |
son for $4,000; dwelling at 1241 West
street for $4,000.
w. J. Rickenbacher has sold one and |
one-half lots on College avenue near
Twelfth avenue to Mrs. Elizabeth
Hynes.
w. A. Payton has sold a 100 acre
farm in Hodgeman county to W. W. |
DenisOn of Topeka for $2,50o.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were !
issued this week:
E. F. Strain. one story dwelling.
1921 Clay street 2,SOO |
w. J. Youngs, auto shed, 71S Mon o
roe street, 4sOON |
S. ?. Johnson, two story dwelling,
1O1 Fillmore street. 1000 |
Ferdinand Borst, one story dwelling,
412-414 Poplar Street........-...--.... 1,5UV /
= q fonr Monroe 'Wg street stols o~el-s. 1900
Mr.. Ranquist, two story dwelling,
70 BROOKS ave s, -0OO
Seventh Seventh street '.s' 5000
items. ..............--. 45O
Total s14 $50
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
SHE URGES BILLBOARD HOMES
Woman Says Firms Would Get as
Much Publicity.

paign is planned by Mrs. Ninona S.
Jones. president of the Race Better
ment league, to procure the reconstruc-
ton of biIlboards in the houses for the
poor. Her plan is to persuade adver-
tisine concerns and large advertisers to
utilize the lumber of billboards for the
construction of homes.
The houses thus constructed would
have the display of the firm building it
on the walls and roof. Mrs. Jones says
she has made a study of the advert1s-
ing situation and has concluded that
lust as much publicity would be af-
forded firms by the advertising homes
as by the large display boards, which
not only spoil views. but consume mil
lions of feet of lumber that might just
as well be used for housing poor folks.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
BUGS AN EXCUSE NO LONGER.
Santa Fe Invention SpoiIs Explanations
of Track Walkers.


San Bernardino. Cal, Sept 30.-The
excuse that bugs put out switch lights
is to no longer bring protection for the
jobs of those whose duty it is to see
that switch lights are properly lighted
each night and kept in good condition.
says the Sun.
The Santa Fe "bug catcher" has
proven success, and it may be adopt
ed over the entire system. Tests have
been made with the device at roints
on the Los Angeles division. It is the
invention of w. Z. Keir, foreman of
the water service department.
Experts disagreed on the possibility
that bugs could put out a switch light.
and both sides finally compromised
with the recommendation that de-
vice be rugged up to keep out the bugs
even though the bugs did not get in
the lamp, for in the latter case it
would be impossible for section men
to longer claim it as their excuse
AS soon as it was found that the
'fbug excuse" was valid, it suddenly
sprang into use on various portions Of
the system
The device is simply a piece of wire
netting soldered about the top of the
switch lamps where the ventilation
holes are. Where the bug catcher"
has been applied there has been little
trouble in keeping the lights lighted.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
STILL DRAWING GREAT CROWDS.
Santa Fe Demonstration Train Makes
a Hit in Colorado.


Lamar, Colo, Sept. 3O.-When the
Santa Fe demonstration train arrived
here fully 1000 enthused Lamar peo-
pie greeted it. All of the schools were
dismissed and there were over 500
school children of all sizes present.
The stores willingly closed for the
forty minutes the train was here and
everyone enjoyed the treat 1t was
not only educational to the school
so those that in former days had been
used to seeing the small type engine
and cars We're pleased to welcome
them again and surprised at the Won
derful mechanical marks in the large
new models, and to those who had
seen neither, both were enjoyed. Spe-
ciaI mention must be made IN regard
to the courtesies of the officials with
the train.
Las Animas, Sept. 3O.-The business
houses and schools were ciOsed and
the Santa Fe special was met at the
depot by at least 1000 men. women
and children who were loud IL their
praise for the splendid exhibition and
the courtesies given them by the crew
in charge. The Santa Fe is to be con-
graduated on this splendid display of
old and new style railroad equipment
which is said to far excel the display
along that line at either the Chicago
or st. Louis Worlds fairs.
The famous Georgia minstrels, who
played here last night were on hand
with their band and furnished music
for entertainment.
La Junta. Sept. 3O.@The whole town
turned out to see the train which was
quite a variety. and with the different
tvpe of hand cars here of the 81, ana
those use at present. 1t was quite an
interesting exhibit.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
ELECTRIC MEN Will MEET.
Big Lines Of Canada and United states
VIII BE Represented.

New York, Sept. 3O-Arthur W.
Brady of Indiana. president OF the
American Electric Railway association
is here making the final arrangements
for the annual convention Of that or
ganization, to be held in Atlantic City,
October 9-13 Three thousand dele
gates, comprising the presidents and
heads of departments Of the electric
railways of the United States and
Canada, will attend the convention,
which will be the most important meet
ing of its kind ever held.
The delegates viii represent electric
lines operating $4,000 miles OF track.
employing 225,0 900 men. carrying ten bill
lion passengers a year and having a
capitalization OF 1900. 900. 900. earnings
Of $440.000,000 and pay rolls Of 10000
900. The convention viii consider sub
Jects relating to the administration OF
street railways and the relations OF the
railways to employees and the public.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
ROCK ISLAND CUTS SHOP TIME
Only Eight Hours Day--Track Work
Is Reduced.

Only Eight Hours a Day--Track Work
Is Reduced.
Following the prediction of a general
retrenchment on the Rock Island Lines,
the road has announced that the work
ing time in the shops will be cut from
nine to eight hours per day; that the
operating cost must be cut down 10 per
cent for the next three months; and
that the most rigid economy must be
observed by every department during
this period of dull business Slack
business conditions are given as the
reason for the order being sent out.
Maintenance and track work will be
reduced to a minimum. Usually track
work is stopped for the year about No
vember l, but this year the date will be
October l. Most of the track crews are
now being laid off.
In all the shops on the system the
working hours will be cut at once from
nine hours to eight. The force of shop
employees also will be reduced suf-
ficiently to meet the 10 per cent re-
quirement.
Earnings on the Rock Island have
been decreasing ever since July 1 and
business has failed to pick up, as is
usually the case in the fall. Poor crops
in Oklahoma. Texas and Kansas are
held to be largely responsible for the
slack business
The plan is to keep the 10 per cent
cut in effect until January 1, or there
abouts, when it is expected that busi-
ness conditions again will be normal.
During the past six months the Rock
Island has done more than the ordinary
amount of Improvement work in this
part of the west
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30

down practically for half a week is
short and terse: Business is light and
the operating cost for September must
be held down. The company is ahead
with its shop work, having many idle
engines, new or in good repair
While railway officials do not care
to indulge in prophecies whose fulfill
ment depends on business conditions,
they express the belief that the months
to follow will see the shops in this
part of the country working the usual
time. They do not look on shutting
down for one to three days week to
be a permanent feature.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
THIS FROM BOSTON.
Goldfish Chevs Tobacco and Eel
Smokes Cob Pipe.

Boston, Sept s0.-A Goldfish which
chewed tobacco and an electric skate
which smoked, are among the fish
landed this week at T. wharf, called by
Bostonians the worlds greatest fish
market.
captured the eccentric Goldfish. When
her cook opened a 10-pound cod for
dinner, he found q full sized cigar in
perfect condition and a much chewed
quid of tobacco. The exhibits wero
brought to port as evidence.
The electric skate was brought in
by a power dory. The skipper rela-
ted that when he opened the skate.
he found a bone stemmed corncob pipe
filed with half burned tobacco that
still smoked. He accounted for the
smoking pipe by the theory that the
Iipe was dropped overheard while 10
was still going and that the natural
respiration Of the hsh kept it lit
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
NEW YORK CHARTER PASSES.
House Adopts It But Trouble Is Feared
In Senate.

Albany, n. Y. Sept 30.-The New
York city charter bill was passed BY
the lower house CT the state legislature
late last night Various drafts OF the
proposed new charter for the greater
ture for five years and the state has
spent nearly 100000 in perfectlng the
measure. Notwithstanding this, op-
ponents Of the. kill declare II to be a
crazy quilt and 1.-THE most iniquitous
thing ever proposed" Its fate now
rests with the senate, which is expect
ed to take 1t up at once. It's support
ers express confidence that the senate
viii pass It.
The bill passed the lower house with
out a vote to spare and there was some
lively skirmishing on the part Of the
leaders before the requisite number cf
ballots was secured.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
ENRIGHT TRIAL IS BEGUN.
Slayer of Gentleman Is Charged With
Altman Death.

Chicago, Sept. 3o.-Maurice Enright,
confessed slayer of William Gentleman,
accused of being a leader of labor
suggers. who terrorized Chicago during
the plumbers and steamfitters' fight,
will be placed on trial today for the
murder of Vincent Altman, a labor
slugger, who was shot in hotel bar
room on March o.
Enright has been accused of connec-
ton with nearly all the slugging and
shooting cases which occurred during
the labor war. While Altman lay dying
of his wounds, he refused to name his
SLAYER
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
LIGHT CAUSES TUBERCULOSIS.
:. L. Elliott Condemns Artificial
Light in Factories.

Chicago. Sept. 30.-ArtifciaI light
causes tuberculosis. declared z. L. FL
lott in an address at the closing ses-
sion of the convention of the Illumi-
mating Engineering society here. Mr..
Elliott, who is editor of a technical
magazine, said he knew of III factories
in which the germs of tuberculosis
and other diseases develop because the
workn1en Use only artificial light.
He pleaded for the enactment of gov
ernment laws that will prohibit the IL
Elimination of factories by artificial
light only.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
FIRST LEG is BROKEN.
Annual Season of Smashed Bones
Opens in East.

Philadelphia, Sept. 3o.-The first SER
ious football injury Of the season in
the east has put John Thompson. OF
St Joseph's college in a hospital here
for several weeks with a fractured leg.
He was playing on the scrub team
against a regular team when one Of
the players whom he tackled fell upon
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
HAVE REAL OBSTACLES THERE

In Alaska Roadbeds Rest on Ice
Then Glacier Sweeps Them Away.
F. F. Sharp1ess Of Westbury, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, has recently returned
from a four months stay in Alaska,
where he went on an inspection trip.
having, incidentally, many exciting adj
ventures. Indeed, after hearing Mr..
Sharpless' account of following the
new railroad line being built through
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
BURLINGTON SHOPS SHUT DOWN.
Dull Business Causes Cut in Ne
brasIa Plant.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 3O.-When the
Havelock shops of the Burlington
close tonight it will be for the week,
the time this week being three days
of nine hours each, twenty-seven
hours. The shops were closed on Fri
day of last week, making a four day
week For some time past the regu-
lar time at the shops has been i've
days per week of nine hours each.
The explanation for this shutting
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

bu,iur,,; but / didn't dream hcd married int. the
nobility a. you might say, until heard about Lady
Cohmcr. Say. bat the, re- a mighty 'iif ncohcd lot'
aiu't they
~So I've heard. .,y. l. But what about YOU and
the obi girl, Didn't hi' II of NcIl at first, ch,'
~Lorly. no. says Pa Jackson. 81 tncd 20 be- real
-o,iablc too. bur- a- usual. first time ! opened my
mouth pu' my foot IN IT, That "a. when vc was m
trpdu,ri
"Wh,, sort Of 70 break diI you make says l.
~Wlv" -ays hc ,hu, Kiln quiet. "l got the name
twisted. Lady Cucumber. J. ~ says J. 'Colla-mcr.
,a,, ,hc mo-, Cuoumbcr And by the time She Il got
through staring at mc through them long handle, gold
spec OF hers | was -hu,clcd up to most nothing al
all
Seem. IA Jackson ua. INST a.hu to contdc in some
one. and hc Ua. ct'n loose on me- lic say, while his
son Tommy Na. around he ili more Of less to home.
and had meant 90 .t, u put for icV day IN -Iltc ~
Lady Colamcr But hcd bccn up ever mo lNc o'clock
that morniu roamn around rhc house doign lhc ser
want, and dr.In ~ meet the old girl again, and 1t had
inst naturally got on hi nerves N last be- dcclIcs he
can't stand j., any longer he'd packed hls things and
v.,. r.ku one final look around Son Tommy bg house
when hc run. across me-
"Cour,c.7 be- SAYS 81 don't know what Tommy Il
think. my Tipping n th way; but que. It Us best.
amt much ou style. and 'hi- Lady Coltmers ID
might, grand sort of person, tell YOU! What She
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
BY SEWELL FORD

I'm. excuse mo. say hc .,ar'in back guilty and
IL grabbn up hi bag.
Don't mention it." SAYS l. I'm buttin' in too.
Mug for the young,tcr. What YOU dcliyern Cncle:"
Me" say, hc "Why-why, nothing I've been
sort Of stopping here
sounds fshy, Uncle" say, /; but maybe you'll gct
away with it, You don't mean 20 throw the bluff you're
vsitin the Kent Iack>on,:
~Why yes. says ne: that Is. was. I'm Pa Jack
son
What" says / ~Fa'hcr. Of T. Kgnt-Jackss:on.:'
Tommy my boy. says he. And. say this - quite
q house he got ch;'
"Is a CLASSY vgWam. al right, says l.
seen the thing in the front hail. them suits 81 arm"r
and the statues; says he.
81 got a glimpse as | come through. says l.
There, more i'm the dining ROOM says he, and OIL
paintings everywhere. Cost lot Of money, all them
things; but guc~, Tommy can afford en-. Yes, yc>
suppose ought 10 bc going, though
"What. before the doin this aitcrnoon, says !.
"That christening what came ON TOR, says he. "a
the way from Nani-'cc; but-bu' I've changed my
mind about staying.
There's a kind of break I'm hi- voice as he says this
and the faded old blue eyes sort Of dims up 50 sus
pcct- there's something more he ain told.
"Whv, that's too bad amt II; says |. "Busincr>
draggin YOU back
10. it amt that. says ne. -cttlin' down easy on
the chair arm It on account Of this Lady Colancr
"Whos She. mother in law" say l.
aunt saws hc. "to Tommy wife. Come un-
expected Yesterday iron England. How that ch:
Maybe YOU didn't know Tommy wife had such
high flown relations: didn't myself until here the
other day. Course | knew she "as English, and
that Tommy met her while he was over there on
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

A H.- .1 want tor eight per q -pcclaI
- -.a..ai.-- That and other remarks along
- ..e Sam. ',o aa- Nha, had q good notion 70
..- Ro5e-.-.u.r 'ilnt. And, a, II turned out
.c g. WAS al on account Of nj, ailowin business
a-t. his social duties. So night IN the MIDI
.c. forenoon while hc was dictatin letters
m documents and kccpin directors meeting
t... suddenly runs across something IN the morn
,c '... make. him drop everything else ana press
t.- ,rr.
~I -, Sal, L. ,iIin in and winkin respectful at
81. ..rog-aphe- who's got her pencil IN the AR.
saws be. ~What DO YOU know about buying
.- r.cg present for q baby
~- med thing say, J.
~. -.s believe II says hc. Why supposed
.a-- -. department u human knowledge IN "ihOH
e9e ..., ,.t- gu. never mind that now. | want YOU
4 SAWS /. gyin the prompt salute.
saws hc ,ighin' relieved That the way
.o.. D. for the Kcn,-lack,on baby. There the
t.-, .-.. "a twenty dollar BILL nd"-busine,-
a-.. .. -..r,aiY pc, -~hcrc', q card with my COM
o.ire-, The christening j, al five this Afternoon
f.r g.. ..., present thcr. before three, anyway
->t- ...g. SAWS l. ga'hcrin IN The twenty ann ''o
art r -.,n out ..t.
"B-. II. Torchy. say, be-, lust as I'm closln the
t.r. ao you think Of getting, :.i,~
-A-t ..sga' y.' says ]. 81, II a boy "' Ct s''''
-C,- rI -G.d mounted silk suspcndcIr.
.ae -.a.Uapa.r gasp and near mas " ''''''i'
"W.- Mr Ro5cr, 10 her. Any ,u2gg''i'iA ii....
"IIt. proper Thing say she, 40 'cll' " '''N'
-Ma2rt.- .4y. AIr. Robert "Hear That. Ior.nl, y.
H... g.t ,1f one Have j. engraved Is j. aiII 'i'