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The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
THE SCOURGE OF FACTIONAL POL
 ITICS.

Some few weeks ago, when the quo- rum court of St. Francis county met at the court house in this city, Judge s. H. Mann appeared before that body which all the taxpayers were con- cerned, and, during the course of his remarks, the gentleman took occasion to compliment the members of the quorum court upon the splendid tinan. cial condition of St. Francis county. Judge Mann said he practised law throughout all the counties in East ern Arkansas, and that the affairs of St. Francis were in better shape and far ahead of any other county that he could recall. He also said that in his opinion this happy condition was largely due to the conservative ad- ministration of the county's affairs by the county judge and other officials and the quorum court. This thought brings us up to consideration of the demoralzed and chaotical condition of public affairs in Cross county, where just now the taxpayers are facing a depleted treasury by reason of the fact that the former treasurer, A. II. fWood) Hammett, took French leave with a large roll of the taxpayers money over thirty days ago, and up to this date the whereabouts Of the missing treasurer have remained a secret. A great many stories come down from Cross county, and if we should listen to them all. the conclu- sion would be quickly reached that some of the officials of Cross county had organized themselves into sort of plunderbund. and that the county treasury had been converted into a grab-bag for these otfice-holders, with the funds of the treasury as the legit. innate spells for the fellow who could get his hand into the money bag the quickest. IL is said that the embar- rassment and shame under which Cross county now rests is the direct outcome of factional politics. Ii such is the case it should prove an object lesson 10 the people of every county in Arkansas to beware of rings, cliques and gangs Woe unto the people who are scourged and beridden by the bit ter enmities and strifes engendered by factional politics.
 It is said that IIammett had the politics of Cross county bottled up so tight that he was actually serving as treasurer, an office in which perhaps more than s150,000 of the peoples money passed, without a bond
 Hammett was regular "Old Hon. est John" in Cross-county politics, and his long tenure in office, his rec ognized prestige as leader, and his ability to control and wield the whip hand of power, enabled him to make fake bond stand up, upon the strength of which he handled thou sands of dollars that belonged to the taxpayers and school children of Cross county.
 It is said that man belonging to the Hammett faction, and who repre- sented bonding company, made Hammett what was supposed to be a good bond in the sum of sl0,000, but that even this bond was never sub mitted to the bonding company repre- sented by the local agent who executed 1t, for approval by the company. It is also said that this bond for sl0,000
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
Bup df Home

me Parcels Post law into January see our homes flooded with caaog circulars gaudy and garing offers aurng figures The prices in these catalogues printed matter and the pictures will be catca the unsopb ucaed and they will knowing what they are buying or what they will get for their separated from their coin and goods Then they will ma out that they could have at nome perhaps better quality for you buy from home merchant goods just what you are buying and there ing There other good should buy of our home merchants and The Times not 20 crazy over the offerings Of maorde Post into effect
 In this connection, publishing series of short interviews with Little Rock, the subject of Buying Home It Best to Do So We would like to have the or Forrest brief which will be glad publish Times one or two each week The following is of the letters ca and will give idea Of how Times
 BUY AT HoME-IuTHER the Democrat Printing and Lithographng Company said
 "A few sound for n Little Rock buying at home be summed up the following:
 Because my interests here.
 Because the community for me yen good enough for buy
 Because believe in transacting my neehbors and my friends
 Because l want to see the goods. Because l want to what I buy when pay 1t.
 Because dollar spend works the welfare of m
 Because the buy from of the goods
 Because 1 sell what produce here
 Because the buy from and
 buy from gives received always
 @Becaue when ill luck misfortune bereavement buy here kindly greeting his words of and his pocketbook if need be.
 Here live, here buy'LITTLE ROCK"
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
Warming!

All persons are hereby warned not to hunt on my Ingram Farm under penalty of the law.
 JAMES RUSSELL.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
W arnIng.

All persons are hereby warned not to hunt on my farm under the penalty of the law. ROBERT BROWN.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06

Reed Murdock and Clubhouse brands at Lawrence's.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
Maintaining Good Roads.

NJ earth road can be maintained
in good condition unless it be con-
struucted as to drain well. and uales
it be kept free from ruts and holes.
The best method Of maintaining an
earth road, especially a prairie road,
is by the systematic use of the drag.
A sand road is never good under any
circumstances. but certainly is not i'm
proved by crowning. A sand road Is
at its best when moist, so it should
be left flat. No one wants a sand road
so, if possible, clay should be added
to, and mixed with the sand, making
what is known as a sand clay road.
The only, and it is used today by
many, of filling a mud hole with
brush with a little earth on top, can
not be too strongly condemned, and
is only permissible TO drain the hole
OF get sand or stone to fill it. The
overseer or foreman shonld. in dry
weather center his work on such
places until the road is raised to a
sufficient height to drain we'll. Many
overseers have brush hauled two
miles TO fill a mud hole, when sand
is within shovellng distance of it.
II farmers do not take a commun.
ity interest in the Improvement OF the
roads and put their shoulders to the
wheel we will surely remain''s,uck in
the mud"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
A Great Bargain

do you want a great daily paper at
an EXTREMITY LOW PRICE7 II so,
send only $1.00 and you will receive
the great Kansas City Daily and Sum
day Journal every day IN the week for
SIX full months, which is just ONE
HALF FORMER PRICE. Now is
the time to get a great daily cheap for
campaign reding. Remember S1-00 is
all you have to send to get the great
Daily and sunday Journal 6 full mon
tbs. Send now, as the great offer will
not be good after JUNE /, 1912. Nd
dress.
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL.
Dept. A. Kansas City, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16

Hands that perspire too freely
should have a little powdered borax
in wash water and after being thor
ough,ly dried busted with the follow
ing Powder ; Powdered starch
1 ounces; iris, 4 ounces; powdered
borax, l ource.
Be careful that the cold cream is
kept cohered and clean; rs any oil
gathers dirt quickly The cream if le {
open will soon be covered with par
ticles of dust and dirt il this is rub
bed into the skin pores closged with
will be the result.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
CHURCH DinEDrORr.

SHbhOu pIhLDIohrs
NJ. 4. Church. South Preaching every Sunday at
u a. m and 7:D p. IN. Sunday school At $50 a. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Rnv. ". II. uAsLEn, Pastor.
Presbytcriap Church Preaching every lat and
Ord Sundays ut II q. IA. and g p. m, during the
summer months. During fall and winter months
t7;3op y. m.) Prayer meeting wednesday night.
Sunday school at $50 every Sunday morning..
II. !. ABkLL. Supt.
Scs'ion meeting LIST Iucsday night In ench month
at7:3O.
T.. T. ORR, Pastor.
Bapttst church-PreachIng every Sun.
day VI II y. NJ. and 7aD y. NJ. business meeting on
saturday before the 4th Sunday ut tan p. m. Sun.
day ~;hooi at $50 .. NJ. and d. Y. p. U. At 100 p. m.
every Sunday. REv. Pastor.
Christian Church Sunday school every Sunday at
$50 .. u. wsAY wIrrEr, superintendent
81. Paats ". II. Church. O'Oioredl - PYcHcbin a
II n. IN. and 1880 p. NJ. lat and 3rd Sundays In ear
month. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
sunday school at 9:s0 =. m. every Sunday.
REV. WILLIAM DlvEH. Pastor
N'i"red Baptist Chnrch-Presehing at II a. m. and
1880 y. m. .Te-y lid and ath Sunday In sSch month
Is. Y. Y. y. every wedns ,dny evening at 1870. Sun
lay school =. "
REV. q. W. WARTS. Pastor
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16

Wheat is said to be looking better
here in Morgan County than almost
anywhere else in the Country Even
wheat that did not look very promis.
ing 10 coming on in good shape.
Apple, pear, and cherry trees are
loaded with fruit and the indications
are that Morgan County people can
live we'll for the coming year.
The meetings at the Presbyterian
church are being well attended and
many country people are beginning
to get in. Mr.. Hay Bell is one of the
strongest men that has ever preached
in this part OF the country and when
one hears him can readily account for
his wonderful C Mr.. Higgins.
the singer is not only a fine singer
but a splendid leader as well and
with the help Of his wife who is a very
fine pianist, splendid meetings are
being held every night. There is a
choir Of about thirty and the fine sing,
ing is attracting a great deal Of atten,
ton.
Dr.Wm. Well and wife left for New
York this week to be gone for about
two months. We understand the DR..
is going to take a special course in
surgery and when he comes back will
be better qualified to work along the
lines in which he has already been SC
successful.
Amos Knoop rushed in from Kansas
City the other day and nailed two
heads in two barrels that his wife had
packed, looked about as tired as its
possible for a man to look and lef
saying he hoped he would NEVEF
have to move again. They have secur'
ed a good home in the best part par
Of Kansas City and will get movet
this week.
The move that the Rock Island j
making to put in a spur track fror
their main line to big Gravois mean
much for Morgan county. Not onl
will the building Of the road mea
thousands Of dollars paid out her
but the working of the gravel bed.
, which are really inexhaustible, mean
large cash expenditures and employ
ment Of labor for years to come.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Versailles~Lodge, No. 1T, A. F.
IA NJ, will elect officers for the en-
suing year at regular communication
of Friday night. June 7th. A full at
tendance is expected, and the cleo
ton Of an efficient set of officers is in
order. that the order may continue
the splendid work OF the past fe"
wears. Remember the time and be
present.
Don't fail to call and see the Hats
at the Eazar be four you buy your
Decoration day hat. Some rare bar
gains in Hats and flowers. Yours for
business.
NE. MOUNTS.
Mr.. VIII. femme, of Bell, Mo-,
was a city visitor Saturday.
Adolph Pepper, of Versailles and
Bupceton. came from t ,Souis Satur-
dav and wen, over to Bunceton Mon
day. He has recently traded a part OF
his stock for a fine Cooper County
farm. and we suppose the report will
be that he is a 'shayseed.'
Forakimonas and dressing sacques,
.W.KKoor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
Vol and cashmere skirts sec
]. w. KNOOP

Light hair is lightened by adding
a teaspoonful of salts of tartar and
the juice of a lemon to the shampoo
water. Frequent use of this is not
recommended, as it will in time make
the hair harsh.
For nails that are very brittle and
break in the trimming hold the tips Of
the fingers for n few minutes in warn
olive oil, manicure with a pair Of
sharp SCISSORS,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
DIRECTORY.

TINES OF HOLDING COUNT.
Circuit court-3rd Monday In April and ind Mon
fay In August and December.
Probate court-2ud Monday In February. May and
November. and 4th Monday In August.
County conrt-Frrpt Monday In February. Mar
august and November.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16

heIma, lett wednesday evening ON
the Mo. Pacific for Aurora, and after
a days visit with relatives they will
journey on to Billings. Mrs. Kinlock
will visit for a couple OF weeks, while
the editor will stay as long as he can
get enough to eat. Strawberry short
cake, strawberries and cream, cherry
pier gooseberry-pie, raspberry lam,
ect. Ego way ~chillun."
The walk the county court is put
ting in at the southwest corner Of the
~"square" is a great improvement.
People will walk that way aud the
walk is what is needed.
DR.. i'll. Short is up looking over
his property in the east part of this
city. He has a fine property there
that ought to be a campus for a high
school or something Of the kind.
Our City is having another attack
of the blues cause why "Bady broth
err" got married on the 9th instant
and enc is still out in the dark
with absolutely no prospect in sight
and has lost hope eve in the leap
year business.
Long silk gloves see
J.W.KNoop.
Roy Thorpe is stepping higher
than his broter-in-law, DR.. Jack Gum,
was a week ago. The Doctor is get
ting down on the ground again but
Roy is still up in the air for they
have a fine boy down at their house
and the beauty OF it all is he is a
good Republican. The Doctors girl
cant vote and would probably vote the
Democratic ticket if she could. Roy
| says his boy looks like a Republican
acts like one and he KNOWS he will
: be ONE All doing well and here
is our hand.
A Ford machine run by E.A. Crew.
son, has made rather a remarkable
record, Since Sept. when it wa
bought, this machine has run nearl,
14OO miles at a total repair expens'
of 55 cents, injury to a spark plug
done careless.y. With the exception
Of one small puncture, the same al
is in. the wheels that came from tn
factory. Same bands on the transmits
:, sion, in fact no work has been done ex
cept to tighten up a bolt now an
: then. it has used 80 gallons Of gasolin
and 8 1--2 gallons of lubricating OF
No especial care has been used i
any way, the machine has never reiu.
ed to 20 and made no trouble i
le straight running the so gallons (
'e gasoline would have carried the macl
he inc owe 1900 miles. This all goes
er show how carefully these machin,
:. are constructed.
II you wish to see one Of the fine
a. vehicles ever brought into Missouri Sc
Ct Ed Nelson's new funeral car. For fir
=. workmanship and beauty in construc
~ ion, it cannot be beaten. Nelson is
so carrying most an excellent line
all kinds of undertaking goods and
e is o prepared to do all kinds
:, work along this line in the very late
and most up to date manner. v
hope, of course, that none of o
friends will need any OF this wo
!, soon, but if you do, well you kne
10 where to go.
Mrs. wv. Kirk has been on 1
be sick list since Tuesday but is impro
ing.
ais Mr. .Adlcr, one of our old cit
'ur ems. bul now of st. James is on @
ir- streets this week.
or ,.,
The way in which Prof. Johns al
ed the "drum major" in condunti
the musical exercise at the Method
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16

G NEWS.

fine little girl out at their house.
Probably Charlie will pay that cigar
he owes a certain man in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs, GA. Ellis sister of
the Editor OF the Leader, John A.
Hannay, and Mrs, TASTE Mae Reid
of Galesville Texas are visiting with
Mr.. Hannay's folks.
Prof. Boyce has completed his
school enumeration Of this district
which shows up as follows: White
Male 211, Female 221, Total 432.
Colored: Male 80 Female As. Total
80. Grand total GA.
In the good old winter time,
The good old winter time,
Sliding down the icy hills,
In the good old wintertime.
Ready to wear dresses, both white
and colored see
NV. KNoop.
The head blew off of a steam pipe
at the Handle factory recently and
while it did no especial harm, it is
said the record some Of the boys
made in getting out Of there has
nev been beaten. Irwin Young got
ratified and started staight for Iowa
but a wire fence stopped him. They
have them all corraled now and every
thing moving along in good shape.
Mrs. Mary Knoop bid her many
good friends "good bye" Wednes-
day and left for her new home in
Kansas City, Mr.. Knoop already hav-
ing his Office there. The people Of
Versailles regret very much to see
this good family leave here. They
were both raised not far from this city
and are we'll and most favorably
known.
Muslin underwear, see.
J.W.K Noop.
The program rendered by the pre-
paratory Freshman class at the Meth
odist Church Tuesday evening, wa
so we'll done that everybody mus
have gone home happy. especial
the parents Of the children VIII
were on the program. Every seat il
the house was filled and the attention
and interest was good. The musi
both vocal and instrumental was goo
as we're the essays and readings. To
each individual justice it would tax
one side of the diaper and at this tim
we have only oom to mention tn
entertainment in a general way. Tn
program was carried out to the lette
and all without any fuss or furry
Each member knew when his or ht
part was coming and the part W;
done and well done at the prop,
time. A school that can do this we
shows that it is moving along goo
lines.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Versailles-Lodge, No. 1T, A..
IA NJ, will elect officers for the e,
suing year at regular communicate
of Friday night, June 7th. A full a
tendance is expected, and the ele
- .,.t eAk NJ n{Ecarc -
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16


ysHs,uJEs err, oyr.oI,Ls.
Mayor = u. Harrison
wy CLERK I.W' M'tl'i"no
oiiy Attorney We Me'"y
onS treasurer rf'c, Jones
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A.F.&A. N.-ver..aies L,d.,. No. III. REGULAR
communication the IL, and 3rd J rIiny nights each
month. Visiting brethren invited and ,.corGially
welcomed.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-29


man Of great ability
Judge Albert ID. Thomas. OF Craw-
sordsyille: 1 know of no one better
qualified than he for that Important
once. tie rs q m'n a. great ability
and industry a lawyer and advocate
q dista'iion. thcr0 'sAly devoted 10
the h'ahcr th'na cl l.io, altogether
uePeHaah'e ahf in3f2iehly hkeable.
VIII hiA n the executive oflce. moth
lng would 20 wrong that he could
M re go right
Jndra faa los J. Criinrc. Of Indi-
analohs' The citizens ne state
would honor thenst'-l 81 levating
Mr.. i-.5ion 70 ihc u. executive
Office in the s,ate
Snpt II. & iio} p. - t't ohanon
se"ools' I Nne" of 4 whose
persohal chaTGcter f"r n higher
esteem. Ills very na'1ro abhors du-
pllcity ana double o--~ins In any
iofin.
HeF. Crton - rnicaeel r. stor
OF the llrst Pre- 1rt'ran church. Leb-
anon: In the chiroh vhrre he Is an
honored and active member. his
courteous and svnr 'hetic treatment
ol al classes OF T'srn'e have seyved as
a model, and 80 thc teacher OF the
Mems Bible Class his sometimes un
conventional. but ever practical and
vlrily ethical exposition, has been an
inspiration.
rather !. +. Connolly. pastor OF 81.
Joseph catholic oenruh, Lesassn:
1t is to be hoped thu Mr.. Ralstcn will
be seen by the people Of Indtana as he
IS seen az home-a learned gentleman.
good neighbor. and worthy and
puohc'spirited oionen.-
Ben r. Mckee. editor of the Leb-
anon Pioneer III devotion 20 the
cause of tariff reform-life-long devo-
ion-is the test. Raston Is a Demo
crat. u an instructive belief in an
economical administration OF public af.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-29
A yertis ing speculation

A ong the many incidents cha:
acteristc Of human nature is ONT
which recently came under the Oh
servation of young man connected
with prominent publishing house,
one of the eldest in the country, and
which has for three Q nerations
been conducted by the 'endants
OF the original founder b other
publications there was issu neat
title treatise on househo.L = ono
my, s.Cwing how, on a sm IN
-2-oe. it was possible to liv a.
fortav The author was
man, anb gaA "er book ethe il
"l,ow She Did It." The b oh
hat lrlv tood sale, butpresently
here arpoaIAd to be sudden and
unaoc tab. demand for the vol
Ine qnu n fortnight the house
''sl led by order for more. Ii
- rous fourth edition before
Oou. "erintendent learned the
'asVt IN riders had invariably
con. ~ the same source, and il
was I'm d scovered that the per.
Sent nver advertised the book
e1t, ive,y in sporting and other
urne His method was sim
p,. " itself. The title given, he
vcu.t insert, MAILED secure for
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-29

trial justice, achieved through the
genuine rule of the people. This is
our end. our purpose. The methods
for achieving the end are merely ex-
pedients to be finally accepted or re-
jected according as actual experience
shows that they work well or i'll
Is But an Instrument.
The leader for the time being, Who
ever he may be. is but an instrument
to be used until broken and then to
be cast aside, and II he is worth his
salt he will care no more when he is
broken than a soldier cares when he
is sent where his life is forfeit in or
der that the victory may be won. In
the long fight for righteousness the
watchword for all of us Is spend and
be spent. 1t is Of little matter wheth-
er any one man fails or succeeds, but
the cause shall not fail, for 1t Is the
cause Cf mankind. We, here in Amer
lea, holS ii Clr hands the hope of the
world. the fate of the coming years,
and shame and disgrace will be ours
if in our eyes the light of high re-
solve is dimmed, If we trail IN the
dust the golden hopes Of men. If on
this new continent we merely build
another country of great but unjustly
divided material prosperity we shall
have done nothing, and We shall do a.
little if We merely set the greed OF
envy against the greed Of arrogance
and thereby destroy the material well
being OF all Of us. To turn this gov
ernment either into government by
plutocracy or government by a mob
would be to repeat on q larger scale
the lamentable failures of the world
that is dead. We stand against all
tyranny, by the few or by the many
We stand for the rule Of the many in
the interest of all of us, for the rule
Of the many in a spirit of courage, O
common sense, of high purpose, abovo
all in a spirit of kindly justice toWart
every man and every woman"
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5co BULLETS PER MINUTE.

The recently invented Benet-Mer-
cier gun combines the rapidity Of
fire, range and effectiveness of a ma
chine gun with the lightness and ac-
tion of magazine rifle. The gun
is fired from rest and held against
the shoulder Of its operator, who
can either fire from a sitting posi-
ton OF lying prone. The regulation
cartridge is used in o1ips that hold
80. A good riAeman Can discharge
from 800 to 800 shots par minute,
If assisted in feeding by a man to
eli the clips. The gun is at present
undergoing series of tests by army
officers, with view to hs adoption
by the government-Popula1 Me-
chanics.