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The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

A resolution has been favorahly
reported to the house providing for
constitutional amendment to
change the date of Inauguration
from March 4 to the last Thursday
in April. The change. if made. will
take effect with the Inauguration
of 1917. 1t is also provided that
congress shall meet annually on
the second Tuesday in January.
thus getting rid of the short pre-
Holiday session.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03
A Cash offer.

The News has made a special
clubbing rate with The Memphis
Commercial Appeal by which we
will furnish both papers for one
year for the sum $Il5. The reg
ular subscription price of both pa
pers is $1.5O. The Commercial
Appeal is one of the largest and
best papers in the South, and we
hope to receive many new sub
scriptions on this offer: $l.l5 cash
for both papers.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Senator Burton of Ohio has in
troduced a bill to reduce the rate
of letter postage from two cents to
one cent an ounce. 1t has been %
years since letter postage was re-
duced. The government makes a
profit of almost 200 per cent or
letter mail and especially since ev-
cry reduction in postage has al
always caused an increase IN reve-
nue. it is believed that it is time tx
mark down the price of CORE
spondence.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

John Richardson. who lived four
miles southeast Of Holly Springs.
shot himself through the head a
few days ago. About two years
ago Richardson was shot in the
face by Tom PIERCE and it is said
his mind has been unbalanced
since then.-Arkansas Gazette.
Mr.. Richardson was a resident of
Huttig for several year, working
with the carpenter crew, and his
family have the sympathy of many
friends here.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

member of the subcommittee of the
house committee on Foreign AT
fairs. which is authorized to inyes-
tigate and report on the United
States and Mexican Boundary
Commission. By combining five of
these commissions into one this
committee will save the government
$4,000 year.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

cutor. Judge, jury and counsel to the
defense. 1t accounted for the fact
that he rarely made mistaken ar
rest, and that when he caused man
or woman to be placed in the prison
er's dock, conviction almost always
followed
"Griswold, Sands. Ali. P'cagett-'
The names presented then cfes 70
the sleuth's mind in that order as ne
fastened along with no particular
place as an obiective-merely walking
to stimulate his mental process. II
always frightened Britt to pass the
panorama OF fashion in Fifth avenue
It was with an almost fatherlv feel-
ing he glanced at the rich. the debon-
air, the gay sauntering along the side
walks or rolling IN automobiles and
carriages up and down the asphalt.
The safety OF their wealth, sometimes
of their very lives, depended on the
vigilance, courage and efficiency Of
himself and of the few men ike him
far as the rank and file OF the depart
II ent were concerned, those eate-free
sons and daughters of opportunity
might be at the mercy of the abiest
birds OF prey In the human flock. It
was because Britt and his compeers
worked and watched and waited so
patiently so deratedly. so ceaseiessly.
that fas Aion and finance, coquetry and
comm cree, could bask In the sunshine
of l >Jropolitan prosperity.
A dark-b blue limousine standing al the
corner of Forty-fourth street caught
his attention. For a moment he
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Minnesota university is trying to
get the farmers of the state to go
into the business of raising digi-
tails or foxglove, for the medicinal
trade. The plant is GROWN much
same as the tomato and when dried
brings about $l.2O a pound. A
production of over So, 500 an acre
is figured out.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

On account of a clubbing offer
received from the Weekly Arkan-
sas Gazette we are enabled to give
that excellent weekly and Huttig
News both for one year for $l.5O.
This applies to old subscribers who
pay up as well as new one. The
regular price of both is $l.Oo, Civ
ing you a saving of SO cents.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

J. H. Towns was taken to Tes-
arkana Thursday Morn ng by a
deputy United States marshal on
the charge of selling whiskey with
out a government license.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

The tax collector will be in Hut
tig next Thursday evening and
all day Friday and Friday evening,
February 8 and 9, for the purpose
of collecting your taxes for 1911.
Call on him at the city hall and
save a trip to FL Dorado or paying
a penalty.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

J. B. Taylor and family departed
Monday morning for Electric Mills,
Miss, where they will make their
future home.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Finn Craig come down from FL
Dorado Saturday to accompany
his wife home who has been here
visiting her brother, F. w. Miles,
and family.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

E. M. Cabaniss of Huttig has
entered the race for sheriff IN the
coming primary. making eight
aspirants for this position.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Some miscreant set fire to the
house on what is known as the Hy
Towns place southeast of town last
Monday night and it together with
part of the household goods of
Mr.. Cook who was moving into it
we're entirely destroyed.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

National Bank Examiner n. G.
Reed of Muskogee. Okla, was here
this week checking up the First
National bank
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

F. L. Rogers, who has been run
mig on the Iron Mountain, has &C
copied position as conductor on
one of the log trains with the Hut
tig Logging company.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

DR.. r. E. Rowland expects to
leave for New Orleans in a few
days to take a months post-grad-
uate course at Tulane university.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

LooK-There are three hundred
boys and girls in Huttig under 5
years of age. We have begun a
cradle roll list. Bring or send
names of little ones under four
years of age.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Mrs. w. R. Dickerson visited
her father, j. E. Taunton. who was
reported as being quite sick at his
home near Strong.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

The steam shovel which has
been taking dirt from the gravel
pit south of here on the Little
Rock & Monroe. the same being
used filling in the long tresse at
Felsenthal. has been moved to the
big cut this side of Bolding
where the same will be widened
and the track lowered until the en-
tire grade at this point is removed.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

R. r. Cole will bore you well
for Is cents a foot if you furnish
the curbing and help or 22la cents
foot and him furnish the curbing.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Vaccination against typhoid will
soon be as common as against
smallpox. judging by the way the
new movement is spreading. The
Journal of the American Medical
Association figures that there are
100000 cases of typhoid year
in this country, with a morality of
$4,000. There are 10000 doc
tors in the country and the Journal
estimates that they would lose a
total of $11,oOo,OoO a year in fees
if the typhoid is stamped out. even
after counting what they will make
by Yaccinating people.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

L. ]. Mcdaniel, who recently re-
covered from a severe sick spell.
wishes to thank the good people of
Huttig for the many favors and
acts Of kindness shown him.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

A Huttig man visiting in Little
Rock was being shown around bv q
citizen, who said: Now let's go
and see the Widow S Home" The
Huttig man put his finger to TIE
side of his nose and winked and
then said: mot much. Mary Ann;
saw a widow home once. and she
sued me for breech of promise and
proved it on me, and it cost me
sixteen hundred dollars. No sir;
send the widows home in a hack.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

J. D. Nelson of Strong is the
latest entry in the race for consta-
BILE of Lapile township.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Hon. Sam C. Baskin of Laple
has entered the race for county
and probate judge to be decided in
the Democratic primary, March ~
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

For SALE-One couch. slightly
used, iron beds and springs cheap,
Apply at News Office. ct.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

The watch word, judgment, vic
tory and justice. J. V. Jenny for
representative.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Mrs. o. D. Newly is home from
a visit with her mother at Melville.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Mrs. j. D. Lloyd has been quite
i'll the past week.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

A vote for j. V. Jenny is a vote
for education and economy.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

We print visiting cards ard
stationery of all kind,
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

Representative w. S. Goodwin
of this district has been appointed a
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

comb.
He had cause to thank her, he be
'ieved For, in her girlish talk, she
had given him the first Missioner
clue of the week-or, rather, she had
extended for him a thread of the
mystery that had occupied much OF
his thoughts from the moment when
ne received Logan's cable saying the
este jewels were made from
sketches. For days, he had sought
TO learn who among Mrs. Missioner's
intimates was artist enough to make
uch delicate draughts of the dia-
fonds as would be required by an ar
tifirer for the manufacture of inlita
IONS With that object he had ascer
tanned Dorothys intention to go to the
matinee in the Forrest and had gone
10 the theater to meet her under con-
ditions not likely to interfere with
such gentle questioning Of her as he
meant to do. His vei!ed Interrogation
Of the society girl had brought forth
he fact that Curtis Griswold could
sketch-that the clubman was stuff
GENTLY master of his pencil TO have
his skill pretty generally known
among his acquaintanceS. Lorimer
and Daubigny, the other society ar
lists she had mentioned, were not, he
knew. in Mrs Missioner's circle.
1t was fortunate for Lieutenant
Britt, as well as for Elinor Holcomb
and Doctor Fitch, and everybody
whose hopes hinged on the detective $
success in solving the great Missioner
diamond mystery, that long custom
made him thread the traffic OF the
city's throbbing artery automatically,
Tor so deeply did the sleutn ponder
The possibilities of his newest ipior-
nation that he had several close es-
capes from taxicabs, private automo-
bies and trolley cars as he crossed
Broadway and bent his steps toward
Filth avenue. The case had cleared a
little, but his course was not much
palmer than it had been when he
dropped into the theater in squest of
further knowledge.
TT won't do to call Miss March as
a Witness" he unused, walking north
in the carriage-crowded avenue, with
that briskness characteristic of him
when his brain was most active. She
can't absolutely prove anything" 1t
was necessary to obtain tangible evil
dence OF Griswold's ability as a
draughtsman How to do so without
alarming the clubman was the present
problem.
Britt by no means was prepared to
j suspect Gciswold OF the robbery. He
realized thoroughly that Dorothy's in
/ formation was all he had to indicate
/ Griswold any more than Sands, or
/ two or three others He did not even
/ know whether Miss Hoicomb could
draw, and it was no part of his pur-
pose to distress the imprisoned girl
with questions betraying The smallest
belief in the accusation against her.
No; Britt always honest with hims elf,
could not say he suspected Griswold.
His method was the opposite OF Don
neIly's and Carson's. Instead OF sus-
pecting everybody, as they invariably
did In cases at all mysterious, he
would not attach suspicion 70 anyone
without satisfactory proof. That was
the secret of his success. He was
more than a detective; he was prose
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs.
Missioner while visiting Paris had the
there and they ascertain that the dupli-
Gates were made from drawings of the
original stones. The person ordering the
substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol-
comb.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

TO 5E CoNrINuEp NExr WEEK.
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises
that Elinor does not seek bail until they
have located the real culprit. He makes
a close investigation of affairs at the
home of Mrs. Missioner
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03

CHAPTER VI1-Dr Lawrence Fitch
the tiance of Elnor, visits her in prison
she IS remanded for trial on suspicion of
being the thief. Britt talks encouragingly
to Fitch and asks his cooperation in
running down the real criminal
The Huttig news., 1912-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER THE story opens with a
scream from Dorothy Marehe, a charm
wealthy widow. Mrs. Doris Missioner at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York City. 1t is occasioned by Mrs Mis-
sioners diamond necklace breaking and
scattering the string of rare and costly
gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
and BruXton Sands, two society men,
both of whom love Mrs. Missioner, gather
up some of the diamonds, but the gem
of the collection, the celebrated Mahar-
anee, is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and 1t brushes
under his heel. A Hndoo comes from an
ADJOINING box, and picking up flake of
the crushed gem pronounces it a fraud.
not the genuine Maharanee- but-paste
CHAPTER 1.-THE entire party proceed
TO the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missioner
where she takes them to a room having
safe cont aiming other diamonds. She
afterwards sends for Mr.. Rascome, an
expert. who pronounces the stones all
copies, subStitutions of the original gems.
CHAPTER III-Bruxton Sands tele-
phones police headquarters and two de-
tecuVes, Donaeily and Carson. arrive on
the scene. They examine the safe and
decide that the theft OF the original dia-
monds was accomplished by some one in
the mouse. The servants are questioned,
but without result Then they learn that
Miss Elinor Holcomb the confidential
companion of Mrs. Missioner, has dupli-
cate key to the safe and they send for
her
CHAPTER IV-The detectives incline to
the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved
in the robbery. They earch her room
and in cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa
per they find one ii he or ginal da-
monds. Mrs. Missioner protests that
Eiinor is guiltless but the delicate girl
is marched off to prison.
CHAPTER Valentine. in an up town
mansion the Hindoo of the theater episode
who is known as the Swami, and Hindoo
prince. kananda. discuss the arrest They
are In the United States to recover the
Maharanee. which is sacred relic of
India, and are puzzled at the discovery
of the imitation.
CHAPTER VI-Detective Britt an ex-
pert of the police force, now takes up the
case. He interviews Elinor who is pros
trated by the cloud resting on her. Tue
detective evidently believes the girl limo.
cent,
CHAPTER VII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch
the nance of Elinor, visits her in prison
she IS remanded for trial on suspicion of
being the thief Britt talks encouragingly
to Fitch and asks his cooperation in
running down the real criminal.
CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises
that Ehnor does not seek bail until they
have located the real culprit. He makes
close investigation Of affairs at the
home of Mrs. Missioner
CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs
Missioner while visiting Paris had the
diamonds with her. He cables the police
there and they ascertain that the dupli-
Gates We're made from drawings of the
original stones. The person ordering the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
WANTS PEACEFUL REST NOW.

The trouble with this little inscrip-
ton, Rest in Peace" is that our
never use it until they put
it on our tombstone. says an exchange.
II they would carry few OF them
around while we are among them and
occasionally tack one on our door they
would do q whole lot more good.
REST in Peace" may be consola-
ton to those who come to view the
place where we dropped out Of sight,
but 1t offers no advantage to the fell
low who is tuning up his harp for his
first solo in the choir invisible.
REST in Peace is too much like the
flowers they carry to US after we have
wandered on-too late.
II we would hang that motto on the
door of our harassed and worried
neighbor and let it wave there for one
short week while he is here among US,
it would accord him more sweet relief
than 1t does chiseled in cold granite
during all the time the rain and SHOWS
Of centuries are beating against il.
Rest in Peace" in marble is all
right, but as far as l am concerned
don't like the idea of waiting 10 have
it handed to me on my tombstone.
figure one hour of il here Is worth a
century Of it over yonder on a white
rock. The thing to do is TO pull Rest
in Peace" off the sepulchre and put il
on the bang stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

publican in politics and will try to fill
the gap left by the gobbling up of the
Gazette by the Democrat. The folks
who formerly published the Chimes
are behind the Tribune
The Rodman Rifles, Company A,
j. n. G., returned from regiment and
camp at Springfield Saturday night,
coming over the r. !. d p. road in
C. & A. coaches provided at Spring
field and running through direct over
the c. d A. l., B. & w. and r. l. & p.
The train was an hour and a half late,
because of the train ditching in the
morning. The boys looked quite sol
der like as they marched down Sec
ond avenue in the direction of their
armory with their guns and knapsacks.
Aug. 23.-Two extra coaches at
tached to the morning passenger train
| from Cable brought in quite an excur.
sion party to see the game between
1 the Rock Island and Cable mines at
the Rock Island park this afternoon
/ A large number left the train at Milan
in order to visit the Watch Tower on
the way in, while others came on to
Rock Island. At the end OF the fourth
inning the score stood IA to in favor
/ of Rock Island.
A. p. Lundy, representing the
! Sprague Electric Motor works OF Chi
cago. has been in the city for a few
days looking over the different lines
here with a view OF making overtures
for the introduction OF electric motors
in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
OLD ARMY GAME.
(Galva. ILL.,, News.)

NGalVd, ILL.,, News
Fred Dack came within an ace of
possessing a brand new auto tire one
night last week. Mr. Dack was taking
a moonlight pleasure ride in his car,
and just as he was approaching Ke-
vance he discovered an auto tire lying
III the middle of the road. He set the
brakes Immediately upon making the
discovery, but the car passed over the
tire before it could be brought to a
standstill. Mr.. Dack dismounted and
went back to pick up his newly discov-
cred property. The thoughts of find
ing something which had a value Of
$50, or upwards seemed good to him,
and he congratulated himself upon his
good fortune. But alas. The congrat-
ulations were cut of place. The tire
was not to be found. A 10-minute
search failed TO locate the article. so
Mr.. Dack returned to the auto, took
off one of the kerosene side lights and
resumed the hunt. After scrutinizing
the road, grass and weeds for another
10 minutes. a youthful giggle came
from the vicinity of the hedge fence.
And then the mystery solved itself.
The lad, who evidently had an ungov-
ernable appetite for humor, had at
tached rope TO the tire, and after the
autoist had passed over it, hauled the
rubber casing through the weeds into a
safe hiding place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

and the chances are that his dreams
are disturbed by gaunt spectres of the
days events. If he asks questions, he
is impertinent; if not, he does not
know his business If he is observant,
he is nosey, and if not he can not de-
liver the goods. If he hangs around,
he is in the way; and if not. something
is sure to happen while he is away.
He must depend on the public for his
Information, and If he does they forget
to tell him. If he honors official re-
quests to suppress that story about
Bill Jones because Bills first wife was
a cousin of a dear friend of Soandso,
he is a good fellow, but he is not do
ing his duty to the paper or public. He
depends on the official for his informa-
ton, but he depends also on the papers
for his salary. If he suppresses the
story, he is looking for another job,
and if he does not he does not get the
news. A preacher in Los Angeles once
delivered a violent sermon in which he
connected with them as liars and
crooks. The next day they offered him
the city editors desk on one of the
great dailies in order that he might
see the condition under which news
paper was made. He held down the
desk two hours and then made a pub
lie apology, saying that men who would
work day in and day out under such a
strain as did the staff of the newspaper
office were almost inhuman and due
allowance should be made if they make
mistakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
CHORDS AND DISCORDS

four consecutive years never missed
a single day in laying an egg. When
she would 20 on sitting on nest of
eggs she kept on laying one egg every
day just the same The lady would
take out the fresh egg every day, all
the others being marked so that she
would be sure to get the fresh egg each
time When the chickens Matched, the
mother hen scratched for her brood
a while, ran to her nest and laid an
egg each day, and so on-absolutely for
four years did she lay an egg every
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
THE RETIRED FARMER.

An unknown retired" farmer has
the following TO say for his kind. 1t
hits the nail on the head. The retired
farmer has earned everything that he
has and deserves much more than he
gets He says:
when read in the papers and hear
speakers tell that retired farmers are
no good. ! get pretty mad. Maybe We
are no good on the farm. The young
folks don't want us around in the way.
What are you going to do with us? l
suppose you think maybe we ought to
be 'Oslerized?' Maybe we wouldn't be
any good in heaven and possibly we'd
be too green TO be any good IN the
other place. What made your towns?
You say your railroads. your factories,
your merchants. Let me tell you:
First, us old fellows 1--WE weren't so
old them, came on these prairies.
broke up the sod. built houses and
barns and school houses. rode in lum-
Der wagons. lived on corn pone and
pork, worked &c hours day, and saw
I'd our money Then the railroad
came. towns were built up because we
needed them. Factories were started
Everything prOspered. but we pioneers
opened the way Now we are crippled
up with rheumatism, mother can't ride
six or eight miles to church. and we
are going TO town We are going to
sit IN the park and hear the band play
and watch the people go by and be Just
as lazy as we want TO be. Maybe we
will get fat and die in few years. A
year or two doesn't make much differ
ence TO US. Our usefulness anywhere
IN town or out in the country is about
over. We have worked hard. suffered
privation. saved up what little we have
gotten and We are not very free to let
20 Of II. Rubber plantations, mining
stock or automobile factories don't ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
CFrom The Argus Files OF 1887

(From The Argus Files OF 1881
Aug 19.-The f, c. A. Denkmann
has been ordered 10 the shore for the
logs.
S. T. Bowlby returned this morning
from a pleasure trip up the river TO
St. Paul Minneapolis and La Crosse,
and reports having a very good time.
The teachers OF the botany class
Of the institute wish 20 express their
thanks to ]. p. Newburg for his cordial
hospitality in giving them free ride
on his excellent toboggan slide at
Black Hawk Watch Tower yesterday.
Aug 20.-Adair Peasants leaves for
California next Monday night on a
business and pleasure trip.
The Rock Island fire department
has gone to Moline today to partici.
pate in the annual review OF the Mo-
line fire department and the picnic on
Sylvan Island Chief Knox urged
that all the fremen go.
The Broadway church will be- open
ed tomorrow for the first time since
II was closed for repairs. The walls
have been beautifully frescoed in har.
moniOus colors and the interior dec,
orations are altogether the richest
OF any church in the city.
W. C. Nickerson is preparing 10
remove his stock and family back tc
Ottawa, ILL.,, his former residence.
The new morning paper made its
appearance in Davenport yesterday
IL is called the Tribune, will be re