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The Van Buren press., 1912-02-24
february 19, 1862.

The Memphis Appeal rumored the
evacuation of Columbus, Ky, by the
Confederates General Polk issued
orders yesterday that the track Of the
Memphis & Ohio railroad should be
torn up and the bridges burned, which
order was obeyed, and by this time
the work Of destruction is complete on
a great part OF the road, says the Is
sue of this date "A rumor prevailed
on the streets this afternoon that Gen
eral Polk was preparing to evacuate
Columbus tomorrow, remove all the
guns, etc, and demolish the fortifiCa-
tons The forces at New Madrid and
Fort Pillow, together with the Colum-
bus troops, are to report to Memphis
at once, and make a stand, making an
army of $4,000 men"
President Lincoln issued the follow
ing proclamation; 1T is recommended
to the people Of the United States that
they assemble in their customary
places for meeting for public solemn
ties, on the twenty-second day OF Feb.
ruary, and celebrate the anniversary Of
the birth Of the Father Of His Coun-
try by causing to be read his immor.
tai Farewell Address"
The electoral votes for president and
vice president OF the Confederate
States Of America were counted in the
Confederate congress at Richmond, Va.
l09. They were cast unanimously for
Jefferson Davis and Alexander II.
Stephens, respectively.
The city Of Clarksville, on the Cum.
berland river, in Tennessee, was oc.
cupied by the Nationals under Flag
officer A. H. Foote, U. S. n,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-24
February %, 1862.

An expedition composed OF four
iron-clad gunboats and two mortar
boats, with the Twenty.seyenth Hi
nois and a battalion OF the Eighth
Wisconsin made reconnaissance
from Cairo TO Columbus The Con
federates were found to have seized
all the fiat boats and skiirs as far up
the river as they dared TO 60 A
movement OF the troops in Columbus
was also detected,
Lieut.. A. G. Rhind, u, s. NJ with
Lieut.. Prentiss and three men, dis.
covered Confederate battery IN pro.
cess Of erection at Bear Bun, opposite
White Point, on the North Edisto
river, South Carolina, Two pickets
who were found asleep in the maga'
zine were seized, but one OF them,
resisting, was accidentally shot by
Lieutenant Rhlnd,
A body OF Texas Rangers con
ccalcd IN house Nt Mason's Neck,
near OccoQuan, Virginia, fred on n
body Of Union soldiers and procipitat'
cd lively skirmlsh IN which the
Federals suffered tho loss Of two men.
The Rangers were not dislodged from
the house, and their loss was not
recorded
Harpor's Ferry Va, was occupied
! by u Federal force under General
Banks. The troops were unopposed,
Copyright. 1919. by W. O. Chopman)
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-24
February 20, 1862.

Fayetteville, Ark, town on the
White river, 150 miles west Of Little
Rock, WAS burned and abandoned by
a force OF Confederates today, before
the advance OF Federal force under
General Curtis. The Confederates,
who were greatly outnumbered, re-
treated over the Boston mountains
General Halleck issued an order to
all the troops under his command de-
finlng the policy to be pursued by the
forces as they advanced. Private
property was ordered to be strictly re-
spected, and all noncombatants treat
ed at neutrals, unless they we're
known to be giving aid to the Confed'
crates in which case they were TO
be treated as belligerents. Regarding
the slavery question as a matter Tor
the civil authorities, he prohibited the
admission of fugitive slaves within the
Union lines except by special order OF
the generals commanding
Nashville, Tenn, was evacuated BY
the Confederates, having become un'
tenable since the fall OF Forts Henry
and Donelson and the advance OF the
Union army by river.
President Lincoln appointed Andrew
Johnson military governor OF Tennes-
see.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-24

and Arizona. and seven miles from
/ Fort Craig. The Federal force, when
comprised the garrison of Fort Craig
was supported by battery OF SIX
guns under Captain McRae. Captain
McRae was killed in a charge by the
| COnfederates and the battery was cap
| tured
Capt Nathaniel p. Gordon, com
mander of the slave ship Erie, was
executed at New York, according to
sentence. He had attempted to com
NIT suicide at three o'clock in the
morning by taking strychnine, but the
physicians succeeded in prolonging his
life until It could be taken by process
of law.
February %, 1862.
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated
president Of the Confederate States oil
America at Richmond, Va. The cere-
mony was at noon. in front of the cap
ital The oath of office was admins
tered by J. D. Halyburton, Conteder'
ate Judge.
Western Tennessee was proclaimed
under martial law by General Grant IN
a proclamation issued from Fort DON
elson. Whenever a sufficient num-
Der Of citizens return TO their allegl'
ance to maintain law and order over
the territory, the military restriction
will be removed the order concluded.
Henry T. Clark, Confederate govern
or of North Carolina, issued procla-
nation calling on the people OF the
state to respond to the requisition
made on the state by the Confederate
government for men and money
Washington's birthday was general
ly celebrated throughout the nation
and the army and navy. The sloop-of'
war Adirondack was launched at the
navy yard at Brooklyn.
A breakfast given by Americans In
London in honor Of the birthday OF
Washington was made the occasion OF
patriotic speeches and the expression
of friendliness toward Great Britain
The breakfast was held in Free Ma
sons hall. Two hundred persons at
tended. The bishop Of Ohio presided
The Hon. c. F. Adams, United States
minister to Great Britain, responded
to the toast George Washington The
bishop Of Ohia proposed the health OF
Queen Victoria. Mr.. Moss, United
consul at London, proposed The
Union" and Cyrus w. Field spoke to
England and America"
President Lincoln's order Of January
27 for a general advance on February
20 was not obeyed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
MAYFLOWER.

DR.. Holloway has gone to Pinnacle
on a professional visit.
Miss Jewell Snow of Conway was
down this week to see about getting
the summer school.
Miss Hester Porter is in Argenta.
The Misses Watson have opened a
nice millinery shop here and We wish
them success.
A carload of fertilizer arrived this
week billed to some of the progressive
farmers of Pierce Greek township.
George Harper and Miss Frances
Martin were married over at Chad
wick Saturday and took the evening
train here Sunday for Argenta where
they will live.
Mr.. and Mrs Pollard are here visit
ing Mrs. Pollard's father, j. F. Led
rick
Willie Ledrick is much improved.
after a serious illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. Annie McNair has moved back
from Morrilton and is occupying Mrs.
Greenlee's house.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
BARNEY.

Easter has come and gone and fruit
is yet unframed.
Health is good in this neighborhood
Farmers have the blues. Very lit
tie corn is planted and not much land
broken in this section.
We regret the defeat of George w.
Donaghey, but hope to have a pros
porous administration under Joe T.
Robinson.
Rev. Cotton filled his motnhly APP
pointment Saturday and Sunday at
this place.
Quite a number enjoyed the Easter
egg hunt Sunday evening.
A. J. Brown and family visited
Walter Campbell and wife Sunday.
]. R. Blessing and wife visited j. w
T. Melton and wife Sunday evening
Dollie Blessing visited homefolks
Saturday and Sunday.
j. T. Ingram and family visited j
R. Blessing and family Sunday.
l. B. Anthony is working for j. T.
Ingram this year.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
CURTIS SCHOOLHOUSE.

j. E. Harris gave an Easter egg
hunt at his home Sunday. A very
large crowd attended and all reported
nice time.
Lee Casey and Miss Anna Cato
were married Friday evening at j. j..
Henry's, justice of the peace.
Dogs have been killing sheep in this
neighborhood. They have killed six
lambs for E. w. Hodges.
Frank Garland of Nebo was the
guest of Brock Garland Sunday even
ing. q,
Last Monday night the bayou had
its Sunday goods on. 1t was the larg-
est rise since August, but we hope the
high water is past for this season.
Bill Talley went to Conway last
week
Bert Martin, Claud Starr and Lar
kin Mobbs went SEEMING in Caney
creek Saturday evening and had fair
luck. They caught 27 fish.
A. K. Crossno, w. T. Crossno
and j.. R. Hogue went 10 Conway last
week.
Walter Henry was down here last
week looking after his farming in
terests.
Frank Bailey has just built very
neat martin box and painted it red.
April TO-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
GREENBRIER.

Easter has come and gone and we
hope to see some settled weather.
Miss Laura Mccall is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Conway this
week.
Mrs. E. E. Mccall, who has been
at Conway for the past week, return
ed home Monday.
George Clark was here from Con-
way Monday and Tuesday.
T. NJ Moore of Conway was here
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Dan Jordan of Dublin, Ark,
arrived here Monday for visit to see
her mother, Mrs. M. E. Sims. She
will be remembered as Miss Ira
Moore.
T. S. Wofford of Alma, Ark, was
here last Saturday to attend the flu
neral of his brother, j. S. Wofford.
The funeral services of j. S. Wof-
ford were attended at the Baptist
church last Saturday at 10 a. m. He
was buried at Shady Grove cemetery,
two and one-half miles east of Green
brier. Mr.. Wofford was born June 30
1850, and came to Arkansas with his
parents from Georgia in 1859. He
leaves a wife, two sons and one
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
PLINY.
April IL

Easter brought some cooler wealth
Ell. Everybody is bad behind with
planting crops. If it keeps raining We
won't get corn planted in April.
Rev. J. S. Moore and wife passed
through Saturday en- route to Beckett
Mountain.
J. M. Hill and wife returned from
Cabot Sunday, where they spent few
DAYS with Mr.. Hills parents.
If you want to trade horses, just
call j A. Brown or H. H. Bennett,
the champion horse traders.
We learn that Franchett Shumake
has got the summer school at Shady
Grove.
J. l. Gray is putting up some new
wire fence while it is wet so he can
dig the post holes easy.
H. F. Mercer aims to get ms new
garden done by June if nothing hap
pens.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
BROWNS CROSSING.

With the peach trees in full bloom
and the woods getting green, it looks
like spring was here at last.
No corn is planted here yet, but II
it stays dry this week there will be
lots of it put in the ground.
Gardening was the order of the day
last week.
We had woodworking here last
, week. The farmers turned out with
their teams and hauled rock and filled
up the mud holes at the crossing in
Palarm bottom, and now a team can
pull an empty wagon through without
miring down.
Sunday school will meet next Sum-
day morning at the Baptist church
and in the evening at 2 o'clock at the
Methodist church.
The w. %. W. will unveil mon
ume2t liz memory of w. G.. Basket
next Sunday, April IA, at Mount Olive
near Vilonia.
Rev. H. C. Robinson preached a
very interesting Easter sermon last
Sunday at Graham's Chapel.
Ed Feemster of Little Rock was
here few days last week visiting old
friends.
We hope the Log Cabin Democrat
force had plenty of eggs for Easter
No one has time to be sick now, SO
health is good and boys and quails are
whistling.
April 10.
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Ell PASO.

1t has still been raining and the
people of this place are very blue.
We are glad to report T. H. Mid
gett able to be out again, after Sc
we're spell of la grippe, but are sorry
to report the little daughter of Jim
Williams very i'll with pneumonia.
Rev. J. W. Lucey preached at this
place Sunday.
A large crowd of boys and girls
srent Easter Sunday on Round Noun
tain.
Johnnie Hubbard purchased fine
mare Saturday.
j. R. Under of Beebe was in town
Saturday.
w. NJ. Taggart of Sixteenth Sec.
ton attended the lodge of Masons a,
this place Saturday.
w. A. Ray has left his store anc
gene out buying cattle this rainy
weather.
H. D. Russell has accepted a posi-
ton of bookkeeping for D. M. Doyle
DR.. D. H. Bruce, Less Hargans
and John D. Morton returned from
Little Rock Thursday.
Herbert Russ made a flying trip tt
Conway the past week.
Samp Smith is still doing some
heavy freighting for C. B. Smith.
Luther Smith returned to his home
in Argenta, after spending a few
days with relatives in this place.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
BELMONT.

Health is good, with the exception
.of bad colds.
Rev. Hesslip preached at Mt. Car
mel Sunday.
Walter Sowell and family visited at
the home of j. M. Edwards Sunday
last.
Miss Eva Bryant was the guest of
1.-THE writer one day the past week.
Several of the young people from
here went to Center Point Easter.
Miss Beatrice Woolly spent Easter
with Miss Mary Roberts of Ingleside.
The farmers are putting on new
courage now and taking up a new line
of business.
J. F. Cartwright has opened up a
fine lot of hats for the season.
b. F.. Sanders and G. w. Luns-
ford made business trip to Conway
Monday.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11

try Peruna, and after using four bot
ties can say was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
Mr.. Gustav HimmeIreich, Hochheim,
Texas, writes:
For a number Of years I suffered
whenever I took cold, with severe at
tacks of asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
Last year, however, I suffered for
eight months without interruption SO
that I could not do any work at all.
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
after taking six bottles Of Peruna.
two Of Lacupia and two of Manalin,
am free Of my trouble so that can do
all my farm work again. I can heart
lily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they will
obtain good results"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
EBENEZER AND BALLARD.

If this isn't spring, we are fooled
again We have got some corn plant
ed at last and the farmers commenced
to pillow Monday of this week.
J. H. Jones is going to make a cot
ton crop with G. w. Jones.
Elijah E. Hodges and Willie Simp-
son have snapped mail routes. Mr..
Simpson is now on No. 2 and Mr.
Hodges on No. 3.
W. A. Snow, the bee man of near
Olmstead, was down here again Mon
day.
We are not more than three weeks
behind, and with good weather we
may catch up before July 4th.
We heard "whipporwilP Monday
morning, and that is the reason we
think spring is here.
If you want something good to
read, get copy of the Appeal to
Reason of April 81. A card address
ed to Girard, Kan, will bring it to
you.
Mrs. Ada Whorton, wife of Marcus
Whorton, died Monday night. She
was formerly Miss Ada Webb of Fun
ston and was a daughter of Giles
Webb. We extend sympathy.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
SUNNY GAP.

Bud Bailey of this place is quite
sick with pneumonia.
Rev. Robertson filled his regular
appointment at the Methodist church
last Sunday.
Farmers are very busy about their
farm work, since the weather has
cleared. Gardens, oats and corn that
were planted early are looking fine.
l. C. Myers and family, who for
merly lived here, left for Little Rock
where they will reside in the future
Little Fay Vestal has been quite
sick, but is better now.
Mrs. Vann of Illinois arrived here
last Monday, and will make her home
here.
Fishing is the order of the day now
and all report plenty of fish.
Rev. Maud Kelsey of this place has
moved to Morrilton.
Mrs. Woolly of Pickles Gap visited
her daughter, Mrs. Naylor, here last
Sunday.
Quite a number of our farmers are
putting out strawberry plants, with
the intention of marketing the fruit.
Mrs. Jim Paul has been very sick,
but is reported better.
The society at the schoolhouse has
been rained out several times of late.
Mr.. Metzger had the misfortune of
losing fine horse, and several more
of his horses are sick.
April 10.
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We are having a few days pretty
weather. Easter is gone again. 1t
did not rain and everybody seemed to
have a good time here. We had Sun
day school, Bro. Gipson preached a
good sermon Sunday morning and we
had singing Sunday afternoon.
Z Health is very good here.
DIR. Pairet and wife went to Little
Rock last Tuesday to see their little
boy, Fred. -.
C.. S. Harrell's family spent the
day at Jim Dennis Sunday.
Willet Head and family spent Sat
urday and Sunday here with Mrs.
Heads father, Mr.. Green.
Our school is progressing nicely un-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
NILOAK ART POTTERY-MADE
IN ARKANSAS.

Very few Arkansas citizens are
aware of the fact that one of the
largest art potteries in the country is
located in Arkansas, an dthat prior to-
this year most of its products has
been sold to eastern and northern
art dealers.
The Niloak art pottery is located at
Benton, Saline county, and manufac-
lures great variety of ornamental
as we'll as useful articles from clays
found in that vicinity. The artistic
merits of this ware is the blending
of the beautiful varieties of colored
clays, no two pieces being exactly
alike. The ware, being unglazed,
shows off to a splendid advantage
these various colors of clay used in
their manufacture, as well as the
many tints produced by mixing the
clays. The first of this ware to be
shown in Conway can be seen in J. J.
Livingston's show window. This ware.
lis attracting a great deal of attention
from our citizens, for it is entirely
new and unique, and while making
splendid wedding, birthday and holi-
day gifts, it is an ideal souvenir ad-
vertising Arkansas wonderful prod
uctS.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
CENTERVILLE.

This morning ooks like spring and
We hope it will continue spring for a
while.
Tommie Carbon and wife of Happy
Valley visited Mr.. Venable of this
place Saturday and Sunday.
There was singing at McNew Chap
ell last Sunday evening and everybody
had an enjoyable time.
Quinton Snow and wife visited j.
R. Williams Sunday.
There will be preaching at Pleasant
Hill next Sunday.
Doashie Smith of Happy Valley is
visiting relatives of this place this
week.
John Yves Browning and Jesse jolly
were in Conway last week.
Mrs. Hester Blythe visited Mrs.
Lou Dillaha Sunday.
Henry Williams of Happy Valley
visited at J. R. Williams Saturday
and Sunday.
w. H. McNew and family visited
at Amos Williams Saturday night.
Mr.. Venable was in Conway last
week.
Mrs. Sarah Williams is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Atkinson and family visited
her daughter, Mrs. Artie Dickerson of
Enders, Sunday.
April 10.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
INJURY BY WEEV|LS
Insect Moves About but Little
Except in the Fall.
Pest May Be Greatly Reduced by
Picking Them OFF the Little Cot
ton Until Squares Begin
to Form in Spring.

By G. H. Afford. Special Agent of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work, Jackson, Miss)
Farmers who destroy the squares,
bolls and foliage-the sole food sup
ply Of the weevil-on or before Octo-
Der 20 and add strength to this almost
knockout blow by blowing under all
the weevils in the cracks and holes
in the ground and in the grass and
trash on the ground and by destroy
ing practically all the weevils hiber-
mating along the turn-rows, fences,
hedges, and in general the vicinity of
the fields and follow up the destruc-
ton by picking the weevils off the
little cotton until the squares begin
to form and by picking up the pune
tured squares for at least one month
after the squares begin to form, will
certainly reduce the number of boil
weevils to the minimum.
When the over-wintered weevils
emerge from winter quarters in the
spring and reach the little cotton
there is little further movement until
the general dispersion season in Au
gust, September and October. The
over-wintered weevils go from winter
quarters to the nearest cotton field
and remain there until the migratory
period in the fall. The fact that the
weevil moves about but little except
in the fall makes it possible for an
individual farmer to obtain the best
result from his own efforts in fighting
the pest. There is little danger Of
the arrival Of weevils from fields
where they have not been picked off
the little cotton until in August when
the cotton crop is normally set. The
danger of the movement of weevils
from farm to farm before August is
not important enough to warrant any
farmer in hesitating to Thoroughly
pick the weevils and punctured
squares.
Where the food supply Of the wee
wills is not destroyed early in the fall
and strength added to this blow by
blowing under the cornstalks, grass,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
CENTER POINT.

After being silent for two weeks,
we come again, if we can get through
the water and mud, but the nice
spring morning makes us feel like
getting a move on US. l don't think
ever saw the farmer smore anxious to
plant crops than now. The fruit crop
bids fair to be a full crop. The little
patches of corn that have been plant
ed are coming up nicely; also the gar
dens that was planted in February
are fine.
Hay is very much in demand, as the
winter lasted so long.
Claud Boardman and wife have
gone to Conway with cotton.
Arthur Summers came up from
Austin Sunday to visit homefolks.
The young people had a social at
Earl Bass Saturday night.
There are only about five more
bales of cotton in this section to sell.
Let's have more feedstuff this year.
April 10.
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trash, weeds and other vegetable mat.
ter that serves as winter quarters for
the weevils and by destroying practi-
cally all the weevils alternating along
the fence rows, hedges and ditch
banks, the over-wintered weevils are
often sufficiently numerous to pune
ture the squares as fast as they form
on the cotton. Under such conditions
it is not necessary for the over-win-
tered weevils to multiply before the
squares are punctured as fast as they
form on the cotton. When the over
wintered weevils are sufficiently nu-
merous to puncture the squares as
fast as they form no cotton will be
made unless the weevils are picked off
the little cotton and the punctured
squares destroyed.
DR.. w D. Hunter of the bureau Of en-
tomology estimates the possible prog
eny of single pair Of weevils during
a season beginning on June 20 and ex-
tending to November A at 1875, 100.
Nature has provided a number of
multiplication, however, the picking
of a pair of weevils off the little cot
ton means millions less later on. Ev-
cry pair of weevils picked off the little
cotton and destroyed reduces the num-
Der Of puncture squares and bolls by
millions.
Before squares form on the cotton.
the over-winter weevils that have
emerged feed upon the opening leaves
or bud of the little cotton. Early in
the morning it is an easy matter to
find the weevils in the buds of the
little cotton. 1t is not at all difficult
to pick them off the buds Of the little
cotton and destroy them.
The only reason why we cannot
eradicate the weevil by thoroughly
picking them off the little cotton is
that the majority Of the over-wintered
weevils do not emerge until after the
squares begin to form on the cotton.
AS soon as squares form on the cotton
the weevil gets on the inside of the
bracts and feeds only by inserting it's
beak deeply into the squares. After
the squares begin to form on the cot
ton it is hardly practicable to pick the
weevils off the cotton.
The over-wintered weevils cannot
multiply until squares form on the
cotton. The weevil passes the winter
in the adult stage and breeds only in
squares and bolls. The most conspicu-
Gus indication of the presence of the
boil weevil is the faring of the
squares. When the weevil punctures
square it turns yellow and the
bracts flare" open. The punctured
square usually falls to the ground in
a few days.