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The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
TYPEWRs TERS GIVEN
AWAY.

The Emerson Typewriter Com
pany of Woodstock. H., have re-
Gently given away over 400
Of the highest grade. wholly visible
Emerson TypeWriters maze IN the
world. They have gone into every
state and territory in the United
States. They may be some in
your town. They are giving them
away everywhere to men. women.
boys and girls. over l8 years of
age. on surprisingly liberal eondi-
tions.
If you could make any use of a
$4,000 typewriter, providing it
did not cost you even one cent.
then in a letter or on a postal card
addressed to Frank L. Wilder.
President, Woodstock, H., simply
say. Mail me all your Free Of
fers. and by return mail you will
receive their Free Offers, the
names of over 400 who have re-
Gently received typsWriters free.
and you will learn on what easy
conditions you can get one of their
typewriters free right away.
The Emerson Typewriter is ore
of the highest grade. wholly visible
typewriters made in the world.
Many who have used the EMER-
SON and other makes pronounce
the "EMERSONs superior to any
$4,000 typewriter on the market.
1t is wholly visible machine, has
every new, up-to-date feature.
looks like other high grade $780,
90 typewrlters. though it sells
regularly for less and on terms of
S 90 down and 10 cents a day
until paid for. The EMERSON"
has every new improvement. uni
yersal keyboard. back spacer, tab
ulator. two-color rihlon. everything
the best; is the ideal machine for
beginners as we'll as for the most
expert typists and stenographers;
just the typewriter for the smallest
or largest office.
If you could possibly make any
use of high grade typewriter,
even though it didn't cost you a
cent of money. then be sure, on a
postal card or in a letter addressed
to Frank L. Wilder. President,
Woodstock, H., say, Mail me your
Free Offers
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
Missionary Union Meets.

The Womans Missionary union
met Tuesday afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock in the ladies' parlor of the
church with tie following members
present: Mesdames Howard.
Crockett. Wheeler. Dooley, Moore,
Townsend, White and Rannels.
Meeting opened by singing More
About Jesus; prayer by Mrs. Town
send, thes1zth chapter of St. Luke
was read and discussed by all pres
ent. Meeting closed by singing
Blest be the Tie. Every member
is urged to be present next Tues
day afternoon and visitors always
welcome.
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
JUDGE Van Hook interviewed.

County and Probate Judge W.
M. Van Hook, who is candidate
for reelection, was in Huttig Mon
day night and in an interview with
the editor of The News said that
Union county owes at least $lO,-
10000 less than when he went in
to office which does not include
more than $4,000 of contested
claims which are tied up in the
courts, and that he has complied
with every promise which he made
in his last carpaign regarding the
finances of the county and the
public highways.
The judge said in 1874 that we
did not owe cent Of the new
county indebtedness, but had gone
largely in debt up to 1883 when
he was first elected county judge
at which time script was WORT
only IS to 80 cents on the dollar
but when he retired from the office
in 1896 the county debt was vir-
tually paid and script was selling
for from rs to IS cents on the
dollar and that it continued to sci
at about that price until up tc
1910. In less than one year after
he took charge of the office agar
which was on Nov. /, 1910, coun.
ty script was selling for 90 cents
on the dollar and is now worth
about 95 cents.
He says that he has haG consld-
cradle bridge work done near Hut.
tig,in fact more has been done neal
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
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 $1.15. 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
seriptions on this offer: $1.15 cash
for both papers.
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
Call for Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting of the voters Of
Huttig will be held at the school
house Wednesday night. March Is,
at $50 o'clock, for the purpose of
selecting candidates for the office
of Mayor, Recorder and five Alder
men to be voted on Tuesday, April
2, 1912. All interested parties
are urged to be present.
T. w. PEARSON, Mayor.
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
Eggs for Sale.

Thoroughbred Crystal White
Orpington and White Leghorn
eggs for sale. The fastest grow
ers and best layers. Several fine
White Orpington cockrels for sale.
Prices on application.
w. n. WHEELER.
1-2Z-2m. E4uttig. Ark.
The Huttig news., 1912-03-09
Notice of Election.
tons

An election will be held in the
incorporated Town of Huttig on
Tuesday, April 2, 1912, for the
purpose of electing a Mayor, Re-
corder and FIVE Aldermen to serve
for one year. T. w. PEARSON,
w. H. MOORE, Mayor.
Recorder.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
BuUND TO BE ON SAFE SIDE
Rough -Necked Person Was MOI
Pleased With Selection Of Clerk
With Polished Nails

A large. shaggy. rough-necked per
ION came into haberdashery *
Washington and asked the clerk-s
bored young person who wore = very
high collar and was much interested
the polish on his nails-for shirt
The clerk passed out two, one pink
ind one blue.
Which of these is best7" asked ths
customer.
The clerk yawned. examined his
,ails and said: "Oh, It's just matter
If taste"
But which kind would you get II
you were a-buyin' one OF emf"
Personally, I should prefer the
blue one" answered the salesman.
drumming on the counter and yawn-
ing again.
THAT so7" asked the shaggy Gus
toner. "All right. I'll take the pink
one Here, wrap 'er Saturday
evening Post.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
War on Tuberculosis.

Salem, Or. - Advocating state
wide warfare against tuberculosis
through the public schools and through
community anti tuberculosis clubs.
L. R. Alderman, state superintendent
of public instruction. spoke before the
audience at the tuberculosis exhibit
here He took the place of President
Campbell, of the University Of Ore
gon, who was unable to be present
Superintendent Alderman urged the
establishment of anti-tuberculosis
clubs throughout the state to forward
the work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

We are abolishing public houses, but
we are increasing banks A writer has
put a question as to the number OF
banks between the Euston road and
st. Adams, and on the south side be-
tween the Elephant and Croydon Half
century ago there was not one. 1t
was London and Westminster that
first set up bank for the small man.
And now you can hardly pass street
corner without the appeal of the bank
The change of the street corner site
is suggestive Of other changes.-Lon'
don Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
BOLT HITS OBSERVATORY.
Lightning Plays Havoc Early Sunday
on Council Crest.


on Council Crest.
Portland-A bolt of lightning crash
ed through the lookout platform of
the observatory on Council Crest dur
ing the electric storm at 2 q. M Sun
day, set fire to the structure and
played havoc with the electric system
that had been installed on the Crest
The bolt struck about three feet
from the station of the searchlight.
1t drilled hole in two byf four tim
Der, splintered the plank beneath and
after setting fire to the observatory
leaped several hundred feet to the
house of Arthur Duchamp, proprietor
of the Crest, melting the electric
switch above his bed and giving him a
fright as it ran about the metal of the
bed in which he was lying
The flames started in the observa-
tory were quenched almost immediate
ly by a heavy downpour of rain. Aside
from melting the electric switch in
Mr.. Duchamp's house, the lightning
burned out fuses and fixtures at sey-
eral places and linemen passed large
part of the day repairing the damage
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Oregon City, ORE. F. Riley, of
Portland, who has heavy interests
here, has found in checking over the
tax rolls of Clackamas county for
1911 that 466 of the 672 signers to
the U'Ren single tax petitions are
not taxpayers. Besides the 466 sign
ers whose names do not appear on the
tax rolls there are 80 who own only
personal property. Of the signers,
254 live in Oregon City, and the
names of 1874 of these do not appear
on the 1911 tax rolls Seven other
signers own only personal property.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
The eyroscope.

when the movement OF the gro
scope attains high degree Of speed 1t
Is very difficult to displace the plane
Of the top which balances Itself In the
most unlikely positions. An attach
ment of this kind. but of very large d.
mansions, II placed on a wagon or
boat. gives the vehicle extraordinary
stability. Trains resting on a single
line of wheels set under the middle OF
the car have attained high speed dur
Ing recent experiments in Germany
and have proved perfectly stable
Barper's Weekly.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
Americans Win In France.

Rheims = Several members of the
American Olympic team took part in
the games here in competition with
the best French athletes, and carried
off the honors. Leo Goehring, Mo-
hawk A. c., won the standing high
jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet 8
inches.
David S. Caldwell, Massachusetts
Agricultural college, won the 800
meters run in l minute 81 1-5 seconds.
James Thorpe, Carlisle Indian
school. captured the ITO meters hur-
dies race in Is As seconds.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
London Strike Is of

London-The strike committee de-
clared ended the strike at the London
docks which started in May and has
caused about 10000 dock workers and
their families to live in semi-starva-
ton for 10 weeks The strike commit
tee has issued manifesto to the men
declaring that all agreements between
the employees and the employers exist
ing prior to the dispute must be main
tanned. The employers heretofore
have refused The decision is result
of failure to organize general strike
of the transport workers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
Saloon interests Lose.

Washington, D. C.-Anti- saloon in
terests won victory before the SEN
ate judiciary committee, when Sena-
tor Cummins was authorized to report
favorably bill giving to "dry" states
power to intercept shipments of liquor
from wet" territory.
The new measure will prohibit ship
ments of liquor where any person in
terested in them intends to violate a
law of the state into which the ship
ment is made. Some members of the
committee think the bill unconstitu-
tionaI.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
new rsANscorrINsNrAL lINe


84H4ofaU HaNIOdo 10 SoHVoSt FIu0-
sons Bay With Pacific.
Edmonton, Alta.-Forty engineer
ing crews, consisting Of 500 men with
teams and pack horses, will be sent
into the field At once to make prelim-
mary surveys for the Northern Terri
torisl Railway company's line from
Edmonton to tide water at Fort
Churchill on Hudson's bay. This Is to
be part of a system Of l, $50 miles.
from the Hudson's bay country to Port
Essington on the Pacific Coast, con-
Meeting Edmonton with Lac La Biche,
Fort McMurray and Lake Athabasca.
H. G. H. Neville, C. E., chief en-
gineer or the company, which is
financed by British syndicate and
capitalized at $40, 900, 900, has covered
every portion of the proposed route
and is fully satisfied upon the engi-
neering problems presented in the con-
struction of the system.
Plans are under way to begin grad
ing work early next season, when the
laying of rails will also be carried on,
and in two years, according to present
| calculations, the line is to be in opera
ton from Edmonton to the shore Of
Lake Athabasca, opening to CONNER
cial development the vast mineral ant
timber wealth of Alberta's farthesi
north. The company will then pro
coed with the construction of the linz
in the province of Saskatchewan
The Edmonton cutoff will be bull
later. The line from Lake Athabasc'
westerly will tap the rich agriculture
resources of the newest north, contin
uing thence to the Pacific Coast.
The Northern Territorial Raiiwa
company will operate line of steam
shp from its Hudson's bay terminus
to some British port Engineers i
the employ of the corporation hav
made study of the construction o
ice breakers in the Baltic and are nov
working on designs of vessels cspabI
of meeting the abnormal condition
which prevail on the bay. They wi
also superintend the building of tn
| feet.
The completion of the railroa
means the opening of a vast empire
which only a few years ago was RI
garded as a barren waste and usefl
only as hunting ground for the flu
trader and the sportsman.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Reno, Nev.-Because thieves are
Iooting the wrecked homes of the sur
vivors and victims of the Mazuma and
Seven Thoughts cloudburst, Governor
Oddie has sent state police to the
scene. The thieves have been making
a systematic search of the wreckage
for property, while pretending to aid
the work of rescue. 1t has been def
initely determined that the number of
deaths from the cloudburst was seven,
while as many more are seriously in
jured. A great crowd of sightseers
visited the scene
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Washington, D. C.-Believing in
the policy of giving Alaskan offices to
the president. on recon-
mendation of Governor Clark, nomi-
mated Frederick E. Fuller, of Alaska,
as United States judge for the Fair
banks district. Alaska, and reappoint-
ed James J.. Crossey district attorney
for that district Judge Over6eld, of
Fairbanks, has been transferred to Val
dez to succeed Judge Cushman, and
Judge Fuller is to succeed Overfeld.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
BIG GAS BAGS START
Former Winner Leaks and Il Declared
Out victors viii Fly Abroad
for International Cup

Kansas City-Seven huge balloons,
manned by the premier pilots in
America, ascended from aviation field
here late Saturday in race to deter
mine what three Of the number shall
journey 10 Stuttgart, Germany, to
compete this fall with foreign sports
men in an effort to regain for America
the James Gordon Bennett trophy,
lost last year when German balloon
won the international race.
The pilot Kansas City III (non-con-
testant) carrying DR.. Mile e. Hart
man and Miss Violet Davis, of Kansas
City, on the first leg of their honey
moon trip. preceded the seven bags
aloft to show the way for the contest
ants. The couple were married just
before the race began
The balloon St. Louis w. most
feared by the other pilots, did not
arise from aviation field Instead il
lies fiat on the ground, disabled by {
score of small holes from which the
gas that originally filled the baf
seeped out and caused A. B. Lambert
official starter, to declare it out of The
race.
William Assman, of St. Louis, 2i
lot of the unfortunate balloon, wal
heartbroken when he was declared
out Assman had been i'll and wa
unable to reach Kansas City unit
Saturday morning, but he had intend
ed to make the flight
| Lieutenant Lahm once won an in
ternational race with the st. Loui
| w.
| Ideal weather conditions prevaile'
| for the race. The weather was coo
and wind from the southeast bley
Is miles an hour, carrying the bag
swiftly from the starting ground t.
| the northwest.
! No untoward incident marred tn
start, save that the pilot ballon whic
bore the bridal party began to fal
near the field and only for the siren
uous work on the part of Frank N
Jacobs, pilot, would have crashed t
the ground AS it was five sacks o
ballast were dumped out before tn
bag again got into the air.
The pilot balloon landed at cloc
p. m. at Smitbville, Mo-, 22 mile
northwest of Kansas City. The ba
loon was a non-contestant and was nc
trying for a sustained flight Accord
ing to Pilot Jacobs he reached an alt
tude of $500 feet.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
Whitman Suit Withdrawn.

Colfax. Wash.-The Farmers Un-
ion and Grange of Whitman county
gave up its suit against the county
officials in an endeavor to lower the
classification of the county. The
county has been in the seventh class
for several years, and the government
census fell short 100 of the number
required for a county of the seventh
class, but the officers obtained a copy
of the census and found 1900 missed.
The Union withdrew the suit
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Topeka, Whether Roosevelt
or Taft Presidential electors shall go
on the Republican ballot in the No
vember election must be left to the
voters. and not taken into the courts,
according to the decision of the Su-
preme court handed down here.
Roosevelt adherents brought man
damus proceedings to compel county
clerks to place the names of Roosevelt
electors on the ballot for primary cleo
tion of August 6. According to the
decision. the Roosevelt Party electors
will remain on the primary ballot.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Marshslltown, Ia.-Lit.le Big Bear.
an Indian from the Meskwaki reserva-
ton near Tama, Ia, sold to local
dealer, for $500, pink pear-shaped
pearl weighing sS7 grains. He found
the pearl in the Iowa river. near Iowa
City The Indian sold for $50 a round
pearl found in the same place. Sam
uel S. Starr. of WaverIey, sold here
for $40 193-grain pearl found in the
Cedar river.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
Summer School Boy is 80.

Seattle, Wash.-Among the most
prominent summer school students at
the University of Washington, is DR..
Edwin Frazier, 83 years old, who
works harder and more optimistically
than anyone in the chemistry depart
ment. Rosy success is always beck
oning to him from just around the cor
ner. Dr. Frazier believes that he has
discovered cure for cancer and is
now preparing to give his theory to
the world.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

The Norsemen never feared death.
They were as brave on land as on the
sea- 1t was their belief that brave
warriors at death would be taken to
the land of Valhalla. where they might
fight and hunt and feast for ages They
believed that every night wounds re
ceiyed during the day would heal, and
they would be ready for fresh adven.
lures in the morning.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

"Dashington seems to have finally
made conquest OF that Scadmore
girl. Wonder how It all came about"
THE first time she saw him she gave
him her eye, the next time they met
she gave him her arm. 1t wasn't long
before he was holding both of her
hands. soon after that he won her
heart, and she lost her head and gave
herself to him completely. Judge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

The figures on the seal of the city
of New York refer to the trades in
which the early settlers engaged. The
beavers were used as early as 1913,
for the trade In beaver skins was an
important industry from the colony's
beginning. In 1885 the flour trade had
become important also. so the wind
mills and barrels were added to typi-
fy that occupation
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
RESCUED MEN LIKE BEASTS.
Explorers First Think Saviors Are
Animals Making Attack.

Christiana-Captain Ejnar Mikkel
sen, the Danish Arctic explorer and
the Engineer Inversen, who were res
cued July IT. on the coast of Green
land by a Norwegian fishing vessel,
after having spent more than two
years in that region, looked like wild
animals when their rescuers found
them. They had spent the previous
winter at Bass Rock island, not Sham
rock Rock, as previously announced,
and it was there the Norwegians came
upon them in cabin they had built.
The fishermen knocked On the door
and Mikkelsen and his companion
rushed out nearly naked, with guns in
their hands under the impression that
the knocking was caused by beasts of
prey.
Mikkelsen, had been very i'll on the
long journey to Bass Rock Island and
Inversen had dragged him hundred
miles on sledge. Fortunately, the
men had Eenough ammunition to en-
able them at all times to procure food.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
When Your Eyes Need Care

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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Washington. d. C.-Nearly one
fourth of the wheat exported from
the United States during the fiscal
year that ended June 80 last, was
shipped from the port of Portland.
and once more Portland rounds out
the year as the leading wheat export
ing district in the country, according
to statistics.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Tho female mosquito often livei
through the winter, alternating In
dark places like attics, clothes presses
and the crevices between floor and
Dashboard or outdoors in the cracks
In the bark Of trees. Az soon ~ tho
pools OF water are warm enough In
the spring SO her eggs viii not freez'
she begins to lay, and ten days to
three weeks later the young mosqui-
toes sally forth for their first taste o.
bIood
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
Tacoma FIaures Of Speech.

A Tacoma lawyer. arguing q divorce
case recently. closed his address VI
the jury ~ follows: MY client IL :
beautiful woman, so beautiful that the
sun seems to stand still while tho
stars gaze at her. Truthful! Falsity
nies from her even a. the jack rabbit
dts from the greyhound. Sweet!
Gentlemen, honey would freeze In heI
mouth Tender and slenderi Ny
client could battle in fountain pen
National CORPORATION Reporter.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

Chicsgo-The first Of a series of
celebrations, planned by the Gaelic lea
que of Ireland to revive the ancient
festival of Erin, the Feis. will be
held here soon- The Feis was organ
lied 2700 years ago at Tara and COM
psres with the Mod of the ancient
Scottish Highlanders and the Eistedd-
fod of Wales
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
kIIIsd With Billiard Ball.

n. Lefant and NJ Melfant in Sep
TENDER, 1S43, quarreled over billiards
and forthwith selected the balls OF
that game for duel. They drew lots
for the FIRST throw. Melfant won, and
SO accurate was his aim that his mis-
sill struck Lefant in the forehead. kill
ing him instantly.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01
PREACHER WANTS ATHEIST.
Methodist Pastor Says People Need
Another IngersoIl to Stir Them.

Methodist Pastor Says People Need
Another IngersoIl to Stir Them.
Chiclgo-"Oh. God, send US another
Bob Ingersoll to arouse the people, !"
was the plea made by Rev. Charles B.
Mictchell. pastor of St. James Meth
odist Episcopal church at the Des
PLANES campmeeting Sunday. "They
sit in the pews with dull, dead, in
difference that breaks our hearts.
at would be better if they threw
bricks at US, as they did at Wesley,
but they don't even talk back. This
is an age of doubt. We ministers
need more than Apostolic succession
in this scoffing, Indifferent and God
less age The pendulum, believe,
will soon begin the swing back
again.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

negro who was suspected of sur
reptitiously meddling with his neigh
boris fruit. being caught In a garden
by moonlight, nonplussed his de-
tectors by raising his eyes, claspfng
his hands, and piously exclaiming:
Good Lord, dis we're darkey can't go
nowhere to pray any more widout
bein' 'sturbedr
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-01

What depth OF tragedy lies be-
meath the following heart cry. which
rings out in an evening paper: Con-
what will certainly remove the glass
stopper In decanter containing whis-
kyf Several methods have been tried.
but the stopper seems absolutely fixed.
London Globe.