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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
WINNERS WILL AL CROSS
 WIRE TOMORROW NIGHT
W. L. Greoms, treasurer of Coca Cola Bottling Co.
 A. M. Goldberg, merchant.

Tomorrow night az 10 o'clock con, testants ill the race for the magnifi cent prizes to be awarded by the Daily Graph ill the gigantic voting contest, will cross the wire in one of the greatest newspaper contests ever put on in this state.
 A few hours more and the sus- pense of the past week will be thing of the past. Contestants are making every minute of these las'- few days count and are increas ny their reserve thousands of votes daily. The ballot box at this office has been closed since Monday night and the keys have been turned over to one of the judges. This ballot box will remain locked until the day tho judges commence the nal count, s D. m. Friday, April 9th. No one will have a chance to knew what any contestant is depositing in the ballot box as their reserve can be deposited at any time between now and the closing hour.
 The judges w Il open the ballot box at s p. m. Friday night i'll the presence of the contestants and their friends at Magistrates l.. E. Cheeks court room where contestants and those interested in the contest are cordially invited to be present and W tness the most up to date method employed in counting and tabulatins the many thousands of votes cast in the Graphic contest.
 Voting Instructions.
 All votes that have been issued to city contestants since the contest started must be in the ballot box at this ofhee not later than 10 D. m. Thursday, April 4th. If however, con- 7testants are ip the cffice and cannot be waited on at that hour time will be allowed them i'll which to turn ill their orders and deposit their certificates. Votes must be cast as soon as issued.
 All votes that have been issued since the contest started to the candidates in the country districts must be in the Graphic office not later than s D. m. April 9th. Contestants living in districts 4, 5, and will have until lo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
WILL ORGANIZE
 CORN CLUB HERE
DirdctOrs of Chamber of Commerce Meet With J. E. Rogers Prizes For Best Agricultural
 Spccimans.

To encourage the boys and girls of Jefferson county to raise corn and other vegetables by offering prizes for the best specimens was the subject discussed yesterday morn
 ng at a meeting attended by the exc cutive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, J. E. Rogers, special agent in charge of this line of work, and County Judge c. M. Philpot, who will place $250 at the disposal of the cGm.ttee in charge to en courage the work. The Pine Bluff Clearing Association donated $60 for the prizes and about $100 was pledged by chose at the meeting.
 The details were referred to a subcommittee composed of MT. Rogers, and Secretary Spaulding. They will immed ately take the mat ter up with T. M. Jeffords, of Little Rock, who is at the head of this work in the state. The committee will endeavor to get $500 part cf which will be used as prize money and part for the expenses of the eX- hibit.
 The prizes will be offered under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture but will be for the boys and girls of Jefferson county only. The list of awards Will be given ou- in few days
 The exhibit will be held in Oc tober in conjunction with the live stock exhibit. Many of the prize winning exhibits will probably be sent to the state fair if the fair is held at later date than local OK hib;t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
FG PROCEED WITH
 WORK ON SEWER

Chancellor J NJ. Elliott yesterday dismissed the s}I:t aganst the com missioners of Sewer District No. 15 in which several taxpayers of the district petit tnoed for an order en- joining the commissioners from let ting the contract for the sewer work in the district OH the grounds that the Wafer com2any would not extend the mains to that palt of the cty. A temporary restraining order Was issued some tima ago but the city has ordered the installation O. several fire hydrants il the district and the water company agreed to extend their mains.
 The comm ssionsrs will proceed Wi.h the work and the contract which was let to Robinson Brothers some time ago, will be turned over to them and actual work will begin at once The district includes that ter ritory between Th Tteenth and Twentieth avenues and Hickory and Ash streets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
INTEREST DISPLAYED
 IN HERBERT'S COMING
Famous Artist and His Orchestra and SOlOists Will Come to This City ii
 Sufficient Tickets are Sold

With the announcement of the pos sible appearance of Victor Herbert and his orchestra, assisted by SIX celebrated vocalists for two perform ances April 26, the people of Pine Bluff and surrounding towns are very anxiously awaiting the result of the subscription sale of tickets which IS now being conducted by two repre- sentatives, of the Radcliffe Attraction Inc, of Washington D. c, the same Bureau which furnished the U. s. Ma rine Band for such great musical treat last Fall.
 The Herbert organization, carrying as it does, ill addition to the big or chestra, six such singers as Evan Williams, Americas greatest tenor; Agnes Kimball, soprano; John Finne- gan, celebrated Irish tenor of St. Patrick's s Cathedral, New York; Clara Drew, contralto, Of Berlin; Chas. c.. Washburn baritone, and Frank CfoX- | ton, bass also Ethel Tozier, pianist, makes it one of the most expensive companies that has ever been offered here and for this reason very large subscription sale is necessary to make possible the engagement. Us- ually the guarantee is two thousand dollars for matinee and night engage ments but if the sale here justifies three-fourths this, amount the conn pany will run the risk of the. balance.
 Mills. Hammett. of Pittsburg, Kap
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
PUBLItN NOTICE!

Public notice is hereby given that petitions purporting to be signed by a majority ill numbers, acreage and value of the holders of real property within the Jefferson County Bridge District are now filed with the Board of Directors of said Bridge District, and said Beard of Directors ill pur- suance of the terms of the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas approved April 24, 1911, same being Act No. 214 as HOW ap- pears ill the printed Special Acts of Arkansas at page 604 ct seq. hereby set as the day and place for the hear ing upon said petitions as provided in said Act
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
Intense Interest

Interest at this time is intense and every contestant gives proof through energy in turning votes that each and every one of them have had their eye OH the automob. les. Be sure that you have reserve fund that will be ill evidence by it's size be- cause there is not the slightest doubt in the world but what it will be needed, and then some.
 kOntest kOmment
 It Is just as hard propos. ton to pick the winners of the grand prize as at the starting of the contest and the finish will be very close.
 Now is your time to get in and make the last two days count you enough votes to w.n.
 Oh, you g2llants, tomorrow is the last day of the contest, and the last day that you will have to help out your favorite, who is out 60 win.
 Nip and tuck the contestants arc coming down the home stretch to the plaudits of their admiring friends and supporters.
 Do you want 70 be winner? To be one you must make today and to- morrow the last two days of the cntest, spell votes as never before.
 You have worked very hard during the life of this contest do not be d "quitter" now, show your friends wh :. have supported you to date, that you are of the calibre that spells WIN NER
 Two days more it will be all over hut the shouting.
 Will you be shouter?
 In other words, a winner among winners.
 It rests with you entirely.
 Hustle from now until the very last moment of the contest will spell success for anyone. You as well as your competitors.
 Many of the contestants were a little surprised and disappointed in the vote schedule in force this week, as they were under the impression that a big vote would be given on subscriptions and were holding theiE subscriptions.
 Study the conditions governing the close of this contest. Nothing doing in the way of getting subscriptions after 10, p. m., Friday. And to think that there. will be two hand some Flanders, "20" given away Fri day night.
 | Are you making the effort thas will give you the required vote te place your name at the head of tht list. 4
 You have, two more days to do i z t ri {
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1912

at the Assembly Hall of the Chamber of Commerce, of the city of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, same be- fig rooms Nd 609, 610 and Gil of the Citizans Bank Building, situated at Second avenue and Pine street of said city of Pine Bluff, and at such place and time herein designated between the hours of 8 a. m. and 6 D. III the Board of Directors of Jefferson County Bridge District will examine the peti- tions filed and examine the county assessment of real property within said district, and for the purpose of said hearing may adjourn from day to day or from time to time until said hearing is completed. At said hear ing any land owner in the district may be heard and evidence taken in such manner as the said Board of Directors may deem proper to determine the fact as to whether said petitions are signed by majority either in num- Der, or in acreage, or in value of the holders of real property in said dis trict a2 shown by the last county ass essment of the land within said dis trict, to the end that said Board of Directors may determine and make and declare it's findings as to whether or not said petitions are signed by a majority either ill number, or in acre. age, or in value of the holders of real property within the district, as shown by the last county assessment, as provided in said Act.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, wit ness our hands this April 2nd, 1912.
 " D. LEARN,
 E B. BLOOM,
 A. w. NUNN,
 r. G. SMART,
 FRANK TOMLINSON,
 E. A HOWELL,
 P. P. BYRD, Board of Directors of Jefferson Coun-
 ty Bridge District.
 4-3 got.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03

Mills Hammett, of Pitfsburg, Kap- sas. a former Pine Bluff Anx is tAa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
CONTEST JUDGES.

s The following gentlemen will con- duct the hast count of the votes cast Iii the Daily Graphic's s contest.
 Whey are all reliable business men and every ballot will be counted as east.
 AaKO. F. Todstrom, president Tedstrom
 Furniture Co. Dick Knox, vice president and .ss.BStreasurer KnoXWalker Co. Thomas Green, ST. saissJ. o Sivess, advertising manager of
 Grand Leader
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03

Thomas Myers, 4oS Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, Ark, says, "I suffered great pains wish serious ease Of
 kidney trouble. I took Foley Kidney P Ills and soon found my pains gone and the kidney action regular and natural. I recommend Foley Kidney Pills to all who have kidney or blad der disorders. They helped me and they will help you" w. l.. Dewoody
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03
RELIABLE HOME TREATME
 FUR VHISkEY AND BEER HABIT

will whisky beer other oxcan taken according efficient detention prepared No powder ase and clos given secretly 3, in those who ORR $t00 a If after 0 benefit from ORItlNE will be 5d.
 Bedels Pharmacy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-03

D. m Thursday night to secure sub scriptions and these subscriptions to- gnther With their reserve must be sent in on the first train leaving their town the next morning. They must reach this office by s. D. m. Friday or they will not be counted by the judges for the prizes to be awarded.
 The judges will base their account on the standings as they appear ill the paper on the last issue The votes put into the ballot box between Monday, 10 p. m. and the closing hour will be counted and added to the num- Der of votes each contestant has to cheir credit in the paper.
 Two Days More
 But two days remain ill which to place you a winner at the final count Each and every contestant should make the last few hours of the contest add to their reserve in way that will put you under the wire d winner at the close.
 The time is getting exceedingly short ill which to secure votes but there is yet me for you to add many thousands to your already large re- serve if you will make the remaining hours of the contest show the Dig gest possible results. There are plenty of people in this beautiful city and the surrounding country that have not as yet been approached for their subscriptions.
 And thousands of votes are being lost that if secured possibly would place you in position to be declared the winner of all automobile, piano CT one of the other valuable awards.
 Out of Town Contestants
 Remember that all your VOTE CERTIFICATES that have been sent to you must be in the Graphic office before p. Ill. Friday night or they will not te credited to your name dlQ lldy DC Ilc HleduS Ol you lOSluS the prize you are working for. Be sure that you put spec al delivery stamps on all your mail coming in from today until the final close, aa this will insure prompt delivery and at the same time guarantee a de- livery of your votes before the clos ng hour.
 Upon the efforts of every contes tant today and tomorrow depends the winning of the prizes as the next two days are the last chance you will have to become the proud pos sessor of one of the prizes in the hardest fought battle of it's kind ever put forth in this state, and the out come of this most strenuous and in teresting battle for supremacy is i only conjure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
y THE COURTINC OF LUCKY CHANCE
= By IzoLA FORESTER

needs Us nov. 81; she sure needs US
bad
There was 90 moon IN the sky A
strange. nebulous glow seemed TO
Overriding the prairie since the night
had come on. X was hard to take IN
q deep. full breath. And suddenly
,Siwash came to a dead stop. head up.
ears pricked forward. listening
From somewhere out of the dark
ness ahead there came the troubled
wbinny of horse.
Chance. peering keenly ahead. could
see nothing; but the noise came again
The land was not level. II lay IN
long. deep rolls; and Siwash made
straight for the nearest dip OF land
Behind it, at first sight, reposed a
peaceful and unsuspecting camp. A
couple of ponies were picketed in the
shelter OF the slope. A blackboard,
with boxes OF provisions protrUding
from it's buffalo robes, stood by In
der IL reposed old man Nswn. SOUND
asleep But, standing. facing each
other, were Jim LerouI and Made
laine.
The sound OF their voices came
clearly on the silence of the night
/ 1T don't make no difference what
YOU say" Nadelaine was saying, neI
head back like fighting little wild
cat. j know all about you. Jim LIE
roux. You can't talk your way round
me the way you DO with daddy The
land belongs to me I drew it. Daody
never ever knew I was putting 10
bid for IT. II was my idea and
mothers You can't have it. we've
lived ever since I can remember 10
that old shack. and first il WASH I
even a shack. 1t vas just a dugoUi-
And daddy Amt got a mite OF amoi-
ton. He'd just as 5000 We all oieo
there But we amt a-goiDE to We're
going to have that land OF mine-ao
you hear me7-aDd were going to
have a real house on IL. cottage
house like mother used to live IN back
East. And were going to be real
town folks. know all about you.
Jim Leroux.~ Her voice rose higher
Chance listened. the muscles OF his
throat tightening. his hands cleDcheo
on Sivash's bride as he waited.
You've followed daddy and me out
here all the way from town. ] amt
afraid OF you. do you hear, You cant
do a thing to us"
Cant ~" LeroDx threw back his
head and laughed.
He was in no hurry. The turn
things had taken amused him. He
sat down on the buckbosro's shaft
and looked at the girl. II seemed al
most a pity 10 DO what be meant TO.
"a leave tho fro of them At the
mercy of the Ere that was certain 70
come. Perhaps there'd be . chance
OF saving on; the girl 81 she'd behave
herself. n she wouldn't tell on him, IL
she'd get tanned down and give up the
land without q holier.
He took out his revolver carslsssly,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

In Chances veins and be took The
southern trail for relaxation
He was whistling softly as be rode
this time. II was getting OF toward
sunset before he checked Siwasn and
rested 10 take his bearings. They
were on the crest of a creek bed 1,
was one Of those meandering. dried
I'D affairs, with tangled masses Of
mud-caked grasses down in the bot
toms and a few scrawny young cot
tonwoods here and there along the
slopes. The bleached, weather
beaten skull OF steer Law half buried
in the sun baked earth midway down
the slope: but 1t was not mere
skull that caused Siwash TO droop
his long neck and whinuy restlessly
Not meaning to argue with you,
81" said Chance. but ! don't see a
blame thing suspicious on this hori'
zon"
The horse nosed at the long. dry
grass tops. and suddenly Chance
looked down. not al the creek bed,
but at the deep. tangled mass OF
weeds where the LAND dipped TO the
slope. and be swung OF the pony s
back with a sharp exclamation II
was the bocy OF man.
Isl. you're tho most sagscious and
persp;cacious animal on four legs IN
the State OF South Dakota"
He turned the body over and looked
at the face The eyes opened widely
and stared hack A. him. duly a. FIRST,
then with slow gathering conscious
ness in their hstless. filmed depths.
Halo, Chance" whispered the
parched. blsokencd lips Halo,
Lucky Chance Give ne drink"
Chance drew me bottle from his
hip pccke' and put if 20 The dry lips
The man drank inirstiiy Chance laid
him back Oh the dusty. yellow grass
and Sat on his heels. RE square chiu
tilted inquiringiy forward
Where's Lcroax he asked
Heard YOU and be had swung into
partnership Elnce be got thrown out
% the reservation. Pete Heard BE
and you we're making quite a bit OF
money out % land speculation in
dian mortgages amt much value when
Uucle Sammy uses pen and ink. are
hey. Pete"
The halfbreed closed his eyes Oh
s;inately. bis lips shut IN curious
bali moon % bitterness. Chance
watched hin closely Pete Frozen
Nose he was csiied-ouicsst from his
own people. aDo from the whites also
because Of crooked deals carried o6
IN indian mortgages Sof By bis owl
wi. however. Chance knew he had
been merely the outward symbol 81
the business intricacies Of Leroux
oue-tine indian agent. and nov q
stroller from station 20 station amons
'he hiil camps aud prairie ranches
getting money wherever II grew easy
For over three years the two had
carried on their trade In their own
vzy. By virtue Of bis standing win
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
By IZOLA FORRESTE

Chance bent over the form that sud
denly grew beaver as ne held IL
Which way. Pete, which way" he
cried, shaking the nalf-breed almost
savagely to force hin 10 speak again.
And Pete lifted one hand slightly,
with a queer. unsteady motion south
east, but be made no answer Power
of speech had left him.
Chance waited while, staring
blankly out at the wide. darkening
land with haIfsbut eyes When the
last sunset glow broke hazily through
the still, yellow haze in long, widen
ing lines of dull red. be mounted 81
wash and rode southeast, leaving a
defunct half-breed in the dry, mud
caked grasses OF the creek bed.
Miles to the southwest lay what had
been the reservation land, covered
now with the mushroom growth OF
tents and shacks Of the fall home
seekers. Miles north and east
stretched the prairie. a great dry sea
of tawny, heat-scorched grass; and
every time Siwash lifted his nose and
shifted the air. it meant fresh whir
of fire on the wind.
Chance lifted his hat and rode fast,
as fast as he dared with Siwssh' 8
dread of a stray badger hole He
knew enough OF old man Navn's weak
ness and LerouIs far-sighted guile 20
guess the missing parts in the half
breeds narrative. Lerouz held an In
dian mortgage on the land drawn by
Madelaine Nawn- While Il didn't
amount to the paper IL was written
on in the eyes OF the law. still he had
made old Nawn believe the claim was
a just one.
Steadily the scravny. lonshmbed
pony pushed ahead. his nose poinubs
out aggressively toward the point his
rider aimed at. Just ahead Law old
man Nswns home, a neager dot
somewhere out under the waste Of
the dsrkening blue SKY on the soil
tary prairie. To Chance that night
il vas Ike a sheep shelter and he
herder. hurrying to save Il ron
wolves.
'-lome.~ he muttered As n any
syc; "a the face OF Gods earth could
DO home just because u was ground
with your own particular tax on IL.
81. a few hours back ] was homesick.
Y wanted some doggone little hole In
the ground for home. wanted plants
at the windows. and real clothes
line ont back. with vomen's aprons
and general dingbsts hanging on II.
maybe kids diasba:s. too. And IN
the middle OF the cream. 81, was q
little girlvomzn. understand Name
of Nadeiaine"
lie pursed I'd bic lips into whistle
re mad almost forgotten that stsrs,
dead body back IN the tangled ory
grasses Of the creek bed.
Little bit Of q girl-voman. Siwssh.
with brown eyes and carly hair good
dekl tao color OF this here pTasrie
grsss Name Of Msdelaino. And she
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

| the reservation Indians. the name oil
/ Lerou1 had been enough 10 lend con
ndence to any deal the half-breed pro
posed. until miles OF the best land
lay under paper bearing the Lerou1
stamp.
And from out the far east Of red
taped 0ficialdom had swung the thun
derbolt. After years Of pickering and
da!lying, the reservation was TO be
opened I'D that fall The Indians had
moved northward 10 good. arabic
guaranteed land. homeseekers had
crowded IN down at Dallas, and, as a
side issue, totally unimportant two
light-hngered gentlemen partners had
found themselves and their projects
squelched.
ITS too bad, Pete, 81 sure is" said
Chance soothingly. Who gave you
this one?"
Hatred showed In Pete's eyes
"Leroux." he muttered. He not
want me 10 tell Eadelaine Nawn."
Tell vhat?" demanded Chance.
The haif-breed shivered. and his head
dropped lower on bis chest. The sun
was half an hour above the line OF
the earth and sky. Before that time
the soul Of Pete Frozen Nose would
have slipped out past the sky limits.
Chance pulled him up on his arm and
gave him another drink. He didn't
want the soul 10 slip out before he
had all the news.
Did he try to kill you. Pete" he
asked. bracing the halfbreed's head
against his own shoulder and knee.
Siwash uhinnied sDIiously. lifting
his nose to the wind.
He shoot about the girl and the
land" began the half-breed slowly
she draw big land last f2ll-oig In
dian land down q; Dallas
= know, interrupted Chance i'm
patiently. At the land drawing. Go
on quick"
Me an LerouI hold Indian mort
gaze on'that land Last week Leroux
finds ore there. some silver, some
gold Then he &C down an get old
man Nawn. and they play cards. and
Leroux gets back the land.
"Bu; it's the girls land, broke IN
Chance
sure" Pctes lips formed the
words suffy. Girl rode down with
old man Nsxn 70 buy stun Gene IN
where Leroux's making the old man
give I'D. and stirs I'D big row. Then
ihev chase Leroux an me out Of town,
and Lerosx says wait for the two out
here"
Wait out here7" Chance lifted W
bis head and stared duly around at
the vide expsnse OF "Out here miles
upon aiiles % bleak. silent land. with
10 living soul az Tar as the eye could
see What for?"
To kill old man Navn. Then ne
talk about Msdeisine; and / say
take Madelaine, and Leroux shoot me
like one yellow DOS"
Which wsy cid be GER