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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
IS RE0RGANlZFD

The Pocahontas FortnightIy Club
met at the Palace Drug Store Mon
day night of this week and reorgan-
lied with the following officers;
President, Mrs. M. M. Carter;
vice president, Mrs. Voohers; treas
urer, Mrs. Catlett; secretary, Miss
Hattie Black. The following com
mittees were appointed:
On music, DR.. g. NJ. Black and
Ray Salleo; on floor, Messrs Bray
and Eaton.
the Club will be formally opened
Monday night, next, with a grand
masque hall at the opera house,
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Armstrong for County Judge

AT the earnest solicitation of
friends Mont r. Armstrong has
consented to become a candidate for
tie Office of county and probate
judge of Randolph c.unty, subject
of course, to the Democratic pri-
mary election. Nearly every man,
woman and child in Randolph
county is acquainted with Mont
Armstrong, therefore it is entirely
useless for us to offer any words of
introduction for him. He has
held several positions of trust and
honor, as everybody knows, and no
man can charge anything against
the official record of Mont Arm
strong. We say this without any
fear whatever of successful contra
dlction, His official record Is clear
and no man can urge that Randolph
county has ever suffered in any
way caused by the neglect Of duty
on the part of Mont Armstrong.
He comes before the people upon
the record that he has made hereto
fore, earnestly soliciting the support
of all and promising if elected a
faithful and impartial discharge Of
all duties pertaining to the import
ant Office to which he aspires.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Old Dairy Homestead

The following are the characters
of the play, "rhe Old Dairy Home
stead" to be rendered at Maynard,
February "a: Mike Donnavin, a
travelling tinker-John Doherty:
Malcolm Gray, shemer and ex-
convict-Homcr Masterson; Willie
Work, gentleman of leisure, born
tired Aubrey Springer; Jason
Wilkins, farmer Gilbert Pres
ley; Josh Arrowroot, town con
stable-Edd Buxtan; Ruby, a little
waif-Notra Mock; Mrs. Glimmer,
a dasAing widow and adventures
Ruby Taylor; Maudc, the farmers
niece RayDowney; Becky Will
kins, an old maid Nell llufstedler.
Time IN representation, Two bours.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
To the Voters
Dalton, Ark, Feb. Ia.

Dalton, Ark, Feb. l3, 1912.
A few things | will try TO do if
am The choice of the people to rep
resent Randolph county in the next
Legislature:
l will use my best efforts to take
The convicts from the contractors
and put them on the public roads
ot the state. favor an amendment
to the Constitution, and that is the
recall.
We have three officers in this
county that receive too much pay
tor their work. One is the sheriff
and collector, the others are the
county and probate clerk and the
circuit clerk and recorder. Nv plan
Is to pay them enough to get the
best service and let them collect
their fees as they do now, and turn.
the balance over to the treasurer,
and take his receipt therefor and
let that go into special bridge and
and road fund and let the county
judge disburse this money to the
bridge or road where there is the
largest donation of money or labor
made.
There are many things that will
come up i'll The campaign, some of
which | may favor and with some |
may take issue. If ! go as your
representative | will be as | was
when ! served you in 1909, and il
the people want any law let them
get up a large petition and | will
do my very best to get what the
people want. Very truly.
A. VI. Doss.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Boy Scouts

The boy scouts met Saturday
night at the Methodist church.
The meeting was we'll attended and
splendid interest was manifested.
Good order was strictly observed.
The boys were advised by the scout
master to not lolter in town after
adjournment but to go, as quickly
as was convenient, Immediately
home.
The town was divided into three
sections and each patrol was assign
ed his section IN which to work.
Reports from each of the patrol
leaders and also from members OF
patrols will he given at the next
meeting.
This work and training of boys
meets with the approval of all the
great leaders of both church and
state. Encourage your boy now to
learn and do the best things.
w. j. Leroy, Scout Master.
CoRBETT DECKER, Reporter.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
WILL ORGANIZE NEW
GROCERY COMP ANY

Plans for the organization OF a
new grocery company IN Pocahon-
tas have been perfected and a new
Institution to be known as the Poca-
hontas Grocery Company will go
INTO business here March lst.
Members of the new company are
RI. Stackhouse, Il. p. Stephens
and II. J. Ferguson. 1t is the in
tention of the new company to carry
a six thousand dollar stock as soon
as suitable building in which to
carry stock of this size can be Sc
cured. The company has purchased
and will, we understand, erect
a large brick store building on tie
northeast corner of Shannon block,
just opposite the Jos. II. DeClerk
wholesale house, the same to be
ready for use by April first. About
March first they will put IN as large
a stock as can be carried in the
building now occupied by Stack,
house and will conduct the business
there until the new building is com.
pleted.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
CARTER WRITES TO
AGRICULTURAL CLUB

To the members of the Boys Corn
Club:
BE sure and prepare the land you
wish to put in corn as soon as you
can and prepare the land as
thoroughly as possible.
To the boys of the Cotton club,
| would say, prepare your land early
and thoroughly. You will have to
plant two acres of cotton in order
that you may be sure to have
enough to make a bale, so you can
keep the seed separated from infer.
ior seed.
Good permiums will be offered
alike for good corn or cotton.
Now boys, the reputation we have
made in the past need not, must
hol, ne loSJ, OUT Win new reS0lu'
tions let us come to the front by
holding our reputation as a com
growing country, and also make a
better record in raising cotton than
we did in the corn contest.
Arkans as is looking us in the
face this year with wonder as to
what we will do. Let us be pre-
pared to show to the world that we
keep at least one eye on our work
all the time. G. II. CARTER.
Sec Treas. Agricultural Club.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Musical Recital

The students of Miss Alma Spikes
music class, assisted by the Poca-
hontas High school Glee Club and
Expression class, will render pro-
gram at the opera house tonight
(Friday.) Miss Alma and Prof.
Spikes have been working very hard
to make the entertainment a success
and we feel sure that those who
attend will not be disappointed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Banana Car Here

Joe A. Smith of Jonesboro is
here with carload of bananas, on
sidetrack at the depot. The bananas
tame from Mobile, Alabama, and
are of very fine quality. This is a
SPLENDID opportunity for the people
of Pocahontas and surrounding
country to get some Of this splen
did fruit at q small cost Price at
carl cents per dozen, dozen 25
cents, per bunch 50 to 20 cents,
Gar will be here a few days only,
so call at once.
24-ltp. JOE A, SMITH, Manager.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Home Mission Meeting

The Womans Home Mission So
ciety met February 9TH with Mrs.
kirkpatrick, with l3 members and
two visitors present. Minutes of
previous meetings read and approved
A motion was made and carried
that we meet twice week in the
homes. The next regular meeting
will be held with Mrs. B. A. Brown,
Tuesday February 20.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
FOR State Senator

We are authorized this week to
announce Walter H.. Holt of Sharp
county as a candidate for State
Senator from this district. Mr..
Holt Is the present Representative
of Sharp county and is said to be a
man of nif cb more than ordinary
ability. Aom1riei 'e.svsSSSv.o': sSSs; ---otice
of his candidacy will appear IN the
Star Herald next week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
A Letter from Harrison
Kind friends:

Kind friends:
As it seems impossible for me to
meet every voter IN the county
will give you few words through
a column of the Star Herald.
was raised on a small farm IN
the northwest part of Randolph
county. The last six years | have
spent in school work, teaching in
different parts Of the county.
Pm sure many eft you remember
meeting me in the campaign two
years ago. | was among the six
unlucky Democratic boys who took
an unpleasant trip up Salt river.
Realizing dear friends that per,
severance is the foundation of all
success, | decided to try it again
this time.
| have 2 reasonably good educa.
ton and also served you as an assist
ant Assessor two years ago which
experience has thoroughly qualified
me for the position for which | am
asking.
1t has been remarked by some OF
my opponents that | ain a teacher
and do not need the Assessors office
Now | am sure that anyone who
has noticed the profession of teach
ing knows that it is only mere
living.
am sure if | did not need the
compensation which the office pays
| would not be asking for the po-
sition.
have striven hard to obtain
what little education | have and
will certainly know how to appreci
ats any favor you may see fit to
grant me.
On March the 9th when you go
to cast your vote for Assessor of
Randolph county if you can con
scientiously leave the name of
Ernest Y. Harrison | assure you
that no young man in Randolph
county could appreciate the favor
more or strive harder to make you
good officer.
Thanking you for the liberal sup.
port you gave me two years ago and
also for anything you may do in my
favor during this campaign.
Respectfully yours,
ERNEST Y. HARRISON.
Attorney A J Witt made a
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
township Men at Work

Good men have been selected in
every township to secure petitioners
who favor submitting the temper
ance question to the vote of the
people at the coming election.
Petitions have been sent out to
most of the men and news of good
work and success is already coming
in. Some are asking for more
blank petitions.
Randolph county doesn't do
things by halves and in this matter
as well as in other interests we con-
ddeutly expect a high standing
among the other counties when the
results are made known about April
lst
Everyone having petition must,
himself, write on the back of same
all the names secured on front side
but not the postofice or voting
precinct. The one who signs does
this on the front side.
Please observe this requirement,
else we must return petitions before
we can send them to Little Rock.
J. 9. Bowers, W.. LEROY,
Secretary. Chairman.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Burned to Death

Prof. c. Ii. Carter of Maynard
was in town Tuesday and informed
us that on Thursday of last week
the wife of Jim Sammons of Sup
ply burned to death at her home.
He did not know the particulars ex-
cept that she was standing before
an open fire place and her cloth
ing caught in a flame. She lived
only few hours.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Masquerade Ball

Unier the auspices Of the Fort
nightly Club the pleasure loving
people Of Pocahontas will enjoy a
grlad masquerade ball at the opera
house next Monday night, FEB. 10.
The committee is busy this week
making arrangements for an even.
ing of genuine entertainment and
amusement.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
Till BUSINESS MAN

keeps his in home Bank for safety convenience and
special service the Bank renders its customers
The with small should have the same protection
and advantages We realize that by giving small amounts cour
attention careful management and assisting the owners to
build them increase the financial business of this
community
At this Bank your account no matter how small will receive
the careful attention and management the accounts of our
with large balances We would be glad add you to
our list of customers.
PocahontaS State Bank
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
W. 0. W. Entertainment

We are requested to announce
that Shiloh Camp, No. $50, w. 0.
w. will give grand entartainment
at Shiloh church Saturday night,
Feb. "a, 1912, at 1880 o'clock.
Everybody invited to attend.
Committee, John Poe and Lonzo
Alphin. J. w. NEuER, c. c.
JESSE PRATT, Clerk.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16

Tom Bigger of Biggers was here
first of the week attending the bed
side OF his little son, who was very
ill.
Mrs. Catlett is enjoying a visit
of her@slster, Miss Laura Adams,
a pretty young lady of Poteau,
Okla. Miss Adams will probably
remain here all winter.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16

Mrs. Fred Williams of Portia
was visiting relatives and friends IN
Pocahontas first of the week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16
DID YOU EVER SEE

anyone accumulate fortune and carry around with hm
Don't you often read in the papers about people who loose the
savings of life time by conceang them in unsafe places?
The best place for money while awaiting in good
strong tank invite you the Randolph County Bank
as such depostay Our Capital Surplus and Undivided profits
more than $50 00OG0 strong
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-16

Attorney A. J Witt made
business trip to }cyno Tuesday.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
HARROW AIDS GARDEN CROPS
Requires Less. Physical Energy on
Part Of Operator Than Any Other
Cultivatcr-Aeip to Plants.

Do not be afraid to harrow garden
crops. When the soil is dry or In a
good working condition It will do them
much good. Narrowing with all teeth
in the harrow just as the plants are
coming up will assist many of tho
weak, struggling ones to push their
way through the upper crust, in case
a crust has been formed. Except in
dry, loose soil, 1t is difficult for nearly
all kinds Of beans to push their way
out and up, says writer In an ex-
change. II the surface soil is much
crusted many Of them perish In the
attempt, and q reseeding is often nee
essary. The best patch Of lima beans
that the writer ever grew was har-
rowed both ways at the time they be-
gan to come up. When the man was
started on the work he told us that
he thought it was not good thing to
harrow beans, for he had never known
any one else doing it. He said, II will
harrow them If you say 80, but l think
it will kill them" When he had har-
rowed them lengthwise We had him
turn on them for q cross-harrowing.
At this the man complained loudly,
saying that there would not be bean
left in the patch. His expression indi-
Gated that we were a better success
as lunatic than gardener. When
the cross-harrowing was completed the
man admitted that the narrowing did
put the soil in nice shape, and that it
did not tear out SO many beans after
all. Within a few days he admitted
that he had never seen SO nice and
even a stand Of beans in his life. The
narrowing helped hundreds of the
beans to come up. and put the soil in
such fine condition that the young
plants began to grow rapidly.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
BEES AND FRUIT TOGETHER
Few Stands Of Little Honey Gatherers
Will Add Materially to Profits
Of Orchard.

The ideal fruit farm, with its or
chards of apples, cherries. pears and
plums, its shade trees and it's gar
dens, is hardly complete without at
least few stands Of bees. Properly
managed they will not only add to
the profits Of their owner, but sup
ply his table with an abundance Of the
most luxurious Of all delicacies: and
add materially to the fertility Of his
berries and fruits by the pollen-distrib-
uting habits that these insects pos
sess, writes D. w. Otis in the North
west Farmstead.
This important feature, however, is
generally omitted, or carried on in
such a way as to result in very little
profit and a great deal Of trouble;
anti usually results in failure in the
end; and this in face of the fact that
1t might easily be made one Of the
most profitable and fascinating Of the
fruit growers occupations.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Bees dnd ~
FdpmNOfeS

One Of the great mistakes in dairy
farming is in having too much land.
No farmer can afford to have a
cheap, Inferior made silo on his farm.
Commercial fertilizer, when proper
ly used, will increase the yield of
crops.
Young cabbage plants require thor
ough protection in the hotbed and cold
frame.
Barley and oats, as we'll as wheat,
are usually improved in quality on
fax land.
There is no better way by which
the corn crop can be used than
through the silo.
Garden seeds require much the
same treatment as grass seeds or
small grains.
Alfalfa Is the most wonderful Of all
cultivated plants. and the Oldest one
known to history.
You cannot make as good silage
from dry cornstalks az you can from
mature green corn.
It will take good farming to keep up
and increase soil fertility without pur-
chasing feed grown outside.
The egg plant is one Of the least
known garden vegetables and one
that deserves being better known.
The preparation Of manure for q
hotbed should begin at least three
weeks before the hotbed is to be
used.
Demand for good, productive farm
property IL steadily increasing. Some
very high prices are paid for well i'm
proved farms.
When sowing seed Of early vsge-
table in fats in the hotbed 1t b .
decided advantage to cover the M
nuro WITH -.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
His Only Complaint.


Senator Beverage, at luncheon IN
New Nix, was talking about the child
labor problem.
Children are so plucky and SO
cheerful" he said, I'VE don't realize
how horribly overworked they are till
it's too late-till their bodies and
minds are stunted irretrievably.
II was once talking to tiny errand
boy at the height of the Christmas
shopping season. He was working, l
knew, II hours day. AS he walked
sturdily along with mountain of par
cells piled on his thin, narrow shout
ders, I said to him:
"'Do you like your job?'
eyes, SIR he said; I like It fine.
Only
Here he grinned up at me gayly
from beneath his load.
"'Only I'm afraid I'm doing an au-
tomobile truck out Of job"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.

"a young Calf. wife talks about
coffee..s
III was hard to drop Mocha and
Jaw land give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that / was
u nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds Of ills.
8 Eat first 1 thought bicycle riding
caused it and gave it up. but my con-
dition remained unchanged. I did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused tho
trouble for l was very fond Of 1t.
:. "About that time a friend came to
live with US, and I noticed that after
he had been with US week he would
not drink his coffee any more. asked
him the reason. He replied, I have
not had headache since left on
drinking coffee, some months ago, till
last week, when began again. here at
your table. don't see how anyone
can like coffee. anyway, after drink
ing Postum!
II said nothing, but at once ordered
q package Of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suf-
fering, 80 we returned to Postum. con-
vinced that the coffee was an enemy,
instead Of friend. and he Is troubled
no more by insomnia.
II, myself. have gained 8 pounds In
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
culver. It seems 30 easy now to quit
the old coffee that caused our aches
and ills and take up Postum" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek.
Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Vhville." in pkgs. There's . reason"
Ever read the shove letters A new
one appears from time t. time They
are genuine, trues and full e3 human
Interest.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Corn Silane.

An important consideration is deter
mining the feeding value Of corn 81
lage as compared with that of corn
slower, foddercorn or bundlecorn, is
that in ensilage the whole of the
plant. including the stems, is convert
ed into succulent and noruishing food.
When fed in any Of the other forms
the stems are rejected and are Of val
ue only as they gradually add to the
humus of the soil.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22

severe pains through my back, / could
hardly move. MY limbs ached until
scarcely knew what was about.
and headaches and dizziness dis
tressed me. / began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and was entirely re-
loved. It is over two years since I
have had any kidney trouble to speak
Of
when Your Back Is Lame, Remember
the Name DOAN'S," Soc, all stores.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Wet Cellars,

Unslacked lime is recommended to
absorb excess Of moisture in the cell
lar in which fruits and vegetables are
stored. It will absorb limited
amount, but good cellar drain, to-
gether with good ventilation, will take
care Of ground water. It is a good
thing to air the cellar on mild days
in winter, closing the openings at
night. The ventilators may safely be
left open for several hours when the
outside temperature is several de-
grees below freezing.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Selecting Fertilizers.

Thousands of dollars are wasted in
commercial fertilizer every year, not
because the fertilizer is not all right,
but because we do not know whether
the kind we use is the kind our land
needs. 1t is a great study and one
that we must make for ourselves.
Make some simple experiments this
year. Put in q strip with fertilizer
you have been in the habit Of using,
and just beside it another without 1t.
This will be worth great deal more
to you than the opinion Of some in
terested agent.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Tho Busy Farmer.

The most unhappy farmers in this
country are those who have stopped
work to rust out in the village.
The man who markets his products
only when he has nothing else to do
will never get the most out Of his
farm. The moments spent In reading
market reports are golden.
The more we make noise like IN
oyster the less trouble We will have
70 ovSroomA
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
No Wonder She BIushed.

Two of the University of Pennsyl-
vania track runners passed a learned
and preoccupied professor showing a
young woman visitor through the
Gardens
With a dainty SILVER. the girl re-
marked:
TITS dreadfully cold-isn't ito be
without stockings?"
The professors mind turned for a
moment from contemplation Of the
fourth dimension.
"Then why did you leave them off?"
he asked.-Lippincott's Magazine.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
Cold Welcome.

A clergyman in small town was
deploring the fact that none Of the
couples that came in from the coun-
try to be married stopped at his house
for the purpose.
well, brother" said the man ad-
dressed, what can you expect with
that big sign on the tree there: Five
dollars fine for hitching here?
Youths Companion.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
ELECTRICITY TO CLEAN GRAIN
Magnetic Pulley Arranged to Separate
Iron and SteUI Particles From
Small Kernels.

A magnetic separator for removing
iron and steel from grain was recently
described in an English journal. The
separator consists Of a steel pulley
magnetized by a current Of electricity
run through coils placed within the
rim. The belt conveyor running over
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22

raw spring months.
They stop backache
and urinary Gisor-
ders, keep the kid
neys well and pre-
vent colds from set
Ting on the kidneys.
Mrs. 3. A. Bennett.
Johnson Ave-, Los
Gatos, CAL, says: III
! took cold or over
worked, / had such
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
A Quarter Century

Before the public. Over Five Million Free
Samples given away each year. The con-
slant and increasing sales from samples
proves the genuine merit of Aliens Foot
Ease .Ae antiseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes for Tired, Aching, Swollen
Tender feet Sample free. Address, Allen
8. OlrsGteS, LIE Roy, N. Y.