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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-05-01
RIFLE RANGE Is
SOLD FOR TAXES
STATE SEEKS TO RECOVER
TITLE TO 300 ACRES NEAR BEE
BE DONATED TO STATE
is AFFECTED.

Little Rock, April 24.-The Arkan-
sas National Guard is in pretty ket-
tie of fish over the sale of the rifle
range in White county, near Beebe,
for taxes. Attorney General w. L..
Moose has been appealed to in an eff
fort to have the cloud removed from
the title.
Several years ago the citizens of
Beebe, realizing the merchants of the
town would prosper if the companies
of the Arkansas National Guard each
year went into camp nearby for tar
get practice, made proposition to the
state to donate a permanent site If 1t
would be accepted. Gen. B. w. Green
conducted the negotiations in behalf
of the state and in the end a deed con-
veying about 800 acres of land was
delivered to him. This deed was made
to B. w. Green, Adjutant General,
for the use of the Arkansas National
Guard.
Since receiving the deed Gen. Green
has paid no further attention to the
land, considering it state property,
and the idea of taxes being assessed
against the property of the state new
er entered his mind. The tax assess
or, seeing the property in the name OF
an individual, assessed it and placed
| it on the books. The taxes not being
paid, the land was sold in the usual
manner.
After the matter was placed in the
hands of the attorney general he soon
found that about three-fourths of the
land is Just as if no sale for taxes had
been made, because the description is
so indefinite the land could not be To-
Gated under it.
1t is hardly probable that those who
are holding tax deeds to the balance
will be able to perfect their title,
merely receiving their money back if
they can get bill through the Arkan-
sas legislature for that purpose. This
is hard to do though, the Major Stave
Company claim for improperly paid
taxes amounting to $136, being an in
stance. This claim has been several
times before the legislature, always to
be voted down. 1t is estimated the
claim has cost the state $4,000 In
time wasted.
Attorney General Moose is now GO
! ing deep into the law in his effort to
save the rife range, but should he
find the people have a claim of any
sort on the land, it is probable the cit
liens of Beebe will refund their mon
ey rather than see the range aban-
doned.
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/ have plenty of cottonseed meal
and sacked hulls. J. c. Dawson.-dw1
NATURAL GAS IS STRUCK.

DeVall's Bluff, April 24.-The Ar
kansas Grand Prairie Oil and Gas
Company, drilling for oil near this
place, decided that instead of abandon
ing the we'll after striking salt water
and gas, that they would drill on and
see if there was anything of paying
nature deeper down. After drilling
some so or 70 feet below the cap rock,
they found that the gas pressure is
much stronger and that the water
that is now flowing from the well has
temperature of SO degrees. The log
of this we'll shows the same formations
as in the Caddo, Louisiana, field,
where they found oil and gas at a
depth of about 1890 feet.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TO AP-
PLY TO COURT FOR SALE OF LANDS
FOR INVESTMENT.

Grisham, administrators of the estate of Mar
tin L. Grisham deceased, of Faulkner County,
Arkansas, WILL after 80 days notice of pub
LEGATION of this notice, apply to the Probate
Court for order authorizing and directing
me as such administrative, to sell the follow
ing hereinafter described lands, belonging to
said estate for the purpose of investment of
the deceased Martin l.. Grisham, to-wit: Be-
ginning at the half section line, % rods south
of the northwest corner of the southwest of
the northeast, section 4, township north,
range IL west and running thence east 30
yards, thence south 20 yards, thence west 80
yards, thence north 20 yards to place of be-
ginning-1450 square yards; also beginning
on the half section line at the northeast cor
ner of the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, section 4, township 666 north. range
IL west thence west 36l.5 feet thence south
3615 feet thence east 36l.5 feet; thence
north 361.5 feet to place of beginning, con-
tanning 130,6S0 square feet Also from north
west part of the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter, section a, township 6
north. range IL west, commencing at the
northwest corner of the northwest, southeast
of said section 4, thence south % rods, thence
east rods. thence north % rods, thence west
9 rods to a point of beginning, containing l
Ia acres Also beginning on half section
line at the northwest corner of the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter of section A..
township north, range II west thence east
1908 yards thence south $50 yards, thence
west 1908 yards, thence north $50 yards,
thence west 5O yards, thence north 44U yards
to place of beginning, containing 10 Ia acres.
Also part of the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section TO- township 6
north, range IL west, commencing at made
corner 556 feet east of the southwest corner
of the northwest of the northwest section 10,
township north. range IL west, running
thence north 104 feet, thence east 103 feet,
thence south 104 feet, thence west 1O3 feet
back to the place of beginning, containing
ten thousand seven hundred and twelve
| (10,712) feet
NANCY E. GRESHAM
! Administrative Estate of Martin l.. Grisham.
Deceased.
This April I. 1913 -34-wlt-
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BRISTOL.

Prof. Vaughter of the Naylor High
School gave an instructive talk to the
Sunday school at the Baptist vhurch
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Dicus of Mt. Yer
mon visited at E. w. Days Sunday
Doss Stone went to Conway Sunday.
|. n. j. Reynolds of Naylor and Prof.
Vaughter were guests of Lewis Stone
Fr'dav pi~ht.
There are ia enrolled in the Sun
day school here.
Mr.. Wansley and Earl Day of Nay
lor visited hnre Sunday.
Joe Farmer was kicked by one of
his mules Sunday and is in critical
condition.
Jeff Gunter conducted prayer SER
vice at Union Hill Sunday evening.
If the weather is favorable about
half the cotton will be planted.
Prof. Vaughter lectures on educa-
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CANEY.

Mrs. j. l.. Phillips visited Mrs. Bet
tie Cox in town last week.
Finos Phillips of Little Rock was
here Thursday.
Strawberries are beginning to ripen
and everybody here well be busy.
Dean Cox sold his cotton Satur-
day which he had been holding in
storage.
Brother Lark will preach at Caney
next Sunday after Sunday school, at
3 p. m.
Good cotton seed for planting seems
to be scarce here.
T. J. Crook was a visitor to Conway
Saturday.
The cut worms are getting in their
work these cool nights.
April %.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that there will be
ED a special school election at Shady Grove
Schoolhouse, located in School District No. so,
n Faulkner County, Arkansas, on
ATURDAY, THE BIRD DAY OF MAY. 1918.
and at said special election all qualified cleo
tors residing in the following hereinafter de-
scribed territory shall be qualified to vote on
the question of the cteation of a special rural
school district to be formed should majority
of those voting at said special election vote in
favor of the formation and creation of said
special school district. The boundary lines
of said special school district sought to be es-
tablished are follows:
Commencing on the quarter section line of
Section 16, Township north, range Ia west.
where said line crosses the North Cadron
Creek thence east on said line to Jack Fork
Creek thence running northeast with the CEN
ter of the channel of said creek to the north
line of Section Is, Township north, range IA
west thence on said section line to the south
east corner of the southwest quarter of Sec
tion ~, Township Z north, range IA west
thence north one-quarter mile; thence east
one mile thence south one-duarter mile
thence west one-haf mile; thence south one
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day at this place.

day at TINS place.
The infant child of Rev. w. B. Dris-
kell near this place died yesterday and
will be buried here tomorrow.
Prof. Owen Richardson of Beebe is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Hutto, of this
place.
The Damascus High School closed
Friday and Saturday with an interest
ing contest between the schools of the
Halbrook system. We are proud to
say that our school came out in the
lead. Our teachers and boarding pu-
! pills left for their homes. We wish
them a happy vacation, as it seems
they were unhappy to depart from
their roommates.
The Damascus concert band is I'M
proving very fast in their playing.
Several of the young folks of this
place are talking of attending the all
day singing at Republican Sunday.
Miss Dottie Julian was up from
Conway last week.
April %.
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WOOSTER.
April %.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Morris
Sunday nine pound girl.
Mrs. Mary Dewitt of Conway was
here Sunday visiting relatives
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Patton of Nor
rilton were here Sunday visiting their
parents.
II. L. Thomas sold his farm on the
Cadron Saturday to L. T. and J. L.
Patton.
Pau lBatson, who is attending the
Normal, spent Sunday here with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robinson was in
Conway last Thursday.
A. J. Burks is moving to Morrilton,
where he will make his home.
Geo. Mobbs has received his boiler
and will install it at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l. Summers went to
Conway Saturday.
Naaman Robinson spent Saturday
and Sunday here with home folks.
brother, T. r. Graham, Sunday.
Miss Dolly Graham visited her
Several from here went to Bethle-
hem Sunday to preaching.
April 90
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WILL ASSESS ONLY
TOPPER CENT PENALTY
COUNTY CLERK LEA TO FOL-
LOW MOSES RULING ON DE-
LINQUENT TAXES.

County Clerk J. A. Lea announced
today that he expected to follow the
ruling of Attorney General VIM. l..
Moose and assess only 10 per cent
penalty against taxes returned to him
by the sheriff as delinquent, instead OF
the Is per cent formerly added as a
delinquent penalty.
According to the Arkansas Gazette
county clerks over the entire state
have flooded the Office of Herbert s
Turner, county. clerk of Pulaski coun'
ty, and also secretary Of the Arkansas
Clerks Association, with inquiries as
to whether the penalty of rs per cent
or 10 per cent would be assessed
against all lands returned delinquent
by the collector and advertised fol
sale on the second Monday in June, az
is required by law. Mr.. Turner has
advised those inquiring that in accord
ance with the decision of Attorney
General Moose and as he understands
the law, a penalty of 10 per cent is
the only penalty which will be added
in Pulaski county for this year instead
of a penalty of Is per cent, which IN
the past has been added to the amount
of the tax returned delinquent.
The list of lands delinquent fol
taxes must be filed in the office of the
county clerk May Is. All persons who
may desire to pay their taxes before
the day of the sale may do so, thereby
saving printing and salecosts.
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TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

! will meet the citizens of Faulkner County.
Arkansas, the following dates. and at the
places named below, for the purpose of
sessing the personal property and real estate
property, and per capita tax of all persons
who are liable for the same:
Clifton Township, Monday, June 2, 1913, at
Wooster.
Union Township, Tuesday, June 3. 1918. at
Bono.
Walker Township, Wednesday, June 4, 1913
at Batesville Church.
California Township, Thursday and Friday.
June and 6, 1913. at Guy.
Union Township Saturday, June Z, 1913, at
Republican.
Hardin Township, Monday, June g. 1913. at
Greenbrier.
Benton Township, Tuesday, June 10, 1918.
at Enders.
Mountain Township, Wednesday, June IL
1913. at Beckett Schoolhouse.
MT. Vernon Township. Thursday, June 12.l
1918, at Mt. Vernon
Matthews Township, Friday June IA 1919
at ingram Springs
East Fork Township, Saturday, June IA,
1913, at Spring Hill.
Harve Township Monday. June 16, 1918, at
Holland
Enola Township, Tuesday, June II. 1913. at
Enoa.
Newton Township, Wednesday. June IA.
1913, at Naylor.
Bristol Township. Thursday. June 10 1919
at Bristol.
Cypress Township, Friday, June 20, 1913 at
Cypress Valley Church.
Eagle Township, Saturday, June 81, 1913 at
Roden's Mill.
Palarm Township. Monday, June 20, 1913.
at Rocky Point
cypress Township, Tuesday, June "a 1913
at Vilonia.
Wilson Township. Wednesday, June 25. 1913.
at Bridge Creek Schoolhouse
Pierce Creek Township, Thursday. June 26.
1913, at Chadwick.
Palarm Township, Friday, June q. 1913 at
Salto. - ~
Danley Township. Saturday, June %. 1913
at Mayfower.
BENEDICT Township, Monday, June 80 1914.
at Providence
Cadron Township, First Ward. Tuesdayk
July l, 1913, at Faulkner County Warehouse
Cadron Township Third Ward Wednesday
July z, 1913. at Commercial Hotel Sample
Room. p
Cadron Township, Second Ward. Thursday
July to July IA, 1913. at Courthouse.
After which time the penalty will be adde,
as the law directs
respectfully request all taxpayers to file
their lists personally in their home townships
ana call their attention to the fact that the.
law does not permit them to list propertv nv
mail by proxy
All persons owning real estate are resnect
iuiiy asked to bring correct Tax Receipt or
their deeds. w N JONEc
Assessor Faulkner County, Arkansas. !
Api" |0' 1910 tw-tf.)
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HAMLET.
April %

Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Simmons are
rejoicing over the arrival of their first
born, little girl.
The little infant of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Walls is dangerously sick.
Aunt Puss Teagle came out home
from Conway yesterday and is report
ed to be quite sick today.
Uncle Add Paul, who has been con
fined to his bed for the past -four
months, is no better.
The literary society at fuckers
School House is progressing nicely un-
der the management of its efficient
president, D. D. Parker. Everybody
invited to come out each Saturday
night.
Rev. Scofeld filled his regular APP
pointment at Liberty Sunday with
good attendance.
The singin at Andrew divers Sun
day night was enjoyed by all present
Misses Ola Kelsy and Dula Holmes
are visiting friends and relatives in
Little Rock this week.
April 90.
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MANY ATTENDING
BANKERS MEETING
VISITORS GIVEN BANQUET
SESSIONS CLOSE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH OFF,
GERS ELECTION.

Little Rock, April 24.-Not les:
than 500 bankers of Arkansas are at
tending the sessions of the annual con
vention of the Arkansas Bankers AS
ISOLATION. After an all-day business
session Wednesday, the delegates were
taken for an automobile ride over the
city and to the nearby points of inter
est Wednesday night banquet was
rendered to the men and women in
separate halls. The bankers banquet
was presided over by Senator W. M
Kavanaugh, president of the Southern
Trust Company.
The secretaries of the seven groups
will read their reports today, after
which addresses will be made by A. M.
Young, formerly bank examiner of
Oklahoma, and j. M. Davis of Little
Rock, recently appointed bank COM
missioner for Arkansas. Frew w.
Ellsworth of New York will address
the bankers on publicity, he being an
expert in this department of banking,
and Ray Gill of the Arkansas Depart
ment of Education will give an illus
trated lecture on the thumb print as
means of Identification.
This AFTERNOON Mrs. E. w. Lambert
and Miss Brandon of Searcy will
speak upon the Girls Canning Club,
and Clifton r. Breckenridge of Fort
Smith will deliver an address on i'm
provement districts and their dangers.
The afternoon will close with the cleo
ton and installation of new officers.
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SALTILLO.
April %

Rev. NJ. NJ. Kelley preached at Oak
Bowery Sunday.
John Bergman, who has been i'll, is
very much improved today.
Mrs. George Dilbeck has been sick
the past week.
Miss Mary Roberts of Ingleside Wis.
tied at Saltillo Sunday.
Oscar Brown and family of Cate
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Boldine
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. James Martin and Miss Ella
Martin visited the formers parents at
Ingleside last week
Mrs. A. c. Bolding has been sick
the past week.
Jess Martin and Homer Poe visited
friends in Conway Sunday.
April 2S.
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NORMAL LOSES IN
GAME WITH'ACGIFS

Russellville, April 26.-The State
Normal team was defeated here yes
terday by the Second District Agri-
cultural School by the score of 10 to 6.
Fincher pitched in mid-sesason form
until the seventh round, when the
teachers landed on the "Aggies' D
Islabman for four singles, which.
coupled with several errors by the
farmer boys, enabled the Pedagogues
to make six runs. The score:
r Fl E
Aggies 210400 3x-10 10 7
Normal ...OO0O006 OO-6 7 8.
Fincher and Bates; Browning and
Sipes.
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ing sermon at the Methodist church
Sunday.
Wesley Mum, who has been visit
ing friends here, left Monday for his
home in Little Rock.
: We have a very well organized sing
"Wednesday night for practice.
EIeAe lesm pug Mou eIsq sseIo gu!
Mrs. Myrtle Vaughn of Little Rock
visited relative here the past week.
Z Quite a sad accident occurred here
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Rodgers and
daughter, Miss Minnie, came in con-
tact with a fighting COW, which proved
to be quite a narrow escape for both
women Miss Minnie was very badly
bruised and Mrs Rodgers ear was al
most torn completely off. Drs. Mum
and Downs were called and took eight
stitches in the ear.
w. Johnson of Cabot was here Sat
urday on business.
There will be children's day in the
near future. We hope all will take
an interest and help us out in carry
ing out the program.
Several of our girls from here will
leave this week for Conway to pick
strawberries.
Only three more weaks of the Vilon-
ia Training School. The teachers are
busy preparing their programs.
April 20.
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Leg ! Advertisements
WARNING ORDER.

I'm Faulkner Chancery Court.)
NJ. F. Thomas, Plaintiff.
VS..
Alice Thomas, Defendant.
The defendant, Alice Thomas, is
warned to appear in this court within
80 days and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff, NJ F. Thomas.
Witness my hand and seal as such
clerk thisa29th day of March. 1913.
J. H. HARTJE,
33-w4t Clerk.
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VILONIA.

Farmers are busy planting cotton
this week.
Misses Lottie and Este Emerson of
Center Point attended church here
Sunday morning.
Mr. Hoggard and Ethel Woodward
of Naylor High School visited Willie
O'Quin here Sunday.
Bro. James preached a vey interest
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
Trustees for the Arkansas State Normal
School until 10 o'clock a. m. of Saturday May
| g. 1918. for:
Item No. 1.-The completion of the Girls
Dormitory building and erection of kitchen
wing thereto.
Item No. 2-The erection of a Power House.
| Item No. 3-The erection of Model School
Building.
| Item No. 4-The construction of Pipe Con-
Quits, Sidewalks and certain concrete founda-
TONS
Item No. 5-The installation of Central
Heating Plant, consisting of boiler and connec-
tons, underground piping and connections to
buildings. piping radiation in Girls Dormtory
and Model School.
Item No. 6-Extension of water mains
through campus, location of hydrants and con-
nectons to building.
Separate bids will be received on each item
and separately on the plumbing and electric
wiring.
| Bids also will be considered the whole or
on combinations of the various items.
A certified check solvent bank within
the State of Arkansas, drawn to the order of
lib. w. Torreyson, Secretary, shall accompany
each bid and in the following sums:
Item No. $3.50.
Item No. $3.50.
| Item No. $3.50.
Item No. $3.50.
| Item No. $3.50.
| Item No. 6-S so.
check equaling five per cent of bid.
The condition attached to the bids and
checks being that in the event of acceptance
of any bid, the bidder SHALL within ten days
after papers be delivered him. enter into con-
tract for execution of the work and file bond.
approved by the Board, and on failure to
do, said check shall be forfeited to the Board.
Check shall be Immediately returned to all eX-
cept two lowest bidders each item por-
ton of the work.
| Plans may be seen at the office of J. J..
Doyne, President, Conway, Arkansas, and MAY
be obtained of Chas. l.. Thompson, architect.
No. 504 Southern Trust Building. Little Rock
Arkansas in order of application and on de-
post of $1,000 to insure safe return at time
agreed upon, deposit being then refunded.
The right is reserved to accept or reject any
or all bids or parts of bids. the Board may
elect.
| All bids shall be addressed to B. w. Torrey-
son. Secretary, Little Rock, Ark.
Done by order of the Board.
GEO B. COOK. Chairman of Board.
! b. w. TORREYSON, Secretary. 35-w5t
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ton at Hammonsville Friday evening.
I E. w. Day breaches near Romance
the second Sunday in May.
| Gid Terry and wife are seriously
! i'll.
| April %.
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NEW FILING CASES.

Circuit Clerk j. H. Hartje has re-
ceived three new steel filing cases.
which will be installed in the new
vault at the courthouse and used to
contain the papers of suits in the diff
ferent courts.
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For Sale-One 3-4 Studebaker Wagon.
Also one four-year-old mule Thomas Il
(adv.)
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DR.. B. A. Jones Hog Powder, a
sure cure for cholera-no cure, no
pay. Sold by Chas. w. Jones, Con-
way, Ark.--w36-1 yr.
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DAMASCUS.

Cotton planting is the order of the
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PERSONALS.

w. n. Morley will leave this even
ing for San Diego, CAL. on business
trip.
]. G. Fletcher of Beatrice. Nebr, is
visiting his sister in the city this
week. He left Keokuk in 1866.
Miss Aileen B. Leazitt of Kansas
City is the guest Of her aunt Mrs.
Grace c. Brownell
Mrs. j. W. Weise Of Kansas City
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Morris.
]. w. Parker and Miss Bernice
Parker and Mrs. w K. Wilkinson OF
Ottumwa are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Morris.
Mrs. E. J. Gable and Mrs. ]. F. Han,
ley Of Dubuque, wife and daughter OF
E. J. Gable, NJ. D., of Albin, Ia, and
Miss Olive Gable Of Akron, Ohio, are
spending celebration week with d.
Fielder, father of Mrs. Gable. Miss
Gable will return with her relatives tc
New Albin to continue her western
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. p s. Summers OF
Louisville, KY, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs Carl Weigner. Mr.. Summers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-28
prua Traffic Alarms Paris Police.

PARIS, Aug. 2S-The ordinances
directed against the sale of opium, CO.
caine and other habit forming drugs
went into effect today. They were
the result Of exposures following an
investigation by the police department
into charges that students Of the Latin
quarter and residents of the Mont.
marte district have been running pri.
vate drug dens. Wholesale arrests
were made but the authorities fsiled
to obtain convictions because the stu.
dents were not comprehensive enough
The investigation disclosed that the