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Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
fracas at NOIand

What may prove fatal injury
was received by Clarence Ragan
Saturday night at the home Of El.
isha story, when he was struck 10y
Story in quarrel.
We failed to learn the particulars
OF the trouble, but it has been re.
ported that young Ragan was iniox.
icated, and became engaged in a
quarrel with Story, when he was
struck over the side Of his head by
the latter with anaN handle. Rag.
an has been unconscious practically
ever since the trouble, aud il Is
feared that he is in great danger.
story was arrested Monday by
Sheriff Cole and placed under bond
TO appear before Esl. Slayton
next Saturday for a preliminary
hearing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
iiayueS has the Movies

a deal was made the latter part
of last week whereby 1. &. Hay.
mes Is now sole manager Of ID. V.
Cookies tbeater, succeeding ID. V.
Cooke. Tom will continue the
"movies" at the same place.
Mr.. Cook has been proprietor Of
the picture show here for some
time, aud there are many who will
mis- his jolly and pleasing manner.
The new management has every
prospect for success, and are already
enjoying the patronage thai has
been giviHV. this house for 40 long.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Change Of Ownership

We slsb to annoahoe, officially,
that We have sold our three-fourths
Interest in the Star Herald to AIR.
d. A. Lindsey. who las assumed
control and will, in ASSOCIATION with
Mr.. Oscar e. Wyatt, who retains
bic interest, eonuGhe The pubhca'
uou Of The paper IL was never our
intention 10 dispose of our Interest
iu tll- business or to turn the man.
agemeni u tue same over To any
one why vas not competent TO keep
the paper up 10 the high STANDARD
ma.nuined in former years. We
love ,le good people OF Posahon-
IT, and Randolph county. To them
weowe 8 dept of gratitude, which
can never be paid by us, and TO
have sold or transferred our inter.
est there TO a stranger or to an IN
competent mau would not be in
keeping with the policy the paper
has always maintained for the clii'
zsns Of the town and county. Mr..
Lindsey j. well known to the most
OF the readers Of tins paper, he hav'
ing been associated with US several
year. ago in editing the sane and
we feel sare that be will spare no
pains, but vail work earnestly to
give TIE people Of Randolph coun'
" a first class newspaper.
Trusting that he may receive the
same liberal patronage and hearty
cooperation that was always accord
ed 70 ne aud with best wishes TO all
concerned, Ne are-Yours very tru
ly, Blapkeaship & Hinton. By l..
F. Blznkenship.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
RlrhNnOds School CIOslna

frbe public school At Redwood
i bsed last saturday, with an exibi'
Sn following that night. Mrs
blher aud her pupils began max
i, preparatious for the inteD,.m-
..nt some four or i've weeks before
tn3 aud she had one Of the best pro
hams tms writer has ever been per
.ued TO hear. The house was
|lel 20 ITS utmost capacity. Mrs.
|lHer and the children sang the
penng song, then came the address
welesmo by Dr.. W. IL. White
len followed recitauons and d'a-
o.. which ran far into the night
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Brown Hotel DESTROYED

Monday afternoon the citizens al
Pocahontas were startled by the
fire alarm. Investigations proved
that the Brown hotel vas in flames.
Before help could arrive the flames
had gained such a Roadway that II
was impossible to even enter the
building, and IN short time
the walls had fallen. The heroic
work of the hre-ighters saved the
residence of Gid Marshall from get
ting burned, however the barn, Just
across The streets from the hotel, be.
longing to }. Il. Kizer, was De-
stroyed with fair quantity Of corn
aud hav.
: The-botel with lis couients Was
the property Of Mrs. +. y. Cate,
aud the total loss was something
over two thousand dollars, and par.
TALLY covered by Insurance. Mrs.
Cate was visiting at Maynard at the
time, the hotel being left in charge
Of her daughter, Miss Oma. The
beginning of the fire was by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove. Hear
ing the screams Of the girls, Mr..
Carpenter, who was attending to
bis sick wife, had plenty of time
to save his personal belongings
before the fire gained complete
headway. Nothing else was
saved from the burning building
The other losers beside Mrs. Cate,
ore Mr.. and Mrs. Browne, who are
here running the skating rink, ID.
X. RiersoD, foreman of the Star
Herald Printing Company, and Ira
Spriggs, who Is assisting in the
skating rink.
Hardly had the excitment caused
by the FIRE died down, when the
alarm was given that the residence
Of b. F. Spikes was on fire. How.
ever, the fire was put out before
any damage was done. Another
false alarm from the residence of
G. o. Lewallen was given Tuesday
morning. This also was gotten un.
der control before the flames bad
done any harm.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Catholic fair

iAe ladies club Of the Catholic
church are giving their annual fair
on Wednesday aud Thursday of
this week. In addition to the linen
and fancy work booths, the dramat.
&c club - giving an entertainment
at The hall each night. Their first
performance Wednesday evening
was sn old fashioned school Of years
and years ago. The club must be
credited with giving and exceeding.
ly humorous and successful repro
duetion of the fun that happened
TO our grand parents in school.
The Pocahontas Orchestra Is fur.
nisbing the music for the occasion.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29

For fashionable dressmaking call
on Mrs. Josephine Nettle. 40 If.
Elmer DAVIS of Missouri is here
this week visiting relatives. He
will leave the latter part Of last
week for Thayer where he viii Wis
1t for a short time.
Automobile salesman Bennett wac
over from Corning Wednesday sd-
vertlsing the Ford car. He was sc-
companied by II. i. Sparkman Of
Reyno.
have arranged with Lehman's
Pharmacy to handle my Red Tu-
NOR Pile Remedy. Anyone want
ing it may call there. For any in
formation address j. f. West, Cav
enar, Ark. 40 81.
Pharaoh Burrow of Black Rock
was here first Of the week. Pbara.
rob tells us that he is nov IN the
moving picture business as well as
buying produce at Black Rock. He
left for home Tuesday, accompan.
led by Mrs. Burrow, who has been
visiting relatives and friends at
Warm Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Sallee left
Monday for visit to relatives and
friends at Newport, Little Rock,
Hot Springs and points IN Texas.
They vail return in time to attend
the Democratic Convention at Pine
Bluff.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
POCshOntas Building Boom

Patrick Martin, OF Pocahontas,
.pent the greater part of this week
N Corning visiting friends aud
boxing after his real estate hold
.ngs near here. Mr.. Martin says
Ipocahontls is enjoying a big build
NJ boom, many new residences aud
ba.ipes. buildings completed or IN
eourse Of construction. Among the
number OF fne residences is that Of
Mr.. aud Mrs G. II. Henderson,
which has Just recently been com
pleted. Corning Courier.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29

Herbert Herbert who has been in
Jacksonville, Fla, for some time
returned to Pocahontas last Mon
day. He has a position with the
Grafton Heading Co.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
BUSINESS FOR SALE

Good confectionery aud newsstand
for sale, hundred dollar invest
ment, everything new and up-to-
date. Must be sold in next thirty
days, and is bargain for a person
wanting a small business. Reason
for selling, bigger business.
Geo. w. Turner, Pocahontas, ARK.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
The Normal

NhN wv NNtA
once more call the attention Of
the teachers 10 our Normal which
opens At Rayenden SPRING. June
and continues to II under the in.
struetions Of Mr.. Spradlin and Miss
Richardson. Prof. r. G. Tbomp-
son Of Fayetteville will give special
instruction aud demonstration work
IN agriculture the first week. Mr..
and AIRS. kizer viii also Doe present
and help M the work and .he nu-
zens aud school children are urged
TO be present. Some Of tie work
will be assigned TO certain tssehers
and each teacher should 80 prepare
ON some particular subject a. 20 be
able TO respond at any time. Miss
Birdie Mock, Mrs. Ellis aud Mrs.
stubblefeld are requested 10 be pre-
pared the first day ON primary work
aud materials for same; Mr.. James
on Civics and materials for same,
such as notes, drafts, deed, mort.
cages, bonds aud other legal papers;
Mr.. Bowen armed IN like manner
for arithmetic; and Miss Wise Tor
reading. To repeat, each one is
urged to have a well prepared lee.
son so as TO make the 6r-, DAYS
work interesting and start the work
of lively and snappy.
Each teacher should bring with
them the manual they received last
wear at the institute or since that
time as well as a good supply Of
text books and references.
OF course the law does not de-
mand that you attend but five days,
and you are given the privilege Of
selecting the time that suits your
convenience best; however, ID j.
yonr duty to attend all you can, and
I it Is hoped each teacher vii be
there ready for work the 6rst morn
ing aud remain throughout the ses.
SION. II is the duty Of every teach.
er to take advantage Of each oppor.
tunitv 70 better prepare himself Tor
his work, aud no one can afford %
mss thfs privilege and opportunity
of receiving sueh instruction at
home. No better preparation for
those meaning to take the exam.
nation can be had, aud especially at
so light a cost. An enrolment fee
Of $3.50 is charged and board will
cost 80 cents per day, so tha; the
total expense will be only SI3 10
SO, including fountain bills, trav-
cling expenses, aud photographer
charges.
Hoping TO meet with each OF you
at the normals and assuring you of
pleasant and profitable time If you
but enter into the work with the
proper spirit, ] am for a great and
successful meeting. Yours in the
cause, Eugene Thompson, County
Examiner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Tie Grown SlIO

Mr.. McAGoo, Mgr. Of the d. J.
l.. went So the east part Of this
county ard Clay county Thursday
to aiysrusl aud introduce the ia
mou. Grown silo for which the
Earder Cc, are agents. II should
bAf great satisfaction to the farm
er. and -took raisers IN this county
10 know that they have an agent
for silos right here in our midst
uhat will back mp his guarantee.
Adv.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Mrs. SlaCkhOaSe tntertalns

Ttnfsday afternoon, May 10,
Mr.. X. l.. stackhouse entertained
the womans's Missionary Society
a. her beautiful home on the north
side, The attendance was splendid,
abent twenty.four being present,
and a very interesting program,
conducted by Mrs. w. +. Bleyins,
was rendered. After the business
session a delightful two course lun-
eheon was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. John Bispbam. We
were glad to add a nun Der Of names
10 our list as new members. We
also appreciated the number Of Wis.
iting ladies.
We had some splendid reports
from our delegates to the annual
conference at Augusta, aequaintiug
rs more with the work and giving
a. new inspiration in the work.
The Missionary societies are doing
a great work both in home and for
eign fields. The work OF the Hos.
piial Rescue Homes, colleges, night
scP9pis, Mothers clubs, the work
of tie destoness, etc, is certainly a
great and noble work, aud is full.
filling the command Of the Savior:
"Go ye into all the world and preach
the Gospel to evey creature.
The delegates reported the atten-
dance at Conference to be the larg.
est in the history Of the organlza-
ton. The work was very inspiration.
al and uplifting, and great interest
was manifested thorough the entire
session. We must remember that
our society Is one society among
this great body of societies, and is
helping to carry on this powerful
and noble worldwide work. So
let us be as interested and active as
possible, and add our name TO the
top of the list of strong and active
societies OF the Conference. Our
Pocabontas Auxiliary is actively en-
gagged in this great work of the
Rescue, Hospital, Colleges, etc. and
the general work of the Missionary
organization. Let each member
study the work, become acquainted
with ITS noble purposes, and endeav-
or TO give our very best efforts in
behalf Of the cause.
The society will meet at the
church on Tuesday afternoon, June
2, at $3.50 o'clock. At this meeting
we wish to organize the Mission
Study class, and we hope to have
a large number present to take up
the work. There Is also other
important business to transact. Let
us as many as possible be present,
and all be on time. Mrs. Chas
Moore will have charge of the Mis-
sion Study Glass.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Masquerade al Skating Rink

Friday evening, beginning at
eight o'clock Manager Browne of
the skating rink will give a mask
skate at the rink for the benefit of
the Pocabontas orchestra.
Mr.. Browne is very kindly giving
tbis benefit for the orchestra and
cordially invites everybody to come
out and enjoy the evening. The
orchestra will furnish music from
eight until ten o'clock. Admission
ten ceBts.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Ladies Aid Society

The Ladies Aid met Tuesday
April 90. with Mrs. II. NJ. Bishop
and a very enierestlng lesson from
Hills Bible questions was rendered,
We also had one visitor, aud we
M enjoyed her presence very much.
We adjourned TO meet with Mrs.
Wyatt next Tuesday, May =, with
Mr.. Amos leader.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29
Preaching at the Court House

Services will be held at the court
house sunday morning aud evening
Nav 3lst. These services viii be
e5adueed n james p. Laud. 81.
be teacher of Monea College at
Rector. Rev laird is straveliing in
the ,nteres, Of the college.
lie comes highly recommended
by the Christian people who know
him. and everybody is cordially in
vited 70 come out and hear him.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29

Miss Meta Bell Mock has been re-
elected 10 teach the O'Kean school
for the coming year. This is Miss
Mooks second year as she bad charge
Of the school At that place the past
year.
Hollis Douglas is here from Hot
9plngs with homefolks for g few
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-29

L. S. Craven, who has been writ.
ing insurance over about Jonesboro
and Paragould, arrived Tuesday
for a visit to his family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
BECKY EDELSON'S
TRIAL POSTPONED

Tarrytown, July ss.a--Tarrytown
drew q long breath of relief tonight.
when Judge w. 3. Moorehouse dis
posed of the last OF the eight !. w. W.
cases and then adjourned the trial
of Becky Edelson until october II.
Becky was brought here on writ OF
habeas corpus issued by Judge VIII
liam Il. Plat. she came In Commits
an attendant She was In a weak
ened condition, and had to be helped
up the stairs She was carried into
the courtroom In chair. She IN
sisted upon her case being disposed of.
saying that when she got out Of jail.
she would be in such 81 weakened
condition she would need three
months to recuperate. The Judge re-
fused her request.
Then we forfeit her ball." shout
ed Alexander Bersman.
'All right" replied Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fallon. we will SIM
| ply have warrant issued, and when
she is released she will be placed I'M
der arrest again and brought here.
Justus Sheffield, counsel for the
matters stand as they were, and her
case was adjourned. She was then
carried downstairs. hastily placed In
the automobile and driven off.
In the case OF Adolph Aufricht, the
Judge found him guilty, but suspended
sentence. Harry Wilkes was the only
prisoner discharged. The others were
given two moaths' imprisonment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
THRILLING CHASE
IN AUTOMOBILE

fSpecial TO The Richmond VIrginian.)
Greensboro. July 28.-After one OF
the widest rides In their experience.
Sheriff Stafford and two OF his depu-
ties arrested Bud Charles, OF winston
salem. late Saturday night and took
from his automobile sixty gallons OF
wt,iskey George Is In jail. his WINS
key is in the courthouse and his au-
torobila is in garage here. The tale
Of the arrest reads like & story or the
wild West" with automobiles sunsti-
tuted for horses. The officers had been
to High Point to arrest n man Tor
keeping a disorderly house. AS they
vera about to leave the place IL the
sherifrs automobile, some boys In a
buggy called to another auto, Look
out. officers are after you" The au-
tomobtle In which tho whiskey was
turned about and passed the officers
though thay called halt. Sheriff stat
ford gave chase. and for three miles
the automobiles raced. Occasionally
the sheriff's automobile would pass that
of Charles, and then Charles would
repass Al IL passed one time High
Point deputy caught on the running
board bur was almost instantly thrown
OFF When he fell he took hts pistol
and shot through the tire of Charles
machine, making good his aim anc
/ puncturing the tire. Charles ran about
Il mile on the rim, then stopped ano
surrendered. The auromohile con
| tanned twelve ave-gallon kegs of the
J outlawed fluid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
ASSAULT PUZZLES
PETERSBURG POLICE

Petersburg. Va, July 2e--~one or the
most mysterious assaults that has oc-
CURED here for long while was re-
ported To the police from the Peters
burg hospital last evening.
Joseph Herpenstan, a,5ed nineteen
years. the victim. who says that he
resides at 70 Bick street applied at
the hospital for a doctor and DR.. j.
IT, Beckmith responded to find that an
immediate operation was necessary.
According 10 Herpeustall 8 state
rlent he does not know who his as
ssilauts we're or whether they are
white or coiored. He claims 10 have
been. going along Wythe street near
bridge over Lieutenant Run when
a bag. or Some cover. was thrown over
his head and he was thrown To tho
ground One OF his ASSISTANTS liz al
legged To have RI marked, We Will give
you what you deserve for peepins.'
and proceeded To torture him In most
unusual manner. using q piece Of iron
pine eight or ten inches In length.
After he had hsen left alone partly
dressed Herpeustall. with difficulty
made hts way 10 the hospital, and ne
ia now resting as comfortably as could
be expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
more WARRANTS OUT
| FOR PHONE THIEF
FOUR OTHER RICHMOND CON
GERMS PREFER WARRANTS
AGAINST NEGRESs.

Mary Carter, alias Mary St John.
alias Nora Philips, q negress now con-
fined In the City JAN pending trial in
Police court on the charges brought
by several Richmond merchants Of
obtaining goods under false pretenses.
had four other warrants issued
against her last night for the same
offense against four other merchants
The woman made a practice OF
calling over tho phone her intended
victims. giving the name of some
prominent Richmond woman. and
asking that any orders for merchan-
disc presented by colored girl be
accepted.
The George W. Bull Company. In
corporated. which charges that she
defrauded them of provisions valued
at 1858. Is one Of the latest to issue
warrant against the negress. The
George A. Hundley Company. Incor-
porated. complains of the loss OF
sS.12, while Herman Schmidt, told
the police that he, too. had been de-
fraudad Of s1.s5. From. Coles Ice
Cream Parlor it was learned by the
poEcs that two boxes of candy and
basket valued at 50 had been
taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29


message from a yice-eonsul IN re-
mote portion of Austria, dated two
weeks- ago. In which the statement
was made that a war between Servia
and Austria seemed imminent. me
v1ce-consul said that II was expected
the war would break after the mar
vest was over, and he also stated that
the mobilization Of troops had already
begun.
The presumption here is that the
message was officially delayed by Aus
tria because Of the statements It con-
tained, which, If made public, would
nave given the world an inkling OF
what was then on foot. With the
publication OF the correspondence or
last week between Servia and Aus
tria. and the preparations for war.
there was no purpose in holding up
the vice-consul's message any longer.
No Surprise to Washington.
The formal declaration of war by
Austria today did not surprise officials
here. Those who had been closely
following the developments had al
ready reached the conviction that
Austria was determined TO proceed
to crush Servia and that nothing
short of war would satisfy her puf-
poses. II is not seen here how kus-
STA can keep out Of tho conflict un-
less she Is prepared TO acknowledge
20 the world that she does not con-
s.der herself the leader Of the Slav
nations and the defender Of the rights
Of the Slavic peoples. Consequently,
II is believed the decision for general
war or localization of the conflict
rests largely with Germany
1t In expected that within a day or
two Ambassador Duma. who Is al
the summer embassy Of Austria at
Manchester-b y-the-Sea- will forward
to the state department a copy OF the
Austrian declaration Of war against
SerVia.
The state department Will then
prepare for issuance hy the president
n formal proclamation Of the United
states neutrality in the struggle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
POLLOCK MAY LEAD
STREET COMMITTEE
WORKMAN. NIELSEN AND FER
GUSSoN MENTIONED FOR
FINANCE CosrsfTTTEE-

Much speculation II being indulses
In by members-elect Of tho city coun.
Gil an to the composition Of the ooun-
Gil committees which will be nam Cd
by the presidents Of the two bodies
next month. Several OF tho old and
influential members viii leave council
on the first OF September, and II is
understood there is stampede to-
ward their places on the committees
The present street committee loses
three members-Miils, Moore and
Vondelehr. In their places in coun-
ell will be Powers. Cheatwood ane
Ferguson.
The finance committee loses Grimes
Perdue and Umlauf. With the OK
ception OF Ir. Umlauf. neither Of the
old members will be succeeded by
anyone, as they go out because OF
ward changes. Mr. Umlauf Is sue
ceeded by p. p. Pitcher.
The ordinance committee loses Dis
ney, Moore and vondelchr. Christian
succeeds Mir. Disney.
The committee on utilities loses
Biiley. Mills and Pollard. Mr.. Pol
lard liz succeeded by Mr.. Batkins,
while Mr.. Bliiey drops out because OF
ward changes
The dock committee loses Bliiey and
Disney.
The advertising committee loses
Pollard.
1t Is generally conceded that the
old members. those Of experience In
councilmanic affairs, will be given this
responsible places. It fs also. gener-
ally conceded that the place vacated
by Captain Mills will be hard 10 NIL,
as he was most active and energetic
while few members OF council car
give to the city much time from their
private business
Two new aldermen will be named
on the finance committee Alderman
Workman, OF South : Richmond. II
mentioned as good man for thu
place now occ pied by Alderman
Perdae. while II Is thought that AL
derman Nielsen. OF Jefferson ward. 6
most successful business man. may he
named in the place Of Alderman
Grimes. retiring
1t was mooted yesterday that per-
haps MIR. Peters would place Mr..
Ferguson on the finance committees
| in place of Mr.. Umlauf- Mr.. Fergus
son is a successful business man.
4 Councilman Pollock will probably
/ be ma med as chairman of the com
! mittee on utilities, and English VAL
! probably land on that committee,
| The members of council viii be-
| called upon to elect tho presiding of
/ ffcers, go that ii Is altogether like
| that there will be lots OF wire-puilins
| before the election OF the officials and
/ the naming of the committees