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Sharp County record., 1914-12-18
MAJORITY OF S0LONS ARE NATIVES
Some Interesting Statistics About Members Oi
The Next Legislature,

Little Rock, Dec. 15.-Of the l35
members of the fortieth general
assembly, which will convene on
the 18th day of January, 7S are ma
tives of Arkansas, A roster of the
legislature has been issued by Sec
retary of State Earle w. Hodges
and is being mailed out to MEM
bers and other public officials, The
state senate has 26 native Arkan-
sans out of the membership of 35,
while the house roster shows 81
natives of the state out OF 100
members.
j. Monroe Smith, senator from
the Eighteenth district, will be the
senate sage at 60 years of age, and
Sam N. Vann of Vanndale, repre-
sentine the Seventh senatorial dis
trict, Is the youngest member at rs
years,
Former Governor Dan W, Jones
of Pulaski county, rs years old, is
the Oldest member of the house,
while Col. W, j. Little, one of the
members from Garland county, Is a
close second for this honor, Rep
resentative Little Is 70 years Old
Oscar L. Ellis, % years of age, Of
Fulton county, Is the, youngest
member of the house,
There are three republicans In
the house, but the senate Is entire
ly democratic,
Sharp County record., 1914-12-18
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

ing a new trial at the next term of
circuit court.
When three cars of the Cushman
local left the track and turned over
near Sulphur Rock recently, County
Judge T. M. Waldrip of Batesville
was the only passenger injured, and
his wounds were not of a serious
nature. Only a few persons were
on the train at the time of the
wreck, which was caused by a brok-
en- rail
A case that attracted much at
tention was dropped from the SUI
preme court docket last week. w. j.
Petty of Yellville refused to have
his cattle dipped as is required by
law and Sheriff Garland Flippin
seized the stock, dipped it and re-
tained the property for the expense
of dipping. Petty's attorney replev-
ined the cattle and sued Flippin for
damages. The lower cours Ned
against Petty and he apps Jed, but
his case was cast from the docket.
Type dumped in heap on the
floor, subscription books reduced
to ashes, mailing lists and forms
pied, and office fixtures wrecked
generally was the situation con-
fronting the proprietors of the
Echo at Yellville as they opened for
business Wednesday morning of
last week. Some party with
grudge against the paper had taken
these means of showing their power
of revenge. The paper did not miss
an issue, but appeared a day or two
late.
What is believed to have been
the largest hawk ever killed was
shot by John L. Gates at Okean,
Randolph county, few days ago.
The bird measured 4 feet and A
inches from tip to tip of wings and
28 inches from head to tail. Many
attempts had been made to catch
the great bird of prey off his guard,
but his animal instinct had always
warned him against human strategy
until he was outwitted when a big
rooster was tied to stump and
traps placed around it. The hawk
was caught and killed.
Sharp County record., 1914-12-18
He Did Know The Cards

Because he told grand jury re-
Gently that he didn't know one play
ing card from another Postmaster
p. M. Cody Of Vaudeville nine
miles from Teyarkana, was found
guilty Of perjury Saturday and SEN
fenced to serve d year In the peni'
tentiary. It was shown that Cody
has an expert knowledge of cards
Ills folso testimony was given In d
tambling probe at 1eyorkono,
Sharp County record., 1914-12-18

More wheat is being shipped from
COtter than has been in years.
H. E. States, a druggist at Man,
moth Spring, was married recently
to Miss Cora V. Brown, popular
young lady of that place.
David Bodenhammer, a leading
citizen of Mountain Home, died sud-
denly one day lately from rupture
of blood vessel in the head
The goodsof |. H. Phillips & Co.,
at Imboden, occupying the W. C.
Henderson building, we're burned re.
Gently. Origin of the fire is not
known.
Atty. W. A. Jackson, a young
lawyer of Pocahontas, announces
that he will be a candidate for
prosecuting attorney Of this circuit
in the next election.
Miss Caroline Lowe, socialist
speaker, delivered a lecture on SOC.
ialism at the court house in New.
port a few nights ago. A large audi
ence was present.
Geo. Russell of near Pocahontas
who was sent to the penitentiary al
the last term of circuit court for OBJ,
tanning money under false pretenses
was pardoned last week by Gov
Hays.
Judge j. w. Meeks, who has beer
mentioned several times as prob
able candidate for Congress in the
coming election, states that he will
not be in the race, says a Pocahon
tas paper.
W. V. Powell, head of the Dixie
Power Co., which will build dan
and immense power plant OF
White river at Cotter as soon a
permission is obtained from Cong
ress, has been appointed genera
freight agent of the Cotton Bel
Railroad.
The trial of DR., j. C. Hughes a
Walnut Ridge last week resulted ii
a hung jury, standing s for acquit
tai and A for conviction. He il
charged with the murder of |. j
Bagley several years ago. Hughes
was released on $4,000 bond, pend
Sharp County record., 1914-12-18

social gatherings or suffer indict-
ment for gambling. Of course
the Russellville ladies can see the
difference, from moral and legal
standpoint, between a crowd of men
playing poker for good, hard dollars
and collection of perfumery and
false hair playing some other game
at cards for something that was
procured with good, hard dollars,
but we are truly glad to find a court
that can't see the difference.
o.
Some vandal broke into and
practically destroyed the interior of
the Yellville Echo office one night
last week. 1t would be hard to
find a more pleasant or more per-
feet gentleman than Newt Matthews,
who with his son, Don, an excellent
young fellow, has been conducting
the Echo for some time, and these
people have the sympathy of the
newspaper fraternity, in general.
The man who will destroy property
as means of punishment for a
man whom he doesn't like is as
dirty coward as the world affords.
%
Most men who witness a dog
fight will sympathize with the
under dog every time. 1t is some
what peculiar that in that ever
going man-fght with capital on one
side and labor on the other the
preponderance of sympathy is al
ways found on the side where the
cash rattles.
The Mammoth Spring Progress
has coined a new word and can
now accompany that other Language
manufacturer, Col. Roosevelt, on
his next trip for polecats, tadpoles
and other venomous beasts. The
word is "irreeardless." Now see if
you can pick spot to use it.
o.
The papers give an account OF
an Illinois man who sold hisjwife
for ST and was placed in jail, but
they don't specify the charge on
which the man was jailed. 1t
might have been for obtaining
money under false pretenses, or for
cruelty to the other man.
o.
In winter are you convinced that
you like summer the bestY And
in summer do you just know that
you prefer winter If so you are
like most other folks.
o
| In addition to grim death and
high taxes you cant escape the
cheerful crank who wants to know
| rs it cold enough for you9"
Sharp County record., 1914-12-18
o,,u old friend Bill Wahlquist,

our old friend Bill WahlquiSt,
who used to issue the Mammoth
Suring Democrat occasionally but
who is now plotting the Gazette at
Thaver, Mo-, succeeded in making
several different brands Of a jassack
If himself two weeks since in con-
nactiop with the deplorable tragedy
which occurred at Center a few
weeks ago. Bill devoted the whole
first page of his paper to mis-
statement of the facts regarding this
verv sad affair, and in an attempt
to prove that the two men who en-
eaged a party of Sharp county cltl-
zens in deadly duel were peace
able. law-abidins men, engaged in
a peaceful mission when attacked
bv a posse searching for bad fel-
lows. Bill has received informa-
ton from Oklahoma that those two
men we're something on the order
of angels, minus the wings, and that
they were among that country's
verv best citizens, which, however,
is not the kind of news the Sharp
county sheriff and other people get
from that same Oklahoma. Bill
sobs and sobs and sobs, as only Bill
can sob when he gets on hot trail
of something that isn't, We had
hoped that when Bill got over into
Missouri he would experience a
lucid interval, but the symptoms
seem to say that Bill hasn't changed
very much,
o.
The world has never before seen
such an enormous cotton crop
made in one season as has been
produced in the year 1914-more
than 100000 bales, according to
an estimate just made by the GOV
ernment. The value of this big
crop, however, is much less than
any crop has sold for in the past
five seasons. AT least the men
who mode the crop will realize but
little for their labors. But you can
very safely count that the willy
speculator, who couldn't distinguish
between a cotton plant and a
prickly pear, will increase his shek-
els several fold, because war con-
ditions in Europe and the size of
the crop have combined to give him
an opportunity exactly to his liking,
o
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
GREAT BRITAIN WANTS ONE AND
A HALF MILLION ARMY
BLANKETS
Special to the Ocala Banner:

Special to the Ocala Banner:
New York, n. Y, Sept. 18.-Great
Britain wants to buy 100000 army
blankets, and American manufactur-
ers have been asked to accept orders
for the same. The woolen mills OF
this country are already swamped
with orders for ordinary blankets and
it is doubtful whether a third of this
quantity can be furnished. A wooien
commission merchant, one of the
largest merchants in the country
making specially of blankets and
woolen goods, was asked to bid on
the order. The agent of the British
government offered to place the entire
order with the firm practically at
their own price if given assurance
that it would be filled. The merchant
replied that he is scarcely able to
supply the ordinary run OF trade this
year. The demand for blankets is
greater this season than for several
years, and woolen mills are running
to their full capacity to supply the
demand. Unfortunately for the Brit
ish armies we did not begin until the
summer solstice in the blanket man
ufacturing industry had about passed.
Now the mills are are all working
busily on orders. The United States
pays $3.50 each for the blankets e
furnishes it's soldiers, buying them in
lots of $4,000 or so. The British will
undoubtedly have to pay at least 10
to 20 per cent more. The demand
will keep all the blanket mills in the
country working overtime Tor
months, and even at that it is doubt
full if more than a third of the guam
tity wanted can be furnished.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
HAVE YOU A BABY IN YOUR
HOME?-IF so READ THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Second Better Babies Contest for
OcaIa Will BE Held In The Woman's
Club House, November nth, 18th,
And 18Th.
The better babies contest is popu-
lar, yet scientific movement it in
sures better babies and better race
1t consists of entering, examining
and awarding prizes to children from
six months to three years of age, on
exactly the same basic principles
that are applied to live stock shows.
Mere beauty does not count. Physical
and mental development only are
considered The better babies con-
test insures a better race of Ameri-
cans, because it teaches parents how
to improve the physical condition of
children. 1t arouses interest in the
conservation of child life and health,
and in all forms of child welfare. 1t
forges a connecting link between
parents and teachers, between the
home and the scientific study of child
life.
Consider this matter carefully, and
avail yourself of the wonderful ad-
vanage it offers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
EFFORTS TO ExTERMINATE CIT.
RUG CANkER

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. 18.-Gov-
ernor Park Trammell today decided
to use one thousand dollars of the ap-
propriation for the contingent ex-.
penses of the state in aiding to carry
on the work of exterminating the
citrus canker AS this appropriation
is small the assistance can only be
given by the governor curtailing other
expenditures usually made from this
fund. This the governor says he will
gladly do, however, in order to aif
the fight to check the canker.
The governor greatly regrets that
there are no other state funds avail
able which he has authority to use in
the fight to exterminate the citrus
canker: but all appropriations of the
states moneys are made by the legls-
lature for specific purposes and tn
governor and all other state officials
are prohibited by law from using any
state funds except in the manner and
for the purposes prescribed by th'
legislature.
In his message to the legislature of
1913, Governor Trammell urged that
body to make a continuing appro-
priation of three thousand dollars a
year to be available for use in stamp
ing out and preventing the spread of
any disease or insects which threat
ems any of our agricultural or horti-
cultural interests to such an extent as
70 become public mennace." Much
70 Governor Trammell's regret, how
ever, the legislature failed to make
the appropriation. Had the COVER
nof's recommendation been adopted
mere would now be available four
thousand and five hundred o. liars of
state funds for use in fightirg the
citrus canker and three thousaoG dol
iars more would have become avail
aOie January first next year.
IN addition to applying one thous-
ana dollars to assist in the campaign
@ lree the state of the citrus canker,
uOvernor Trammell is today issuing
au appeal to the public urging the
ei9lzens Of Florida, especially those
u tne citrus belt to assist by contri-
Ou'lons and in any other ways prac-
ucaoie in preventing the advance or
spread, and in the determination of
'als dangerous enemy of the fruit
efoVes which constitute so large a
part OF the states wealth. BY con-
sefted action taken Immediately the
pest can doubtless be conqured and
"ipeo out, as only a small territory
y yet infected.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
NEGRO ARRESTED CHARGED
WITH HOLLINGSHEAD
MURDER

The aged merchant, ]. F. Hollings-
head, who was assaulted and his
store set on fire, died between ten
and ten-thirty o'clock Thursday night.
Friday morning negro man,
known in this community as Smoky
Joe," was arrested, charged with the
crime, and the evidence against hir'
is very strong. He is an eX-convict
and was in the penitentiary for a
long number of years for the murder
of a physician in Jacksonville thir-
teen years ago. He received a pardon
two months ago, and. since that time
has been making his home here. We
understand that he had been working
for the family of Dr. D. NJ. Bcney.
The matter of this dastardly mur-
der will be thoroughly probed, and
it is hoped that the murderer of Mr..
Hollingshead will be dealt with as he
deserves.
The murdered man was known to
only a few persons in Ocala, but
those who knew him spoke highly of
him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
U. o. c. CONVENTION DATE
NAMED

The presidents of the various chap
ter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy throughout the state
have received official notice of the
change of the date OF the next con-
vention of the Florida division of the
U. D. C. from December to the first
Wednesday in November.
The Will Bryan chapter, of Kis-
simmee, will be hostess at the con-
vention and the women of that hospit-
able town are arranging many pleas
ures for the delegates.
The change to November will be
most advantageous as this means a
gathering of the Florida women prior
to the national convention which vii
be open on the second Wednesday of
November in Savannah.
1t is expected Florida will be unus-
ually we'll represented at this meeting
in the adjoining state, and at the
Florida convention many matters will
be brought to the attention of those
contemplating attending the Savan-
nah meeting.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Mary Esther, Fla, Sept. IS. 1914.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:

Mary Esther. Fla, Sept. IS, 1914.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
noticed a clipping in the Pensa-
cola Journal a few days ago from
your paper, in which it quoted Hon.
Frank L. Mays of Pensacola as being
a possible candidate for governor OF
Florida in the 1916 election.
l want to say that If we could have
him for our governor we would have
one of the ablest men in west Florida.
and one who would do all in his pow
er for the betterment of the state.
He is a man that tries TO see things
as they exist, not as they might be
or like some other person might want
them to be. He is frank in his ex-
pressions and is always on one side
or the other, and, as a rule, he is on
the right side of question. He is a
friend to the poor and the rich alike,
and wants to see everybody have a
square deal. All who know him are
his friends. That is the kind Of men
we ought to have as our office-hold-
ers-men who are not afraid TO come
out and tell the public where they
stand, and not be afraid of being de-
feated in an election by saying what
they believe to be the right policy.
Regarding what Mr.. Mays says
about woman suffrage, I am sure that
he sees the situation in the proper
manner. If the women were allowed
to go to the polls and cast their vote
We would stand a better chance of
getting good men in our offices.
There are very few good men in our
land but who had a good-thinkiag
mother, who always taught them
which was the right path to follow
through life's rough journey, and | am
sure that If woman has knowledge
enough to bring up her boys and girls
in the right direction, surely she has
forethought enough about her to be
careful in making the proper selec-
tions in our office-holders, and / don't
see where any fair-minded man could
oppose their right to vote, IL they
want to. Without women the world
could not exist.
T. C. BROOKS.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
0sAlA GIRLS GO TO WOMAN'S
COLLEGE

ocala has sent six clever and
:. "a luing young girls to the Woman's
'e college at Tallahassee for this
I'm This is very fine educational
'ullon' and the young ladies who
80 CHOSEN it to complete their ed
os. On nave chosen we'll indeed. The
hs 80 girls left on Monday for Talla-
p, ssee and are as follows: Miss Irma
M. ne Ior her third term, Miss Lois
~ 80 ior her second, and Misses
j. Martin. Annie Moorhead, Lou
Il, anaers and Annie Pope Eagleton
" their first term.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
Mr.. n. A. DAVIES WEDs MISS
LUCY MooRHEAp

Mr. and Mrs. James r. Moorhead
announce the marriage of their
daughter
Lucy
to
Mr.. II. Art:ur Davies
Monday morning, September 21st.
at ten O'CLOCK
The marriage OF AR. Davies and
Miss MOorhead was very quiet, TAX
ing place at home, with only the
members OF the family in attendance.
DIR. w. II. Dodge performed the mar
riage ceremony.
The bride was married in a coat
suit of blue with hat to match. I'm
mediately after their marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Davies left for an automo-
bile trip of several days to different
points in south Florida. On their re-
turn they will go at once TO house
keeping in the little cottage on Tusca-
villa street, which Mr.. Davies has
: had fitted up for his bride.
The announcement of this mar
riage comes as quite a surprise to the
friends OF the young couple. who had
expected 90 be married during the
Christmas holidays. but a few days
ago decided to be married at once.
but kept their plans secret until
after the ceremony had been per-
formed.
Mrs. Davies Is the older Of the two
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Moorhead, old and well known resi-
dents OF our city. She was born and
reared in ocala. and that she will
continue TO reside here brings pleas
ure to her many friends. Mrs. Da-
vies is quite a talented young woman.
Duriag the past year she has assist
ed her mother In her canning club
work. and the practical good that
their work has done her win now be
put 70 use in her own little home.
Mr.. Davies came TO Ocala several
years tgo TO engage In the automobile
business. and has built up a splendid
business. and has won for himself
many friends here by his clever and
affable manners.
MIR. and Mrs. Davies have the best
good wishes and congratulations OF
their many friends here and wher.
ever they are known.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Monday all of the Jewish stores
were closed on account of the abserv-
ance of Yom Kippur, the Jewish new
year. Through all the changing vi
cissitudes of life, in whatever land.
the Jew is loyal to his church and
faithful to his religious vows. The
Jews are as steadfast and eternal to-
day as they were when they receiv-
ed the tables of stone direct from tile
hands of Moses.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Mrs. w. V. Newsom and little
daughter, Helen, who have spent the
past six or seven weeks at Cape
Charles, Va, the guests of Mrs. New
SONS son-in-law and daughter, Rev.
and Mrs. Richard Dodge, are now at
Chester, s. c., where they are the
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Bessie
Williams. Before returning home
they will also visit Mrs. Newsom's s
brother, Mr.. U. r. Waterman, and
family, at Gainesville, Ga, for short
time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
WRECK ON THE OCALA NORTH.
ERN

About noon Friday there was a
wreck on the Ocala Northern rail
road, just below Daisy. The engine
jumped the track and every coach OF
the train turned over. There were
quite a number of passengers on the
train. among them being a baby OF
only five weeks old. Fortunately not
a passenger was injured.
Mr.. J. D. Mcdonald, chief clerk OF
the Ocala Northern, was among those
on board when the wreck occurred.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

We had a countryman to call on us
the other day and state that he had
not lost his love or admiration for the
Ocala Banner, but that he wanted to
subscribe for paper that contained
no war news. He did not care to
read about it-he was so Mortified
over 1t. -se
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Mr.. Andrew Blocher arrived in the
city on Friday from New York, hav-
ing just returned from a trip to the
old country, which is now enjoying
CD such exceedingly exciting times.
Mr.. Blocher will resume his former
position with Mr.. Blesh of the Har-
rington Hall barber shop.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Mr.. Herman Warshauer, arrived
in the city on Friday to again make
Ocala his home. Mr.. Warshauer will
resume his position with the Ocala
Pawn Shop.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Mr.. p H. Odum, city attorney for
Jacksonville, and Mr.. w. H. Rogers,
were prominent arrivals at the Har-
rington Friday. They were here on
professional business.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Miss Byrd Wartmann, who has
been spending the sumner In eastern
Tennessee and at waynesboro. In the
mountains OF Virginia, arrived home
Monday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

A number Of Florida statesmen are
As soon as war broke loose in Eu-
rope we heard nothing more about
the war on the rudenls.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
T. c. BROOKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Iaveron, after
a weeks visit in Ocala, returned TO
their home in Jacksonville yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

sA.s,, disarmament of the nations
u'0 now be the universal slogan.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Photograph
railroad station practically the buildings standing
left
es, which Louvan delight
O.
aims art
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

ais.s ai0rnia now boasts of having
s'sfeo valuable arsenic springs
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

| The colonel should have extended
his pilgrimage into Maine.