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Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
DEMONSTRATION
WAS BIG SUCCESS

The coffee and -four demonstra.
ton at Lewallen's grocery store last
Friday ana Saturday was big suc.
cess in every particular, and hund
reds Of people visited this popular
store aud took advantage OF the
free coffee and biscuit demonstra-
tion.
The demonstration was under the
direction OF Mr.. and Mrs. q. A.
Yeiter Of Jonesboro, representing
steinwender- Stofregen Coffee Co.,
Mrs. John Collins and Miss Mabel
Schratz OF this city.
Mr.. Lewallen reports the sale Of
several thousand pounds Of hour
and 400 pounds OF coffee on those
two days. All Of these popular
brands can be obtained from the 10.
cal Wholesale firm of A. b Jones
& Co., of which our townsman T.
II. Catlett 10 manager.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
free MstiRee

Free Matinee for our country
friends at the Peoples Tbeaier ev.
cry Saturday. Flrst show 1880 Z.
M, and continuous shows from 80
p. m. to 4;30. Get your tickets
from the following merchants:
Paces' Cash Store. Lewis Fnrni.
ture Store, Clifford P1ce Hardware
Co., Rice & Rice Grocery Store,
Palace Drug Store, Pocabontas
Hardware CO., Lewallen Grocery
Co., Jake Wall, Broadway Store
Co, Pocabontas Star Herald. Leh-
mans Pharmacy, Guthrie & Co.,
+. j. Baltz, Pogahontas Times,
J. w. presley, Kercbeval & Rice,
Pringle Drug Store, Junkersfeld &
Son.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
ADVERTISE TOILET
CONTRACT FOR DITCH

Ditch Commissioners B. f. Big
ger, w. II. Skinner and Ferd Spin.
nenweber, and j. J. Lewis, secre.
tarY of the Board Of Directors OF
Running Lake Drainage District,
held a meeting here last Saturday
and decided to receive sealed bids
at the Office of the secretary IN Po.
cahontas on Saturday, December 5,
1914, for the cutting of a mule
ditch, as lateral of the Running
Lake ditch.
The dredge boat crossed the
Frisco railroad last week aud Is
making progress toward Fourchc,
the terminus Of the ditch, and 1t is
the opinion Of the Commissioners
that the ditch proper will be COM
pleted in less than sixty days.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
GROCERY STORE
WAS BURGIARIZtr

Somebody broke INTO the grocer,
store Of Rice d Rice on Tbursda
night Of last week, and took sever
items OF merchandise, besldes riflin
the cash register of about $500
Bloodhounds we're brought dowr
from Poplar Bluff, sod trailed th,
burglar across the river 10 where
some movers bad ca'nped. Deputy
Sheriff Gullett then followed Bill
Stanley and Bill Cock man 10 Daltoi
aud brought them back. II wal
proven that Cockman and stanler
were down after cotton seed, bots
were wealthy farmers OF oregon
county, Mo aud had no motive
whatever for stealing. They wers
allowed TO go their way with the
apologies of all concerned. The
real burglar went toward Walnut
Ridge, it is thought.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
CLERK ASSAULTED
BY MASKED BURGLAR
Marvin Buckley, Formerly Of POCa-
hOntas, Mas Desperate Struggle
With RObber

At an early hour Monday night,
Marvin Buckley, bookkeep6r for ID.
w. Tenders store at Holmes, was
attacked by masked burglar,
who demanded the keys to the mon
ey till. Buckley refused the demand
aud a fight ensued, IN which Bick-
ley was shot IN the forehead, re-
ceivIng only a scalp wound. Biek-
ley was unarmed, but succeeded IN
putting the burglar 10 flight aud
raised the alarm. Sheriff w. X.
Russell of Pocahontas aud Sheriff
John Owens of Walnut Ridge soon
arrived on the scene with blood.
hounds. The thief was tracked to
the stock yards at Wanut Ridge,
where, il Is presumed, he caught a
through freight and made bis get
a way. Four different suspects
were arrested Tuesday, but were
released. Buckley was not serious
ly hurt.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
WILL BUILD MODERN
WHOLESALE HOUSE

G. o. Lewallen, one of our pop.
ular grocerymen, returned Tuesday
afternoon, from Jonesboro, where
he had been summoned TO serve on
the United States grand jury, but
was excused from services.
While at Jouesboro, Mr.. Lew
allen had a long conversation with
Mr. A. b. Jones, manager of the
A. B. Jones Wholesale Grocer Co. .
and was Informed by that gentle
man that plans were being made to
tear down the old sheetlron building
now beng used by the A. B. Jones
Co. here and replace the same with
a modern brick structure, To handle
the big business that is being accu.
mulated by this popular wholesale
house IN Pocahontas. The Star
Herald gets it on good authority
that work on the new building will
be commenced within the next few
weeks.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
Corn and Canning Club Agents
Return from State fair

John X. and Birdie Kizer, corn
and canning club agents for Ran
dolph county, returned from Hot
Springs Sunday where they bad been
attending the state fair one week.
Mr.. Gland Rice OF Biggers the
champion cotton picker also return.
ed TO his home from the State Fair
where he had on display bis bale Of
cotton picked in one day by himself.
II was stated that Claud Rice was
the hest known person on tie Fair
grounds. Claud displayed his cot
ton bale under and in connection
with the corn and canning club shed
IT Is called which is the west wing
Of the agricultural building:
Claud shook hands with more
than twenty thousand people who
we're eager to have him tell just how
he did the work and how long he
was picking the cotton and all gave
him the glad hand and bade HIM
Gods speed on his way TO success.
Mr.. Harry Wescot a millionaire
automobile manufacturer who lives
in Hot Springs made call each
day to see the lad and have him tell
the story to friends OF his that had
read the story OF the cotton picking
in the papers through the north.
Gland Rice made many friends
during his stay at the Fair and made
good in every respect. the little
boys and girls Of Randolph county
won their part of the prizes offered
at the Far though they were very
small. Winning nine out Of twer-
ty nine offered in the club work and
school work. DeBow school won
2 firsts and one second with st.
Paul's winning one second IN school
work. One boy, Lutte Slmington
won a corn prize and Gland Rice,
Henry Smith and Dewey Cox win.
ming cotton prizes.
Claud Rice will enter the Agr.
cultural school at Jonesboro first
Monday in December where he has
been given a free Scholarship over
being the champion cotton picker.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
May Run for Assessor

While IN town last Saturday, W.
r. Lacy of Foster informed the
Star Herald man that when the pro.
per time arrives he will announce
himself candidate for the Office of
tax assessor of Randolph county.
No man in the county Is better
known than Rufe Lacy, and his
friends predict that he will make a
creditable race.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
REV. BLtVINS
Is RtTURNND HERE
Methodist Pastors are Given Char.
0eS for Another Year

Batesyille, Nov. 23.-The North
Arkansas Conference closed today.
Yesterdays services were largely
attended Bishop Morrison preached
At the conference room yesterday
morning. Twenty.one deacons
later were ordained.
The memorial service was held
at o o'clock yesterday afternoon and
DR.. Fitzgerald S Parker had charge
Of the service last night, admins.
tering TIE sacrament Of the Lords
Supper, after which the elders were
ordained. The appoints give great
satisfaction. Bishop Morrison
congratulated the conference IN
the harmony that has prevailed
both in the conference sessions aud
in his cabinet. The consolidation
Of the Arkansas aud White River
conferences gives great satisfaction,
Following are the appointments
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
ARIZONA TO HAVE
HANGING BE
Arizona Governor to Allow u Men to
Die In One Day

Phoenix, Ariz Nov. 2S.-With
the statement that his hesrt had
been saddened by the verdict OF the
people in refusing at the recent
election to abolish capital punish.
ment, Governor Hunt declared to-
day that he would let IL prislnors
die on the gallows on the dates set.
Gas December 10 has been desig-
mated as the execution date for i
OF III. t:s,w there will be n hang
ings in Florence penitentiary on
that date" said the governor. 81
do not have the power TO commute
sentence beyond the peoples YER
Dict"
X. b. Sims, warden Of the peni'
tentiary, will resign. it is said, rath-
err than spring the trap which will
drop the III men 10 DEATH
Sims did not answer atelegrspblc
request today for confirmation oil
the report Of his impending res'g
nation and Governor Hunt declined
to comment on il.
"rhe defeat of the measure to
abolish capital punishment NAV be
attributed to corporate and journal
istic interests unfriendly to me, "
SAID Governor Hunt" and three or
four of the principal parties who
helped to defeat it should be made
TO pull the rope. Also if the death
penalty is a good thing the execu'
tions should be more impressive by
erecting the gallows in the public
square,"
The changing bee" December 10,
will be the first execution under
state authority since Governor Hunt
assumed office. Six of the men to
die December 10 are Americans and
five are Mexicans.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27

Thank God every morning when
you get up that you have something
to do which must be done whether
you like it or not. Being fore I'd to
work, and forced to do your best,
will breed in you temperance, self
control, diligence, strength of will,
content and hundred virtues which
the idle can never know.-Kingsley.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
Al The Methodist Church

Owing to the fact that Biggers
has been added TO this charge there
will be no preaching services at the
Methodist church IN Poeahontas on
the Srd Sunday of each month and
on the 5th Sunday. Sunday school
regularly each Sunday at 10 a. m.
Prayer meeting each "Wednesday
night at 7.l5. Services at Bigg6rs
Sd and 5th Sundays at IL a. m. and
7.9O p. m.
w. + Blevins, pastor.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
Telephone Meeting

There was meeting at the court
house on last Saturday, of n number
of the stockholders Of the Farmers
Telephone company, and we under,
stand that IT was agreed the tele.
phone system will be thoroughly
overhauled, re adjusted and put on
paying basis. w. II. Lacy, Joe
Hamm, VIM. Ulmer, 4. /. Newton,
and others were in attendance at the
meeting.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27

Young people not employed
should enter the Springfield Busi.
ness College and he ready for a
good situation in the spring. The
best times the country has ever
known are predicted and ambitious
young people should be ready.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
Baptist Ladies Aid

The Baptist Ladies were delight
fully entertained by Mrs. Dixon
Tuesday afternoon. A very plea
SAINT afternoon was enjoyed by all
present. Dainty Refreshments ere
served.
Next Tuesday will he our bible
study lesson. First twelve chapters
of Numbers include the lesson.
Will meet with Mrs. Virgin Haynes
promptly at two o'clock.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
A Little Gun Shy

During the special term of circuit
court at Pocahontas last week, Ira
J. PIckens went over to take down
The evidence, as stenographer in
murder case. 1t Is said that during
the giving in Of the most startling
evidence, a window at his back that
had been raised, slipped down with
a sudden crack and, intmtiyeIy, he
leaped forward over the table onto
the floor, on aIl-fours, dropping bis
pencil and a lev exclamation points.
The sheriff ran to hlm ana asked:
''What kind of contortionist are
you, anyway" PicSens said;
"Well, you see, | am from Walnut
Ridge and little gun shy" ApoI-
ogies were made to Judge Baker,
who understood the situation and
cheerfully overlooked the emotional
episode. 90 Walnut Ridge Blade.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
PsrauOuId District

Paragould Distriot-F. NJ. Tol.
leson, presiding elder; Ash Flat
circuit, M. l.. s. Anderson, supply;
Black Rock, Portia and Hoxie, NJ.
p. Timberlake; Boydsville circuit,
II. g. sammers, supply; Corning,
w. b. Hayes; Gainsville circuit,
@. J.. Castleberry; Imboden circuit,
]. F. Jernigan and one to be sup.
piled; Peach Orchard circuit, H.V.
johnson; Lorado, ]. L. Baton,
supply; Mammoth Spring, w. B,
Wolf; MaImaduke, S. q. Watson;
New Liberty circuit, Riley Jones
old Walnut Ridge circuit, w. s.
Southworth; Paragould first church
Q. NJ. Bevis; Piggot and Rector,
r. II. Jernigan; Pocahontas and
Big,1srs, w. y. Blevins; Pocahon.
tas circuit, w. J. Williams; Reync
pd Success, |. G. Bradsher; Salem,
J. b. Stewart; St. Francis circuI6,
g. w. Butler; Smithville circuit
EFT. Miller, supply; Walnut Ridge
A. b. Haltom; student to Sloar
Hendrix Academy. II. II. Blevins
Sunday school field secretary, w
A. Lindsey.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27

Sank Spikes, a former Randolph
county boy, now residing IN Balti-
more, Md, arrived Wednesday on
a visit with relatives here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27

The girls basket ball team OF the
Pocahontas High sch ool left
Wednesday afternoon to meet the
Doniphan urls in Thanksgiving
contest.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
The Classes

The world has always been divided into two
classes-those who save and those who spend
The thrifty and the eXtravagant
1t is those who have been in the saving class
that have built the houses, mills, railroads, ships
schools, churches and all the other great works
which stand for man happiness and advance
ment.
Do you want to be in the saving class, if so
a Bank Account will help you.-try the
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-27
On This Point, All Wise Men Agree

Money goes easily when you carry it about
with you. But there is economy in putting it
away in a safe and sound bank like the RAN
DOLPH COUNTY BANK.
Large capital, large surplus and conserva-
tive management guarantee your deposits to al
ways be safe. It is just as necessary for the
FARMER to have bank account as the MER-
CHANT if he wants to succeed.
RANDOLPH COUNTY BANK
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Notice to Voters.

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place an (X)
mark in the square after the word
Yes, and to vote against the propo-
sition place a similar mark in the
square after the word NO.
And the secretary OF this board be,
and he is hereby instructed, to have
prepared for use at said election all
the necessary ballot boxes, tally
sheets, lists of voters, assessed valu-
alton of property and compiled state
ments of voters in number and
amount
Section 3. That the polling place
for said special election shall be al
the O. K. schoolhouse, and that the
following serve as commissioners oil
said election: r. b. Roach, r. A.
Banks and d. M. Preuett; and that
H. A. Pardue shall serve as clerk Of
said election.
Section 4. That the president oil
this board is hereby instructed to give
notice OF the special election herein
ordered by his proclamation, to be
published according to law, and in
the said proclamation he shall an.
nounce that at IL o'clock m. on July
22nd, 1914, this board will meet at the
Court House in Colfax, Grant Parish
Louisiana, to open the ballot box, ex'
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount. examine and canvass tn,
returns, and declai he result of tn,
election.
The motion made by Mr.. Wall fol
the adoption of the above resolution
was duly seconded by Mr.. Jackson
and being placed before the body, j
was unanimously adopted, all thu
members present voting in favo
thereof
]. H. McNEELY, President
]. N. WARNER, Secretary.
The following petition was then pre-
scented for action of the school board
Grant Parish. La. May, 1914
To the Honorable President an,
i Members of the Parish Board o
School Directors of the Parish o
4 Grant, State of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigne
property taxpayers of School Distric
| No. % of the Parish of Grant, Stat
OF Louisiana, and being the require
number of property taxpayers eli
| gible to vote at special school ia
elections. respectively pray that you
honorable body order special elet
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The Passing of the Sawmills.

Editor COtfdT Chronicle.
| read with interest the article in
your last issue on '.School Taxes and
Property Values" The article, how
ever, contains a statement that ex-
presses a popular misconception. The
writer says, '"fhe mill population must
leave US sooner or later" This SEN
tence shows that the person using it is
not as web informed with regard to
the lumber industry in Louisiana as he
seems to be on some other subjects.
Let US see what the situation really
is. By the time the mills here have cut
out, most of the mills in the State will
have cut out, too. Our men cannot go
to the few large mills that will still be
running, for there will be ten men for
every Job. The fact is that the great
majority of the white men now working
at the mills understand this thoroughly.
and are doing their best to be prepared
for the change when it comes. by saw
ing enough to buy modest home with
a few acres attached. These men are
not going to Brazil or some other God
forsaken country to rear their families
among an alien race for the privilege
of working at sawmill.
No, my brother, as the mills cut out
the strictly sawmill towns will be de-
serted, and the men with their fami
lies will settle in or near the permanent
centers where they will buy a home
and settle down to till little plot of
ground and educate their children.
Mill camps are usually located in places
undesirable as place to live and raise
a family. When the mills cease oper-
ating. the people will naturally gravi-
tate to the older, more stable and cul-
tured towns, where better advantages
are to be had both for themselves and
their children. The children will be
withdrawn from the temporary schools
in these mill camps and placed in the
better school Of the older centers.
The colored labor must return to the
plantations from which the mills have
taken them, for the simple reason that
there will be nothing else for them to
do.
When the mills begin to ''break
camp" it will be like the return of an
army after war. The men will be
coming in from the out posts where
they have been on duty to take up the
regular business of life. The out posts
will be deserted but the home towns
will receive the men that occupied
them.
If the mills here were the only ones
that would ever cut out, there would
be some point to the argument about
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Losing the mill folks" but mills are
cutting out every day, and long before
either of the mills here is cut cut most
of the mills in the State will have ceas-
ed to operate. The mill men were for
the most part small farmers before the
mills claimed them, and to the farms
they will return A few skilled me-
chanics may go to the cities, and some
of the high salaried men may buy plan
tations or go into other business, but
the great majority will collect in or
about the small towns, either to farm
or earn an honest living in some other
way.
Towns like Colfax, with her fine
lands and cultured citizenship will be
largely the gamers by the passing of
the mills. Colfax has nothing to lose
and much to gain by the change. The
town has an excellent chance to gain
largely by the change if the people will
only live up to their opportunity. BY
putting lot of small farms on the
market and furnishing ample school
facilities Colfax may attract many OF
the better class of mill men when their
jobs are gone.
The business men of Colfax under
stand the above facts, for they con-
tinue to build permanent brick business
houses and to extend every line of their
business.
The pessimist and calamity bowler
will see nothing but dire ruin in every
change, but men of courage and vision
know that town like Colfax can new
err grow less and that if it does not
grow rapidly larger it will be because
the people neglected their opportunity.
The State is rapidly increasing in
population, the mill people will not
leave the State, but remain among US,
the negro will return to the plantation,
and-the world will continue to turf
round. So, why worry?
INTERESTED.
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A. w. Stewart, E. A. Wall and NJ E.
Jackson, and quorum present.
The following petition was pre-
scented by the board:
Grant Parish. La, June 1914.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned
property taxpayers of School District
No. of the Parish Of Grant and
State of Louisiana, and being the re-
quired number of property tax-pay-
ers eligible to vote at special school
tax elections, respectfully pray that
your honorable body order special
election held in the manner required
by law for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not special 5 mills
tax for 5 years, beginning with the
year 1914 and ending with the year
1918, both years inclusive, be levied
and collected in the said school dis
trict No. 6 on all property in the SAID
school district subject to taxation, fol
the purpose of building an addition to
the schoolhouse at 20. X, and for
maintaining the school at that place.
Names of voters-H. A. Pardue, w.
B. Sandifer, F. L. Futrell. J. r. Hat
away. c. Nj. Davidson, W. R. Rich
ardson, G. A. White, d. Nj. Pugh, d.
NJ. Preuett. w. r. Futrell, Cody
Blackburn, G. A. McKinnin, w. I.
Hale. G. w. Preuett, L. c. Hathaway,
G. W.. Futrell. R. B. Roach, r. A.
Banks. w. H. Irwin. |. M. Young, A.
" Hale.
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me. the undersigned authority, J.
n. Warner. who being by me. first
duly sworn, declared and acknowl-
edged that he was on the 9th day oil
| June. 1914, and is now secretary. Of
the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Grant. Louisiana, and
that the above and foregoing is Z
true and correct copy of the petition
filed with the said board at its meet
gether with all names signed thereto
and acted upon by the said board a
its meeting held on June 9th. 1914.
j. N. WARNER.
This sworn to and subscribed be
fore me on this 9th day OF June, 1914
G. A. FOSTER.
Notary Public
| The following resolution was of
fered by Mr.. Wall, who moved it
adoption:
/ Whereas, There has been filed witt
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ton held in the manner required by
law for the purpose of determining
whether or not a special FIVE mills
tax for FIVE years, beginning with the
year 1914 and ending with the year
1918, both years inclusive, be levied
and collected in the said School Dis
trict No. %, on all property in said
school district subject to State taxa
ton, for general educational purposes.
Names of petitioners. r. Loop
err, Wiley Walker, Jr.. E. p. Foster,
w. p. Preuett Mrs. T. o. Hart, S. d.
Jones, J. w. Murrell, II. T. Kent, Z.
H. Lewis. ]. H. Lewis. T. o. Hart, Z.
f. Pilgrim, J. T. Davis, J. F. Looper,
]. F. Murrell, w. H. Jordan, X.
Stephens. 0. J. Hathaway, G. w.
Brister, L. w. Collins.
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me the undersigned authority. ].
~ Warner, who being by me, first
duly sworn, declared and acknowl-
edged that he was on the 9th day of
June, 1914, and is now secretary of
the Parish Board fSchool Directors
Of the Parish OF Grant, Louisiana, and
that the above and foregoing is true
and correct copy of the petition fled
with the said board at its meeting held
June 9th, 1914, together with all names
signed thereto, and acted upon by the
said board at its meeting held on June
9th, 1914.
]. N. WARNER.
This sworn to and subscribed before
me on this the 9th day of June, 1914.
G. A. FOSTER,
Notary Public.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Stewart, who moved its adop-
ton. duly seconded by Mr. Jackson
and carried unanimously. all members
voting.
Whreas. There has been filed with
this board a petition signed by the
required number of property tax-pay-
eps of School District No. p, pray
ing that a special election be ordered
IN and for said district at which shall
be submitted the following PROPOSE
4 ton, to-wit:
i To levy special tax of FIVE mills
on the dollar on all property in School
i District No. %, Grant Parish, Louis
lana, subject to State taxation, annu-
i ally. for period of FIVE years for
general educational purposes in the
said district.
i Continued ON fourth poge.