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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
Sets Precedent in Iowa Case

Sets Precedent in Iowa Case
Webster City, Ia, Dec. 26
Judge c. E. Albrook, sitting in
this city, has just rendered
a decision in the case of
the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad, which appealed
from an assessment Of $1,000
in the Arnold drainage district
south of this city. He held
that the board Of supervisors
was right in assessing the cost
of direct benefits on the road
and then adding whatever the
value of the benefit the road
derived from the fact that the
drainage ditch made the land,
whereabouts more productive
for the farmer, and, through
the creation of more traffic,
more profitable to the railroad.
The ruling sets a precedent.
The decision is the first of
its kind to be delivered in th
State of Iowa, and the ruling
lof the Supreme Court will be
awaited with unusual interest.
ut has to be conceded, /"
ruled the Judge, Chat If the
farm property is made more
productive and, as Q result,
should bear the expense Of this
improvement in q certain equit-
able proportion, increasing the
productiveness Of the farm
property will increase the pro-
ductiveness Of the railroad
company and roadbed, because,
as this freight traffic is in.
creased and the number Of
passengers is increased, the in
come of the railroad company
is increased. It is q special
benefit to the railroad COM
pany.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
Modale Items

/ DR.. E. W. Wiltse spent Xmas
with his parents at Falls City,
Neb.
AL Chapman and wife, of
Jefferson, Ia, were at the bed
! side of Mrs. C's. mother, Mrs.
NJ. s. Sample, who has been
quite i'll.
VIM. Dean and family, of
Idaho spent Xmas with rela-
tives and friends.
Dr.. ]. ]. Bourn, of Hannibal,
Mo, came up Sunday morning
and took his brother, Albert,
who has been very i'll, home
with him, where he could be
under his care.
F. w. Ritchison and son, Les
lie, spent Xmas with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. M. Ramey, at Ari-
on.
Henry Wagner, of Colorado,
is visiting relatives in town.
L. L. Hammer, of Violin, S.
D, is visiting relatives in town
this week.
Mrs. A. V. Cooper returned
from Omaha, Monday evening.
c. A. Rigg and wife spent
Xmas with her relatives at
Dunlap.
The Hotel Middleton was
quarantined Xmas for small.
pox. There are about five
cases in town at this writing,
all of mild type, but chances
are good for further spread Of
the contagion.
M. A. Travis spent Sunday
With relatives at Hamburg.
Mrs. H. d. Graham left Sun.
day for Illinois.
Harry Long and wife spent
Xmas with relatives in Omaha
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

bell. Mr.. Crawford and Mr..
Oavis, the other man in the
case have not seen each other
yet, and while Davis was not at
all tongue tied, MIR. Crawford
is reticent, and thus far has
made no state ment. He will
be given q preliminary hearing
January 9.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
MONEY TO MOVE THE CROPS
Secretary McAdoo Will Distribute $34,ooo, ,oco Among National Banks.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 ington.-Money from the fed eral treasury will be deposited in na- tional banks throughout the country again this fall to facilitate the move. ment of crops and promote business generally. Secretary McAdoo amour ced he would put out approximately 1000, ,000 and that he stood ready to increase the amount to any extent necessary to meet the country's needs. The secretary's estimate of what will be needed is based on replies from five thousand national banks.
 A statement from the department said:
 These replies from the national banks fully conform or.imistic bnlle- tins of the agricultural department as to prospects for unusually large crops. They also indicate a decided promise Of greatly improved business condi- tions and enlarged business activities. The concensus of opinion of the bank CTS is that it will be of great benefit to the crop movement and to business generally if the secretary will deposit government funds in the leading cities.
 Little Rock, Ark, is among the cities included in the distribution.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Christian Camp Meeting.

Little Rock-The annual camp meeting of the Christian Church for South Arkansas will be held at the Christian Camp grounds, near Okolo- ma and Antoine, Clark county, July 31 to August 6, inclusive. The preach ing will be done by Rev. Chas. A. Chasteen of Little Rock, the state evangelist, Rev. Clifford Weaver. pas tor of the Central Church of Texar- kama, and Rev. c. c. Cline, pastor of the First Christian Church of Pine Bluff. J. J. Hardin of Okolona is chairman of the camp meeting com mittee. Provision is made for camp CTS on the grounds.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
COUNTY |S SUING
 BANK bONDSMEN
BANK OF ROGERS WAS OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR BENTON
 COUNTY FUNDS.
AMOUNT INVOLVED $53,O73
Bondsmen Qualified for an Aggregate of $225,ooo in Authenticated
 Real Estate.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Bentonville. - Attorneys Rice x Dickson, w. S. Floyd and w. o. Young, apointed by the County Court to repre- sent Benton county, filed suit in the Benton Circuit Court against the sign CTS of the bond filed by the Bank of Rogers at the time the bank was made the county depository, for the recovery of the county funds on de- posit with the Bank of Rogers at the time of it's failure.
 When the bond was made the sure ties filed affidavits showing ownership of unincumbered real estate to the total value of $225 ,000, as follows; w. F. Talley s75,000, w. R. Felker $100,- 900, J. E. Felker $1O,oO0, F. F. Free man $l5 5,000, A. l.. Williams s25,000.
 In the suit the amount af county funds involved in the bank failure is given as s53,073.43, belonging to the following funds: School fund, s41,772.- 61; road fund, S5,962.S9 general coun- ty fund, s5.23693; bridge fund, $l00. Funds belonging to every school dis trict of the county, save one, were on deposit.
 The suit will be heard at the next term of Circuit Court, in September.
 The attorneys state that in their opinion, based on such facts as they are so far able to secure, they will be able to recover the funds, though it. may take some time to do it on ac- of the failure of the bank. Attorneys also stated that they contemplated other proceedings which they could not at present divulge of discuss.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
PARAGOULD IS IMPROVING
New Water District Will Take in All
 Of the City Unserved.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Paragoufd.-Never before in the his tory of Paragould has there been such great activity along improvement lines as now. Contractor L. w. Johnson has several hundred men at work on the street paving. Engines, graders, rollers, dump wagons, teams and the scores of men make Paragould look like a beehive of industry. Contrac- tors Jones & Harrington have dug the basement and are now laying the foun- dation for the new $S0,000 hotel. Con- tractor Hollingsworth of Memphis is pushing work on $15,000 addition to the West Side public school and Con- tractors Boone & Highfill are making good progress on a new s15,000 brick school building on the East Side. En- gineer W. B. Rollins of Kansas City, who has charge of the new water i'm provement district, has advertised bond sale of approximately $2S,000 for July 28. The contract for this work will be awarded on July 30. The new water district takes iu all the western and southern portions of Par agould not embraced in the old water district. The directors of the hand some new Country Club are having the plans drawn for an elegant build ing to adorn the 100-acre tract of ground two miles west of the city. The grounds hav0 been cleared of all rub bish, picturesque roadways have been graded through the tract, cold, ever flowing springs have been run into concrete basins, the golf links have been laid off and when the building is erected the Paragould Country Club will have the prettiest grounds in the state.
 The new Paragould Building & Loan Association, organized recently with an authorized capital of s500,000 and with s200000 already subscribed, is now placing loans and is encouraging the construction of many modern homes in the city.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
JONESB0RO IS PROGRESSIVE
Much Building Now in Progress in the
 Craighead County Seat.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Jonesboro-Jonesbo is now enjoy ing a substantial improvement, there being in process of construction a number of splendid dwelling houses, a S60,000 Baptist Church IS nearing completion, the brick work having been finished and the steel framing for the roof is now being put on. This church, when completed, will be one of the very best in the city and one of the best in the state of thls denom- ination. Besides this improvement, the paving of Church street and all cross streets to Main is being put in, which will add much to the appear ance of the city, and put in circula- tion considerable money. The con tract was let to home men and prac- tically all the money will be spent in the channels of the Jonesboro trade Other improvements being made are those of the State Agricultural College, where the power house is near com pletion, the fine S10,000 barn having been completed only a short time, and within a short time the building of the modern hog barn at the college will begin, making much material improve menls at the institution. In very short time the new $30,000 city hall and power house will be built.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Chicago Electricians on Strike.

Chicago.--A guard of every substa- tion in the sanitary district, from which the cety receives most of its electric light and power, was ordered Sunday to prevent violence by striking electricians, who went out Saturday night to enforce the unionization of all employees in the service. About 5000 street lamps were dark owing to the strike. Only the loyalty of an operator controlling the power on the city police and fire systems kept the city from being without protection.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE
Indications That It Will Be Greatly
 Increased Over Last Year.

Western Newspaper uuion News Service
 Fayetteville-The pre-enrollments already coming in for the next session of the State University indicate that the increase in attendance seen a year ago will be more than met in September. Fayetteville al ways fills up with new families in the early fall, but this year the few vacant houses are being occupied earlier man usual by families moving here to secure the advantages of the University and the new Training High School Last week seven enrolled from Texas.
 During the Summer school just closing there were students present from the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala bama, Louisiana. New Mexico. Arizo- ma, Texas and Oklahoma-indica the position the University is taking among her sister institutions. The pre-enrollments indicate that the name of the State University will draw from an ever increasing circle.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Bankers to Aid Exposition.

The Clearing House Association of Little Rock has adopted q resolution recommending to the banks of this city that they contribute from one tenth to one-twentieth of one per cent of their capital stock and surlpus to- ward the fund being raised for the Arkansas exhibit at the San Francisco fair.
 This plan also has the approval of George w. Rogers, president of the Arkansas Bankers Association, and the Executive Council of that organi zation. Letters are being sent to all the banks of the state requesting them to assist. Should this be done, it would yield about s10,000, the capital stock of Arkansas banks being about $20,000000 in the aggregate. This would be only one-tenth of the amount the commissioners hope to raise.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
MANY INDICTED
 IN MINE STRIKE THIRTY-SEVEN MUST ANSWER FOR MURDER, RIOT
 AND ARSON.
ONLY FOUR IN CUSTODY NOW
Riots at Bache-Denman Mines Caused Total of 237 witnesses Sum.
 moned Before Grand Jury.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Fort Sm1th.-After being in session five days, the Grand Jury Investigating the riots, alleged murders and destruc- ton of the Bache-Denman coal syndi- cate's mine at Prairie Creek. near Hartford and Arkoal, returned it's final report in Circuit Court Friday night.
 The jury returned 37 indictments.
 Four of the indicted men are in GUS tody. With the exceptions of the names Of these four, the identities of the other defendants have not been dis closed.
 The indictments charge murder, ar son and riot. It is said that seven charge murder.
 The indicted men and the charges against them are as follows:
 Bee Trout, Hartford, murder.
 Frank Gripando, Hartford, riot.
 Lloyd Blackburn Jr., Hartford, riot.
 Valentine Vuerllo, Prairie Creek, riot.
 They were all taken into custody on warrants issued earlier in the week and have been confined in the county jail at Greenwood
 It is alleged that they are all mem bers of the Miners Union.
 Joe Manick, union miner of Hart ford, was not indicted It was explain ed that witnesses before the Grand Jury failed to identify him. Manick was arrested in this city last Tuesday after he had surrendered in the United States court, where he was charged for a second time with violating an in junction granted the mine operators by Judge Frank A. Youmans last May, following the riot at Prairie Creek Mine No 4, which temporarily closed that plant after it began working m- der open shop conditions. titution of the open shop for union labor brought on the strike.
 The Grand Jury had been in session nearly two weeks prior to the riots. At that time it had investigated the al legged shooting up of Frogtown, a union camp near Mine No. 4, where the strike
 
 was in progress, the other mines hay ing suspended operations previously. Previous to their injury into the riots they had returned a total of 40 indict- ments.
 The mine riots caused the jury to examine total of 257 witnesses. The cost of the inquiry is not specified in the jury's report. Nor does the report attempt to place the blame for the out break
 Both Prosecuting Attorney Paul Lit tie and Sheriff Lon Norrie are highly commended for their efforts to bring the perpetrators before the bar. It was expected the jury would not re past few days several important wit nesses, employees of the mine refused to appear, and the work was cut short
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
TEXAS "PROHIS" DEFEATED
"Wets" Won on Every Proposition
 Submitted In Lone Star State.

Western Newspaper union News Service
 Dallas, Tex.--In the Democratic pri- mary electi9n on Saturday James E. Ferguson ofiTempie, nti-prohibition- ist, farmer-la wyer-banher, was nomi- mated for governor by Q majority of perhaps 10000 over Thomas T. Ball of Houston, former congressman, who was chosen by prohibition state con- vention to make the race. The de- mand for submission aef statewide constitution amendment to the state constitution was defeated by a ma jority of 30,000.
 Returns also showed that no prohi- bitionist on the state ticket who had an anti-prohibitionist opponent had been nominated, except perhaps the two congressmen-at-larg Jeff McLe- more, anti-prohihitionist newspaper man Of Houston, appeared to have won one of these places. J. H. (Cyclone) Davis of Sulphur Springs, formerly Populist leader; Ed R. Kone, present commissioner of agriculture, and w. P. Lane, present state comptroller, were running a close race for the other place.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31

Baltimore.-On July 23 Cardinal Gib- bons celebrated his S0th birthday. In accordance with the rules and tradi- tons of the Roman Catholic hierarchy the anniversary was not made the oc- casion for any special celebration or observation Of public character, but the arrival of hundreds of letters and telegrams of congratulations bore wit ness to the fact that the venerable pre- late has many friends and admirers.
 Cardinal Gibbons was born in Balti- more, of Irish parentage, on July 23, 1884. While he was still boy he was taken to Ireland by his father, and there he received the clements of a liberal education. On his return to America he entered St. Charles Col lege. Maryland, from which he gradu- ated with distinction in 1857. He was ordained priest in 1861. and attained the Cardinalate March 17, 1887, from Pope Leo XIII.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
E0R DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
IouN r. FULLER SUGGESTS OR GANIZATlON OF PROSPECT ING COMPANY.
INTEREST OUTSIDE CAPITOL
Ae Would Organize an Exploration and Mining Company Witt Capital Stock of $25.OC0.
Ia. .storn Newspaper Union News Service
 WI. file Dnnlr

lAlltic INObh.-
 11nless the well laid plans of Holm T. Fuller, state nineralogist, Tail to materialize, Arkansas will have in the near future an exploration and mining company, for the purpose of Exhibiting and developing the natural resources of the state to point where Iforeign capital can be induced to in west money.
 Jt is a well-known fact" said MT Fuller. that Aransas abounts in min eraI wealth and it is my personal be ! lief that there are many other minerals l lin the state which have not as yet l been discovered. It is also well known that there are minerals here which l Ehaye not as yet been discovered. It l is also well known that the minerals l already known cannot be utilized in commercial way because of lack of l capital.
 My plan to overcome this Is to form what is known as an exploration and mining company, which should be capitalized at not less than S25 900, for l the purpose of developing the mineral wealth of the state to a point where outside capital could be interested. In this way. much money could be brought into the state, and it would also tend to increase the population. Tt is very difficult, under the pres ent mining and labor laws of the state, to interest outside capital in even a developed mine Of any kind. It eyed men to invest in prospective min ing schemes. For this reason. we should carry on our work to such a point that there would be no specula- ton about tive could deliver the goods to the man who wanted to in vest his money.
 My plan would be to have this com pany engage an engineer, and to re tain him at all times to answer the calls of such people as might ask to have tests of minerals made, and to push the interests of the company.
 The paid-up capital could be in vested so as to draw interest enough to pay the officers which the members Of the concern might see fit to elect In order 10 develop a piece of prop erty on which there was a prospect of mineral. the company should lease the property from the owner on con ditlon that if the mineral banned out he would receive a certain per centage of the profits derived from the sale to outside capital of the min eral rights"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
6ank Directors Directino.

The operations of the State Bank 'ns Department are having most salu- 'afy Influence upon the banking insti- .ulons of Arkansas" declared State pahk Commissioner John w. Davis
 oolne Of the weaker banks are being eeeded out and the directors of all oi them are being impressed as never ueiore with the sponsibilities of 'neir position. They are made to re- anze that tis not merely an idle hon. VT to be bank director.
 we are requiring five reports an uudily from each of the 450 banks in our Jurisdiction, and after this year our examiners will make two exami- nauons annually of each bank. The s'oeKholders, as well as the deposi- .ors' must be kept fully informed of .he condition of the banks. This fact i'seI will make them more careful. anu when the directors realize, as they so now, that they are to be held strict iiahle for all the obligations, if the oank should fail, they will be more @I etul in it's management. One of Nue missions of the Banking Depart ment is to see to it that the directors really direct"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
FORREST CITY ARKANSAS, AFTERNOON 31 1914
confederate Home Emeroencv


 It has been found necessary for Gov nays to issue a proclamation declar. ing an emergency for the support of the Arkansas Confederate Home I'm. on the representations made bv the superintendent, c. P. Newton. and inc o'a'e Board of Charitable Institutions, 'he governor issued a proclamation di- recung that the sum of s15OOO he set aslde to bear the expenses of the Home, until the converting of the Legislature, it being expressly nm. uerstood that this proclamation is ab solutely necessary"
 The Legislature of 1913 approrr,a. ted $30,000 for the years 1913 and 1914, for the current expenses of inc institution, being exactly the same amount as appropriated two years be- lore when the average number of in- mates was twenty less than for the present period. The amount was in. snlllclent even for that biennial pe- rod, and the Board was forced to bor- row $l5,000 in 1912 for the relief of the fund, which lasted until the Legis- lature passed a deficiency measure and took up the loan, April 1, 1913. the act carrying s21 ,000. In writing to the Board about it, Superintendent Newton says
 You are fully aware that we cannot operate the institution without some relief for this fund You may take whatever action to relieve it you may deem best"
 In transmitting the letter to Cover nor Hays. the Board says:
 This seems to be a case of dire necessity and of history repeating it. self, and we respectfully request you to come to the aid of these grand old history makers and authorize this Board to incur obligations aggregat- ing s15,000 for the purpose of provid- ing for their necessary comforts up until the converting of the next Gen eral Assembly,"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
MaJariaI Survey of State.

For the next two months DTS. H. A. Tavlor and D. NJ. Malloy will be en- gagged in making a malarial survey Of a large number of counties of the state under direction of the United States Public Health Service, and in co-ope- ration with the State Board of Health This week they are spending in Lit tie Rock and vicinity. They have the earnest cooperation of City Physician Vaughan. County Physician Sheppard, Dr. F. B. Young. Secretary of the State Board, and Mayor Taylor
 Their purpose is to locate the breed- ing places of the maarial mosquito and report them to the local authori- ties for disposal. Thursday they spent the day at the county hospital, talk ing blood samrles of all persons con nected with the institution, for the purpose of determining the prevalence of malaria.
 Among the counties of which they will make surveys are Mississippi Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe. Jefferson, Arkansas, Lonoke, Woodruff, Conway. Dallas and Miller. Other counties will be added If the in' vestigators have sufficient time.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Typhoid From School Well.

in response to urgent request of cit Hens DTS. A. l.. Southall and Dr F. B, foung, president and secretary re- spectively of the State Board of health, made personal investigation or a reported epidemic of typhoid fe- yer in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood between Cabot and Lonoke.
 .Ihey found IS well developed cases VI the fever within limited area, and mat there had been three deaths re- 'eutiy Other fatalities are expected. A thorough investigation convinced 'hem that the source of the infection was well at Brewers schoolhouse, ana this was condemned and ordered closed
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Water Is Unfit 10 Drink.

Little Rock.-The long drawn out contest between the City Of Little Rock and the Arkansas Water Com pany, the company that supplies wa ter to citizens, reached climax when City Phycisian Milton Vaughan issued a public warning against the use of the water for drinking purposes. The physician says:
 Examination of city water today shows that it is unsafe for drinking purposes until it has been boiled"
 The case is pending in court