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Sharp County record., 1914-05-01
LARGE BARN BURNS
5. ?. Turner and ". W. Richardson Of Hardy
Arc Heavy Losers by Flames,

The large barn on the river bot
tom farm of S. P, Turner, located
three miles east Of Hardy, and the
biz double corn crib were burned to
the ground Friday night,
The fire Is thought to have start
ed from a passing train about
twelve o'clock at night and was too
far under way to control when dis
covered. II started In one Of the
cribs and quickly spread to the
barn.
The entire contents Of the barn
and cribs were consumed with the
exception Of a few bales Of hay and
the live stock, The loss included
farming machinery and tools, mar
ness, between 700 aud 800 bales ol
hay and about $500 bushels of corn
One hog was burned also
The total loss estimated in dol.
lars was about $4,000, in which
W. W. Richardson, who rents the
farm, Is about an equal sharer with
Mr.. Turner There was no insur,
ance carried on the property,
Mr., Richardson and sons and the
neiehbors who gathered barely
saved the horse stock, the fire
spread 80 swiftly,-llardy Herald
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01
WHY NOT USE THE
ROAD DRAG HERE?
The Value of the Split-Loe
Road Drag Is Not Fully
Appreciated Yet.

The following is taken from the
Progressive Farmer;
When will our people appreciate
the value of the split-log dragY
When will they quit thinking that
they can have passable highways
only by spending thousands and
thousands of dollars for surfaced
roads, and that If a county cannot
afford these its people must pull
along through mud and ruts till
Gabriel blows his hornY
When will each county arrange
to pay some farmer for dragging
the road nearest him after each wet
spellY
And when will you, Mr.. Reader
when will you talk over this matter
with your county commissioners or
your road authoritiesY
We have printed stories enough
showing the value Of the drag, but
here's another from the Monroe,
Louisiana, Enquirer that we pass
along;
People coming to Monroe over
the Wadesboro road last Saturday
morning found rough piece Of
road from Rock Rest to Lees Mil,
the wheel ruts deep and many Of
them, and travel slow and difficult.
Returning late that afternoon they
found that same stretch Of road
finer than any $3,000-a-mile maca-
dam road a smooth surface, and q
road which was delight to drive
over. What made the ChangeY
Why, Mr. j, S. Morgan had used a
King road drag for a short while,
that was all, Just one man and q
team and that drag had done the
work, and the bill for the taxpayers
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01

The lizard County Singing Con-
vention met at Zion Sunday.
z. B. Reid of Newport is instruct
ing a large class in vocal music at
Cord.
Jack Dowdle, who lived three
miles from Melbourne, died very
suddenly from heart disease a few
days ago.
On account of the funds running
short directors of the public school
at Mountain Home closed the school
last week.
o. Pierce, good citizen living
near Newark, died last week at the
the age of SO years. He is survived
by a wife and three children.
The Bluff City Bank and the
! Peoples Bank, both of Calico Rock,
have consolidated and organized a
state bank with capital Of $25,0O0
j. D. Seaton of Barren Fork has
| completed the erection of splendid
business house at St. James. Stone
county, and has put in a large stock
of general merchandise
The ladies of Mountain View helt
their annual cleanup day at the
cemetery in that town one day last
| week. They meet in April of eacl
year and clean up the grounds o
the cemetery and plant flowers
therein.
! AT Shoffner, Jackson county, las
| week Will Shoffner was sho
through the left shoulder by hi
brother, Charles Shoffner, who use'
| a 38 calibre pistol. The two broth
ers have been having trouble owe
a division fence.
| 1t is announced in the daily pres
that Atty, R, A, Dowdy of. Bates
vile, who was recently nominate
to serve in the next general az
sembly, will be a candidate fc
!! speaker of the house when the legi'
: lature convenes,
g In circuit court at Batesville las
u week O. D. Ellison was awarde
i damages in the sum Of SIS
Z against h Q Batesville Excelsio
0 Company for the loss Of a fnge
g while working at one Of the com
y pany's machines,
= Carl Tate, a young boy at Noun
tain Home decided one day las
' week to seek his fortune in Colorado
: However, his father captured hin
before he was far out Of town, ant
succeeded in convincing him tha
y. Arkansas is fine place for boys.
A general cleanup week TO
Batesville was begun on Monda!
and will continue throughout th'
week. The city has been divided
into districts, and in each district
y committee composed Of ladies. from
the Improvement Club has charg
of the work.
Capt. F. M. Hanley has temporar
lily suspended the practice of law II
order to kill out and remove tn
' Bermuda grass from his premises
AT the close Of each day the groun'
has the appearance Of being fre
from the grass, but each morning
y returns-Melbourne Times.
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01

Leaders of the progressive party
over the country declare that there
will be no reunion with the repub-
lican party, and that the divorce
between the pair is final That is
pleasant news for democrats.
No doubt the status of the state
health law in Sharp county will be
amicably settled at some time in
the near future Again we advise
our readers to stay as healthy as
possible under the circumstances.
600
A good many of US object to the
rain, the drouth, the heat and the
cold, but, on the whole, we shouldn't
wonder if the elements are not
managed some better than if they
were in charge of those who do the
most grumbling.
The state auditor is calling upon
the tax collectors of the state to
send in a large per cent Of their
collections for the relief Of the
treasury. For several years the
state treasury has had our sympa-
thy. We've been in the same
shape all along.
600 -
Editor Bill Wahlquist of the
Mammoth Spring Democrat wants
every man who voted for him in
the recent primary election to sign
his name in a book, which he has
prepared especially for the purpose.
We are just thinking what some
Fulton county people would label
that book.
They are finding lots of hook
worms in Arkansas now. A great
many who are not infested with
the hookworm are suffering from
an attack Of that-tired-feeline Incl
dent to early spring, while very
many others are consuming too
much lettuce and onions. All this
added together will account for
any epidemic Of sleepy staeeers
you may discover among folks now
adays.
600
1t is said that a new counterfeit
ten dollar bill has been put in cir
culation over the country, That
doesn't worry US, because we have
no ten dollar bills Of any kind, but
it serves as a reminder of the set
tlement of the money question the
late Governor Bob Taylor Of Tenn
essee offered some years ago. He
advised the issuance of a little
more silver money, a little more
gold, a little more greenback, and
a little more counterfeit.
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01

There's no deartRaf news for the
Tally papers. There's the war.
I If you're mad, 60 on to Mexico.
7nt it might be better for you to
Hubdue your temper.
4 600
The program in this country is
simply something awful. Imme-
diately after the campaign lies
come fish lies.
|> 600
"a On certain occasions the observer
might reasonably conclude that CIV
nization is advancing backward.
But it must be denied.
900
The editors of the Yellville News
and the Yellville Echo certainly
love each other. They fuss more
than a pair of Thomas cats.
900
More than eighty per cent of the
adult people Of Mexico are litter
4 ates. The Mexicans had better be
educating instead Of fighting.
600
An exchange very wisely re.
marks that the man Of forty is
\ proud of his age when he observes
the young man of twenty having
fun"
M .,ceal CON- 20
Ih.t II, were Rf 2lS must look
lawfully s. of Mr. Senator Clarke.
Sdll, that'svs. Pueh to insure that
senatorial salary will keep COM
Is ds way for six more years.
mad 4 900
ono, americans were killed in
..o irmish with Mexico. On
o,I,, Isis that one American
.o,;o,,,,p ,pr thousand Mexicans
IA ,ho lent against US heavily.
or not hii 900
ported. democrats turn out to
rsvs We..Mtg e'scticn in pcinsett
fDAvunty. Judge Kirby has noted
gjthat fact However, Senator Clarke
Ihas observed it with much more
satisfaction.
sS# ( 900
The daily papers tell us OF a
Kansas youth who attempted to
elope with his 32O.pound sweet
g y in a one-horse buggy Of
6Ekss . : didn't--you can prove
&EgEt&s &';orse'
lE = y 900
K 3 nul 3 g nan said that war
some v 9i doubt he did not
&B. vat lhSe--a.-c.r~I "a nsi~g
48 the dipping aud tie latter Te
the week. A vat has been cod
6 ed in johnson township, an
s# eradication will 20 on down
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01
IN NORTH ARKANSAS

Robert Arnold, blacksmith at
Norfolk, was badly burned one day
last week when in striking a match
he fired turpentine soaked ban
daee on an injured hand.
The Sulphur Rock Development
Company last week began drilling
on third well, prospecting for oil.
1t is said that the second well drill
ed by this company shows signs OF
being a producer, crude oil now be-
ing taken out in small quantities,
and the drilling is still under way.
DR.. W. P. Lawton has a plan to
organize society Of young people
for the purpose of self-improvement
and for the inculcation Of higher
| ideals among the young people.
His plan is a good one, and a meet
ing will probably be held in few
days for the purpose of organizing.
Newark Journal.
The Arkansas Presbytery was
held at Batesville last week. 1t is
said that an overwhelming majority
of delegates expressed themselves as
opposed to the removal Of Arkan-
sas College from Batesville, and 1t
is also said that majority of the
trustees are against removing the
institution to any other city in the
state.
The independence county ersr'
jury has indicted George w
Will Evans, John Quinn and k.
Wooley for murder in the first q,
gree. 1t is alleged that these mel
killed W. M. Mckenzie at a dance
: at McKenzie's home at Pleasant,
Plains few weeks ago. The de-
PENDANTS have been released on
, bonds of $4,000 each.
The most serious automobile ac-
! cident that ever oc urred in New
: port happened one - last week
r when Miss Marie Haffnaf aosti con-
: troll of a car she was driving and
run over Vernon Woodruff, 49,
year-old boy. The boys right leg
| and knee we're injured and his back
J bruised, but the injuries, though
= painful, are not considered serious.
: Hubert Cooper and Ben William
son of Mountain View and fT IA,
Gray of Hickory Valley will estab..
lish a new paper. the independence
County News, at Batesville short
A printing plant will be remove
from Mountain View for the publ
cation Of the new paper. For sew
eral years the Guard, daily and
weekly, has been the only paper Is
sued in Batesville.
In a report of the work done dur
ing the past four years John r.
Kizer, farm demonstrators for Ran
dolph county, who also has charge
of the Boys Corn Clubs, gives 6e-
ures to show that more than $1,000
has been brought from without the
county by the corn club boys dur
ind that time. There has been more
, than 81, 800 in local prize money Of
fered In the county to the boys,
thereby making more than $a,l0O
, brought to the boys Of the county
through the expenditure Of $500
In caunty Aarrin
Sharp County record., 1914-05-01
AnInVitatiOn
ITO YOU.

We want every lady in
this section to call and see
our splendid line of Dress
Goods, Hats, Art Squares,
Rugs, and many other lines
of special interest to them.
We shall be glad to see
you any time, and will take
pleasure in showing you
our stock.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02

-. Louis. Oct Receipts 100
Lower. Pigs and lights. 81 o0a$S 50; mikes
and butchers. s. ajQSs g., good heavy. S .oa
s. So CATTLE-Recelpts. 1900; higher. Ma
i've becs steers. 81 5ofSlO s.. cows and ucifors
s5dS9 80; stockers and feeders S6qs7 20: Texas
and Indian stscrs. s6qSS; COWS aud beifsrs
,e p.s. / 60. steady. Native muttoEs, Ndt,
lar.t., s7rs7 ..
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02

'IH't' % I'dIIHg Era1ts ot tIm0thy. Ryo
sua" plenty. HAY-TImothy, prime. new
large bales, ton. 81; No I. {g0qs2O 50; 40 .
10 2, NGqN3, fancy light clover. mixed 80 %
lso; No clover. mixed. slSaila: No I
clover. NsGSl9 tSmau baled timothy even on
top qualities and -oclyl lower ON poorer
srades) "IRAW-Ryo. 80 /. 3l5. No :, sli4
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
CITATIONS.

THE PEOPLE or TIE STATE OF NEW
York, BY the grace ot God free and ,nde-
pe.- ant 90 John Rose Chadwick the p. i-
and next o, kin o, Costcr Chadwick dcc.aso!
send greeting: Where's. Henry Oycrlug Tall
-nadse. o. the city or New York has iatelv
applied 70 th. Surrogate5 Court OF or
County OF New York To have 4 certain IN e.
strUmert IN writing relating - both real af.I
personal property, clly proved rs the last
win and trgtdmen, OF Costcr Chagvick. L,ta
Of tho County OF Nov Yorh. decssscd; there
fOr-. y0I and each or you aye cite1 70 an
pear before the Surrogate of our County %
New York, az his Office IN the County cf
New No-h on the 27th dag OF October. One
thousand nine hundred and fourteen, At half
past ,en O'Clock iu the forenoon OF that dly.
then and there % attend the probate OF the
taid last ptll and testament
And such Ot you a. are hereby cited "a
are under the age OF twenty-one years are
required 20 appear by your guardian. II yol
have one. Dr n YOU have none. 20 appear aud
apply FOR one 70 hv appointed, or IN the
event Of yOtr neglect Or failure 70 do So a
guardian win be appointed by The surrogate
- represent and act tor you IN the pre-
Cee4iuE.
In testimony vhcrecf we have caused ths
seal o. tht SIEtUgats's Court oi the sid
County ~ New York % 3. hSrcuntO afiae1.
witness. Hon. John T.. Cohslan, a Surro-
gate o. or taid County of New York, 40
ssiG County. thu fth day OF Saptomhsr Ia tho
year VI our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and fourteen. DANIEL J. DOWDNEY
Clerk % N. surrogate . Cour'.
H. S. SuTrOgate's seal
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
BANKERS RELIEVE
EXCHANGE MARKET
Gold Pool to Start Sales of De.
mand Sterling To-day
Cables Monday.

The gold pool committee will begin
to-day TO sell demand exchange on Lon
don against the Si0,000,0O0 in gold coin
and bars shipped to Ottawa yesterday.
Cable transfers. however, will not be
sold until Monday. By that time the
gold will have had an opportunity to
reach Ottawa. be counted and entered
to the credit OF the Bank of England.
There is steamer sailing for Liver
pool tomorrow, but the mails close
early in the morning, and so il is i'm
probable that those who wish TO remit
checks will be able to get them from
the committee in time for this week g
boat, the announcement stating that
the applications will not begin to be
passed upon until $3.50 o'clock to-day.
Payment for the exchange is to be made
by l0:30 O'Clock of the morning follow
ing.
SO far no call has been sent out to
the local banks and trust companies for
the first % per cent of their $4,000, 900
quota. and none will be sent until all
the banks throughout the country
the pool have answered. Up to last
100000 sought had been pledged.
there was withdrawn S8,714,000 in gold
coin and from the Assay ONCE approx
mately S1.400,000 in bars, practically all
Of it by the bankers committee. Eight
motor trucks, each carrying twenty-five
kegs Of $4,000, carried the gold away
TO the railroad station early in the
afternoon.
Exchange rates moved down still fur
thcr as a result OF the actual shipment
OF the gold and the evidence of further
efforts to relieve the international situ-
alton, the net decline since Monday
amounting to about ) cents IN the
pound sterling Demand went to 4.96
and cables to I97, but rallied to i.96 J. /
aud 1878, respectively, at the close.
Grain and cotton bills were offered
more freely and finance bills we're well
bought because Of The easy discount
rates in London-Gil per cent for 60
and 81. per cent for 90 day bills. The
extension Of the English moratorium
fey thirty days IL the case Of bills
maturing before October I and FOR
fourteen days for those coming due
after that date was l. considerable fac
tor in easing rates.
In exchange circles yesterday there
was discussion as to whom the Federal
Reserve Bank of this district would Sc
lect as its foreign exchange expert.
Now that the board of directors Of the
bank has been completed by the naming
OF the Glass directors, the appoint
ment Of some ono TO head the foreign
exchange department has become "
matter OF considerable importance, be-
cause exchange operations arc expected
10 figure largely in the business Of tho
bank of this district and until the war
is over are likely 70 present some difi-
cult problems. IN foreign exchange cir
cles Yesterday there was much favor
able mentioo Of George lie Blanc, OF the
Equitable TIust Company, who was one
OF the original committee appointed
here just atter the outbreak OF the war
to bring about working basis Tor eH-
change.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The following railroad reports 20
August have been made public:

q
4"S IO''O''-"s t1t
august nave pee" maui V"O''N'
re-o.vlvan.a C..ralv-Gros. $3.50 GGG.
,...re4se Sl-. 10. r., after taxes 81 CO.. 40,
oerres,, S.I3.ss>
5it,-bi,~yr Cincinnati. Chicago .- s.
r.-,.." G1rS.' $3.50 decrease S4O5. Jo3.
rst after taxos S.st.54. .A.reaS, $4o,39.
,.Io. 3, dl- o.e ir.-.5.a io34, net after
tsyTs S5lo VS.. incrrdso 5,2ia
Ianosll: j,l.s - A., dGc-tase s736o
4"9' ''' - e. IN 80 ir.-- 7..
ED L'ls 70 ,.y.. >s4q Sd increase
SSl'@1i9' SSi'@i-' "'' '.'''
Gah- i,at.-" It.'a', &c - xiS- 1G- m
a .eg'ese S+,t.t, "ti a'-e' Ia"'' T''"'''' q"
crease S3'.7''. ..L.-. r.--.. {, ,fo oos
Ntsi 't-. 4" . $. .eo..o. t.o. - $40 oo3 de
c6aredas N'.-.N'' ",' a'''' '''"'S ''''''' Wv
cree ~ J.,,rad,1nris & %orfolk-Gross
$Se5 ~, iasTea'' ~ $o4''' n'- FS'''s' us
C-',E5r.,,nI '-t,I1 ygrr,.-Gro.. S2s24si. dc
cTfsse &1,SSl ..Sc,j., H.' >o'I htartSGross
.,, -- ,-,,.c sIo G92' net IGs2. in
a',a,r a., 80 So Delaware E vrrinia-Gross
S1gi.57i increase S-sS; net Soi.J6c. increase
SJISJ.
Terusvlyania liu,s east OF Pittsburgh and
rri', Go. So GIi as decrease 81 N. GSg.
net ate ,aHf. Gi,i- cst of ritg6ureh anu
l'1I''s e. ~ ~ ote ,le,r.| 81 nj 720,
~ .,fter tsxes S., o09 Cs9 decrease Sl42 26i
'ef nl',,,lV lVri, rtotsI All ,jn,s cast and wesU
i;rnss x9@ 7g5 512. de rcaso S251AI0s; net
syt1r ta,cs So Cl4 0.i. increase 1884. s9I.
@2 @d ~ 9sf oCISt GyCI'as, So SO ''' ''''
F-1'olo' .Wsrv- cross 81 5000 dc
,rr1sS SifG l5I, uot after taxes $500 s9l, de-
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
FINANCIAL RECORD
HERE AND ABROAD
Foreign Exchange Lower
as Gold Goes-Railroads'
Economy Effective.

Foreign exchange rates Yesterday
we're lower. lin anticipation of the re.
suit Of shipment Of $l0,000,000 in gold
60 Ottawa, security trading under re-
Strictions continued TO furnish cncour-
agemcnt in the amount of business
done at or near the closing prices, and
two great railroad systems of the East
in their report of August operations
showed economies effective in changing
losses in gross revenue into net gains.
Abroad the British government relieved
the fears of London bankers by allow
ing an extension Of bills of exchange
after October {. The Bank of England
increased its record holdings of gold
and the apparent successes Of the al
lied armies in France received some
confirmation.
Operation Of the gold pool is TO start
to-day, when requests for demand
sterling will be received by the local
committee. The foreign exchange mar
kCt yesterday was naturally unsettled
over the attempt 10 be made 20 deprcss
rates 20 somewhere around normal
levels. Demand sterling early touched
i96, more than cents under Mon
days high figure, hut recovered trac-
tion before the day had closed. Cables
were around q cent higher. The need
for October remittances is less pressing
with the turn Of the month. but there
is outstanding q considerable amount
CO mercantile payments due in London
thl. Will have 10 be provided for before
long. Extension of the moratorium for
bills of exchange Will give little more
tine for meeting finance bills drawn
three months ago in anticipation of our
foreign exports and should assist tow
ard success of the gold pool plan.
The rush OF early IN the week 20 dis
count prc-moratorium bills at the Bank
of England brought about an increase
of more than S6,000,000 in the loan
item Of yesterdays return, and a gain
of around - 100000 in bullion was
not enough to keep up the proportion
Of reserve to liability. The percentage
fell around y of ! per cent TO less
than 23. Yesterday, however, discount
ing at the bank Slackened, and with
our large gold shipments next weeks
return may be expected to show a ma
terial Improvement in the reserve posi-
tion.
The Pennsylvania and New York Cen
tral systems reflected the slack general
business of August in decreases Of
around per cent in gross receipts,
but through rigid restriction of cN-
penscS. we're each able TO make a net
gain, that for the Pennsylvania system
reaching about 3 per cent, while the
Central showed 10 per cent improve
ment. II is to be hoped that before
many months higher tariffs will enable
the carriers to present better state
ments of earnings to investors. The
strong committee of investment bank
ers that is 10 appear at the rehearng
of the Eastern freight rate case should
be able 20 explain how necessary IT is
that railroad credit be properly
strengthened.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
Wall Street Relief Work.

More than one hundred and fifty of
those who were thrown out of work
because Of the closing of the Stock En-
change applied yesterday at the head
quarters Of the brokers' relief commit
tee al 20 Broad ST., for assistance in
getting employment or financial aid.
Two jobs were found and given to the
most needy cases. Among those who
registered for work yesterday were
eight or ten women. The relief COM
n.ittoe has drafted letter appealing
20 stock Exchange houses for voluntary
contributions to provide funds for loans
10 those who may not be able TO obtain
work Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
Bank of England Return.

London, Oct 1.-The weekly return
of the Bank of England shows the fol-
lowing changes: Total reserve in
creased f472,O00, circulation increased
s7i2, 900, bullion increased gl.243,545,
other securities increased f6,0S7, 900,
other deposits increased &l2,0l9,00o.
public deposits decreased s6.429 600,
notes reserve increased f51S,000, gov
eminent securities decreased f950,O0O.
The proportion OF the Banks reserve TO
liability this week is PSI per cent,
against 1888 las. week. The rate OF
discount remains . per cent.
The Bank received to-day G577,000 IN
bar sold and G295.OOU IN American coin.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-02
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.

obarterng vas light in both the sleam ana an.
ss tonnage markets. ana only initCu ,r',' pv'
i i.aHu u,rrrStneed quotations 20 Liverpool ~ ;
S.lu S,,n ori' al Bristol, Fsd. nominal; picked
n9r,s large tonnage q 81; cotton nI{, 70 l4,eF &
too', p'' ~ 900 drs grain. New YORK TO
p'S@s i.Gsmsr 3, I'd "a (oStion Marscles, Genoa OF
Ia,Ics n%cs' ~ T-d), oct; Br steamer, . oO0 qrs
ersin New YORK to %es5 " s5o '9Ts' 9,5 ost Any Bp,
It"inF' , t,ordeaux or 81 NdLdirr, q A'9d'
'rC,,,r, m, rsn steamer. 1900 qrs grain At
i,1ttt range TO Scandinavian porte ls 90
S', ,o' L5rk - tons. lumber, Guupo!t u"
~ 5r t,u.iro 81. No,; schooner 80 tons
coal Baltimoru 10 Tampa, J I.