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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Politics and politicians received considerable attention at the meeting of the Arkansas Farmers Union held in Little Rock. In an address before the convention Charles S. Barrett, na- tioDal president of the Farmers Union, said
 Give the lawmakers a chance and if they don't prove good, turn them out. Elect anybody else, even if he isn't any better. If he isn't, turn him cut of office. It won't take many such experiences to get lot of things"
 ''The farmers are not trying to run politics in the country" he said, "at least not in the matter of electing in- diyiduals. But they do want results. The union now has more than 3,000,- GOO members and they are rapidly waking up to the possibilities of con- certed action. Before long they will be able to obtain at least some meas ures for the benefit of the farmer"
 Regarding the land question MT. Barrett said,
  being more and more farmed by ten ants" he said. That condition is needing our attention. l believe if the government had done more for the farmer the landowners would not have moved to the cities. The tenant is a man Of unrest. It is the land owner who is the substantial citizen. How the owners will ever get back on the land I do not know. 1 believe the tenant will come nearer buying the land. In this state that is much more probable, but in the districts where lad sells for from $100 to $500 per acre the tenant cannot own the land.
 There is a world of opportunity in investments in land In Arkansas and other Southern states. look to see land increase in value several hundred per cent here within the next 10 years. Now is the time for the ten ant to buy land"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Louis Repetti was given judgment for S7,000 in the Second Division of the Pulaski Circuit Court against Ralph Ricci and Mrs. Eliza Piluso. The suit was filed to recover money obtained from Repetti by fraud by the two defendants and a third Italian, who escaped the officers Ricci is serving four-year sentence and Mrs. Piluso is serving a three-year term in the penitentiary for their parts in the swindle, both cn pleas of guilty.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The Arkansas Commission for the Feeble-Minded appointed by the gov ernor under House Concurrent Reso- lption No. Is, has secured the active cooperation of the National Commit tee for Provision for the Feeble-Mind- ed, the National Commission for Men tai Hygiene, and the Eugenics Record Office, for the complete survey of the state to ascertain the present condi- ton and needs of the feeble-minded in Arkansas, as it was directed to do by the last General Assembly.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Requests will be made to members of the Little Rock Motor Club and other individuals or interests that ad- vocate road improvement, for dona- tions to fund to be used on the Lit tie Rock and Hot Springs highway be- tween the Pulaski County line and the junction of the BauXite road with the highway in Saline County The move ment for the improvement has been started by residents of Bauxite
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Governor Hays, in recognition of Go-to-Sunday-Sc Day." which the Arkansas Sunday School Association has set for Sunday, October 31, has issued proclamation commenting the Sunday school as an intitution, the Sunday school workers as patriotic citizens working for the upIiIt of the state and calling on people throughout the state to attend the Sunday school of their choice on that day.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Farm extension and home economic schools were conducted in Hope by W. c. Lassetter, H. F. Kapp and others of the extension service of the College of Agriculture of the Univer- sity of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Many women attended the lectures of Miss Marcella Arthur, on home economics, at the high school building.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Farmers in Cleburne County are preparing to thresh wheat. A great deal of this grain was planted this year, and the production will be far greater than any in the history of the county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11
Points of Similarity.

PoIFtS or SImITdrIty. That match was the union of nat ural mates.' ''In what way?" She was dove-eyed and he was pigeon-toed.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The Business Mems Club of Harris burg is considering a plan of starting fruit farm near the city to demon strate the possibilities of this section in growing fruit. They believe such a farm would start farmers of this sec tion to raising fruit, and they believe this county is as well adapted to fruit raising as California.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Secretary of State Earle W. Hodges said he did not know when the audit of the accounts in his office will be begun by the committee he has ap- pointed No reply has been received from the request made of Clay Sloan of Black Rock to serve as member of the committee.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

James Stevens, aged g, stationery engineer at the coal chute in the Iron Mountain yards at McGehee. while repairing cable in the coal-hoisting machinery lost his balance and fell headlong about 50 feet to coal pile. Death was almost instantaneous.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

From one family in France 72 men enlisted for the European war
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Plans now under consideration by the City Council will make Wilmot one of the most beautiful cities in Arkansas. The city has purchased the entire lake front from McCombs to Lake streets, and workmen soon will start tearing down the present build ings and a park will be laid out.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

In fight at Fouke, 20 miles south of Texarkana, George Grain, using a hammer, fractured Joe Pierce's skull and broke his jaw.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

September 21 was fixed by the City Council as the date for the special election which is to be held to select a successor to the late John A. Adams, alderman from the Seventh Ward. A primary probably will be held within the ward previous to that time to se- lect the Democratic candidate.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11
Ouifa I ikeIu

What made Bill go off so vio- lently?"
 q guess he was loaded
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11
FOR HALF "A CENTURY

WOODS FEVER PILLS have stood the test as the best remedy for Chills and Fever and all Bilious and Maarial Diseases Once tried always used. Sold by your druggist
 DIR. VIM WOOD & SONS. CAIRO. ILL.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Lloyd England, adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard, would greatly increase federal control over the militia, according to his views ex- pressed in a signed article recently published in the New York World. generals of all the states to express their views as to strengthening the national defense. General England is a graduate of West Point, and was pro- noted to the rank of captain for bray cry in action in the Philippines
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The body of Ella May Strauss. daughter of Mrs. T. J. Shortridge, who was drowned in the Arkansas River at Little Rock, was recovered at the foot of Lincoln Avenue. It was float ing near raft of logs & short distance from where the girl was drowned.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

R. Carter of Little Rock, state high way engineer, addressed an enthusias- tic crowd of 400 people at Rector on the subject of good roads. Clay Coun- ty is expected to join the other pro- gressive road building units of the state
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The Penitentiary Commissions re- port for July just filed with Governor Hays, shows the total population of the penitentiary on August 1 was l. 299. During the month S2 prisoners were received and 80 liberated through expiration of sentence, pardoned or died. Thirty-seven completed their terms and were discharged, 21 were pardoned, 10 escaped, two were pa- roled and one, negro. died. Of those pardoned IS were white and six ne- groes.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The Planters Warehouse Company of Lewisville, capitalized at $5,000, has filed articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The Camden Business College, capi- talized at s15,000, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Mayor Simon Bloom of Pine Bluff vetoed the jitney drivers license or dinance, passed by the City Council. The mayor wants jitney drivers bond ed for at least $1,OO0 and wants them kept on certain streets.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The faculty for the Pea Ridge Ma sonic College has been chosen, and it will open for it's winter term on Au- gust 30.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Ralph Young of 1909 West Ninth Avenue. Pine Bluff, sustained the loss of two fingers on his left hand while at work at Sanders mill. His hand was caught in a rip saw.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Judge Guy Fulk of the second divi- sion of the Pulaski Circuit Court ad- iourned his court until the middle of September. Accompanied by his fam fly, he left for Atlantic City, where he will spend his vacation.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Gov. Hays granted the following pardons: Henry Pauley, Desha Coun- ty, one year for grand larceny, sen tenced August, 1914; Noble Fakes. White County, one year, grand lar ceny, February, 1915; Will Travers, Craighead County, one year, grand larceny, December, 1914.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Probably 100 Arkansas school teach CTS will leave for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in special cars.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The two years job of digging 50 miles of ditches in the Waterloo Drainage District on the north side ot the river in Jefferson County is yir- tually completed. The work cost $160,000
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The National Refrigerator and Fix ture Company of Texarkana, capital ized at $10,000, filed articles of incor- poration.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The International Federation of Christian Workers held their third annual convention at Sloan Springs. Thousands of people from all over the United States were in attendance. The headquarters of the federation is at Los Angeles and Sloan Springs, and many are in attendance from the former city.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Representative J. J. Dipboye of Crawford County held a conference with Governor Hays, in which he urg. ed the granting of pardons to Jeff and Melvin CantrelI, IT and 19 years of age, respectively, sentenced to the penitentiary for the killing of Boaz Mullin at Hoptown, Crawford County. about year ago.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

Ex-Congressman Minor Wallace of Hot Springs was the principal speaker at a social affair for the boys de- partment of the Y. M c. A. at Pine Bluff His subject was "Character Building
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

". R. Smith, cashier at the Little Rock postoffice, has received two Mexican bills of 5O-cent and s1 denor- nations, respectively, issued by Gen. eral Villa. The bills were issued in Chihuahua.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

The general committee of the Crit tenden County Good Roads Associa- tion has appointed a number of suh- committees to arrange for the good roads rally and barbecue to be held at Marion on August 26.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-11

2. K. Belk, 6S, one of the best known farmers in the vicinity of Tex arkana, was so badly wounded in the course of a difficulty with his son-in- law, Francis James, A, at the latter's home near Eylau, five miles southwest of here, that he died soon afterward The trouble was caused by Belk claiming $2.50 for damaged corn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
PLATTEVILLE.

Platteville Journal: David Gardner,
ST.. had a bad fall on the icy ground
Saturday morning, when doing work
about the yard. He received bad
scalp wound from the fall which re-
quired attention from a physician.
Mr. and Mrs James Henderson, Wis
tied their daughter Mrs A. j. Walker
of Mineral Point last week.
Miss Harriet Snow came home from
Kemper Hall Friday evening for the
holidays.
Platteville Witness: Mrs Sutherland,
mother of the late W. j. Sutherland,
who came to attend her sons funeral,
suffered a stroke Saturday evening at
five o'clock at the Sutherland home and
expired in a few minutes.
The attorneys of the city went to
Lancaster Monday to attend a special
term of circuit court.
Mrs Pedley and daughter Nina spent
from Friday to Sunday in Benton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
SHULLSBURG.

Pick and Cad: The Municipal Xmas
tree was put up on the Opera House
corner early this week and will be
lighted just the same as it was last
year.
A great many of our citizens are suf
fering with an attack of grippe and
from what we hear the epidemic is
quite general, other communities as
we'll as ours being afflicted.
Mr. Michael Mahoney died at his
home in this city Dec. Is, 1915.
The stage team from Scales Mound
and driven by Ed. johnson became
frightened at our Christmas tree last
Monday morning and ran up on the
walk near the Cash Grocery breaking
the doubletree, then going down the
street at rapid rate. Fortunately no
one was hurt and no great damage
resulted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
DARLINGTON.

Darlington Democrat: Judge J. B
Simpson was called to Ohio, Monday
morning, by the death of a relative
consequently there was no court Tues
day.
Mrs Anna Hooking Smith is spending
the holidays at her home in this city
She has been engaged for the past sew
eral months in the northern part OF the
state as director of home talent plays.
Mr. H. Carlson of Fayette was in the
city Saturday and Informed us that he
would leave for the South about the
first of the year.
Mr. John F. Deery, the rockribbed
democrat from down Otter Creek way
had business in the city Saturday.
Republican Journal: Mr. Thomas
Lyons Of San Diego, California, sent his
sister Miss Martha Lyons Of this city
an ostrich egg for a Christmas souve
mir and his present came through in
good shape. The egg measured 18X 164
inches.
Senator aud Mrs Ell. g. Martin re-
turned from Chicago last week. The
many friends of the senator will be
glad to know that he is rapidly i'm
proving in health.
Miss Martha Lyons has been remem
bered by her Dakota friends who sent
her a fine % pound turkey for Christ
mas dinner.
Harold Masten. who has been away
attending school, arrived home Satur-
daV
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30

company at Coleraine, Mimi, is here
for a visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs F. G.. Weidenfeller.
Mr. and Mrs E. w. Crellen and son
Curtis of Pittsburg, Penn, are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs E. 7.
Hutchinson.
CT. Ouirk and three sons of Mil
waukee are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Gilman, Jr.
David Jones Of Ladd. ILL.,, is here for
a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Edward Jones.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Jones returned
to their home at Austin, Mimi, last
week, after visiting at the home of the
formers parents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30

Reedsburg, and Thursday evening at
Milwaukee he delivers an address be-
fore the Yale club. Mr. Johns expects
to go to Algoma to spend the holidays
James Dicks, a Civil war veteran OF
Company I, 46th Wisconsin volunteers,
died Thursday last at Mazomanie, aged
sixty nine years. Mr.. Dicks was d
former resident of this city and he re
sided here for many years and was well
known.
Mail and express cars are flooded
with packages these days and it has
taken hard work on the part of mail
clerks and express employees to keep
things moving properly. On the main
line an extra mail car and two extra
express cars were added to each pas
senger train to carry the holiday bust
ness.
The Richland Democrat: Alexander
Barrett, aged father of Walter Barrett
died at the home of the latter on We'd
neSday last, after Dr1ef illness follow
ing a cerebral hemorrhage. He was
nearly eighty years of age and had been
a resident of the county for many years
D. V. Hamilton returned home from
Chicago Saturday last, in which city he
has been for several weeks taking in
strnction in the care and operation OF
linotype machines.
Dan Conkle, one Of Richards old
residenters who is getting so he calls
several places his home, left Saturday
last for Delavan for an indefinite stay
Mrs Cora Heath, who lives in the
north part of the city, had the misfor
tune Thursday evening last to fall and
fracture one Of her arms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
LANCASTER.

Grant County Herald: Anthony
Stell, accompanied by his little son
Louis, arrived here last Friday noon
from Muenster, Sask., Canada, to spend
the holidays with his mother and sister
and then to visit with other relatives
and friends. Twelve years ago Mr..
Steil went to Canada and took up a
homestead. He threshed over 5000
bushels of grain this fall. Crops and
prices both were good and everything
in a prosperous condition.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Meyer, Jr. and
daughter Martha have gone to
fredericksburg, Virginia, to spend
Christmas with their daughter and sis
ter Mrs Edward Nathan. Miss Martha
will remain indefinitely.
Paul Schmidt, who is attending
school in Elmhurst, Indiana, is home
to spend the holidays with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs Louis Schmidt.
G. & N. w. train No. COL, due from
Madison in the evening, ran into q
team at Dodgeville, Friday, killing the
man and one horse. The train was
just pulling into Dodgeville at about
3 80 when a farmer named Nels Nelson,
drove across the track. The locomotive
pilot struck the vehicle with the result
stated. John Yenkel was the engineer
of the train
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
"Dippinu" on New Years.

In the midland counties of England
the "Sortes Sanctorum" obtained great
credit on New Years in the olden time.
A Bible is obtained at random and the
finger of blindfolded person placed
upon the page. The text SO pointed out
refers to events which will happen dur
ing the year This is called "dipping."
An old lady once ''dipped into the
book of Job and avowed she had trou-
BILE to the 31st of December following
If the ''dipping' is not done before -
o'clock noon the charm will have no
efficacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30

L M ALL THEY HAVE 1--we.
about his tranquil face. His eyes were
upon the ground, and his lips moved
in prayer for all mankind. SO ten
der and pitiful was his face that even
before he cried "Miserere Dominer' the
New Year guessed that his name was
Mercy.
Very cold it grew as the New Year
turned into a mean street. so cold
that he sought refuge in the porch Of
a darkened house. Yet there prevail
ed such a grateful warmth that he
pressed back to learn it's cause and SC
brushed against a bOy-a boy with a
wan, beautiful face, tangled hair and
rapt eyes.
"Why are you here alone?' the New
Year asked.
Il am never alone" corrected the
boy, and he stepped aside so that the
New Year caught the fragrance Of his
breath and saw that two great wings
were furled behind him, and in the
shadow of his wings an old man and
an old woman crouched together. How
tired. how poor, they looked. But an
expression of ineffable tenderness shone
on their pinched faces.
81 am all they have" whispered
Love as tears filed his wonderful eyes.
'They have never failed me. and l
shall stay with them until the end"
81 am the End" called another voice,
and a grim figure mounted the steps
mot yet" begged Love, and he tried
to bar the strangers way. But at
sight of the scythe the other bore
Loves great wings dropped.
"Mine is the best gift Of ALL Whis-
pered the newcomer as he bent over
the forlorn couple.
Silently the New Year walked alone
with the night and the stars and the
scurrying snow. And as he hurried on
the darkness faded into the eerie pallor
of dawn. He stretched out his arms
and welcomed his first day.
CHARITY, Sin, Mercy. Love ana
DEATH he cried-'all mine! How shall
| choose from among you"
A shadow fell across him. There was
a sound as of wings beating the air.
and Love. rosy. triumphant and eter-
nal. caught his hands. LET me go
with you all your days. he pleaded.
"for mine is the gift which sweetens
Charity. vanquishes Sin, glorifies
Mercy and fears not Death"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
A GREETING TO NEW YEAR.
We Can Live 1t but Once, So Let Us
Spend 1t Worthily.

We Can Live 1t but once, 80 Let US
Spend 1t Worthly.
We are on the threshold of a new
wear We do not know what the year
holds for us, but we are not afraid OF It.
We have learned to look for kindness
and goodness in all our paths, and so
we 90 forward with glad hope and ex
pectatiOn.
1t is always a serious thing to live.
We can pass through any year but
once. Ii we have lived negligently we
cannot return to amend what we have
slurred over. We cannot correct mis-
takes. fill up blank spaces, erase lines
we may be ashamed Of, cut out pages
unworthily filled The irrevocableness
of life ought alone to be motive
enough for incessant WatchfulnesS and
diligence Not word we write can be
changed Nothing we do can be can
celed.
Another element of seriousness in
living is the influence Of our life on
the year alone We are tied up with
others in our homes, our friendships,
our cOmpanionships, our associations.
our occupations. We are always touch
ing others and leaving Impressions on
them Human lives are like the pho
tographer's sensitiZed plates, receiving
upon them the image Of whatever
passes before them. Our care cSs words
drop, and we think not where they fall.
but the lightest Of them lodges in some
heart and leaves it's blessing or it's
blight. All our acts, dispositions and
moods do something in the shaping
and cooring of other lives.
1t is said that every word whispered
into the air starts vibrations which
will CULVER on and on forever. The
same is true also of influences which
go out from our lives in the common
est days-they will go on forever.
This should make us most careful
what we do. what we say and what
quality of life we give to the world.
1t would be sad indeed, if we should
set going unholy or hurtful influences,
if we should touch even one life IN
wholesomely. if we should speak even
a word which starts a soul toward
death.-Rev. DR.. J. r. Miller,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
FENNIMORE.

Fennimore Times: Mr. and Mrs M
J. Weaver returned home Saturday
from Chicago, where Jim has been TAX
ing a post graduate course in chiro-
practices. He may decide to locate in
Mineral Point although as yet he has
made no definite arrangements.
1t was a sad errand indeed, that
brought Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marks
here from Regent, N. D., Saturday
evening, for they brought their only
daughter, Velma Adella, aged II, here
for burial
R. P. Green has been dangerously i'll
for some time. Lately his condition
has been extremely critical.