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The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

At a recent meeting of the
directors of the Franklin County
Fair Association it was decided
to hold a Blue Ribbon Fair" in
October this year.
The last year or so has been
hard ones on fairs, and some of
the largest ones have found it
impossible to get by" financial
ly. Therefore the officers of
the Franklin County fair have
deemed it best to offer only
blue ribbons" for premiums
this year.
After all, the successful eXhl-
bitor at a county fair has very
little more to show that he had
the best display in a given line,
as the premium generally offer
are usually very small. So. all
in all, it practically results in a
contest for First Honors, g" and
if designated by a blue ribbon
will be as much appreciated as a
few pennies.
Some remarkable exhibits
should be shown here this fall
as good crops have prevailed
in sall localities of the county,
and many splendid showings
will undoubtedly be made in
this friendly contest.
The officers of the Franklin
County Fair Association are as
follows:
j. S. Turner, president; J. (.
Bryan, vice president: J. c.
Wakefield, secretary; K. M.
Adams, treasurer. The direct
ors are: J. S. Turner, j. f. Bry-
an, J, C. Wakefield, K. M.
Adams, Whit Martin, NJ. B.
Conatser. J. r. Davidson, Har-
ley Russell, and f. W. Greer.
Let us join with these gentle
men and pull for a big fair in
October.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Valuable Lap Robe

During the first part of this
year T. A. Watson filed suit
against Roy Styles, charging
that Styles had a lap robe that
rightfully belonged to the plain
tiff.
The case was tried in the court
of J. F. Law, justice of the
peace of Witch township, and
the jury returned a verdict in
favor of the defendant.
The plaintiff was not satisfied
with the result and Wednesday
filed an appeal in the circuit
court.
1t is CLAIMED that the value of
the robe about the first of the
year was $500. The costs in
the case already amount to sew
eral times that much, and will
be much higher now,
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Road Working Days

At meeting of the Good
Roads and Motor Club" held on
Thursday night, August 18th, a
motion prevailed to the effect
that the president and secretary
take up the matter with the peo-
pie enroute and to the destina-
ton, Harmon's store, that a day
be set for a general Road Work
ing Day, the work to begin at
the corporation line of Ozark.
following the Kingston road to
Sutherland's store, and east on
the old Wire road, to Harmon's S
store.
The matter above referred to
has been taken up with a
number of people and we are
assured of a hearty cooperation
by all.
Now, therefore, in complai-
sance with said motion and in
formation given US, we hereby
set Wednesday, August 25th, as
the said day, and call upon the
people everywhere to join with
us to the extent that we may
have not less than 300 peo-
pie, teams and wagons ready for
business on the morning of the
25th at Z o'clock.
For futher information call on
either the secretary. John K.
Bryan, DR.. Blackburn, r. M.
Adams, Whit Martin, DR.. Will
liams, or Judge Weaver.
l.. H. Moore, President,
r. l.. Swindler. Secretary.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
ENTERPRISE
August II, 1915.

Tom Price is busy these days
building a cellar.
Lee James was plowing his
cotton again this week.
John Edgin is holding a meet
ing at Fair View this week.
c. T. Fleeming was'the guest
of Tom Price last Friday night.
The Elberta crop is about gone.
A good many peaches went to
waste in this section.
Freeman Dillahunty and fam
lily were the guests of Arthur
Price last Saturday night.
John Wood has his new house
nearly completed. The struc-
ture has a good cellar under it.
The ball game, played by the
Hunt and Enterprise teams, last
Saturday resulted in a score of
Is to | in favor of Hunt. Let
US try it over.
A protracted meeting is be-
ing held at Hunt. Several En-
terpriseites attended the services
Wednesday night and had the
misfortune to get caught in a
rain storm on their trip home.
Friday of last week pupils of
the Enterprise school met those
of the Liberty Hill school in a
spelling contest. At the close
of the match, we had fifteen
spoilers on the floor. Our school
is now looking for another
match-is there a school in the
county having faith in their abil-
ity to spell? If so we would like
to meet them.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Methodist Church

Listen at the Guns of God S
Wrath" and The Touch of
Christ. are the subjects for
discussion at the Methodist
Church next Sunday at II a. m.
and at Z p. m.
The pastor wishes to show
that we think too little of the
wrath of God on the one hand
and of his mercy on the other.
You are cordially invited to
be present and take part in this
service.
J. J. Galloway, Pastor.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
SINGING AT WATALULA

All singers and lovers of music
are invited to meet with us on
next Sunday. August %, at 2 p.
m. Bro. James Roach, Carl
Whitson and Stokes Milton have
kindly consented to be with us
and assist in the singing. All
neighborhood classes are espe-
cially invited. The entire after
noon will be taken up in singing
the special selections.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Advertised Letters

Following is a list of letters
remaining unclaimed at the
Ozark postoffice for week ending
Aug. 10, 1915.
Branley, Mrs. Annie.
Brown, Miss Winnie.
Carey, J. l..
Ozark Grocery Co.
Swift, Mrs. Ophelia.,
Warren, Milt.
In calling for these please say
advertised.
Thos. C. Fleeman, Postmaster.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
What Are We Going To Do?

VIIOl HlC VC OUIuS ~ DV.
We have had some OF the best
geologists in the world to exam
inc this section of Franklin coun-
ty with view to determining
the probable existence of oil OF
gas in commercial quantities; we
have had experienced oil and gas
men, men who have spent years
in the developed fields as drillers
and producers, who have gone
over almost every part of the
territory which we have under
lease, and none of these men,
either professional geologist or
practical driller has ever eX-
pressed a doubt that we have an
oil and Gas field here. In addi-
ton to this we have had a well
drilled to depth of 1886 feet in
territory which had never been
reported except in the general
report of DR.. John c. Branner.
published in 1888. The location
of this we'll was therefore not
made as the result of expert adj
vice. but was drilled at that
point merely from the fact that
there was abundant supply of
water near the location and that
it was near the center of the
territory which we had leased
up to time of letting the con-
tract. In this well, at a depth
of 795 feet, gas was struck
which was estimated by the
drillers at a million feet per day,
1t would be wholly unreasonable
to suppose that they over-estl-
mated the amount of gas as at
that time it was to their inter
est to make it appear to be less
than it actually was. We, there
fore. have expert opinion and
these physical facts to confirm
our belief in the existence OF
commercial oil and gas here.
1t would be against reason te
suppose that we put down this
first well at the only point in
the country where gas in guam
tity really existed. On the Other
hand. reason would tell us that
if we struck it in this first well,
which is located at that point
merely as matter of conven
ience. that in all probability il
would be found in even create
quantity at other points in the
vicinity. AS a matter of fact
experts are of the opinion thai
the dome or gas belts center
is on the north side of the Ark
ansas river and that we are prob
ably just in the edge of the gas
pool with the first well. This
would also seem to be still more
clearly shown from the fact tina
a well has been drilled at Paris
still further south, and altho i
has gone to a depth of more tnal
a thousand feet below where W.
stopped in our well, neither oil
nor gas was found.
The conclusion logically reach
ed from the above is: That w
have gas in our immediate vicin
ity of commercial value; and, a
fine oil sands Of great thickness
were struck in our well, it i
more than likely that we hav
oil also: that the greatest bod,
Of gas and the best chances TO
oil are on the north side of tn
river, and as the geologics
strata underlying this regio
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

are pfacIlcdlly nOrllonldl, We
should strike the gas at a depth
of not to exceed one thousand
feet.
With an immense unsupplled
market for gas, beginning right
here at home and extending
clear across the state to Men,
phis, Tenn. there can be no
doubt that the finding of gas in
large quantity would be imme-
diately profitable, even if we
found no oil at all.
We have no other undeveloped
resource whose possibilities even
approximate this one. BE- let
ting this opportunity go by we
can remain as we are, an aver
age section Of an average state.
awaiting the slow growth that
will come to us whether we
make an extra effort or not; by
throwing our financial strength
together we stand at least an
even chance of becoming the
financial and business center of
western Arkansas, with property
of all kinds greatly enhanced in
value. our town built up to a
a size that will afford a market
for everything the country can
produce in the way of food
stuffs, with money to build good
roads and to bridge rivers and
creeks. open parks and pleasure
grounds. pave our streets, put In
a sewer system and huild better
homes, churches and schools.
The organizers are just plain
home folks. You know them.
Will they do what they agree to
do? Would you help the enter
prise more readily if it were pro-
noted by outsiders you had nev-
er seen?
We do not ask that you give
US, personally, anything. We
are offering what we believe to
be an investment of great prob
able value to you.
An investment of $500, one
share, may result in a profit of
a hundred dollars to you. 1t
may bring you nothing at all
except an actual kngwledge OF
what is beneath the ground. At
any rate 50 cents out of each
dollar you invest in our stock
will be honestly used in actual
development or it it will be re-
turned to you.
We have not sold enough
stock to warrant us in letting a
contract to have a well put down
on this side of the river; we are
trying to that now, and if we
get you to see your real interest
in this oil and gas business we
will soon have sold a sufficient
amount to pay for putting down
this we'll which we can have
started in a very short time.
When we get drilling started on
this well we expect to be able to
sell enough stock to outsiders to
keep the drill going until we
have gas enough to supply all
reasonable demands. But out
siders will not invest in thing
in which the home folks have no
confidence nor will they try to
force prosperity on you. You
must show willingness to help
yourselves. What are you going
to do about it?
Yours truly,
| Ozark Oil and Gas Company.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
How Are Your Wants
Filled?

Do you study catalog your home pa
pers when you want some thing?
Home merchants can supply your wants.
Convince yourself.
You can get everything you need, in this
town and at a reasonable price.
Prudent buyers urged to watch the ad-
vertising columns of this paper. Our circulation
list has been growing at such lively rate that
The Twice-a-week Spectator now covers the
county nearly thoroughly as the morning dew
and the livewire merchants will find the use of its
columns splendid antidote for the mai-order
catalog.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Work Day.

Tuesday. August oath, will be
work day on the Holiness camp
ground. Come, bring your fam
lily. dinner and tools, and spend
the day. If you can't come,
send $l.00 to pay for one days
work. Let's have a big cleanup
day.
John d. Edgin,
Vice President.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

Mr.. Farmer, have you a horse,
mule, cow or some farm imple-
ments that you have no use for !
If so. a small ad in The Specta-
tor can doubtless find you a buy
er, and the cost will be nearly
nothing.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Blasters Fined

Six employees of the .. S.
Stone Company plead guilty in
Squire Townsend's court We'd
nesday, to the charge of Sab
bath Breaking and were fined 81
each and costs, amounting in all
to 800. 40.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

For better printing try The
Spectators printing department.
No order too large or too small
to receive prompt attention.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

The Spectator is read by sew
eral thousand citizens of Frank
lin county twice each week,
therefore it offers exceptional
pulling powers for advertisers.
If you, kind reader, have an ar
ticle of any kind you have no
use for, tell the citizens of
Franklin county, through the
columns of The Spectator. The
cost is small = the results posi-
tive.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Marriage Licenses

Add Smith, 19, and Miss An
ME Youngblood, 18.
Lannis Goodin, 21; Miss Vesta
Koonce. 10.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

New lot of tennis shoes. so
cents per pair at The Fair.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20

Twice-a-week Spectator $l.OO
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-20
Called To Galveston

The crew of men that had
been working out of Ozark on
repair work for the Western
Union Telegraph Company re-
ceived hurry-up orders Tuesday
to 90 to Galveston and help es-
tablish telegraphic communica-
ton with that city and the out
side world.
Tennis Shoes, new shipment
at The Fair. adv.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION

The Farm and Soil Exposition
is on in Denver full blast and it
is acknowledge to be the biggest
success ever. Even Canada did
not overlook so good bet and
has a remarkable display of pro-
duce there. Texas, Oklahoma,
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas,
the Dakotas, and many other
states are there in great abun-
dance with the products that
have made them famous.
But Colrado us q state is very
poorly represented. However,
it is true several counties have
grasped the opportunity to vie
with others in bidding for the
attention Of the investor. We
regret exceedingly, however,
that jefferson County is not in
the list. 1t would seem that
Colorado, above all others should
have taken advantage of this
opportunity to advertise its great
wealth oil resources. Compare
lively the expense is small .and
the advantages offered are eXcep-
tionally great. Our hats should
be raised, however, to the men
of the various counties who have
shown the enterprise and public
spirit in collecting together their
products OF all kinds and borne
the expense Of putting them on
display at the exposition.
But think OF Governor making
the address Of welcome and tell
ing his hearers how much Colo
RADIO is interested in the EXPOSE
ton as 1t deals with the prob
lens of the west, when he
stood out alone against making 4
ten thousand dollar appropria-
ton to make ita success. His
hearers would have been justified
ed in laughing him to scorn but
fortunately perhaps, many did
not know.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
Who Gave Him This Dope?

Who gave the Denver Post re-
porter his dope on the arrest of
Francis, the confessed forger?
Someone is evidently trying to
rob Constable August Boehmer,
Arvada's sure-gettem, OF his
laurels, for it was August and
not Sheriff Dennis and his son
Orlille, his deputy, who captured
Francis from under a pile Of logs
and also who handed him safely
in Sheriff Dennis care at Golden
single handed.
The item in the Post reads in
part as follows:
Marc Francis charged with
passing a number of forged
checks in Arvada and Littleton,
was closely pressed by Sheriff
Joseph Dennis and his son. Or
vile Dennis yesterday and hid
himself underneath a pile of logs
in Aryada. The sheriff and his
deputy, used to trailing rabbits
in the wood, tracked Francis to
his pile Of logs and yanked him
out.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
WANT COLUMN.

Money to loan. J. F. White.
c. F. Wheeler for bargains in
Wall Paper, Painting, Paperhang-
ing. 34-tf
Plain sewing Phone Arvada
l41. 9--9t
For Stakeholder feed of all
kinds. Oyster shell, grit, char
coal, beef scraps, blood, etc.
Evans &Bennett.
II you want to insure or buy a
home or lots or need legal papers
call on J. F. White.
For up-to-date wall decorations
see a. j. Miller. 41-tf.
Advertise your wants in this
column. &c per line-6 words.
If you want to buy, sell, rent,
trade, secure a loan, or have fire
insurance written, See Y. S.
Knapp.
Dire ssmaking Mrs. Dinwiddie,
west LIST. St. Phone Arvada 46l
For Sale-Circular alto horn.
See Ed Batter Or Joe Munal.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Mus. j.. . H.. +. VISITING
her son E...u. a. Il. Collins
She will %. ..a. larm indefinite
period.
Disute. Na 1a. ...ssau Gross
Ingl iaNu. mu.. excited oy.
what p.am To %. au epidemic
of ScarIg. Fever The school is
closed for the period Of two
weeks. Thus ar four cases have
developed all in the family of
Lea West, bul us aIi the children
of the ah0o. have .u exposed
to the disease much fear Is felt
for the outcome.
David BalIingcr had the mis-.
fortune to fall thronrh wagon.
rack and sustained two broken
ribs.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Wanted Brown Leghorn pull
lets. B. Bennett. Phone Ralston
1871.
For Sale-Extra good black
sows. Bred Farrow early fall.
Phone Ralston 1912
Northover Farm. 10-2t
Market price paid for wheat
and oats delivered at the car.
Evans e Bennett. loft
Pigs and shoats for sale. l
mile northeast of Arvada, Phone
Arv, 1851. R. P. Rowan. 14-2p
Wanied-Men to wyrk by the
day gathering sweet clover. In
quire at Enterprise.
Pigs for Sales and 6 weeks
old. Four brood sows and one
Poland China Boar. j. A. Truitt,
North side Of Sellnan's ranch.
14-2p
For Sale-Good mich COW.
W. H. Brown, Oberon Crossing.
14-1p
Wanted-Girl for general house
work, call Mrs CLARK, Alvada
Pill.
For Sale-Six months old pigs.
Arvada 1751. Alt
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

IuIHI

g,.M. EvTuEHFuRp.
IrNA Glenn.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
Insure Parcel Post Packages

Indemnity will be paid for loss
of insured parcels when covered
by following fees:
3 cent fee value up to. -. 50. co
5 cent fee alueup to. $25 90
10 cent fee value up to. $1,000
25 cent fee value up to. $50 co
R. l.. Newton, p. NJ.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Now that John y. Rockefeller,
Jr., has come and saw, may
we expect an era Of peace and
prosperity among the mining
men of the state? What is need.
ed many times in business as
well as social life is personal con-
tact. More than likely the men
who heretofore have been fore
most in stirring up strife and dis.
content among their fellow work.
men Will pause and ponder
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
Make Home Beautiful.

Plant perr0ia's that always
bloom and g.veno trouble. gH.oX,
HeIiotropa, Milfu.L p,ou..s, etc
For spring planting, lah'ias,
Glliiolus. Iree5ies, e5o.
For the house. Gala Lilies.
nothing better. Gibbs West, Cor
ner East 1sU and Grant Avenue.
l2-1p
The Enterprise is equipped to
do your job printing. Come in
and see us.
We pay cash for sweet clover
seed.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Ponsford and Newell of Upper
Ralston are getting their large
crop in the stack. They. are
stacking with five teams.
The Misses Mamie and Anna
Oleson, after a two weeks vaca-
ton, returned to their duties at
Mercy hospital Sunday.
The Miller family was immens-
ly surprised and pleased on Sun
day September 18th, when their
son Alfred, of Eugene. Oregon,
walked in unannounced. They
hadn't seen him for three years
and to say it was a joyous meet
ing is putting it very mild. AL
fred is conducting a large under
taking establishment in Eugene.
He started on his return trip the
Goth. He will visit in Vancouver
b. g., and the coast before re-
turning to Eugene, Oregon, his
home.
The town board had meeting
Monday evening to adopt meas
ures to issue $1,000 worth of
bonds for the extension Of water
mains within the city and also to
clear up the bill for the new
pumping system which was put
in last spring. There was not
enough money in the genara.
fund to clear up the warraats
which had been registered
were being carried by The r..
National bank, and it was lac.I-
ed to add a sufficient amour TO
the bond issue to take up these
warrants rather than deplete the
treasury and handicap the board
for running expenses.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

>, .tVADA LODGE No. 141, A.
~ f, & 4. nj. meets first and
third Wednesday evening in
Barth Hall. II
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

when such an occasion confrOnts
them again, merely because they
have seen Mr.. Rockefeller and
absorbed some Of his personal
magnetism. On the other hand,
Mr.. Rockefeller will know when
he hears of a grievance just
how much to credit and who he
is dealing with in the future and
so naturally his sympathies will
be aroused more readily by virtue
of the fact that he has mingled
with his employees and their fam
lilies and he has learned that they
have hearts and souls as well as
he. Verify, we believe that Mr..
Rockefeller's visit to Colorado is
an omen of much good to the
commercial status Of the state.
The young men who confessed
to stealing j. j. Webber's horse
and who were caught near Auro-
ia on motorcycles with bags of
chickens on them, were tried and
sentenced to a term at Buena
Vista on the charge Of horse
stealing. There seems to be no
statute Of sufficient force to place
a penalty on chicken stealing
that would serve to create fear
on the part of the offender. there
fore poultry raisers of jefferson
County in particular seem to be
suffering from these night raid
ers with no recourse in law. The
Westminster protective assCcIa-
ton of which some are memb.
offers $4,000 reward for the ..
| preheusion and conviction nj
poultry thieves, but so far tG.
result has proven ineffective.
There is no appropriation for
this work from the county and
consequently the sheriff caauu.
send out deputies for such q pur-
pose In other words the chick
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-26
MID-WINTER MEETING.

The mid-winter meeting of the
Ninth Councillor District Medical
society will be held at Marshfield,
Wis. Friday evening, January 30,
1915. Dinner will be served at the
Hotel Blodgett at 700 p. M, followed
by a scientific meeting at the city
hall at eight O'Clock. A symposium
on anesthesia has been arranged as a
program for this meeting and the
papers in the symposium will be as
follows:
l. The Physiological Chemistry Of
Anesthesia--Dr. o. NJ. Mortenson,
Waupaca.
?. General Aresthesia- DR.. j. B.
Vedder, Marshfield.
3. Local Anesthesia in General
Surgery-Dr. r. w. Jones, Wausau,
Wis.
4. Dangers and Sequalae of Anes-
thesia-Dr, V. A. Mason, Marshfield.
Discussion on the papers of the
symposium will be opened by
DR.. Karl Doege, Marshfeld, DR.. A.
NJ. Cox, Auburndale; and DIR.
d. Waters, Grand Rapids. Inas-
much as this symposium will be made
up of papers of very great practical
interest, the attendance will be a
large one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-26
THE EAGLES TO BUILD.

At a meeting of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles on Friday evening it was
finally decided to erect club house,
the board of trustees being authorized
to purchase site for the immediate
erection of such building. Many
sites have been offered and looked
over and the board is bending every
effort to secure the most eligible
site possible in conformity to the
increasing growth of that order and
the Capitalization of the building as
well, the understanding being that it
is to be of large magnitude for public
hall purposes-for dancing, lectures,
conventions and all other large gath
erings, such place being extremely
necessary in this city at the present
time and for some time to come. 1t
is hoped the board will select wisely
and we'll and build accordingly. In
so doing it will meet the plaudits of
the city.