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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
Sanitarium Notes.
From Saturdays Daily Press)

(From Saturdays Daily Press
Edith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. r. Smith, residing west of Par
agould, is recovering from an oper-
alton performed Tuesday.
"Uncle" Dan Mcnamara is recov-
ering from an operation.
Mrs. Grady of Walnut Ridge, sis
ter of Mrs. w. ]. Beard of this city,
underwent an operation Thursday.
Luther King, a well known citizen
of Rector, is undergoing treatment
at the sanitarium.
w. T. Glenn of Harrisburg, is re-
covering from an operation for
blood poison. The physicians are
trying to save one of his legs that
is afflicted.
Mrs. Housman of Pollard is re-
covering from an operation for the
removal of the appendix.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
COPS ENFORCING
VAGRANCY LAW
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
Police Judge Jeff Bratton and
Chief of Police. Pete Houston have
opened war on the professional loaf
ers and chronic petty offenders who
hang on the street corners and
around public places vending mean
whisky and making themselves a
nuisance to the public. The cagran-
cy law, one of the most effective
weapons ever employed against this
character of offenders, is being in
yoked and the first victims to face
the court on this charge are
"Sleepy" and "Snoozer' Hansford
whose names have frequently dec
GRATED local police dockets. SLEEPY
Hansford was arraigned in court
yesterday and indicated if Judge
Bratton would not impose fine
upon him he would leave the city
The court agreed to accept his per
manent departure in lieu of a pc
cuniary penalty and in consequence
Paragould's population has been di-
minished one in quantity and cor
respondingly enhanced in quality
"Snoozer" is now serving out bal.
ance of five dollars on fine for
drunkenness, and as soon as his en-
forced confinement expires he will
be arraigned on a charge of. va
grancy Two other local charac-
ters who exist by their wits, fear
ing prosecution on charges of va
grancy, have left the city, and the
police promise within a week Or ten
DAYS to have six or eight other well
known offenders before the majesty
of the law for occupying good space
without visible means of support
It is expected that some of them will
take appeals to the circuit court and
they may be able to make good ap-
peal bonds, but members of the pO-
lice force declare they will continue
to arrest them at frequent inter
walls and will force them either tt
go to Jail, pay their fines or leave
the city.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

Red" Baker of Rector spen sun
day here with his friend Scobey
Reynolds. Mr.. Baker is profess
sional ball player and had try-out
the past season with the Chicago
White Sox. who farmed him out
for another year of seasoning.
Will and Charley Dalton were
called TO Gainesville last night to
attend the bedside of their sister
who was critically ill. They found
their sister much improved, how
ever, and returned to Paragould this
morning
Herbert Cole, oldest son of Ed Cole
and also a member of the firm of
Ed Cole & SON, grocers, was married
Oct. 10Th to Mrs. Violet Wadley.
The couple went to Poplar Bluff
Saturday, Oct. 9th, where the cere-
mony was performed. They have
rented the Barksdale residence at
631 West Poplar street
Mrs. P. d. Roe and little son re-
turned home Saturday night from
a visit to Mrs. Roe's sister, Mrs.
Ghuraine Earle, at Rector. Mrs.
Earle accompanied Mrs Roe to Par
agould to attend the funeral of her
friend and playmate. Mrs. Jack
Phelps, who died Friday night.
Mrs. John Tansil and little son
arrived in the city on the after
noon motor car from Blytheville, in
company with Miss Frances How
ard, who was called here to attend
the funeral of her father, A. w.
Howard. Mrs. Tansil will spend
several days in the city visiting
friends.
Sheriff Al Grooms this morning
received a letter from T. 7. Blake,
sheriff of Benton county, stating
that he had Just arrested G. F. New
berry formerly of Paragould, and
had turned him over to the sheriff
Of Jasper county, Mo-, at Carthage
The warrant upon which Newberry
was arrested charges forgery. 1t ia
understood that Newberry is wanted
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
CFrom Saturdays Daily Press.)

Hon. Benjamin Harris of Harris
burg, former member of the state
senate, is spending the day in Par
agould greeting friends. Senator
Harris is seriously considering en-
tering the race for circuit judge of
this district and stated to re-
porter for The Press he would more
than likely announce his candidacy
within short time.
In police court this morning
''Snoozer' Hansford was fined $40
for drunkenness. "Tyronza" Lut-
trell was given a ten dollar pack
age for drunkenness and another
ten dollars for disturbing the peace.
He went to Jail in default of pay
ment of the fines. Hansford paid
five dollars on his fine and Peck
Mcbride stood good for the remain
ing five dollars. Marvin Wadley
was touched up in two cases of
drunkenness. One fine of ten dol
lars was paid, and Judge Bratton
gave him another fine of twenty
dollars which was suspended on
condition that Wadley must keep
off the streets at night.
Herschel Nelly, game warden, re-
turned last night from McGehee
where he had been to look after the
enforcement of the game laws. He
says the story printed in yesterday S
Press telling of the killing of deer
near .McGehee by a Ford auto We'd
nesday night is correct. Mr.. Nicely
saw the deer and made an eXami-
nation of its body He said party
of officials was driving from Ar
kansas City to McGehee and when
the machine turned a curve in the
road it ran into a fawn drinking
water out of a pool in the road, The
machine lights blinded the deer and
it Ieaped forward, striking the front
of the car with such force that its
neck was broken. The parties in
the car brought the deer to the
hotel in McGehee where Mr.. Nicely
was stopping.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

the meeting will be held in his or
her community.
"About three car loads of agri-
cultural booklets and leaflets will
be distributed free at these meet
ings. The speakers will discuss the
lines of farm development most
profitable in the particular locality
where a meeting is held.
please give this campaign all
possible publicity and assist in pro-
noting it in your county, as it is
sure to be of great value to all con-
cerned."
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
(From Wedn esday's Daily Press)

(From Wednesdays Daily Press)
The local high school football
squad is engaging in hard scrim-
mage practice daily preparing for
the game with JonesborO high school
the coming Friday at the latter
place. The Jonesboro boys trounced
Corning high school last Friday
.44-6. and the Paragouldians are
expecting a hard tussle in their
game.
Ad Grayson, deputy United States
marshal. passed through the city
this morning with seven prisoners,
mostly negro men and women,
charged with selling liquor without
government license and with cutting
timber off government land in Mis-
sissippi county. He was taking the
prisoners to Jonesboro to give them
a preliminary hearing before the
commissioner.
E. w. Gardner. assistant cashier
of the First National Bank, and l..
IL. Vandervoort of the Vandervoort
hotel, this morning received notices
directing them to report to the fed
eral court at Jonesboro on Monday,
November %, to serve as grand jur-
ors Bob McHaney, Harry Jones'
Joe Bertig and j. A. Edwards have
been summoned as petit jurors.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

(From Tuesdays Daily Press).
AID Bertig and wife returned last
night from Rutland, Vermont, where
they spent the past six weeks with
their daughter, Mrs. d. w. Kemp
ner of Galveston, Texas.
Henry Langley, formerly of this
place, now residing at Jonesboro
where he has employment with the
Frisco railroad, is spending the day
here shaking hands with friends.
r. Whitaker of Knobel, member
of the board of directors of the
Jonesboro agricultural school, and
candidate for the state senate to rep
resent this district, spent the fore
noon in Paragould greeting friends.
Sherman Skaggs, residing four
miles east of Bethel. and Miss Oma
Haygood, residing in the Oak Grove
neighborhood. were married Sunday
afternoon ut three o'clock at the
home of Esq. c. d. Morriee in st.
Francis township.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Jack Phelps were
held at the First Christian church
Yesterday afternoon in the presence
of an assemblage OF friends that
filled the large auditorium. Rev.
F.. C. Laslette, pastor of the church,
delivered a touching address in
which he spoke of the splendid quail
tiles and Christian life that Mrs.
Phelps had led. Dozens of hand
some floral tributes attested the
esteem in which the deceased was
held by her friends, Following the
services the body was conveyed to
Linwood cemetery for interment'
John A. Morgan, father of Mrs.
Phelps, and Miss Elizabeth Morgan,
her sister, both of Houston, Texas,
were present. Others who attended
the funeral were Frank S. 1antis
of Scott City, Kan, Mack Salter
of TeXarkana, Mrs. Irene Shaver OF
Wynne and Hugh Phelps of Lutes-
Vile, Mo.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
HEALTH OFFICER
URGES CAUTION
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
DR.. w. r. Owens, city health Of
ficer, this morning issued the fol-
lowing statement with reference to
the presence of four cases of diph-
liberia in the city:
"In view of the fact that there is
some alarm in the city over the
presence of several cases of diph-
iberia, true summing up of the
situation may assist the public in
understanding the actual conditions.
cat present there are only four
cases in the city, all under quaran-
tine and all doing we'll; two, in
fact, being nearly ready to have
quarantine raised. All children
who have in anyway been exposed
are being kept away from school
till all danger is over. All teachers
have been asked to send home any
case of illness developing In school,
however mild, with instructions to
not allow them to re-enter except
upon a Doctors certificate of good
health. In other words, the situa-
ton is well under control and there
is no cause for alarm. Yesterday
there remained away from school
about $50 pupils in various grades
for fear of an epidemic of diph-
iberia. This should not be, as the
schools would be closed were there
any danger whatever of an epidem-
ic of the disease, and parents should
send their children to school with
out fear. The schools would soon
become demoralized should $50 pu-
pills remain away every time there
is a case or two OF some contagious
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
Wreck Near Joliet

Joliet, ILL.,, Oct 19.-(Special to
The Press. )-Three trainmen and
two passengers were injured, per-
haps fatally, and score of others
were seriously injured today when
a Chicago & Alton commuter train
ran into an open switch.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
INCONSISTENCIES
PLEAD GUILTY
Seven Defendants at Fl. Smith
Throw Themselves on the Mer-
cy of Federal Judge.

FIT. Smith, Oct 2O.-(Special to
The Press Seven defendants in
the so-called "moonshine conspira-
Cyl cases this morning entered
pleas of guilty in federal court to
indictments charging a conspiracy
to defraud the government through
an illegal manufacture of whiskey.
Sentences will be passed Friday.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
FARM DEMONSTRATION

T. j. Bentley, county agent, wish
es to say to farmers having molasses
for sale, that the buyers are getting
tired of waiting for those samples
to bid on.
The market association will hold
a regular meeting at court house
Saturda at 1 O'Clock. II you are
ready, come and bring a sample of
molasses large enough to fill a six
ounce bottle.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

in Texas to answer charges of hav-
ing written check on some bank
in Missouri without having pre-
viously done business with that
bank. He is also wanted in Para
gould on two charges, one for forg-
cry and one for false pretense.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

All members of the various kinds
of club work in Greene county I'M
der direction of Mr.. Bentley are re-
quested to bring their exhibits to
frai grounds on Monday.
1t is also desirable that as many
farmers as can do so will bring
their farm exhibits on Monday.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

FOR SALE-Young stallion, sired
by Governor Strasbury, pacing
horse, has been trained on track, is
months old, natural PAGER For fur
Their information, see f. c. Milan,
lat Arkansas Store. *19-w1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
Malaria or ChiIIS & Fever

Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHiLLS g. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
taken then as a tonic the Fever will moi
.turn. Il acts on the liver better than
Islomel and does not grippe o. sickso- 2Ss
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
The Real Atlas.

According to Indian mythology,
the earth is supported by eight
white elephants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
EMPIRE


 Lenore U1rich. star of '+The Bird of Paradise '' who is being presented for the first time in motion pictures by the Oliver Moroseo Photop1ay Co.,, as the star in s'Kilneny,s which heads the program today at the Empire
 Lenore Ulrich's sensational acting in .HThe Bird of Paradise has made her known from one end. of the coun- try to the other though she is a girl hardly out of her teens. She starred in the Hawaiian classic for the past two seasons. and her success was so astounding that in practically every theatre she played the orchestras had to be dismissed SO that the space could be devoted to extra seats. Dur ing a period when the American. thea tre like every other department of American business was harrassed by peculiarly abnormal. conditions, this little actress packed theatre after theatre, and the actual business done. reckoned in dollars and cents, was the greatest done by any road attraction in the last 10 years. As a success of sheer personality her achievement is unique in the annals of her contem- porary stage
 Lenore Zurich was specially engag- ed to play tKi1meny'' because the role called for exactly those elements of tenderness and yet fire, gentleness and yet terrific, flashing power on oc- casion which is the secret of her tremendous popularity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
PLAZA

Today is the last opportunity locali- ties will have to witness the scenes of the terrible Eastland disaster as sh own in moving pictures at the Plaza. The pictures were taken shortly after the big boat capsized and shows the rescue crews striving with untiring vigilance to raise the dead bodies from the hull of the ship in order to do which they were forced to tear holes in the sides of the boat.
 The vaudeville program consists of Ma1vern's Corniques one of the fun niest knockabout tun bling acts in the vaudeville world with seven nimble bodied n1iEthnakers doing all sorts of tricks; Grace and Burke, two clever young men in a dancing act that is different from anything in. this line before seen at the Plaza; "A Dressing Room Rehearsal, a very funny sing ing and talking skit in the hands of Morris and Wilson, a pair of talented comediennes, and The Anolis in one of the most sensational aerial Iexhfbi- tions seen locally in years introducing a daring loop the loop by the male member of the. duo.
 As interesting and exciting a sport ing drama. as has yet been produced is "Garrison's Finish,' a three reel feature being shown. A we'll based plot, with the incidents leading up to a powerful climax containing many a thrill, brand the picture as master piece.
 Charlie Chaplin in 'sThe Star Board ers'' a, funny Keystone and "A Ten Cent Adventure,'' compose the bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
AmuSementS
POLES

- Thousands of Bridgeporters who have seen the picture, in the last three days, are unanimous in acclaimine ''The Devils Daughter with Miss Theda Bara, in the leading role, one of the most startling and interesting pho toplays ever seen here. The picture will be shown for the last time tonight as one of the big features in an excel lent program at Polls.
 The Seven E3racks, presenting an ex- traordinary acrobatic sensation, are truly marve1s of physical strength and their unusual repertoire of thrilling feats is almost breath taking. Each performance finds them receiving ad- ditioaI laure1s.
 Other features of the vaudeville pro- gram are: Flood & Erna, in an 'ac- robatic and dancing novelty; Helen Shipman,, character comedfenne in song sketches; Bronte & AldwelI, in a clever irritation act; O'CIaire & Me Donald, in song hits, old and new; and Wood, Melville & Phillips, offering an unusual variety oddfty.
 The management announces that Earl Williams, the famous Vitagraph picture star, will appear at Polls in person on next Tuesday evening only. This is a special enga cement for one performance and will be an added fea- ture to the regular bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
BUILDING NOTES

Work is to start soon on a hand some. house in Laurel avenue for E. L. Graves.
 A residence which will have all modern conveniences is building in Beeehwood avenue for Julia ". Banks.
 A store and tenement house is to be. built in North Washington avenue for A. Cenamo.
 Excavations have been started for cellars for three three-famiIy houses which Ernest Grabber of 671 Seaview avenue will buildin Mountain Grove street, Cowles street and Logan street.
 A Workmen's hotel is to be built on the west side of seaview avenue near the new plants of the Reming- ton Arms-U. M. C.5Co. It will be of brick with the ground floor arranged for stores, lobby, and offices. The sleeping rooms will be on the second and third stories
 Work will start next week on the brick and steel addition to the fac tory of the Bridgeport Brass Go. at Housatonfel avenue. and also on the new brick engine house which is to be built in Walters street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
Real Estate Owner Must Pay Employe For His Injuries

: Compensation Commissioner E. T. Buckingham has decided that RIM. Judson, who owns much real estate in the heart of the business section of this city, must pay John H. .DoIan s6 per week for 13 weeks. during which Dolan was incapacitated by an injury he received while in MT. Judson's em- ploy. Dolan was working in a hotel that MT. Judson owns in Middle street when a plank fell on him. Hhe suf- fered a Potts fracture of his left an- kle. Judson, who acted as his own counsel, denied that Dolan was in his employ The hearing, however, deveI- ,oped that Herbert H. Thompson, agent of Judson, had employed Dolan ana
 paid him with money given by Judson for the purpose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31

fThe following extract is taken from newspaper published at War ren. Ohio, June 3Gs 1915, and now in serted for the benefit of those whom it
 -American Mercury
 ssAN officers and soldiers who serv- ed in any of the New England states. commanded by General Lyman and also under Colonel Putnam who Serv- ed in North America, from the year 1754 to the year 17 64, either by land or sea Tor any 6lfs 81npaign, are en- titled to avaIuabIe bounty of Crown Land, by virtue of the Kings Proc lanaa1lon, dated the 18th of February, 1754, and also by virtue of the said Kings Proclamation, date the 18th February, 1765, The Land was laid of. and patented in the years 1T72- 3, and 4. The land appropriated for the New England troops was laid off by General Lyfnan and General Put nam. on the Mississi ppi about 100 miles above the mouth of the Ohio The land is atta1nable at this day, by suf1cientspr0of of service, either by commission, discharges, or living wit nesses, by application to the subscri- Der, living at the head of Big Spring. fCumberland County, Penn, at any time before the rst of October, next. Due attendance will be paid to their business
 JAMES IRWIN
 P S.-Au communications to MT. Irwin must be postpaid.
 N- B-As the original payroll of the Connecticut troops. who served in the war referred to, are mostly in the pos session of Col Thomas Seymour & his son Major Henry Seymour, perhap Sh eys may be usefuI in ascertainins the names as well as the claims of in dividua1s to the lands mentioned above Letters have been written tc obtain further Reformation on this subject, and answers expected.
 SAM IIDLIE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
THE WHEEIER ESTATE


 The Honorable Court of Probate, for the district of Stratford, having appointed us the subscribers Com 1nissioners on the estate Of Capt Sam uel Wheeler. late of Stratford. in the County of Faireld, deceased, repre- sented fnsolvent, hereby give Public Notice that we shall stand said business of our sappointment on the first Tuesdays of October, Decem- ber and February next. at o'clock in the morning, and continue until 6 o'clock in the afternoon on each of said days, at the dwelling house, and Hast usual place of abode of the said deceased, in said Stratford- Seven Months, from this date, being allowed, by said Court of Probate, for the cred Iftprs to said estate, to exhibit their respective claims. No claims will be allowed, unless exhibited within said time properly attested.
 ABIJAH BROOKS,
 JOHN THOMPSON, Commissioners Exxra+e erarr7. July 28 1215
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
wHEAT AT s1 A BUsTIEL.

st Paul, Monn., July 31. 1895-A letter addressed tC farmer in Wright county under date of Minne- apo1is and headed Triple Alliance Headquarters, :" says that over 90,000 farmers in this section have pledged themselves to hoard their wheat. This is the first information that has been receved by the public that the farmers are uniting. as they tried to in 1892, for a high price for their cereals, The expected raise in the price of wheat will aggregate S1 a bushel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
TINf- CRoNIN oFF FoR IRELAND

Tim Cronin, for many years an ern- ploye of the city in the street depart ment, departed this morning for Ire land where he will remain during the summer. He has amassed a comfort able fortune by his frugal habits and intends to devote the remainder of his days to enjoyment. At present he owns a comfortable home on Brooks street. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
PEoPLE- AND 1HEIR DoINGs

WooIse5 sailed to-day on the steam shp Germanic, from New York, for a visit to relatives in Ireland.
 Miss Beda, l.. Arnold, United Press operator in this city, leaves to-day for the Sandwich Islands. She will re- main there five months visitinng rel atives in Honolulu.
 Miss Nellie B. King, formerly stamp clerk at the postofHce is on, a visit for twp weeks at the farm of c. N. Rug gles on North Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
A nCAL 0CARRIE NAT4oN ;,

Yesterday afternoon woman, name unknown, called at Lavery's grocery and cigar store on Stratford avenue, and attacked Charales Zimmerman, who was in the store. and before she could be induced to. desist gave him what might be called in ghting par lance a severe drub bing." Brunner- man, like a gentleman, did not strike back and says he knows no reason why she attacked him n such a man ner