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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15
FACTS ABOUT MORRISON
COUNTY

It has thirteen banks.
It has large hour mills.
It has many fine lakes.
It has fine timber lands. - .-.
It has seven newspapers.
It has 1873 country schools.
It has an Automobile club.
1t has the best of markets.
It has a fine school system.
Affords home for every one.
It produces the best live stock.
It produces the finest Of grasses.
It has good hunting and fishing.
Our country roads cannot be beat.
It has large pulp and paper mills.
It had population Of 24,053 in 1910
It has today approximately $4,000.
We have a bumper crop this year, as
usual.
Morrison county has eighteen fine
creameries.
Morrison county has the finest gran
tie in the world.
Tt has one of the largest lumber
mills in the world.
It has hundreds Of thousands of acres
of uncultivated and unoccupied lands.
A short course in agriculture is Nv
en- in the Little Falls high school every
winter.
Morrison county has sixty-two
churches, representing all the leading
religious sects.
q Products of Morrison county mills
are shipped to all: eastern states and to
foreign countries.
:, It equals any county in the state in
quality OF wheat, oats, rye, barley,
corn, potatoes, etc.
+, There are large settlements of Scan
9dinavians, Germans, Polish and French
in Morrison county.
i. The total valuation Of the county is
over $8,000,000, Of which about $780,
900 is in personal property.
E It has 1879 school districts, contain
ing two high schools, four graded
schools and 1888 rural schools. -~":
i In 1913 the livestock in this county
was as follows: Horses 8,868, cattle
29, 239, sheep 1888; swine 4, $685.. -.
/ The area of the county is 10000
square miles,. or .697, 0l8.95 acres, Of
which co., 454.07 acres are land and
&, 584.78, acres are water, There are
2,622 farms in the, county. 1870,
In 1914 the crop acreage in this
county was 167 1886, of which. corn
was 20,284, wheat 31,0S8, rye 1891,
potatoes 1913, oats 1854, barley g.
b631, fax l 1894, hay 64,77O.
The mail service is excellent. Daily
free rural delivery routes traverse all
parts Of the county, as do telephone
lines. Several telephone lines are own
ed by the farmers Of the districts in
which they operate but are connected
with the long distance systems.
Morrison county was created Febru-
airy Is, 1856, with the county seat at
Little Falls. It is situated in the cen
trail portion Of the state, about 100
miles northeast Of the twin cities, be-
ing connected Herewith by the North
ern Pacific and 500 railroads, which
traverse all portions of the county.
The soil is black loan, and sandy
loan mixed with clay, with clay
subsoil. The surface is about one
fourth prairie, and the balance rolling,
being originally covered with growth
Of timber Of the hardwood variety.
The county is well drained by the Mis-
sissippi river and several tributaries,
including the Little Elk river, Pike
Greek, Swan river, Crow. Wing river,
Two Rivers, Platte river, Hillman
Greek, Skunk Creek and Dagget Brook.
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15
IRON ORE

To the person who is not familiar
with Morrison county or it's advan-
tages, statement of its future posi-
bilities, relative to the mining indus
try, would seem incredulous. But it is
a fact, nevertheless, that in this coun-
ty have been found deposits of iron
ore testing as high as IS per cent. Al
though the industry is as yet undevel-
oped, the day when iron: ore will be
one tseof the leading products Of this
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15

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; FACTS ABOUT LITTLE FALLS (

It has brass band.
It has four garages.
It has one brewery.
It has a county fair.
It has tile factory.
It has two -four mills.
It has two creameries.
It has three hospitals.
It has public library.
It has cabinet works.
It has one pop factory.
It has three newspapers.
It has large orphanage.
It has power fire truck.
It has a Commercial club.
It has monument works.
It has two cigar factories.
It has commission house.
It has mighty water power.
It has a fine school system.
It has an elegant white way.
It is on the Mississippi river.
It has paper and pulp mill.
It has several grain elevators.
It has two vulcanizing plants.
It has a foundry and iron works.
It has three banking institutions.
It has four first class restaurants.
It has an excellent business college.
1t has chautauqua every summer.
It has big sawmill and planning
mill. ..., ...E> =
It has Musical Art club and Choir
al club.
It has two clothes cleaning estab::
lishments. -.
+ has eight hotels Of the best in
their class. :: ..>.c...:..,a,. -. 49,.
It has a park Of white pine, cover
ing IS acres.
It has one opera house and two NOV
ing picture shows. .'.:7Hs' =
II has: received an" appropriation of
$65 900 for a new. posteffce.: "-~
It has an ice cream and candy fac
tory shipping to large territory.
It has a trunk line railway, with "a
trains daily, radiating in
four directions. s-. . -sa,s..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15
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The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
OIL DISASTER AT ARDMORE.

Forty people were killed, and a large number injured at Ardmore, Okla, Monday afternoon. when a large gasoline tank exploded The gasoline caught fire from the spark of a tank repairer's hammer, ana caused a fire loss. beside the life loss of near $500, 900, most of which was in the business section of Ard more Of the forty four dead, twen ty-five were negroes, most of whom were burned beyond recogni- tion. The nineteen white persons thorities al Ardmore charge the Sante Fe railroad with being respon- s'ble for the disaster.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
REVIVAL CLOSED

The revival at the big tent under tne direction Of Evangelist H. C. Hankins, closed last Sunday night, and the tent was shipped to Mont g9mery City, Mo, fore part of the week, to be used in meeting to commence October 10th. This meet ing will also be conducted by Evan geilst Hankins, and Prof. HoWey will have charge of the choir and music.
 It is impossible to estimate the amount of good that WAS done il S2ringdale= by the four weeks meet ing, something over one hundred con- fessed, and signified their intention of joining some church and living a Christian fife, and many others re neved with the spirit of Christianity
 \ large crowd attended the clos ing service Sunday evening. and sev- eral came up at the close of the ser vice and gave their lives to God Some special music by members of the choir was rendered Sunday ev. ening.
 While the services at the tent closed, by special request meeting was started Monday evening at the NJ. E. Church, South, to continue this week only. The evangelist work is being done by Rev. E. T. Martin, of Maria, Texas, who is in Springdale looking after his apple orchard, and consented to take charge. He is a ing some very interesting sermons.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
 ASSOCIATION MEETING

The School Improvement Associa- tion meets Monday afternoon, Octo- CT 4th, at the Grammar school build ing This is meeting Of much impor talce; election of officers for the coming year, also final arrangements for the dinner to be given November 9th.
 If you are not a member Of this association you are missing an oppor- tuaity to do your duty to your own or your neigabor's child, your school and your town for "A town is only as good as it's schools. :"
 The Association has mpbshed much in short time, and win few members, but not alone, yoa nave he. ped, and now We want you. Come and be one Of us.
 Last week, in the southern pert of this state, in town no larger than Springdale, S A, was organized with fifty-two members present.
 Let us have at least that many present Monday afternoon.
 $ \. Workers
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
SPRINGDALE STUDENTS
 OFF TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS

The educational ideas of com munity are well and ably determined by the number of it's young people who are seeking further training in institutions of higher education, than can be found in their local town or community.
 Springdale is to be especially coll graduated upon the fine showing 1t is making in this special regard. Or the 1915. or last years class of the Springdale High School, ten Of the members are in institutions Of high CT education. Namely:
 Cnas. Bouton, Jr., University of IT, inos.
 Margaret Marks, University of Mis- |souri.
 Thomas Rothrock, Kansas State Agricultural School.
 Carrel Sanders, Kansas State Ag- rieultral School.
 Harold Henson, University of Ar- kansas.
 Opheia Smith, University of Arkan- sas
 Beu3a Williamson, University of Arkansas.
 Carl Rice, Ouachita College.
 James Banta, Iewa State College, Ames.
 Bernfae Slaughter, Fayetteville Bus. mess College.
 In addition to the above members of the last year class, Kate Kerr Har.and Bird, Herman Stobaugh, Vel ma Leitzel, are all in the Univer sity of Arkansas from Springdale. and Miss Minnie Rice in Ouaehita College, while Art Davis is in Iowa State College at Ames.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
WON WEDNESDAY.

Gravity the pacing horse, own ed by Chas. Jarvis, of this place, had an easy walk k-away in the 2: l5 pace at the Washington County Fair, Wednesday afternoon. winning three straight heats and that without ex- ertion. The purse for the winner in this race was $500. Gravity is well known in this section. and has been seen on various tracks throughout this section, and was on at the Fair last season. His win on Wednesday was very easy, although other horses in the race were tout ed much stronger. Gravity goes again to-day (FridayD.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
FIRST FOOT BALL GAME
 WITH ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL

The opening game of the foot sea son of the Springdale High School wiu be played here Friday after noon of this week, when the team from the Rogers High School, comes 10 Springdale.
 The local team is not so strong as last year. q number of the best material graduating last season, ana are away at school. In the old men. Thompson, who played such a spec tacular game last year at quarter back, will be seen again this year in the lineup, also Gillette, end, Deaver, tackle, Hinson, half back, Stobaugh, at full, Taylor, at haLf-back, while the other members of the team are practically new men. The team this year misses Banta. at tackle, Sanders at futi; Shriner, the big tackle is in school. but not play ing on account of parental objection; Graham at center, aad Russom at end. and one or two others.
 It will take some very hard work to whip a team into shape this year, and the game Friday afternoon will be a preliminary game for the others on the schedule. which contains such teams as the University Of Arkansas. aaconds, Fort Smith High, Fayette- vile High, and Van Buren High. plays in Springdale Turkey Day, while the locals visit Fort smith four weeks hence
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
OAKLAND

Bro. Boyd preached at this place Sunday
 Several from this place attended the ordination at Shady Saturday. There was quite a crowd gathered at the home of Edd lyey the night of the 23, in honor of Miss Marie s eighteenth birthday. After hearing a lot of good music refreshments were served.
 Will Nail and family visited Robt. Eidson Sunday.
 Mir. Cookery is quite busy now making molasses.
 Char'ia Graue and Miss Ruby Weatherly visited Miss Gladys Con- ally Sunday.
 Edd Ivey made a trip to Spring Valley Friday.
 Miss Mary Evey is very sick with erysipelas.
 Bob Shaffer of Spring Valley WAS in this community Sunday on busi- ness
 Blue Eyes
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
B|G COUNTY FAIR

The tenth annual event for Wash ington County opened at Fayetteville Tuesday morning, when the gates to the Washington County Fair ground swung open for visitors.
 The Washington County Fair has already earned the distinction Of be- ing one of the biggest, if not the b ggest. county fairs in the state, and as usual large crowd attended the fair opening day The crowd this Year is not so large as last year, this being caused by rain which fell at noon, and intermittent1y during the day, and while the rain was not near so heavy at Fayetteville as other places in the county 1t kept a large number of visitors away, and espec- ially among the school children. The first day of the fair is always School Day and the pupils of the schools of the northwest counties are admitted free.
 In exhibits this year. the Fair sur passes any previous years, both in number and quality of exhibits. There are something near roc more exhibits al the Fair this year than ever before A decided improvement may be noted in the various displays over those of past years. almost every department showing more care and attention. There are more township exhibits this year than last. but springdale is not represent ed.
 In concessions there is noticeable scarciey of the various fake shows that are usually expected at coun- tv fair. And there is also scarcity of the shows of the better class. This being accounted for, from the fact that very few shows of this eharae- tor are on the road this season.
 The races are up to the usual standard
 D. E. Richer, of springdale, presi- dent of the Arkansas State Horticul- tural Society, has charge of the hor- OiCulluFdI =tSIlDIiS al tne Idlf, duu Mir. Richer has on display forty four different varieties of apples grown on his farm here. There are many other exhibitors from Spring dale in this department. E. F. Rice. of this place having a nice display.
 In the school department, the local high school has very creditable ex- hibit considering the amount Of time consumed in arranging for it. Some of the work done by different students, as we'll as various views around the high school building and grounds are on exhibition.
 Rain Wednesday and threatening weather almost all morning kept large number of local visitors away that day, but quite a crowd was eN pected Friday, the last day of the fair, and also the date of the big cir GUS, which is to show on the fair grounds.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
NEW CONCERN OPENS.

The Nix-Callison Undertaking Go, opened in Springdale for business fare part of this week. They are carryins splendid line of under takins eo3ds, and ia correction have a line os wall paper, paints and oils. They are lo eated in the building for ,ne~ly occupied by tie Wirthmore Grocery in tAe Fl1t6her block. The entire interior of the building has bsea remode2ed, and rooms arranged f1r special attention to the Undertak- ing, wall paper and paint business. The house here is in charge of Joe Nix, formerly with the Moore Under taking Co, at Fayetteville; he is a registered embalmer and undertaken
 as is his partner MT. Callison, of Rogers The entire line is new in every departmnt.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIP
 HAD NO EXHIBIT Af FAIR

Visitors to the Washington Goun- ty Fair from Springdale will doubt lessly regret the fact that Springdale Township has no exhibit at the Fair this year Several other townships have splendid showings, notably Prairie in which Fayetteville is lo- cated, Elm Springs, Center, Star Hill, and Winslow. There is also a splen- did potato exhibit from the Experi- ment Station at the University, in the same department as the town ship exhibits, which are located un- der the grand stand
 Just why Springdale has no exhib- It is unknown. unless it be that there was none in the township interest ed enough to take charge. and ar range the exhibit. Chas Routon, Jr., and H. H. Hough had charge of the exhibit last year, and their display and arrangements were splendid, but this year, the former is away at school and the latter was busy with farm work. Springdale township could easily arrange an exhibit that would compete with those shown. and it would be splendid adver- tisement for Springdale if it could be done. This township has the fruit, the grains, the stock, the forage crops and everything necessary to make winning exhibit the only lacking feature being some person to take charge and push the exhibit along. Let's do better next year.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01

charge
 As to the Avis and Hinson affair at the depot, will say that Alderman J. s. Ewalt and l got together and discussed the proper course to pur- Sue. We agreed to offer our assist ance to Marshal Avis. Mir. Ewalt went to him and tandered him our assistance. Avis was so indifferent that he apparently regarded Us as intruders into his own private af- fairs. We then decided to let the matter shape it's own course
 admi. the shamefulness of the assault on Avis by Chas. Nail and deplorn it as much as any one, but When the case came to trial the evi- danca was So badly lacking that no conviction could possibly have been had against any of them except Chas. Nail. assessed a fine against him of $50. % and costs and released the others upon the advice of the deputy prosecuting attorney. My action does not bar any one from prescott ing them before the grand jury.
 All men have equal rights under the law and a man acting as court under a constitutional oath has no right D try person on general prin ciples He must try him according to law and evidence and render his verdict accordingly.
 We have three kinds Of courts that can assess fines, Justices of the Peace. Mayors and Circuit Judges. It is the custom of all three courts to assess the minimum fine espec- fally on pleas of guilty. It has been the custom of every mayor Spring ldale ever had. Only a few times have they ever gone above the mini mum. Why not charge every court in the land with corruption? I- ann guilty ot following tho example of the circuit court and of all the other mayors of Springdale However I have assessed number of fines above the minimum. It is very no- ticeable fact that folks in all walks Of life are willing to accept the smallest fine when they or their friends are on trial
 l am told and my observations bear out the statement that some eyangelists make it a practice to start something sensational every where they go and these sensations must be had at any cost, so they can go forth and tel how they clean ed out Sprlngdale, etc, etc, when in truth they have only brought about strife and lowered the standard of Christianity
 l want it clearly understood that I have profound respect for Chris tlanlty and all of it's true representa- dves but cannot in justice to my Self and the town of Springdale over look these hypoeritical and false statements
 Now in regard to the clean up or cover up. It has come to my at
 
 s1gners of the Immortal Document have been violating our garbage laws by covering up instead of cleaning up. If you are in earnest get busy and clean Up. Sweeping in front of your own door is a mighty good practice.
 My private and public life during my citizenship of 28 years in Spring dale speaks for itself Like all oth- CTS l have my enemies as we'll as my friends. All that l ask of my enemies is that they be honest If You have other Immortal Documents Up your sleeve shoot them out assure you that my replies will be honest and straightforward
 Respectfully,
 l. T. Lane, Mayer.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
A EEP AX
TO "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH SPRINGDALEw

The above article which appeared in The News last week is direct attack on me, which 1 at first thought of making no reply to, but after careful consideration decided to let the public have the truth. This article, l am told, is the product Of A. L. Cline, H. C. Hankins, Geo. W. Green and k. T. Phillips. H. C. Hankins came to my office and nos d around for court statistics with out ever mentioning his true inten- tions. He then retired with others to their secret chamber and drew up the Immortal Document; pre- same for sensational purposes only as that seems to be the only pur- pose such a document could possibly serve. This article as you know was read out at the tent meeting at one of their regular meetings; at time and place where he and his crowd were the only persons to be heard
 It is true that Springdale is a beautiful little city of the second class and is said to be situated in the Ozarks, has good water. good Aea!5h and a large per cent Of good people most Of whom were here when the above mentioned agitators moved in and will still be here long after these agitators have folded their tents aad moved away 10 af fiet other communities.
 Springdale has no larger per cent of lawlessness than any other town in the state of it's size.
 The truth is that the editor of fhe News has developed a mania for giving big head lines to local dis turbances. He has also shown great interest i'll publishing every thing that seemed in any way to re- fleet Of me.
 The statement Among the first things Avis did was to arrest some of the friends Of Mayor Lane, at this ths Mayor became indignant is an absolute falsehood. it is also a base falsehood that refused to issue warrants for the arrest of my friends. The records will show that some of my best personal friends have been fined
 admit that Marshal Avis and were friends. that l tried to assist him in his work as marshal, but deny that I ever voted or worked for him when he was candidate fer marshal. l understand that A. L. Cline in his remarks the night he presented the Immortal Document said that l became "peeved' on ac- count of him being against Avis. Now. if the reverend will stop and reflect he will remember that the arrangement between us was caus- ed by altogether different things not necessary to mention now.
 In regard to Newt and Lin Hinson; admit the relationship and have been advised by my own lawyers and several prosecuting attorneys not to try them as the cases would De reversed on appeal to circuit court. However l was also advised that l might assess fine against them on q plea of guilty which l did a short time ago in the case of Newt Hinson
 In regard to the Sunday riot in which Len Hinson was the principal aggressor will say that l had nothing Q do with his fines and nothing to do with his release from jail. He WAS fined by Esq Atwood 5000 for resis- ing an officer, 5000 for being drunk and sl0.00 for gambling. The remainder of the gang were brought before me and four of the leaders were fined $15. % and costs each for gambling and the others 5000 and costs each on the same
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
SHADY GROVE CEMETERY
 WORKING OCTOBER 9TH

Friday, October sth. is the day set for the annual working of the Shady Grove Cemetery. This is an annual affair and the people inter- ested are invited to bring dinner and join in the work. Remember, Friday, October Sth
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01
MUSICIAN HERE.

Lloyd B. Curtis, of Norman, Okla, who has been on the Redpath-Brock- man Chautauqua Circuit as director of Dunbar,s Singing Band, and has also completed six weeks engage ment with the Nine White Hussars. spent Thursday evening of last week. as the guest of Miss Minnie Morrison Of this place. He Left Friday morning for points in Oklahoma, en route to his home in Norman
 Mr. Curtis visited in Springdale something near year ago. and is making many friends here. While here he gave sevral splendid cornet solos, and he is considered among the best cornetists in Oklahoma.
The Springdale news., 1915-10-01

Springdale schools were not repre- scented in any of the feats for school children at the Washington County Fair at Fayetteville Tuesday after neon. The relay race was won easily by Fayetteville High, while the tug of-war went to the same school A demonstration of first aid'' was giy- en by students on the race track 0h front fo the grand stand. which was very interesting, and we'll done.