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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
Mrs. Elizabeth Kirsch.
(F'rom Mondays Daily Press)

After suffering for months from
the ravages of cancer, Mrs. Eliza
beth Kirsch, aged so years, widow
of the late Fred Kirsch and mother
of w. F. Kirsch, a prominent attor-
ney of this city, died at the family
home on West Court street Satur-
day night at ten o'clock. For sew
eral weeks Mrs. Kirsch had been
in serious condition and her rela-
tives and friends realized that death
lowered near. Her remains were
conveyed to Belleville, ILL.,, the for
mer home of the family, to be in
tered by the side of her husband,
Fred Kirsch, who died in this city
six years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirsch came to
Paragould nine years ago from
Belleville, and during his residence
here Mr. Kirsch was manager of
the plant of the Paragould Brick
Company, located on West Court
street.
Mrs. Kirsch was a most estimable
woman, possessing the charming
graces and sweet simplicity that
made her presence a benediction to
those associated with her. She
was devoted to her home, her
neighbors and was esteemed and
loved by a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Kirsch is survived by two
sons-W. F. Kirsch' of this city and
George Kirsch of st. Louis, and
one daughter, Mrs. Martin Eckert,
of Houston, Texas.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
JONESBORO STRIKE
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Union and Non Union Men Have
Fight. L. G. & E. Trains
Continue to Run.

Jonesboro, July 20.-Striker and
strikebreaker engaged in clash
here Friday night, and Saturday
morning in police court Edward
Greer was fined $25 for assault and
battery on a man named Wilker-
son. Greer is Jonesboro Lake
City and Eastern railroad striker,
AMI Wilkerson is a strikebreaker.
In a fight Wilkerson was beaten
considerably.
The difficulty was an echo of
the strike pulled off by the en-
ployes of the road several weeks
ago. in which the strikers posi-
lions were filled, the management
of the road refusing the demands
of their employees for better wages
and better working conditions.
A few extra guards along the
route of the railway and an extra
guard at the Jonesboro. Lake City
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
LARGE CHECK
IS DEPOSITED
A. Bertig, Representing Crystal Ice
Co., Places 100000 in Para
gould Trust Co.

(From Fridays Daily Press)
How would you like to be-
With customers poking hundred
thousand dollar checks through
the window at you?
Of course, this is not an every
day, after-breakfast and after-din
ner, ordinary average affair il
Paragould, but, just the same, il
happens and it does not in the
least disturb the equilibrium of ex.
istence. The cashier merely takes
a little tonic, polishes his finger.
tips, says "How-de-do, Mr.. Der.
tig," and "Shall 1 place this item
to the credit of your personal &C
COUNT" writes out a slip of ac-
acknowledgement and proceeds to ask
if crops are good and what are the
prospects for innocent cotton
Then with a few careless remarks
to the effect that finances are cas-
ing up a little, and side sug-
gestion tending to show that the
exchange bank in St. Louis or Chi
is, will have a fairly decent idea
of Paragould as a producing center
of checks with a punch, the Incl
dent closes with the assurance
from the depositor that before long
there'll be second Item" just like
this one chasing along, the cashier
turns to his task just as though
dealing in million dollar bonds and
indorsing securities for the Allies
were merely hum-drum duties in
cident to the task of being cashier
Of a high class bank in a progress
i've little city.
When A. Bertig, president of the
Crystal Ice Co., walked up to Cash
Ter Markham's window at the Par
agouId Trust Co. this morning and
passed in a check for $100,000.0O,
the largest single deposit ever
made in Paragould was entered of
record. The check was issued by
Jno. H. Watkins in favor of the
Arkansas Light e Power Company.
1t was drawn on the Guaranty
Trust Co., of New York, and is
partial payment for the Crystal Ice
Co., which has just changed hands.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
BEES KILL FIVE HOUNDS
WHEN HIVE is ATTACKED

Peebskill, N. Y, July 17.-Four
persons suffered painful wounds and
five valuable hounds were killed
by a swarm of bees which set upon
the hounds in the door yard of Les
Low in Peekskill yesterday.
When one of the hounds attack
ed the hive the queen bee lighted
upon it. Swarms of other bees
Joined her in the attack and soon
the five hounds were baying pitt
fully.
Leslie Low, Jr., tried to drive the
bees with a blanket, but they turn
ed upon him. His cries brought
his father and mother and neigh
Dor, who routed the bees with
brooms, but not until they had al
been stung several times, and the
five hounds killed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY MAN
SHOOTS AND KILLS WIFE

JonesbOrO, July 2O.-A. B. Jones,
sheriff, received a telephone mes
sage yesterday from Mangrum, a
small place located in the eastern
part of the county, advising him to
keep a watch for Henry Woods, a
young white planter, who shot and
killed his wife yesterday morning
and who had made his escape. So
far nothing has been heard of
Woods, but the officers are working
on the case. The killing is said
to have resulted from domestic
trouble, but just what the nature
is was not obtainable.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
BABY FALLS 20 FEET TO
GROUND: PICKS SELF UP

Wynne, July l7.-While playing
on the second floor of the Cross
county country club Thursday aft
ernoon, little Margaret Helen Mer-
rift, year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. p. Merritt, fell out of the
window to the ground, a distance
of 20 feet. When her father rush
ed to her side she had gotten up
and did not begin to cry until he
lifted her in his arms. No one
saw the child fall. but a screen
pushed out showed the cause. A
medical examination showed the
child was only bruised by the fall.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
Program for West Side Teachers
Meeting, Walcott, Aug. IA.

Character of English to be
Taught in Fifth and Sixth Grades"
Lester Edwards.
Methods of Arousing Parents
in the Rural Districts to Cooper
ate with the Teacher in School
Work"-Geo. H. Rogers.
"The Rural Schools Greatest
Need'-Rev. j. L. Baton.
'The Value of a Literary Socie-
ty in Connection with the Public
School '-Mose Rhea.
Hygiene-phase selected - DR..
Majors.
O. P. SCHISLER,
MARY O'DELL,
CLEVIE CATHEY,
Committee.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

The Greene county marketing as
ISOLATION held an interesting meet
ing at the court house Saturday.
After the regular routine Of bust
ness, the meeting was addressed by
Hon. J. H. Fry of Little Rock. The
cooperative handling of perishaple
farm products was very ably dis
cussed, and a large amount OF val
liable information was given the
association. The next meeting will
be held on Saturday, July 81, at
[ o'clock D. m. at the court house.
We are pleased to. be able to say
to the farm wives of Greene county
that R. H. Mason of the dairy di-
vision of the U. S. department of
agriculture will hold a butter scor-
ing and judging demonstration
some time near the first Saturday
in August. Every housewife who
feels that she would like to know
something more about the delicate
operations required in making first
class butter should attend this
meeting.
Farmers and dairymen who are
making butter for sale are epescial
ly invited to come and bring the
wife to this demonstration.
Mr.. Mason will have a small but
ter making apparatus with him and
will show all the different process
es of making a first class article.
We hope that some of the farmers
will be liberal enough to bring
small amount of milk, and those
having cream separators will please
bring a small amount of cream.
Farmers and their wives who are
making and selling butter should
also bring along a pound of their
own butter and let Mr.. Mason pass
on it and offer suggestions as to
any improvement that might be
made in it. When we have some
thing to sell our neighbors and
friends in the city, we wish it to
be of the best quality. Mr.. Mason
will be able to make suggestions
as to improving the quality and al
so lessening the labor and cost of
manufacture.
Definite date of demonstration
will be announced later.
The Gresham Bros. of Halliday
have proven their faith in the di-
versification campaign and that
Greene county will in the future
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

According to experts, the force
of the rotation of the earth on the
gyroscopic compass which has been
adopted by the United States navy
is POI times as great as the force
of magnetism on the magnetic
needle.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

and Eastern station and trains run
ming regularly over the road, is
the present condition, and officials
say there will be no concessions to
the employees who quit work.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
FARM DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT
Edited by Thos. J. Bentley

bought a power hay baler and are
baling hay for the farmers of the
county. They are doing first
class work and are reasonable in
prices. The writer spent some
time with them on the farm of Jno.
Burton, miles north of town, last
week and they put out 1877 bales
in a little less than 4 hours We
held the watch on them for
short time to see just what they
were doing and they put out Is
bales in Is minutes.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

We spent some time last week in
the neighborhood of Hookers and
LATE. j. H. Thomas, Van Wilson,
Carl Bishop, C. ]. Bell and sever
al other farmers of that neighbor-
hood are raising cantaloupes this
year. The crop is fairly good and
is now ready for harvest.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

Messrs. Peyton Robb G. Son, the
owners of the LATE FIGURING mill,
not to be outdone, have asked the
writer to say to all farmers who
have wheat, that if the farmer will
estimate the number of barrels of
flour required to run his family
year, that he may bring and store
in the mill enough wheat to make
the flour, and draw out flour as
needed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

A. J. Bishop & Son shave joined
the progressive farming class and
proven their faith by buying a
new threshing machine and tractor.
They are running every day
wheat and oats for them
selves and neighbors.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

]. H. Barner has also bought
and put into operation new
threshing machine, and he some
times gets more than 1900 bushels
per day.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

The Gresham Bros. of Halliday
have proven their faith in the di-
versification campaign and that
Greene county will in the future
raise more food and feed for home
and for market. They have lately
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

The farmer who has no wheat
may buy from a neighbor and
take advantage of the same offer.
All members of the various kinds
of club work under instruction of
Thos. j. Bentley are requested to
meet at the agricultural hall in
Paragculd next Saturday at
O'Clock. DonD't fail to come, boys
Farm work is not so pressing now
and it is necessary that you be
present.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
CALLED FOR MORE SECURITY
Baggage Carried by United States Sem
ator Did Not Satisfy Colored
"OVerseer" of Hotel.

Senator JEFF Davis of Arkansas tells
this one on himself:
81 had an appointment to speak at
a town in eastern Arkansas on a Sat
urday, and l arrived on a late train
the night before, CRYING nothing but
a small h~andgrip. l went to a hotel
near the depot. There was no one
on duty at the hour, except the night
porter, and he vas acting as porter,
clerk and general overseer. l reg
istered, and he showed me to a room;
but in a few minutes he came back
and said:
Boss, my 'struction is, when q
gemman haven't any baggage, to coli
lect in advance.
why, I've got baggage l replied
pointing to the little grip.
~ know, sir, boss. he said; but
you've stayed too long on that al
ready"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
AN EDITOR

Mr.. S. T. Hoag, Editor Pine Plains
IN. " Herald, confesses: "In all
the many years I have advertised DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, l
have never before paid DR.. Kennedy
a long standing debt of gratitude.
For years I suffered terribly from
rheumatism. I finally tried Favorite
Remedy with permanent benefit. 1t
is the best medicine for effectually
expelling the cause of rheumatism
uric acid. 1t helped my kidneys; toned
up my liver; made me feel like living"
Write Kennedy Co., Rondout, N. Y,
for a free trial.-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Good Angel Of the Aviators.

There is a French woman who hides
her identity, who for months has been
sending generous contributions OF
money through LIE Figaro of Paris
to the French army, and most partic-
ularly to the aviation corps.
For some time no more money was
forthcoming, but a few days ago the
Figaro received this letter from her:
MY savings are all gone, and | am
grieved to the heart at not being able
to help our beloved soldiers any more,
especially our aviators. / wish above
all things that the airmen should be
warmly and comfortably clothed. But,
in spite of everything. have managed
to do a little more for them. Please
excuse met is such a little bit"
Inclosed with the letter was the
French woman's check for $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
IMPRESS HIM MUCH
But Listener Was Ready to Admit
That He Heard the Sermon
Under Difficulties.

A new minister in a rural district
who wished to make the acquaintance
of the members of his congregation,
and also to discover whether they
were pleased with his discourses, met
an old farmer whose face he recog-
nized as one who had attended the
church the previous Sunday, and, stop
ping him, said:
Mr.. Brown, how did you like my
sermon last Sunday"
We'll, parson," replied the old man
you see, l didn't have a fair chance
to judge. Right in front of me was
old Miss Smith and the rest of that
gang with their mouths wide open just
a swallerin' down all the best of your
sermon; m what reached me, parson,
was purity poor stuff, purity poor stuff.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12

Robert P. Skinner, American consul
general in London, as he appeared
aboard the steamship Rotterdam on
its arrival at New York. Mr.. Skinner
was summoned to Washington to give
the state department a first-hand re-
port on trade conditions in England
and the methods used by Great Brit
ain in diverting and holding up Amer
lean commerce. He admitted that he
had heard the report that he was per-
soma non grata in England, but said
he had no reason to believe he was,
and that before he left there several
calls were made on him that refuted
any such suggestion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
GIVES CHANCE TO rubber"
Simple Reason Why Men Have Adopt
ed style of Wearing Hat on
Back of the Head.

An explanation has been suggested
Of the style now prevalent among
men of wearing the hat IN the back
of the head.
The chief function for the hat ex-
cept for the bald is to shade the eyes.
but on a city street there is seldom
any direct sunshine, and therefore
small actual necessity Tor shading the
eyes with the hatbrim.
Now comes the discovery of an I'M
polling motive to keep the hat IN the
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12

back of the head. This motive exists
in cities, even for the Oldest resident.
Take New York, for instance. Inter
esting things are always happening
there above the level of the eyes,
things that people like to look at, even
while they pass along. If the hat were
worn low on the face the head would
have to be craned upward, and every
one would know that the person was
looking at a particular thing.
Whereas when the hat is worn on
the back of the head the eyes may
roam where they will. and an air of
indifference and sang froid be pre-
served.
Here is an instance of a style which
seems ar affectation having q real
basis In utility.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Familiar to Him.

Judge Clayton of Alabama tells of g
case in a court of that state in which
the first witness called was an aged
colored man.
Before he vas sworn the presiding
magistrate directed that the usual
question be put to the fellow. DO
you know the nature of an oath?"
The old colored man shifted himself
from one foot to the other before re-
plying. A sly grin crept into his face.
We'll, jedge," said he. Il can't say
how it's wild mos folks; but, yo'
honoh. / reckon it's sorter secon' ma
ture wild me-"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Correct.

What is one of the characteristics
of the Indian racer" asked an instruc-
tor in the city college.
They play football to beat the
band" replied a former De Witt Clin-
ton boy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
ANXIOUS 10 HELP OTHERS,

Having been a sufferer from lung
trouble some time and o well, l
will gladly give anyone with bronchial
asthma, throat or lung trouble full
information free of charge, as to the
treatment I took at home. Address
Miss M. B. Roberts, 25 Foster St.,
Worcester, Mass.-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Tramp Too Anxious to Work.

A tramp. hired recently by William
Corcoran Of Volga, S. D., to cut the
grass and weeds about the Corcoran
home, worked z~ealously than
most tramps. When the owner ar
rived he discovered that the fellow
had carefully cut down. not only the
grass and weeds, but all the potato
plants.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Amazing Rise.

Some men have the commercial
instinct highly developed"
For example?"
We'll, there's Tom Jones, who used
: go to school with me. He started
with very little capital and went into
the chicken feed business"
Yes, and now?"
He's a dealer in elephant fodder"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Susnieious.

THE cook is leaving tomorrow,
John"
What's the matter? Don't we pay
her enough?"
she says it's very strange that
every time she has an afternoon OF
our automobile is in the repair shop.
She thinks we do 1t on purpose"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
More Important.

HAS your son picked out a Ire
for himself YETI"
Heavens, no! 1t takes all that boys
time picking out socks and neckties."
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Not So Easy.

my doctor tells me l ought to go
South for the winter"
well, why don't you go?"
HE doesn't tell me how to raise the
money"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12

The New York Bankers club mem
bership controls $4,000, UUO, 900 in
money and securities.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
The Lower Level.

well, / can't tell you how glad l am
to sit down to dinner in a plain bust
ness suit"
Where have you been all summer"
AT an Adirondack camp."-Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12

The first photograph showing the
crown princess Of Germany and her
infant, born April 8, 1915. The young
ster is the only daughter of the Ger
man heir and his wife. and is known
las the German war baby" although
she has been christened "Alexan-
drine." 1t is believed she was born
and christened while her father, the
Grown Prince Frederick. was at the
front.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
Nor GRAY Hnirs but Tfred EYED

make us look Older than We are. Keep your
Eyes young and you will look young After
the Movies always Murine Your Eyes
bon'A tell your age.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
What I~unorance.

"Shall we hap~ champagne or some
other wine?"
"Are there other winesf"
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