The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-10


 J. B. Mum, the Laneburg merchant, was among the business visitors to Prescott this afternoon.
 Richard White has accepted the agency of the Peoples Laundry at Little Rock and will call for and de- Have a good time at the spelling bee at the court house Friday night. Advt.
 Joe Hood, one of our good citizens from down at Emmet, was attending to business in the city today. Judge Haynie is at home today from Hope where he has spent the past week in Hampstead circuit court. He will return there Monday, to recon vene this body.
 Extra Special Values in Millinery this week! Attractive new hats for Ladies and Misses. Whether you want an every day or dress hat, YOU will find it here at price that suits you. Hats of Satin, Faille, Braid, Nadine, Straw, and in combination also, will be offered during this sale, All excellent designs.-Mre. A. E. Shankle. Advt
 of tre will give every child under the age of 12 years ticket absolutely free to the show next Tuesday even ing. A coupon will appear in this pa per and it is to be cut out and present. ed at the door of the Gem Tuesday evening. It will admit the bearer There will positively be no one admit ed free who does not have coupon or who is over 12 years of age. Advt
 Probably the largest crowd that has been in the city this year was here today. The rain last night stopped farm work in many communities and then there were a large number who had not paid their taxes and this is the last day allowed to settle without the penalty. An unusual good Saur- day trade was also enjoyed by the merchants.
 Our school superintendent, princi- pal and teachers returned last evening from Little Rock where they had spent the past three days of this week attending the annual meeting of the State Teachers Association. Schools here as we'll as all over the state sus- pended Thursday and Friday for this gathering and will be resumed Mon day morning.
 Hampstead Circuit Court has been in session here this week, and excel lent progress is being made in the disposition of the cases as they ap- pear on the docket, although no eases of general importance have yet been tried. It is considered probable that the term will last well into the third week, and the work on the criminal docket will begin early next week. When other cases before the Court have been disposed of, the County seat contest case will be tried.-Star of Hope.
 Director Dwight Blake yesterday received official notice of the transfer of the First Regiment Band of the Arkansas National Guard from Little Rock to Hope, and the Second Regi- ment Band from this city to Benton vile. This promotion for Prof. Blake and the Hope Band is recognition of superior ability which is well de- served, and is a compliment not alone to him and his organization, but to the city of Hope as well-Star of Hope.
 Those who heard the charge of Judge Haynie to the grand jury on Monday, say that there will be no trouble for the jury to understand what sins and shortcomings it is their duty to look after. Evidently he has fine idea of the evils of selling booze and carrying pistols, and it is his intention to try to blot out these probably the worst evils of our coun- ty, though so far as We know, viola tions of the laws against them are not very frequent,-Hope Gazette.