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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27
Hibbing Tax Fight Settled.

The Hibbing Mimi, busiress
men have been successful in their
efforts to end the tax dispute be
tween the village officials and the
companies operating mines within
the corporate limits. The compan-
les are TO pay their back taxes
amounting to Approximately So
900 and the village tax levy for 1916
is to be reduced from 81 900, 900 to
$4,000. The general expense of
conducting the village is not to ex-
ceed S24 500 a month, except in
case Of emergencies. All existing
contracts will stand, and litigation
pertaining to them IS to be aban-
doned. The proposed S1,5O0, 900
bond issue is to be abandoned
w. J. West, superintendent Of
the Oliver Iron Mining company,
was largely responsible for the set
tlement. He held several confer
ences with Mayor Power, members
of the council, mine officials and
business men, and with favorable
results. The news spread about the
village, and the council chamber
was far too small to accommodate
the citizens who desired to follow
the proceedings attending the fo;-
NAL settlement. The meeting was
! adjourned to the armory.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27

Octave Secor, one of the early
settlers of Hurley, passed away
last Friday evening shortly before
eight o clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Pollock. He
had been in failing health for more
than a year but was able to be up
and about until month ago, when
he was compelled to take to his
bed. Bright's disease and dropsy
was the cause of his death.
The deceased was born in Cana
da and was about 90 years of age.
When a young man he settled at
Munising, Mich, where he resided
a few years and was married Later
the family moved to Waverly,
Mimi, and after a residence there
of several years came to Hurley,
which was about % years ago. The
family home has been in Hurley
all this time with the exception of
a short residence at Pence and at
Ironwood. Mrs. Secor died last
spring, April 7. Thirteen children
| live to mourn the loss of their par
ents. They are Peter and Fred OF
Hurley, Mrs. David Mascotte OF
/ Portland, Ore, Mrs. David Dalbec
of Verona, Mich, Joseph of Hur-
/ ley, Mrs. George Fitzsimmons Of
Detroit, Mich, Matt, Mrs. John
Thompson, Mrs. Joseph Pollock
Phillip, William, David ard Bert
of Hurley. Mrs. Mascotte and
Mrs. Fitzsimmons were unable tC
/ be present at the funeral, which
was held Monday morning from
\ St. Mary's church with intermen'
H in the Hurley cemetery.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27
FARMERS HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
Federal Report Shows Success in
Wisconsin in Spite of
Early Frost.

How we'll the farmers of Wis
consin Jared this year regardless of
the damage done by the frost which
covered portions of the state and
which dipped down into Iowa and
Illinois, is suggested by the returns
shown on other crops in the state
by the United States crop report.
We should come to the conclusion
which is fast taking hold of the
farmers of Iowa and Illinois, that
corn is not the paramount crop
especially where numerous silos are
ready to largely save that crop in
case frost comes before it is entire
ly mature.
Hay and pastures are vastly more
important to the Wisconsin farmers
than corn in fact this is the case
wherever the livestock industry is
developed as it should be. In Wis
consin the importance of the mead
ows and pastures compares with
that of the corn crop i'll at least the
ratio of three to one.
Then there is the oats crop in
this state occupies more than 40
per cent more acreage than the corn
crop. Added to these are the con-
siderable acreages of other small
grains and the special crops. So it
is plainly seen that corn is in the
background in importance.
The government reports indicate
yield of forty seven bushels of
oats per acre in Wisconsin. Incl
IDENTIFY it may be noted that this is
far greater than the yield of oats in
any large producing state. But
oats occupy 40 per cent more acre
age than corn in Wisconsin. If to
the oats crop we add 40 per cent to
the yield, we more than recoup
40 per cent loss in the corn crop
which the frost may have got. This
is about the situation this year.
But the Wisconsin silo is going
to reduce the loss to the corn crop
which was occasioned bv the frost.
1t is believed that the loss to that
crop has been overestimated, any
how. Large portions of the state,
where the greatest acreages of corn
prevail, escaped the frost and made
a heavy yield. Perhaps the loss
will be not more than 25 per cent.
Thus we see that the loss no mat
ter which figures are used and
without consideration of the sal
wage coming from the silo-is more
than taken care of by the added
oats yield.
And there is the more than ordi-
nary hay crop and the better pas
turage. The acreage of these two
sources of farm income is vastly
greater than that of corn, and there
again the loss on corn is more than
recouped. The winds that brought
the smaller loss brought also the
greater gain. And this is saying
nothing of many of the other crops
of smaller acreages that were better
than usual this year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27
EARLY RESIDENTS CALLED.
The Death Angel Enters the Homes of
Two of Hurley's Pioneer aud
Well Known Citizens.

/ Simon J McNally, for more than
Is years resident of Hurley, an
swered the final summons at noon
Wednesday following an illness
extending over a period of about a
year and a half. While his rela-
tlves and friends were aware of the
fact that Mr.. McNally s illness was
OF serious nature his death was
sudden and unexpected. He was
troubled with a complication of
diseases which gradually sapped
his life-blood and ravaged his vi
tality until death ensued. At times
he seemed to rally and was able to
be up and about, and then again
his illness would become such that
he was Compe He'd to remain in bed
for a long period of time. Upon
arriving home at noon Wednesday
his daughter, Mayme, went 10 his
room to look after his wants and
while she was assisting him he
breathed his last.
Simon ]. McNally was born at
Calumet Island, Province of Que
bee, Canada, Dec. 20, 1848. Some
years later he took up his residence
at Harrisville, Mich, and made
his home there for many years.
Twenty-three years ago he came to
Hurley and resided here since. He
was a bookkeeper and was employ
ed at this work during his resi-
dence here for various concerns on
the range. During the later years
he was employed at the Cary mine
office, holding that position at the
time he became i'll and which fore
ed him to give up his duties. He
served as town treasurer of the
town of Vaughn one year and also
served one year as a member of the
town board. He was a most up
right citizen and bore the respect
of all. He is survived by daugh-
ter, Mayme, and a brother, Cor
nelius, of Calumet Island, Canada,
who arrived here Thursday morn
ing and that evening the remains
were shipped to Harrisville, Mich,
to be buried beside those of his
wife. He was a member of Hur-
ley Council Knights of Columbus,
the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin
and the Foresters of America.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27

Visit the Womens' Exchange, 1o9
Norrie street, IronwOOd, for beaUS-
full handmade inexpensive gifts.
Phone 184.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05

becued meat on the fair grounds
last week.
Messrs. A. M. Allen, Mike FO-
ley, Jr., and Frank Hill spent
from Thursday till Saturday
with relatives and friends at
Texarkana and attended the
Ringing Bros. show.
Remember the speaking at the
Anderson school house Monday
night, Nov. 8, by 1915, John A.
Currie of San Antonio, Texas,
one of the noted and prominent
speakers of the country.
At the home of Rev. Rowe Mon
day night last, at Battlefield, Mr.
Floyd Johnson of PatmOs and
Miss Lille McHanev Of this
place were married, Rev. Rowe
officiating. We wish the young
couple a long, happy married
life. Uncle George.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
OUR Spring HILL LETTER

Spring HI i'll, Nov. 5.-The school
is increasing and progressing
nicely.
A good Rain would be appre-
ciated in this locality.
A number of our townspeople
attended the fair last week.
Mrs. L. G.. Yocom is on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. Undertake, the Battle
field school teacher, was over
Monday trading with us.
j. w. Moses and family spent
Sunday on his Bots D'Arc farm
hunting hickory nuts.
Mart Yocom attended the fair
at Hope Saturday and remained
over Sunday with friends.
Bob Huckabee and family of
Battlefield moved his belongings
to the Bill Lafferty farm Monday.
Mart Yocom returned to Pow
ers Monday to haul sawlOgs for
! tho Powers mill.
The Misses Yocom and Ludie
and Fay Tarpley spent part of
Sunday afternoon with Miss Ma
ME Turner.
Next Sunday Rev. Jones OF
Shower Springs is to deliver his
first association sermon in this
place.
Tom YOcom was at Hope Sun.
day afternoon, the guest Of
friends.
Misses Ludie Tarpley, Mamie
Turner, Fay Tarpley and Mr.
George Huckabee were t h {
guests of the Misses Yocom
Sunday.
Services t Evening Shade
church next Sunday at II A. M.
by the pastor, Rev. Ward, of Pat
mos.
John Riley Yocom served bar
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
SOUGHT SHOES; GETS SNAKES
Reptile Was Wrapped in Neat Pack
age and Left at Electric
Car Station.

Miss Ella NJ. Kinna, living near
here, while on her way to Frederick
to purchase a pair of shoes, saw a
neatly wrapped package the size of a
shoe box lying near her as she
stepped to the electric car station at
Clifton.
When she took the paper off she
found a box bearing the label of a
well-known style of woman's shoes,
and took the top off. A four-foot
black snake sprang in her face. Miss
Kinna screamed for help, and the
snake was killed. She is now in a
highly nervous state as the result of
her fright.-Frederick (Md.) Dis
patch Philadelphia Record.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
KEEP OUT OF DEBT.

The curse of farming in the
south is debt; debt brought
about by credit while growing a
crop. Arkansas farmers must
get out of this habit. They are
nearer this possibility now than
ever before. 1t is abSurdly
wrong for a farmer to have to
ask credit for food for his fam
lily or feed for his team. A farm
er may well go into debt for a
SOW or a COW or a mare or even
for a good pillow or possibly for
fertilizer but never for food or
feed, except for coffee and SUI
gar and such things, and for
flour if he does not grow wheat.
Arkansas farmers have just got
to get out of debt and keep out
OF debt for the living" Every
farmer should be tagged who
does not have at least fifty good
hens, three sows and two OF
three cows and a garden for veg
etables for all the year. The
Dean of the Extension of the
University at Fayetteville wants
to hear from the Arkansas farm
ers and Arkansas farm women
who have found ways of making
in one year one hundred dollars
or more IN cash over and above
the cotton and corn and feed.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
SPECIAL PROGRAM AT CO.
LUMBUS SATURDAY night

Special to the TELEGRAPH.
Columbus, Nov. Miss Joe
May Ward of Hot Springs, who
is the guest of Miss Jean Gamma
way of this place, has consented
to give a recital here Saturday
night, Nov. 9th, for the benefit of
Victrola fund. Miss Ward is a
very talented reader and the pro
gram will be made doubly attract
i've by Miss Aileen Harolson,
voice teacher at Ouachita college.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
CHANcERY COURT MEETS

The Hampstead ChancerY
Court, Judge James ID. Shaver,
presiding, convened in Hope,
Thursday and is in session at
this time. the court having adj
jOurned over from the regular
September term. There were a
number of cases left over from
the September term that were
not ready for trial at that time,
and considerable new business
has accumulated since, which
will likely occupy several days of
the court.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
SIR IAN HAMILTON'S ILL LUCK
as the UnIuckiest Man in
the Army

Sir Ian Hamilton, commander in
chief of the Dardanelles, who used to
be known as the unluckiest man in
the army, now finds his title reversed,
says the London Chronicle. His rep
utation for i'll luck started in a series
of accidents on the field; the wound
that shattered an arm, the shell
splinters that very nearly destroyed
his eyesight and the breaking of his
collarbone by tumble from a FESTIVE
horse, which lost him the glory Of
hunting DeWet after he had made
his plan of campaign.
Hamilton nay be said to share
with Wellington the distinction of
an ideal dispatch writer, although
their qualities are different. But
Hamilton surpasses Wellington in
the art of public speaking. His
speeches on behalf of the territorial
movement were winged with flame
The duke, on the other hand, ''al-
though he could appreciate e7enrrr''
with unfailing nicely, failed in his
capacity to describe them" This was
said of the duke when he was an old
man, but, as his biographer points
out, the failing was visible during
the earlier stages of his career, "and
is the more remarkable from the con-
trast presented by his dispatches"
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HANDLE FEED CAREFULLY.

Arkansas farmers have lots of
feed, probably more than may be
needed for the winter. But take
good care of the hay and corn
stover and the kafir and other
feeds. Get corn into the crib
and get the crib covered and get
it protected from the rains, get
the hay well stacked to keep all
midsummer if necessary. Don't
let good feed waste as it may be
needed for more COWS next fall.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
Our Jitney Offer-This and Sc

DON'T MISS THIS Cut out
this slip, enclose with five cents
TO Foley & Co, Chicago. H..
writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in re-
turn a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, for coughs, colds and
Group, Foley Kidney Pills, and
Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold at Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
JUST HIS LUCK.

Mrs. Bacon-I see for warming
the hands there has been invented a
small, perforated tube containing an
asbestos pad within which is a wick
to be soaked in benzine and ignited.
Mr.. Bacon-And just at this sea-
son when l need one of those things
the stores that sell 'em close early.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
PREACHER WAS LAID UP.

Rev. G, N. Knighton, HAVANA,
Fla, writes: For three months
I suffered intense pain in the
kidneys and back which at times
laid me up entirely | used Il
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and
all the pain disappeared. ! feel
as if 20 years had been added to
nv life" Relieves rheumatism,
backache, sore muscles, stiff
joints.
Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
MANY WITNESS
DEMONSTRATION
CONDUCTED BYMAJESTIC
COMPANY.
AT LOCAL HARDWARESTORE
Mammoth Cake, Baked In a
Majestic, Attracts Crowd
Wednesday.

Several hundred people have
witnessed the Majestic range
demonstrations at the store of
the Washington Hardware &
Furniture Co. this week, and all
who desired were served with
hot coffee and biscuits, prepared
on a Majestic range. The dem
Onstrations are being conducted
by Messrs. G.. c.. Pinkley and r.
M. Jones, representatives of the
Majestic company, and will be
continued throughout the week.
As previously announced through
an advertisement, an $500 set of
cooking utensils is given free
with each range purchase made
during the week. A number of
sales have been made.
A circular was issued by the
Washington Hardware & Furni-
ture Co., Monday, stating that
on Wednesday morning The
Great Majestic Walking Cake"
would be baked and at $3.50 in the
afternoon twenty five ladies'
stand on plank across the cake,
MASKING it flat, after which it
would rise to its natural height
and be served to those present.
This demonstration attracted a
lsrge crowd and was a complete
success. The cake was a five lay
Ell cake seventeen by nineteen
inches. lA - N
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05

With the high prices of cotton
seed now prevailing there is like
ly to be a shortage of seed for
planting next year. but this may
be the means of cutting down
the acreage, and give us another
year Of good prices. There is
little doubt that the acreage in
cotton will be increased next
wear if people can get the seed to
plant, then will come low prices
for cotton and high prices fol
feedstuffs and a set back to the
farmer, which means asetbacf
TO all other business.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
COUNTY COURT MEETS

Judge r. l.. Byers opened
county and probate court Mon
day at Hope, and continued in
session for several DAYS, attend
ing to unfinished business and
the circuit court fee bill, which
will likely occupy several days
of the court.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HOW TO BE EFFICIENT.

Nothing saps the vitality like
kidney trouble. 1t causes back
ache. headaches, stiff joints, sore
muscles. always tired" feeling,
rheumatism and other ills. 10
be efficient you must be healthy.
Foley kidney Pills strengthen
the kidneys, help them do their
work of tiltering out from the
system the waste matter that
causes the trouble.
Sold here at Colds Cash Store
Drug department.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
Taylor says, Most Delightful

Most tailors suffer from consti-
patton. CIV. Robertson, Wichita
Falls. Tex. says: 1 find Foley
Cathartic Tablets the most de
lightful, cleansing carthartic l
have ever taken" They keep the
stomach sweet and liver active.
and drive away billiOusnesS,
.bloating. headache, dullness and
other results of clogged bowels.
Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
The Children had the Group

The two children of j. W. Nix,
Cleveland, Ca, had Group. He
writes; Both got so choked up
they could hardly breathe. L
gave them Folev's Honey and
Tar and nothing else and it com
pletelv cured them" Contains
no opiates. Cuts the phlegm;
opens air passages.
For sale at Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
Mr.. WILL MCJUNKTNS Sue
CUMBS TO SWAMP FEVER

Mr.. Will Mc.JunkinS died at his
home at Saratoga the latter part
of last week, after a brief Illness
of swamp fever; he is well known
throughout this section, having
been reared at Saratoga.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
TRUClGROWERS
E-0RGANIZE
AT MCCASkILL ON LAST
MONDAY.
TO BUILD SHIPPING SHED
Large Acreage To Be Planted
To Catalogues Next
Spring.

The McCaskill Truck Growers
Asso., of McCaskill, was re-or-
ganized Monday afternoon and
ID. j. ]. Reece was elected presi-
dent and Il. K. Rogers, secretary.
It's the intention of the mem bers
of the organization to plant sew
,eral hundred acres in cantaloupes
N the sprfss A new shipping
shed Is to 81 built for use of the
organization.
1t is claimed that the McCas-
kill groweis failed to realize any
profit on last seasons cantaloup
crop, while. other associations
fs$he-P, An. w.
Rv. made1 handsofHe- showingS,
so new outlet will be sought.
Another MI betting of the associa-
ton is CALLED for Monday, Nov. 5,
and H. NJ Stephens has been in
vited to bel present and make a
talk. ii
1t is ngffstood the managers
of the old Organization will organ
ize a stock company and continue
under a NEW name.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
How an Engineer Keeps Well

Railroad englneersare exposed
to catchingcold than other work
ers. E. G.. Dunaphant of Monett,
Mo-, has run Frisco engine %
wears and all the medicine he
has taken is Foley's Honey and
Tar. He writes: Il always keep
it in my house and recommend it
to all who have had bad cough
or cold. "
Sold here at Colds.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
NATURAL DEDUCTION.

Heiny-You look out of sorts this
morning, old man; what's wrong?
Omar-Family troubles.
Heiny-I'm sorry. to hear that.
Nothing Serious, I hope?
Omar-I'm afraid it is. | had a
misunderstanding with my rich uncle
last night.
Heiny-Indeedl Did you lose the
ticket? - 49,
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HELD RESPONSIBLE.

"That dog of yours seems to have
human intelligence"
''He amt that lucky" answered
the proprietor of the dog. eff he
was to lose his temper an turn his
self loose. to hurt somebody he
wouldn't have a chance in the world
of pleading insanity"
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
Big CHECK FOR COTTONSEED

Ozan, Nov. Capt. d. M,
Goodlett today received a check
for S1,142.85 from Hope oil
company for a car of cotton seed
shipped there recently. This is
the best price ever received here
for cotton seed.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HAS SWAMP FEVER

Yancy City of Saratoga has
swamp fever and is reported in a
serious condition. News of his
illness was received here We'd
nesday by W. L. Ellis, who was
here OH business at the time.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
THE REASON.

elbow was it that the hunting
party's bad luck got out after they
had agreed not to say anything about
itY
81 guess it got out through their
repeating rifles"
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05

ary It
who next finds himself out work
employer himself begins be une
prohtaby
od employment and they also But
beWdered
and uncertain whether proceed safety does
path be cohulon
extends to all business The greatest trouble with
has become the object OF unforeseen attack
formerly precise banketed business with loose
interpret themselves define with precision Even
make
rysi than before
of labor than
until all
the falling
When learned the lesson
industrial family which
and sms which have filled our streets
the
impoverished home the restoration OF conn
be
of
that
all business designed
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05

For sale:-Eight head of com
ing 4-year-old native mules, rang
from If to 10 hands high. For
cash or good paper. See or com
municate with Chas. Hill, Wash
ington, Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HOW HE FELT.

Miss Gusher-How did you feel
when the waves were washing over
you and you thought each moment
would be your last?
Bored Survivor-Very wet, miss.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
HONEST CONFESSION.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY seems to no.
tice whether you go to. church.
Madge-Yes, dear, that's the only
reason 1 go.-Judge.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
SOIL SURVEY
IS PLANNED
FOR HEMPTTEAD COUNTY
BY DEPT.
WORK TOBEGIN NEXT MONTH
Information Is Conveyed In
Letter To Congressman
Goodwin.

According to a communication
from the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture to Hon. W. S. Good
win, congressman from this dis
trict, a soil survey of Hampstead
county, is to be made this winter
The letter follows:
Department of Agriculture,
Washington,
October q, 1915.
Hon. w. S. Goodwin,
House of Representatives.
Dear Mr.. Goodwin:
In the assignments covering
the soil surveys for the winter
season 19I5-1916, find it possible
to undertake a survey of Hemp
stead county, Arkansas, which is
in your district.
1t is the plan to put two men in
this county about December
first, and under favorable wealth
erconditions, we hope to complete
it during the season.
Very sincerely yours,
Carl VroOman,
Assistant Secretary.
A soil survey of Hampstead
county will prove of inestimable
value in affording information for
the public, and it will also be of
great value in equalizing the. land
assessments.
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
William Sproule
On the Employment of the Employer

The employment of the employer is a phase Oh the
labor problem well exploited as the employment
of the employee but is equally as important to the pros
peritv of the country The employer was never known
10 90 on strike to ask for reduction in hours
vet the trend of legislatures has been to discourage
his activities Mr. VIM Sproule President OF the South
ern Pacific Company, when asked to discuss employ
ment from standpoint of the employer said in part
1T is the habit of the time to speak OF unemploy-
ment as if it only those who work for spe
ci6c hourly or daily, weekly monthly, wage 1t is
thought of chiefly relating to those engaged in the
humber duties life The facts quite to the con-
Washington telegraph., 1915-11-05
Talented.

Talented.
Has your daughter any accomplish
ments?''
NO. but my son can wiggle his
cars"