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Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
STATE NEWS Items

At TeXarkana Monday Tom Long
attempted to kilt both his wife and
himself with a knife lie cut his
wire's throat aud then his Own, but
neither wound was fatal
A news item from Conway says
Mrs. Amos Halter Of this city has
a White Wyandotte hen that lays
two eggs a day, The fowl 10 a pet
and has a habit Of laying in Mrs,
llalter's kitchen"
The flve-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A, Ii, GiIls was burned to
death Sunday at the family home
near Sheridan All members of the
family were absent when The acci-
dent occurred and the circumstances
are not known
Judge W, NJ KavaOau&h, one Of
{ h c states lending citizens and
hnanGiers, died Sunday morning at
his home in Little Roc6 judge
K0yau0u&h Succumbed very sud-
denly from Il stroke Of upopIeSH
following an attack Of acute iadiGeSa
lIon He was 40 years Of aBe,
S, T, Arp, travelling salesman for
lhe Calico Rock Grocer Company
was here Tuesday IN the interest o.
his house, Mr. Arp Is n lawyer by
profession and only sells groceries
for the mere sake Of getting three
meals "A day and wearing clothes
occ09ionally-Melbourne Times
Dementad aS Il result OF long cor.
linuod bad health, j. u, DdrH a wei
known former liy0nl d iW miles
from JOnosborc, Last saturday shot
aud killed his ByeOrold daughter
lllttIc bis wife IN / then Guided las
owu lie with the same shotgun
DaT was man Of considerable
wealth
Children af the Arkadalnhia
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26

tity Of condensed milk for the suf-
lerers in Belgium, A consignment
Of navy beans and flour has also
left that town for Belgium. Club
women of Conway have made
shipment Of condensed milk to
Belgium.
Eliza Pitts, residing at Pitts, Poin-
sett county, ended his life q few
days ago by cutting his throat with
q pocket knife. Pitts was in tn
bed SICK, and borrowed the knit,
from a neighbor who was nursiat
him, He lived alone and was a
man OF considerable wealth, The
town Of Pitts was named for him.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
COrilltll

Mr. and Mrs, Marcus Rogers have
recently paid a visit to Mr. and
Mrs, Ulysses Garner, who live at
Ash Flat.
E. j, Wiles has lately re-roored
his dwelling house, which ADDS very
much to the appearance and value
of the place.
Make Holt while loading logs
one day last week, let l0B fall on
his right hand, sustaining a very
painful hurt,
W, 0, and Calvin Rogers, who
live near Evening Shade visited
A, f. Rogers and family Saturday
night and Sunday,
Miss Pleasant Rogers, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs, j, f. Rogers Of Ash
Flat spent last week In our COM
munity with relatives
The residence Of +, j, Wiles took
are one dOy last week, iGnitinG from
a stove pipe However plenty cC
assistance was close by and the
house was saved before much DANE
age had been done,
Prof, j. W. Shanks has closed his
school here, lie taught a success
Gul term aud 1t i5 probable lhat he
will some time teach for US uIuio,
Mr. Sh0nks and hIJ family have
moved back to their home near
Layno,
Millald Powell, who attended the
Seh0Ol here during the winter has
returned 10 his home At Balboa.
w. r. Wiles, who also attended che
school here, has gone to Stuart,
where he expects TO study uuder
Prof s, A, Kelley lor q short lime,
after which he will enter the Ath
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
Colds and Group In Children

Many people rely upon Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy implicitly in
cases Of colds and Group, and it
never disappolnts them, Mrs, L, II,
Thomas, Logansport Ind, writes
II have found Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to be the best medicine for
colds and Group have. ever used,
and never tire Of recommending it
to my nejghbors and friends,
have always given it to my children
when suffering from cronp, and It
h a s never failed to dive them
prompt relief" Sold by all dealers
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
Calaf11ii1e

W, H. H. Price has been on the
puny list the past few days.
M. E. Butler made a business trip
to Batesville few days ago,
Lee Street was a business visitor
at Batesville one day last week.
Burrell Tompkins and wife of
Pouehkeepsie spent Sunday in Gala
mine,
j, F, Butler and family of near
Grange were visiting relatives here
Saturday.
Lum Baker and family of Law
renee county are visiting the family
of r. H, Young,
on account of the rainy weather
Kew s. Stratton failed to meet his
appointment here Sunday,
Hon, J, M, Street was called home
from Little Rock one day last week
on account of the illness of his
mother,
Joe Huddleston is building a new
garden, which adds much to the
general appearance of things about
bis place.
some Of our people attended the
sehool exhibition at Curry SPRINGS
Friday night, They report havine
pad very pleasant time.
Inc school closed Friday. NJ, F.
Butler, who taught the school ,hjs
winter, has been employed to con,
quot the school again next summer.
One can stand on the streets ol
Calamine now and well impOInq
himself on the streets of New York
Ia regular turnpike now throu5h
town. o.
We sincerely hope Mayyille /,
Improving, as t h e correspondent,
rom there would have us believe
There's room for 1t at Mayyille Fl.
we'll as at other places,
The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs
N Andy Wallis of near Jesnp died on,
last week and was laid 70 res,
nt the Sullivan graveyard near thi,
place Also the infant Of Mr.. anc
af mann e.aa,
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26

clpal of the school here for the
next term. Prof Ke|lett is the
present county examiner for the
Northern District, and is a young
man and teacher of excellent repu-
tation.
Joe Richie is reporci ia he o
the puny list. 1t will be reaenbaI-
ed by many that some two Or three
years ago Mr.. Richie lost the use
of his voice for time, the cause of
this affliction, it was claimed, being
the excessive use Of cigarettes. Joe
is still an inveterate user of cigar
cites, however, and we hope they
are not going to get him" again.
We notice in the Daily Gazette
that a correspondent from Pough-
keepsie says petitions are in circu-
lation at that place asking the leg
islature not to extend the time for
paying taxes until October 1st, On
the ground that an extension would
not benefit the taxpayers, would de-
prive the schools of funds and ad-
vertiSe the state as p0verty-stricken.
Phewee! Another case Of false
pride, like that mentioned by the
Record editor last week. Why,
bless Poughkeepsie's dear heart, if
the time for taXpaying were extend
ed that would not prevent Pough-
keepsie or Poughkeepsie people, or
any other place or any other people,
from paying taxes right this minute
if they want to. On the other hand,
it would give poverty-stricken peo-
ple-yes, poverty-stricken, 600 d,
honest, hard-workinG folks, but un-
fortunate because of several sue
cessive drouths-time to make
something to pay taxes with. The
schools wouldn't suffer either, or we
have the wrong opinion of teachers
in general. Under the circumstan-
ces, the teacher who would refuse
to wait such little while for his
wages is TOO small-hearted to teach
in the public schools, This thing of
some folks right now being so very
desirous of protecting the good
name of the state is amusing, There
is more sense and more humanity
in protecting the poor people Of the
state. But we have always noticed
that when measure in the interest
Of the needy is proposed that meas
ure invariably conflicts with the in
terests Of those who are not needy
And those who are not needy, it
certainly seems, must always be
served first,
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
Ash, Fiat


j. B. Richie is out again, after G
slight illness.
Geo. M. Booth of Williford, pros
pective candidate for assessor, was
here last week.
A great deal of rain fell here the
first part Of the week. Big Creek
was on a whiz Monday,
Alton Horton has gone to Kansas
where he expects to work during
the spring and summer.
G. E. Oyler, well known and
much respected old citizen of this
place, has been on the puny list
lately.
Prof. W. .McVey has been suf-
fering from an affiiction of the eyes
lately, but we are glad to know he
is getting better.
Mrs. E. C. Hotchhiss has moved
back to her farm near town, and
c. D. Richie and family have NOV
ed to her property here.
L. F. Battles, one of the teachers
in the school, was at Battles, lizard
county, Saturday and Sunday visit
ing relatives and friends.
R. E. Semple, who has been suf-
fering much pain for several weeks
from bone felon, is improving and
will soon again have free use of the
injured hand,
James G. Holt and Charley Viii
son are engaged in installing some
new seats in the Methodist church,
which will add comfort and conven-
fence to that building,
A fine son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Farris Mon
day night, their frst-born, Mother
and babe are doing nicely, and Al
len is making a determined effort
to get over it.
W, J., Jackson of Myron was
meeting his friends in Ash Flat one
day this week. Since having that
bandits bullet removed from his
arm few days ago Mr. Jackson is
as lively as the proverblal cricket,
Dock Bieeers is confined to his
bed, Several days ago after he
had felled a tree he cut away one
of the limbs from the trunk, which
allowed the log to roll on his leg.
He suffered a fracture Of one of the
bones of the les,
During an industrious period a
few days ago Elder r, A, Robins
proceeded to the work Of getting
some rocks out Of his yard. One of
the results was that Elder Robins
dave his back q wrench that has
caused him considerable pain.
DR., Chas, Roe lost a good horse
one day this week, and it is beliCv-
ed the animal died from the effects
of eating glass in mixed feed which
had been shipped in here, An eX-
animation of the feed made by Dr..
Roe disclosed the fact that it con-
tanned bits Of glass,
Prof, M, A. Kellett Of Williford
was here one day last week and
while here was employed as prin-
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NeISOnVille

Farming is in progress this week;
principally Oat sowing is being DONE
We are more than glad to see tie
sunshine, but fear it is too good to
last.
IR Norman has twenty acres OF
,,beat that looks fine Jim won't
starve.
Newt Tucker of Hardy was in
this section this week looking after
some business.
Uncle Sam" Wells says times
are surely hard, but we cant say
tbat he is selling goods any cheaper
on that account.
IN. Sparks is adding a neat ex-
tension to his residence. Every
bodv that is able should follow his
example, because there's no place
like home.
Dave Foley of Lawrence county
was here on business Sunday. Dave
seems to have frequent cause to
visit this part of Sharp county on
business matters.
A. D. Sauls of PoushkeepSie was
in this section this week looking
after the advancement of the future
crop which is to be planted on his
Strawberry river farm.
Harmon Norris has rented Joe
Goffs old home place and will move
there lust as soon as MIR. Gotf COM
pletes a new residence on his lower
farm and can move there.
Sam Evans of Sidney was here
this week buying some cattle. This
is a good time to buy in order to
eet the summers growth on the
stock, and most people who sell
need the money.
G. B. Freeman says now is the
time to work the roads-while you
can't do anything else, or at least
before you begin farming, Green
berry is making Strawberry town.
ship good road overseer.
Anyone wishing to marry will not
have to stand back on account of
an official. Esq. Phone Gay an
nounces that he will 60 anywhere
in the county to perform a wedding
ceremony for 81, either on a credit
or for cash in hand Where the job
is done on time he will take the
groom's note with one bushel of
corn as part payment, the remain
der Of the account being due any
time in the future.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
Bate Sviiis

DdI6 - WIG
Judge J. B. McGal2b left Sunday
night for Little Rock to attend to
some business.
}, G, Brandon Of Pouehkeepsie
was a business visitor in Batesville
few days ago.
viii Snow was here from Max
vile two days lately, guest of his
brother, c, A. Snow.
W. B, Hamm, a well known mey-
chant of Zion, was here Monday
meeting friends and buying goods
for his store.
The names of W. W. Northern
and William Reeves have been add
ed to the Confederate pension roll
in this county by special act of the
legislature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel MCGEE Of New
port arrived here Saturday morn
ing and went out to Cave City,
where they will spend some time
with relatives and friends.
}. M. Stree,, member of the leGi3-
ature lruni >narp county, arrived
n5Ie Saturday and went to his home
at Ca!amjne, being called there by
the serious illness Of his aged moth
er.
r, c. Sims, one Of the county's
oldest and most distinguished citi-
zens, father of Bert Sims, assistant
cashier at the Union Bank G. Trust
Co., died Friday at his home at
jamestown.
Judge W. 7. Horn, the corpulent
and genial county judge of Sharp
county, was here Saturday return
ing to his home at Cave City from
Little Rock where he had been on
both business and pleasure.
Judge Dene H. Coleman is still
conducting circuit court at New
port, where the terms are always
long. 1t is said Judge Coleman is
filling the judges station very ac-
ceptably, just as his friends knew
he would do.
In the court of Justice j. A.
Holmes Saturday Tom and Jack
Weaver of Ma&ness were convicted
of stealing geese. They were fined
$50 each and sentenced to 80 days
in Jail, The evidence showed that
they stole the geese in the vicinity
of Magness and disposed of them at
Newark.
Representative r, A. Dowdy has
introduced a bill in the legislature
to allow the Batesville district to
borrow money for the erection Of a
new school building. The building
contemplated is to be erected in the
eastern part of the city for the con-
venience of very many who now
have to walk considerable distance
to the high school building This
would give the city three public
school buildings, not including the
negro school
Sharp County record., 1915-02-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear There Is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu-
tlonaI remedies, Deafness Is canS-
cd by an intlmel condition of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachi II
Tube When this tube Is innaned
you have Il rumblnS sound or I'm.
perfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, deafness is tha
result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken ont and this tube
restored to It's normal condition,
heMDd will be destroyed forever
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which IA rolhing but IA
ihtlamed condition Of the nn,.ou9
surfaces,
We viii DIV 0re Hundred nHlarq
for amy case Of deafness (causal =
catauh) that caOnot be cured ty
Halls Cntarrh Cure, Send for
fre,
r. j, Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by DfunuIat jhe
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
RIFLE SIGHTS.
The Drop of the Bullet In its Flight
Makaa Them Necessary,

The Drop of the Bullet In its Flight
Makes Them Necessary.
The average person n asked 10 er.
plnin why rifle h sighted would prob
ably l- unable 10 do NJ l,eyond Sonic
vague remark about taking correct nln.
Sights arr ncr-sanry b"cnnsc q bullet
dnes not travel IN u strrigbt line. hut
under the influence Uf gravity and fric'
ti0n. l-glnS 10 drop almost M soon M
II leaves III. mnKzlr, Thus the bullet
oT the iiritlrh srrvice rife drops six
Inches IN the first iD yards, but when
II hna gone 100 yards Il viii have drnp'
p,.d not twelve inches. hut two feet.
The drop Increases by icnps and bounds
with the distance. Wrrv there no
sights on the ride mud you wanted 10
hit mnrk NJ 40 yards yon would
clearly have TO aim two feet above u.
This wonld he awkward. for yon
would lose ziRhi OF the mnrk nlIi''d
az. TO sny nothing of the difficulty OF
correctly estimating q distance " two
feet ~ 80 yards.
The sights OF ride enable yon 70
keep your eye on the mark, although
the innxEic ~ tho ride iH actually point
ing above Il. The movable slide OF
the bick sight enables you automn,irnl'
~ 10 paint the muEzle just 80 MACY
feet nlpovc the mark aimed at ns IL
n,Srssary to conntcuct the known
drop ~ the bullet at various rangeA -
London Answers.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
400 ODD FELLOWS
MEET AT WESTON

The county convention Of Odd Fell
Iowa Ia Weston yesterday was highly
successful, and ellclted many compll'
hsnls as 10 the admirable manner In
which the affair was handled by tho
local lodge
It IL estimated that more than 900
Odd Fellows were present last night In
che opera house when tho beautiful
aud impressive Degree ot Friendship
Was exempliiled Ia competition by tho
FrcawAter, pendleton and Weston
lodges. Ths team prize was won by
Freswater, but an individual prize for
the best king went 10 u. v. Dupuls, u
local member. A splendid banquet
was served In the brandt bulldinR.
The day session was held In tho
lodge hall, President \, a. barnes pre-
sldlng, and was marked by able aud
eloquent addresses. Pilot Rock gets
che next convention,
Tho grand master Of Oregon, the
grand chief patriarch oi Oregon and
Two Oregon past grAnda were present,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
CELEBRATION MAY 5TH
OF AN OPEN COLUMBIA

Portland. Ore, Feb. 23.-Dates
have been set and plans are we'll un-
der way for a tremendous celebration,
extending over an entire week, on the
completion of the Cello canal and the
opening of that splendid project for
the extension of river traffic. Presi-
dent Wilson has been invited to at
tend. also Admiral Dewey. Congress
has passed an act authorizing the at
tendance of three senators and nine
representatives at the beginning of
the festivities, May 5th.
Subject to possible change. the pro-
gram has been outlined as follows:
May 3, at Lewiston. Idaho.
Forenoon, May 1, at Pasco and Ken
newick: afternoon. at walla Walla.
Evening. at Umatilla in cooperation
with Pendleton.
May 5. high noon. formal dedica-
tion of the canal Afternoon and eve
ming. at The Dalles.
May 6, forenoon, at Vancouver;
afternoon and evening. at Portland.
May Z, forenoon, at Kalama. as
sisted by Rainier and other river
cities. Afternoon and evening, at AS
toria. During this evening and all of
the sth the sixth annual convention OF
the Columbia and Snake River Water
ways association will be held.
A part of the preliminary plan is to
have the people at Astoria and other
lower river points. charter a steamer
for the entire round trip. proceed up
the river clear through to Lewiston.
picking up participants In the scele-
bration at all river points. 1t Is be-
lieved that a very attractive rate can
be secured.
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oDD BIs or NEWS.

kow York--Prrciyal G, France.
aged 20. could not stop crying ana ~
he ended his life with a bullet.
Philadelphia. Pa,---B, " MaEnin.
Ninth street and Ridge Avenue. heard
gated and found his pct cat In fKht
With a two-pound swapping turtle
Tho cat was uninlured.
New York--i.eAiie G, wilder roeeiv-
ed a check for issso legacy for
which he had been fighting for ,hir-
teen years. The excitement was so
great that he dropped dead with the
cheek In his hand
Allentown, Pa.---iiceaunn work was
slack, Francis D. Bacr. grave digger.
committed suicide by inhalnE gas
I,oa Angeles, calif--A complete
skeleton OF cave bear that IL said 10
bc 200. 600 years old was found recent
" In an excavation near here,
New York---An offer Of tii quart
kor blood for TRANSMISSION caused a
panic In bread limo here, Thirty
men were accepted By tho physicians
making tho offer
New York--On board the yacht with
Mr., and Mrs Alfred q, Vanderbilt.
who with their Two Hona. Alfred and
George ara on an eight weeks erniHr
20 California. by way of tho Panama
canal. IL y COW to furniHh frcsh milk
FOR tho party and especially for the
two youngsters NJ the family.
Reading. Pap. =, ltrIlor has Jnet
rounded out ss years aa a justice of
tho peace In West Hockhili township.
during that time he has issued four
warrants. but has never sent a case,
either civil or criminal. 10 court
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
ANTIQUITY or MANKIND.
o.lkI. Plss.s n ., Between 10000 snd
100000 Years.

bOOgOOo wears,
In his work. THE Antiquity OF Man
10 leurOpe." Professor james ueikie
Of Edinburgh university declares nis
belief that mnn has inhabited Europe
between 10000 and bOO.DOO years.
Al such estimates ars based on geo-
ioEicai facts. such a. the rate NJ which
sediment II deposited or at which stall
ngmlicu grow. that are very hard 10
determine with amy accuracy. hut no
one now doubts that man In far older
than men Of scleucv originally stippOa'
ed him ~ be,
when We reflect" says Professor
Oeikle. ION the mnny geographical
changes that man hnH Witnessed Tho
vubmerg.ucv and rv-eleynti0n Of snor-
nous tracts. the erosion ~ valleys Hnd
general lowering ~ the nirfnre by de-
nudntion. when We consider that no
has lived through HiirceAslou " stu.
p.ndouu climatic revolutions. ihht he
has seen widely contrnHte,i torns and
faunHp alternately occupying our contI'
nent -tundrnH. rtcpper aud great for
eNtH aucrellnR each other ngnin and
ngnln We must feel convinced that the
few thousand years that hnye elapsed
since the downfall OF iiabylonlan. A.
syrian and Egyptian empires ure ns
nothing compared with the long aeons
tha, peparat. the earliest times Of his
tory from the npparuon u palaeoliib.
ic man IN Europ.."
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L, T.. Geiss and an instrumental solo
by Isabelle Mackenzie. The guests
we're Mrs. q. r. Robinson. Mrs. L. r.
Van Wrinkle. Mrs. Kenneth MacKen-
xie, Mrs. Davenport. Miss Artonia
Davenport. Miss Gladys Smith. Miss
Hays. Ice cream and cake were serv-
ed by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. p,
o. DeMoss and Mrs. Minnie Walker.
According to the o. A. G. Bsrome-
Weston, delivering his oration,
"America and the Great War;" won
first place at the Peace Oratorical try
out recently held at the college. Mr..
Lansdale will represent o. A. e. at the
final State Peace Oratorical Contest
which takes place at Corvallis today.
Six educational institutions are en-
tered. The winner will represent the
northwest section In the National
Peace Contest to be held at Lake Mo-
honk, N. ", and will also receive a
cash prize OF $75, The second place
winner gets $50.
The Weston Mountain w. c. 7. u.
met February IL at the home of Mrs.
Martha Ferguson. After short bus
mess session Frances Willard Me-
mortal Day program was given. ana
included the following numbers: Tenn
perancc song, Sweet Bye and Bye;
Crusade Psalm, LAG; reading, Why a
Frances f. willard? Quiz on the Me-
mortal Fund Day; reading, Incidents
OF w. c. T. U. work at Ellis Island:
Rally Song: reading, Transforming
American Indians into Citizens; Tenn
perance Doxology; Aaronic Benedic-
tion.
Mrs. ]. p, Lieuallen and Mrs. Lena
Van Slyke we're agreeahly surprised
last Monday evening by the arrival OF
their brother, Mr.. Harlan Logan, IRON
Cherokee, Kansas. The brother and
sisters had not met siuce Mrs. Van
Slyke and Mrs. Lieuallen left Kansas
nearly twenty-five years ago, MIR. Lo-
gan made the trip west via Spokane,
where he visited few days with his
brother, Mr.. Ed. Logan, formerly OF
Weston.
Charles Xix and NJ. a. Ferguson OF
Pendleton, representing the Empire
Manufacturing CO., were at the local
hotel yesterday with a model OF the
Empire rotary pump. This practical
device possesses remarkable suction
power and pumps continuous stream,
The walls OF the new basement at
the Methodist church have now been
finished, and work is in progress on
the floor. Contractor George Lutte
brought over his mixing machine from
Milton, and has charge Of the con-
crete work.