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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The Fort Smith Light ard Traction Company announced it will reject the proposition of the Fort Smith-Yan Buren Bridge Commission for the use of the Fort Smith and Van Buren bI Since the Supreme Court de- clap d invalid the companys 45-year fra1 chise almost year ago, the com pa1y has made several vain attempts to secure new franchise. The con- mission offered a franchise based on fiVe-cent fare with one cent from each as bridge rental.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

w. A. and Lucian Howard are being held in Leola under bonds of $1,500 for an alleged assault upon John Bros- hears with sticks. Broshears was removed to a Little Rock hospi- tai and underwent an operation, in which a blood clot was removed from his brain. He was still uncor- scious when last heard from and his chances for recovery are considered very small.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

From the statements of $50 of the of the State Bank Department say the financial condition of the state is the best since the opening of the Euro pean war. The statements show the condition of the banks at the close of business June 23, 1915. It is expect ed that the remaining banks will send in their statements this week.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The Bolinger Oil Company, incor- ] porated under the laws of Indiana, j filed a certificate of it's charter with !. the secretary of state and was grant. ed permission to do business in Ar kansas.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

Twenty-six contracts for state print ing for the biennial period beginning January l, 1916, and ending Decem Der 31, 1917, were awarded by the State Printing Board composed of the governor, the attorney general, the state auditor, secretary of state and the state treasurer. The contracts will total between $40,000 and $G0,000.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

Benton has let a contract for a wa- terworks plant to the J. M, McCreary Company. The plant will cost 1885,
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

they
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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The business men of Newport have offered prizes aggregating nearly s2OO as an incentive to the members of the Boys Corn Club and the Girls Can hing Club of Jackson County.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

w. H. Dyer, county demonstration agent for Washington county, and R. H. Mason, special agent for the dairy division of the Bureau of Animal IF. dustry, United States Department of Agriculture will cooperate with the agricultural faculty of the University of Arkansas in establishing creamery routes and making Fayetteville a model dairy center.
 Signatures are being secured to a petition for the creation of an i'm provement district to build four miles of macadamized pike from the free bridge to Pine Bluff.
 Assessor w. H. Scarbro of Missis- sippi county has discovered a farmer who has considerable property, none of which has been assessed during the past IT years.
 Harry Churchill of Pangburn has purchased the J. H. Allison farm, near Harriet, for S16,00O. It is said there are large deposits of zinc ore on this farm.
 Dr. H. L. B'Shers, formerly county judge of Hampstead county, has pur- chased 880 acres of Lonoke county near Kerr, and will equip it as a stock farm.
 Ben F. Greer, Carroll county farm demonstrator, assisted by Berryville business men, will conduct a farmers institute here July 21.
 With the issue of the Harrison Times for Saturday, July 8, that pa per closed it's thirty-ninth year under the ownership and editorial supervis- ion of it's present editor, John R. New man. The sheet is Democratic in pol tics and has been an important factor in the industrial and civic advance ment of this part of the state.
 For the first time in about 10 years 1zard County will this year produce more corn and feedstuffs than can be consumed in this county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

A letter of congratulation on the Arkansas building and exhibits at the Panama-Pacific exposition was receiv. cd by Governor Hays from Charles c. Moore, president of the exposition.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The Little Rock School Board has awarded the contract for the erection of the U. M. Rose school building to the McGehee Construction Company for S45,050. The building will be erected on the site of the Fort Steele school, recently destroyed by fire.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

No steps will be taken to have Dr. F. c. Everitt removed from the Stata Board of Osteopathic Examiners, ae- cordisg to Attorney General w. L. Moose. Mr. Morgan said that, while Dr. Everitt was not eligible at the time of his appointment, he has since filed. declaration of his intention to become citizen of the United States la and that he is now eligible.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The New Union Coal Company of Paris, capitalized at $6,0Oo, fled arti cles of incorporation with the secre. tary of state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

W. s. Delaney, county demonstra- tion agent for Yell county, will super wise the building of more than 70 si- los and number of dipping vats in the county this summer.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The Indiana Rice Company incorpo rated under the laws of Indiana, filed 2 certificate with the secretary of state showing that it had ceased to do busi ness in this state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

Johnson, Berger & O., a Ionesbor7 corporation, filed notice of an in crease in it's capital stock from S3O, GOO to S100,000.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

in White Oak station, 10 miles west of Altus.
 The business men of Newport have offered prizes aggregating nearly s2OO as an incentive to the members of the Boys Corn Club and the Girls Can Ring Club of Jackson County.
 W. s. Delaney, county demonstra- tion agent for Yell county, will super. wise the building of more than TO si- los and a number of dipping vats in the county this summer.
 A jury in Circuit Court acquitted L.. F. Lake, former cashier of the defunct Bank of Huntington, of the publica. tion of a fraudulent financial state ment of the banks condition.
 The Layne & Bowler Company of Stuttgart has been awarded a gold medal by the Panama-Pacific Exposi- tion for a patent well screen exhib- tied by the company.
 M. Wolchansky is constructing a new gin at Watson. The gin will be used for ginning cotton for the public as well as croppers on MT. Wolchan- sky's farm near Watson
 R. c. Nichotls, who mysteriously vanished from Memphis in May, has just as mysteriously returned to his family at Harrisburg.
 w. T. Wigley has corn on his plan tation near Hamburg that will make 100 bushels to the acre.
 Warren may have small flour mill in time to handle the wheat crop next year if present plans go through If the mill is erected it will be erected by stock company composed of War ren citizens, and it's erection is con- tingent on farmers of the Warren ter ritory pledging themselves to plant a certain number of acres to wheat
 Benton has let contract for a wa terworks plant to the J. M. McCrearv
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

For the first time in about 10 years 1zard County will this year produce more corn and feedstuffs than can be consumed in this county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

A jury in Circuit Court acquitted L.. F. Lake, former cashier of the defunct Bank of Huntington, of the publica- tion of fraudulent financial state ment of the banks condition.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

The Layne & Bowler Company of Stuttgart has been awarded a gold medal by the Panama-Pacific Exposi- tion for patent well screen exhib- tied by the company.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

w T. Wigley has corn on his plan tation near Hamburg that will make 100 bushels to the acre.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-07-14

1.Adtutant General and Chief of Staff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
't0ulaM Am NS WILLIAMS IN THS LATCH

San BeIazscasoo, Cal- 7uay 1o=-xzv- .ezyfhfng Is in readiness for the conn Ezuaasrssexrent of the Panazuaza- Pacific stehzaas cham r,aUz1Ha71ps today 0m the
 courts of the Cala6u4zniz. TenasRg Club sEs1sT in .bsfh mems and w0zaasnsB sim sgaes win be played with the ca1Aef i'm istereyt hamg1ng upom thB pHB11znfnary Maa5hcaaeB for mem
 All Of thea eaaBeEm players wVaEB cut fer practice with the pasneagaz pxar- EtatS EazrsssEaa 15asu cen NDz1as yEd7- dams and xaEa1SExaass NEkIz5aagaaaam. The Esnr ese1rt natzsaaaa eaamAaRsIsDm e&wB Me
 40ughEtns an even day of a4 on the as- .pzasaat the spee1ato4s calling the ex- hIbdfaon a draw a&. Bts cone9RzzOm- No sseoae Wea@ kept. the players giving szaanme tinae to the practice of tzae1r fa-
 4voxs1Ae stRo1zesi than to the axasszhdmg
 Df poGntA McL ouGa1aMsS speed gaean- cd to bofher Tz1g1azas at t1aaaea but kAzse Ca19orn4anss play was a bit offset
 1by. W111iaznss lime salofa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
Local Happenings
IN WALL CAUSES TANKS TO LOSE CAME

c4pve9a4ata July 1eA-3F1E for g lH0Be Smt7er the 1aRt field gate the Indians and Tanks would only have been tied in nine fhH4ags yesteE,day The hole he4ped Cleveland to win the first game of the second New York inva- sion by the score of A to 8.
 The sI4adians had three runs. with two out, when OsNeil1 in the fourth sent the ball over third base for what would have been a thrsee-bagger- The ball rolled toward the gate, and then bounded through a hehe in the wall. : Iza4s gave the ExrA1ans tAe2T fourth 1ssra and thes game. Had the ball not found the hole C'rVedn would have been left oxr tA4z.d, As 1a1tcheaa straaolz out.
 The Yankees.d4a not do nnueA with Mitchell until the eighth tnnaRgs bat they did enough then and eArTv in fIae ninth to send him to the showers a nd bring Sam .Fomes te the rescHe. d04aes proved his s1aettEe, saaad with one Ss114 and a rrasason- on-seeoaea basseshse paaaz- a flss game ogzt of the f1rse. RfRsg 4ti1o has s1hseesn eaa taAer4 sick Tst x0r some ffTGays reported Eo DoR0Fa@ ready to work.
 glte >TnA9axrs g,etfalA sr1re1r TqE4es '4aa $aase 1zz.st four i7rzafugz, Fisher a5e4pg press cd harder than 4zss4a1s but after that fH7rev coq1Fd nsot sscsors. GRaMkey greeted
 eEtreA, who took Fishers place in 19re eighth with "a ad1fEo4e, baat 9vssas aosF- ssbled st the place on Cook $ line tthrew when Chapnuan fixed soNt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
STROUD AND GEO. BURNS HEROES AS
 GIANTS TAKE TWO

New Yor4z JszEy 11>@Ra4ph gtrosad. s4he young pitcher that Manager Me- sk7raw drafted from the Raca1c Coast Eeaxue. and Georx4e Burns were the
 1er0es of the Glands do4I451e victory spveT Charles lincoln Herz0G and his zgsd-leg warriors from Cino4nnaH yes- sterday at the Polo Grounds. Stroud. san the presence Of some see of his asd- 8ssm1Ferss from Dover. N. D.. eleveFay out gp4tGaaed Gene Dale and King Laax in &he Opendug encounter and registered = to 8 victory over the Reds.
 Burns failed to break into the anae- flight uzafd1 the ninth inning of the weeond struggle. Then. with the Me- ties one run to the bad, the haaes populated and none en4, Georgde eesDondsd to the p1eas Of the crowd
 5y waa1op1ng a, single to right Aeae1d-
 Esass c1ozIt chased both Is0bsFEl mad
 sn0dsrass, who had been resting on
 aae0nd and thiEd respectively. over sE1ae home plate and gave the Giants Aezas long end of 8 { tO contest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
ABBOTT PUT
 OUT BY KERR
 OF GREENWICH

The defeat of Robert Abbott in the seni-finals in the state golf tourna- ment at Brooklawn yesterday after noon eliminated the last Brooklawn player from the competition and made it certain that this years title would go to Greenwich. H. J. Topping and H. K. Kerr, both of Greenwich, won their matches and met today in the finals.
 Topping managed to beat Reginald Lewis, the youthful prodigy from New Canaan, but the youngster gave his more experienced opponent a tough battle. Lewis got poor start but played p1uckily and it was not until the 18th hole that Topping won up and 2 to play.
 The upset of the day was the defeat of Robert Abbott by Kerr. Abbott was the favorite but Kerr took an early lead and at the fourth hole Ab- bolt was two down. He was unable to recover this advantage, Kerr win ming up and to play.
 Topping and Kerr started this morning on the final 36 hole match. They played Is holes this morning and were scheduled to start at 2:30 on the last Is holes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
TO TEAR DOWN
 OLD FOOTBALL
 STANDS YALE

New Haven. July 1O.-The historic football stands on Derby avenue, just across from the new Bowl and the general athletic field will be torn down immediately, the contract having been awarded to the Columbia Wrecktng Company of this city. The stands contain 100000 feet of lumber which will be used for building purposes.
 Yale realized several thousand dol lars from the sale of lumber now standing and it is expected that the work will be finished by September 4. The ground will be given to football practice fields. For several. years past, the college has spent ga, 1000 an nua1ly for repairing the old stands in preparation for each football season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
Y COBB BATTING 4O4; DlvBERT BEST
 lN THE NATIONAL

Chicago. July 1e-Bangipg out 21- safe hits in his last 5S times at bat. Heinie Zimmerman, of the Chicago Cubs, raised himself last week from about 4eth place to 12ta among the National league BatteEs and threatens, with his average of -2es. to break into the first ten. Last Wesin his average was .252
 The first five hftters, according to averages published here today, which include the records of last "Wednesday and of only those players who have. played in at least half the number of games, are: DaubePt, Brooklyn, ,3s7; Doyle, New York. .szs; Aerk1e, New oYrk, BPS; Iluderus, Pht1adeIphfa, .322; Collins, Pittsburgh, .317.
 Safer of Chicago still holds the lead in total bases with 143. and in runs scored with -45. Gravel who is in 11th place with .299, leads. in home runs with 12. St. Louis. New York and C11i- cago are tied for the lead in team bat ting at .277.
 Ty Cobb, Detroit, once more has es- abolished g, AGO class in the big leagues. Today's averages show him leading the batters of the American league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
KID GRAVES

Perry Ivy Graves, better known to the sporting public as 'fKid'' Graves win be tweuty-three years old tomor- row. The claimant of the welter- weight championship was born in Portsmouth. Net.. July Il. 1892, and has been fighting in the ring ever since he was fourteen years old. The Kid had whipped most of the best men cently outpointed, by a very narrow margin. by Ted Lewis, the English we1terweight. Since he entered the ring he has fought more than 150 oon- tests, and has been victorious in the great majority of them. Graves is al- ways ready to mix things with his opponents, end for this reason enjoys wide popularity with the fans. Graves Is also the inventor of a brand new al1bi. In one of his fights some time ago he alleged that his opponent had put caloroform on his gloves, and that the fumes had Hoped" him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
Charley Wahoo May
 Coach Carlisle Team

Charley Wafoo,~the famous Carlisle end during the season of 19o5-7, is b4pE considered by the football au- thor1tics a< the Indian institution as coach of their eleven next fall. Wa hoo recently returned from the south where he was highly successful as .coach of a number of college e1ev- ems.
 Wahoo did a lot to install and make football popular in the elementary schools Of Atlanta Birmingham, Chat tanooGa and other big southern cities and has many offers from schools in those places.
 The big Indian refereed many im- portant games in the east a-few years ago. He was sent south five years ago to aid southern colleges in football and baseball and track work and 11as made a success of the mission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
STANDING OF THE cuUBs.
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1S9S-Jimmy Barry defeated Tiul my Shea in rounds at R0bv. Ind. This was the introduction of JImn1y- Barry to the professional ring, aIr though he had previously fought e an anateuF. Barry, a native of Chi cage, was only feet fnchea in height and fought at from 105 to no pounds, bat he held his own againEe the best men in the ban&auaweiEht division, and retired the undefeatstI champion Of that class. Jimmy claim ed the title in 1894, when Georga Dixon entered the featherweiglaE ranks, and cIinched his claim by knocking out Casper Leon. the SiciI- ian, in 2s rounds at Lamont, III. Es aftsrwaTd fought draws with Leon i1t Chicago. New York and Davenport. and with Young Corbett at Denver. George Saddons at Chicago, Steve Flanagan at Philadelphia and others. Roby, Ind. where Barry defeatef Shea, was at that period. and for some time before and a9terwsrd, on of the most prominent towns On th pugilistic map, and dozens Of great contests were staged in the Hoosisr village.
 1899-solly Smith and Frank Pat terson fought 25-round draw at Cone Island.
 19o1-Eddie santry defeated 10 Headmark in rounds at Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
ROBERT M'D0NAID AND NICHOLS IN
 TIE AT COL ET

New york, July 1D-s2dsar playing fsr4tvRo hse1es. Robert AdcDonald q ssf Ea1ffa16 and 6Ha kfJac7zoaas, the Will Nafuzton Country club pro66HEao1aaI aied for the title Im the open cham asd o1saaaiIo stomz z1Faa1rezat of tha KstrDpol- FksEn csoaE Assocaa17on at Fox HILLS
 Lay. They returned a score Of E292 xtwo strokes better than Na1tsE sEEaayen the RocteS44r home -bwed. The xsEay-ofY betw cen 1HcDonz1d and r1a,caa- ans was held at 3 o'clock taats aa1ar- seun. and eIuEassizs zuzsa olls eA g1eem holes.
 Frern the early hours wntI near ssazu.zas5Msns it was . day of tntercstang sess ev,sssz first cne land them anawtaaer sl rszllsass sgp 1s -& IsR.asztsoAe winner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
(By wagnar-)

The invasion of the west by the eastern climbs of the American league started d1Easrousay f0r the eastern section yesterday Tine east won . soE1- tary contest out of four played the Boston Red HuK, who had gone west only two points beh1nd Cf1fcagos get t1ze the wpFst Iacdng They ran while the Chicago White 8Dx, zzaa1a0 had been in a 1nEa1g streak 5DEGed the fad ing Wasa1aa7s6Gns and the 3Gz3y C4eve- lands sza0te zae New Fork An1eElcan& The Athletics sufE5rased every body by winning from St LOzaa
 In faas AEa11DGAa1 league the Pa1azaeS e4anaa O1a Chicago, which lost a hard game to the fast travelling BrOokIyn9 The aahber got a tae wAth F1ttsDsaEsgE s6or 1ouE2h place and are only sz1Orf distance behind St. Iosz1s in third
 Tse ChAeagO Cutoa scrappy leaders An the National 1eague race. win 5e at RSewds9d park to412orrow to tackle the Brd4gspor4 club i'm an exhibition game. Manager Bresnalaan has promised to have his BegHaar team, fnGnd7ng HefnAe zamnasrman, Vie Safer and Red 1Eur- ray. the former GSan& 4avor4te. After tHae4r good showing against the A4al- Ie&1cs expect to hold taae Caaye to a low score The game will be started at o'caocz1
 
 rae receipts for the Yale Athletic association for the year ending Sep teunaoee 1, 1914, were the largest in the history of t1ae association. The total was $1sA,08S .oA. The football receipts were $81 .8s23z, baseball $40 ,s2S .34 and crew 9S ,598.
 A1examder has won nine games in a rOW for the Ph1i44es. T5aere is no
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
GAN CONNIE MACK MAKE
 GOOD IN BUILDING NEW TEAM?
Oarsmen Still Talking About Great Showing of
 Stanford Crew-Other Sport News. /

manager of the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League. ' Ie for mer leader of the New York Yankees has been conducting the field baseball campaign of the Seals from his bed by the aid of telephone and telegraph wires.
 E Wo1verton, who was seriously in jured in automobile accident, de- cfded that he could manage his team just as we'll from the hospital bed as the bench. Wires we'll installed from the Seals dugout at the baseball park to WoIverton's bedside and he was kept informed of every move of the opposing teams. When his club was out of town a telegraph wire was sub stituted for the phone and the-dis- abled manager made suggestions, fol . lowed the play and in general dictat- ed the field policy of the Seals, in the same manner he would have had he been on the players bench.
 New Zealand tennis players have organized a movement to erect a me- morfaI to the late Capt. Anthony F. Wi1ding, the international tennis player killed while serving with the British army in France. The council of the New Zealand Tennis Associa- ton had instructed the mana cement committee to inaugurate a shilling (25 cents fund among tennis players, part of which is to be spent on a memorial to WiIding at his birthplace, Christ church and the balance on perpetual Wi1ding trophies for the New Zealand championship singles for both men and women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10

with .4o4. setting the pace for base st6aieEs at s1 thefts. and in runs scored with 7s. Crawford, his teamna4e shares second place with Jackson Cleveland, at .s23, but Crawford leads in total bases at 14S. Fourufer, Chi caSo, is 4th with .33z. Then comes B. Collins, Chicago. with 325.
 Three New Workers. Boone, Caldwell and Peckinpaugh, are tied with Odd- ring, Pf1fladelphfa, for home runs with four each. Chicago leads in club bat ting with .2G7 and Detroit. is nexf vyitr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
Second of Playground
 ' Track Meets Is Held

Much interest was shown in the sec ond of the city playground trackmeets held yesterday at the Yellow Hill, North End, Lafayette and West End parks These will be held every other Friday. A silver loving cup will re given to the boy making the most points and a similar trophy will be awarded to the girl who piles up the largest total
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
CHALLENGE TO y1CT,oRg
 GETS ON WRONG PAGE

Owing to a typographical misplace n1ent The Farmer last evening pub lished. g. challenge on behalf of the Acorn A. c. baseball nine to play Jim O'Rourke's Victors the same annaar. ing on the sporting page under fine guise of present day news when in reality it was a challenge issued 20 years ago and the game should hara appeared under the caption Twenty Years Ago" As the ball playing days of the players mentioned are over. all though they may not agree with the statement, The Farmer wishes to te
 this means of correcting the error.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
GAMES TO

GAMES TODAY. Cincinnati in New York. Chicago in Brooklyn (2). Pittsburgh in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-10
TEAMS FARE BADLY
 AZ START OF WESTERN TRIP
Chicago Cubs Here Tomorrow Afternoon to Tackle
 Bridgeport Team At Newfield Park

ptho1er in the big leagues this season-
 Outne5der Ernest Walker of the St. Louis Browns had been released to Rochester of the International league
 Red Murray, the old Giant 1avorabe played his first game for the Chicago Cubs yesterday and made a, wonderful catch tlaaE prevented Brooklyn from Ednnang in nine inn1ngs.
 Bob B1rman was the winner of the 100 mile automobile race in BurHng- aDns Va, yesterday His time was two hours, minutes and 47 seconds
 In an effort to engthen the Cin- cfnnaH club, Manager Herzog has bought three minor leag1ers. Will Hams, the leading hitter of the North from Spokane, Wash. He is an out fielder Pitchers McC2uskey from F1Iad1eY of the Ohio State league, and McRenry from Portland, Ore, Of the Coast league have also been bought.
 Howard Drew, the colored sOr1nter who Is supposed to be the fastest man in the country in the 100 yard dash is acting as a waiter in a Pullman diner in California
 The Giants have purchased a first D6@S<7a1A<1 11d1I1SQ ISOEBe AS4y rom Victoria Of the Northwestern league He is a nephew of BH1 Lange, who won fame as Chicago player in the old days. Kelly is six feet three inch -es tall and weighs 1so. Somebody is always trying to take Fred Merk1e's job away.
 While officiating in Philadelphia yesterday. Umpire Al Orth of the Ma tiona1 league ripped and tore a ten don in his right knee. He was taken to the hospital and will be out of the game for at least a month.