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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
Will PETITION CITY
COUNCIL TO ADvERT'E
HOTEL AND REAL ESTATE MEN
i TO ASK FOR APPROPRIATION
~ COUNCIL or FUNDS FOR
"FLoRIDA FIRST CAMPAIGN.

The hotel men and real estate men
of the city will present petition to
the city council at the meeting Of that
body next Monday asking that $500
be appropriated from the $4,000 adj
wertising fund provided for in the last
budget, for the purpose of placing Day.
tona among the other live cities of the
state In the $4,000 advertising cam
paign inaugrrated by the Thomas ad-
vertising service and styled the Flor
Ida First commission M. Leiders-
dorf has been in charge of the circula-
ton Of the petition among the hotel
This is great plan for the general
advertising of Florida weekly for two
months in approximately 100 leading
papers of the North. A rate of ten
cents per capita is charged for cities
of 1000 or more population which
would make the cost $500 to Daytona
on population of 5000. The adver-
Using as proposed contains select
illustrations of Florida scenery and at
fractions, accompanied and supple
mented by attractively worded de-
scriptions of the beauties and -advan-
tages of the state in general. no one
section or locality being shown any
preference, and all that will be used
from the cities and towns joining in
the movement will be the name and
address of the principal trade body
SO that anyone in the North being in
terested in Florida may get into COM
munication with any one of the cities
which they may prefer. The com
mission is composed of George A.
Mcclellan, chairman, Jacksonville;
Vance w. Helen, secretary, Miami:
w. F. Franklin, treasurer, Fort Myers;
Frank w. Lord, commissioner, Quin-
cy; B. L. Hammer, commissioner
Tampa,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
POPE HOLDS coNsIsToRY
TO ELECT SIX CARDINAL s

Rome, Dec. 6.-The consistory at
which six new cardinals will be elect
ed begins at the vatican today. It is
the occasion of the gathering here of
notable prelates coming from both
sides OF the great world struggle. All
sorts of rumors are naturally flying
about, mostly having to do with in
formal peace parleys under the aus
pices of Benedict XIV, who is recog-
nized as an accomplished diplomatist.
On the surface the delegates from
the warning nations preserve a cold.
impassive front. Cardinal Gasuuet
represents Great Britain; Cardinal Bill.
lot and Cardinal Annette, France: Car
dinal Won Hartmann, an intimate of
the kaiser, Germany; while Cardinal
Mercier, who is said by sympathizers
with the quadruple entente to have
been prosecuted by the Teutons, is
absent.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
DECEMBER SIXTH NAMED
"AMERICAN DEFENSE nav

New York, Dec. 6.-The American
Defense society has named today as
American Defense Day." and meet.
ings under the auspices of this or
ganlzation are being held in many
cities with the object of bringing for.
ward the importance of adequate na-
tional preparedness for war.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
FORD HITS AUTO;
AUTO WAS DITCHED

While Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ray Conrad
Mrs. A. H. Woodall, Miss Nell Stack.
house and Miss Margaret Woodall
were driving to Daytona from DeLand
Sunday, they met with a near-accident
that might have proved serious, but
fortunately did not. Miss Woodall
was driving the car and when about
eight miles west of Daytona a Ford
approached. Miss Woodall gave half
the road, but the driver of the Ford
kept all the road. When Mr.. Conrad
saw that collision was inevitable. he
grabbed the wheel and turned the car
into the ditch. Fortunately, no one
in the party received a scratch The
Ford did not stop.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
WILL BUILD SECOND
CONCRETE BRIDGE
TOWN OF HOLLY HILL AWARDS
CONTRACT FOR CONCRETE
BRIDGE OVER CANAL ON
RlDcEWooD AVENUE.

An examination of the wooden
bridge over the canal on Ridgewood
avenue in the town of Holly Hill last
week disclosed the fact that it was
unsafe for traffic and it was at once
closed until necessary repairs could
be made or new bridge built.
At a special meeting of the city
council held Saturday evening con-
tract was awarded the Chas. K.eBarn-
hart Contracting company, of this city.
for the construction of substantial
reinforced concrete structure with q
width of 30 feet. Work was to begin
upon the new bridge. today and it was
expected to have it completed in about
ten days or two weeks time.
This will be the second concrete
bridge constructed over the canal by
the town within two years, sub
stantial one 20 feet in width having
been built on Daytona avenue about
Is months ago by A. Vande Word of
Daytona Beach. This will give the
town two durable and absolutely safe
bridges in place of wooden structures
which in both cases spanned deep cuts
and the construction of the proposed
brick highway will solve the question
of the remaining wooden bridge over
the same canal on the river front
road which is county thoroughfare
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING

The Woman's Missionary society OBJ
served its annual meeting Sunday
evening at the First Christian church.
Rev. S. l.. Jackson delivered an adj
dress before the society on "Woman's
Work for Womankind, and an inter-
esting program was enjoyed, the la
dies taking entire charge of the
meeting.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
STockHolDERS VOTE
ON BIG DRUG MERGER

New York, Dec. 6.-The stockhold-
ers OF the Riker & Hegeman company
met here today to vote on the pro-
posal to merge that company with the
United Drug company, thus forming a
gigantic combine. The merger is con
s1dered sure of contamination.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
4
llEWGAA lllzk

Washington's forecast for Florida:
partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Fresh winds from the north and
xoFtheast.
The temperature in. Daytona has
been rising steadily since Sunday
forenoon.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
coLoRED WOMAN DIES 81
AT HOME IN MIDWAY

Frances MeDaniels, wife of Thomas
McDaniels, well known colored citizen
of Daytona, died this morning at the
home of the couple in Midway. No
funeral arrangements have as yet been
made.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06

*The best SHAMPOO ever. The
Comfort Shop. mwf
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06

Every day is summer in Daytona.
Williams news., 1915-10-28
INSTRUMENTS FILED
 FOR RECORD

Quit Claim Deed, k. A. McCas- kle to Grand Canyon Sheep Co.
 Patent, United States of America to Theresa G. Mason.
 Deed, Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Go. to United States of America.
 Agreement, Between J. J. Costi- gan and L. B. Smith
 Bill of Sale, H. Meyer to Ben Ottestad
 Satisfaction of mortgage, Mrs. E. Fornet and Illus. to Mrs. M. Bour- don
 Satisfaction of Mortgage, Will jams State Bank to Mary Kay
 Satisfaction of mortgage, Will jams State Bank to Mary Kay and Husband
 Satisfaction of Mortgage. Will jams State Bank to Mary Kay
 Patent, United States of America to Mary Kay
 Warranty Deed, Mary Kay to Maude J.sHamilton rts-.4e.-- 4a.s
Williams news., 1915-10-28
NORTHERN ARIZONA FAIR
 A COMPLETE SUCCESS

With the largest crowds ever gathered at an inter-county Fair, beautiful, balmy weather, which only Arizona can produce at this time of the year, and exhibits won derful even to the most skeptical, the Third Annual Northern Ari- zona Fair was success in every sense of the word.
 Coconino County's exhibit in the agricultural and Horticultural hall, under the supervision of F. O. Allen, was work of art. The grains and grasses with the Navajo background made one of the pret- tiest displays at the Fair. Navajo and Yavapai's exhibits were also very beautiful. Navajo County captured first prize for Irish pota- toes and second prize for the largest squash and special white ribbon for Blue Victor potatoes. In the Educational Department, the Win slow exhibit, especially the manual training work, showed the splendid training work given the children. Coconino County captured forty three first prizes, with many sec onds and five specials.
 From an educational standpoint, it is worthy of mention that the Northern Arizona Fair filled that part of its usefulness to the letter, there being many things of interest for the miners, stockmen, farmers, poultrymen and those interested in the educational section. The Poul- try Show, perhaps, attracted the greatest crowds. In commenting upon the show, the Maricopa Coun- ty officials consisting of Messrs. Peabody, Welch, and Shaughnessy, stated that never in the history of a Fair in Arizona had such dis play been made. A licensed judge of the Panama-Paciic Exposition judged the birds, there being over 26O coops filled. The Livestock Exhibit, under the direction of Ed. Stephens was both interesting and instructive. The Baby Contest, conducted on scientific principals, saw entered over fifty of the best of Arizona products. Addresses were made by Governor Hunt, President Won Kleinsmidt of the University of Arizona and many other nota- bles.
 The entertainment program was varied and full of excitement. With band concerts by the famous Kilties, the Winslow High School Band and the Prescott City Band, carnival, dances, basket ball games and many other attractions, it is the general concensus of opinion of those present at the Third Annual Northern Arizona Fair that i. was a wonderful success, due to the un- tirlng efforts of President, R. N. Frederic ks and his colleagues.
Williams news., 1915-10-28

Something should be done about the constantly recurring headon- collisions between the reports from the rival war offices.
 It's still an open fight in Europe and anybody can get in.
 Two hundred Fiji Islanders hay ing enlisted, why not send them to Armenia?
 Bulgaria apparently has at last decided to contest for the bantam weight championship.
 Russia may be short of shells, but she still has a.supply of ulti- matums and back country.
 Americans wont object to having the fastest warships in the world provided they are not headed away from the enemy.
 A Baltimore factory is making 15O legs a week. and not pullin' any of lem either.
Williams news., 1915-10-28

Bill of Sale. Mary Kay to Maude J. Hamilton
 Warranty Deed, Mary Hanson to Alice l.. Brown
 Warranty Deed, Edgar Brown ct ux to Mrs. J. c. Pollard
 Deed, Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Co. to United States of America
 Quit Claim deed, Maier Brewing Company to B. R. Els
 Warranty Deed, B. R. Els ct ux to Stephen w. Millar
Williams news., 1915-10-28

Mortgage, Stephen w. Millar ct ux to B. R. Ells
 Release of Lien, D. s. Lewis to to David Lowell
 Warranty deed, Geo. Rabbit ct ux to J. T. Snowberger
 Bill of Sale, Lula Dunnuck to Clyde Dunnuck
 Chattel Mortgage, Clyde Dun- muck to Elizabeth B. Heiser
 Assignment of Mortgage, Pedro Arresse ct ux to Bank of Winslow
Williams news., 1915-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior U.
 s. Land Office at Phoenix

5. Land Office at Phoenix
 Ariz., Oct. 23, 1915, Ser
 ial No. O2O124 9o
 NOTICE is hereby given that Hollie A. Miller, of Williams, Arizona, who, on Nov. -27, 1912, made homestead entry, No. 020124, for E4 FL SW4 SE4, NW4 sE4 sW4 sE4, w. NE4 SW4 SE4, NW4 SW4 sE4, NW4 sE@, s4 sW4 NE4, S NE4 Nw4, NJ NE4 SW4, SE4 NE4 sW4, FL sW4 NE4 sW4, NW4 sW4 NE4 SW4, Sec. g, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., G. & s. R. B. & Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make three year Proof, to estab- fish claim to the land above de- scribed, before George H. Elem ing, U. s. Commissioner, at Flagstaff, Arizona, on the 7th day of December, 1915.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Mary Kay, of Challender, Ariz. George McDougal, of |" M. c. Smith, of Williams, Ariz. William Nagillen, of Pittman, C Thomas F. Weedin Register First Pub. Oct. 28, 1915
 Last Pub. Nov. 25, 1915
Williams news., 1915-10-28

A few more of those European countries ought to get into the war just to make it unanimous. It seems impossible to have fun without having folly. =.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
NO LOSS OF LIFE

No deaths resulted from the floods in this section, but many narrow escapes are reported.
 People were rescued from housetops, floating logs and standing trees into which they had climbed to escape the fury of the rapidly rising sea of wa ter.
 Many who had no means of escape were marooned in thelr homes and in many instances when the reScuers reched them with boats entire families in- cluding women and children were standing in water waist deep.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
TEN LIVES LOST IN
 FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS
Property loss Is Heavy and More Than Thousand Fami- lies are Homeless.

St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 2t.- The Mississippi river and other streams in this territory are at a high stage, and a section of this city was flooded last night.
 Ten person perished in the floods here last night. Nine of the victims were negroes.
 This morning more than one thousand families are homeless and many of these have lost all their possessions.
 Many people residing in the flooded districts have been res cued and boats are saving what property 1t is possible to reach.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
SHERIFF RUDDELL
 COMES TO RESCUE

Splendid rescue work was done by Sheriff Lawrence Rud- dell, Deputy Sheriff s. ". Clark, Robert Mosby and Hill Hays who secured a number of boats at Batesville, loaded them on flat cars and had an engine pull them down from that place.
 Sheriff Ruddell is we'll ac- quainted with the entire bot toms and this knowledge serv- ed him well in this emergency. He and his entire party did heroic work. Arriving here about 4 o'clock Saturday after noon Sheriff Ruddell and his party set to work like river dogs and worked heroically all night Saturday and all day Sunday. They rescued and car ried many people to places of safety who might have perish led had it not been for their good work.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
$2OO0000 FLOOD DAMAGES IN VICINITY OF NEWARK
Ali Crops on 75, 5,O0O Acres Richest
 Land in County C0mpleteLos (

trestles were entirely washed Heavy landslides occur red at many points alongmoun- tainsides and in many places the track is covered for miles to a depth of several feet with dirt and rock.
 Through traffic cannot be resumed for at least 15 days or three weeks, and railroad men say it will cost at least a million dollars to repair the damage on the White River road.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
NEWPORT SUFFERS
 GREATER THAN ALL
Entire Town Flooded to Depth of 4 to Is Feet And Two Drown, Both Negroes.

Newport has suffered great CT loss than any town in this section because of it's low To- cation.
 The entire town being from 3 to Is feet below the top of the levees, the whole town was covered in water to that depth.
 Water was 3 to 5 feet deep ill every business house in town and ill many places back in the lower part of the residence section the water was 15 feet deep. Many of the smaller residences were turned over on their sides.
 The first break occurred when the water ran over the Iron Mountain track just south of the depot, and continued to run over for distance of 300 yards until the entire town was flooded.
 The situation at Newport beggars description and is ab- solutely appalling.
 Two deaths are reported, both negroes one being an old negro man and the other a small negro child.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
TOUCHING INCIDENT
 OF THE BIC FLOOD
Young Mother Dies in Child Birth Near Paroquet and is
 Buried with Babe in Arms.

One of the saddest and most touching incidents of the flood was the death of Mrs. Ernest Williams, which occurred at her home at Paroquet last Sun Jay.
 During the heigth of the excitement when the waters of the flood were coming at their worst, Mrs. Williams was stricken with childbirth.
 Unable to secure a physi, can, she was compelled to go through the ordeal without medical attention. The ordeal proved too great for her and she succumbed, death result ing in a few hours after her baby was born.
 The babe lived only a few hours and the death of moth- CT and child resulted within a short time of each other.
 The remains of the young with the dead body of her first born in her arms, were placed in the coffin and brought to Newark on the first work train that came this way Monday.
 The remains were buried in the Blue Springs cemetery Rev. L. B. Hankins conduct ing the funeral services
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
HEROIC RESCUE WORK

It is impossible for tongue or pen to tell of tho noble and heroic work performed by those composing the rescue parties that went out from Newark.
 Reports that enormous rises in the rivers were coming, were received by both telephone and telegraph. Most people thought, however, that the re- ports were exaggerated, and very few seemed to have any serious fears of general ov- erflow.
 But when the backwaters reached the stocklaw gate just south of town, and kept creep ing closer and closer, excite lment began to rise. By 10 o'clock the Newark Lumber Company's new brick build ling was entirely surrounded and the waters kept coming closer and closer. By this time reports from Batesville and Calico Rock had convinced even the most skeptical that all records would be broken. Business of every kind was abandoned. Every available carpenter and almost every man who could use a saw and
 hammer, were pressed into service building boats.
 About 15 boats were built in a few hours and as soon as lpne was finished a party of rescuers would take it and leave for the flooded area. Except for. the swift current, they had no trouble in reach ing any point in boats, for the entire valley was a vast sea of surging waters. Broad and fer tile fields that few hours be- fore contained the mostmagnif- ieient crops of growing corn, cotton and alfalfa that were ever produced in the history of Independence county, were now entirely covered, with here land there just the tip ends of the corn or cotton stalks show ing above water.
 1 Dr. Pascoe. Dr. Evans, Boss Allen, Ben Cook, Bud Sisk, [.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
LOCAL SAWMILL MAN
 SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS
Geo. L. Green Who Operates
 Six Mills Along Black River Loses About $4,oOOor $5, ,O00

Geo. l.. Green of this place, who is one of the largest saw mill operators of the Black riv- CT section, lost about $3,500 worth of lumber, which was washed away from his mills by the high waters.
 Mir. Green owns six mills, all of which are located along Black river. Some of them are in this county and some ofthem in Lawrence county.
 About seven cars of lumber were lost from his mills in this county and about six cars from the mills in Lawrence county.
 He reports the water 12 to 14 deep at his nearest mill, which is located on Black riv- CT about six miles northeast of Newark.
 In addition to his loss on lumber that was swept away by the flood, his machinery will be badly damaged from stand ing in the water so long. This, together with damage done to buildings and sheds will make his total loss at least $4,000 or $5, ,000.
 In spite of his heavy finan- cial losses, MT. Green has not lost his nerve, and says he will begin operations with renewed vigor and on a larger scale as soon as the water recedes so he can go to work.
 He says he can give employ ment to about 40 or 50 men as soon as the water reeedes suf- ficiently for them to resume operations.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
TWO ESCAPE DROWNING

Evening Shade, Aug. 20.- Arthur and Russell Cochran, two merchants of Evening Shade, narrowly escaped death by drowning when attempting to cross the swollen Mill creek with a team of mules and Q buggy yesterday. The team and buggy was swept down stream and the mules were drowned. The men were res eued in boat.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
BATESVILLE SUFFERS
 FROM THE BIC FLOOD
Water Ran Over Bayou Bridge and Many. Houses Flooded to Depth of Eight Feet.

Reports from Ratesville in- dicate that heavy damages were done by the flood at that place.
 The water reached a depth Of 24 to 30 inches in theYeat- man-Gray Grocer Company's wholesale house and the com suffered 9 heavy loss but the amount is not known.
 Water was IS inches deep in the Goodwin-Jean Produce Company's building, but their loss is small.
 Tie city light plant was put out of commission and badly damaged.
 The Padgett-Pool Lumber Co. suffered heavy losses, the water reaching g depth of 1 F to , feet in their yard and of fees.
 The ice factory was seri- ously crippled and was fore ed to suspend operations.
 The wholesale house of J.. R. Evans, located near the de- pot, was surrounded by water. Mr. Evans saved most of his stock of groceries, but DOT tion of his feedstuff was dam aged.
 Water reached a depth of several inches in the new pas senger depot, and the railroad company's lossincluding freight lost and property damaged at that point is about S2,500.
 The Mount Olive Slave Co.,, is perhaps the greatest loser at Batesville. Water reached a depth of several feet at their factory on the river front. An enormous lot of timber and ma- terial was washed away and the loss will reach several thou sand dollars.
 Water got into almost every house in the lower end of Batesville, near the depot. Wa ter ran over the bayou bridge at each end to a depth of sev- erai feet, and many residences in West Batesville were flood ed to a depth of four to eight feet.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26
DAMAGE. AROUND HARDY

Hoxie, Aug. 22.- Three thousand feet of track on the Frisco, between Hardy and iRavenden has been washed out and two miles of telegraph poles are down. All crops in the valley of Black and Spring Rivers are ruined ~and the loss 4of live stock is enormous and fears are entertained of loss of life.
The Newark journal., 1915-08-26

tory of North Arkansas swept down the White and Black rivers last Friday and Satur- day.
 1t is impossible to correctly estimate the damage done, as the entire crops of every kind along these streams for several hundred miles were entirely wiped out.
 But the loss to crops and other property along these streams will probably reach several million dollars.
 The damage done in lnde- pendence county alone Is con- servatively estimated at three million dollars.
 The damage to crops alone in the vicinity of Newark, in the noted Big Bottom and Oil Trough valleys, will easily reach million and half dol lars.
 This does not take into ac- count the damage done to the farming lands by reason of washing and cutting away the soil by the waters current, the damage to buildings, fences. levees and the loss of cattle hogs and other stock. At this time it is impossible to arrive at anything like fair estimate of the loss resulting from these sources, as much of the bot tom country is still covered with water.
 A conservative estimate of the total damage done by the flood in this immediate section of the country, including Oil Trough, Big Bottom and along the Black river, will reach two million dollars.
 The damage done to crops alone in this county means an aggregate loss of one hundred dollars per capita for each man, woman and child in the county.
 This is a staggering blow to the county as a whole, and to the people of the flooded dis  tricts who are directly affected, it is without question the great est calamity in the history of the county.
 People who have lived in this section for 60 and TO years say the rivers were two and half to three feet higher than they were ever known.
 Uncle Bob Adams who has lived in Big Bottom and Oil Trough for 70 years says the water was at least 11a feet higher than he ever saw it. His residence in Oil Trough is To-