The Dermott news., 1916-06-15

Mgr. J. (. Douglas of the Hotel Der mott left Saturday night for Hot Springs to attend the meeting of the Arkansas Hotel Mems Association.
 NJ. R. Hanchey went to Warren Tuesday evening to get his car which has been there since the day Bryan spoke. He drove home yesterday. FOR SALE:-House and lot on Knox St.. formerly occupied by D. l. Anders See w D. Trotter at Ex- change Bank X Trust Co 5-25-@t
 Miss Petiete Johnson left Tuesday for Memphis to spend the week. She made the trip by boat from Arkansas City and expects to return Saturday.
 The latest purchasers of Ford ears through the w. < Daniel agency are Sam Gibson. l., Bartmess T. C. City. A. R Walker and Frank Robinson.
 Summer prices now ou Two horse load of good wood a5t, one-horse load be at our factory
 Blmel Ashcroft Mfg to.
 r l.. Clark of Eudora came up Fri day last to spend the day here at the W D Trotter home His wife and baby returned home with him Friday night
 Joseph Martin of Riehburg. S C.. and Jas. Dixon of Tupeo Mississippi, were guests the tirst ot the week at the !. l.. Leeper home. They are re!a- tIves of Mrs Leeper.
 Mr. N. C. Long and daughter of AheevilIe, Ala. and Mrs D C. Kirk land and daughter of Utah. Ala, are expected here this week to visit their sister Mrs R F. Gillhau.
 Dr ] A Thompson and family leave this morning by motor for Wlnona. Miss to spend a few Iass with hi. parent, and other relatives They will cross the river at Arkansas City.
 ! | Leeper and Jas Dixon spent Mertay afternoon It Wilmot fishing. Mr. Leeper says the storm last week certainly d,d destroy iots of property and growing crops n that section.
 The Blme- Ashcroft factory, which (. Helmstetter ls manager, was closed yesterday. having been shut down on account of the funeral of his mother at Portland Ind. yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. A. r. Alley and four children of Memphis came in last Friday for a visit here at the home of her father. k w Lane. Mr Alley k a cartoonist on the staff of the Commercial Appeal. They made the trip from Memphis by boat, Mr Lane meeting them at Ar hansa, City.
 Manager J. (. Hoffman If the Der. matt Grocery X Commission Co. left last week for Chicago where he at tended the Republican National Con. ventjon and the automobile races. From there he went to Boston to at tend the annual meeting of the Nation al Wholesale Groeers Association He k expected home the latter part of the week
 Word was received here Tuesday an nouucing the death of Mrs Fcri Helm -tetter, which occurred u her home at Portland, Ind. Monday morning. She was the mother of C Hemstrtter ef this place lie with hs wife and daughter have been at her bedside for several weeks Funeral services were held at the home at Portland yesterday afternoon.
 Dr <. |. Weigart government dem onstrator of Desha county. dropped in to see us few minutes yesterday One of the ways in which he is helping the farmers and people of pesha coun ty generally ia in the agitation for better roads and better drainage He says it will take crew of men couple of weeks to clear the road near Haley of trees which fell during the storm last week
 Nt N- bdlHtNN Ntll EN lp NA%~cllN llit, Arkansas. next "Wednesday. the 2lst where he will lecture on the subject Teaching Things Not Found in Books before the Pope County Teachers In stitute AS that k one of the largest counties in the state. an attendance of l50 teachers Is expected at the In stitute. He will spend day or two at Conway while gone. attending the An. nual Summer Institute given by Hen drix College.
 The interior of the Baptist Church is being very materially improved this week The floor is being newly fin. ished, new carpet has been ordered for the aisles. and handsome new circular pews are here ready to be put in as