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The Little River news., 1916-07-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
 OE, ARK ANSAS.


 OF ARKANSAS.
 Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the State Constitution at its regular session of 1915, and that the same will be submitted to the cleo, tors of the State at the next general election, to be held Tuesday, November :, 1916, for adoption or rejection.
 Proposed Amendment No. IA.
 That the following Is hereby pro- posed an amendment to the 'Const- tution of the State of Arkansas. which, when agreed to by majority of a l. members elected to each house and adopted by majority of the electors of the State voting at the next gen eral election for senators and repre- sentatfyes, shall become part Of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas . Section l; The county courts in the county tax now allowed to be lev jed shall have power when authorized. as hereinafter provided, to levy an an- nual tax not exceeding three mills on the dollar on all taxable property. sVhich shall be collected and expended in making and repairing public roads and bridges in their respective coun- ties; and said court shall have power after authority given as hereinafter provided. to levy tax not exceeding three mills on the dollar on all taxable property for a period of time not to exceed thirty years. to borrow money, issue bonds, and pledge the revenues arising from the tax levied for pc. riod of time, to pay the interest and principal of any sum or sums so Dor rowed. All bonds issued by auth hority herein given shall bear rate of inter- est not to exceed per cent per annum. All sums so borrowed shall be used eX- clusvely in making and repairing the public roads and bridges in the county: The annual tax and the tax for period of years shall not both be levied and be in force at the same time in any county-the levy Of one shall exclude the levy of the others
 Before any levy of taxes herein au- thorized shall be made. the question of levying such tax shall be submitted 10 the qualified electors of the county at general or special election called for that purpose. at which majority of the qualified electors voting at such an election shall have voted in favor of such levy of taxes.
 Approved February 2, 1915.
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on Feb ruary 2. 1915.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature thts 18th day of April. 1916
 EARLE w. HODGES,
 (seal] Secretary of State
The Little River news., 1916-07-01
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur- suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery court of Little River county, mace and entered on the 16th day Ot May, 1916. in a certain cause, (No. 945) then pending therein between c. M Blocker, guardian complainant, and Mrs. Lena Trice, widow, Helen Trice. Odom Trice, Mrs. Harriette A. Sheeley, Catherine Trice GA minor)
 C. D. Goodrum and w. l. Perkins, de> fend0nts the undersigned as commis- siOner of said coUr. will offer for sale at public yendue to !he highest bidder
 at the front CCor CT entrance of the county court lou c, in which said court is held, in the county of Little River within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday, the Sth day of July A, D.. 1916, the fol lowing described real estate, toWit The Frl. west half Of the southwest quarter of section 4, (West of Little RiYer) the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the south hal! of the sou heast quarter of the south. eat quarter of section in township 13 south, range 27 west. in Little River county, Arkansas. Terms of sale: On credit of three months. the purchas- CT being required to execute a bond as required by law and the order and de- cree of said court in said cause, with approved security. bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money. Given under my hand this 18th day of June, A. D. 1916.-Chas. IT. Park, Commissioner in Chancery. S-5s
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SLAVS HOLD NEARLY 100000

Petrograd, June 2S-According. to the latest reports from General Brus., silloff's army, thsi total prisoners and booty captured between June and23 amount to 4,G31 officers, 194 941 sold iers, 219 guns, 644 machine guns. 196 bomb throwers, 146 artillery caissons and thirty-eight search lights.
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TDa SALE-Pair 1 year old mules
 and good wagon. Will make 1000 or HOO pound mules J.
 Allene, Ark 60-4t
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LOCAL NEWS
Wood for sa1e-W. B. Pruitt.

%esss,se sa..a-.sree reeAe>aas.>s..s~.~sas~~ Wood for sale-W. B. Pruitt. tf
 Dr. Combs was here from Red Bluff yesterday.
 w. A Bowden was here rom Fore p1dn yesterday.
 H. L. Tabler of Ben Lomond was here yesterday.
 Calumet Baking Bowder, per pound 20c at Price Brothers.
 D1. A. w. Rice was here from De Queen this week.
 Calumet Baking Bowder, per pound 2Gc a Price Brothers
 Eiss Lavada Cobb was a visitor at TeNark ma Thursday.
 Calumet Baking BoWdar. per pound 2Gc Price Brothers.
 John Quarles was here from his farm. north Cf her Thur sday.
 Pr. P. II. Phillips and Dick Boyer were at LCc.;esburg Tuesday.
 {ol. Allene Of Aliene was here Wcd- Il sday attending to business.
 Miss Lille Sykes of Rehmond waG a visitor at Texarkana Thursday.
 II. C. Hodges Of Arden was here "Wednesday attending to business.
 Mrs. A. T. Hemphill of Richmond was an Ashdown visitor yesterday.
 We have plenty of good wood for sale at present-Maior Slave Go. AZ
 F. ". Cardyell Of B aumont was here Thursday attending to business.
 Mrs. John Thornton Of Broken Bow was here Wednesday enroIte to Mena. II. M. w stbrook is having his resi- dence redecora ed with a neat cCat Of paint.
 VII Millwee was here Wednesday enroute to Shreveport where he will work
 We have plenty of good wood for 5ale.--Major Slave Co. 42 F. C. Payne ceived a fine pair of English setter pups from Mena Thu rsday.
 Dr. J. G. Lile, professor of history and economics in Ouachita college, was h re Thursday.
 M W. Locke, a prominent farmer of richmond was in AshdoWn Thursday afternoon.
 No pictures made after July 1st Gallery will be closed until Septem- Ter 1st C. C. Thompson. If Miss Roberta Jordan of Richmond vas the guest of Ashdown friends Friday.
 $. J. HarrsU 0. Erisk. Okla, ha. joined his wife and littla son here for 8 visit.
 '. C. D5gsej5 e Shreveport wa, ho.e WodAe dag 444o4te to Broken Pow for 3 few days.
 Paul P-c&s;t, telegraph 0. crater at nashville, was ia this cty Wed nosday for u few to1rs.
 G. D. Erne- Of Wilton was here this week and had his name placed cn our subscription list.
 Mrs. Ben Rowe and little daughter arrived Thurs day from TeXarkana for a visit With the formers parents, MT, aad Mrs. $. D. Phillips.
 Miss Willie Freeman is Q guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Free man of West Fourth str ct.
 Drink pure apple cider at the Model Drug Store. Five cents, refreshing and healthful 59
 Carl Schuman, the Foreman banker passed through the city in his car Thursday on his way to Texarkana.
The Little River news., 1916-07-01

FOR SALE-Eleven lots, some in the
 Frisco Division and some in Uni versity Division cheap. Address A. Schleninger. 3538 Lindel Ave-, St Louis Mo. 45
The Little River news., 1916-07-01

BALE HAY-Let the Flemming boys
 bale your hay. It will take less room in your barn,-Ashdown. 10-10
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-29

and unknown to the court; and that
he. the said administrator, has sought
diligently to learn the same.
Therefore it is ordered, considered
and adjudged that said application Of
said administrator be and it is set
down for hearing for the Goth day Of
January, 1917, at 8 o'clock a. m. Of
said date and that notice thereof shall
be given to said unknown spouse and
heirs, If any, Of said decedent, and to
any unknown claimants to her said
undivided one-third interest in said
premises by publication Of q copy of
this order for four successive weeks
in some newspaper published in the
city Of Des Moines, Polk county,
Iowa, to be designated by the clerk
Of this court, and the court hereby ap-
proves the form of this order for the
purpose Of such notice.
o. Hubert Utterback,
Judge.
I hereby designate the By
stander in which the foregoing no.
tice and copy Of court order shall be
published. &C., g..
~ -.s. .. A. e. Mahan,
Clerk of the District Court in and for
Polk County, Iowa.
BY J. E. O'Brien, Deputy.
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CENTERVILLE NEWS.

We are having real winter weather.
/ Everyone seems busy preparing for
Christmas.
From the looks of things Santa
Claus will sure visit lots of homes.
Rev. NJ. Darlington delivered two
soul-stirring sermons, and the attend
ance was fine.
Bro. J. L. Nash is still improving
slowly.
Bro. Whit Kearney is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Davenport still remains the
same.
Mrs. Hattie Bolden is also numbered
with the sick.
The Mission Circle was entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Kidding by Mrs. T. Kidding
and her mother, Mrs L. Price.
The Mission Circle is still progress
ing nicely and the president is we'll
pleased with the circle. .>1f3 ...l .,
Mrs. E. T.. Brown of Mystic, Iowa,
was shopping in the city. 4 g:9; go. =
| Rev. III. Goodwin preached in Mys-
tic on Sunday. sEsetts<~ Gig <@ #s@3 w., 3
Pm Miss bessie. Johnson was able to
fill her place Sunday. after a few
days absence with severe cold.
q Mr.. Asa Clasley is very poorly: at
this writing, Il T&.@l, '.ha. >',4 Il 2. -.
Pt Mrs. John Langly has returned
home, after several months absence
from the city. #:fy5 30 '<4>4..
y Mrs. A. J.. Crittenden has a severe
cold. s.a.- .r5,4.#t# }-.... =. ....@,&
Mrs. VIM. Ousley and Mrs. B.. B.
Baker entertained at four-course
luncheon at the home Of the latter
Sunday evening in honor Of Miss
Myrtle Wesley, the bride to be. Co.
ers were laid for ten. a The evening
was spent in conversation and music.
All reported pleasant evening.
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IOWA CITY.

The G. S. U. I. held their last meet
| ing in the Y. w. drawing room. There
was installation of officers, old and
new business disposed of, two COM
mittees ~ appointed, after which the
young ladies adjourned to hold their
first meeting Of the new year on the
first Saturday Of the new year at the
same place. sd. -.
Mr.. Duke, senior medic, is in the
hospital with appendicitis. 5.
Mr.. Martin was released from the
hospital last week and Mr.. Campbell
and Mr.. Slater have been ill. =.
Mrs. Mary Short will give Christ
mas party for the girls the night pre-
ceding vacation. T., g. v.. .
"A number. Of the X. A. US will go
to the nationlD convention at Column
bus, Ohio, during the holidays. ~s
Miss Lawhorn will be the only stu
dent to spend the holidays in Iowa
City, due to the recent death of her
father. -. 90 81. Z. e.. IT,. g. ...
Miss Southall will be entertained by
Mrs. Dick Walker of Cedar Rapids, as
she will stop over there on her way to
Buxton. .~, ~ ... .,.., 49,.
Miss Mildred Griffin will be visited
by Miss Chandler of West Virginia
during the holidays. .'",s
Miss Calhoun of West Virginia will
visit Mrs. Lowry of Des Moines dur
ing the holidays.
Mrs. Fisher will entertain a number
of the X. A. US during the Christ
mas vacation at her home in Des
Moines. .s- .-.
Mrs. Mary Short is expecting her
mother from Fort Dodge on Thursday,
who will make her home with Mrs.
Short this winter.
Miss Alice Mason of Des Moines
will meet Miss Helen Cameron on
Thursday and they will proceed to
the latter's home in Madison, Indiana,
for Christmas. Il i. .-.,,.
Mrs. Moore will serve family re-
union dinner Christmas day.
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Editor Bystander: AS superintend-
ent of the department Of social sci
ence and president Of the National AS
ISOLATION of Colored Women and pres
ident of the Iowa Federation Of Col
ored Women's Clubs, we wish, to call
special attention Of our women to
that splendid editorial headed "Chil-
dren," which appeared in last weeks
Bystander,s in which among other
things, the editor calls special atten-
ton to the modern, dress. In this
modern day Of wireless, telegraphy
and horseless carriages, when many
Of our mothers and even grandmoth-
ers while striving fro supremacy in
the field of fashion, so far forget
themselves as to appear upon our
streets and in other public places with
their bodies almost nude and with
skirts Of. such length as to present
to one at distance the appearance of
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-29

second place they are all, with few ex-
ceptions, mighty highly spiced with al
cohol; it is the alcohol which makes
the patients feel so good. All the
popular "ladies" remedies are pretty
well loaded. 1t is notorious fact
that women, once they like booze, can
beat the men at getting away with
it gracefully.
Lydia Pinkham's wine of cardui,
peruna, swamp root and host Of
these cleverly advised remedies con-
tain from eighteen to twenty per cent
of alcohol; a swig about three times
day makes anyone feel good. But if
one likes to drink, why not take it
straight, or make your own flavor.
Nuxated iron is Wanted as the
greatest tissue builder in the world.
1t does contain iron and nAx vomica,
but these in such small proportions
that one is wasting money, compared
with the Blaud's pills one might buy
for the same price and get more iron
and nux vomica. Murine is a good
boric acid eye wash, but for the
amount paid for one bottle person
could make three gallons and add col
oring matter to suit the taste.
There are many ills which are bet
ter corrected by hygiene, proper
thinking or mechanical means than by
medicine. No intelligent doctor treats
symptoms; it is the cause which must
be worked out. Many of the symp-
toms enumerated in these extrava-
giant, seductive, insinuating adver-
tisements are common to most people.
There are others which really point to
dangerous underlying causes, which
ought to be sought out and corrected,
or in the event they are not danger
Gus they ought to be forgotten. There
is trouble enough in natural way
without allowing some person with a
lurid imagination to make you think
you are ill.
How a sane person imagines that
some man in New York or some other
seaport can make up stuff by the
hogshead to meet his condition better
than the man who sees him is one of
the mysteries which gives US better
insight to that American philosopher,
the Honorable P. T. Barnum. There
is one born every minute and the
catcher for him has his address.
AS matter of fact the less intelli-
gent people are the greater are on
self medication. 1t is notorious fact
that the Negro is a great patent med
icine taker. There is no sense in TAX
ing medicine because one has taken
none for years, if one suspects that
their blood is out of order. The logi-
cal thing to do is to have the blood
properly examined. Men are compe-
tent to do these things in your home
town, or they will send it away for
you. Do not dose yourself. If you
are sick, 60 to some doctor, get his
advice either one way or the other
and get we'll. Spend the money for
movies or on foreign missions, but do
not tear your stomach up with Doctor
Fakum's Famous Dope.
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q girl Of 16, we feel it necessary to
appeal to the representative women
Of our race to set up standards OF
their own, RELOCATING to the rear these
freakish fads and fashions, that the
American Negro woman may come
into her own, the sdignified leadership
of q race that is distinguished by its
simplicity and modesty Of dress, for
we feel that when this ia, accom-
plished we will have done much to in
culcate those sublime principles which
go to make up beautiful life, some
thing that will ever stand as monu-
ment to the womanhood Of. the race.
5ss.s Mrs. s. Joe Brown.
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PROBATE NOTICE.
=. Probate number 9484

Order. frODaCe hummer o9oS. Nw
Probate number 9484.
Notice to the unknown surviving
spouse and heirs Of Maria Mash, de-
ceased, and to the unknown claimants
Of, in and to said decedent's undivided
one-third of the real estate herein-
after described:
In the district court Of the state Of
Iowa, in and for Polk county.
In the matter of the estate of Maria
Mash, deceased; LIN. Grimes, admin
istrator. 80 .'.. .,t, 81
This matter comes up on this 9th
day of December, A. D. 1915, upon the
application of the above named ad-
ministrator for an order of court au-
thorizing him to sell the undivided
one-third interest of said decedent in
and to the following described real es-
tate: ..-.
Five (5) acres more or less former
ly owned by Charles Maish, also spell
ed Charles Mash, being the same per-
son, formerly her husband, and who
pre-deceased her, specifically describ-
ed as the north half (nk) of the
northeast quarter (neA) Of the south
west quarter (swA) of the southeast
quarter (seA) of section thirty-six
(36), township seventy-nine t79),
north range twenty-five (25), west 9th
p. M, Iowa, for the purpose of raising
money with which to satisfy the debts
and charges against the estate of said
decedent, and the court finds that so
far as known said decedent, Maria
Mash, left no spouse surviving, or
heirs, and that if said decedent left
any spouse or heirs their names are
unknown to said petitioner, L. M.
Grimes, administrator Of said estate
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Jackson

Last Tuesday morning Mr.. M. B.
Jackson, one of our old and highly
respected citizens, died at his home,
TIA West Tenth street, after an ILL.,
ness of only a week or more with
pneumonia, aged about 70 years. He
had lived in our city long time and
was member of the A. NJ, E. church,
q devout Christian. He leaves two
sons, two daughters, two brothers and
two sisters. He was in the civil war
as servant boy only. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon from
the A. M. E. church, conducted by
Rev. S. L. Brit, pastor, assisted by
Revs. S. Bates, M. w. Alexander and
w. L. Lee. .~
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FAIRFIELD, IOWA.
Especially

The program on Thursday, Deem
Der IA, 1916, given by the members
Of the A. M. e. church was very fine
and highly enjoyed by all present.
The A. M. E. jubilee singers were pre-
scented and sang several selections.
The duplicate mortgage. of $643.65
was burned, which amount has been
paid and the mortgage cancelled.
The presiding elder, J. H. Ferri-
bee, held his first quarterly confer
ence December 16, 1916. Quarterly
meeting December II. The meetings
were we'll attended. The elder preach
ed q soul-stirring sermon Sunday
morning and went to Mt. Pleasant in
the afternoon. al ..,-., . g.. 3
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NEGRO POETS.

;. Especially for Bystander.)
Full many lift and sing
Their sweet imagining;
Not yet the Lyric Seer,
The one bard of the throng,
With highest gift of song,
Breaks on our sentient ear.
Not yet the gifted child,
With notes, enraptured wild,
That storm and throng the heart,
To make his rage our own,
Our hearts his lyric throne;
Hard won by cosmic art.
l hear the sad refrain,
OF slavery's sorrow-strain;
The broken half-lispt speech
Of freedoms twilit hour;
The greater growing reach
OF larger latent power. .........z. ..
Here and there a growing note
Swells from conscious throat;
Thrilled with a message fraught
The pregnant hour is near;
We wait our Lyric Seer,.~,
BY whom our wills are caught.
Who makes our cause and wrong;
The motif Of his song;
Who sings our racial good,
Bestows US honor's place,
The cosnic brotherhood
OF genius-not Of race.
Blind Homer, Greek or Jew,
Of Fame's immortal few
Would still be deathless born;
Frail Dunbar, black or white,
In Fame's eternal light,
Would shine Star Of Morn.
An unhorizoned range,
Our hour of doubt and change,
Gives song a nightless day.
Whose pen with pregnant mirth
Will give our longings birth,
And point our souls the Way?
Prof. Chas. .Bertram Johnson,
=, Kirksville, Mo.
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EDITORIALS
GREAT ACCIDENT.

Last Wednesday evening at about 9
o'clock two sled loads Of young boys,
one coming down West Fourteenth
street from the north and one load
coming down Fourteenth street from
the south, collided with terrible
crash, in which one boy was killed
outright, Delbert Collins (white) and
those injured seriously were VIM.
Crosby, colored, and L. Kinchlow, and
were taken to the hospital. The
other colored boys hurt were Clyde
Rhodes, GIG Fourteenth street, and
Russell Jackson. One of the sleds
was loaded with colored boys and the
other with white boys. 80 a .
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HEALTH HINTS.
A. ]. Booker. NJ. D.

It is not that physicians are the los
ers that they 10 not approve OF "pat-
emit medicines" but it is because self
medication is dangerous method OF
treating ones self. 1t is not that one
man has discovered some wonderful
prescription of which doctors are ig-
norant that makes them decried. 1t
is seductive advertising which sells
patent medicine. ~ W.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-29

Advertising rates for display ads
p5 cents per inch, for each insertion.
Three to six months contracts, Is
cents per inch. Local advertising
10 cents. per line for each insertion,
counting seven words to = line. . For
churches and secret societies wheEs
admission is changed, one-haf Of
the aforementioned rates. For pro-
fessional, legal and announcement
cards, yearly contracts, ETC., terms
are given, on application. All ad-
vertising is to be paid in advance.
We are prepared to do first class
job work at reasonable prices An
of our work is guaranteed. r. .... Il
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Communications must be written
on one, side Of the paper only and
be of interest to the public. "Brev.
ity is the SOU: of wit" remember,
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OBITUARY.
Rush.

Mr.. Thomas Rush, formerly of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, but who moved here about
three years ago, died at the county
asylum Monday, December 9th. His
body was taken to Keokuk for inter-
ment. Mr.. Rush was a good, true,
Christian, an active member Of the A.
M. E. church for fully fifty years. His
wife passed away several years ago.
He leaves daughter, Mrs. Glenn
mons of this city, and son, J. E..
Rush, of Cedar Rapids, and host OF
friends to mourn his loss. q,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-29

Mrs. J. L. Nash gave linen shower
at her home Thursday evening in
honor Of Miss Myrtle Westley. About
twenty lady friends were present and
refreshments were served. Miss West
ley received many useful and beauti-
full presents. 3 t@
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Couxh Medicine for Children

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. l.,
says: "About five years ago when
we were living in Garbutt, N. Y,
doctored two Of my children suffering
from clods with Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and found it just as repre-
scented in every way. It promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything 1
ever used" Obtainable everywhere.