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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
MANY OLD SETTLERS
ATTEND THE REUNION

The 9th annual reunion of the
old settlers Of Randolph county was
held in Pocahontas Wednesday Of
this week, and il is said that this
was one one Of, IL not the best, ever
held in the county. There were
more than 200 registrations, many
being present who had never attend.
ed before.
The committee on arrangements
aud entertainment had performed
its dutY we'll, consequently there
was plenty of good things to eat,
and in the manner OF serving the
same, there was no confusion, what
ever.
The address Of welcome was de.
lIvered by Hon. Tom Campbell,
who paid a beautiful tribute to the
"Old Citizen" He was followed
by Hon. Tom MabreY of Doniphsn,
an honorary member of the assooi-
alton, IN a spleodid response to the
welcome address.
Hon. II. L. Ponder, Of Walnut
Ridge, who was billed to deliver
the principle address of the oc,
casion, was unable to attend, and
his time was given to Hon. Minor
Wallace of Hot Springs, who i,
stumplng the state in opposition to
Act No. 2. He spoke for more than
an hour aud his address was we'll
received by those who wanted to
hear and understand the issues in
this particular part of the state
campaign.
After this address came the cleo
ton of officers Of the association,
forthe coming year, which result
ed as follows: For president, w,
L. Pope; vice president, J. NJ. G.
Lehman; seeretary-treasurer, Ben
A. Brown.
We are expecting a more suitable
write-up of this occasion to be
furnished by a member of the as
soclation and we shall gladly give
space for same.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
CITY COUNCIL WILL
ENFORCE ORDINANCES

The city council at its regular
meeting Monday night passed a
resolution to the effect that certain
ordinances now contained IN the
city digest, but which are not being
observed in any degree by the pub
lac, will receive special attention
from this date and that the enforce
ment of the same may be expected.
The ordinances referred to are No.
10, which applies to butchers ply.
ing their trade IN Pocahontas. The
payment of licenae will be demand
ed. Ordinance No. 2s, is known
as the curfew ordinance. This will
also be enforced, so says the council.
No. SO refers to pool halls and 9TH
er places Of amusement. No. 81.
This is the dog law. A tax of 81
must be paid annually by all persons
owning o. keeping dogs within the
limits of the town.
A copy of the foregoing ordi-
nances may be had by applying to
Recorder Jos. II. DeClerk.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
emission Fair"

The Woman's Missionary Society
OF M. L. church will give a "MIs-
sion Fair" IN connection with Coun.
ty Agents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. r.
Kizer's county club fair days,
October "a and 20.
Various booths will be arranged,
the displays of which we desire to
make of special interest to every
farmer and farmers family in at
tendance, as well as the general
public.
Every lady In the county, who
Is the proud possessor of a beautiful
quilt, fancy work or hand work Of
any kind, is invited to send or bring
same to committee on contest and
display work. Competent judges
will be appointed and liberal prizes
will be awarded successful entries.
Tempting lunches will be served
throughout the day.
Watch next weeks issue of this
paper for further announcements.
Committee.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
SENATOR J. P. CLARKE
DIES IN LITTLE ROCK

United States Senator James p.
Clarke died at his home IN Little
Rock Sunday, after an illness of
only four days. Death was due to
apoplexy. lie is survived by a wlie
aud two children, Q son and daugh'
ter.
Senator Clarke was born IN Yazoo
Co., Miss, August Is, 1854, and
was, therefore, SO years OF age at
the time Of his death. lie came to
Arkansas and settled at Helena in
1879, where be began the practice
Of law. lie was later elected to the
Arkansas legislature, serving m the
lower house, then in the senate.
In 1902 he was elected to the Unit
ed States Senate aud was reelected
m 1905 and again IN 1914.
Senator Clarke was Que of the
most influential men in the Senate.
In 1918, after a bitter fight, he was
elected president pro tempore OF
this body. 1t was the first time in
the history of Congress that an Ar
kansan had been given this unusual
honor. In 1915, as a token of the
faith placed in him by his party, he
was again granted this distinction.
All state offices were closed Mon
day IN Difference TO the memory Of
Senator Clarke.
II is not known definitely just
what steps will be taken regarding
a successor 10 Senator Clarke. 1t
is announced that Gov. Hays will
make a temporary appointment to
6ll the vacancy, and also call a
special election at an early date for
the purpose of electing his success
or, but 1t Is doubted by some of the
best legal talent that this can be
done according to law. Candidates
for the position are plentiful, those
most prominently mentioned being
Hons. S. Brundldge, of searcy; W.
f. Krrby, of Little Rock; T. IL.
Caraway, of JonesbOro and Smead
Powell, Of Camden. Former Gov.
Geo. w. Donaghey announces that
he will not be a candidate under any
consideration.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
with Miss Johnston

Miss Ella Johnston gracefully
hospitalities to the Bach.
elor Girls Tuesday evening, Nine
members and several guests were
present.
Six interesting games OF $500"
were played, Miss GenevIeve Speice
scored high and was given a lovely
box of stationery, and Miss Mary
Peters was consoled with a beautl
full ivory picture fame. Following
the games delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted
by Miss Mildred Hughes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
Condition of POCahOntaS State Bank

At close of business Tuesday September 12 1885, report to
Bank Commissioner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
LIABILITIES

hereby certify the above statement to be correct
BEN A. BROWN Cashier
w H. Skinner President; Dr. j. W Brown Vice President
Ben A. Brown L. R. Pickett H. L. Haynes Cashiers
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
Mrs. SurridgC Compromises

Mrs. Fannie Surridge of Walnut
Ridge, Administrative of the estate
Of James surridge, who was killed
IN street car accident at Little
Rock several months ago, has com.
nromised with the street car com
panv for 81, 900. She brought SUIT
Cor A.. 600. Five hundred dollars
ooas TO Mr.. Surridge's estate, the
romainder to Mrs. Surrldge and her
children.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
Water Works Men Here

Representatives Of number of
water works constructing companies
were here Wednesday to meet the
commissioners of Pocahontas Wa
ter District, and TO submit bids.
They were unable to complete the
work in one day aud 1t will proba.
bly, be late today before a contract
will be made. We understand that
the bids received so far are for ma
terials only.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
Meeting Closed

The meeting which had been in
progress at the Christian church for
the past week, closed Tuesday night.
Ed, Joe Warliok of lexas had the
meeting IN charge. lie is a splen-
did preacher and made many warm
friends during his short stay in Pc.
cahontas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06

Frank Pierce aud l.. p. Smith of
Reyno called to see us Wednesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06

Loans and Discounts .$134, ,S2838
Overdrafts. .......................... 122.51
Bank Building and real estate ........... 6325.3S
Bank Furniture and Fixtures ............ 100000
County, Road and School warrants ....." 1882
Cash on hand in vault ult.................. 5,882.64
Cash in State and National Banks.."... 48556.4l
Other resources.......... ............... 10000
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-10-06
Mock Re appointed

Prof. Il. A. Mock, was this week
re-appointed county examiner of
Randolph county by County Judge
Pringle Mr.. Mock Is just round
ing out his first term as county ex-
aminer, and so far as we have been
able to learn, has gwen entire sat
isfaction TO both teachers and pa
irons of the schools of the county.
We congratulate Prof. Mock upon
the honors extended to him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

was discovered by Yaqul Indian dur.
ing the first half Of the eighteenth CEN
fury. From a deep canyon the Jesu!ts
are said to have taken great globules
or silver ore, Weighing from 20 to 50
pounds. One mammoth nugget of pure
silver, weighing a quarter of a ton, was
discovered and proved the undoing Of
both the priests and the Indians This
treasure rock was with great difficulty
loaded between two pack mules and ta-
ken to the capital where 1t was seized
Tor the crown. After years of litiga-
ton the authorities decided that not ONLY
this nugget but all other ore from the
canyon belonging to the state Where
upon Jesuts and Indians conspired sue
cessfully to lose the mine.
Just 30 miles south Of the Arizona line
and midway between the border towns
of Nogaes and Naco, is Cananea. the
center of one Of the richest copper re-
gions In the world, while to the south ia
Magdalena station, east Of which is Tho
Santo Domingo canyon with its mace,
gold deposits which are said TO have fur.
nished the cargo for many Of Spain's
treasure galleons.
I'm addition to copper, gold and silver
the mines of Sonora produce lead. coal.
anthony, mercury, iron, zinc, salt. and
tellurium. The graphite deposits of the
State are said to be the finest in tho
world. producing an even better grade
than the famous mines Of Siberia and
Japan"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
THE MINES OF SONORA.

III Americas national guard sees for
eisn service In its patrol duty along the
northern Sonora border the bows In
khaki will be in a Mexican State where
fact and fable are fascinatingly inter-
woven In the accounts OF its vast min
eral wealth." says a war geography bull
letin issued from Washington by the Ma
tional Geography society.
"Even the name Sonora Is said by soma
historians to be derived from a pecu-
liarly musical and sonorous quality DOS.
sessed by certain marbles quarried In the
State.
within a decade after Cortez landed
on Mexican soil and conquered the fol-
lowers OF Montesuma the spaniards had
launched expeditions by sea and started
exploration parties over the mountains
to find that region which two centuries
before according to tradition, had sup
piled the Aztecs with great stores Of
gold and silver when they passed through
the land in their tribal migration to the
vale OF Anahuac. BY 1850 Almindex
Chirinos had proceeded up the coast as
far as the mouth Of the YaQui river, ana
he was followed BY de Vaca who brought
back report that gold and silver could
be plucked from the ground In unbe-
Hevaoie quantities, One of de Vaca's
followers was Sebastian. n mulatto who
Ind remarkable gifts of imagination.
Among tho places ne saw were tho
seven cities Of Cibola. ruled by King
Tatarax. whose wonderful, bejewe,ed
robes daxzled the eye az he worsh,pped
each morning In his magnificent palace
before golden cross, Mermaids also
figured In sehastian's narrative as al
Turing marvels Of the Sonora coast.
among the Sonora mines about which
romance ard reality are strangely mingl-
ed is that of Senior Armada of 0uintera.
The owner is said to have ceiebra ted
the marriage of his favorite daughter
by paneing the bridal chamber with
plates of silver and paving the road from
his hame to the church with bars of the
precious metal.
THE legend concerning the Dona
Maria mine is that its owner the widow
of Spaniard, do Rodraues, labored
for years saving nuggets of gold until
she had treasure which required a
caravan Of 10 mules tn convey the four
tens af precious metal to Mexica 1t
was long and ardous journey, and the
widow was constantly IN fear of being
rehhsd When she finally reached the
capital she would not rest content until
the fortune had been placed in the safe
keeping Of the Spanish viceroY, few
DAYS later the widow herself disappeared
and the vast store Of gold was appro-
priated by the government treasury and
that treasury's custodian.
IAN equally pathetic story is told OF
the Planchas dc Plata (Silver Plates-}
mine which, according to Jesuit accounts,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
NISSLEY-CUSHMAN.
burlington Girl bride of PcnnsyI-
ynnin Mnn.

Miss Grace NJ. Cushman, daughter
of Mrs. n. J.. Cushman of this city. and
Charles Hebron Nissoy of Elizabeth
town. Penn, were married at eight
o'clock Friday morning. July Il. at
the Brick Presbyterian Church of
Rochester, n. y. by the Rev G. r. r.
Hallock. the assistant pastor. Owing
to tho recent death Of Miss Cushman's
father. the late Hon. ]. T.. Cushman.
only tho immediate families of tho
bride and groom witnessed the cere-
mony After wedding breakfast at
the Hotel Rochester. Mr.. and Mrs
Nissley left on their wedding trip
They will be at home at Elizabeth
town. Penn. after September /.
Mrs. Nissley was graduated from this
Burlington high school in 1909 and
from Mechanics Institute at Roches-
ter n. y. in 1912. She taught for two
years at Lyndon Institute and for the
past two years had been a teacher In
the burlington public schools Mr.
NlssleY, who was graduated from
Pennsylvania State College in 1912, is
a former teacher at Lyndon agricul-
with the Masonic Homes at Elizabeth
tural school and is now connected
town, Penn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

north into the United States from those
flowing south into Mexico.
mo h'Rhert point on tho limo In at
mo summer OF tho San Luis range, n
par. Oh me continental divide. The ole
Va''oh ~ 1000 feet. which is nearly a.ooO
ieet abeve El paso. II In I'm this high
alt'tude that Quantities of aame are to
DO round making Il ono of tho most In
torost'ng SECTIONS Of tho line, Here
antelope, deer, bear ana wild turkeys
nro plentiful, and tho acorn. from tho
evergreen oaks Of tho plcturesaus val
lcyH attract grent flocks OF wild pjRcons
Many years ago there were n few strng-
cling settlements In this rsuiou, but
thoy were abandoned during the raids Of
the ruthless Apache chief, Geronimo.
'One or the most considerable towns
along the border is Bisbee, Ariz., with
population OF 1900. 1t Ia situated in
the Mule mountains. 10 miles from the
ooruer' tombstone, which Is 20 miles
northwest or Bisbee. was once one Of the
greatest mining camps of the world.
In a valley to the west OF the Babo-
quiVarl mountains. also called the Pozo
mountains, 200 miles cast of the Colo
RADIO river, the traveller sometimes is so
unfortunate as to encounter sand
storm which In severity rivals the tor
rid tempests OF the Sahara desert In
their report to the United States gov
eminent the International (Mexican)
boundary commission which made the
final survey of the line and erected the
monuments which now mark the border.
described such a storm, saying: In this
valley on July 3rd. was encountered a
sand-storm of frightful violence. About
o'clock in the afternoon a dense, dark
brown cloud was seen rising in the SOUTH
which presented singularly threatening
appearance. The sun, which until then
had been shining brightly, was soon over
cast and in n few moments after the
cloud was first noticed the storm burst
in all its fury, filling the atmosphere to
n height of several hundred feet with
the loose soil of the valley. In ten or
fifteen minutes after the storm burst It
became as black as midnight respira-
tion was almost impossible, and it was
only by breathing through handker-
chief held in front of the mouth that
suffocation was avoided In about half
an hour the wind began to subsidc and
the darkness to diminish. and finally,
In little over two hours after the storm
commenced the setting sun shone faint
ly through the particles Of dust which
still filled the air"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
ODD ITEM 9.

Prussia's national emblem is the fra
grant linden.
Fulton County. Pennsylvania. has
never had a railroad
The average child Of three has vo-
cabulary of about 20 words.
The present total strength of the Lon
don police force is 600 men.
Gypsies in some parts OF the country
are discarding their picturesque wagons
for automobiles.
According to the scientists. bee
weight for weight. is at least thirty
times as strong as a horse.
The Australian government pays SIS TO
the mother OF every child born in the
common wealth
The largest car ferry in the world
transports freight and passenger cars
across Carquines Straits. between Porta
Costa and Benicia. Cal.
Charing Cross has probably been the
basis OF more petty disputes than any
other London landmark. since it Is
from that point distances are measured
tor London CAB fares.
Mrs William Joy Of Springfield, Mass,
has the distinction Of having twenty X
nephews In the European war. not one Of
whom has been killed or wounded.
The modern big gun Is made with n
core OF steel around which is wound
steel wire In the biggest guns In uso
now there are between 40 and 10 miles
Of this wire
The head Of one OF the great british
shtpyards spent sisAoO on an export
mental tank for models OF ships. while
another Is said 10 have spent upward OF
$780, on similar experiment,
They are building ships So fast IN
some of the British shtpyards nowadays
that only one side Of certain vessels can be
finished till the ship next to II has been
launched, on account of lack of space.
According to tradition. the hayonet
was first improVised at mountain
fight In Bayonne, when the Basques
short of ammunition, tied sickles to their
muskets In rush upon the Spanish
enemy, The French took up the word
and the other nations after them.
The terms "calf-week" Cow week
and ''bull week are applied in many of
BnSiands great industrial centers to the
day week, In calf week" the men work
time and n third, In Cow week" time
and two-thirds, and In "buu week
double time, in order tn make up for
loss of output, caused by the Christmas
holidays,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
GOAT GRAZING ON NATIONAL, FOR
ESTS

In connection with the effort TO intro
duce the best methods Of handling a.,
| classes Of livestock on the national for
ests' study OF the goat Industry has
been inaugurated by officials in charge
VINO say that In parts Of the Southwest
| large numbers of angora goats arc
raised for their hair. In 1915 over fifty
thousand Of the animals were grazed on
national forests in six states
The goats raised in the West feed
mostly on brushy underground. which
they are said to like oven better than
the succulent grass found i'm the same
region. On this account, the forest serv
ice officials say that in many nlaces
| the goats are really desirable. as the>.
thin out the dense brush and allow
grass to get started. In a number q,
instances, it is stated, new cattle range
will thus be provided
Many people think that the foresters
have been opposed to letting goats
range on the national forests. but Of
ficials say that this is not true. In
some places. particularly in hardwood
regions, goats damage young forest
growth. In many of the conferous for
ests Of the West. however, this damage
is slight If the range is not overstocked
and the animals are properly handled
Often, 1t is said. they are OF real bcne-
fit in keeping down inflammahe brush
and thus aiding In protecting forests
from fire.
The goats are Erazed in bands Of 500
to $500. though the smaller herds are
more common. Sheds are necessary dur
hn
born kids are almost rs helpless 40
babies and must be protected from the
cold and wet. After they get to be six
or eight weeks old it is hard to kill them
with club. as one ranger put It.
When the kids are small they are not
allowed to run with their nothers
Sometimes they are kept IN n corra just
high enough to prevent them from
jumping out. but low enough to allow
the nannies to jump in. Often each kid
Is tied out to n stake and the mother
comes in during the day so the kid can
have its dinner
When grown the goats have consider
ably more agility and courage than
sheep and fight off coyotes and other
predatory animals.
Most of the goats are raised for their
hair which brings from 20 70 30 cents a
pound; according as fashion dictates
that mohair and alpaca is or is not to be
worn The average cut OF hair is said
to be about 21A pounds per animal
Unlike sheep. which can go long
period without water. the goats must have
water frequently and their range has to
be planned with this in mind. The herd
ing it liz said. has been considered lazy
mans job. In the past the animals have
been given little attention and some own
ers still follow the old plan.
Under new methods which are being
tried. the herders must take more care
with their focks. The goats are not
allowed to spend more than one
night in succession at any camp.
and are handled in such n way that all
the range is used. but not uverErazed
Officials who are watching the expert
ments say that the approved methods
will doubtless enable the owners TO
derive greater profits from their herds
and make IT possible to better the con-
dition of the range.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
TO INSPECT CLUBS.
Field Agent from Department of Az.
ricuIturc Returns to Vermont

Milton Danziger, field agent for boys
and girls club work. United States de-
partment of agriculture, arrived in Bur
lington Sunday after an absence of two
months to cooperate with f.. H. Ingalls,
club leader for the State of Vermont
Mr.. Danziger returns to the State to in
spect the ~ agricultural and home eco
nomics' clubs he organized last spring and
to supervise the club activities Of the 81
members enrolled. He contemplates a tour
OF the S'tate in fow days and notices
Will be sent 10 the club members notify
ing them Of the exact time of his visit tc
their clubs.
Mr.. Danziger comes direct from Wash.
ington Mt tho invitation of Dr. Rradloo
director Of tho extension service Of the
Vermont College of Agriculture.