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Sharp County record., 1916-03-31

TulllGS VIII UC oilioOluSu oul, hoW
that the battle is ended. 1t is time
to surrender arms and think about
something else.
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We sincerely hope that John
Hall of Salem will be the next re-
publican nominee for governor of
Arkansas John would get more
fun out of the race than any other
republican in the state could pos
sibIy get, and the Arkansas repub-
lican who fails to get fun out of a
race fails to get anything.
o.
The newspapers of Arkansas
have had quite an easy time filling
up their columns with political
doines during the past two or three
months. The cessation of political
hostilities means that newspaper
editors must make more use of
their own think-tanks.
o.
By now you have bumped up
against something like hundred
good men who knew exactly how
the primary election was going to
result all the time. The I-told-yOu-
so citizen is always very much in
evidence for some time following an
election.
o.
The Record just knew this much
about it: 1t knew that some of the
best men in the country were going
to be defeated for office last Tues
day. And they are not disgraced
either. And many of them can
come again."
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Lightning broke White county
woman's neck few days ago.
That was lightning from the sky.
Lightning from the ballot box
broke necks all over Arkansas
Tuesday.
o
In Arkansas the democratic NOM
ination for Office is equivalent to an
election. That is not all by any
means. 1t is equivalent to a lot of
soiled linen and a battered reputa-
ton.
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AS we understand the matter,
every politician is out for the good
Of his country. Which reminds us
that the country is about to have
trouble in Mexico.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-31
SOME HAPPENINGS
IN NORTH ARKANSAS
Some Things That Are Going
On In The Garden Spot Of
This Great State.

This Great State.
! The republicans of Mammoth
] Spring have nominated ticket for
| city officials.
| The lizard county circuit court
convened at Melbourne Monday.
The docket was very light.
Electric lights were turned on in
nearly hundred homes and busi-
ness houses in Tuckerman a t
! week.
! Uncle Isaac" Rose, a pioneer set
| tier of the Big Flat section, in Bax-
ter county, died last week. He had
been confined to his bed for long
time.
| The Melbourne Times reports
I that fifteen columns of political ad-
| vertising were left out of that paper
| last week on account of a lack of
room.
| The republicans Of Randolph
county will hold a convention at
I Pocahontas on April 9Th for the
| purpose of nominating a county
! ticket.
| The Ladies Improvement Club of
| Batesville is spending quite a sum
| making improvements at Oaklawn
cemetery. They are being assisted
| by the city.
Rev. J. L. Brown, a we'll known
! Baptist minister of Newark, has just
had published book containing
| poems, essays and epigrams from
| his pen in late years.
| The people of the Salem com
munity, in Independence county
are planning for the consolidation
of school districts and the estab
lishment of rural high school,
/ A number of citizens of Bates
vile intended to have the city
council pas; an ordinance requiring
: citizens to keep their chickens a,
. home, but the ordinance failed.
e The store of Witt g. Anderson a,
i Diaz was burelarized one night las,
It week. 1t is believed the job was
y done by hoboes, as only canned
IS goods and eatables were missed.
e Sarah Jackson, a colored woman
IS of Batesville, whose age was abou,
l so years, fell dead in the street in
that city few days ago, although
she was In apparent good health.
U A grist mill has been established
three miles west Of Batesville In
n the Pleasant Valley section. This
Is is one Of the few water power mills
It in that portion Of Independence
l. county.
r. The new residence Of Andrew
l. Blissenbach, a citizen near Poca-
e hontas, was burned down last week
: The house was hardly completed
i and ii is believed the fire was OF
e iacendiary origin,
The residence Of G, O, Duffey at
, Batesvile, one Of the best homes in
that city, was practically destroyed
J. by fire few mornings ago. The
s fire originated in the attic Of the
o building, from defective nue per
9 hops.
; The Bank of Bradford, with a
capital Of $4,000, which had been
established for several years, trans
i ferred It's deposits Of more than
$1,000 to one of the Newport banks
+, a few days ago and retired from
. business,
George Slayton of Noland, Ran
: dolph county, was placed under
bond last week, charged with hav-
ine shot two Of his sons. The boys
| were not seriously injured Family
troubles are said to have been the
cause Of the shooting,
nj. i..Iaa.,a .aal lla... af Ia.,.a
Sharp County record., 1916-03-31
of the fire is not known.

A cleanup campaign was begun
in Batesville this week and will be
continued until the desired condi-
tions are produced in the town.
Committees have been appointed
to have charge of the different de-
partments of the work.
Fire at Marcella destroyed a
dwelling n d barn te.onging to
R. W. Phillips. The dwelling was
vacant, but in the barn was stored
$50 bales of hay and quite a large
quantity of farm machinery. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Wilson has been ordering Amer
cans out of Mexico. When he orders
US to move over into Oregon county,
Mo-, for the benefit of his friend,
Villa, there is going to be sarcas-
tic retort. That's asking too much
of Republican candidate for COVER
nor of Arkansas.-Salem Sun.
Will Soden of Battle Axe, Jack
son county, was seriously hurt one
day last week by a falling tree.
Soden was telling timber in the
woods and was caught beneath one
of the trees. He sustained smash
ed arm and shoulder, some broken
ribs and ether severe bruises.
A news item from Mountain
Home says: Several large orchards
in this vicinity will be given their
first spraying this week. This will
be followed by second spraying
when the buds are further advanced.
Fruit in this county is not hurt and
so far full crop is promised"
The Johnston correspondent to
the Newport Independent last week
recorded these two interesting items:
Candidates and Buffalo gnats are
both thick here now, and we don't
know which is the worst. The frogs
and birds seem to be the happiest
creatures on earth these days
Independence county socialists
have nominated a ticket for county
officers. W. P. Detherow is the
nominee for representative, and he
promises a vigorous campaign. The
socialist convention at Batesville,
which made the nominations, was
attended by a few women delegates.
The Batesville Guard says that
the Independence county manga.
nese field is attracting attention
from all parts Of the United States.
The Guard claims the independence
county field is the most extensive
10 the country On account of the
war in Europe the price Of manga.
nese is very high.
The principal business block In
the town Of Alicia was burned to
the ground at an early hour one
morning ast week. The losers
were: The Jones hotel, Smith drug
s ore, Arnold restaurant, Andrews
store, Hinton restaurant and barber
shop. The entire loss amounts to
Thousands Of dollars.
Joe Rose of Lunenbure had the
misfortune to lose his residence and
Its contents and his smokehouse by
fire one day last week, No one
was at home except Mrs. Rose and
the children when the fire occurred.
The flames caught from the flue,
and the whole top of the house was
ablaze when discovered.
We read about many strange
things nowadays; the Boys Corn
Club, the Girls Tomato Club, the
Boys and Girls Pig Club, end 1t
seems that the Women are doing
the churning and the men are taxi
Ing up the butter In the words Of
the scared negro, I'VE believe the
scripture Is being filed full,"-ln-
gram correspondent of the Poca-
Sharp County record., 1916-03-31

ruffles will be smoothed out, now
that the battle is ended. 1t is time
to surrender arms and think about
something else.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

A picture Of life in society and also
that on a desert isle is shown in the
Fine Arts fve-reel feature Gross Cur
rents in which Helen Ware, the famous
emotional actress. makes her film debut.
Miss Ware had the leading role in the
late Charles Klein play The Third De-
gree" and has recently starred in. 'The
Revolt The story of Gross Currents
is the conflict of two women for mans
love and takes the characters from wash
ington to an uninhabited island, on which
the woman who lost is cast up with the
man after the yacht is blown up. The
scene of the wrecking of the yacht is a
thriller and the subsequent action on an
island of unusual beauty. is picturesque
and thrilling. The supporting cast in
cludes Teddy Sampson, Courtenay Foote
and Sam De Grasse. Gross Currents
may be hailed as a spectacle on par
with aloha Be" and Miss Ware Is an
actress whose talents are Of the highest
class.
Where Uncle Sam Gets His Coin is
the title of the second chapter of that
highly interesting Uncle Sam at Work
Series The Universal Animated Weekly
has many enjoyable scenes, as usual,
some amusing cartoons by Hi Mayer be-
ing included
In the Keystone three-reel comedy 1.-THE
Worst of Friends" Joe Weber and Lew
Fields antics among the attendants and
patrons of a beauty shop will cause
laughs plenty. Joe is rotund, slow wit
ted and laundering. while Lew prides
himself on his svette figure and nimble-
ness OF wit. Many beautiful girls in
bathing suits greatly add to the attrac-
tiveness of this burlesque Don't fail to
see this keystone: it's sure winner. To-
night show starts at I. All seats 10 cents.
-Advt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
Municipal Tin Pans Re-
moved from Attic by
Mayor Viles
NEW ROOF.
CHIMNEY AND
FIRE ESCAPE
The Inside Also Made Clean and
Improved by Paint-Visitors
Have Commented on Better
Conditions of City's Official
Home.

Pitter patter patter, pitter patter
patter ping pang ping!
Now this is not the story of bullets
from rapid fire gun striking first up
on the sand-crested trenches and then
against the steel-housed guns Of the
defense; nor is it subtle detective
story with a morbid thunder storm
setting
Pitter patter patter. pitter patter
patter. ping pang ping!
Thus softly fell the rain UPON the
roof of the city building and thence
through a score of leaks into NUM-
ciptal tin pans strategically placed in
the city buildings attic.
The Viles administration listened to
this pleasant music for a time ana
thought it pleasant-and expensive,
for all the time the roof Of the city
building was going to rot and ruin.
Then. the officials of the - Republican
administration called in roofers and
ordered a roof fQT the city building.
The roofers said that should the roof
he made water tight the water would
! uil I'll olltc tiiC SicuAd iiiSNCHU W
down into the municipal tin pans in
the attic. thus destroying the adequate
system of water storage in use. This
declaration was welcomed and along
with a water tight roof the Niles ad-
ministration ordered cutters for dis
posing of the water which failed to
find any longer an easy entrance into
the city building. Tie janitor no lon
ger fretS under the necessity of emp
tNing the municipal tin pans every
now and then during a rain storm.
And in the attic Of the city building
only silence reigns.
For the work done on the roof os
city building the city paid $34o.So.
If it had been done months ago it
would have cost less: if it had not
been attended to at once by the Re
publican city government it would
have cost more. The citizens of Au-
gusta expect their city government 10
take care of the city's property with
the same degree of common sense one
would employ in caring for ones own
property, and the Niles administration
lived up to the trust placed in 1t IN
this small matter of the city building
as in all else.
The administration also expended
s99.O6 for chimney repairs and $65.7i
for fire escape. The total bill for
these extra repairs was s510.3S. The
city building has been kept in a very
satisfactory condition of cleanliness
inside and from time to time inside
painting has been done, Citizens VINO
frequent the city building have no
ticed the improved conditions there
and have not hesitated to express
their approval. At city government IS
under especial obligation to keep the
city's official home in clean and re-
spectacle conditions. for it may De
said Of cities. by their CITY pulluihse
We shall know them.
Pitter pattcr patter, ping pahs pms
Never Again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
Special Cars to at Pays to Ad'
vertise," Lewiston, March 3D..

At the Empire theatre, Lewiston,
March Sd, Cohan and Harriss will pre-
sent their greatest laughing triumph.
1T Pays to ADVERTISE" for an engage
ment of matinee and night. This IS
the famous farce that broke all rec
ords by playing fifty-two solid weeks
to absolutely capacity business at the
Geo. NJ. Conan Theatre, New York
City. This rapid fire farcial offering is
said to provide more hearty laughs
than any play since Get Rich-Quick-
Wallingford" Surely that is promis-
ing a great deal, but everyone here
abouts has heard and read the highest
possible praise Of 1T Pays to Adver-
tise" and the coming presentation
here will be eagerly awaited. The
title Of the play alone Is sufficient to
create desire to see this clever COM
edy creation of fact and fancy, 1or
there are many facts absolutely true
about advertising that are most inter-
estingly and entertainingly presented
during the course of this truly delight
full play that tells swift-movlns
story Of love, the power Of printers
ink and the lure Of big business.
Special cars will return to Augusta
after the performance and seats may
now be ordered at the office OF the l.
A. & w. st. Ry.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

Hon. John E. Bunker, grand master
of the Grand Lodge of Maine, I. o. 0. F.,
had a strenuous few days last week. He
left Augusta last Monday for Lewiston.
where in the evening he attended a dis
trict meeting of Odd Fellows held with
Androscoggin Lodge. In the morning he
took the early train for Ellsworth, where
he attended the district meeting Of the
knights Of Pythias. Mr.. Bunker has the
honor Of having held the Office of chan
cellor commander of his X. of P. lodge
at Bar Harbor for a longer period than
any other man in the State. having insti-
tuted most of the lodges in that district
and being personally acquainted with al
most every man present. greatly enjoyed
the visit. On Wednesday he went to Car
ibou. where he attended district meeting
Of Odd Fellows and on Thursday morning
went by train to Ellsworth, from whence
he drove 16 miles to Bluehill to attend
another district meeting. Then the course
was back over the same route to Ellis
worth and Augusta. arriving at the cap
ital at 4.07 P. N. Friday. He admits that
he had good nap during Friday night.
The distance Travelled during this little
trip was about $50 rniles-and the sleep
about 20 seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

The members of Canton Augusta, 40.
., L. NJ, |. O. O. F., have completed the
details for the reception to be given
this Monday evening at odd Fellows
hall to Brig. Gen. viii c. Miller. de-
rartment commander Of the Patriarch
Militant of Maine. and the members of
his staff, and everything indicates that
the occasion will be brilliant one. Ac-
cording to the program the reception
to the department commander and
staff will be held at O'Clock and Will
be followed at about 9 o'clock by
dancing with music by Dennis orches-
ira Word has been received that about
40 members of Canton Halifax of Wa
tervillc will be present. and - couples
from Canton Evergreen of Gardiner.
Grand Master Bunker has accepted the
invitation to head the receiving line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
Transparent Under the
X-RaYS

# >oH t4lTe weak lungs remember
e4tamh leads to consumption.
Those fearful Nervous Diseases of
men and women, no matter from what
laGSe a'.s!nG Tumors. Diseases of the
stomach ard Digestive tract. Paraly-
ST.. Ioaluuhn, PruStraticn. Lame Back,
NeGaeh.. Srldtica and rheumatism.
DISEASES 81 the Liver, Kidneys and
B.aller, NJin Troubles. Weakness (no
ma-,rl fl"n what causet.
Diseases Of Womnil-T liberation. Dis
Marem. -. railing of the Womb. Pro-
ASe. Painful OF Suppressed Menstrual
.ta
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ro7r amhitjtn you need electricity.
I"t Caldwell can with single appli-
eai"n iMrs" pew strength into your
Np'y"v q" tn him at once and if he
VIII "r"i' T"H,r case begin treatment
Wabou delay
Very nanE have come without hone
III many Instances to satisfy the de-
SIRE OF the!r fr!cnds) and been cured. If
1'"i. caldwell can cure these people is
Ro} r'3N"nahl" to suppose he can
cGr" You"
10 not suffer or die through skepti-
eNm or negligence. Attend to your
Ae2th AZ once. Consultation continued
ire at his office. AZ Grove street, Au-
EHSl Hours . to i2 A. NJ. to 4 and
70 T.. VI. except Sunday, Monday
and Thursdays. febo3252S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

Those who heard Leginska and the
Criterion Quartet when these wonder-
ful artists created such a sensation at
hardly wait for Thursday evening to
arrive. when this remarkable COM
bination of musical talent will be
heard in City hall. The same artists
are booked for Lewiston for March g.
The day after the Lewiston Journals
announcement of this fact, the follow
ing communication, which is self -ex-
plantory, appeared in its columns:
We Apologize.
To Editor Of the Lewiston Journal.
Dear SIR
l note by the Lewiston Journal that
Mr.. Chapman is to bring some Of his
wonderful artists who took part in the
Festival at Portland and Bangor, to
Lewiston. was amused to read in the
announcement Of this in the Lew
iston journal Of last night. that
Miss Leginska made quiet a sensation
in Bangor and Portland. as indeed she
has in all the large cities where she
has appeared."-MayI say as a con-
slant attendant Of the Festival for
the past nineteen years, that no
artist that has ever appeared under
Mr. Chapmans direction has ever
created such a wild sensation. She
fairly swept the audience off their
feet, and had no less than IS recalls
and played two Chopin numbers as
encores, and was obliged to repeat
the Finale of the List Phantasie
with orchestra, before the audience
would be satisfied. I timed the ap-
plause, which lasted fifteen minutes
so as a constant reader Of the Lewis
ton Journal. and a resident Of Lew
iston, please correct the statement
of the words, quite a sensation" for
all real lovers Of music read the musi-
cal papers, and know that she is
the greatest lady pianist in the world.
The city of Lewiston and the State Of
Maine, can never thank Director
Chapman enough for the great artists
that he has brought to us. and the
Criterion Quartette of New York. also
made the greatest impression. as no
such perfect quartet singing has been
heard in Maine. This will be the
musical event Of the season, notwith-
standing other concerts that we are to
have. Thanking YOU for the valuable
space in your paper. am,
Your constant reader,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

The Journal is in receipt of letter
from Frederick l.. lockwood. a native
Of Augusta, who for the past 90 years
has been a resident of Bogota. Colon
bia. where he has been in United
States government employ. Mr.. Rock
wood writes that, after serving the
past five years as clerk Of the legation
and two of that time as acting secre-
tary, he has decided that the work
does not offer the advantages for a
future that he desires and hence will
resign and enter the transportation
business in that city. He has for some
years been the correspondent from Bo-
gotta Of the New York Herald and The
Associated Press and with his long res
idence in the country should be well
equipped for his new venture, in which
his numerous friends Of his boyhood
days in this city join in wishing him
every success. Mr.. Rockwood's ad-
dress is Apartado No. 449. Bogota,
Colombia, S. A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

The rain which began falling during the
early hours of Friday morning prove
to be the beginning of the longest storm
of the season. for it continued throughout
that day and night and also throughout
Saturday and into Saturday evening.
with scarcely any letup. Everything got
a drenching. The street cutters in many
places became the beds of brooks which
when they reached the hills were trans
formed into miniature torrents. When
the storm began the ground had good
covering of snow but the rain made short
work of the greater portion Of this. leav-
ing a scant covering of ice but nothing
that could hardly be called sleighing. The
storm also left the sidewalks glazed with
Ice but as the sand teams were on deck
early this inconvenience was soon dispos-
ed of to a considerable extent. The rain
ceased falling early Saturday evening
but was followed Sunday by a snowstorm
which continued during the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
John Eamen

John Eamen died in Augusta early
Saturday morning, Feb. 26. at the age
of SO years. Prayer will be offered at
the home. % North street, at $50 this
Monday afternoon by Rev. f. S. Phil
brook. pastor of the Winthrop street
Baptist church, Of which Mr.. Eamen
was a member. Funeral services will
be conducted in Oakland Tuesday fore
sion by Rev. William Pettigrove Of
Lewiston.
Mr.. Eamen was born in Bay City,
Mich. He came east 10 years ago and
for about Is years lived in Oakland.
He had made his home in Augusta dur
ing the last four years. His work as
nurse endeared him to many people
for whom he cared in sickness. His
own decline in health dates back more
than four years, beginning with par
tial shock and ending in a complica-
ton of diseases. His end was hasten.
en- by the excitement and strain occa-
stoned by fire which nearly destroy
ed the house on Court street in which
he was then living.
Mr.. Eamen was a man of sterling
Christian character, patient and coura-
geous in suffering, and respected and
beloved by those who knew him. 1t
was through his fundamentally that
the Mission at Oakland was founded
in which his funeral will be held He
leaves. besides the wife and companion
who cared for him most devotedly dur.
ing his long illness, two brothers and
two sisters. The interment will be a,
Oakland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

In accordance with a law passed by
the last Legislature and which goes in
to effect next Wednesday, March /,
all the cars OF the Lewiston, Augusta
& WaterVille Street Railway will on
and after that date be equipped with
a pilot at the forward end. or if the
cars are run both ways they will have
a pilot at either end. The law affects
not only the passenger ears but also
the freight and express cars. and as
all these cars are run both ways they
will have a li,ot q; each end. The
greater part of The through cars are
already equipped with the double pilots
and the others will be by the first OF
the month