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Sharp County record., 1916-11-24
NORTH ARKANSAS
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Some Of The Latest Happen
ings In The Counties That
Surround Sharp.

The well known Bigeers hotel at
Pocahontas will be closed December
|, after having given service to the
public for thirty years.
S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge
shipped three carloads of rice to
New Orleans last week, receiving a
dollar a bushel for the shi pmeLt
Mrs. Gertrude Graham of Tucker
man has succeeded in raising sever
al large bananas on a banana tree
which she planted three years ago.
L. E. Martin, a farmer living near
Reyno, last week sold single wagon
load of cotton in that town for $292,
the price paid being $7.25 per hun
dred in the seed.
Mrs. Marion Gipson, aged 70 years,
died at her home near Oxford last
week. She had been a helpless
cripple from rheumatism for more
than twenty years.
j. H. Bragg, aged IS years, died
at his home near Imboden lately,
He was an ex,Confederate veteran
and the father of 18 children, IA of
whom are yet living.
In the recent election in Lizard
county 1865 votes were cast for
road tax and only 299 against this
tax. Act No. 2 lost in that county
by a vote Of 1851 to 470.
Twenty cars were required to
move the rice. crop of A. j. Goetz, a
farmer living near Tuckerman, Mr.,
Goetz sold and shipped more than
10000 bushels of rice this season.
| Many farmers in the vicinity of
Imboden are receiving shipments of
strawberry plants and will give
some of their attention to the rails
ing of strawberries for the market.
Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Umstead Of
Tuckerman had been married for
fifty years last Tuesday, at which
time a large number of their friends
Joined them in a celebration of the
event.
W. P. Burrow Of Pocahontas has
an advertisement in the Star Herald
of that town stating that he wants
to buy some good coon and 'possum
dogs. He says he will pay good
prices.
Elder Joseph Ratcliffe of Bard
we'll, Kentucky, closed u series OF
meetings in the Christian church at
Pocahontas last week. The services
resulted in IA additions to the
church.
Ferrell Innis, a four-year-old boy
of Cotter, was badly injured few
days ago when he was attacked by
a dog belonging to oeiehbor OF
the Innis family. The boys face
and head we're badly laccrated,
Randolph county is the only coun-
ty In this section Of the state that
returned a majority egsinst Act No.
/, the primary election measure, In
the late election. The vote in that
county was 896 for that act and
TIT against.
At Walnut Ridge last week Oscar
Sharp was run oyer by an automo
bile driven by Joe Freer. There
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24
People You Know

Col r. B. Maxw., formerly Of
Mammoth Spring and ier years
prosecuting attorney pilhat district,
now residing at Earle Critic n4en
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

were no serious consequences, and
the matter was settled by Freer
paying Sharp's doctor bill and div
ing him $29.
Uncle Shade" Wren of Salem is
one of the old-time republicans who
voted for President Wilson in the
recent election. Uncle Shade" is
" years of age and had not before
voted for democratic president
since the candidacy of James X.
Polk.
Through an oversight of the elec-
ton commissioners the question of
road tax was left off the official bal
lots in Randolph county, with the
result that no road tax was voted
in that county. For the next two
years that county will be without a
road fund.
j. u. Martin Of Sulphur Rock has
been engaged in operating cotton
gins for the past thirty-six years,
performing the different sorts of
necessary labor himself, and states
that he has never sustained the
slightest injury while engaged in
this work.
Vernon Luther, a young man of
Arkana, Baxter county, attempted
to kill himself one day last week
with a pistol, but the wound was
not fatal and he will recover, The
bullet entered his left side just be-
low the heart and struck a rib, COM
ing out under his left arm,
Mike Hogan, a reCluse, was found
dead in his houseboat at Jackson
port one day last week. Hogan had
lived in Jacksonport for twelve
years in a houseboat which he took
from the river and established on a
lot he purchased in the town. He
had no relatives in that section.
There are some six or eight wide
tired wagons in this community and
without exception the owners there
of say that thus equipped their
teams can move heavier load
with less effort than with the narrow
tire. The former stays on top of
even the sand while the latter cuts
to the clay and causes the roads to
ash-M, bourne Times
E. H. King, a well known farmer
living near Mountain Home, was
tried last week on a charge OF
malicious mischief The jury fail
ed to agree. He is charged with
having tied a 42-inch yoke around
the neck of a l00-pound pig with
barbwire. The pig was found dead
with the yoke around his neck.
A news item from Mountain Home
says; Farmers from all parts. OF
Baxter county who trade here state
that they will plant the largest crop
next year they ever planted. From
the best information obtainable
there will not be an uncultiyated
field in the county next year The
cotton acreage will be record break
er, but the farmers will not overlook
the feed crop.
Mrs. Martha j. Sexton, aged 90
years, made final proof on her
homestead at Mountain Home one
day this week, She improved the
homestead herself and has a nice
little farm that will make her a
living the balance of her days
Mrs. Sexton Is not the only woman
homesteader In Baxter county, sew
eral ladies having fortified themSelv'
es with a piece Of Uncle Sans land
in that county.
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he recent general election, when
,ould have empowered county
rourts to issue bonds for making
,oads, when authorized to do so by
he people in an election has been
d.feated. More votes were cast
Inr this amendment than were cast
seainst it, but the amendment
Licked a few thousand votes recelv'
Ipe a majority of all the votes cast
IA the election, and this fact de-
ieated the measure. 1t is doubtful
( II this amendment could have been
osed with any great degree of ben
eft by any considerable number OF
counties in the state, because in
most counties the amendment
'could not be made to raise suffl'
cient funds to meet the require
ments of the roads. The people
have much better means OF build
Ing roads at their command than
Mat in the Alexander law, if they
would only make use OF that law
And it is gratifying to note that
many sections Of Arkansas are
making use Of the Alexander law
In securing permanent highways.
Act No. 2, the whiskey measure
but up to the voters of this state In
The late election by the saloon in.
terests, carried in only five Of the
twenty-five counties of the state.
The counties in which the act re.
ceived a majority were Newton,
Searcy, Marion, Stone and Poinsett.
II will be noticed that in those
counties where saloons formerly
fourished, such as Pulaski, Jeffer.
bon, Garland and Phillips, Snbstan-
tial majorities were returned against
No. 2, clearly indicating that the
people Of those counties are salts
fed with the results of statewide
prohibition and do not want a re-
burn Of the saloon. The defeat Of
Act No. 2 was so decisive that it
peems that result would discourage
hny further attempt to re-establish
(he saloon in Arkansas for many
years to come.
o
The first woman to be elected to
Congress in the United States Is
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana,
who won in the late election as q
e-independent. Inasmuch
as there Is dispute among demo-
Gratis and republicans as to which
party will control the lower house
Of congress and there seems to be
some doubt on that proposition,
why not elect the lady member
speaker, or speakeress, or whatever
II might be calledY Petticoat rule
seems to be coming along at such q
rapid gait that the old codeers in
congress had as well knuckle down
TO it before they are knocked down
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The women are getting there.
OF the 255 women candidates for
county Offices in Kansas l51 were
successful in the late election.
Ioere were 92 republican women
elected and SO women democrats.
Kansas already had 1928 women
holding county offices, and when
the newly elected officers take the
oath Of office there will be but II
counties In that state without wom.
en- Office holders. This Is d re-
markable record and proves con-
ciluussiNy,eely that the eentler sex Of
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Kansas is in politics not merely to
purify politics, but to gobble up the
Offices and salaries as well.
The Melbourne Times calls at
tention to the fact that a novel
containing 800 pages or more can
be bought for rs cents, but the
same number of school book pages
with a cheap binding costs four or
five times as much as that. Truly
there is a lot of graft in the school
book business, and the school book
trust is one of the most grinding
monopolies with which the people
have to contend.
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In the last general election five
states, Montana, South Dakota,
Washington, Nebraska and Michi-
gan, entered the dry" column by
adopting statewide prohibition.
This brings the total of prohibition
states of the Union to q, one less
than half the whole number. Nation
wide prohibition is we'll on the way,
and is as sure to arrive as the
world stands.
o
A few weeks before the election
John Hall, editor of the Mammoth
Spring Sun, announced that if
President Wilson should be re-
elected it was his intention to leave
the United States and move back
to Salem. 1t Is SAID that a large
number of Salem citizens are
guarding the border about that
town to prevent John from getting
back there.
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Last week it was announced from
Hot Springs that there was not a
white person in the Garland county
Jail, the first time that such a con-
dition had existed in the past 81
years. Which reminds us that the
Sharp county jail at Evening Shade
will contain a white person once
in 81 years. The bugs and rats
own the Evening Shade Jail.
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No Premiums after
CHRISTMAS

The premiums which we are giving to our
customers who trade a certain amount with
us are going fast But don't be afraid of not
getting yours for we have plenty of them
yet.
However, we wish to announce that no
more Premiums will be given away after
Christmas Week
We desire to thank cur many friends and
customers for their very liberal patronage
this fall, and to assure them that we shall
continue to offer good goods at honest prices.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

Everybody understands just what
the "unwritten law" Is. That is
the law Of the land just as surely
as though 1t were written on every
statute book that exists. The man
who violates the "unwritten law"
with the result Of hundreds Of such
violations before him, must certain
ly have small care for his life.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

II develops that Candidate
Hughes voted Ballot No. IS. There.
fore he need not be surprised at
the result Of the election.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

We have watched with some in
terest the effort of the shoe-top to
catch the skirt, We say we have
watched the effort,--All Over Ar.
kansas Column, Arkansas Gazette.
Right there Is an honest man.
Most men do not acknowledge
watching such things as that.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

Close elections are better for the
country and for the people in gen.
eral than landslides and absolute
one-sided power in the politics Of
the country. The reason for this is
apparent to every thinking citizen.
No doubt many states would have
more wholesome government If
the strength Of political parties
were more evenly divided.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-24

Kansas is in politics not merely to
purify politics, but to gobble up the
Offices and salaries as well.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-14
LEWIS COUNTY
NEWS EVENTS
I. ARE REPORTED
Correspondent Keeps Tab of
That Section for Readers
of the Telegram.

WESTON. March 14.-The orches-
ira of the Baptist church Sunday
school, under the leadership of John
Basford, gave musical concert
Thursday evening ut the high school
auditorium, which was certainly n
musical treat The Weston band
added much to the enjoyment Of the
evening and quite a good sum was
realized. The Bill Sheets quartet was
one OF the enjoyable features of the
evening. Mrs. Carper's solos were up
to her usual high standard. Mrs.
Carper has dramatic soprano voice
Of wonderful range and Is trained
vocalist. having studied with Director
Black of West Virginia University.
Miss Laura Lowe. teacher of music
in the public schools sang two very
pleasing songs.
Miss Margaret Holt played a piano
solo admirably and several readings
were given by Benjamin Frazier. OF
Clarksburg that were excellent.
Special lenten services are being
held at the Catholic and EpiscopalIan
churches. There will be n sermon
each Tuesday evening Mt the Catholic
church by n visiting priest and the
usual lenten services on Friday
nights.
At the EpiscopaIian church the
regular lenten services have been an
nounced for Wednesday and Friday
nights.
Some of the out-of-town attorneys
attending court here this week were
Lorentz Hamilton. of Grantsvllle; !.
]. Hendricks, OF Chenille: II. G.
Linn and son, ]. II. Linn. of Charles
Hubbard. of Wheeling: and P. p.
Steptoe. of ClRrkHburg: and ]. S.
Wfthers and II. Roy Waugh, Of
Buckhannon.
The Rev. J. q. Burnside, of Clarks-
burg, was recent Weston visitor.
Miss Opal Brannon. of Clarksburg.
was guest of Weston friends Sun
day.
Judge W. G. Bennett and daugh-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-14
MOVIES TEACH
GREAT LESSON
Value of Films Proven by In
crease in Health Rate
Here.

The value OF moving pictures In
givlnlr advice to- people to keep
healthy is proven by the increase in
the he Rlth rate. But more Important
than lt.arnlE the evil effects of poor
health Is to learn how to get back
your health when you have once lost
It. Mis- Anna BAbb of So. Huron
street. Wheeling. w. Va, recently
had her health restored 10 her and
she said after: II suffered from zinc
poisoning and had Lost weight My
liver had failed to act for the past
year and had no appetite. My
complexion was very sallow and l
was too waAk to do my work.
looked so bad thilt people thought
I had Tuberculosis, but since TAX
Ing two bottles Oh: Tnnlac my liver
Is acting fnc. am about as strong
ms over was apd my complexion
has cleared UP. believe 1t has help
ed :nn more than l can explain. It
Is driving out the zinc poison. I am
very grateful for Tanlac."
You will also he grateful II you
will go today to Flrrell's Drug Store
and buy n bottle Of Tlnlac. Price
81 per bottle.-AdvertIse
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Maternity! The
Word Of Words

ltiswrittcu into life's expectations that
motherhood is the one sublime accom-
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Mrs. Bernice earle Lewis has left
her home here to so to Parkersburg
to visit her mother, Mrs. Joseph e.
Carrie. before leaving for Yosemite
park to take up her future residence.
Her husband, Dustin Lewis. has Just
been appointed superintendent in
charge of that great government res
ervation of natural wonders, a posi-
tion that Is an advanced promotion
for him, and q fitting recognition OF
his ability. his friends say. He has
been in the geological department Of
the government for some years, ana
his service there made such a favor
able impression upon his superiors
that he was singled out for promo
ton to the desirable post named. No
less helpful to him In securing the
position, however. was his wife who
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ter. Mrs. T. r. Vandcrgrift, have
gone to Havana Cuba from Florida.
DR.. Hnrdnan left Wednesday night
for Baltimore. He accompanied
three Of hrs putfCrts to hospital
there.
Clay Chichester who was i'll at Ter
IA Alta. died there recently. His re-
mains were brought to Weston for
burial and were Inferred here Sntur-
day.
Thomas Blair was home from the
city Of Charleston Thursday.
Miss Louise Linn. of Glenville, was
here Sunday en- route to Fairmont.
James Morrison and wife, of Pitts
burg were called here on account OF
the serious illness of Mr.. MorrlsOn's
father. John Morrison, who Is Ill at
ST. Mnry's hospital.
r. N. Koblegard was here from
Washington on business Thursday.
Professor Buchanan White is
spending a few days at his home In.
Washington.
Little Margaret Wells gave a birth
day party to her friends Saturday af-
ternoon.
Miss Ramsey. of Parkersburg. state
organizer of woman suffrage, will
give a free lecture ut the court house
Tuesday evening, March IA.
A deal was conBumated this week
by which the Davis-EakIn Lumber
Company secured n tract OF eleven
thousand acres of timber land near
Centralla.
Mrs. S. p. Bishop. Mrs. William
Smith and Mrs. r. E. Jackson. Of
Jane Lew, were here to attend the
meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society Of
the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Cleary left the
last of the week for st. Joseph's hos
pital, Baltimore. Mrs. Cleary never
improved from an appendicitis opera
ton and it is to improve this condl-
ton that she has gone to tho hos
pital
John Davis has returned from g.
business trip East.
John Conrad was Mt home from
Parkersburg this week.
Goodloe Jackson, of Jane Lew, Is
on the sick list.
w. Lee Jack was in Plttsburg last
week on business.
Fred S. Rich was here from OH
City. Pa. this week.
Miss Lottie Vandervort was a
guest of /clnrksburg friends last
week.
Manager Pettee, of the Bell Tele-
phone Company. is In Parkersburg
this week.
George L. Lynch, George Smith
and Peter Murdoch, of Buckhannon.
were recent Weston visitors.
Nearly every member Of the Wes-
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

Traction Company express, cars
leave Clarksburg for Mt. Glare. Wos.
ton. shlnnston, FaIrmont. Fairview,
Pennington. Warrington and inter.
mediate points daily except Sunday.
Shipments for. Warrington and inter-
mediate points must be in station
not lator than 900 a. m. FairvieW
and intermediate points not later than
1900 a. M. Weston and intermediate
points. not later than 1900 NJ.
Quick service. reasonable rates,
and care in handling make this an
ideal line for shippers.
MONoNGAHELA <vALLEy TRAC.
TON COMPANY,
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this relieves tho strain on llgaments. natural
expansion takes place without undue effect
upon the nerves. And rs the time np-
breaches, Tho mind has gone through o pc
find Of Frp0sc, OF gentle expectancy, and
this has an unqucstioned influence upon the
future child. That this Is true Is evidenced
% the fact that three generations of mothers
have used and recommended Mothers
Friend" Ask your nearest druggist for a
bottle OF this splendid remedy. lie will get
It for you. And then writG TO Bradneld Reg
nlatnr Co.. 7o7 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca,
Tor most Interesting book Of information
20 prospective mothers. It Is mailed free.
Write today. It Is a book you will enjoy.
: Il Is replete with Important and timely top
1cs such as description Of the nerves, mus.
rles and parts involved. the strange mystery
OF q new baby, the law OF c0ntlEuity. first
spulsat0ns, predatory uneasness, maternity
chart, diet list and many other subjects
briefly told but of value to all women and
particularly SO to one who Is to become
mother. 1t ID mailed FREQ to all who WEIta
FOR Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-14

IHLInI aBILLnIM GrllHllN bHTHH11nRIIlo Mn1EannlR
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The following special pension
bills by Congressman Nicely have
passed the House OF Representa-
tives: In behalf OF Samuel Patter-
son, OF Wellsburg. $50 month;
John O. Briggs, OF New Martinsville,
$40 month. and Joseph T. Mo
Combs. OF MoundsVille. $S8 month.
The application Of Herman Maxson.
OF Jane Lew, for an increase. which
application went through the Office
Of Major Nicely, was favorably acted
on by the pension bureau, and Max
son is henceforth to receive a pension
OF SIC a month.
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Among the recent visitors in
were Miss Margaret
I,ovelace. Of Ronceverte. who was
the guest Of the Hon. and Mrs. os-
car Price.
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WEST VIRGINIA
TAKES PART IN
CAPITAL NEWS
Events Of Washington, D. c.,
Are Reported by TeIegram's
Correspondent There.
,spre,.L TO rAr rrLEsHAu,

WASHINGTON, Mar. 14.-Petl-
tion for mandamus has ben filed in
the district supreme court by o. o.
Sutton, of Sutton, w. Va. against
the First National Fire Insurance
Company Of the United States and
three of Its officers. Mr.. Sutton says
the company's officials have denied
him the right to inspect and make
a full list of tho stockholders of tho
company. of which he Is one. This
alleged refusal, he says, has subject
cd the company to penalty OF 800
a day during such refusal. He asks
that access be allowed him to the
stock books or that he be recon-
pensed at the rate named. There
are several hundred stockholders Of
this company scattered about In vari-
GUS West Virginia localities.
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pllshment Ana IL.
there ls anything, no
matter how simple,
how apparently trivial
1t may seem, II It can
mid, help, assist or In
any way comfort the
expectant mother. II IL
n blessing. And such
Is a remedy called
''Afothcr's Erie nd"
You apply It over tho
stomach muscles. II Ia
gently rubbed on the
surface. and makes
In TTVtFHHFna Mtfaata
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aware that there is any existing stag
nation, but they have no opposition
to offer to the commissions an
nounced intention to prosecute an
inquiry of this or any other kind.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-14
PILES! PILES! PILES!

WILLIAMS INDIAN PILE OINTMENT
VIII cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles.
Il absorbs the tumors. hllays itching at once
HntR "A O poultlce, gives instant relief.
For sale by all druggists, mail 600 and sl.oo.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props, Cleveland. Ohio
sold by III. f. Burke, Clarlzsblrg,
w. Va.
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by her beauty. charm and intelli-
gence. fits her for the position Of
hostess to the governments many
distinguished guests who pay a visit
to Yosemite park every year. A fine
house, servants and household up
keep are some of the pleasant per-
qulsltes which go with this assign
ment.
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]. Frank Conway, Of Fairmont.
has become the owner of newly
erected apartment house. seven
stories high. located Mt Eighteenth
and First streets, this city. The
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-14

An economic Investigation to de-
termIne the cause OF stagnation in
the bltuminous coal industry will be
made soon by the federal trade COM
mission. The inquiry will cover all
phases Of soft coal production. both
from the producers and miners
standpoint. At the present time,
West Virginia coal operators are not
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consideration was $4,000. Joseph
l.. MoebG. the owner, took over the
Hotel Watson property at Falrmont
as part of the deal.