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The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Ozark to Have Largest and Best Course Ever, Provided Enough Seasons Tickets Can be Sold.
VALUE OF COURSES s52O
Manager Bell Puts One Over On Company When H e Cinches Best Talent and Extra Numbers for Ozark.

Manager Roy Bell, of tn e Ozark Lyceum Organization. who has just returned from a very successful tour booking Ly- ceum courses in three states Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mis- souri, for the Community L.yce- um Bureau, Springfield, Missou- ri, has been on the alert for the benefit of his home town and has made arrangements to secure { h m k of the CO., coanut, so to speak. for Ozark this year is to have seven big numbers, all strictly high class attractions. Mir. Bell being con- nected with the bureau was able to get on the inside and get the best, consequently he left noth. ing undone, pulled every string and went just as strong as he could and was fortunate in se- curing exactly $520 worth of the choicest entertainment W hi c h will be offered the Ozark people at $2. 50 per season ticket or double tickets at $4 which would make the tickets cost just $2 each. Think of it. The entire seven numbers for $2.5O per sim gle or $4 per double ticket! Lyceum a Great
 Factor.
 The Lyceum is a great factor in any community as it goes hand in hand with our schools and churches, is uplifting. education al and every man. woman and child in Ozark should boost for the Lyceum and back up Mr. Bell and 'cinch' the many good things that are in store for us during the coming winter. The biggest boost you can give and with the least effort is to sign up for one or more tickets when members of the committee call on you. and with the least hesi- tation possible for the Lyceum people must have guarantee.
 The proposed course is as fol- lows:
 l. Ye Olde N W England Choir, price $l00
 2. Meistersinger's Male Quar- tet, price 1885.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Ozark Gets 1916
 Bale Month Earlier

Ozark received her first ba.e of the 1916 crop of cotton Friday morning. The bale weighed 534 pounds, graded white middling and was grown by B. c. Covert who resides on the Will Quaile place some six or eight miles southeast of Ozark. The staple was purchased by J. w. Booz- man & Sons. the price paid being $14.65. It was ginned at Altus.
 Last year Ozark's first bale came in nearly one month later, arriving on September 18th. This bale weighed 485 pounds. was grown by William Foster, some three miles east of town and was purchased by A. H. Treadway at 104 cents per pound. It was ginned at the Whit Mar. tin gin.
 Cotton is opening earlier in this section than for years, be. cause of the severe drouth.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
White Oak, Hogan, Alix and Wallace Townships Will Compete in Lively Contests During Day.
PRIZES WILL BE OFFERED
Annual Meet This Year Ex- pected to Prove Big Success Leader Randolph H a s Arrangements Perfected.

The first annual school meet. pursuant to recommendations made at the teachers institute held here June 18th to 16th, will be held in Ozark Saturday, Sep- tember 18th. The county has been conveniently laid off into districts, District No. 1 being composed of White Oak, Hogan, Alix and Wallace townships. Prof. J. B. Randolph, of Den ming, is the leader of this dis trict.
 The various grades will be divided into two classes. The first class. according to an- nouncement of Leader Randolph, will be composed of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades and the second will compose the 9th. 7th, and 8th grades. They will com. pete in reading, spelling. map drawing, and recitations. Read- ing will be open to the first class and map drawing open to the second class ss-map of the United States to be drawn. Spelling and recitations will be open to both classes.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Casing For We'll at Station.

The small size casing ordered several days ago for the McDon- ough No. 1 we'll near Cecil is re- ported to have arrived Tuesday at White Oak station. The well has been closed down several days awaiting it's arrival and the drillers were reported to have gone home, but are expected to return immediately and after placing the casing, resume drill ing. The J.. K. Ford farm well is reported still closed down on account of insufficient water supply.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
l3 Professions at Alix.

Rev. M. G. lobe returned Tuesday from Alix where Mon- day night he closed a very suc- cessful meeting. Large and en- thusiastic crowds marked the services, the congregations run hing as high as 1900 people. There were 13 professions and three additions to the church. Baptismal services will be held Sunday, September, 3rd.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Kills Large Rattlesnake.

One of the largest specimens of rattlesnake ever seen in this section was killed last week near Bee Bluff by George Ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ford. The snake measures five feet six inches in length and has fifteen rattles and a button. The rep tiles skin was placed in the show window of the Peoples Bank Saturday and attracted a num- Der of passers by.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Camp Meeting Postponed.

Announcement is made this week that the Holiness camp meeting which was advertised to begin September 8th has been postponed until the 14th on ac- count of the inability of the evangelists to get here.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25

nounced First Sergeant Harvey Nickell of Company l, End Regi- ment, as one of the detail from his regiment to report at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, September 2Oth. for four months instruction in machine gun operation.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25

Blondie Williams and family have returned to Oklahoma. Robert King is serving in his place at the Treadway store.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Off For Markets.

J. c. Wakefield and Mrs. J. P. King, of the Nichols & Wake. field store, departed Sunday afternoon for St. Louis where they will visit several days in the markets, purchasing the new fall and winter stock for this popular store.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
Christ's Teachings Were Pre- / served for us in a Book; Wil-
 Hams Says Get Reading Habit

In a quiet and unassuming way the board of directors of the Adams school in district No. 2 and the teachers, MT. c. c. Dennison and Miss Una Stock ton, are doing a great work for the future as well as the present good of their community. The directors appropriated $50 for a library for their school. MT. Dennison and Miss Stockton are selecting the books. An ency- clopedia of eight volumes and many choice classics, such as Ivanhoe, Evangeline. Courtship of Miles Standish, Snowbound, Picwick Papers, and The Forest Primeval have been selected.
 These people are to be com mended in their enterprising work. Not only this but the first step taken which makes possible this work, that of mak- ing their school district a spe- cial district. We need more directors and teachers and con- munities to back them, like this SC hool district in Franklin county.
 Books Were Once
 Scarce.
 Most of us have heard grand ma and grandpa tell of the scare ity of books and papers in the early pioneer days, the Bible and Poor Richards Almanac often being the entire library. If we have not heard them. we have heard of Lincoln walking miles to borrow a book. But have we really stopped to think how far some of our rural school districts are removed from that time? How far a boy of like aspirations would have to travel to borrow a copy of Shakespeare, Milton's Paradise Lost. Sesamane and Lilies, Longfellow's Poems, Pill grlm's Progress. and the many biographies of men like Franklin. Lee, Lincoln. Grant, Jackson. and Washington. Books which stir and kindle the smouldering spark of ambition in a boys breast to be an Edison or a farmer?
 Books like the above named should be in every rural school, not only in Franklin county but in the state of Arkansas. You might ask why are they not there? Books are very cheap. In the first place each school district is not a special school district which permits the directors to appropriate money for this purpose. In the next place the people. possibly had not thought of the value of such books to growing boys and girls; men and women too. whose brain becomes the devils work shop when idle. The crime in a community decreases in pro- portion to the amount of educa- tion we give our boys and girls.
 When we try to estimate the value of a good book, and the time spent in reading such books, we might ask, how is Christ's teachings preserved for us? In a book.
 Would Hear Wilson.
 Bryan and Teddy"
 Many times tho we find these books stacked back in q dusty
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25
BOY OR GIRL WANTED!

THE SPECTATOR wishes to engage the services of local reporter-boy girl from l5 years up, who occasionally meet trains and pick up local items for requires about an hour each day Most anyone who is acquainted in Ozark make good previous experience unnecessary See Edw F. Cox Editor Ozark Spectator
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-25

All kinds of secondhand fur. niture for sale. Phone IS. Mrs. A. J. Nichols.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

cess as manager of the Cubs"
 MitchelPs career in big league base ball began in 1901 when he was signed as pitcher by the Boston American league club. The next year he was sent to the Athletics when the Phila- delphia club was in need of pitchers. That autumn Connie Mack refused to give him more money, and he jumped to the Philadelphia National league club In 1903 and 1904 he was with the Phillies. In 1905 he joined the Brokolyn Dodgers. He injured his arm, and in 1906, 1907 and 1908 he pitched for the Toronto club. Toward the close of 1908 his arm failed him, and in 1909 he blossomed forth as a catcher with Toronto.
 In 1910 the Yankees signed Mitchell as a catcher The New York club gave two players and $5,0O0 in cash for him. Stallings was then manager of the Tanks. When Chase succeeded Stallings as manager Mitchell was sent to Rochester and was there in 1911 Stallings, however, took him to Buff falo with him in 1912, and when Stall ings took charge of the Braves in 191 he took Mitchell to Boston with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Boxing Bouts Tonight
 On U. $. S. Amphitrite

Three bouts of boxing have been ar4 ranged as part of the entertainment
 of the Naval militia dinner and snok-i
 CT, to be held aboard the U. s. S. Am7
 phitrite, tonight. 2! John Shaffer, undefeated lightweight champion of the fleet (Shaffer defeat4 ing Davis,' holder of the Fleet belt, at Vera Cruz, on the Wyoming), defeat. ing all others who contended his right to the title of champion of the Atlantic Fleet, vs. J. Allen, of the Acorn Ath-: letic club.
 Wilbur Olschafsky, of the Amphi-l
 trite, vs. Sunny Lindquist, Third di+ vision Naval Militia. Young Schneider, North End A. C.S vs. Young Ritchie, Lake Torpedo Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
JOHNSON FAVORS SCHEME TO HELP
 MINOR LEAGUERS

New York, Dec. 21-B. B. Johnson, president of the American league, is interested in the scheme of A. R. Tear ney, president of the Three Eye league to relieve the financial condition of minor leagues. He has invited Tear ney to appear before the meeting of the National Baseball Commission in Cincinnati, January and reveal his economic scheme to the supreme court of baseball" 4
 Tierney proposes reclassificatfon and readjustment of minor league ter ritory. This is necessary, he be- lieves, to save some minor organiza- tions. particularly in the Central West, from ruin. Tearney also desires to have the optional agreement under which players gre sent to the minor leagues by the majors changed rad ically.
 John K. Tener, president of the National league, and MT. Johnson fa- vor legislation to improve the situa- tion. Edward G. Barrow, president of the International league. and w.. E. Justice, president of the Central Association, are among executives Association, are among executives who favor the Tearney scheme
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
WILLIAMS OF CUBS ONE OF GREATEST
 HITTERS IN MAJORS

In baseball circles ~Cy" Williams of the Cubs is credited with being one of the best outfielders in the Ma tinma1 LaagnH, but in WadHna, Ind, everybody, man and boy, declares that he ts thu most splendiferpus ball player the game has ever had Wad- ena folks may be a bit prejudiced be- cause of the fact that the big, hard hitting outfielder was born in that part of Hoosierdom. In fact, today is the twenty eighth anniversary of Cys mundane debut, as the stock de- HvHrHd him in WadHna on Dec. 21, 1888- His parents called him Fred, but when he broke into baseball the fans didn't Hke so long a name, so they tnst naturally abbreviated 1t to Ey.
 As kid Gy was fond of athletics. especially running and jumping, but he knew practically nothing of base ball until he became a stnnent at Notre Dnme University. There he de- velDped in n zhCrt tima fntD a star player of fhe American pastfme, and he w3S also noted as jumper, and hung up excellent records at the broad jump and high hurdles. In the summer months he had a job in Gary and played Saturday ball He was offered q contract with the Cubs be- fore he left cD1legB and, although al first he decnned, he ffnaHay y1e1hed tn the persuasiUns of Murphy. Hs wore a Cnb uniform three saaBons befure he became a regular in 1915. Cy is of qraet, studious tastes, and he ex- peEts to become an architect when his p1aytnE days are over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Paul Strands, Former
 Boston Pitcher, Likely
 To Get Second Chance

Although he has not yet become another Rube. Waddell," as was pre- dicted when he joined the Braves, Paul Strand has plenty of time to de- velop and "beat back" to the big show. Strand, who twirled this year for Toledo, Is twenty-two today, and is a native of the state of Washing ton. He was reared in the village of South Prairie, and Joined the Spo- kane club in 1912, when he was only seventeen.
 San Francisco bought him in mid- season, but after trial sent him back to Washington with the Walla Walla club In 1913 he joined the Boston Braves, and spent two years with that club, getting slice of series money into the bargain. Last April the biz southpaw was sold to Roger Rresnahan for his Toledo club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
WILLIE HOPPE MAKES
 RUN OF 25O FROM SPOT

Willie Hoppe is at his old tricks. In an exhibition match against Young Jake Schaefer at San Francisco on Tuesday night the worlds billiard champion ran 250 from the spot at 1893 balk line. As the match was for only 250 points Schefer never gce chance to get started and Hoppe retired with out missing. The story from San Francisco credited Hoppe with a new worlds record, but that is erroneous In the first place no masA made in an exhibition is given official recognition
 Hoppe ran 622 from the spot at 1S:2 balk line in a match in Paris some years ago. The contest was limited to 300 points, but in accordance with the option given by the French rules Hoppe kept on until he missed.
 Hoppe's record in champion match is S0S, made in the handicap tourna- ment at the New York Theatre Con- cert Hall. Young Welker Cochran was his opponent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

Tommy Ryan, now a Syracuse box ing promoter, was a great middle weight in his time. but on several oc- casions he was the victim of over- confidence. That was the case when he took an awful facing from Kid Mo- Coyaat Maspeth early in 1896, and a little later when Tommy fought "Aus- tralian Billy Mccarthy in Buffalo his over-confidence almost cost him the victory. It was just twenty years ago,
 Dec. 11, 1896, that Ryan and Mo- Carthy mingled at the Empire A. c.
 in Buffalo, before a big crowd of fans. Tommy had the best of the first session, but in the second he grew careless and left an opening for the Australian to put through a terrible right wallop to the chin. Ryan went down like a log. ana it seemed to pc all over, but just as the referee was forming his lips to pronounce "ten" Ryan staggered up. He was groggy for he remainder of the round, but his cleverness pulled him through. and after round or two more he was on the offensive, and in the seventh he put Mccarthy down for the count. But old Tommy had had a mighty narrow squeak. %E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
OFFER WILLARD
 $6o,ooo TO BOX
 GEO. CARPENTER

New York, Dec. 21-Jess Willard, the worlds heavyweight champion, will be sure of at least $60,00O cash and a percentage of the moving pie ture privilege if he ever boxes Geo! Carpenter ten rounds in this city. The champion has been guaranteed this sum and privilege by a coterie of influ- ential men of this city.
 Articles have been drawn, signed, duly executed and are just at present resting comfortably in vaults. Wheth- CT this particular coterie conducts the exhibition at Madison Square Garden is problematical. Nevertheless, the champion will receive this amount from the management of the affair, or there won't be any fight.
 When the champion was first sound ed on the big bout he immediately demanded $75,000 as his share. He based this Woolworth price on the grounds that the receipts would ex- ceed $20O,0OO and he was entitled to a good share. This information was 'phoned to the combination and they agreed to accept the champions terms. So in the articles $60,000 was guaranteed and the picture privilege was added, which was guaranteed to be worth the difference.
 Tex Rickard, who is working along the same lines as the combination, declares fatly he would not offer VII lard more than $50.006. Rickard was in Chicago a few weeks, but fail ed to come to any agreement with the Willard aggregation. This has not stopped him, however. from going along with his plans, and in his case he is waiting for the departure fol these shores.
 While there is talk of Carpenter being matched up to fight Les Darcy on account of the huge demands o1 the champion, the 1atters managers don't take the threat seriously. They figure that Carpenter will insist upor meeting Willard, If only on matter of pride.
 If Carpenter boxed Willard and was defeated by the champion he would be able to furnish a worthy alibi on his return home. If Darcy conquered him, Carpenter would have no excuse Do offer, for the latter would have weight, height and every other advantage. For that reason alone Carpenter would not risk his popularity. \z- s,s...e.z, zs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
THREE INJURED IN COLLISION AT:
 SIX DAY RACE

New York, Dec. 21-Three cyclists were carried off the track uncon- scious, and four others badly shaken up and bruised following one of the worst spills in years at the six day race in the Garden yesterday after noon. The accident occurred shortly after 3 o'clock, and for a time looked so serious that it was thought at least four of the teams would be obliged to retire from the struggle.
 It all happened so suddenly that the crowd was fairly stunned, for the eight riders were piled up in tangled mass in the runway at the base of the track.
 Tom Bello had been leading in sprint for one of the frequent money prizes offered by the spectators and was approaching the last turn slightly ahead of Clarence Carman when he faltered and lost control of his wheel. In a flash Carman had run into him and the two went down in a heap. In trying to avoid collision with Car man, Alfred Brenda swerved sharply to the right and catapulted into four or five other riders who were mount ing sharply to the top of the saucer. All crashed down with a thud on top of Carman and Bello.
 When handlers and trainers rar over to disentangle the mass they found Bello, Carman and Brenda un- conscious, and Thomas, Drobach, Egg and McNamara considerably bruised It took the attendants long time to kbring Bello and Brenda around The most seriously hurt was Carman, whose back had been wrenched so badly that the doctors held no hope of his returning to the race. They proved to be correct, for half an hour later it was announced that .Carman wAs out of the race. His partner. Wiley, was given until il o'clock to find another team mate. For a long time after the spill only four teams remained on\ the track.
 New York, Dec. 21-At ' a. m. to- day, the end of the 7th hour, the ten leading teams in the six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden had covered 1,4S miles and five laps. with Hill and Drobach leading. The two remaining teams were one lap be- hind. The record for the 7th hour Is 1,58s miles and eight laps made by Goulet and Genda in 1915. J tu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
MITCHELL. LIKELY
 TO HAVE TROUBLE MAKING CUBS WIN

New York, Dec. 21-Fred Mitchell will face a rather disorderea house. hold when he assumes charge at Tin ker's old stand. The Cub infield last season was a decidedly spotted prop osition. Whether or not Larry Doyle
 will come around from his broken leg will be big factor in settling Nit chells problems there. If Larry is in shape he will settle the second base proposition. Young Wortman is no wizard at short, but may develop.
 At third Zeider is likely to lose out to young Herbert Hunter. Hunter looked like sure find last season un- til inquiries set him back for so long a time that he lost the chance which would have come his way. Safer or Mollwitz ought to deliver at first.
 In the outfield Cy Williams, Leslie Mann and Max Flack make fair looking trio, and there is a strong proba bility that young Jacobson will prove of real worth. Members of the Giants think the youngster is a great player and believe he will land a reg- ular job. Mitchelrs battery material will be nothing extraordinary, but fair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
BILLY BoLES, CRACK HARVARD HAlFBACK,
 HAS QUIT COLLEGE

Cambrfaga, Mass. Dec. 21-Har- ,ards foofha1l prospects received a jolt last might when it became known that Et11y Bo1as. star ha1fhack on Ed diO MahAng eleven in 1915 had qrtt co11eEa.
 BD1ez. with Captain elect Gilman and Enwrasht was dropped. last year because of scholastic difficulties. Boles and Erwr4ght were read1natted this fan with the understanding that they were not to participate in athletics for one year. Bo1es intends Do enter business.
 Another bit of information which may have disastrous effect on Har- ward athletics also became known. Dick Harte. varsity catcher for two seasons. is in the fnfirrnary suffering with blood poisoning ifa his throwing arm. The fnfirmary doctors believe that Harte's case is not dangerous one. but have sent for his father, who is well known Philadelphia physi- clan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
EXPECT LARGE CROWD AT
 CASINO BOXING SHOW TONIGHT

All arrangements have been com pleted for the boxing show of the Liberty A. C., at the Casino tonight aand il looks as if big crowd would be on hand to witness the bouts. Matchmaker Ducky Holmes reports that tickets have been selling fast
 The star bout of 12 rounds between Bud Palmer of this city and Battling Knnz of South Norwalk ought to be a corker. Both boys are willing workers who like to keep swinging every minute. A large delegation win come from South Norwalk to root for Kunz, who holds the title of state lightweight champion He is clever boxer as well as a hard hitter.
 Palmer, who is a member of the Columbus Boys club, will be cheered by a squad of rooters from that or ganfzation who have purchased ring side seats. Palmer lacks some of Kunzs cleverness but he is a heavy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

hitter when he lands. He is confi- dent he can beat the South Norwalk boy.
 Young McAu1iffe, featherw eli ght champion of the state, will defend his title against Eddie Coulon of this city. Coulon is said to have seen lots of service in the ring and he may make McAuliffe hustle. This event is carded for 12 rounds. The first bout will exehibit Frankie Conifrey of New York and Al Ketchel of this city. Those who saw the last two shows here know Conifrey is good. Ketchel is making his first appearance of the season and claims he will clean up Conifrey.
 Terry Lee is to be referee, Frank Braithwaite will do the announcing and M. F. O'Connor will be time keeper. The first bout will be called at 830 in order to let the store clerks arrive on time to see the last two bouts.