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The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

Those of our citizens who were selected to serve on the Federal jury at the May term are Jno. T. Nichols and J. A. White. Court meets at Tex arkana Monday, May Sth.
 Bee Brand Daimation Insect Pow der for use against Bed Bugs, Flies. Moths, Roaches. Pleas and many oth- CT insect pests. 10c and 25c sprinkle top cans. Hesterly Drug Store. WANTED-Lumber haulers to haul pine from East Mill on Oklona road near Missouri river bridge, Good road. Pay $2.50 per M once a week. Inquire Junction City Lumber Com pany's office, Prescott, Arkansas. If
 While playing with a bunch of youngsters Saturday evening, Master Archibald Johnson fell and broke his right arm just above the wrist. Only one bone was broken and he is doing well at this time.
 MT. Hardy, of the Gem treater, has placed new carpet In his play house remodeled and repalnted the front and added number of other improve ments for the convenience of his pat rons. Prescott people should feel proud of our picture show for there are few towns in Arkansas that has a better one. The efforts of the pro- prietor to please his patrons should be appreciated more by our amuse- ment loving folks.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02
Local News

Trade in Prescott.
 Coming, Gem Show, Geraldine Far Tar in Carmen"
 When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them. If
 Moderate price piece income prop erty to trade for land. Nat Martin. If
 B. F. Lowe, of Drab, was among the visitors to Prescott today.
 The Nevada News, our weekly paper, is $1.00 per year.
 Call PAP and get this weeks Coun- try Gentleman, cents per copy.
 Coming, Gem Show, Geraldine Far rar in Carmen"
 J. G. Benton, of Lackland Springs, was among the visitors to Prescott this afternoon.
 Buy Postage Stamps from the Stamp machine at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Still cutting hair and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop.--you are next.-Cragan & Cummins Advt.
 C. B. Butcher, of Rosston, was among the business visitors to Pres colt this morning.
 Miss Annie Willingham returned yesterday afternoon from visit with her sister, Mrs. Guy Nelson at Tex arkana.
 NYAL'S STRAW HAT CLEANER old hats made to look new, 10c at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Clothes cleaned and pressed, satis- faction guaranteed. Carl E. Porter, phone PAS. If Large size cakes Jergens Rose Gly- cerine Soap, 10c, three for 25c, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Rev. Jas. H. Bennett will preach at Boughton Thursday evening and his subject will be "The Twentieth Gen. tury Home.'
 Hope is engaged in its annual street oiling at this time to avoid the disagreeabe dust that will come with warmer weather.
 FOR RENT-Six room house with gas, water and sewer connections Sam T. White. tf
 Gardenia Talcum Powder for the Toilet, Nursery and Bath, 25c at Hes- terly Drug Store.
 When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them. If NYALS KLE-NUM solution for cleaning white gloves or kid shoes, 25c. Hesterly Drug Store. Call PAP and get this weeks Satur- day Evening Post and the Country Gentleman-5 cents the copy.
 Judge J. J. Hirst, of Gale, came in yesterday afternoon and spent last night and a portion of today in the city attending to business matters. 
 c. B. Wells, of the Remington Arms Company; K. L. Peters, Peters Car fridge Company; H. J. Donelly, Du- Pont Powder Company; J. K. Lewis, Winchester Repeating Arms Con- pany, visited the local gun club of | Prescott today.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02
NEWS FROM PINE HILL.

Health is progressing nicely in this vicinity at this writing.
 The Holly Springs singing class sings at Whites Chapel the third Sunday in May, Everybody invited.
 We are very glad to report that Miss Reathie McKissock is we'll now.
 We are glad that flowers are blooming again, and especially admire them on Saturday.
 Martin Bros must be selling con- siderable merchandise, judging from the number of marriages.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

Coming, Gem Show, Geraldine Far rar in Carmen"
 Notwithstanding the prognostica- ton of our state weather man-fair today-there has been constant rainfall all day And it continues yet. A good season has been had and fair weather for the next ten days will make crops look different.
 The feature picture at the Gem this week will be shown on Thursday, matinee and night. Geraldine Farrar in Carmen" five part picture, IS highly recommended by the leading metropolitan newspapers of the coun- try. The New York Press says: "As a screen actress the beautiful Geral- dine leaves little to be desired. There is none of the stiffness and constraint which the player fresh from the stage often brings to the screen. Mary Pickford herself could not be more at home before the camera"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

The Nevada News is only $1.OO per year. It is published every Thursday and we would be glad to have you sNbscribe for it-an all- home print paper-one that you can read It is worth the price.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

Cheaper gasoline may become ai i issue in the politics of the om'. States. It has now reached the s'Ss' of getting into the party pla..Oia:s :.s Maine's progressives leading on "'" 7, a demand that something be aone " protect the consumer, and' II III .' other way, by a prohibition on 'a :, ports. That will be last resOis i,r " case other devices for gaining equs s should fail. Moreover, the cOuHs, s,,
 will not wait until next autumn ~. ~. a decision at the polls. It wants {. lief sooner than that, and, Ii rensi ., . not obtained, it will insist on AnV"s ''sy why. a1s'
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

when DetteT dutOHHOOiIeo diS Uuh's Buick will build them. tt
 Coming, Gem Show, Geraldine Far rar in Carmen"
 The Nevada News, our weekly paper, is $1.00 per year.
 R. D. Martin, Emmet route number two, Democratic nominee for county and probate clerk, was attending to business matters in the city this af- ternoon.
 Violet Glycerine Soap has the true odor of fresh cut violets, 1Oc at Hes terly Drug Store.
 For Sale, Trade or Rent-5-room house, splendid location. Nat Mar tin.
 Tanlac, splendid Tonic and sys- tenn purifier. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. S1.00, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Invitations are out for a tea to be given by the Wednesday Music Club Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Dan Putnam, on West Front street.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

Greatest bargains in ufanu' .rd right and Player Pianos, orssl,' .' mn. u Sewing Machines at A. MOnsons ..# ~s sic Store. hu
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02
COMING THURSDAY Jesse L. Lasky Presents MISS GERALDINE FAIRFAX in
 "CARMEN"

Lasky- Paramount feature in five parts from the novel by William c. DeMille.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-02

Coming, Gem Show, Geraldine Far rar in Carmen"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Department Re Organized

Washburn's fire department
has been re-organized and lot
of changes have been made in
all of the companies of the city.
The city now has three com
panies of eight men each but
the men have been so selected
that they live close to the fire
houses where the equipment is
kept and should any of them
move or engage in work which
will take them out of their re-
spective districts they will be
asked to resign and other mem
bers be appointed in their place.
The department as it is now
arranged is composed of young
men. full of snap and vigor, who
are able to make the run to the
fires.
In the past the old depart
ment has done efficient work in
protecting the city against
fire and the new men will have 9
hard pace to follow but Fire
Chief Hudson is of the opinion
that the city now has the best
department it has ever had.
The company will meet regu
larly and will go through prac
tice occasionally in order t.
keep in form.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
RECOMMENDS
new BUILDING
P. O. Inspector Recommends
New Office
After thorough Investigation
Finds Present Quarters
Too Small.

If the Post Office Department
at Washington acts on the ad-
vice of it's Post Office Inspector
Washburn will have a new
Federal post office building for a
strong recommendation to that
effect was made by the Inspector
who made a thorough investi-
cation in this city.
Upon the first visit of the In
spector to this city he was sur
prised at the volume of business
done at the local office but be-
lieved that it would be short
lived but upon the second visit
to this city he became convinced
that the local office was due for
a permanent growth and he has
so informed the department at
Washington.
The present quarters OF the
Post Office are altogether too
small for the business done at
the institution and although i'm
provements have been made
from time to time by the parties
leasing the building to the
government, yet the room is SO
small that what has been done
has not relieved conditions
materially and a new building
for Post Office purpose now
seems to be the only remedy.
At the present time, according
to Postmaster O'Sullivan, there
are hundreds of people wanting
boxes at the post office that can
not be accommodated in the
present quarters.
For some time the people here
have been carrying on an agi'
tation for new office building
and it now begins to look favor
able for one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Enjoy Picnic at Long Lake
Sunday
Nearly Fifty Attend Annual
Event Held on Shores
of Long Lake.

Last Sunday was a big day
for the members of the Knights
of Pythias lodge of this city
when over fifty members OF the
order journeyed to Long Lake
in the town of Washburn where
they enjoyed a real "stag' picnic.
The trip to the picnic grounds
was made by automobile, the
cars leaving the Commercial
Club between eight and nine
o'clock Sunday morning.
Upon arriving at the Lake ar
rangements were made for pic
mic dinner which was thoroughly
enjoyed by the boys after their
trip. Every member brought
his basket of lunch and this was
spread out on tables arranged
for the purpose and that the
wives of the members are fine
cooks was demonstrated by the
way the boys went after the
"eats''
After dinner the boys adjourn
ed to a nearby field where a
real base ball game was staged
Sides were chosen and the battle
was started but the official score
keeper tired Of keeping track Of
the score and for that reason we
are unable to publish an account
of the game by innings. Some
of the spectators say hundreds
of runs were made before the
boys finally became exhausted
from their strenuous work.
] Other athletic sports were en-
Igaged in and the crowd returned
to this city about six o'clock.
| All attending report the best
kind of time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Premium Books Ready

The new premium books for
the Bayfield, County Fair to be
held in September, have been
completed at the office OF the
Iron River Pioneer and copies
will be ready for mailing by the
latter part of the week. The pre-
MUM book tLis season is some
what larger than a year ago. ex'
ira premiums being awarded in
nearly all of the departments
The job is a neat one.
The Bayfield, County Fair
Association plan to have the
best fair ever this fall and they
have gotten their books out in
time to give the farmers an op
portunity to begin early in ar
ranging for their exhibits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
In Speeding Across Country
on Trip
Washburn Boy Making One
Hundred Miles Per Day
Through Desert

Cards received in this city
this week by Mr.. and Mrs. c. R.
Wiley from their son Ace who
is making a motor cycle trip
across the continent, states that
he is now making his way
through Arizona and will soon
be heading north toward Den
yer, Colorado, when he will
take the Lincoln highway direct
east from Springfield, Ill.
In card received on Monday
Mr.. Wiley stated that he was
we'll into Arizona and was
travelling in company with a
man and his wife and daughter
who were travelling in a Ford.
Ace said the Ford was to slow
for him and that he is compelled
to wait for the four wheel ma
chine to catch up. This has
slowed his speed down consider
able and for a few days he has
only been averaging one hun
dred miles per day, while on the
first day out he made nearly two
hundred miles.
Mr.. Wiley states IN cards re-
ceived that he is now over the
worst of the journey so far as
roads are concerned, having
crossed through the Mohave
desert, and that he iFill soon be
OH roads which wiz carry him
due east through the middle
west states.
Wiley is expected to arrive in
Milwaukee within a short time
when he will spend a day or sc
visiting with relatives, after
which he will complete his trip
to this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Many to Make Trip

The outlook is very promising
for a large number of business
men taking in the trip to the
Twin Cities which will be taken
on June 18th, 10Th and goth over
the Omaha system. Com mittee
men Amos M. Hansen and W.
A. Robinson, who have the
matter of arranging for the trip
in hand. are working up a dele
CATION and it is expected that
from twenty-five to fifty will at
tend.
The plan as now arranged is to
leave Washburn on the after.
noon of June 18th and to arrive
in Minneapolis on Sunday eve
ming. Monday will be spent in
visiting the city and in the eve
ming the delegation will be the
guests of the Cham Der and Com
merce Association at a banquet. t..
Tuesday will be spent in visiting
with the business houses OF the
Twin Cities and the delegation
will return to this city on the
late train Tuesday evening,
If a sufficient mum ber take
the trip the committee will have
the Omaha railway attach q
special coach to the regular
train for the accommodation of
the Washburn business folks.
It is believed that through this
trip the business men will do
much to advertise the city and
at the same time will get &C.
q quainted with the houses with
which they are doing business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Want Early Closing

At meeting of the Washburn
Credit and Commercial Associa.
tion held at the Com merclal
Club rooms on Monday evening
of this week petition was pre-.
sented by the clerks asking that
the stores of the city be closed
on every evening of the week
with the exception of Saturdays
and pay day nights, and the
merchants are inclined to look
favorably on the petition.
After some discussion of the
matter the petition was finally
referred to the executive COM
mittee who will report at an
other meeting of the Associa-
ton to be held in the near future
and it is the belief of the mem.
bers that the wish of the petit
toner's will be granted.
The merchants OF the city
have come to the idea that it is
an unwise policy to keep open
every evening of the week and
it is thought that enough of
them will favor early closing TO
put the matter through by a
good majority.
Since the organization of the
Commercial and Credit Associa'
ton the merchants of the city
have been working very harmon
iously together and the result
has been of much benefit to the
mem bers.
At meeting held Wednesday
evening it was decided to close
the stores every evening at 7:3O
o'clock with the exception OF
Mondays and Saturdays aud
pay nights.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Walter P. Milberg was laid up for
a few days during the past week
due To an infection of his foot.
Attorney C. F. Morris and P. I.
Trowbridge have each placed orders
with the M. H. Sprague agency
for new REQ cars.
The paving Of Bayfield, street in
Washburn viii. be commenced in the
course of a couple-of weeks by Con.
tractor Thomas E Wolley of La
Crosse. The work will be completed
in about two months time according
20 the contractor.
Attorney c. F. Morris, Jake Sc
gal Olof M. Olson and Walter F,
Smith made business trip to Bay
field Tuesday afternoon to arrange
for the joint celebration of the 4tt
lin this city by Bayfield, and Wash
burn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
So Word from Washington
Says
Additional Salaries for Post
Office People with Short
er Hours.

Beginning with the quarter
starting on July 1st the WASH
burn Post office will go into the
second class position, according
to official advice received by
Postmaster John O'Sullivan this
week.
This will mean an additional
salary for the Postmaster and
all officials in the office with ad-
ditional help and shorter hours.
Naturally the4 post office folks
feel rather happy over the show
ing they have made and the
shorter hours they will be en-
titled to.
The post office employees will
work but eight hours a day after
July 1st and there will be an
additional auxiliary clerk to help
out during the rush hours.
A business for the four quar-
ters amounting to $4,000 is neces-
sary to bring the local post office
into second class but this limit
was far exceeded during the past
year and the indications are that
the business will go even higher
during the coming year.
With the post office going into
the second class position it will
only be a matter of time when
the people of Washburn will
have free mail delivery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
THE EAGLE
Will SCREAM
Waskburn to Have Big 4th
Celebration
Committee Appointed at
Meeting Held on Monday
Evening of This Week.

One of the biggest and best
4th of July celebrations ever
held in Washburn is planned for
this year and in order that the
committees may get an early
start a rousing meeting was held
at the Commercial Club rooms
on Monday evening when pre-
liminary plans were outlined.
The meeting was attended by
a large number of business peo-
pie and a committee consisting
of Jake Segal, Chairman, Charles
F. Morris, Walter F. Smith, Olof
M. Olson and w. A. Robinson
were appointed to- arrange for a
joint celebration with Bayfield,
and to raise the necessary funds
for one of the biggest celebra-
tions ever held in the city.
1t is planned to have some
thing out of the ordinary for
this year and the committee
4. started the work of looking
up attractions and a big Carnival
company may be brought here
for the days around the 4th.
The Woman's Council will also
take an active part in the cele-
bration and will arrange for a
pageant for the children of the
city. The plan is to make this a
safe and sane 1ollsn and the
committee will work with this
end in view.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

The new cement bloc k addition to
thu Gem Theatre was completed
during the past week and the grand
opening of the newly arranged
Theatre will be held on Sunday eve
ming of this week. BY having the
addition built the theatre will now
have a seating capacity OF about
4,5O.
Work on the new Estabrook
Downs building is progressing nice
ly. The basement walls were com
pleted the latter part OF last week
and the brick walls are now being
built. The building will be com
pleted and ready for occupancy o,
July 18th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Miss Catherine Howell has return
ed from Cable where she has been
teaching school the past year.
The work of.remodeling The Yates
building is progressing nicely. The
place will be occupied by restau
rant.
Miss Florence Kurschner left the
first of the week for her home at
Prairie Farm, Wis. She has been
attending High School here during
the past two years.
Walter f. Smith, proprietor oil
the Gem Theatre, has just com
pIeted the work of fitting up the
rooms over his theatre for rcomers
and he has neat place with sixteen
rooms. The place is rapidly oelng
filled up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Many New Fords

r. H. Robinson, proprietor OF
the Washburn Garage, has been
doing a lively busines in the sale
of Ford cars during the past
week and on Saturday disposed
of five to local people. The fol
lowing were the purchasers:
Martin Larson. Louis Johnson.
Mrs. Marie Urbon, Paul Paulson,
Jacob Strecker and T. Fl. Robin
son. The Garage expects the
shipment of another car load
this week and several more have
already been sold to local people
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

At the Commercial Club meet
ing held last Friday evening,
Mr.. Peavey stated that manu-
featuring company of a large
size was looking for a location
for a plant and that they were
now considering Washburn as a
possible site. The Club took the
matter up and appointed a COM
mittee to get In further touck
with the company and to try
and locate the plant in this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Grand Lecturer G. F. Libby OF
the Knights of Pythias lodge, was
in the city Tuesday evening where
he met with the local lodge. The
first degree was conferred on a class
OF candidates.
County Clerk Nels M. Oscar has
been wearing an extra broad smile
the past few days the reason being
the arrival OF a bouncing baby boy
at his home Monday evening. Mother
and child are reported as doing
nicely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

The Woman Council are going to
storm the trenches cf the flies this
season and in ord r to raise funds
to combat the ''measly pest" which
has caused so much illness through
the spread of disease germs, the
Sanitary Committees gave an ice
cream social at the Commercial Club
rooms on Wednesday evening which
was quite largely attended.
The city has about completed
the erection of new stable at tie
rear OF the Central Hose house
where the city team will be kept.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Minneapolis People Want to
Install Gas Plant
Gas to be Used for Heating
and Lighting Purposes
Notice Published

At the council meeting held on
Tuesday evening Walter Holsinger
of Minneapolis appeared before the
council and sked that franchise
be granted to the Washburn Gas
company, who propose to install a
plant to furnish gas to the people OF
Washburn for heating and lighting
purposes.
The notice is being published else
where in this issue of the Times.