The Dermott news., 1917-06-14

1nds. 1. NIoOk, WHO Has TOT several years been assistant cashier of the Dermott Bank X Trust Co, has re signed his position, effective July lst. The place will be temporarily filled by MT. Jeff Burnett. present assistant cashier of the Merchants X Farmers Bank at Dumas. Mr Crook has made he expects to remain in Dermott.
 The Tax Assessor Is scheduled to be at the Mayor office in Dermott July 9th. 10th. llth and l2th. The new law provides that property owners must be at the township in which their property Is located to assess same on the dates announced Failure to do so subjects the owner to penalty of 25eo of the amount of taxes due for the valuation the assessors see it to place on the property.
 The lodge hall on the second floor of the Dermott Bank building has recent ly been newly leased by the local W. 0. W lodge. and is being remodeled and repaired Local lodges have been considerably handicapped in the past by lack of an attractive place in which to meet, and 1t Is to be hoped that con siderable improvement will be made while the work s under way. Other local organizations sublet the hall from the Woodmen.
 The people of Dermott and large number of visitors from neighboring towns. were fortunate Tuesday night to have the opportunity of seeing "Womanhooa. ten reel special pre- paredness picture. which was shown at The Alex Theatre. This picture Is one of the best ever produced. and Is well worth anybody's time and money. In addition to being an interesting story excellently staged, 1t has the approval patriotic feature The film is late production, and has not yet been shown in Little Rock. Patrons of The Alex appreciate this excellent service
 A very interesting and appropriate memorial service was held at the Der mott Cemetery last Sunday afternoon \ short program was rendered. con sisting of an invocation led by W J. Raborn. short addresses by Rev w \. Rolle and Rev. J. l.. Cannon, a reading by Miss Cleola Duerson. and several musical numbers very accepta- bly rendered by Mesdames Orr, Bell and Daniels and Messrs Helmstetter and Nixon U. C. Barnett presided, and goodly audience gave evidence of their interest and appreciation by their thoughtful attention. The service was arranged under the direction of the Cemetery Association, under whose management the cemetery has recent ly been put in excellent condition.
 Mrs G w Newman and daughters, Pearl and Louise of Fl paso, Texas. are guests here this week of her cousin. Mrs F. G. Hammock Mrs Newman has been living in Fl Paso for a number of years and during the Mexican trouble has become intimately acquainted with the excitement and tragedy of border life, After having had their home robbed and burned. they took up their residence in Fl Paso Her husband was the general manager of large mining interests in Mexico, and with party of seventeen other men. was on the way from Fl Paso to the silver mines on Jan 10th, 1916, when without warning or any reason to ancipate trouble. their train was held up by Villa bandits and the entire party with the exception of one man. was murdered in cold blood. Mir. New man was the second member of the party to be shot down. News of the massacre was flashed all over the United States and marked the begin ming of acute trouble with Mexico.
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