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The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-25

Dea3t &eIl saar chickens aad c sa untit yoa see the Farmers @eop'E Co They will pay yoa taa highest market price for them
 Governor Trough has anpornt- ed Lamar Smead. of Camden, as State Senator from the counties of Ouachita and Calhoun, to suc- ceed Senator Arch Hamilton, who resigned on account of ill health.
 A special election was held in Albany township Saturday for the purpose of electing a con- stable, the candidate elected in November failing to qualify. At the election Saturday W. C. Waddle w; S the successful candi- date.
 The Hesterly Drug Store has purchased the jewelry establish ment Of J. C. Sitzman and will run that store in connection with their drug store, keeping in stock a first class line of iewelry. Arch doorWavs will he eGt between the man store and the ieWelty s ere
 E T. Black. mauaaer of he Em.aet Telephone Co.,, Waa z visisoe h Prescott Monday. The picayma l0h cilieo is prirticc ? new directory fer the kmmet Exchange. which contains over 6 names. quite 2 growing list fer that place.
 ATr. and Mrs. Warren Ashby. of McCaskili, on Monday brought their little son, Herhy. to Pres oott. where he was taken to the Greeson Sanitarium for throat opera ion The little fellow sus- tained the incision splendidIy and is getting alonu as nicely as could be expected.
 The Prescott X Northwestern Railroad yesterday gave an eX- cursion to the business men of Prescott. which included a trip to Hot Springs and points along tse line of their road and the M. D. & c. from Tokio to Hot Springs. About twenty of our business men availed themselves of the opportunity to see the country through which these two South west Arkansas roads pass. aud will doubtless have a splendid tris. Phe party expects to leave Hot Springs this afternoon aM will reach Prescott early in tke evening.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-25

Dss S.att. a..aslliillii, as ] visitor to Prescott last week
 EsecE your Cosa or La- Grippe with a few doses ol 666.
 sI. N. Smyth last week at tended the annual stockholders meeting of the Ritchie Grocery Co., at Camden.
 Why talk about the high cost of living when you can get F pounds of full head rice for $1 % at the Farmers Supply Co.,?
 George Christopher has rented the building on the corner of West Main and Second Streets, opposite the City Grocery Co.,, and on the first of the month will open up Q grocery and feed store. The building is being repaired and put in first class condition.
 Mrs. ". w Teal and the two children of Mrs. ConhIin left Monday foy Little Rock, where they Wea6 to reia8n during the session of lae Legislature with Nra. Conkfia WAp aas q position as clerk ef the Hone Committee on State Charitable institutions.
 Woei- removing the building on tha nostofliee site lot was ae gun this week. The buildinc is being placed on the lot immedi- ateiy east of the Presbyterian parsonage and will be remodeled into d residence structure. Mr. McRae, the vendor of the post office site, will erect brick offices on the lots north of the post office building to be used by k. L. Blakely, and Moore X Martin.
 The First Regiment of the Arkansas Guards, stationed at Deming. New Mexico, has been ordered home. and will return as soon as arrangements can be made for their transportation. The Hope company. in whics are several Prescott boys, is a part of this regiment, Blake Scott. Captain Of the Hope coarany, left this week for Deming, nav ing been ordered back from re- eruiting trip here.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-25
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I Drug Store that always testerIy g.
 ed Us your mail orders We \ 2 postage. Hesterly Drug E Carrie Thorburn left bay for Texas, where she pend a few weeks, fezone. Nuxaeed Iron, Tan 'a a,' new advertised rem- at Hesterly Drug Store. gaes, Cash Price Paid for j. M. Duke,
 Meat Marke : E. (. E. SaumaKe has re- F to her sone in Little after spending a pleasant here as the guest of her sr. W. E. Arasld.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-25
ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS
How Vinol Made Her Strong

1AVV A11OH @'<''e@N a" NN
 Beallsville, Ohio.-"I wish all ncr- vous, weak, rundown women could have Vinol. 1 was so rundown, weak Msd nervous l could not sleep. ESefy- thing l ate hurt me, and tue medicine ] had taken did me no good, 0 de- cided to try Vinol, and before lIg l could eat anything I wanted and seould sleep all ght Now 1 am well and strong, and in better healsl thaIA have been for years-Nrs. ASsA MuIIsoS, Beallsyille, Ohio.
 We guarantee Ninol fer all rlmdown, weak and aebilitated conditionss
 Hesterly Drug Store also at the leading drug stores la a.!
 Arkansas towns.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-25

Eaafoa ef#..eaad. wa a=yi5=e7= to Prescott Saturday
 you aeea a0g1<iaa f ha13 ihg call ". f. Headgix the transfer man.
 RUB-2lY-TISAf Autiseptie Relieves Rheumatism, Spraias, Neuralgia, etc.
 If it's brick you need see J. W. Marshal. His yard is on the Greeson place east of Ed Gordon.
 G. S. Ward, of Albany town ship, was a visitor to Prescott Friday, and we acknowledge pleasant call.
 Walloch's Bakery was moved Monday to the East Side, in the building formerly occupied by J M. Haltom.
 Westill have a supply of al- manacs and calendars we are giving away, call and get ore. Hesterly Drug Store.
 J. |. Rode ,rs. og EmmeJ, Ho4Js 1. Eitl fcad the pIeayuHa t0is year, having during tke east WeH6 rad his rama enr0.Ied ea oar subscription books,
 Jas. Bush. son of Hon. J. 0 A, Bush, has been appoin.ed clerk of che Senate Penitentiary Committee, and has assumed bis duties. He will aso take a eouise in Draughans Business College while in Little Rock.
 Our correspondents have been coming in too late for publlca- tion. Last week we received Theo, Goose Ankle and Bodcaw No. l, on Thursday, after the paper had been printed and mailed. We want to again insist tat copy reach us not later than Tuesday night.
 County Judge J. W. Franks and the other delegsses to the State Good Roads meeting held il Little Rock last week. report a good meeting, and it is the general eelief that souethinR tangible will be accomplished by reason of the maay good suRges, tiens offered at this meeting.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES

Farm Work Delayed on Account of
Rain-School Doing Fine-Measles
Raging
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Broad Ridge (Lumberton, r. A.,
Jan. 31-Farmers have stopped work
for few days on account Of so much
rain.
Mr.. David Collins has purchased a
new cart-not a car.
We were glad to have the pleas
use of reading a long interesting let
ter from "Aunt Becky" in our last
paper.
LeeRoyce, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Charlie Lamb, died Friday as a
result of sticking a knife in his eye
about two weeks ago.
School is progressing nicely under
the efficient management of Misses
Jessie Floyd and Nina Bryan.
Wonder where "Aunt Sophie" has
wandered to? We wish she would
-71ite some more interesting letters
to The Robesonian.
The constant raging of measle;
makes several of us stay at home.
Tatting is the order of the day
among the school girls.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
BUIE AND PHILADELPHUS NEWS
Death of Neal A. McMillan-Good
Communities-Farmers Busy-Bad
Roads-A Narrow Escape-Person-

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, Jan. 31-Our community was
saddened on last Saturday morning
to learn of the death of Mr.. Neal A.
Mcmillan, which occurred about g.
o'clock Saturday morning. Since
young manhood he had been living
alone, never marrying. He had liv-
ed in bachelor quarters up till about
two years ago, when Mr.. Dunk Nc
MILAN and family moved in with
hie.. He was in his S7th year. and
lived remarkable life, true to his
church and community. He leaves
valuable estate, some of the finest
timbered land in the county.
We heard a well-known gentleman
remark the other day that he be-
lieved he lived between two of the
best communities in the State. He
referred to the Philadelphus and An
tioch communities. This same gen.
| tleman we have reference to lives
in one of the best little towns we
know of, this being Red Springs.
Mrs. w. S. Mcmillan, Miss Katy
Smith and mother spent Friday in
Lumberton.
Misses Emily, Maggie and Many
Darlington, were visitors in this
community Sunday.
| Rev. W. D. Parker filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday
preaching an able sermon.
Mr.. R. A. Melvin spent yesterday
in Fayetteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Gibson of Re-
} Springs, spent Sunday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Brown.
Farmers through here are taking
; advantage of days that it is no
} rough weather and are rapidly pre-
raring for another crop.
Miss R. D. Buie spent Saturda
| in Lumberton.
5 Mr.. J. B. Humphrey was busi
! ness visitor in Lumberton yesterday
: The general talk Of the neighbo1
! hood is bad roads. Everywhere yo
5 start there is bad road in Robe
= son.
q Mr.. J. A Townsend is the lates
purchaser Of a Ford. He has alread
= an Overland automobile.
e Mr.. Emmet Mcqueen came yer
i near getting mule run over tt
t other day by passenger train. H
g managed to get the mule taken OF
7 Of the wagon, just in time to escap
The wagon was torn to flinders.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mcmillan al
n spending today in Lumberton.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
~@CLARkTON NEWS, NOTES
Prctracted Meeting Begins 3rd Sun
day-PersOnal Mention

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Clarkton, Jan. 30-Mrs. Joe C.
Burney after spending several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. D. A. Mckee,
returned to her home in Asheboro.
MI. John D. Ward spent Sunday in
Hamlet with friends.
Mr.. Percy Smith Of Elizabethtown
was in town Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Huffman
and little son, James, are spending
4 few days in Wilmington visiting
relatives.
Miss Mary E. Kelly spent one day
last week in Wilmington.
Miss Lois Breeder of McColl, S.
c., is spending a few days in town
visiting her sister Mrs. H. H. Clark
On the 3rd Sunday in February
there will begin protracted meeting
at the Presbyterian church to run
through the 18th Sunday. Rev. 0. G
Jones, the Syncdical evangelist. will
assist the pastor, Rev. w. II. Good
man.
We are glad "Aunt Becky" is able
10 write again, for we always en-,
joy reading her pieces.
Spring time seems to come very
early, as the past few davs have beer
very much like spring time, though
I expect we will have some more
very wintry weather yet.
Mr.. Geo. H. Currie returned home
from RicEr,ond afte- accompanying
Mrs. Currie to a hospital there fo1
treatment.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
PARkTON PARAGRAPHS
Work Resumed on Baptist Church
In Re Proposed Bond Issue for
Notwithstanding Panic-Per-

Roads-Measles-E Panic-Per-
sOnal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Jan. 3o-Work on the
Baptist church was resumed again !
today. The rainy weather has in
terferred considerably for the past |
week or so.
Mr.. Chas Bodenhammer, formerly
Of Pee Dee, has moved to our town
and is occupying the J. D. Gillis res
idence, and is working as third trick
at the A. c.. L. railroad tower.
Mr.. w. T. Moody has completed
selling his stock of merchandise and
We are sorry to lose him from our
town and midst. We have not been
advised where he will move.
Miss Ruby Stubbs spent Saturday
night and Sunday with home folks,
returning to her school at Sherwood
Sunday afternoon; also Miss Eva
Stanley came up Friday night and
spent the weekend with home folks,
| returning Sunday evening to her
school at Wakulla.-Mr. H. C. Jones
made visit to Rockingham today.
MIR. F. N. Fisher made a business
trip up to Dunn and Benson today
Mr.. R. T. Galley Of Rowland is
on visit to relatives in town to-
njght.-Mr. A. D. Thames of Wag-
ram was a visitor to our town Sun
day.-Mr. B. A. Hodges of Maxton
spent Sunday with home folks.-Mrs.
Joe Thames Of Raleigh is visiting
relatives in town.-Mr. John Near
thur Of St. Paul was caller a while
Saturday morning.
Ta1 of ON. TOWN -oooy 4o
Lumberton last week and attended
the laymen's meeting which was held
in the Presbyterian church, and re
ported a good time; also report the
! roads in bad condition.
A word about the proposed bono
, issue for public roads. | hear good
many persons expressing themselves
, on the question and all we have heard
,, say unless it will be made a town
ship unit they will oppose it; an
that's the opinion of this scribe. Thi,
,, will give each township q squar.
deal, and that's what the peopl
> want.
= At last our little town has meas
y les, and it is already causing tn
+ percentage of the school to drop off
- although it is not in the school; bu
some country people are allowin
D. their children to stay at home fo
; fear they will catch it.
Since our last letter to The Robe
sonian we report the following o
the honor roll: Mr.. and Mrs. J. P
i Watts, January 21, fine girl; Dl
- and Mrs. D. S. Currie, January 2:
y a fine girl; Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Car
i. ady, January 25, a fine boy
4 You hear more complaint of cold
Il and gripp nowadays than anythin
- else.
r Our town is threatened with a
egg panic, and when one comes
market the merchant plays hide wit
- them and says, "can't get enoug
" for home consumption" The prit
is high enough; but the fowls seel
'e TO be on strike.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01

Miss Lou Fisher has accepted a
position in The Robesonian office.
Miss Matte Lee Shooter has ac-
cepted a position in the office of DIR.
W. A. McPhaul.
MIR. J. A. McAllister went Tues
day to Richmond, Va, where he enter
ed the Hygeia hospital for treat
ment.
The Pope Drug Co. mas put in
an up-to-date news stand in the Lor-
raine hotel. Miss Lennie Martin has
charge of the stand.
Seats have been placed in the
new high school auditorium and
morning exercises were held there
for the first time yesterday morning
Mr.. Prentice Barker cut his left
foot with an axe while working on
the Wildwood farm, Wi,nart's town.
ship farm belonging tc his fathe-,
! Mr.. j. A. Barker) Tue sda?. He is
unable to be out. DR.. Knox dressed
tie wound.
Mr.. w. C. Boone of R. from
Lumberton, said when in town Tues
| day that in a recent letter from his
! brother w. c., who is in China try
ing to teach them heather how to
raise tobacco, wrote that the tobac-
/ co business was booming there, a
sale of $4,000 being mentioned in
one day, and that grasshoppers were
so thick thy would hold up trains.
Rev. N. R. Pittman, who spent
some time in the county with rela-
tives and friends, left Monday even
, ing for North, S. c., to visit broth
or, and thence he will return to his
home in Kansas City, Mo. He and
Mrs. Pittman will move Immediately
after his return to Kansas City to
Chicago, TO make q home for their
son, who has a splendid position on
the staff of System, the well-known
magazine of business.
Thompson hospital notes: Mr.
Robert Mcintyre, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
, S. Mcintyre, underwent an opera
= ton for appendicitis yesterday. Miss
g. Margaret Hall of Hope Mile under
! went an operation for appendicitis
yesterday and is getting along nice
~ ly. Master Chas. Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. c.. V. Brown, fell Monday
;. ard breke his collar bone and is al
,, the hospital for treatment. Mrs.
~ Nelson has been a patient at tin
Il hospital for week. Mrs. W.. II
. Shooter of Lumberton will undergo
t an operation this afternoon.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
GRAND JURI'S REPORT

Rural Police Should Look Out for
ViolatOrs of Law Against Plow- I
ing Into Roads-Jailer Should be
Allowed More for Feeding Pris- !
Oners-keeper of County Home
Should Receive More
The grand jury completed it's work
yesterday and made the following re-
port to His Honor Judge George w.
Connor:
eve passed upon Is bills of in
dictment, finding twelve true bills
and three not true. This indicates
careful investigation on the part of
the solicitor in investigation of cases
before sending bills and greatly ia
cilitates the work of the grand jury.
"The grand jury in a body visited
the county Jail, and found same in
good order and condition. Prison
ers seemed we'll satisfied, both with
their treatment and the food they
were receiving. We recommends:
q. That the Jail porch be COW
cred to prevent further leak and
damage to building.
"2. That the compensation of the
jaiIer be increased from twenty five
cents to thirty cents per heard per
day. on account of the advanced cost
OF food supplies.
'2. That the heating plant of the
jail be inspected and necessary re-
pairs made in order that the heat
may be more easily regulated at all
times.
eve visited the several chain gangs
by committees. We find three chain
gangs in operation in the county
The men sec INTO be we'll treated, to
have plenty Of good food, and we
: heard no complaint. We recommend
that all the keepers be requested tc
: give particular attention to the mat
ter of sanitation of bed clothing.
eve visited the county home b!
committee, finding nine inmates
7 four white women, one negro woman
2 negro men and two Indian women
= We found the home in satisfactor,
! ccrdition. Mr.. Flowers, the keeper
: seems to be discharging his duty o
i Lest he can with the means at hi
: hands. We do not think the keep
er Of the home is allowed enoug
t for the proper maintenance Of tn
y home and recommend that the coun
ty commissioners take this matte
Y up at the next regular meeting.
le owe find the court house an
e grounds kept in good condition, OF
it fices kept in good order, and cour
e. tv officers courteous and efficient i
the discharge of their duties.
e Gin going through our county W
notice that it is the common an
usual practice for farmers to plo
I'D part Of the road in turnin
around at the end of the burrows
n We have a strict law against thi
but it is not being observed. v
recommend that the rural policeme
i. be on the outlook for the violato
c. of this law and see to it that tt
Ks law is enforced.
e., Respectfully submitted.
J. BROWNE EVANS,
in Forema
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01

Jury Finds Deans and RoZier Not Gull
ty Of Stealing Cotton-Trial of Ne
groes Charged WithMurder of Neill
Shaw Began This Morning-Spec-
aal Venire in Case of Walter Nc
Nair VIII Not be Needed-Other
Cases
Much of the term of criminal court
sc far has been taken up with TIE
case of NJ. J. and Irwin Dean and
Walter Rozier, charged with stealing 2
cotton. The case ives begun Monday
afternoon end the jury rendered it's
verdict Of not guilt .tlis morning
Just after court convened. The de-
PENDANTS live near St. Paul and were
bound over to Super; y court by Re-
corder Butter of St. Paul.
The trial of Arch Bethune and Fos-
ter Mcmillan, colored, charged with
the murder of the late Neill Shaw,
was begun this morning. A spec.
Ial venire Of so men was summoned
from which to select a jury for the
case. There is much interest in this
case and no doubt many will witness
the trial.
Other cases disposed of are:
Will Marshall, colored, charged with
murder; submitted to manslaughtel
and was sentenced to a months on
the roads. Marshall struck another
negro with a piece Of iron and killed
him while working on the R. & C
railroad near town several weeks
ago, Marshall claimed he did the
killing in self defense.
Coot Leach. carrying concealed
weapons; 30 days on roads. Leach
was also tried on the charge Of vi
Clating the LIQUOR laws, but was fount
not guilty. The solicitor gave notice
cf appeal for the State.
John Everett, carrying concealed
weapons: 3 0days on roads.
Joe Afford, larceny and receiving
wears on roads.
Don Hardley, larceny; one week il
iail
The case against H. H. Redfearn
former chief of police of Lumberton
charged with assault upon Prof. j
+. Love, was mol prosed. Redfear1
was given a jury trial before Re
torder E. M. Britt On this charge an
was found guilty and bound over t
Superior court.
Herbert Culbreth, seduction: pray
er for judgment continued till tn
july term of court. defendant to b
placed under $1,000 bond to sho'
that he has paid the prosecutrix 81
O00 within 80 days.
Those Summoned on Special Venir
Tomorrow Need Not Come
Those summoned on special venl1
to come to court tomorrow In tf
case of Walter McNair need not com
McNair has submitted to second az
gree murder and the special venn
viii not be needed.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
Diplomatic Relations With Mexico to
be Resumed Immediately

Full diplomatic relations with Mexico
are 70 be resumed Immediately in an
effort by the United States to solve
through formal channels the trouble
some questions pending with the Car
rama de facto government, and for
it's moral effect in aiding Carranza
to restore order and set up consti-
tutional government. It was an
nounced after Tuesdays meeting of
President Wilson's Cabinet that Hen
ry P. Fletcher, confirmed as Ambas-
sador to Mexico months ago, would
leave for his post in few days, &C
companied by his embassy staff.
There has been no American Am
bassador at Mexico City since Henry
Lane Wilson was recalled after the
killing Of Madero and Huerta's as
sumption Of power, and formal dip:
omatic intercourse has not existed
since Huerta handed Charge Nelson
'Shaughnessy his passports April
%, 1914. upon the landing of Amer
lean marines at Vera Cruz.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
VOL XLViI
GERMANY DECLARES
UNRESTRICTED SUB
MARINE WARFARE
CAMPAIGN OF RUTHLESSNESS

Starvation Blockade of England Such
as the World Has Never Seen An
nounced-U. S. Again Faces Sew
erance of Diplomatic Relations
With Germany
Washington Dispatch, Jan. 80.
Germany has declared unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare. A starva-
ton blockade of England, the like
OF which the world never has seen,
was announced today in notes deliv-
cred to American Ambassador Ger
ard in Berlin and to the State De-
partment here by Count Won Bern
storff.
This begins the long feared cam
paign of ruthlessness, conceived bv
Won Hindenburg, it is said here, on a
magnitude never even contemplated
by Won Tirpitz.
Again the United States faces sew
erance of DIPLOMATIC relations with
Germany with all it's eventual pos
sibilities. President Wilson's re-
peated warnings Of "a world afire'
anu CeS1elo1y LduSlllS verge OF
war statement are being recalled
in the capital tonight with feelings
of apprehension and misgiving.
Germany's action is the super-cris
is of all those that have stirred the
American government in two and {
half years of world war.
Peace and means of preservin:
peace have gone glimmering.
President Wilson has the task O.
deciding what shall be the course O
the United States. Three immediat
steps appear among the possibilities
The United States might solemn,
warn Germany against a violation o
her pledges; it might be decide,
hat the German warning is suffic
lent notice of an intention to disre
gard those pledges and a sufficien
warrant for breaking off diplomat
-elations; it might be decided t
await the results of the blockad
and determine a course of the Unit
eli States as the actual operation
develop.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
First Public Entertainment at Gym
nasium Will be Given February 9
rTl,o ,,,llio .toi ryiu-

The first public entertainment Civ
en- in the local gymnasium since it
was opened early in 1916 Will be Civ
en- Friday evening of next week, be-
ginning promptly at 8:15. The pur-
pose is to let the folks know what
is being done. The pl'pgram en-
braces tumbling (both ground and
lofty, wire walking, heavy weight
lifting, wrestling, work on horizon
tai bar, and free-for-all high jump
ing contest. A picked team of about
25 members will perform and some
as good work as can be seen in
circus will be done. The committee
that has the matter in charge asks
The Robesonian to say that it is re-
GREETED that an invitation cannot be
extended to the general public, that
on account of the seating capacity
the attendance must be limited to
those receiving special invitations.
TIE entertainment will last about an
hour, or possibly an hour and half.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
Another Big Day

Annthef Dig Day
Saturday Of this week will be an
other big day at the store of Messrs.
R. D. Caldwell & Son. This firm will
give away a 81 Stetson hat, So JEFF
ferson hats, collars, pipes and boys
hats. Read the ad in this issue
which explains it all.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01

Doughton as to a bill that was un-
der discussion. He said he proposed
to give the newspaper the opportunity
to answer in Columbus county the
defamation it had imposed through
this report. He hoped that the re.
porter would get this statement OF
his straight.