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Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
vice in Cuba and Porto Rico.

vice in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Again in 1916, against MeXi-
co, and vet again in 1917, to make
the world safe for democracy,
Washington, Ark, is there and
always will be there and ready to
do her part in camp field or TO
rum.
Washington is located in the
exact geographical center of the
county, on a high, sandy soil and
is surrounded by the rich black
lands that produce the far-famed
long staple cotton. 1t is a well
drained and healthy location on
the Hope Nashville branch of the
Iron Mountain railroad. The rich
black lands on, every side pro
duce the tnest crops of cotton,
corn, alfalfa, clover and small
grains, and the high sandy lands
with the red clay foundation pro
duce ideal cropso fruit and truck
of all kinds. The famous Elberta
peach and the Rocky Ford canta-
loupe have found a new home in
this soil and produce the best of
crops (; watermelon an d other
truck crops are produced in a
bundance. These new industries
are putting money in the hands
of the farmer at all seasons of the
year, many carloads of truck
crops being shipped annually,
and they are prosperous and hap
py.
"One of the. largest packing
sheds in the country has been
erected here for the purpose OF
handling the eantalOupe crop
There are two large cotton gir
plants, three saw mills, -four mill
planer, splendid schools, white
and colored, a number of large
mercantile establishments, aligh
plant, several miles of concrete
walks, a good bank and a gooC
local and long distance telephone
system. Washington also has al
| up to date newspaper, the v ash
ington Telegraph, which was es
tablished in 1910 and is the oldes
newspaper in the state outside o
Little Rock" "
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
KILLS Big RATTLESNAKE

Archie Hardwick, colored, kill
ed rattlesnake last Friday that
measured A feet in length and
had 10 rattles and a button, indi.
eating that the reptile was some.
thing like eighteen years old.
The 'rattler" was near a tenant
house on Hardwick's place, about
80 miles from town, and was out
in the open cotton patch when
discovered.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
COTTON MARKET SHOWS.
CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE

Cotton is coming in a little more
6rlskly this week and seventy
bales had been turned out by the
two local gins up to last night.
The cotton market has shown
considerable Misunderstanding the
week and local buyers are paying
% cents for short. Staple is in
good demand at 25 to 35 cents.
5000 per ton is being paid for
cotton seed here today.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
A Bit of Local History, Clipped
From Southwestern Telephone News

The Southwestern Telephone
News for September, 1917. pub.
ti1bhfffa / bfffeaf At qhtiSssttrt sttr 81 aHs6ingt0trtfn
der the caption THE Original
Washington" The article is H.
lustrated with photograi ls of the
building still standing hefe which
was used as temporary, state
house in 1868 and 80 Present
state capitol at Lictie Rock. Wo
reprint the article below:
In these troublous times of
war it is but fitting that we treat
briefly of the historic town of
Washington, Hampstead county,
Ark, as we think the readers of
the NEWS should know something
of this town.
Washington is located on the
high, healthful, sandy ridge di-
viding the flow of the waters of
the Terra Rouge (red land) on the
east and the Terre Noir, or black
land, on the west, where grow
magnolias and bois dare, or the
wood of the bow. Here in the
dawn of history, the Chevalier
de La Sale paused to rest and
partake of the cooling and re-
freshing waters of the everlast-
ing springs. 1t was toward this
spot that De Soto was doubtless
treking when he discovered the
Father of Waters, and who knows
but Ponce de Leon was enroute
hither seeking that ever-elusive
Fountain of Youth.
Skipping a few hundred years,
we come down to the time, about
the beginning of the nineteenth
century, when Washington as,
sumed the dignity of a fourth.
class postoffice, and was named
for the father of his country
There are other Washingtons,
doubtless named in honor of this
same immortal patriot, but Wash.
ington, Ark, beat them all to it
and can truthfully lay claim tC
being the original town bearing
that name.
Washington, Ark, has pro
duced more super-great IN Il
than any other one spot in the
country, There are a number OF
them that have gone high anc
far, but we mention only few
There was Augustus H. Garland
James K. Jones, Grandson D.
Royston. Judge Jno. h. Eakin
Judge Inglish Judge Gannt
Governor Jones, the Conways
the Williamses and many others
who were called TO the seats OF
the mighty in state and nation.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
when patriotic Arkansas re

"When'patriotic Arkansas re
sposs9e e Pie first &C.. to arms
Yell gat69red Siqnr nrAsAreal915
troops at Washington and made
that historicA Atown his base. Re.
turning at the end of the bloody
struggle to free Texas and win
for his country the Gslden West,
he made Washington his home.
AS Washington was located
on the old Indian trail, known
now as the Military road, leading
from the Mississippi river near
Memphis to the Texas line, Jas.
Bowie and his companions on
their wayto Texas travelled this
route and ktopped over at Wash
ington agNit was at this splace
the eel anSed Bowie knife, 1"
that Oe d execution at the
BATTLE It stAlamo, was made.
Jameo of Washington, Il
silvesa AN aaade the knife from
"a patcussI fshed by Col. Bow.
lie. 'mers was tempered by
a proc bwn only to Black
which bst at his death.
"WasI {gton was the rendez-
vous of Kentucky and Arkan-
sas trod in setting out for the
Mexicar3x of 1916.
When the fateful shot was
fired at Sumter, in '61, Col. John
II. Gratiot of Washington, Ark,
put notice in the Washington
Telegraph that all the members
of the Hampstead Rifles" report
at once for duty. And they all
were there. The mothers and
sweethearts were there, too, and
all were moaning that it would
kill them if their boys had to go
to war-and in the next breath
declaring they would kill them il
they didn't go to war. They went
and the fame, the courage and the
valor of the Hampstead Rifles are
graved in enduring bronze OIL
many fields of battle.
From the year 1863, when Lit
tie Rock was captured by the
Federal forces, under Gen. Fred
erick Steel, Washington was the
seat of the Confederate govern
ment of the state and a session
of the legislature was held ther,
September % to October ,, 1864
In '9S, when the call went ou
again for volunteers, Washington
contributed her quota to the nev
Hampstead Rifles, worthy som
of noble sires, and again thel
were on the job ready for an!
duty and many of them saw ser
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21

Many of the papers have no
tice printed on the front where
the paper can be stamped; they
it will be sent to the army at the
front if handed to the postmas,
ter, 1t will be a great thing for
the boys to get a paper from
home and no one should miss an
opportunity to send in one when
they can.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
S217 FOX BALE OF COTTON

A bale of cotton and seed sold
on the Washington market yes
terdav by Sidney Adams, col,
brought S217.35. The bale weigh
ed 54s pounds and sold for 32f
cents, netting S179.47, and the
seed brought 1892.
The cotton and seed were pur-
chased by DR.. #. j.. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
STOCK LAW MASS MEETING

DO the people of Hampstead
county want a general stock law:
The hog law has been in force
IN tile county now for number
OF years and there is Draaaisalls-
no opposition To IL at this time,
Since the hog law has been in eff
feet, it is easy to see that our peo-
pie are raising more and better
hogs than formerly.
Some people of the county will
no doubt take the position that
there is too much outside range
for cattle to enact a general stock
law at this time, while others are
clamoring for it, contending that
we are ready for it and that it will
result in more and better stock.
A movement to secure a general
stock law for Hampstead county
has been started by a number of
enterprising citizens of the Nc
Caskill neighborhood, namely:
Messrs. d. Scott, Bert Scott, j.
ID. Eley, Lee Mitchell, VIM l..
Busby and others, and they pro
pose to prepare and circulate a
petition asking that the county
Judge have the matter submitted
To vote of the DpODlp.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
INFORMATION FOR
CATTLE BUYERS

County Demonstration Agent
Lloyd is in receipt of letter
touching on the Texas cattle sit
uation, as follows:
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
September II, 1917
Dear Sir
The drouth area of Texas is
not relieved. They have had a
few small rains in several sec
tions, but not enough to relieve
the shortage of grass or feed.
From all of these sections cat
tlemen are shipping the culls of
their herd to market, ssand are
holding the good grade cattle as
long as they have any pasture or
feed, The Texas Cattleman
knows they are profitable cattle,
and he has been trying to keep
them. He figures the high grade
cattle will be high priced and
scarce next spring.
Most of the cattle are grade
Herefords, although we can To-
cate either grade Shorthorn or
grade Aberdeen Angus. All are
thin in condition. There are We
ry few pure bred cattle offered
for sale. Good, thigh grade cows.
two to six years old, weighing
700 to 800 pounds, vary in price
on the farm from S55 to $40, and
yearlings past, weighing 500 to
600 pounds, can be bought at S35
toIt. These prices apply TO
,attleltick infested and tick free
area \ lf-sSae .dronth- Includes an
men d b either class of cattle. Most
of the\ cattle on Ft. Worth yards
are culls of the herd, altho there
are few carloads of well bred
cattle which sell at about the
above figures.
1t is to the buyers advantage if
he can buy several carloads. The
cattle will usually be founc in
droves of several hundred or
thousands and the owners of such
herds are not always interested
in single carload shipments, but
he will give a good figure to tAe
man who wants several hundred
head. If you desire one carload,
come with other men, SO the
group may purchase several cars
To go to the drouth area, you
will have to go thru FIT Worth. If
you cannot find the cattle ON the
market, we will direct you TO men
that have cattle TO sell. In the
daytime / can be located in the
office of S. s. Jerdon, Room 2lS
Observation-Disclosures Building, and
in the early morning and devenlng
at the Westbrook Hotel. We can
direct you from Ft Worth and
can give you the latest informa.
tion on your arrival there.
Hoping the cattlemen of Arkan-
sas will buy their share of these
good cattle | am,
Yours very truly,
Louis Sawyer,
Fieldman in Beef Cattle Prom.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
TICKS FATAL TO CATTLE
E. r. Lloyd,
County Agent.

Mr.. Mathews, who recently
moved here from the drouth.
~ zen district of south Texas
brought herdsof fortX7nt
tbem II cattle with him, ps the
s.as.--,. l,-swh as O'o
Glerth 'farm, has'luso NSteen head
of the cattle, due, veterinarians
say, to tick fever. Mr.. Mathew,
made the mistake of bringing
cattle from tick free district tc
an infes ted section.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
CONSTRUCTION RESUMED

Work on the 50x100 foot, two
story brick building for DR. r. }.
Garner has been resumed and
the workmen are making good
progress, after having been laid
off for two weeks because of their
inability to get brick. The brick
shortags was occasioned by the
manufacturers having to fill large
government orders.
The salesroom of t he lower
floor of this building, which will
be 30X100 feet, will be leased by
j. w. Norwood of Nashville an d
Oscar Briant of Bingen and will
be devoted to a large stock of
general merchandise, with Mr..
Briant as manager. The new firm
will open for business Jan. lst
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
COUNTY, AGENT LLOYD
MOVES OFFICE HERE

County Farm Demonstration
Agent Lloyd, under instructions
from the government, moved his
Office here Wednesday and is now
installed at the court house. The
office has formerly been main
tanned at Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1917-09-21
Mass Meeting Called

In order to determine the atti.
tude of the public on a general
stock law for Hampstead county,
citizens mass meeting is called
to meet at the court house in
Washington Monday. Oct, g, at 1
o'clock in the afternoon. Every.
body interested is urged to be
present at the meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
FOSTER COUNTY
BOY BURIED BY
BLACK .SAVACES
West African Natives Come for
Days Journeys to Attend
Ritcs for Missionary

Darlington, n. D., Nov: 20.-Buried
with full tribal rites of the blacks
whom he was teaching, and with the,
Christian ritual which he had inoc
ulated In his savage wards, Ezra A.
Blocher, Foster county boy, has
found last resting place in the
strange soil of Cape Palms, in Ii
IBERIA, on the African west coast.
Clinton Bl0cher has just received a
letter telling of his brothers. death,
which occurred last August. The let
had been censored and delayed for
months on its long journey. Ezra
Blocher went to Africa as mission
airy In 1914. He had organized class
of forty native boys and was pro.
crossing we'll with his work when he
succumbed. to coast fever August q.
Natives came in several days jour-
ney from the hinterland to pay their
last respects to their teacher. They
carefully hewed out of hard wood o
rough casket, which they lined with
white, and, swathing the body In wrap.
pings of linen, in the native custom,
they conducted the most impressive
funeral, the writer says, which ever
has been witnessed in the Liberian
country. ...n .r.s.g
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTANS
KING PINS Of CAMP DODGE
Boys in Best Branch of National Army Service Classy Sou
venr Menu Card for Big Turkey Feed they Enjoy
Week Bismarck Select servccmen all Landed Jobs as
Non-Com

for this "write-up" and also for the
letterhead die of Battery E, bearing
the legend, North Dakota's Artillery
Regiment" He made the design and
put it up to the men for their ap.
proval. I'VE had quite a booster
meeting and we decided that we could
boost our own state as we'll as help
whip the kaiser" says the sergeant
in his letter to Sheriff French.
You probably know that the men
from the western third of North Da.
kota are being placed in the light
field artillery. Each three-inch gun
is drawn by three teams or six horses,
so we don't have any walking, like
the 'dough-boys' Of the infantry. We
are either mounted or riding the gun
carriage or caisson ammunition car
riage) Artillery is considered the
best branch of the service, so we from
the western part OF North Dakota can
consider ourselves fortunate in being
placed in this branch. .-....
"A short time ago our colonel, a
regular army officer who has made
quite a reputation for himself in the
service and who was sent to Europe
to observe the workings Of the allied
armies, called all the non-commission.
ed officers together one evening and
told us that during his many years in
the regular army he never had had q
man in his command who came from
North Dakota. He said he was won,
dering what kind of soldiers we would
make, before we arrived at camp,
and when he found he was assigned as
commander Of the North Dakota field
artillery, but that after meeting us
and observing our spirit of getting
down to business; our record for
Liberty bonds, our appearance and
conduct as soldiers, he had called us
together to spread the word to the
enlisted men of the regiment that he
was proud Of US. Coming from man
like Col Honeycutt, this means
great deal, and you people back
home can feel assured that you can
count on us.
"A big transfer of soldiers from
N"AP AOu60 40 6OAu6 " UO luduC SOOu
They expect to take 600 men from the
33Sth North Dakota quota) and
about 5000 altogether from the camp
These men will be moved out before
the remaining IS per cent arrive. They
60 to Camp Pike, Ark, to take the
place of negro troops coming north.
"You know, of course, that Frank
Johnson Is sergeant in the cavalry
and Gene Wachter sergeant in the
engineers. All of the men who came
in the first five per cent from Bur.
leigh have landed commissions.
3 Sergeant Ottoson misses The Trib.
glna on his Y. NJ. c. A. tables ''The
Y. IN. c.. A. does a wonderful work
One can only appreciate it when they
come here as a soldier and see the
many buildings and the work that is
going on" 49,,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20

That army life at Camp Dodge is
not made up wholly of toll and drill
is indicated by a handsome Thanks
giving dinner souvenir program issued
by Battery Z, 33Sth Field Artillery,
North Dakota's artillery regiment" a
copy of which has been mailed Sher-
if John P. French by Stable Sergeant
Charles G.. OttOson, one of the first
four Burleigh county men to leave for
camp.
The menu arranged for the Thanks
giving day feed includes oyster stew,
roast pork with apple sauce, roast
turkey with cranberry sauce, glazed
sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes,
green peas, celery, radishes, queen
olives. pickles, bread and butter, salad;
two brands OF. pie, demi tasse, apples,
oranges, candies, nuts, cigars and
cigarettes.
The program lists all of the commits.
stoned and non-commissioned officers
and privates of Battery Z, and carries
the following foot note:
'The man of this battery were Sc
ICClCu llOlu CuC "CSCClu part VI ANOIlH
Dakota as that locality's part OF the
national army. The first men ar.
rived at Camp Dodge on September
5, 1917, the balance coming at later
date, starting September 18. Some
regular army men were assigned to
the battery to assist in the organiza.
ton and training of the recruits.
"Since arriving, an intensive course
of training has been followed. When
this training is completed, Battery E.
will be ready to take her place on the
line with the armies OF the United
States and demonstrate that the farm.
ers and ranchers of western North
Dakota will give good account of
themselves" ........
Sergeant Ottoson, we'll known in
Bismarck, where he was engaged in
advertising work at the time he was
called into the service, is responsible
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
BUYS WOLF HOUNDS TO
GET COYOTES; ADVISES
HE WILL FOOT DAMAGES

WoIford, N. D., Nov. 20-Woives
have become such a menace in
Rush Lake and Tote townships
that J.. NJ. Palmer, principal sheep
man In that district, has paid
$500 for two genuine wolf hounds.
The wolves have become too Gun.
ming to be trapped or poisoned.
but they have not yet developed
sufficient speed TO- outrun the 81.
berian hounds, touted as the fleet.
est animals In existence. They
are uncertain creatures, though,
given to hunting on their own
hook, and fearing that they will
be mistaken for their prey. Palm.
er has given his neiqhbors warn.
ing, agreeing to pay for any dam.
age which the dogs may do, and
asking that brother.ranchers take
care not to pot his valuable can.
ines, which he expects to save
scores Of sheep from their natur.
al enemy. a. "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
Easy to Make This
Pine Cough Remedy
1honsands Of families swess ~ t:s
peompe results. I1e1Penslvc.
49,. and caves about g..
$'*SN**S*seS Sf*ts4t*

: :
i YOU know that pine is used il, nearly
al prescriptions and remedies for
coughs: HE reason is that pine contains
several peculiar elements that have a
remarkable effect in soothing and heal
ang the membranes of the throat and
chest. Pine, is famous for this purpose.
fine cough syr1ps are combinations of
pine and syrup. The syrup" part is. us
Nothing better, but why buy Il? You can
easily make it yourself in Eve minutes
;, To make the best pine cough. remedy
that money can buy, put 2K ounce,
OF fincx (60 cents WORTH in a pint
bottle, and fill up with homemade suoar
syrup. This gives you full pint-morc
Gnan you can buy ready-mad for So,
~ Is pure, good and very pleasant
children take it eagerly. "a D.
lou can feel this take hold of a cough
OF OF cold IN q way that means business
The cough may be dry. hoarse and tioht
or may be .persistently loose from fhc
formation of phlegm. The cause Is the
E5ame-lnfiamed membranes-and th;s
tlnex and Syrup combination will stnn
lt-usualiy in "a hours or less. Snlend;r
too,- Tor, bronchial asthma, hoarseness
or any ordinary throat ailment.
Plnex is a highly concentrated ccn.
pound OF genuine Norway pine extract
and is famous the world over for ~
prompt results. 40
beware Of substitutes. Ask your druv
g1st for "2R ounces of Pinex' with Il.
rectlons, and don't accept anyth;nc
= else: Guaranteed to give absolute salts. /
1 H d q money promptly refunded
eas' Eae3 No's r. Waynes Ind.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
OOCO[N MURDER
CASE MAY COME
HERE FOR TRIAL
Change Of Venue Asked by Man
Whose Daughter Would AS
sumo Blame for Crime

Washburn, ". D., Nov. 20. - A
change, Of venue has been asked by
the counsel for Anton Kovlin and his
daughter, Julia Kovlin, charged with
the murder of Alex Pansek, at Dog
den. The case was set for trial be.
fore Judge Nuessle here at this term
Of court. On change of venue 1t will
go either to Burleigh or Cass county
Tor the December term, with probable
tiles that the Cass county court will
be chosen. The state charges that
Anton Kovlin fired the shot which
cost the life Of Alex Rnasek, during
a quarrel over some stock. Julia
Kovlin, seeking to shield her father,
assumes all the guilt, declaring that
she shot Panasek when she believed
her fathers life was in danger.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
Dunn County
Beats Quota
By .l14 Pct
Asked to Raise $1700 for War Y
Work, it has Subscribed
$3645.15 to Date
TENTH DISTRICT WILL
GO OVER $1,000, LEE

Dickinson, NJ D., Nov. 2O.-Dunn
county with an aportionment of
$500, has exceeded its Y. NJ.
c. A. quota by ia per cent, sub.
scribing $3645.15, reports District
Chairman f. P. Lee. The various
towns subscribed as follows: Kill.
deer, $1050.5O; Halliday, $780,; Dunn
Center, $527.55; Dodge, $415; Emer-
son, 1853; Weroer $57O.10; Fayette,
$500; Manning, s2eo.So. The OH.
GERS in charge were T. G. Johnson,
county chairman; c. r. Meredith; G..
E. Peterson, D. ]. Price, M. w. Power
and E. W. Jones, executive committee.
"Other counties are coming along
nicely" advises Mr. Lee, "and we
will exceed $4,000 in this district.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
HOWE JOINS AIR BOARD

Washington, Nov. disappointment
of R. F. Howe of New York, director
Of the International Harvester COM
pany, as one of the civilian members
of the air craft board, which will be
in charge of the development of the
air service in this country, was an
nounnced today after a conference
of the air craft production board with
President Wilson. Howard F. Coffin,
chairman of the president production
board, also will read the new board,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
BUT THREE YEARS OLD, ONE !. ILL.,
Of NORTH DAkOTAS LUSTtST INFANTS

killdeer, N. D., Nov. 20.-Killdeer
has passed its third milestone. After
three years or rapid growth and prog.
ress, it is now one of the leading
frontier villages. Killdeer has three
modern brick bank buildings, COM
modulus brick department store, with
three other general stores and whole
chain of stores and business places
representing every line of endeavor,
$4,000 brick school house, $4,000
waterworks, 100000 roller mill and
electric light plant, $1,000 auditori-
UNI, a large and growing Masonic
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-20
NEWS Of NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MEMBER OF CHARIVARI
PARTY SHOT BY CHUMS
LINGERS NEAR DEATH

Fortuna, N. o., Nov. 20.-Bert
Thompson, who was struck by a
charge from shotgun fired by a
member Of local charivari party,
is near death in a kenmare hos
pitaI. Thompson, who was a
member of the party, had clam
bered to the roof Of the house
whose occupants they were sere-
nading, planning to block the
chimney and smoke out the vic
Tins. II is presumed that a charge
from one Of the guns which was
fired into the air struck him.