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The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
George Russell Dead.

Geo. W. Russell passed away Thursday, May 24 at 400 D. m. at his home in this city at the age of 56 years.
 The news of his unexpected death comes as a great shock to his friends. He had been in poor health for the past few years and at times was unable to attend to his business. Then he would improve, and was always so:hope- full and determined to get well, that very few realized that he was failing so fast. A few weeks ago 1t was thought best for him to go to hospital for special treatment. A Kansas City hos pital was chosen, and while there underwent several oper- ations. These doing him no ap- parent good a more thorough eX- animation was given and 1t was discovered that he was victim of tuberculosis,
 He arrived home Tuesday af- ternoon, but never seemed con- scious that he had left the hos pital, He knew the family and recognized friends, but seemed to think they had come to him.
 Mr. Russell has lived all his life in Franklin county and the greater part in Ozark. The writer feels safe in saying that there never lived a man in the town who had more real friends. He never passed a child that he did not have a kind word for.
 Funeral services were conduct ed at the home Friday afternoon, Rev. w. ]. LeRoy conducting the services. For a scripture lesson he read a part of the 14th chapter of Johns gospel.
 There was a large assembly of friends at the home who followed the remains to the Highland Cemetery. where the kindest hearted man ever known in Ozark was laid to rest.
 The pail bearers were Harley Russell, John Davidson, Jesse Mckinney, L. M. Guthrie, s. s. Crawford and M. B. Conatser.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
First Aid Class
 Attends First Lecture

Dr. Douglass delivered the first lecture on First Aid" at the court house Thursday even- ing. He explained First Aid" work, briefly putting stress on preventing accidents, saying it IS more important to prevent ac- cidents that are happening every day in the home than endeavor to cure them. His subject was Shocks and injuries and treat ment."
 The lecture was we'll prepared, instructive and enter aiming. Quite number were prevented from attending on account of the S stormy evening Those who were present are enthusiastic over the lectures that are to be given free of charge.
 The next meeting will be at the court house Thursday eve- ming. May 31st, at s o'clock.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Health is very good.

Health is very good.
 Most everybody is done plant ing cotton for the second time.
 Omer Anderson of London at tended church here Sunday.
 w. P, Anderson is not able to come to church yet.
 The Kaizer's prayer was read at the school meeting Saturday and took the cake.
 J. H. (Bud) Jeffers who lived in this district with his children several years ago, attended church here Sunday.
 The farmers are we'll up with their work with a greater amount of feed and food products than usual.
 There was a nice shower Sum- day evening which was badly needed after a three weeks drouth. Potatoes and oats were injured somewhat but we think the shower will help.
 Elder w. A. Barham filled his regular third Sunday appoint ment at this place, this being the regular love feast day. There was a large crowd out but they did not hold the feast but put 1t off till the 3rd Sunday in August.
 The annual school election was very quiet Saturday. IA votes were cast: 3 against Neax and II for five mill tax. 30 voters were not there at all. This is a large District with very little school interest. John Anderson was elected director.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
MOUNTAIN TOP.

Weather cool on the mountain at present.
 The Sunday School has ord cred some new song books.
 Bro. Hobbs filled his appoint ment at this place Sunday, the 18th.
 MT. and Mrs. Hand Crosby are spending several weeks in Az ana, Texas.
 Misses Lula and Nettie Caire spent Saturday and Sunday wis. iting at Watalula.
 A. J. Tubbs, T. H. Banck and J. C. Caire made a flying trip to Ozark Monday.
 Mrs. Florence Snow and chil- dren left Saturday for thelr new home in Columbia, K. nsas.
 There was a small crowd at the decoration Sunday on ac- count of the rain.
 The mountain was visited by a nice rain Sunday and Monday, which was appreciated by every body.
 Mrs. T. II. Banck spent last week at Cameron. Okla, with her sister. Mrs. Heller Baker, and family.
 Sunday School at this place is well attended. there being an enrolment of about 50. Every body is invited to come out and bring somebody with you
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
SOME CIVIL WAR PRICES

Writing of the present high prices of foodstutfs, D. C. Grin ell oi the Americus Greeting, makes some comparisons to Civil War prices. He says:
 This brings to memory the war time of the Rebellion. Then coffee was one among the high articles and substitutes were used consisting of chicory. or sometimes parched corn, or par ched wheat was used. A good and economical way to make cof- fee those days was to take bread crustS and bake them in the oven until they were burnt and they made a pretty fair substi- ute. Others used coffee es- sence. a commodity sold at all stores, which consisted of burnt bran and molasses. Sugar was tabooed from the bill of fare and homemade sorghum molasses took it's place. Homemade hon. inv graced the table and the canned variety was unknown. Molasses cake took the place of devils food and pork grease sub- stituted butter. Wild grapes preserved in sorghum took the place of canned pears. Whole wheat flour or any other kind of wheat flour was a luxury, and whole corn meal, often ground
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
&
 CASS

Good ysin and everybody pleased!
 Mr. Walden. lov< groceryman, went to Ozark Tuesday.
 Corn is looking fine but cotton not so we'll.
 Mir. o. N. Kelly. our grocery man, is selling flour now.
 Rev. H. M. Lewis came home from Oak Grove Tuesday.
 Rev. Alex Isaac will help Rev. Lewis in the 4th Sunday service.
 Mir. Jeter is handling the feed for the haulers that hauls to the railroad.
 Some of our boys have gone tC join the army. We are sorry tC see them go; but such is life, il seems.
 Mir. Morrison of Van Bnreu who has been working in the mines a, Mt. Creek near CaSs, has gone home to look after his farm.
 The school election was vel attended Saturday. P. w. kel- ly and William Miller were the ones to go out but Mr. Kelly was reelected and Fred Jackson was elected in Mr. Miller's place.
 The fourth Sunday is Chil- dren's Day and Decoration at Cass. We expect a very large audience. A good program will be rendered. Mrs. Toka Mar cum is in charge of the service.
 We are glad to note that large gardens are being planted and quite a few are planting beans to do them over the winter months. This is where we have failed heretofore: we depended too much on the other fellow.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26

in hand coffee mill, was con- sidered pretty good living and every body did not have plenty of that.
 Breakfast bacon was un- thought of, and a few indulged in pork that had been fattened on pumpkins. and the more you cooked that meat the tougher it would get and stretch like a rub Der band.
 Prices in some commodities were even higher than today. Wheat was $2, 90 a bushel, coal oil 40 cents a gallon, tea $2.O0 a pound, calico 30 to 50 cents a yard, sugar seven pounds for a dollar, matches 10 cents a box of 200, candy 80 cents a pound, salt $9.0O a barrell, tobacco twice it is now, and many other things from three to four times the prices they are bringing to- day."
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
OAK GROVE.

Mrs. Winnie Flemings has taken the children and gone tC Dyer for a visit with her brother.
 Rev.. H. M. Lewis filled his regular appointment here Satur. day and Sunday.
 Rev. T. Smith will fill the pull pit at Oak Grove next Saturday night and Sunday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hutchinson and their two girls came up for Decoration Day at Hickory Grove.
 Decoration service at Oak Grove Sunday. May 27. Seats will be provided in shady place and a program in the after noon.
 The regular school meeting was held May l9. Claude Smith and Floyd Cooper were the new directors elected. The 12 mill tax carried by a large majority.
 Miss Bertha and Clora Fer guson are spending the week on the mountain and will stay for the decoration at Oak Grove.
 Many plans were spoiled for Decoration Day at the different graveyards but the fine rain made people so thankful they forgot their disappointment.
 Mir. Mort. Phelps of Little Rock. his wife and two small boys were guests of his brother. Bonnie Phelps, over Sunday. They came through in an auto. The car caused considerable con- ment as it is entirely handmade. MT. M. Phelps is quite a genius and constructed the car at odd times himself. The cover is so constructed as to turn wind and dust, and Mir. Phelps and his family can take a jaunt in it re- gardless of the condition of the weather. They made a day light trip from Little Rock here Saturday. even though the last 20 miles of road puzzle most auto drivers.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26

spoken of eight or ten divisions being put out of business in a single engagement, meaning thereby that the troops were cut to pieces and disorganized so they were ineffective and would remain ineffective until reorgan- ized. A division is lot of troops to us; it does not amount to much in Europe. !"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
New Auto Agency

Dr. Kennon has secured the agency for the Chevrolet and Buic cars. We HOW have local agencies for five popular cars in Ozark.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26

We welcome the Spectator ev- cry time it comes and every one reads it from beginning to end, and all like it. and would miss it sadly if the editor should have to go to War-O anything else should happen to stop the regu- lar visits of the Spectator.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
 Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents.
MAPLE GROVE

Grandma Law is very sick with pneumonia.
 Some have planted cotton over and those who got a stand the first planting are working 1t out.
 After a continued dry spell that retarded the growth of gardens. oats, etc, we are hay ing some light showers and a prospect of a good rain.
 We were glad indeed when we saw in the Spectator and Demo- crat-Enterprise that the rest room was assured, for a drink when we are thirsty. food when we are hungry, and a place to rest when we are tired are three things that the animal kingdom (humans included) act ually need.
 The peddlers continue to make their weekly rounds and are pay ing a good price for produce. Everybody has plenty of early garden sass" and some have had new irish potatoes but most of us have not grabbed because it was so dry, and the potatoes are little late anyway, for it has been so cold and some could not get seed early.
 The decoration at the Crossno and Mt. Hope graveyards was well attended but the program was not carried out on ac- count of the rain. but the Crcss- no graveyard was all cleaned off nicely, and most ot the graves at Mt. Hope, and there was a pro- fusion of beautiful flowers brought and placed on the graves of loved ones. and the 'un- knowns' were not neglected.
 Crops are looking fine "con- sidering" and we never saw peo- pie any busier than they are now. We have been cleaning up hooks and corners and plant ing something to eat, and feed the stock for two or three years. but this year we are getting out an extraordinary hustle and a resolution (not born of des- pair, no siree. but with deter mination) that those patriotic boys who have volunteered to 20 to the front and are looking back to us and saying plaintive- ly Feed us," shall not be dis appointed, and that those who stay at home shall have some thing to subsist on. for the wri- ter knows from sad experience that we have to eat if We play and that we get just as hungry toiling at home as we do on the firing line,
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
No. 666

This is prescriptioa psepased sspselally tor MALARIA or cttllLo c eevgN. Five or six doses will bssak eny eess, ea9 if taken then as toaic the Fever will a0t return. It acts on the liver better tAan Calomel and does not 1rips e slckeo. ~
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26
A Division

The average man doesn't t realize what it means when he speaks of sending a division of soldiers to France, as is so fre- quently mentioned in connection with Theodore RooseveIt's pro- position, !" says the Dayton (Ohio) News. A division is not an important matter in com- parlson with the armies now fighting, but it will still surprise the average man to know what it consists of.
 "A A division IS composed of three infantry brigades of 1S. = 579 officers and men; one field artillery brigade of 4030 officers and men; one regiment of caval- ry of 1879 officers and men; one field signal battalion of 259 of ticers and men; one aero squad ron of 1855 officers and men and twelve aeroplanes. But this is not all; not by any means.
 There must be a medical de- partment with a division and consists of 125 officers and 1882 enlisted men together with forty eight ambulances. If the divis- ion is provided with wagon trains, then 1t must have 1909 wagons supplemented by sixty seven motor trucks. If the divis- ion is motorized, only 493 wagons are used, but 627 motors are ne- cessary. There are ninety-tWo officers with the wagon train alone.
 As for animals horses and mules it requires 46l6 riding horses, and 221S draft horses, and 4S75 mules for draft, riding and pack purposes. Twenty thousand rifles and $500 revol- vers is part of the equipment. as is also fifty three-inch guns, twenty-six 3.S howitzers carry ing a thirty-pound shell, and a number of machine guns, the eX act number not having as vet been fixed. All told, there are nearly thirty thousand officers and men connected with a divis- ion, and with the wagons and teams it forms a marching col umn twenty miles long,
 N" But when you have strung your division along twenty miles of roadway, you are by no means complete. There must be hosp itals and work shops. or tentage and lumber for such things. There must be shoemakers and saddlers and carpenters and blacksmiths with their forges and equipment. There must be provision for foodstutfs for men and beast. Somewhere in the world there must be at least a hundred and fifty thousand peo- pie looking after the division, in cluding those who raise the food, those who transport it, those who provide the clothing and munitions and medicines about five persons in civil life are required to look after one soldier in action.
 ''To equip a division requires an outlay of about $9, 000,00O- and the cost is increasing every day. To maintain 1t costs other millions, depending. of course, upon the campaign. Nine mil lion dollars must be spent. how ever. before the division is prop. erly equipped or before it sees a days service, The equipment of an ordinary field battery of four guns costs a hundred and ten thousand dollars.
 When one reflects upon the size and equipment and cost of eauipping a single division of
Evening star., 1917-03-15
D. c. NAVAL MILITIA
READY FOR SERVICE
Men Could Turn Out, Fully
Equipped, Few Hours After
Call Is Received.
CAMPAIGN FOR RECRUITS

In very few hours after a call for
mobilization of the naval militia is re-
ceived at the District naval militia ar
mory. at the foot of Water and o
streets southwest. that organization
could turn out. fully equipped, 160 fight
ing men-men who know at least the
rudiments of work aboard a man-o'-
war a plan of the Navy Depart
ment to call out the naval militia to
relieve officers and men of the regular
navy for service aboard the first line
ships of the navy now is awaiting the
signature of the President.
Commander Randolph B. Brummett
commanding the District organization
has Just completed wedding out of
the men of the organization which he
took command of only several months
ago. All men who have not been regu-
larly attending drills We're summarily
dropped from the service as undesir-
able. The 100 men now on the rolls
are men who are thoroughly interested
and who are regular in their attend
ance at the Thursday night drills and
participate in the practice cruises
aboard the L. s. :. Sylvia, the training
ship loaned TO the organiza ton by the
navy.
Evening star., 1917-03-15
CHARLES R. BURR HEADS
ASSOCIATION ONCE MORE
Elected Unanimously President OF
Anacostia Citizens Organization.
Other Officers and Committees.

Charles r. Burr. former president
of the Anacostia Citizens Association
was inducted into the Office of president
of that body for another term last
night after unanimous election. One or
the first things he proposes to do is IN
augurate a campaign to give every
member of the association something
TO do. The other officers are: DR.. r. "A.
Py1es, first vice president; William j.
Latimer second vice president; George
Orem. jr.. secretary: L. W. Thompson,
assistant secretary. and Maurice Otter
back. treasurer.
President Burr announced commit
tees as follows: Railroads. II. r. Haar,
chairman. and s. ]. Kearns; schools,
Charles +. Roberts, chairman, and N. X.
Harnish and William Scantlebury
streets and highways, Maurice Otter
back. chairman: water. lights and sew
ers. James 7. Harrison. chairman. and
Marbury, j. +. Campbell. ]. c. James;
press and printing. w. w. Tolson,
chairman. George w. King and Charles
G.. Lofr: Anacostia flats. Charles I.
Graft. chairman. a. B. Garden and A.
Guide: sanitation, DIR. James A. Watson,
chairman; DR.. I. u. Mudd and w. I.
Appold; entertainment and parks. Will
liam j. Latimer. chairman: Charles f.
Roberts. Maurice Otterback. c. n. Put
nam and 5. r. Campbell: membership,
Robert Thompson, chairman: l. N. An
derSon and IT. NJ Chase
DR. PYleS offered several amendments
to the constitution, chiefly that mem
a vote will be taken on this at the next
meeting.
Evening star., 1917-03-15
ADJUSTMENTS
Three Operas at Belasco.

The strength, versatility and excellence
! OF the San Carlo Grand Opera Company
were abundantly vindicated by the pres
| entation of three operas at the matinee
and evening performances at the Belasco
Theater yesterday.
At tho matinee Flotows charming
Martha" was given by substantially the
same brilliant cast that appeared IN
Lucia the evening before, including
Naccari, who made delightful Lady Har-
riet: Scaretti as Lionel, Stella Demette
as Nancy. Angelo Anatola, Natalie Cervl
and splendid chorus.
In the evening, "Cavalleria Rustcana
served to introduce Mary kaestner. whose
wonderful dramatic soprano aroused much
admirable Tiriddu. Maddaleno Carreno
sang the role OF Lola: Anna Haase that
of Mama Lucia and Davide Silva that OF
Alto. 1t was a fine presentation OF the
opera: The double bill of the evening
included 'T Pagliacci." with Luisa Dar
clee as Media. Manuel Salazar as Canio.
Giuseppe Battistini as Tonic, l.. Dele
molle as Silvio and Luciano Rossini as
Beppo. the harlequin. Nine. Darclee's
arias especially delighted the audience.
which also paid due tribute to the rich
basso of Battistni. Salazar, as usual, i'm
pressively and beautifully sang the role
of Canio
Tonight. Ia Gioconda" will be the at
Demette. Maddalena Carreno. Salazar. Di
Biasi, Battstini, Rossini and Dellemolle
in the east.
AS a fitting close to n week of song
that should prove memorable. Manager
Taylor of the BeIasco has arranged
with Impresario Fortune Gallo of the
San Carlo Grand Opera Company for
grand opera concert at that theater
sunday evening, the program to be SIM
liar in character and fully equal in ar
tisttc worth to those presented at the
Metropolitan, New York, Sunday nights
during the opera season there.
All the principals. some twenty in
number. the complete orchestra. chorus
and ballet sections will participate. and
the list of selections will include Il
number of the sensational arias and
duets from the best operas, charming
choral and ensemble numbers, the
Quartet from "Rigoletto," the SeXtet
from Lucia hi Lammermoor" and 9TH
er well known. popular and classic
works. Slgnor Carlo Peroni will direct.
The excerpts from the operas will all
be given in costume.
Antola Will be heard in the Prologue,
from "Pagliacci'-a selection for which
he is famous.
The prices will be of the popular
character The program will be an
nounced in full as soon as prepared by
lmpresario Gallo, who is at work on
it now.
Evening star., 1917-03-15
Rich Man, Poor Man"

rich Man, Poor Man." will be next
weeks Offering of the Poll Players The
play was first produced during the
present season at the Forty-eighth
Street Theater. New York city.
The story concerns the fortunes of
Bah, an orphan girl. who has been left
by her dying mother at n cheap board
ing house. Henry Mapleson, an old
boarder. is SO devoted to her that he
forges papers when he learns through
an advertisement that one Peter Bee
ston, multi-millfonaire, is looking for
a lost grandchild. Bab is taken from
the clearinghouse home and installed
in the mansion of her supposed grand
father. She has. however. first fallen
in love with Bayard Earick. young
bank clerk. At ball given in her
honor she learns of Mapleson's forgery,
and in order to save him she renounces
her love for Varick and becomes en-
gagged to David Lloyd. a protege of Pc
ter Beeston, who knows she is an i'm
poster. The tangle is finally straight
ened out, ingeniously and satisfactorily.
Evening star., 1917-03-15
RIVER CURRENT STRONG.
Flood Conditions Force Abandon.
ment of Scow Navigation,

According to reports of the rivermen
the current which started sweeping
down in the early part of the week
from the upper part of the river shows
no signs of losing any of its force
Those who pass over the Highway
bridge see the yellow food. with some
few logs and other debris in it, rushing
past the draw abutment in big whirls.
Vessel masters arriving here report
running into the current almost as far
down as Liverpool point and as far
down the river as Indian Head the cur
rent is strong.
The local sand companies have aban-
doned effort to take sand and gravel
laden lighters up to Georgetown, and
are unloading them on the Eastern
branch. Scows and other equipment
have been brought out from George
town and berthed in the Eastern branch
or elsewhere out OF harms way. While
the tides are still running high. going
over the sea wall about Potomac Park
on each high water, they are running
no higher than they often do when
easterly weather prevails for several
days.
Evening star., 1917-03-15
Dr.. Jaqueline A. Moncure Dies.

DIR. Jaqueline A. Moncure, who had
been connected with the United States
public health service for twenty years
died Tuesday night in Providence
Hospital from tho effects of grip
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed. DR.. Moncure was
twice married. his first wife being Miss
Edith Fairfax and his second wife
who survives him. Miss Gwendolind
Fairfax. DR.. Noncure recently resigned d
from the public health service.
Evening star., 1917-03-15

sembly hall at tho Ketchum School. a
report was made that funds were not
now available, but that chairs could
be borrowed for any occasion. A re-
port was also read that owing to un-
safe construction in the annex at the
Van Buren, School 1t would not be
possible to create an assembly hall, as
requested.
letter was read from Col W. W.
Harris. superintendent of public build
ings and grounds concerning the small
triangular park at Minnesota avenue
and street. Indicating that as soon as
funds were available this improve
ment would be given consideration.
An effort was made by DR.. ]. A. Wat
son to present for discussion the pres
ent street car strike. but a motion to
adjourn Immediately cut off debate.