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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16
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Four or Five.Leaved Shamrock

Some say the fOur-leaf shamrock is
the shamrock of luck, and others that
1t Is the five leaved one that holds the
magic touch. This latter Is rare and
priced and Is said to grow from de-
caying body, as the nettle is said to
spring from buried human remains.
The shamrock of luck must be found
without searching, without seeking"
When thus discovered, it should be
cherished and preserved as an In
vincible talisman.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

situated in the center of large to-
bncco-producing section. The building
Of a railroad and the founding of the
town of Armstrong on II. three miles
south OF Roanoke. spelled the towns
ruin.
Roanoke was settled by virgnians
before the Civil war. The first Con-
federate company In central Missouri
was raised there when war between
the states was declared.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

Irish Leaders In American History.

irish Leaders In American History.
The Declaration Of Independence
has twelve Irish names. Matthew
Thornton. James Smith and George
Taylor were born in Ireland; John
Hancock, William Whipple, Robert
Treat Paine, George Read, Thomas Nc
Kean, Edward Nelson and Thomas
Lynch were Of Irish parentage. The
secretary Of congress who prepared the
immortal document from the rough
draft Of Thomas Jefferson was Charles
Thompson. native Of Derry. while
Captain Dunlop, still another Irish
man. printed 1t and published 1t to the
world. Captain Dunlop was the found
er Of the first daily paper in Philadel-
phia.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16
TOWN is SOLD AT AUCTION
Roanoke, Mo-, Once Busy Trading
Place. 6rings $41o Under the
SherifPs Hammer.

Fayette, Mo.-The town OF Roanoke,
standing on the boundary line between
Howard and Randolph counties, was
sold under sheriffs hammer for $40.
The property included ten lots and
three buildings.
Roanoke once was one Of the bust
est trading places In the state, being
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

Remember Native Land.

No other people coming to our
shores have displayed toward their
native land love more wholesome
than the Irish. They keep their chill
dren fed upon the tales Of the fairies
and 'little people" Tho are good to
the good children. and whose wrath
descends upon the children who are
not doing right.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16
Bees In Unused Chimney.

Junction City. Kan.-An unused flue
In the Robert Peters home east of here
was used by swarm of bees during
the last summer, This fact was dis.
covered recently when the hue cap was
removed In order to set up a stove.
Several gallons OF honey were re.
moved, and the quantity remaining In
the fue Is very large.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16
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Church and Tower at keIIs,

The celebrated Book Of Kells was
written there in the sixth century.
This church Is famous for Its histori-
cal associations. The town Of Kells
originated in a monastery founded by
Saint COlumbn.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

lreIand's Towers.

The towers, which are numerous
throughout Ireland, have been the sub
ject of much controversy among an
tiquarians. They are thought to have
been used as a means of defense.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

The manufacture OF fans was estnb
lished MS an industry IN England during
the Sluarts rule,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16

.Oberlin college has received o be-
quest OF $4,000,
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
LINES FROM CENTER

Old Jack Frost made his appear
ance Monday night.
The W. W. Bristow wheat thresh-
er is now in this section
Frank Belts, who lived near the
Belts school house, four miles east
of here, died a few days ago.
It is reported that S. P. Murphy
wants to sell out his property here
and move to Craishead county.
Rev. George Rogers was here re-
Gently from King Mills visiting old
friends and attending to business
matters.
Mrs. j. M. Causbie has been sick
for several days with a severe cold.
A good m any people are complain
ing of colds.
Mrs. Agnes Spurlock has rented
her farm to Luther Thomas for two
years. She is selling her personal
property, preparing to 90 to western
Texas.
Cotton picking and corn gather
ing are the present occupations of
our farmers. The ground is too dry
to plow and SOW wheat, if we had
our wheat crops threshed.
j. C. Hooker and family, late
from San Angelo, Texas, are here
looking for location, This family
went from here to Bryan county,
Oklahoma, eight years ago. They
prospered there, but became dissat-
isfed a year ago and went to Texas.
They were in the dry section Of
that state and lost their crop, and
decided to try old Arkansas again.
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
occurred Tuesday, in the presence
of a large number of people.
NEWS FROM BENGAY

A heavy frost visited this section
one night this week.
Tolbert Nichols made a business
trip.to Batesville one day last week
Otis Hutchison was at Nelson vile
one day lately patronizine the roll
er mill near that place.
Allen and Otto Smith of neal
Poughkeepsie were here one day
last week enroute to Batesville.
Arthur Nichols, the ginner Of
this place, was at Poughkeepsie one
day recently, looking after business
matters.
Carol Medlock and Jim Graham
two of Pouehkeepsie's leading citi-
zens, were here lately patronizine
the GIN
Miss Locke Rogers, a popular
young lady Of this place, was at
Poughkeepsie last week visiting rel
atives and friends
The road overseer of this town
ship was having some much needed
work done on the road in and around
BeDgay last week.
Arbra Freeman and Park Crieler
left the former part of last week for
Jackson county, where they will en-
gage in picking cotton.
Frank Green, who lives two
miles north of this place, was on
the sick list last week, but is report
ed better at this time.
Uncle Tom" Montgomery, a sui.
stantial citizen of near Cave City,
was here a few days ago meeting
his friends and looking after bus.
ness
Lucian Freeman, another one of
our young men, went to Evenil &
Shade the latter part of last week
and took the physical examination
for the army,
Since cotton has advanced SO IN
price everybody in this section
is trying to Get out O bale for the
market, They are almost picking
1t out before it opens.
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
CORINTH PARAGRAPHS

Rev. George Rogers preached an
interesting sermon here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Weaver Of
near Hardy we're here Sunday viz
itine relatives,
W, W. Horton, our road overseer,
Is lately doing some substantial
" ork Oh the roads.
Bryan Spurlock, one of our best
YOUNG men, left Monday for tie
bottom country 10 pick cotton for a
time
Mr., and MIS-. Troy Holt were viS-
iIine at the home of j, 7, Spurlock,
near King Mills, Saturday night
and Sunday.
Louis Thomas has recently been
doing considerable horse trading,
and we believe be will 10 into the
jockey business yet
Farmers are busy people just now
aid are gathering corn and saving
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
NEWS FROM JACKSONVILLE
W. Y. Ballard, Found Unconscious, Is
In Critical Condition.

Henry Miller had business &c In.
boden one day lately.
Bromley Nelson had business at
Calamiue a few days ago.
Several Of our people attended
church services at Poughkeepsle
Sunday.
R. L. Tompkins and W. r. Nelson
made q business trip to Batesville
last week.
Miss Make Stinnett visiting rela.
lives at Powhatan the latter part OF
last week.
R. M. Willett of Smithvillo was
transac,ine business here the lstter
part Of last week.
Rev. Dennis Butler preached an
interesting sermon at Lebanon
church Sunday, which was enjoyed
by all present,
Earl Milliean, Virgil Kelley and
Riley Wells went to Evening Shade
last week to take the physical eS
animation for amy service
William II. Ballard, one OF our
beet known citizens, is in a critical
condition. Mr. Pallard was found
at his barn Tuesday In ID uncon-
scious condition, with The skull
fractured, and al this time Is IN
O helpless condition ond unable to
tell how the accident occurred, 1t
10 presumed, however, that he fell
from the barn loft or that he was
kicked by a mule, Many frlende
hope be will soon be recovered
again,
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
FROM BALBOA

Jake Wagner went to the bot
toms to pick cotton Monday.
Marvin Graddy made business
trip to BatesviIle few days ago.
Elder George Morgan preached
an interesting sermon here Sunday
night.
Luke Massey has lately become
the owner of a new Hiawatha
wagon.
Caleb Evans left few days ago
for Walnut Ridge where he will
pick cotton.
Harvey Stewart of Devidson
township was buying rattle here a
few days ago.
Jack Frost visited this section
Tuesday morning, end bit down al
most every green thing.
Miss Mareie Bacon, daughter of
II. P. Bacon and wife, is suffering
from an attack of typhoid fever.
Edgar Wiley aud Miss Hettie
Massey we're united in marriage
last Sunday mornins'at 8 o'clock,
the ceremony being said by Rev,
Z. T. Moore Many friends of the
young couple wish them every sue
cess.
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
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There is more catarrh in this sec

There Is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years
1t was supposed to be incurable.
Doctors prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatmant, pronounced 1t
incurable. Catarrh is local dis"
ease, greatly influenced by consti-
tutional conditions and therefore re-
uuires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine, manufac.
tnred by F. }. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio, is constitutional remedy,
taken internally and acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces OF
the system. One Hundred Dollars
reward Is offered for any case that
Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to
cure. Send for circulars and teeti'
monials
f. j, Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c'
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
s,pation.
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
CAVE CITY CULLINGS
Interesting Bits OF News From A SpIen-
did Town Briefly Told.

Our farmers are busy picking co..
ton, making sorghum and digging
sweet potatoes.
W. N Barna,t has t0rl away his
Old barn and put up new and
better structure.
Mrs. u. G. Brewer was here from
Batesville last week visiting rela.
tives and friends.
W. B. MCGEE is spending several
days in St. Louis this week buying
goods for his store.
Hershel MCGEE is the latest Cave
City citizen to buy an automobile
He owns a new Ford.
Sheriff J. H. Kirtley was here
from Evening Shade a few days
ago looking after business and see
ing his many friends.
A little daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs
Clarence Burge. living three miles
west of town, is critically i'll. She is
suffering from congestion.
j. W. Taylor and family went to
Sulphur Rock Saturday for a short
visit with the parents of Mrs. Tay-
lor, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. CLANCY,
L. S. Nichols, the we'll known
machinist, is at Blannville this week
doing some repair work on the gin
machinery of R, A. Smith of Eve.
ming Shade.
T. A, Simpson and c. P. Forsythe,
we'll known taveling men whose
homes are at Batesville, were inter-
viewing Cave City business men
one day this week.,
Rev. W. M. Lane and wife of
Kenyon were visiting friends here
last week. They have just closed a
term of school at that place and will
teach there again during the win
ter.
A good rain would be much wel-
coined in this section by people who
want to break land for wheat.
Stock water is also becoming very
scarce. Some farmers have sowed
wheat, and many others will do so
if rain comes soon.
W. F. Lamar was among those
who went to Evening Shade within
the last few days to take the physi-
cal examination for service in the
army of Uncle Sam. Like a host
of other people in the county, he
failed to meet the requirements.
The series of meetings at the
M. E. Church closed Sunday night,
The pastor, Rev. J. W. Due, was as
sisted in this meeting by Rev. j. L.
Masters of Cushman, Splendid ser
mons were delivered during the ser.
vices, but no additions to the church
resulted.
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
NEWS NOTES FROM Ash FLAT
Ms. John Burrus Passes Away Young
Boy Shoots SeIf.AccidentaIIy

R. E. Semple is able to be Out
again, following an illness that laid
him up several weeks.
Mrs. L. G. Fowler has been suffer.
ing severely for several days from
an attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. Adeline Hotchkiss has late
ly moved from her farm near town
to her residence property here.
Mrs. W. j. Ellis and Mrs. Luthur
Paden recently visited Mrs. Ellis
daughter, Mrs Lena Browning at
Bono.
Otis Gill, who is a member Of
Uncle Sans army, came in Tues
day on a turloueh and will visit
relatives and friends a few days.
Miss Matte Murphy, who is
teaching school at Greenfield, came
in few days ago for visit with
her father, Oscar Murphy and fam
lily.
Paul Brawley, a 13-year- old boy
of this place, while out hunting a
few days ago accidentally shot him
self in the thigh with % rifle,
which he was carrying. The wound
is not a dangerous one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker McJunkins
were here from Evening Shade Sat-
urday and Sunday. Mr. McJunkins
traded his property here to G, D.
Richie for the latter's place. Mr..
Richie has moved his family to
his new property,
Elmer Philips is doing consider
able freightins with the new motor
truck received last week by the
Philips Bros. Co. He has made
several trips to the railroad after
freight, taking over cotton and some
times passengers, and is well pleased
with the car.
Elder Andy T. Richie Of Nash
vile, Tenn, and Mrs, Cleflie Fisher
Of Hoxie are here visiting their par
cuts, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Rilcbi".
Elder Richie has preached son e
good sermons at the Christian
church during his stay, lie ex-
poets TO return home this week,
Mrs. John Burrus died Mondey
night, following an Illness of several
days wi h fux end complications
She leaves a husband and -four
sons, who have the sincere sympa'
t,y of a host Of friends Mrs Bur.
rus was a splendid woman, and will
be missed not only by the family,
bu, by many friends, The burial
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
Worth Their Weight In Cold

No man can do his best when
suffering from backache, rheumat-
ic pains, swollen joints or sore
muscles, B. II. Stone, $40 N, %
St, Reading, Pa, writes; For
months was unable to attend to
business. | used F"'ey's Kidney
Pills aud soon the pains and aches
we're gone. They are worth their
weight In sold to me- Barnett
Dlug Co,
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12

cane hay. But few have begun to
pick cotton or SOW wheat.
Archie and Clark Holt. sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C, Holt, left Sun
day for Walnut Ridge, where they
expect to pick cotton for a few
weeks
Sharp County record., 1917-10-12
LETTER FROM SIDNEY
Parents SheuId Be Glad To Have Sons
Defending The Country.


night was cracker jack.
Miss Eva Arm, daughter of A. A
Ann, has been on the sick list fol
Several days.
Wash Kerr end family of Hickory
Valley were guests OF |. N. Bray
and family Saturday and Sunday.
Clarence Bruce of Moorefield was
the guest of his father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. }. W. Bruce, Saturday
and Sunday.
Milt Oldfeld of Batesville, father
Of Congressman W. A. Oldfeld, is
conducting ten days singing
school at this place.
Rev Jim Bone, the we'll known
Presbyterian minister of Mt. Pleas
ant, filled his regular appointment
here Sunday and Sunday night.
DR.. D. W. Gray and family left
Tuesday for Little Rock to be gone
d few days on visit with relatives.
The trip was made in the doctors
car.
Ennis Ferrier and R. A. Hood
were at Evening Shade Saturday
being examined for war duty.
Neither of these gentlemen passed
the examination.
Mrs. C. M. Grisham spent short
time the first part Of the week with
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller at Pine Springs, Inde.
pendence county.
The general Baptist association
convenes here Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of this week. A large
number of delegates of this church
are expected to attend this associa-
ton.
"A. A. Arm, who is a live wire in
the live stock business, has sold a
ereat number of mules, which he
bought in Missouri several weeks
ago. Mr.. Arm has lately left to be
gone several days on his third trip
to buy again.
Miss Ora Meeks and Miss Nan
Bone, who has acted as postmistress
here for the past several weeks,
depalied Wednesday for Monette,
Craighead county, where they have
positions in the public school, which
is soon to open.
The All-Over-Atkansas man of
the Arkansas Gazette has returned
to the editorial page of the Odd
Lady" after a short vacation. The
country correspondent of every vii
lage and cross roads throughout the
freat Bear State have been both de-
Mghted aud disappointed; delighted
because they were at liberty to muir
der the Kings English and TO intro
duce new forms of spelling, and
they have been disappointed because
the Mr., Heiskell gives no warning
10 his thousands of readers when he
iSeoine to skedaddle. We are glad
bis vacation money has all been ex-
haOsted and he Is back at his ink
slineine,
We are prone to wonder II the
fathers and mothers, friends and
sweethearts of the boys who have
been drafted into war service and
those who have asked no exemption
are still lamentine over the fact
that their boy has gone into the
training camp, there to be trained
to defend the strongest nation in
the land, Looking at 1t from a
View Of patriotism, the only way
thai loyal citizens should look at
Il; any father or mother should feel
eratified to know that they have a
con who Is willing to fight If needs
30 until the opposing enemy Is viii
ling to throw up the sponge. And
We os a nation today are entertain.
iue no doubt but what Kaiser
lem will be overthrown and Germany
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-21
FTEI BOARD ORDER

Washington, December 2o.-(Special
The fuel administration promises 70
abandon it's habit of cancelllng con-
tracts between producers and consumers
of coal in the Birmingham distrlct
without granting holders Of such con-
tracts a hearing.
When first the government took charge
of the situation it served notice Una I
existing contracts would not be disturbed.
In order that everything might be reg
ular. Birmingham operators We're re-
CURED to forward their contracts 70
Washington in order that they might DC
inspected All such contracts when dlo
not represent formal proposal ana &C
ceptance were ordered resctnded.
Thus it happened that all contracts
containing a conditional clause, a pend
ing further notice" stipulation; all ORDERS
which did not contain on their races
a fomal acceptance, We're thrown out
Operators daily notified by wire to can
eel this and that contract. We're very
much perturbed. They represented 10 the
fuel administration that they did no'
know what to do or in what direction
to proceed.
Their case was presented by Senator
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-21

ruled, Anderson, chief justice, and Nc
Clelan, justice, dissenting.
Mrs. Mollie Barry Lewis VS.. Miss Fan
ME l.. Lewis, appeal from Jefferson
chancery court application overrued
Mcclellan and Sayre. justices, dissent
ing
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany VS.. A. T. Newell appeal from
Jefferson circuit court; application over
ruled
Ex parte state Of Alabama, in re Joe
Cramer vs. state petition for certiorari
to court of appeals; application over
ruled.
Joseph II. Davies VS.. Frank Barnes,
appeal from jefferson circuit court; APP
plication overruled, Anderson, chief jus
tice, and Mayfield, justice, dissenting
r. o. Stealing ct al. VS.. r. ]. Wheeler,
appeal from Jefferson circuit court: APP
plication granted, judgments of affirm
ance set aside and reversed and re-
manded.
A. L. Sims ct al. VS. Anna higgins ct
al, appeal from Talladega city court;
application granted, judgment of re-
versal set aside and affirmed, Anderson
justices, dissenting
Elk parte A. y. Bailey Grocery com
pany, petition for certiorari to court OF
appeals application overruled.
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
York VS.. T. Il. .Lovejoy, administrator
appeal from Montgomery circuit court
rehearing granted; judgment of reversal
set aside and affirmed, Anderson, chief
justice. Somerville and Gardner, justices
dissenting.
Elk parte Pauline We'll, petition for
certiorari to court of appeals, rehear-
ing granted; writ of certiorari to court
of appeals awarded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-21
Site Purchased by the
Steel Products Company
for Erection of Plant
Concern to Build in Bessemer, Be
ginning January l, Completing
Building in Sixty Days

Arrangements for the purchase of a
site on which the National Steel Prod
ucts company is to build its plant for
the manufacture of the Bchannon rail-
way appliances and small steel cast
ings were perfected this week, and deed
and title of land was executed by the
Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company
to the company.
The site secured is in Bessemer, To-
Gated between Twenty sixth and Twcn-
ty-ninth streets on Eighth avenue con-
sisting of 16 city lots.
Arrangements are now being made
to begin building operations shortly
after January /, contracts calling for
the completion of the plant within 60
days.
At a recent meeting of the board of
directors of the company semi-annual
dividend on an per cent basis was
declared to all preferred stockholders
Of record as of November 20, 1871
With the advantage of steel cast
ing plant of their own it is anticipated
that semi-annual dividends will be paid
on both the preferred and common stock
in July, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-21
GADSDEN

Gadsden. December 2O.-fSpecial)
Rev. D. T. Purser. Jr, of the First
Baptist church has resigned to take
up work for the Baptist churches of
Montgomery at Camp Sheridan. Rev.
Mr.. Purser's resignation will take eff
feet January L. at which time he will
move his family to Montgomery. He
has been in Gadsden three years and
eight months. coming here from the
seminary at louisville He is popular
as a minister and as citizen.
Plans are being made by Gadsden
women to have as their Christmas
guests soldiers from Camp Mcclellan.
Word was received today that the men
will be given a days furlough and
many of them plan to visit Gadsden.
At least 500 members have been
added to the Gadsden Red Cross chap
ter in the Christmas drive, now in
ed the new workrooms at the federal
building, and heard readings and a
lecture by Mrs. Leonard Beecher of
Birmingham.
IN the adoption of the new license
schedule at the next council meeting
it is probable that several changes will
be made in the license charged fire
works dealers. junk dealers and oil
companies.