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The Little River news., 1918-01-05
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 WILTON NEWS
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Wilton. Jan. 4-(Special )-J. E. Dismuke of England, Ark, is here vis- iting his brother. Jeff Dsmuke.
 Major Scott of Ft Smith is visiting his sister, Mrs. w. l.. Hedgecock.
 G. F. Martin e. Sapulpa, Oklahoma is visiting his brother, Tom Martin.
 Mrs. Ella Skinner of Ashdown is visiting Mrs. J. o. Mitchell.
 Willie Massey of Texarkana is visit ing John Mize.
 Joel Mills spent several days at Camp Beauregard last week visiting his son, Winfield, who is in the Hist Machine Gun BatslIion.
 Miss Hazel Dodd was a Wilton visit pr Friday.
 Misses Mary and Lillie Sykes of Richmond spent the week end with their aunt, Mrs. Joel Mills.
 Jim B ,vman went to Camp Beaure- gard Friday to see his son, who is quite ill.
 J. U. to Ashdown Monday.
 Miss Idelle Furlow returned to her school work Monday after a weeks vacation with her parents at AsEdown.
 E. c. Dodd continues unable to re- turn to his school, but is reported as rapidly improving.
 Bonnie Wheeler is visiting friends in .Lockesburg this week.
 SalIie Mae Pipkin who has been visiting in Nashville returned Thurs day.
 Louise Can't who spent the holidays with cousins in Nashville returned home Monday. Till and Dan Tice of Oklahoma are visiting their cousin, Mrs. John Mize. Mrs. U. Mosetey entertained her Sun lay School class last Friday night. Her class ccslsists mostly of girls, as six of the boys from Wilton who join ,d the army were members of her ;lass. Che is at Camp Pike and five re in the Hist Machine Gun Bn. at Camp BeaMregard. Mrs. Dr. Phillips, Mrs. B. B. NOr- nan Mrs. Jno. D. Freeman and Miss Hattie Mae Wood were in Wilton Wed- aesday in the interest of the Red Cross.
 The s. T. c. will give a program at he school auditorium next Friday night. January 11th. Wm. Hollowell of North Arkansas is here visiting relatives and likes the country so much, has decided to locate near Wilton.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
He Saved His Euus.

Many queer incidents of the afr raids on London are reported. A man re- turning from the country, where he had got present of dozen eggs, was in train that was bombed in Lon- don station. He heard the first bomb dropped as the train came in, got out hurriedly, and from distance along the platform he saw bomb strike the carriage he had been in. Several people were killed In it. He left the station and was about to enter . tube station when another bomb burst, and lie had another narrow escape. He was rushed into the tube by the crowd. and ultimately req oched home. When he opened his basket he found all his eggs safe.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
Novel VIII Held Valid.

In a novel Canadian decision recent ly reported from the New Brunswick courts, the court upholds as valid be- quest in will in which the testator di- rected his executor ito pay certain person whom l have made known to him, and whose name I otherwise de- sire to be kept strictly secret, a certain sum of money as soon after my de- cease as can conveniently be done, the amount of which is to be kept secret, but which has been made known to him by me-"
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
WHO SAYS PEACEs

News from Washington says that the Americc,l government will rGsh great army abroad at once ana e1ae the wheels of war are being spea up' Americans in France send word that the bees are coming, coming III steady stream and spreading out over France like flood, apd this IS Just the bee;nning. The temper of the Amerl- can people is against all peace talh' The Hun sheer at what 1t pieases to call American boasts is apout to be turned into performance In splte ol the murderous U-boats and all the otbpr develish devices being used by Me and Gott" What kind of a deVll is that German 'Gott' that inspires this crazy, conceited master criminal styl- ing himself as Kaiser William and his cohorts of cowardly baby killers! 4es' the American boys are coming thous> ands. millions of them and then more millions of still older boys, if need De. Whatever the price they are willing to nav it to the last drop of blood that this hideous abortion known as Ger many oe today no longer stalk in the wa-ld. murdering babies, ravishlng women, laying waste the lands or weaker people and carrying the inhap- itants into captivity and slavery.
 Peace-thunder and blazes, no got until this so-called invincible Ger man army, these self-styled super-men are shown up and cleaned up to frazzle; until the Germany of tomor- row looks like the Belgium of today and the German people are deatnly sick of the countless crimes they have committed in the name of a govern men1 no; better nor no worse than they. It's about time to cut out this silly prattle about being sorry for the down trodden German people. They nave the kind ,of government the majority of them want and don't deceive your self about that They have got to be licked smashed flattened out, crushed, smeared over the map until they have a compile change of heart and submit an unconditional surrender, and for o1r part we hope they stand up and fight until that already creaking and badly battered war machine, that it took forty years to make, is smashed into splinters. Time enough then to feel sorry. An American army backed by the resources of every man, woman and child in this the mightiest of all nations is the force that can smash that machine like house of cards. When did the German army ever win a victory ever a prepared foe? Our resources in steel output alone equals that of the whole world, Germany in cluded, and we are getting ready to hurl the last pound of it at the Kaiser's head. Who said peace? Give 'em war, more war and plenty of the Shernan kind.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
FOR rOrNTY CLERK

We are authorized to announce Jas H. Gamie) Williams of Ashdown as a candidate for the office c's county ana c;reuit clerk Of Little River county Suhiect to the action of the 1918 Demo- cratic pri1nars.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
TGNlE TABLE
Memphis, Dallas & Gulf Ky.

Daily Except Sunday, Eastbound Leave 'TeMarkana 7:30 a. m. Arrive AshdOwn 8:30 a. m. Arrive Hot Springs 5:30 p. m.
 Westbound. Leave Hot Springs zoo p. m. Arrive Ashd0Mn 4,05 D. m. Arrive Texarkana 4:50 p. m.
 Sunday Only Eastbound. Leave Texarkana 7:30 a. m. Arrive Ashdown 8:20 D. m. Arrive Hot Springs 3:30 p. m.
 Sunday Only Westbound. Leave Hot Springs 9:25 a. m. Arrive Ashdown 4:03 p. m. Arrive Texarkana 4:50 D. m.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
FOR. rOUNTY JUDGE

We are authorized to announce '" NJ. Gathright of Foreman as d cahui date for the office of county and pro- bate iudge cs- Little River county, sup feet to the action of tine 1918 Demo- cratic primary.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
+ {. + j. + l. < < + + | + + < < MAKE THIS A
 RED CROSS CHRISTMAS

+ It ks our first Christmas in the { < war. Millions of our men are { < away from their homes. in the + trenches and on the sea. < It is our hope that on Christ < mas eve all members will light < Christmas candles and place < tsem in their windows behind { < their Red Cross service flags.
 < Through this simple ceremony 2. we sball express the clese- union ! < of the Christmas spirit of sery- { :: ice with our Red Gross symbo, : < of mercy. < AMERICAN RED CROSS. . t ! < < < < < < W.* < < < v :,
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
FUR COUNTY JUDGE

We ere authorized to announce r. M McCord of Ashdown, as canoloa'e for the office of county and probate judge of Little River county, suoJec' to the action Of tho 1918 Democratic primary.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

don't care who knows it. The other fellow spends hts money and pays his taxes in some other town, so why worry about him? Let us fit you up for your 1918 needs. Also, Can the Kaiser.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

Naturally we have chokey feeling when we think of those boys of ours in the army and navy, but thank God We he'd them to send.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

Next week is circuit court week with an outlook for medium short docket Good! Bat the Kaiser one on the shoot. Buy War Savings Stamp with the cost.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05
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FOR, SHERIFF

We are authorized to announce F. M' Davis. of Foreman, as candidate Tor the office of sheriff and collector oi Little River county, subject to the action of the 1918 Democratic primary.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

Start the New Year right by giving the News subscription shower. We want to buy Thrift Stamp or two.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

Say, fellofvs, havn't some of you nearly overlooked renewing for the News. Remember that SOW bosom, fresh pork, etc, have gone up to say nothing of cotton and cordwood, and if -esus ussubscribers don't help us provide the means then the big editor and all the little editors will have hard wint- CT. Spread the prosperity around, get the best semi -kly in the country and lick the Kaiser until he bay,s like yearling, also diversity.
The Little River news., 1918-01-05

Also, there will be no need for you to patronize mail order house for job printing. The News has one CT Ihe best plants in Arkansas and we
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
NiIl be measurable.

will be measurable.
'The man whose cotton was clean
ed up by the bollworm, and who saw
a neighbor raise 40 bushels of pea
nuts is going to plant peanuts this
year.
"The man who saw cotton and pea
nuts ON the same land, with equal
chance, where the peanuts earned
more money to the acre, will likely
Plant some peanuts.
'Sthe man who doesn't particularly
like cotton will consider seriously
the planting of peanuts.
"As for the price of peanuts next
year-every farmer is left to specu
late. Nobody knows. Peanuts arc
high in price because of the oil they
contain. There is a world scarcity
OF oil. On the whole, it is figured
that the same conditions that make
high priced cotton will make high
priced peanuts"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
FINISHING THE JOB

Joshua Butterworth of Newcastle,
England, secretary of the British
Shipwrlghts' association, and himself
shipwright, is in this co
representative of British labor, says
the Ardmoreite. And he is deliver
ing this message to American work
ers:
"We were not ready for this war,
and d'dn't believe it was coming. So
at first we had to put our sons up to
stop with flesh and bones the steel
machinery of the Huns But we
have the tools now, and we are go
ing to finish the job. We want no
pace which will leave the slightest
cnance for this bloody murder to be
let loose again"
We Americans have been savej
from the first great sacrifice We
have not had to check the rush Of
the Huns war machine with the ua.
protected flesh and bones of our
young men. The French and British
and Belgians did that for us. We
start now, even with our veteran al
lies, ready to fight steel with steel
as they are doing.
It has been a frenzied scramble
to get our tools" ready, but we are
rapidly assembling them, and will
soon be equipped for the struggle.
And our motto is that Of the British
" orhngmen:
I'VE have the tools, and are going
to finish the job"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
CARNEGIE LIBRARY sULLETIN

Gaylord Eros. OF syracuse, New
York, have Issued an Emergency War
List of books. The Carnegie Library
IS the following titles from the list:
Noyes-Lord of Misrule.
Observation-Disclosures No. 10.
Bienoau-The Nurses Story.
Empey-Over the Top.
Turczynourcz-Wh the Prussians
Came to Poland.
Basheller-Keeping up with Lizzie
Bennett-How to Live on Twenty
tonr Hours a Day.
Locke-Tne wonderful Year.
Wells-Mr. Britling Sees it through
Jod, the Invisible King.
Canning Tomatoes in the Home
Poultry Management.
Standard Varieties OF Chickens.
Canning Vegetables IN the Home.
Canning OF Fruits and Vegetables.
How to Select Foods.
Principles OF Nutrition.
Small Vegetable Garden.
Drying Fruits and Vegetables in the
Home.
The Library is daily receiving u. 8.
Farmers Bulletins which will be OF
great help in practicing war economy
Home Canning by the one-period Cola
ack Method.
The following have recently been re,
ceived:
Three short courseG in home maxi
Preparation OF vegetables for the
Table.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
PLANT SOME PEANUTS

Urging the planting Of peanuts and
pointing out the profits to be derived
from the crop, Clarence Roberts, in
the F'armer-Stockman writes in parI
as follows:
There were $4,000 acres in Okla.
homa's peanut patch last year. Close
to $4,000 acres of these were dug
threshed and marketed. The rest
went as feed for the pigs, chickens
cows and for the family
Tho big bulk of the above acre
age vas grown in twelve counties
down in the southeastern part of the
state. It seems that the peanut has
chosen that part of the state to grow
in, A few years ago a lot of inter
est in peanuts centered in Stephens
county. But dry weather, more than
nayother one thing has pushed the
= peanut east.
Bryan county offers good com
parison of peanuts and cotton 1t is
representative of southeastern Okla
homa. Much of the soil is sandy.
The rainfall is forty inches. Also,
Bryan county had but few bollworms
last year, except in spots, and the
cotton was therefore good.
1T is reasonably certain that the
average of peanuts in that county
was forty bushels. Some Bryan coun
ty men think it will go fifty bushels
Forty bushels at $16O, the average
price. makes $64 an acre. The charge
for threshing was Is cents a bushel
But the peanut hay amply takes care
of that.
"The average yield of cotton in
that county, grown on the same kind
of land on which the peanuts grew,
is not over 500 pounds of seed cotton
to the acre. At % cents pound
this brought $55 an acre. Picking
cost was at least $S an acre, leaving
$47 an acre return from the cotton.
you may say that cotton is now
80 cents pound. So are peanuts
now 50 a bushel.
you may say that lot of cotton
made more than one-third of a bale.
So did lots of peanuts make more
than forty bushels. I might mention
that S. S. Sawyer Of Bryan county, |
on very sandy land, cleared, above
al harvesting costs, $4,000 on twenty
acres of peanuts or that a girl in
Bryan county made 1873 bushels. on
one acre; or that a boy in Pushma- !
taha county made 10 bushels on on
acre
"The peanut crop for 1918 will be
greater than ever. How much great
er is Just a guess. But the increase
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Camouflage.
Little grains of powder,
Little dabs of paint,
Make a girl of forty
Look like what she amt.
Exchange
Bulletin: Gardening Brigade gain
additional ground and are engaged
in consolidating positions.
81 Simp says there will be plenty
of moisture in the ground this sea.
son il we have enough good rains
And sometimes when man isn't
good for anything else he is an ex.
pert in making excuses for himself.
Hizzoncr, the mayor is getting
mad-bef er keep your chickens and
dogs at home if you don't want some
thing to happen.
AS Q matter of fact you are not
doing your bit for Uncle Sam unless
you are doing all you can By the
way, did you buy any Thrift Stamps
today?
One Chickasha man says his wife
holds him responsible for so many
things going wrong that actually
sometimes he half believes he started
the world war.
Moreover, the man who sees a
good sized crop of fr,-asa rowing in
his back yard isn't worrying mucn
over the prospects for meatless days
during the coming months
Patriotic Pete announces that he
has cut out the expensive stogie hab-
it and has put his old corn cob pipe
into commission in order to save his
money and buy Thrift Stamps.
Another thing that is hard for a
man to understand is why his wife
always has to do about ten times as
many things as he has to do before
she is ready to go any place.
1t seems that the weather forecas-
ter has accepted job as press agent
for Gen. Winter and is working over
time advertising cold waves which
don't come up to advance announce
ments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
GREATEST OF ALL INVEST
MENTS

Would you lend your country p
cents without interest, or five dol
lars with compound interest, to help
win the war being waged against
war? If so, go to your post
ard buy a Thrift Stamp or a war
savings certificate, And go know.
ing that the best investment any
man can make is in the cause Of
humanity, and the best opportunity
ever given to men to make that in
vestment is now, Save, then.
lend! For your money will not only
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

be returned to you with increase,
hut with the gratitude of your chill
dren and of posterity upon it.--Ey.
q ange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

The other day at the front a hand
grenade whizzed past an Irishmans
head. Pat lodged it with a low bow
and it went by, striking a man be-
hind him. "Fatith,' exclaimed Pat
"ye niver knew man to lose any
thing by bein polite! e!'-Seleeted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
What is the Clothing
Situation?
A Brief Sununaryof the Facts

Clothing higher. Why?
Uncle Sam average uniforms and overcoas
for man amsalso has to supply woolen Shirts
woolen underclohes, wooen blankets and wooen
During 1917 estimated that 5OOO0OOOO pounds of
wool required for purposes whereas the national
wool clip about 26O00OOOO pounds.
When the United entered the April the price of
wool shot upward it, could clearly be that mill
arv requirements were far in of the wool supply At
that wooden mills making civilian fabrics What
happened?
Nearly every available stopped making civilian cloth
and went to work military Since then there has
only percentage OF the production civil
fabrics Those made have been manufactured
wool pound against the price of
zoe per pound.
Clothes higher, but who understands conditions
if is Surprising that they not higher still
That is the situation. How then be getting
the greatest possible value when you buy clothes?
We say buy clothes bearing nationally known
because these clothes have regulations to maintain.
There kinds of manufacturers. One works the
present He does put his his merchandise
and is interested only in prOtS-the the better He
proteerS if he Can because he is under cover"
The other kind OF manufacturer works for the future He
puts his trademark his clothes because he make
permanent of every who Them He
everything his power out exceptional quality
the price that his trademark will be the symbol of quality
and economy.
The big manufacturers of nationally known clothing have used
their extensive capital and protect their
toners against every possible increase in cost
This called for great in in the early
markets demanded heightened efficiency of manufacture
requiring the bringing of all business operations
minimum percentage.
TO maintain the reputation of their merchandise and to give
the the possible the reputation
of their trademarks
Here you the benefits that the nationally known trade
marks bestow the public These trademarks stand for style
and the greatest value possible under set OF
conditions
We the local headquarters for manufac
Hart Schaffner g Marx
Styleplus Clothes
Made the principle policy that
builds quality at lowest possible cost
Buy clothes with reputation maintain They the
kind we SELL Incidentally advise you buy the nation
ally known brands of Shoes gloves and everything
4WzMam4Mzz<0
IElES SELL sE:klIEXNI5
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Sell Pursley is a candidate for
County Commissioner, southern dis
trict of Grady county, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Matt Sankey announces that he is
a candidate TO rSheriff, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Sheep An aspiring youth gave this
for the answer: "Black sheep, white
sheep. Mary's little lamb. and the
hydraulic ram. Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
Announcements
FOR SHERIFF

J. H. (Bud) Gibbs announces that
he is a candidate for Sheriff, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
voters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
COUNTY TREASURER

L. A, (Ad) Sanders announces that
he is candidate for County Treas.
rer, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic voters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
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A STOLEN SMILE FER TWO +

+ + = f. j. IL T. 4 : = T. T. + q.
One Of the questions in an exami
nation on the subject of stock-raisins
was; Name four different kinds OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

1t seems that the weather forecas
ter has accepted a job as press agent
for Gen. Winter and is working over.
time advertising cold waves which
don't come up to advance announce
ments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Another thing that is hard for
man to understand is why his wife
always has to do about ten times as
many things as he has to do before
she is ready to go any place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
EXPRESS PAcKAeETTEs

Camouflage.
Little grains of powder,
Little dabs of paint,
Make a girl of forty
Look like what she amt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Patriotic Pete announces that he
has cut out the expensive stogie hab-
it and has put his old corn cob pipe
into commission in order to save his
money and buy Thrift Stamps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

Moreover, the man who sees Il
good sized crop of fr,-a;a @rowing in
his back yard isn't worrying mucn
over tie prospects for meatless days
during the coming months
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

AS . matter of fact you are not
doing your bit for Uncle Sam unless
you are doing all you can. BY the
way, did you buy any Thrift Stamps
today?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08
Hart Schaffner g Ma
Styleplus Clothes

Made the principle of concentration policy that
builds quality at lowest possible cost
Buy clothes with reputation to maintain. They are the
kind SELL Incidentally advise you to buy the nation
ally known brands of Shoes hats gloves and everything else
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-08

One Chickasha man says his wife
holds him responsible for so many
things going wrong that actually
sometimes he half believes he started
the world war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22

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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-03-21
FARM AGENTS MEET

County farm demonstration agents
representing eighteen counties in
Eastern Middle Tennessee met in
the Federal Building here Tuesday.
The object of the meeting was to
make definite plans for farm produc-
tion efforts this spring F.. S. Chance
district farm demonstration agent,
presided.
An important part of the program
was the discussion on the hog pro-
duction increase work that has been
accomplished Tennessee counties
were asked to increase hog produc-
tion fifteen per cent. County agents
whose business takes them over the
whole farming sections of their re-
spective counties are in position to
make conservative estimates of the
real hog increase this year. The
agents reported increases as follows
White, 20 per cent; Overton, 35 per
cent; Cannon, 10 per cent; Smith,
Is per cent; Pickett, per cent;
Putnam, 40 per cent; Rutherford, 25
per cent; Wilson, 20 per cent; Frank
lin rs per cent; Bedford, so per
cent