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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Mollfe Bourne is visiting in
St. Louis. =
Mr.. Geo. Coble, of Shelbyville. was
in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. Worth Hicks, of Stanton, was
a visitor here last week.
L. E. Haskins was visitor in
Ridgely Friday and Saturday.
All off for the great good road
convention Feb. 81 at Memphis.
Eat at Forrester's.
Mr.. Osteen, of Mayfeld, was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
Mr.. Aubrey Barksdale, of Paducah,
spent Sunday in the city with his
sisters.
Miss Pearl Pettus was a visitor
this week at Rutherford with rela-
tives and friends.
Flour in wood at E. P. Wright's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Haskins, of
Martin, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Haskins
in the city last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Fields. and
daughter, Miss Mary, of Mount Pelia,
were in the city as shoppers Monday.
Fancy fruit at E. P. Wright's.
A. ]. Scates was business visitor
in Louisiana this week, looking after
some land and farming interests
there.
Miss Bess Clements, of Bcuna
Vista, Tenn, was a visitor last week
with relatives and friends in Number
Seven.
Mrs. VIM. Pettus was visitor this
week at Woodland Mills with her
daughter, Mrs. J. l.. Ruffin, and
family.
For a square deal try E. P.
Wright's.
No inland towns, when we get
good roads. Mail will be delivered
10 every town in the county before
nine o'clock.
Mr.. Leslie Ransom returned Mon
day from Dickson, where he was
called to visit his sister, who has
been very i'll.
Mrs. Rosa Meisner went to Deca-
tur, Ala, this week to look after some
, business in which her late husband
was interested.
Nice line candy, fruits and cigars
at Forrester's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weatherspoon will
leave Sunday for North Carolina,
where Mr.. Westherspoon will travel
for the Canvas Decoy Company.
Friends of the estimable gentle
man regret to hear that ]. H. Bit
tick, at his home in Rives, has been
suffering from relapse of influenza.
Miss lima Mailing was a visitor
this week in Nashville with Mrs. w.
H. Swiggart in the homes Of General
Swiggart, Jr., and Mrs. J. D. Porter.
You will get your moneys worth
at E. P. Wright's.
Captain Waller Bittick Caldwell
writes home from France that he is
enjoying fine health, but no pros
poets of an early return to his own
country.
Mr.. and Mrs Catron Compton
came down from Nashville this week
for few days visit with Mr.. Comp
tons mother, Mrs. Hugh Compton,
in the city.
You don't have to risk cent to
be relieved of catarrh. Get a Hyomei
outfit from Oliver, the druggist, and
if it doesn't satisfy, he will refund
the purchase price.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-14
DR.. Saunders in Union City.

See DIR. Geo. M Saunders at his
office in Union City, Washington
Ave, fourth Monday in each month,
for high-grade spectaclcs and eye
glasses at reasonable prices. 43tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-14

Mr.. Quintard Glass, returned from
Camp Pike. Ark, was in the city
Monday going to Trenton to visit
the family of his brother. Mr.. Glass
is editor of the Newbern Tennessean.
G. H. Johnson, of Charlottesville,
Mo-, accompanied by Davidson S.
Johnson, who has been stationed at
Camp Funston, Kans., were here this
week visiting in the home of James
Johnson.
Mr. EN- E. Bennett, of Pulaski,
Tenn, lately connected with the
Hadley Band plant, was in the city
Saturday. Mr.. Bennett is a brother
of Mr.. Pink Bennett and formerly 4
resident of Troy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-14
E. P. Wright's for feed.

Editor o. F. Cayce and Mr.. Nc
Cord, of the Martin Mail, were in the
city last week, paying us a friendly
call The Mail is one of our best
weekly exchanges and merits the sup
port of the good people of that COM
munity.
Every sufferer from stomach trou-
BILE, gas, belching, sour stomach,
nervousness, dizziness and bilious
ness, should get a box of Mi-O-Na
stomach tablets to-day and start a
treatment. Guaranteed by oliver
Drug Store.
Mr.. ]. Morris Halves came in this
week from Nashville with the regu-
lation discharge from military serv-
ice honorably performed, and left for
Waco, Texas, to resume his work as
teacher, a position which he held be-
fore the war in the schools of that
city.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
CITY PRIMARY IN MARCH
Ashdown Will Hold City Primary
 Tuesday, March 4th.

The members of the Ashdown Gen. tral Committee have called a primary election to be held on Tuesday, March 4th, for the purpose of nominating the candidates for city officers. Besides voting for mayor, five aldermen and a recorder, there will appear on the ticket the proposition of adopting or rejecting the COW and horse law, which was recently enacted by the council. The law is now in force, but on account of opposition the council and mayor agreed to put it to a popu- lar vote for endorsement or rejection. If rejected the council will repeal the ordinance. The ordinance provides that cows may run at large in the town during the day, but must be put up at night. A lively election is ex- pected.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
POSSIBLE PLOT TO KILL
 WILSON NiPpED IN BUD
14 Members of Spanish Branch of the I. w. w. Held in New York; No
 Bail Is Allowed.

New York, Feb. 23.-Fourteen members of the Spanish branch of the'I. w. w. were arrested by Secret Service men and members of the po- lice bomb squad in two raids here late today. While they are charged for mally with having seditious literature in their possesson government agents clamed to have evidence they were matching terrorist plot.
 The grave nature of the alleged plot and the imminence of the at tempt to carry it into execution, it was said, made it essential the men be imprisoned at once.
 After being questioned at police headquarters, where their finger prints were taken, the prisoners were locked up without bail pending ar raignment before United States com missioner tomorrow.
 Mechanical experts have been as- signed to assemble a complicated ma- chine found dismantled in one of the rooms raided. The Secret Service agents said they were at loss to explain its purpose. Translaters were put to work on mass of papers and pamphlets seized
 Eleven of the prisoners, when book ed at the police station, gave New York addresses, two said they lived in Philadelphia and third said his home was II Eliza beth, N. J. All |. the men, it was said, are Spanish aliens who have come to the United States during the past three years.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
POPULATION OF ASh-
 DOWN IS NOW i,722
Of This Number 1858 are White and 364 Collored, According to
 the New Count

Last week A. s. Fellows, who has been selected by the city authorities to take a census of the town, finished his work and reported. He found that Ashdown had total population of 1722 people, of this number 1858 were whites and 364 colored. The census taken by the city in 1908 showed a population of 1125.
 The object of the recent census was to determine whether or not we now had sufficient population to be organiz- ed into a city of the second class. This requires a population of 2,000. This would be quickly accomplished. were there houses to accommodate the peo- pie. Everything in town is occupied and there is constant demand for houses. Our growth has been steady and sure, nothing of the mushroom about it, and is bound to continue to do so.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
RICHMOND SOCIETY TO MEET
PersOnian Society of Richmond School
 Will Meet Friday.

Richmond, Feb. 24-(SpeciaD D-The program for the Personian Society of the school for Friday February 2S, fol- lows:
 Quotations from Franklin.
 Song, Maryland"
 Jokes, Miss Mary Lou Patterson.
 Violin, piano and vocal solo, Winnie Perry, Mrs. Rhodes and Lucy Wade
 Reading, Maggie Hemphill
 Debate, Resolved that city life is more enjoyable than country life to a cosmopolitan; affirmative, Henry Smith and Lucy Wade; negative, Ma- bel Hall and Few Holmes.
 Song, "Gaudemus Igitur" by Mabel Hall, Maggie Hemphill, Mary Lou Patterson and Lucy Wade.
 Reading, Sam Wilson.
 Indian Club Act, by Bro. Rhodes.
 We would be glad to have everyone come.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
WILSON READY TO FIGHT
 FOR WORLD LEAGUE
President Issues Challenge to OppO- nents of Plan for Peace; Given
 Great Reception.

Boston, Feb. 24-President Wilson
 will fight at home as he has fought
 abroad for a league of nations. Re-
 turning from France, he has been on
 American soil not more than three
 hours today before he threw down the gauntlet to those who distrust the pro- posed concert of governments based,
 he said, on the American ideals
 which had won the war for justice
 and humanity.
 An America confining to her own territories her conception and pur- pose to make men free, he said, would have to keep her honor "for those
 narrow, selfish, provincial purposes which seem so dear to some minds
 that have no sweep beyond their nearest horizon"
 Before representative audience that filled the biggest auditorium in the city the president pictured the
 old world fighting with stubborn des- peration and expecting in the end
 nothing better for the peoples than they had known for centuries. He pie tured the American nation entering the lists with new purpose-the free dom of mankind The old world had caught the vision and any treaty or peace drawn otherwise than in the Thew spirit would be nothing more, he
 asserted, than a modern scrap of paper" and the present peace unless guaranteed by the united forces of the civilized world could not stand generation.
 America Will Not DisappOint. Bending over the speakers table,
 his face set in tense lines and his right hand clinched, the president ex-
 claimed Any man who thinks that
 America will take part in giving the
 world any such rebuff and disappoint-
 ment as that, does not known Ameri-
 ca. I invite him to test the senti-
 ment of the nation 4.,= --g.-. +,-s.- Interrupted by applause, the presi-
The Little River news., 1919-02-26

dent halted and then evoked the great demonstration of the after noon when he added that he would accept no sweeter challenge than the issue of the American purpose in the war.
 1T have fighting blood in me-" he said with apparent feeling, ''and it is sometimes delight to let it have scope, but if 1t is a. challenge on this occasion, it will be an indul- gence."
 At another point in his address the president said that if the great hope of the world for league of nations was disappointed, he would wish flor my part never to have had America play any part in this attempt to emancipate he'world. I have no more doubt of the verdict of America in this matter than I have doubt of the blood that is in me-"
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.

Total enrolment at end of fourth month, 475. End of fourth month last year, 408.
 Second Gradc.--Olaf Daniels, Hurscel Caulder, James McAdams, Ma-shal Freddy, Hymo1d Dupree, Curtis Step- nens, Odo Kolb. John Marsh, Witty i;ell Aubrey, Mary Chenault, Hatt,e Mae Johnson, Margaret Donham, Lila Jester, Martha K Oliver.
 Third Grade e--M-lnie Erwin, An.,al- ino Embry. J1,:a Holmes, virg lia Sias.
 Fourth Grade-Maxie Bishop, Louis Davis, Mack Gammill, Bernard Joyner, Pat Keenan, Brice Kolb, Philip Mar tin, Hamilton Orton, Charlie Prewitt, Gordon Freddy, Willie Puckett, Craft Thompson, Bill York, Judith Briant, Litha Embry Maxine Finley, Neva Gist, Opal Henry, Martha Jones, Margaret Leslie, Doris Thompson, Bettie Tray Tor.
 Fifth Grade-Verna Attoway, Gladys Ford, Elizabeth Hudgins, Lacta Herr ing. Gilbert Green, Ola Mae Oliver, Daisy Sanders, Mabel Ware, Ruby Thomas, Willie Denson.
 Sixth Grade-Elizabeth Briant. Julia Bass, Ella Phillips, Francis Perry, Lo- raine Rankin, Dot Westbrook, Irwin Joyner, Harold Cummins.
 Eighth Grade-Robert Bowles. Ar thur Richard Hill, George Welch, Reva Bishop, Fife Marr Westbrook, Cecil Lott, Villa Price, Ada Wimberly
 High School. First Year-Jimmie Cummins, Willie Doss Phillips, Nita Jim Chewning, Fife Draper, Irene Jester
 Second Year-Carol Davis, Ethel Donham, Horace Hunter.
 Third Year-Joe Freddy, Lola Don- ham, Dora Holmes, Nellie Kolb.
 Fourth Grade-Pearl Dowda. Rose Sanderson, Dixie Cummins, Sewell Winkler.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
MUCH ROAD BUILDING
 IS PLANNED FOR COUNTY
Little River County Is Preparing for Much Road Construction
 This Summer.

That Little River county is prepar- ing for much road construction dur ing the coming year is illustrated by the fact that numerous road bills have been introduced and passed at this session of the legislature for this county. Some of the bills are to or ganize new districts and others are to cure any defects in the organiza- tion of old road districts previously organized. One of tae bills passed this week is to organize Improvement District Mo- S. This district is new one, a petition recently having been circulated among the property owners effected. This district will undertake the building of a modern highway over the route of the rural mail roads number one, which goes east through Peytonville territory to the Millwood settlement and back to Ashdown over the southern route The district will come in over the streets of Ashdown, which will be included in the district
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
Entertained Friday Evening.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union gave the most delightful social Friday evening at the home of Mrs. J. T Bowling of the East side, under the auspicies of the social committee, Miss Gladys Norwood, Mrs. P. B. Dowden and Mrs. Grover Cobb. The guests on entering the reception room. were introduced to George and Martha Washington and Betsy Ross. Many delightful games were played. after which refreshments in the form of cherry pie, whip cream. Washington tea, were served. Favors were little Washington hatchets. The rooms were beautifully decorated in patrio- tic cOlOrs for the occasion.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
COLLECTING TAXES
Collector Finished His Rounds Satur.
 day, and Win be Here.

Tax Collector Bob Pierce and his chief deputy. Lillard Johnston, finish- ed their round of collecting taxes over the county Saturday and will nov be found in their office in Ashdown until April 10, when tax collecting enls. The last appointment was at Foreman last week. Since in years previous the last weeks of tax collecting finds such a rush that tax payers have to stand in line for whole day at q time waiting their turn, it would be we'll to begin paying promptly and avoid the rush and the loss of time. It is physically impossible for the collec- tor to wait on three-fourths of the people in the county during the last two or three weeks.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
ALL READY FOR A BIG
 FARM DAY THURSDAY
Free Hot Lunch Served at 12:30;
 Speaking to Immediately Follow at Court House.

At meeting of the Profita ble Farm ing Committee Friday night general plans for work were discussed, and it was announced that all was ready for the big public meeting and rally at the court house Thursday afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30. Arrangements have been made with Mrs. Hayes to serve a free hot lunch to everybody at 12:30 at the courthouse. Immediately following will be the speaking in which R. B. Waite and w. B. Smith of Little Rock and Harry Kapp will explain the program for prosperityfor for the coming year. Everybody is urged to be present and catch some of the enthusiasm and get the idea of the great cooperative program that is to be carried out in Arkansas this year. You will be shown how to prevent a recurrance of this county having to buy $30O,00O in feed as is being done this year. You will probably be sur prised when you fail to hear some startling new program for making money on the farm, but will gather inspiration from the great get to- gether spirit in undertaking old re- liable things in a new and entirely practical way that will lead to success along safe and sane roads.
 At the meeting Friday night the business and professional men pledged themselves to help the demonstration agent as they had never helped him before in any way that he would sug- gest to them. They also pledged themselves to cooperate with the farmer and help him to success in every possible way. They had come to realize that the source of the true wealth of this county lies in its agri- culture. If we develope our natural wealth other enterprises will come of their own accord. They are going to help the farmer to have a better home market for what he grows, help him, to get seed at cost when necessary, help him with his marketing abroad. though the Department of Agricul- ture through the demonstration agent has worked out cooperative plan now in effect. Stress was laid on the fact that this new organization was not out to dictate, but to really hen. to offer their services, realizing that the prosperity of one means the prcs- perity of all
 At the meeting Thursday practical program that the whole state is adopt- ing will be explained by competent men. The business and professional men think it is good one and are willing to back it xo the limit with their money and time. They want the farmers to hear it, and with their experience they will be able to judge as to it's merits. If the verdict is favorable, then, it's get together, boys, we are with you, and let's go and put it over.
 Take little time off and be out Thursday. It may mean hundreds of dollars to you and hundreds of .thou- sands to the county.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
WILL ORGANIZE BAND
Musicians Working on Organization of
 Band and Glee Club Here.

Prof. and Madame Kaufman, two accomplished musicians of Paris, Tex, are here this week endeavoring to organize Hawaiian Glee Club and brass band. They expect to make this their home. They have recently or ganized bands and gfee clubs at Fore man. Much of their work is done among the pupils of the schools. After as many as six glee clubs are organ ized they then are made into concert club. Mrs. Coffman gives lessons on Hawaiian instruments. They feel confident of succeeding. Good music gives life and pep to town and af- lords enjoyment.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
CATTLE DIPPING
Farmers Advised to Kill Seed Ticks in
 March by Dipping.

In order that Little River county may be cleaned up of the cattle tick as early as possible the Bureau of Animal Industry is sending out bulletins in- sisting that all cattle be dipped in March in order to kill the seed ticks. Snce one female tick lays from 5000 to 5000 eggs it is obvious that early dipping will get the jump on the tick and put him out of business before he becomes too numerous. According to advices Little River county will clean up and come out of quarantine this season.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
TWO FOREMAN BOYS
Names Appear in Casualty List as
 Having Been Wounded.

IN the casualty list published Tues day the names of two Foreman boys appear as having been slightly wounded. The boys are Louis F. Golden and Willie s. Smith. Golden is remembered as one of the members of Company I, and was with them here for several weeks. He was transferred to another unit before sailing to France.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
Notice to Parents.

We have a rule that in order 70 prevent lettering on the streets and in yards by the pupils that parents start them to school about 8:15, giving them time to arrive by 8:45. Parents will aid by assisting us in that way D. P. Holmes, Superintendent.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26
Boy Scouts to Meet.

Troop No. Boy Scouts of Ashdown will render the following program Feb. 28: Roll call and business; Current Events, Jennings Russell; Talk by w. G. Escott, county chairman of county Y. M. c. A.; Talk by Rev. s. K. Burnett, scout master; drilling under Koss Cobb; dismissed with scout oath in concert.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26

Clair Leslie returned to this city Saturday, having received his dis charge from the army. He has been located at San Antonio in the hospital department of the army. He is back on his job with the Model Drug Store.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26

MT. and Mrs. l. H. Phillips and Miss Marie Johnston spent Sunday in Will ton with relatives and friends.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26

The Methodist Missionary Society will meet Wednesday afterppon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. J. M Johnson.
The Little River news., 1919-02-26

Gets Postofflce Job. | 0. A. Tyndall has been commission cd as postmaster ct Paraloma.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-18
7. w. E s.|y CA. Notes, v Plans,

The basketball game with Sinsbury is tonight. This will be one of the snappiest games of the year. large crowd $ expected. z
 The Roma Campfire Girls will have & Christmas party tonight at the
New Britain herald., 1919-12-18
Whole Country Frozen.

Washington, Dec. 18.-BeloW zero temperatures were registered last night and early today in parts of New York state and New England. The lowest temperature reported to. the weather bureau was p below at Northfield, Vt, while the next was 20 below at Canton, N. Y.
 Zero temperature was registered Tn New York city; at Boston it was be- low; at Albany 8 below, and at Buff falo ? below.
 Philadelphia and Atlantic City showed above: Baltimore s above and Washington 10 above.
 The weather bureaus forecast said temperatures would moderate some what in the middle Atlantic and New England states tonight and Friday but cold weather would continue for the present and the outlook for snow fur ries in the middle Atlantic and New England states tonight and tomorrow. Cold weather continues generally over the west plateau but compara- lively mild temperatures prevail over the west, gulf states and on the east ern slope of the Rocky mountains,
New Britain herald., 1919-12-18
MILLION DOLLAR EXPLOSION.
Fire Then Sweeps Picatinny 4ArsenaI-
 Several Men Badly Injured

Dover, N. J., Dec. 1S.-Causes of the spectacular fire which swept over part of the Picatinny arsenal following an explosion in the research laboratory late last night were made the subject of an official investigation by army officers today.
 The fire destroyed four Buildings entailing a loss estimated as high as S1,O00,Q00. Five men Were injured. one possibly fatally, but so far as could be ascertained there was no loss of life. The plant was said to be desert ed at the time save for guards.
 The explosion rocked buildings in this town and was heard 40 miles away. MajCr 0. l.. Miles in charge of the plant, summ oned volunteer fire- men from Walton and Rockaway and marines from the nearby barracks at Lake Denmark. The work of fighting the fire was made hazardous by ex- plodlng shells and it was several