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The courier-index., 1919-10-31
USE CITY, HALL
 AS AN ARAORY
LIONS CLUB ENDORSES MOVE
 MENT TO ORGANIZE COM PANY OF NATIONAL GUARDS
 HERE-CoMMITTEE REPORTS.

At a regular meeting of the Lions Club in the Elks Home on Wednesday at noon the report of special committee consisting of Dr. o. L. Williamson, Sheriff Arthur Cotter and Judge John A. Hummer on the advisability of organizing a company of national guards here in line with suggestions made at a previous meeting of the club by Maj. Elgan c. Robertson, was re- ceived and acted upon favorabiy. The committee, in company with Major Robertson, made an inspec- tion of the city hall with a view to converting it into an armory to comply with the conditions imposed by the war department. It was de- termined the city hall would serve most admirably. If permission IS given by the city council for con- verting the hall into an armony the posts supporting the ceiling on the second floor will be removed, trusses constructed and 100 small lockers will be placed around the walls and other improvements and changes made to meet the require ments of the war department. The government will pay an annual rental of $500 for the use of the hall as an armory.
 c. E. Daggett presented to the club a proposition coming from the officials of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company to the effect that if the city would purchase tht lots immediately south of the new passenger station, the company VII
 beautify the property and still fur ther improve the looks of the sur | roundings of the new station. The property is owned by a negro living | in the bottoms. On the lots arc | two shacks that are very unsightly ! If the city or some civic organiza
 tion makes a deal for the purchas' of the lots a driveway will b'
 opened by the railroad compan! from the new station to Churcl
 street The matter was discussed
 most favorably and a committee
 was apointed to make further in
 vestigation into the matter. MT
 Daggett stated when the plans fol
 the new station were drawn two years or more ago the compan!
 contemplated the expenditure o- about S22,000 on the building, bu
 that on account of the increased
 cost of labor and materials the ex
 penditure would now be more thar
 $40,000. Work on the foundation
 is done and the contractor will al
 once begin the construction of th'
 building.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
Residence of Mrs. V. M. Harrington.
Hunting Seasons
 Open in November
by Fisher.

The open season for killing ducks and geese begins tomorrow, Novem- Der 1, and closes January 31. The bag limit is 25. The open season for killing deer and turkeys begins on November 10, and the open sea son for quail begins November 20. The bag limit on quail IS % each day.
 So far there has been no flight of ducks to the lakes and streams near Marianna. It is understood, however, the ducks are in the rice fields in great numbers. Several focks of geese have passed over and a few are beginning to congre- gate on the bar in the Mississippi river. The stage of the water in the river is too high now to permit of good goose shooting even If ;he birds were on the bars in large numbers.
 Quail are said to be more plenti- ful this year than usual, and local hunters are anticipating some rare sport when the season opens.
 Deer are scarce. Two years age they Were in great numbers in the bottoms near Mill Seat and Mud Lakes. Last year only two or three were killed in that section. It is understood most of the deer now in the bottoms are on Peters Island.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
ARKDEL OIL CO.
 ORGANIZED HERE
COMPANY CAPITALIZED AT $z5O, 100000, HAS LEASES ON OVER 10000 ACRES AND WILL DRILL FOR OIL.

Marianna has a sure-enough oil company that proposes to sink some test wells to determine whether or not there is oil in Lee county. For several months W. R. Winsell of Cherryvale, Kan, prominent and experienced oil man, has had agents at work securing leases on lands in the county and at the same time perfecting the organization of the Arkdel Oil and Gas Company. The promoters have sleases on more than 10000 acres and expect to have 75, ,000 acres under lease by the time actual drilling starts. The company is capitalized at $25O,OOO. Stock will be sold to the people Of Lee county at '$10 share, and as soon as $20,000 in stock has been sold actual drilling will be started. Mir. Winsell, who is president of the company, says he hopes to dispo se of this amount of stock within the next 30 days. The company IS or ganized under the corporation laws of Arkansas and has permit from the state banking commission to sell stock. In addition to MT. Winsell, the officers are as follows: T. r. Foster, secretary; Hugh Nixon, cashier of the Bank of Marianna. treasurer. The company has leased office quarters in the Hotel Mari anna building, having secured the room occupied by the Commercial Club for many years. The Conner cial Club is moving to the room Tn the hotel building now being vacated by T. P. Foster.
 "We, of course, can not guaran- tee that we will strike oil or gas in Lee county" stated Mir. Winsell yesterday, "but we are going to drill some wells and find out if there is oil or gas here. l may say in all truth that the situation looks very promising. Geologists and oil experts have found splendid sur face indications of oil. It is just as probable the golden fluid is in Lee county as in Texas. There IS only one way to find out, and that is to drill. If the people of the county will only cooperate with us in selling us leases and taking stock so we can finance our operations we will do our best to give the situa' tion here a thorough test. We car and do say this much in advance we play the oil game absolutely or the square. The money paid int
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
NEW MEMBERS
 FOR LOCAL POST.
AMERICAN LEGION TO INAU- CURATE GREAT DRIVE IN LEE CoUNTY-INTERESTINC MEETING LAST SUNDAY.

The local post of the American Legion held it's monthly meeting Sunday afternoon at the Elks Club and was largely attended by the members living in Marianna. On account of the condition of the roads, however, very few members from the other sections of the county were present.
 The plans for a membership drive were discussed, and it was unanimously decided to make a great effort to enlist every ex-serv- ice man in the county in the Amer ican Legion. A very substantial start was made by the addition of number of new members Sunday afternoon, including Elgan c. Rob- ertson, a former major with the 142d field artillery. Major Robert son made a very interesting talk relative to the forming of na- tional guard regiment in Eastern Arkansas, and explained the plans and purposes of this regiment to the members of the legion. The American Legion, being strictly non-military and non-political or ganization, will take no part in this work, other than that the individual members will doubtless lend valua- ble assistance.
 An invitation from the Red Cross , was extended the legion to take part in the parade and celebration on November II. The members voted unanimously to take active part in this celebration and to as- sist the Red Cross in every way possible.
 The delegates to the recent state convention in Little Rock made a brief report on the measures adopt ed at this convention, at which del- egates were elected to attend the rational convention in Minneapolis, or November II, 12 and Is.
 By far the most important work before the local post now is the
 securing of new members. and every effort is being made to impress on ex-service men the importance of belonging to the American Legion and of attending the monthly meet | ings. Some vital subjects are to come up at the next meeting. and members are going to be asked to express their opinions as to whether or not they favor CD an additional cash bonus to former soldiers, (2) the bills now before the senate which provide for loans to ex- service members, (3) universal mil itary training, (4) changes in the war isk insurance act, and other vital subjects. The next meeting will be held at the Elks Club at 7:15 p. m., Thurs day, November 20.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
QUORUM COURT VERY GENEROUS
JUSTICES MAKE SUBSTANTIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALL WORTHY CAUSES COUNTY FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE.

The meeting of the annual quo- rum court called for Wednesday of last week, at which time no quorum was present, was held on Tuesday of this week, with 15 of the 22 magistrates in the county present.
 Judge John A. Hummer submit ted to the court a complete and comprehensive report of his stew ardship of the affairs of the county, showing a gratifying condition in the county's finances. His report shows that on July 1, 1917, the balance in the county general fund was $6,801.12; on July 1, 1918, the balance was $13,199.S8, and on July 1, 1919, the balance was ST. 135.47. In addition to this balance there is due the county for prelim- { mary expenses in the organization of several drainage districts the sum of $3,500, which really makes the balance to the credit of the general fund on July $20,635.47. In view of the extensive program of road and bridge building, the reconstruc- tion of the county jail and much needed improvements on the court house, with present high prices of materials and labor, the financial statement showing such a big bal ance to the credit of the general fund is little less than remarkable, and speaks volumes for the able manner in which Judge Hummer has handled the affairs of the county.
 Assessed Valuation $S,SO5,13O.
 Judge Plummer's report shows the assessed valuation of the per sonal and real property in Lee county this year is S8,805,130, as compared with S7,776,335 for last year The assessment of the real property this year is $6,022,785 and the personal property is $2,782,345, the increase being S1,028,795.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
4 Negroes Indicted
 By Jury at 4 Jena

Helenai Ark, Oct. 29.-The
 Phillips county grand jury today returned 73 indictments for mur- der in the first degree against ne- groes accused of participation in the insurection of October 1. This brings the total number of indict- ments for this crime up to 94, the jury having returned 2l indictments up to last night. None of the cases have been set for trial, although it is believed in court circles that the first case, if there is severance, will begin Monday next.
 G. P. Casey, member of the law firm of Bratton, Bratton & Casey of Little Rock and in personal charge of their offices here until about October 1, was brought to Helena in charge of a deputy sher- if from Nehama county, Kan. He was arrested at Goffs, Kan, on in- formation furnished by the author tiles here, and was following the occupation of telegrapher. When seen in his cell in the county Jail by the correspondent this after noon Casey denied any connection with the instruction, asserting ehas he had never been on the M, h. L. railroad at any point between Helena and Elain. He also denied the report that he had come up the river from the vicinity of Elaine m a gasoline launch on the night of the tragedy at Hoop Spur. Casey also said he did not meet citizen of Helena on a train at Brinkley' and did not take train going Tn the opposite direction when advised by the Helena citizen of the trou- ble at Hoop Spur. The citizen re- ferred to is a prominent attorney of Helena, and he stated to other citizens that he met Casey at Wvnne, told him of the trouble at Hoop Spur and when Casey asked him what he should do about 1t ad- vised him that he remain away from Helena for the present at
The courier-index., 1919-10-31

kotrcted rainfall and unseason- warm weather have done un- damage to the cotton crop in county. Measured on the ba- |ef present high prices, cotton estimate the loss at not less l half a million dollars and ] place it as high as three ker of a million dollars. Pick l has been progressing very IN on account of the wet con N of the fields. Merchants and bl men have been making a hg appeal to the negroes not to N vet cotton to the gins, be- k t becomes so gin-cut that staple is ruined. While not Runging the picking of the .f t is argued the cotton th De thoroughly dried out be-
 t is taken to the gin. In
 2 counties all gins have closed h until weather conditions be-
 more settled. Cottonseed has suffered much from the heavy
 hs and warm weather. J. W. [a, manager of the Marianna |phSil mill, stated this morn
 one dealer near the city has 2 carloads of seed. The seed
 Decome heated and began to M and was unfit for merchant
 purposes. It can only be
 as fertilizer on land. Good
 s bringing $SS a ton here,
 damaged seed that can be
 ,! bringing not over $40. Oil Flng at sl.5O a gallon; meal at ton, and hulls at $S a ton.
 P'on is bringing record prices.
 ordinary staples and grades |x1lng for 55 to 58 cents, while staples bring as high as 68
 Angus Mahan and Everett
 brought bale Tuesday from ldl dnarrls, residing near Jeffer- |AH, ;, for which 6S cents was The staple was an inch and l ITDssnth' Tsalh' strict middling, raised M %sOOer 4s-l pedigreed seed. N %s weighed 47O pounds and Es n MT Harris $S19.6O. J. c. E ,. wno , owns a good upland L,,as asar Rondo, sold four bales rssu sn T, so the Lesser-Goldman Pss;y ay wednesday v, for 65 cents 'S sso, The four bales brought X ',,'s Ssl, s75 and $SS4. "' IA q receipts here this season |r,a,sn X aaasars'day night, according to ''S,as sou. m the office of the com ps,sa Sa"psny, were 4,219 bales. io S fl. slsn 7,265 bales received
 N same period last year
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
A CORRECTION.

A special from Marianna to the Memphis Commercial Appeal the other day stated the Marianna Post, American Legion, at the meet ing last Sunday endorsed the prop osition that the government should give a bonus to ex-service men. The Courier-Index has been re- ouested to make correction of this statement. The Marianna Post emphatically opposes the giving of bonuses, but does favor the pas sage of an act now before con gress to loan to ex-service men funds with which to purchase farms, the loans to be made at low rate of interest and to run for a long term of years.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
Some Beans, These;
 Weigh 2 Pounds

Ed McCann, negro farmer, living at Peters, 22 miles east of Mari anna, brought to the Courier-lndex office yesterday a specimen of the New Guinea butterbeans grown on his place this year. The particular bean. brought here measured 3o inches and weighed 11% pounds; McCann planted only three seed and gathered five pods, which with the beans, varied in weight rom eight to 22 pounds.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
NEW WIRE FLY CATCHERS,

Tanglefoot wire instead of paper is used to catch flies in hospitals, convalescent camps and like places. Pieces of hay-baling wire, two feet long, have hook bent on one end and by dipping or with a brush are coated with a hot mixture of four hint sof castor oil and-.nine and one-half pounds of crushed resin. The oil is heated and the resin gradually stirred in. When these wires were hung up the flies alight on them and stick fast. When the wires become covered they are burned off and recoated for use again.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
HUNGRY BROILER DEVoURS
 TBS GRAINS IN 5 MINUTES

Benton, H., Oct. 29.-The ques- tion of how many grains of wheat a hungry broiler will eat in five min- utes was brought up at meeting here of ladies of the Baptist Mis- sion Circle. Guesses ranged rom 50 to 600. The grains, which had previously been counted, were gwen to the chicken, and to the amaze ment of all present the fowl te 7Se grains in five minutes.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
[TS CONTINUE COTTON
,owERED BY PRO- '' WET sPELL-REC- Ter oF ss CENTS PAID
 .,,r HERE TUESDAY.
'..s,ry.FIvE CENTS 'E''e so,JNp FOR COTTON

Il. h;shest price ever ever |..I ,o, cotton in Marianna
 \. ,.;d today, when Nixon |.srnt.sl < Co., purchased sf u. of inch and a half sta (L ,,ric. middling cotton \. H. B. Derrick for 7S |.,, pound. The cotton \. M;,ehell's Improved va G.,, and was grown on the
 ,.,h.v place near Last h..s., by Mir. Derrick. The N, weighed 42s pounds.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31

the treasury for stock will be hon estly and judiciously expended. No promotion take-outs and no salaries %. We are investing our money Tn the proposition because we have faith in it, and we ask the people at home to show the same faith and
 confidence in their own home enter
 prise that we show. If we can geeI; this spirit of cooperation we will have no trouble in securing all the leases we need, in selling our stock and in drilling eur wells
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
~cey Purchases ', Nome Fine Cattle

!, :, :, Y,s,ncey, {, who has active ksH, bs0 sue farms of Yancey & ! of sns Sss ,, just purchased 39 |e lsissd le IT. Black Polled Angus brsedeeuu oy a well-known cat ! viii bs nl m Mississippi. The lasgstt Os nl placed on the Yancey
 Includes p'antation. The ship |Nn bssS bes q, a registered male |sm ap and ,. the herd. There are E price s"u f.yy yearlings, The pur- 70 'O' the S9 head was
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
'eRs, ArTENrIoN,

~. ,sst 'ss ssns need the legion. PssSi send 'A''eE', N, ssriSssS.,. SS, l. to Robert at
 ahna, Ark.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31

least. The deputy sheriff who &C., companied Casey from Seneca, Kan stated to the authorities here that Casey made no resistance when arrested at Goffs, and told the of Seer that he was expecting arrest at any time. When asked by the correspondent o why he left the state so suddenly upon receipt or news of the trouble at Hoop Spur, Casey remained silent for mos ment and then said: 'I will tell that to the prosecuting attorney and the grand jury" He declined
 to make any further statements. !
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
WATERS GET BIG WAGES

Many of the walters employed in New York hotels earn as hign as $25O a month.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
"s1an y Church
 nus q New Pastor

acconDssaayy n, saylGr of Terre Haute, lst, has spsrled sr.;st by his wife and lae pastor tt'Sed "a in Marianna to
 eh of this o oi the Christian
 Peach his ;n;4y; G,ty; MT. Saylor |sa1day ' rn mltlal sermons here X churches 'o os the evening the N |EaI the serviao. ss so that all may |@ |sa MT, isseS SsyIoa at the Christian ||ssseupyine 1tsSylor tSy and family |9An'ton,S Jrl rne 1T residence i of W. k '"' on South Churcb
The courier-index., 1919-10-31
Ex-soLDIERs, ATTENTION!

Whether you are a member or not, your. are urged to attend the next meeting, Nov. 20, at 7:SO D. m'' at the Elks Club. Out-of-town men, come on these evenings and get the benefit of the American Legion.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31

There is one serious objection to incarcerating the prohteers:. They would probably own the Jalls with- in twenty-four hours.-Seymour (Wis.l Press.
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You can't tell from looking at a flat how far the rent will Jump Detroit Free Press.
The courier-index., 1919-10-31

LGNtCss
 Tax levies were made as follows: County general, 5 mills. Sinking fund to liquidate old debt, one-half of one mill. Road improvement district, 0 mills.
 Road tax on personal property, 8 mills.
 State tax, TT mills.
 For city of Marianna and incor- porated towns of Rondo and Moro, 5 mills.
 All the above levies and appro- priations with the exception of the appropriations for tick eradication and for paying for the services of a community nurse were made by a unanimous vote. Only two neg ative votes were cast against the appropriations for tick eradication and for the community nurse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
INGOTS PLAY
IRVINGTON TEAM
Sig Game Here Tomorrow
Afternoon When Two indus
trial Mines Clash

The Ingots, who defeated the Nor
gan baseball team here in a twighlight
game Wednesday afternoon. will en-
deavor to make a record Of two vic
tories during the week when they go
up against the Barnard Foundry team
of Irvington tomorrow afternoon on
the Raritan Copper Works diamond
here.
The first defeat to be suffered this
season by the Ingots was chalked up
against them last Saturday when they
travelled to Midtown and there were
beaten by the Michelin tire combina-
ton. As the Michelins are recogniz-
ed as one of the strongest mines IN this
county, the defeat did not detract 4
great deal from the c~reditable showing
made by the Copper Works team
this season.
Although the Camp Morgan team
is supposed to be unusually strong the
r. c. W. team had little trouble in
winning. by a 90 score. the game
with this combination here Wednesday
night. A return game on Wednesday
of next week here is possible.
The Irvington industrial team Is
said to be a strong combination so
another fast game is due to be staged
here tomorrow afternoon. The time
set for the beginning of the game is
$3.50. o may again do the twfri-
ing for the Ingots. he having pitch
ed them to victory Wednesday eve
ming against the Morgan crew.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Long left bothers Dempsey; in lowe r

And one must admit Willard is a
better man than Tate.
Tate's long arms sticking straight
out from the shoulders have more
than once proved a barrier hard for
Dempsey to break. Tate is clever on
the defense. And once in a while he
lands on Jack. 90.
OF course, Jack la hit Tate, BIZ
not so often as he does the others in
his camp.
Dempsey, his managers, n his
trainers, appreciate the great advan-
tage Willard has in physique but they
believe Dempsey's speed, footwork
and general agg~ressiveness will get
him past the champions famous left.
And if he does get by, as they predict,
his blows will sting.
Those who have been hit by Demp-
sey will swear his blows are the hard
est they've every felt. Such blows
will hurt the champion If they land
cleanly. One or two of them, no
doubt, would slow up Jess and make
it easier for the third or fourth to
land.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20

BY FRED
N. T. A Snort Editor.

Is Willard too big for Dempsey?
That is the n big point of spec
5plation on the July 4th championship
bout at Toledo.
80 1t is the question hat more than
10000 boxing ans will pay around
$500, 900 to have answered.
The question cannot De answered
before the men meet in the ring at
bay View Park on Independence Day,
but the pictures in the layout above,
taken by Bob Dorman, at Toledo,
I should give you some food for
Thought.
psEsill Ttate. giant negro. about as
III and big as Willard n with a
s4*-ch a half inch greater, is one OF
s1Ae interesting men to watch in Jack
4pempsey's camp. When Jack and
bill climb into the ring the fans at
the training camp sit up and take no
fice. For Bill isn't sc easy to hit as
some of the other sparring partners
Dempsey has mauled around the
squared circle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Wilentz Wins His Letters
on n. Y. U. Baseball Team

Perth Amboy can boast of a few
stars in the collegiate athletic world
and n OF these who has come into
the limelight recently Is Wee Willie
Wilentz, as he was known to sport
fans of this city. whose efforts are
well worthy of mention.
Wilentz, who was recognized as an
athlete of rare ability when he attend
ed the high school where he took ac-
tive part in the baseball, basketball
and football teams. twice captaining
the school five, has earned his varsity
letters in baseball at New York Uni
versity where he has been q student
for the last two years. Billy made the
team In his first a and this season
participated in every game. starring
with the war club by finishing second
high man in the number of hits gain
ed. Wilentz also played basketball
this a He would have endeavored
to secure a place on the university
tennis team. but lack of time prevent
ed his doing so.