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The log cabin Democrat., 1920-11-11
NEW EDUCATIONAL
 BODY IS ORGANIZED
5000 CITILfNS ENROLL
Citizens Section Hears Addresses by President B. W. Torreyson
 and Others.

Little Rock, Nov. 11-For the first time in the history of the state, the citizens of Arkansas met in a great mass meeting representing the various counties to consider the needs of our educational system, in what has been called the citizens section of the Ark ansas Educational Association.
 This conference was held yesterday afternoon and last night, preliminary to the annual meeting of the teachers of the state, of whom more than 5000 have enrolled in the citizens section and at least 800 of these were in at tendance at the initial meetings yes- terday. The principal addresses were made by the following:
 Hamp Williams of Hot Springs on "The Value of the Public School to the Business Man"
 B. w. Torreyson of Conway, presi- dent of the State Normal, on ''The Duty and Obligation of all Citizens in the Rearing and Training of Children" /"
 Hon. Martin G. Brumbangh of Phil adelphia, former state superintendent and war governor of Pennsylvania, on "The Support of Popular Education and the Compulsory Physical Educa- tion of Every Child in the City and Country Schools"
 Hon. T. C, McRae governor-elect. of Arkansas, on The Educational Pro gram for 1921.'
 Hon. W. L. Harding of Des Moines, former governor of Iowa.
 At a meeting of members of county boards of education it was decided to organize section of the Arkansas Education Association devoted to the enterest of these boards. Allen Win ham of TeXarkana was elected as the first president of the section and Clio Harper was elected secretary, being member of the Pulaski county board.
 A committee was also appointed to make suggestions as to needed chang es in the law creating the county boards of education.
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BINDERS.

Rev. k. T Herring filled his ap- pointment here Sunday.
 Jerdie Brinkley lost a fine horse Saturday night
 School was put off week on ac- count of the farmers not being through gathering their crops.
 Singing was well attended Sunday Everybody is invited the next first Sunday and bring their song books.
 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Patty, November 7, boy.
 Misses Wanda Herring and Ina and Vida Qualls visited Miss Ruby Shaw Sunday.
 Edgar Lee and Miss Ruby Risner surprised their many friends by get ting married Saturday night. We wish them long and prosperous life.
 MT. ard Mrs. John Kennedy of Mt. Pleasant visited her mother, Mrs. L. J. Harris, Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Evans are go- ing to move to their home near Bran- non.
 November 10.
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HAPPY HOLLOW.

Health is good in this community at present.
 School will open November 15, with Mrs. Lizzie Mabry as teacher
 Crops are about gathered here.
 Preaching here Saturday and Sun day was well attended There will be preaching next third Saturday night and Sunday
 It seems as though the grass wid- overs are flocking to this place There were only five at prayer meet ing Sunday night They are talking of organizing a grass widowers club The date of organization will be an nounced later.
 Misses Viola Harrod and Minnie Roberts, who are attending Vilonis high school, visited home Sunday.
 MrS. Frank Wright of Conway is visiting her father, J. J. Hoggard, al this place.
 G. G. Livingston left Sunday to be- 2ir his school al Pleasant Valley North.
 November To-
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GUY

School opened Monday morning with fairly good attendance.
 There is quite bit of cotton to pick in our community.
 B. o. McClain and family of Spring field visited at R. A. Montgomery Sunday. They were on their way to Blackfork, where they will teach this winter.
 Miss Floy Glover left Sunday fol Mt. Vernon, where she will enter school.
 Harley Weatherly of Conway was here Sunday.
 J. M. Sims of Damascus was here on business few days last week.
 S. A. Weatherly surprised his many friends by getting married the past week.
 Miss Freda Kessinger spent few days at Springfield the past week, with Mrs. Deulah Keller.
 T. c. Kessinger made a business trip to Damascus Monday.
 Everybody come to the sale at C. E. Gentry's. He will treat you nice and give you the worth of your mon ey.
 November 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-11-11
BARNEY.

The election is over and they tell us we have a Republican president, a stock law, will have to dip "Old Pide, /" our taxes to be raised and cotton has gone down, but we hope it is all for the best.
 Our school will begin November 22 under the management of Jessie T. Harrison.
 MT and Mrs. A, J. Dempsey of Choctaw were guests of W. T. J. Mel ton Sunday
 Miss Hattie Chance, who has been visiting relatives at Conway is back home for a while.
 Lee Bradley of Enola visited A. L.. Chambers Sunday.
 D. R. Melton and family went to Little Rock on business Thursday.
 Fred Garland of Conway has rent ed place here from Leo Hamburg and has moved on it.
 November 10.
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ALICE IN DOT LAND By Clifford Leon Sherman
MARTINVILLE.

A political cyclone seems to have struck this voting precinct on last Tuesday and caused landslide"
 Eli Sans and family, together with Mrs. Josie Lucas, visited relatives and friends at Vilonia on last Friday, re- turning Sunday.
 Our school opened on last Monday with Prof. Pennington as assistant and Miss French as principal.
 Our Sunday school seems to be four ishing. A Sunday school is a very strong factor in helping along commu- nity interests.
 We need good, lively singing class at Martinville. Who will volunteer to talk up and push this proposition :?
 We had a number of visitors at Sun day school last Sunday. Prominent among them was J. J. Scroggin of Morrilton, who gave us a fine lecture on baptism. At o'clock p. m. we met at Cove Creek, near the mill and Mrs. Willie Martin was baptised Quite number of people witnessed the ceremony.
 Our local officers raided bunch of ~fippers' and dice throwers one night last week. They captured six in the act, who were fined $12.50 each and cost.
 Since our last writing Herbert and Cecil Martin were visitors at Martin vile.
 November 10.
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NEW HOME.

Sunday school was well attended at this place Sunday.
 Most of the cotton is picked here E. c. Andrews made a business trip to Little Rock the first of this week J. T. Sparkman has begun running the thresher every Saturday.
 Several from this place went to the gin at Quitman Monday.
 Some of the young folks attended singing at Mt. Pleasant Sunday af- ternoon and reported nice time.
 November 10.
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Heartburn, heaviness in the stom. aeh' oloated feeling, coated tongue pad breath, dizziness and vertigd tohnd staggers) can be quickly re. ileVea by Prickly Ash Bitters. Men who @ have used it say they can eat heartily without misery, where before they tired 1t the most healthful food seemed s to get them out of fix. Price S1.50 per bottle. Florence Drno co
 Special Agents. WI
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For Rent-Modern five-room flat. See Mrs. Anna Pittman at the post office.-11- -5d6t.
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When the sleep is disturbed at night by urinary troubles the best thing to do is to take Prickly Ash Bitters. It IS particularly good for men of mid dle age as it has a strengthening in fluence in the kidney and bladder. Price $1.5O per bottle. Florence Drug Go, Special Agents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-11-11

James !. Wahl of Scranton, grad uaIe or Hendrix last year, spent last hight n.Conway en route to Arkadel- phla for the Hendrix -Ouachita game
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-11-11

Legal Blanks 1o- sale at this office.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-11
STATE FAIR Will I
BEGIN AUGUST Is
Predictions Made That State Fair This
Year Will be the Largest and
Best Ever Held
MANY BIG PREMIUMS OFFERED
Livestock Exhibits. Races OF All Kinls
Many Free Exhibitions AL
Make Up Great Program ss

DES MONIES, Aug. To- Special
With the state fair now only three
weeks of. officials of the state board OF
agriculture are making the forecast
that this years exposition will be the
most successful and most largely at
tended of any in Iowa history.
Advance sales of reservations In
practically all departments of the fair.
have indicated a greater interest than
ever before in the educational features
of the states annual show. The swine
pavilion was sold out two weeks ago.
All concessions were gone the first week
in July. Despite the fact that the fair
will open new $4,000 cattle barn this
year it was indicated last week that
practically every one of the 1900 stalls
in this giant pavilion would be taken.
Wide interest is also, being shown in
the boys and girls department. where
over $500 In premiums is being Of
fered. +
More money will be spent for this
years amusement features than ever
before. These will include Al Wilson
changing planes in midair, Ruth Laws
night flights in an Illuminated plane,
night fireworks spectacle THE Siege
of the Dardanelles,' society horse
shows. auto races August 9th and Sep
tember Sd. horses races the other five
days of the fair. fifteen vaudeville and
circus acts in front Of the grand stand.
military exhibitions of tanks, tractors,
artillery and machine guns In action.
state horseshoe pitching tournament
and a dozen like features.
The state fair camp grounds have
been increased to 100 acres this year. y
The fair dates are August, 25th to
September Sd. .a4s4
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The veteran thresher, p. Berg, went
to Des MOines Wednesday evening Tor
repairs for his thresher.
Mrs. C. E. Johnson and children left
Friday for Big Springs, s., D.. Tor
short visit among relatives and friends.
Mrs. John Rilstein and Mrs. Leslie
Larson and baby went to Worthington,
Mimi, last week for a visit with OLD
neighbors and friends.
Bert Lindstrom, the genial clerk at
the A. E. Anderson store. is ENJOYING q
two weeks vacation with friends At
Omaha. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
During his absence Newell Clauson is
filling his place at the store
Jeneatte Cedargren made a visit with
relatives at Denison several days last
week..
midst Thursday looking after business
matters.
Baptismal services were conducted
by Rev. John Cedargren on Sunday AT.
kternoon at the river two miles south or
town, when three took the baptlsmal
step.
Anthon w. Anderson, of Madison,
Wis, visited old neighbors and friends
in and around Kiron last week and look.
ed after business interests.
Otto .Clauson and son. Leslie, drove
to Carroll Friday afternoon on a bus
ness mission. .s
VIM. Lindberg. our elevator man. IS
having a new office building erected.
Rev. C, E.. Peterson has been absent
the past week visiting at W0rthington
and other points in Minnesota.
The electric light proposition is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily and consid-
cradle stock has been subscribed. we
believe that more of the town people
81. xxvf1y a
antee the required amount. 1t surely
will be splendid acquisition to both
town and country, considering the pow
er and light service afforded.
Oscar Olson, of Medalia. Minn., arriy-
ed last week, having accepted the po.
sition as assistant cashier at the kiron
State bank. We bid him welcome to
our midst.
spent several days the past week at the
home of o. E. Clauson.
Earnest Moline, OF Odebolt, transact
ed business in Kir0n Saturday.
Rev. John Cedargren leaves this week
for Oakland Neb., for an over Sunday
stay.
Ed Moline and family. together with
Ernst Moline and family, Of Odebolt,
leave this week by auto for Gothen.
burg, Neb., for several days visit
with relatives.
Agent Diem went to Sioux City sun
day to attend a meeting Of the G. & N.
w. agents with the officials,
Miss Tilda johnson, Of Sioux City.
lis spending several days with relatives
and friends in KirOn.
Gust Sanders and family left Sunday
for Omaha for visit With relatives.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lafrentz. Of
|Schleswig, were visitors at Kiron Sat
.urday afternoon.
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News and Comment About Iowa People and Events

ing with the provisions Of the state
constitution, so the supreme court de-
clares in an elaborate decision handed
down in the case OF of the state of Iowa
against Robert Caswell OF Marion coun-
ty He was found guilty by q jury in
+ the district court at Knoxville and SEN
fenced to one year in the reforin,tory
at r,ilainosa. !, He appealed the case to
the supreme court and he enlploSed
competent legal talent to present to
thss! tribunal his side Of the case. The
case was tried in February, 1919, be-
tore J.lGge Dugun.
Twelve years ago William Winters
was bold bad young man. working on
a farm In Kossuth county near the hin
nesota line. He figured in a gun play
and bank robbery at what was then
Germania, but since the war Is known
as Titonka. Winters escaped arrest at
the time and drifted down into Hardin
county and worked on farm in the
vicinity Of Union. He entered q res.
taurant in that town one night and at.
tempted to clean out the place, as he
called 1t. He shot Linn Trinlble. the
proprietor. who died within few hours
For this crime Winters was sent to the
penitentiary for life He Ia now trying
for a pardQn and his case comes be-
fore the board Of parole tins mouth.
Mrs. Trimble and SON, Lloyd. have cir.
culated petition demonstrating against
favorable action and this petition will
also be submitted to the board OF pa.
role. Winters is making the applica.
ton for pardon on his own motion. His
father is living but has made no ef.
fort toward clemency for his son.
Lewis Cole, of Mason City, engineer
for the C. NJ. & st. p. railway. has beel
spending profitable vacation ut Cedar
Falls. Accompanied by companion
Ehe went, to Cedar Falls, where he pur-
chased a gasoline launch and equipment
and proceeded to drag clans from their
abode in the sand at the bottom of the
river. For his first months work he
received 81 800 from the sale Of the
clam shells. The scarcity of CLAIMS in
the old Mississippi river beds has sent
the shell prices to $3.50 and $3.50 per ton
as compared with $50 and thereabouts
q few years ago. Mississippi clammers
are likewise making big fortunes this
summer. being able to pull out more
than a ton a week in good weather.
The Diamond Match Co., with a
branch factory at Peoria, Ill, has pur'
chased tract of native timber near
Luther, Boone county. and has force
of men at work cutting the basswood
and shipping the logs to the factory
at Peoria. The timber Is cut into four.
teen foot lengths and when It reaches
the factory machinery specially def
signed converts 1t into matches. New.
ton Long sold 40 acres of timber and
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i half dozen counties in the hope Of slim
ulating enlistments but the young men
| OF Iowa are not anxious for military
service so only q few We're received.
Danger from live electric wires was
recently given an unusual demonstra-
ltion in Boone, county. A highly
charged wire was thrown to the
ground when a flash Of lightning rid.
died the poles that supported It. The
| wire fell into a pasture where red
clover was knee high. A horse was
grazing some 25 feet from the Wire pt't
the wet clover afforded a vehicle Tor.
high tension transmission and the morse
was killed from the shock.
Before the first contingent of soldiers
| from what is now the Fourth division
left for Camp Lewis in Washington
state a reunion was held at Camp Dodge
| in which SO young women, members
of the community service league. were
guests of the officers and men. 1t was
what was termed Overseas Night" in
! OF the departure of this division for
France. Among the girls present on
l. this occasion were also those who serV-
ed with the Fourth division in France
as telephone operators and assistants
lin the signal corps. The young women
lwere chaperoned by prominent Des
Moines matrons and the soldier boys
greatly enjoyed the privilege of being
hosts to- the charming guests. of the
Ieyening, OF course the entertainment
Included daAcing and the division band
lfurnished what the girls declare was
"loyely music Speaking Of dances,
reminds us of the attitude of Plymouth
Congregational church in Des Moines,
| the most fashionable church In the
lcity. towarlS dancing when Camp Dodge
was receiving thousands of men from
Iall over the country. The basement Oh
the church was fitted up for dance
l. hall and three nights each week dances
were held therein. This stirred up
quite a commotion in church circles
| but DR.. Kyrbe. the pastor. argued that
| if there is no harm in dancing such
lamusements ought to be held in de-
cent place.
lis in receipt of a letter from her uncle:
I Charles D. Gibson, now a resident OF
Long Beach, Calif., in which the state
tment is made that official records show
| that he is the only survivor of the Ia.s
600 men who responded at Lincoln's $
| first call for troops at the outbreak OF
the civil war. For some time Mr.. CID
! son and Andrew Hendrickson held this
honor jointly, but Mr.. Hendrickson's
death recently leaves the other alone
I in the fieid.s They volunteered and We're
asslend to Co. c. First Iowa infantry.
The law providing that wife deser-
ton is penitentiary offense Is in Keep,
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Mr.. and Mrs. viii Kroegar and fam
lily spent Friday at the Hans kroegal
home.
VIM. Lill spent Friday at the home
of his brother, Otto. 4tE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Albertson, of Ma.
plcton. and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schoen.
feldt, OF Denison, were entertained in
Mrs j. c. McDermott. of Tecumseh,
Neb., and Miss Marie McGrath, of Ma
pleton, spent several days of the past
week in the Jas. McGrath honH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Cunningham and
family, of Anthon, were week end visit.
ors in the Mcguire home.
The following guests We're entertained
in the Jas. McGrath home Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. D. p. O'Brlen and family, OF
Buck Grove; Mrs. Mary McGrath and
daughter, Miss Marie. of Mapleton; T.
Dermott, of Tecumseh, Neb.; Robert
Miller, Of Sioux City. and Chas. Ma.
guire and sister, Miss Anna, OF Dan.
a large number. Of friends gathered
at the Hans Kroegar home Saturday
evening to help Hans celebrate his
Birthday After a social evening re-
freshments We're served dnd the guests
departed at a late hour wishing Hans
many happy returns OF Inc DAY.
Mrs. Nellie Sexton and little daugh-
ter, Mary Frances, were entertained in
the Frank Kinney home in Danbury on
Sunday.
Miss Mary Andrews. Of Smithland.
spent a couple of days Of the past week
visiting the Murphy girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. KrOegar and fam
lily, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Kroegar, of Schleswig, mOtored to the
Henry Schwingdorf home near Charter
Oak Sunday.
Miss Bertha Schoenfeldt came from
her home in Denison Tuesday for a WIS.,
it at the John christensen home.
Mrs. Ullerich, who lives near. Charter
Oak, spent several days of the past
week at the home Of her daughter.
Mrs. Fred Knop.
Mrs, John Christensen and sisters,
Bertha and Alma Schoenfeldt. spent
Friday at the H. E. Dorale home.
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trict, was instrumental in having Len
OK chosen for the experiment. Bedford,
the county seat, has been looking up
on its favored neighbor with envious
eyes for some time and has been trying
to get into the same class without sue
cess. = Z.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union has appropriated $4,000 year
to endow chair of sex hygiene at the
University of Iowa, according to Misa
Marshall, president of the Evanston,
III, branch. She said that the organ
ization planned eventually to campaign
for sex hygiene courses in all public
and high schools. 1t is a nation u
movement on behalf of the w. G. Il. u.
Thirty-one Mexicans. three of them
women. are being held in the Polk coun-
Ity Jail awaiting deportation from the
United States for their alleged violation
Of a government contract. The Mexi-
cans were brought to Belmont from
Chihuahua, Mexico. to be employed
In the beet fields. Shortly after their
arrival the whole outfit quit and went
to work on a railroad, The party was
arrested by James r. Nash. United
States immigration officer Of st. Louis.
and brought to Des MoiRes to be re-
turned to their own land.
Progress in vocational training as
contemplated by the Smith. Hughes bill
has been satisfactory to those In charge
of the work the past year. In Its an
nual report the state board of vocation
al training reported that during the
mast season twenty short term classes
In vocational agriculture were conduct
ed with the prospects that there will be
an increase of fifty to seventy-five per
cent next year. In vocational trades
and industries there were twenty-One
classes, sixteen continuation classes. six
in trade extension and eights in unit
trade. In vocational home economics
there were eighteen classes with to-
tai enrolment of $50. Eleven all the
wear round departments In public
schools were conducted.
when 1t was announced that the
Fourth division. stationed at Camp
Dodge, was to be transferred to the
state of Washington, posters were dis
5tributed all over Iowa IN an effort to
get additional recruits. The opportun-
ity to serve in the northwest and the
numerous attractions offered by that
section of the country were played up
strong but not many young men re-
sponded. Unusual effort has been put
forth the past year to increase the en-
rOllment at Camp Dodge. Within the
past month a military train of tractors,
trucks and various war paraphernalta.
with several hundred men with camp
Ing equipment made tour through a